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Coin of Samosata with bust of Elagabalus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 218–222
Mint: Commagene, Samosata
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 10.07 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number64.565
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to left.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche seated to left; below: Pegasus to left. Tyche holds eagle on right hand.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche seated to left; below: Pegasus to left. Tyche holds eagle on right hand.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia, Pa., Bulletin 10, no. 3; date unknown: purchased from Hesperia Art by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, April 8, 1964