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Denarius with bust of Elagabalus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 218–219
Mint: Antioch
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 2.84 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number69.983
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, seen from back.
ANTONINVSPIVSFELAVG
Reverse: Triumphal car, drawn to right by four horses, carrying sacred stone of Emesa on which is eagle. Four parasols also on car.
SANCTDEOSOLI ELAGABAL (in exergue)
ANTONINVSPIVSFELAVG
Reverse: Triumphal car, drawn to right by four horses, carrying sacred stone of Emesa on which is eagle. Four parasols also on car.
SANCTDEOSOLI ELAGABAL (in exergue)
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Bank Leu & Co., AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; May 19, 1969: purchased from Bank Leu & Co., AG by Mary B. Comstock for MFA; June 11, 1969: gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA