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Coin of Thyatira with busts of Elagabalus and Severus Alexander, struck under Aur. Centaurus Dio
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 218–222
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Thyatira
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 47 mm. Weight: 45.26 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1982.467
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Busts of Elagabalus and Severus Alexander laureate, draped, cuirassed, confronting.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Helios, laurel branch in right hand, double axe in left, stands in frontal quadriga.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue. .
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Helios, laurel branch in right hand, double axe in left, stands in frontal quadriga.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue. .
ProvenanceBy 1981: with Frank Sternberg, Bahnhofstrasse 84, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland (auction 11, November 20-21, lot 305); purchased by MFA from Frank Sternberg, October 13, 1982