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Coin of Thyatira with bust of Elagabalus, struck under Ti. Claudius Stratonicianus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 218–222
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Thyatira
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 46.5 mm. Weight: 46.28 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.1451
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Elagabalus, laureate, cuirassed, right, cloak around shoulders, gorgoneion on breast-plate.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Emperor in military costume, stands to right, giving his hand to Apollo Tyrimnaios, nude, standing to left, cloak falling from shoulders, holding double-axe in left hand. They hold a prize crown above a flaming altar.
Inscriptions in Greek around, in exergue, and on crown.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Emperor in military costume, stands to right, giving his hand to Apollo Tyrimnaios, nude, standing to left, cloak falling from shoulders, holding double-axe in left hand. They hold a prize crown above a flaming altar.
Inscriptions in Greek around, in exergue, and on crown.
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (auction 28, June 19-20, lot 426): purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., September 23, 1964