Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4976
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 17.823 grams, 30.7 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: ] ΑΝΤΙΩΝΕΙΝΟC, head of Elagabalus r. laureate, draped. Reverse: ANTIOXЄ, Tyche of Antioch, wearing chiton, peplos and turreted head-dress, seated l. on rock; in right hand, ears of corn; left hand rests on rock; at her feet, river-god Orontes swimming; above, ram running l.; in field ΔE, S C, and star.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Antioch on the Orontes (ancient city), ancient Syria
Production place:
Antioch on the Orontes (ancient city), ancient Syria
Culture or time period:
Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Elagabalus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Obverse legend: ANTONEINOC partly illegible and Reverse legend: ANTIOCHE
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 17.823 grams and linear 30.7 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4976, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 17.823 grams, 30.7 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: ] ΑΝΤΙΩΝΕΙΝΟC, head of Elagabalus r. laureate, draped. Reverse: ANTIOXЄ, Tyche of Antioch, wearing chiton, peplos and turreted head-dress, seated l. on rock; in right hand, ears of corn; left hand rests on rock; at her feet, river-god Orontes swimming; above, ram running l.; in field ΔE, S C, and star.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4976, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 17.823 grams, 30.7 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: ] ΑΝΤΙΩΝΕΙΝΟC, head of Elagabalus r. laureate, draped. Reverse: ANTIOXЄ, Tyche of Antioch, wearing chiton, peplos and turreted head-dress, seated l. on rock; in right hand, ears of corn; left hand rests on rock; at her feet, river-god Orontes swimming; above, ram running l.; in field ΔE, S C, and star.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4976, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 17.823 grams, 30.7 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: ] ΑΝΤΙΩΝΕΙΝΟC, head of Elagabalus r. laureate, draped. Reverse: ANTIOXЄ, Tyche of Antioch, wearing chiton, peplos and turreted head-dress, seated l. on rock; in right hand, ears of corn; left hand rests on rock; at her feet, river-god Orontes swimming; above, ram running l.; in field ΔE, S C, and star.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4976, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 17.823 grams, 30.7 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: ] ΑΝΤΙΩΝΕΙΝΟC, head of Elagabalus r. laureate, draped. Reverse: ANTIOXЄ, Tyche of Antioch, wearing chiton, peplos and turreted head-dress, seated l. on rock; in right hand, ears of corn; left hand rests on rock; at her feet, river-god Orontes swimming; above, ram running l.; in field ΔE, S C, and star.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4976, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 17.823 grams, 30.7 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: ] ΑΝΤΙΩΝΕΙΝΟC, head of Elagabalus r. laureate, draped. Reverse: ANTIOXЄ, Tyche of Antioch, wearing chiton, peplos and turreted head-dress, seated l. on rock; in right hand, ears of corn; left hand rests on rock; at her feet, river-god Orontes swimming; above, ram running l.; in field ΔE, S C, and star.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4976, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 17.823 grams, 30.7 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: ] ΑΝΤΙΩΝΕΙΝΟC, head of Elagabalus r. laureate, draped. Reverse: ANTIOXЄ, Tyche of Antioch, wearing chiton, peplos and turreted head-dress, seated l. on rock; in right hand, ears of corn; left hand rests on rock; at her feet, river-god Orontes swimming; above, ram running l.; in field ΔE, S C, and star.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4976, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 17.823 grams, 30.7 mm. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Antioch, Syria. Obverse: ] ΑΝΤΙΩΝΕΙΝΟC, head of Elagabalus r. laureate, draped. Reverse: ANTIOXЄ, Tyche of Antioch, wearing chiton, peplos and turreted head-dress, seated l. on rock; in right hand, ears of corn; left hand rests on rock; at her feet, river-god Orontes swimming; above, ram running l.; in field ΔE, S C, and star.

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