Coin of Aelia Capitolina under Elagabalus
CoinsRoman Provincial3rd century CE

Coin of Aelia Capitolina under Elagabalus

218-222 CE

Artists

ElagabalusCoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: laureate draped head of Elagabalus r., around Latin inscription Rev.: The stone of Emesa with eagle relief carried on quadriga facing, each pair of horses is shaded by a canopy, around Latin inscription

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Roman Provincial
Period
Roman Imperial period
Century
3rd century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

9.2 g 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)

Provenance

Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008. Notes: [1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.

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