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Tetradrachm of Syria with bust of Elagabalus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 219–222
Mint: Syria; Findspot: Upper Galilee, Gush Halav
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 13.55 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.530
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Elagabalus to right, drapery on left shoulder.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle stands, wings spread, head left with wreath in beak.
Below, star.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle stands, wings spread, head left with wreath in beak.
Below, star.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
ProvenanceOne of a hoard of coins found in a pottery jar at Gush Halav in Upper Galilee and acquired by Major H. Ophir in Nazareth in 1948; by 1969: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; 1970: purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; loaned to MFA by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III, June 10, 1970 (as 143.1970); gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998