Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4969
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004969
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Roman. 12.00 grams, 27.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Saida, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESARMAVANTONIN, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLAVR[ ]METRSIDON, male figure standing front draped, holding Nike and staff.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Sidon (ancient city), Phoenicia
Verbatim coll. place:
purchased at Rouen auction 12/10-12/12/1900
Production place:
Sidon (ancient city), Phoenicia
Culture or time period:
Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
1900
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Elagabalus (Emperor of Rome) and Nike (Greek diety)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: IMPCAESARMAVANTONIN and Reverse legend: COLAVR[ ]METRSIDON
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 12 grams and linear 27.6 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4969, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 12.00 grams, 27.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Saida, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESARMAVANTONIN, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLAVR[ ]METRSIDON, male figure standing front draped, holding Nike and staff.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4969, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 12.00 grams, 27.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Saida, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESARMAVANTONIN, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLAVR[ ]METRSIDON, male figure standing front draped, holding Nike and staff.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4969, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 12.00 grams, 27.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Saida, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESARMAVANTONIN, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLAVR[ ]METRSIDON, male figure standing front draped, holding Nike and staff.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4969, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 12.00 grams, 27.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Saida, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESARMAVANTONIN, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLAVR[ ]METRSIDON, male figure standing front draped, holding Nike and staff.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4969, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 12.00 grams, 27.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Saida, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESARMAVANTONIN, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLAVR[ ]METRSIDON, male figure standing front draped, holding Nike and staff.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4969, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 12.00 grams, 27.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Saida, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESARMAVANTONIN, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLAVR[ ]METRSIDON, male figure standing front draped, holding Nike and staff.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4969, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 12.00 grams, 27.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Saida, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESARMAVANTONIN, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLAVR[ ]METRSIDON, male figure standing front draped, holding Nike and staff.

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