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Coin of Perinthus with bust of Elagabalus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 218–222
Mint: Thrace, Perinthus

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 20.70 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1086
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Ship with rowers and full-blown sail to right. In stern, two standards.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963