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Aureus with bust of Elagabalus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 219
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 6.41 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1982.403
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. IMPCAESANTONINVSAVG
Reverse: Roma enthroned left, shield at her left side, spear in left hand, Victory on her right hand.
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Reverse: Roma enthroned left, shield at her left side, spear in left hand, Victory on her right hand.
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ProvenanceBy date unknown: G. Mazzini Collection (Monete Imperiali Romane, vol. 3, 1957, no. 229); by 1981: with Bank Leu AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, CH-8022 Zurich, Switzerland (as from the Mazzini Collection and Sotheby auction, June 1911, lot 594); purchased by MFA from Bank Leu AG, September 15, 1982