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Coin of Emisa with bust of Uranius Antoninus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 253
Mint: Syria, Emisa
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32.5 mm. Weight: 26.96 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.498
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Uranius Antoninus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hexastyle temple of Elagabal with crescent in pediment. Within temple conical stone of Elagabal shaded by two parasols. Eagle on front of stone.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hexastyle temple of Elagabal with crescent in pediment. Within temple conical stone of Elagabal shaded by two parasols. Eagle on front of stone.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin 28, no. 1); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., April 8, 1964