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Coin of Tarsus with bust of Elagabalus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 218–222
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 14.06 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.3007
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hieratic crown decorated with seven busts and two Greek letters.
At left, crown of demiourgos above garlanded altar.
Inscriptions in Greek below and around.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hieratic crown decorated with seven busts and two Greek letters.
At left, crown of demiourgos above garlanded altar.
Inscriptions in Greek below and around.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963