Kaisareia (AD 218-222) AE 35 - Elagabalus

Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE35 / Tetrassarion (28.05g, 12h). Dated RY 5 (222 AD). Î‘Î¥ Îš Îœ Î‘Î¥Î¡Î—Î›Î™ÎŸC Î‘ÎÎ¤Î©ÎÐ„Î™ÎÎŸC CÐ„Î’, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right / ÎœÎ—Î¤Î¡ÎŸÎ ÎŸ ÎšÎ‘Î™CÎ‘Î¡Î™ / ÎÐ„Î©ÎšÎŸÎ¡ÎŸÎ¥ / Ð„Î¤ Ð„, Apollo seated left on pile of boulders, holding branch in his right hand and resting his left on a globe; to left and right, elaborate ornamental column; above, Mt. Argaeus. Very rare; an intriguing coin with an idealized portrait of Elagabalus and a golden brown patina with green highlights. Nearly EF. European coll.

It has been suggested that this rare and heavy coin formed part of a celebratory issue (with Julia Maesa and Severus Alexander) struck in honor of Alexanderâ€™s appointment as Caesar.

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Filename:	1663159l.jpg
City/Mint name:	Kaisareia
Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	Lindgren A1720A var. (same reverse die but with a radiate bust of Elagabalus on the obverse); SNG Hunterian 2268 var. (same reverse die but with busts of Elagabalus and Severus Alexander Caesar on the obverse)
Valuation:	Nomos Auc. 10 (5/2015), lot 118 (CHF 5,500 + comm)
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Filesize:	141 KiB
Date added:	Aug 02, 2015
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