Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-8422
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080008422
Accession number:
Acc.2635
Description:
Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25.4 mm.; weight: 15.698 gm. Obverse: Bust of Elagabalus facing right, laureate, paludamentum and cuirass; inscription:- [IMP CAES M]AVR ANTONINVS AVG . Reverse: Tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding facing right on lion; on the wings, attics (?); under arch, figure of Silenus standing facing right, wine-skin over left shoulder; in exergue, inscription:- COL IV L [A VG FEL] BER in exergue.
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
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:
Reverse exergue: BER, Obverse legend: [IMP CAES M]AVR ANTONINVS AVG, and Reverse legend: COL IV L [A VG FEL]
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
218-222 AD
Accession date:
1970
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 25.4 millimeters and weight 15.698 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8422, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25.4 mm.; weight: 15.698 gm. Obverse: Bust of Elagabalus facing right, laureate, paludamentum and cuirass; inscription:- [IMP CAES M]AVR ANTONINVS AVG . Reverse: Tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding facing right on lion; on the wings, attics (?); under arch, figure of Silenus standing facing right, wine-skin over left shoulder; in exergue, inscription:- COL IV L [A VG FEL] BER in exergue.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8422, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25.4 mm.; weight: 15.698 gm. Obverse: Bust of Elagabalus facing right, laureate, paludamentum and cuirass; inscription:- [IMP CAES M]AVR ANTONINVS AVG . Reverse: Tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding facing right on lion; on the wings, attics (?); under arch, figure of Silenus standing facing right, wine-skin over left shoulder; in exergue, inscription:- COL IV L [A VG FEL] BER in exergue.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8422, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25.4 mm.; weight: 15.698 gm. Obverse: Bust of Elagabalus facing right, laureate, paludamentum and cuirass; inscription:- [IMP CAES M]AVR ANTONINVS AVG . Reverse: Tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding facing right on lion; on the wings, attics (?); under arch, figure of Silenus standing facing right, wine-skin over left shoulder; in exergue, inscription:- COL IV L [A VG FEL] BER in exergue.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8422, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25.4 mm.; weight: 15.698 gm. Obverse: Bust of Elagabalus facing right, laureate, paludamentum and cuirass; inscription:- [IMP CAES M]AVR ANTONINVS AVG . Reverse: Tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding facing right on lion; on the wings, attics (?); under arch, figure of Silenus standing facing right, wine-skin over left shoulder; in exergue, inscription:- COL IV L [A VG FEL] BER in exergue.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8422, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25.4 mm.; weight: 15.698 gm. Obverse: Bust of Elagabalus facing right, laureate, paludamentum and cuirass; inscription:- [IMP CAES M]AVR ANTONINVS AVG . Reverse: Tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding facing right on lion; on the wings, attics (?); under arch, figure of Silenus standing facing right, wine-skin over left shoulder; in exergue, inscription:- COL IV L [A VG FEL] BER in exergue.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8422, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25.4 mm.; weight: 15.698 gm. Obverse: Bust of Elagabalus facing right, laureate, paludamentum and cuirass; inscription:- [IMP CAES M]AVR ANTONINVS AVG . Reverse: Tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding facing right on lion; on the wings, attics (?); under arch, figure of Silenus standing facing right, wine-skin over left shoulder; in exergue, inscription:- COL IV L [A VG FEL] BER in exergue.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-8422, described as Coin; Æ; bronze issue; size: 25.4 mm.; weight: 15.698 gm. Obverse: Bust of Elagabalus facing right, laureate, paludamentum and cuirass; inscription:- [IMP CAES M]AVR ANTONINVS AVG . Reverse: Tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding facing right on lion; on the wings, attics (?); under arch, figure of Silenus standing facing right, wine-skin over left shoulder; in exergue, inscription:- COL IV L [A VG FEL] BER in exergue.

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