Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4965
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004965
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Roman. 17.36 grams, 28.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESMAVAN TONINVSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: TV RI [O RVM], Astarte, turreted crown, standing front, l. foot on prow; holding trophy and scepter; crowned by Nike on column; at feet, on left a palm tree.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Phoenicia (ancient region)
Verbatim coll. place:
Rouen auction 12/10-12/1900
Culture or time period:
Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Astarte (Greek deity) and Elagabalus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: TV RI [O RVM] and Obverse legend: IMPCAESMAVAN TONINVSAVG
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 17.36 grams and linear 28.6 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4965, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 17.36 grams, 28.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESMAVAN TONINVSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: TV RI [O RVM], Astarte, turreted crown, standing front, l. foot on prow; holding trophy and scepter; crowned by Nike on column; at feet, on left a palm tree.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4965, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 17.36 grams, 28.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESMAVAN TONINVSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: TV RI [O RVM], Astarte, turreted crown, standing front, l. foot on prow; holding trophy and scepter; crowned by Nike on column; at feet, on left a palm tree.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4965, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 17.36 grams, 28.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESMAVAN TONINVSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: TV RI [O RVM], Astarte, turreted crown, standing front, l. foot on prow; holding trophy and scepter; crowned by Nike on column; at feet, on left a palm tree.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4965, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 17.36 grams, 28.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESMAVAN TONINVSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: TV RI [O RVM], Astarte, turreted crown, standing front, l. foot on prow; holding trophy and scepter; crowned by Nike on column; at feet, on left a palm tree.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4965, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 17.36 grams, 28.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESMAVAN TONINVSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: TV RI [O RVM], Astarte, turreted crown, standing front, l. foot on prow; holding trophy and scepter; crowned by Nike on column; at feet, on left a palm tree.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4965, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 17.36 grams, 28.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESMAVAN TONINVSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: TV RI [O RVM], Astarte, turreted crown, standing front, l. foot on prow; holding trophy and scepter; crowned by Nike on column; at feet, on left a palm tree.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4965, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 17.36 grams, 28.6 mm. Elagabalus, 218-221 AD. Tyre, Lebanon. Obverse: IMPCAESMAVAN TONINVSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: TV RI [O RVM], Astarte, turreted crown, standing front, l. foot on prow; holding trophy and scepter; crowned by Nike on column; at feet, on left a palm tree.

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