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Coin of Tomis with bust of Elagabalus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 218–222
Mint: Moesia, Tomis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 11.23 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number2002.379
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles, club over left shoulder, stands at left reaching out to grasp Amazon Queen Hippolyte's girdle as she rides to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles, club over left shoulder, stands at left reaching out to grasp Amazon Queen Hippolyte's girdle as she rides to right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 2002: with Frank L. Kovacs, PO Box 151790, San Rafael, California 94915-1790; purchased by MFA from Frank L. Kovacs, September 25, 2002