Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4970
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004970
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Roman. 15.36 grams, 28.8 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [IMPC]AESMAVRAN TONINSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLIV L A VGF[EL] BER, tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, figure of Silenus standing r. holding wine skin.
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:
Reverse exergue: BER, Obverse legend: [IMPC]AESMAVRAN TONINVSAVG, and Reverse legend: COLIV L A VGF[EL]
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:
linear 28.8 millimeters and weight 15.36 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4970, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 15.36 grams, 28.8 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [IMPC]AESMAVRAN TONINSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLIV L A VGF[EL] BER, tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, figure of Silenus standing r. holding wine skin.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4970, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 15.36 grams, 28.8 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [IMPC]AESMAVRAN TONINSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLIV L A VGF[EL] BER, tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, figure of Silenus standing r. holding wine skin.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4970, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 15.36 grams, 28.8 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [IMPC]AESMAVRAN TONINSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLIV L A VGF[EL] BER, tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, figure of Silenus standing r. holding wine skin.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4970, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 15.36 grams, 28.8 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [IMPC]AESMAVRAN TONINSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLIV L A VGF[EL] BER, tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, figure of Silenus standing r. holding wine skin.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4970, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 15.36 grams, 28.8 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [IMPC]AESMAVRAN TONINSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLIV L A VGF[EL] BER, tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, figure of Silenus standing r. holding wine skin.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4970, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 15.36 grams, 28.8 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [IMPC]AESMAVRAN TONINSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLIV L A VGF[EL] BER, tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, figure of Silenus standing r. holding wine skin.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4970, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 15.36 grams, 28.8 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [IMPC]AESMAVRAN TONINSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLIV L A VGF[EL] BER, tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, figure of Silenus standing r. holding wine skin.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4970, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 15.36 grams, 28.8 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [IMPC]AESMAVRAN TONINSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLIV L A VGF[EL] BER, tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, figure of Silenus standing r. holding wine skin.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4970, described as Coin; AE; Roman. 15.36 grams, 28.8 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Beirut, Lebanon. Obverse: [IMPC]AESMAVRAN TONINSAVG, bust of Elagabalus r. laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Reverse: COLIV L A VGF[EL] BER, tetrastyle temple of Astarte; above arch, figure riding r. on lion; under arch, figure of Silenus standing r. holding wine skin.

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