Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4917
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004917
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Roman. 13.211 grams, 26.3 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [ ]ANTONINVS [AVG], bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, Silenus r. holding wine skin; in exergue, COLIV[L A] VGFEL BER.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Berytus (ancient Roman colony)
Verbatim coll. place:
Rouen, auction December 10-12, 1900
Production place:
Berytus (ancient Roman colony)
Culture or time period:
Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Elagabalus (Emperor of Rome) and Silenus (Greek deity)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: [ ]AN TONINVS [AVG], Reverse exergue: BER, and Reverse legend: COLIV[L A] VGFEL
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
218-222 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 13.211 grams and linear 26.3 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4917, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 13.211 grams, 26.3 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [ ]ANTONINVS [AVG], bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, Silenus r. holding wine skin; in exergue, COLIV[L A] VGFEL BER.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4917, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 13.211 grams, 26.3 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [ ]ANTONINVS [AVG], bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, Silenus r. holding wine skin; in exergue, COLIV[L A] VGFEL BER.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4917, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 13.211 grams, 26.3 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [ ]ANTONINVS [AVG], bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, Silenus r. holding wine skin; in exergue, COLIV[L A] VGFEL BER.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4917, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 13.211 grams, 26.3 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [ ]ANTONINVS [AVG], bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, Silenus r. holding wine skin; in exergue, COLIV[L A] VGFEL BER.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4917, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 13.211 grams, 26.3 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [ ]ANTONINVS [AVG], bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, Silenus r. holding wine skin; in exergue, COLIV[L A] VGFEL BER.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4917, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 13.211 grams, 26.3 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [ ]ANTONINVS [AVG], bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, Silenus r. holding wine skin; in exergue, COLIV[L A] VGFEL BER.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4917, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 13.211 grams, 26.3 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [ ]ANTONINVS [AVG], bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, Silenus r. holding wine skin; in exergue, COLIV[L A] VGFEL BER.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4917, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 13.211 grams, 26.3 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [ ]ANTONINVS [AVG], bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, Silenus r. holding wine skin; in exergue, COLIV[L A] VGFEL BER.

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