Ephesos (AD 218-222) AE 28 - Elagabalus

Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE28 (11.38g). Fourth neocorate. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Bust of the emperor right within wreath. Near Fine, brown patina.

An interesting type showing that Elagabalus had bestowed upon Ephesus the neocorate four times. For this sort of outlandish behavior Elagabalus was assassinated, and the city which had received this special privilege was stripped of its title.

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Filename:	image50114.jpg
City/Mint name:	Ephesos
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Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	??? BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Leypold -; McClean -; Weber -; Lindgren -
Valuation:	Heritage Sale 425 (1/2007), lot 50114 ($11 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:	Heritage World Coin Auctions - www.ha.com
Filesize:	84 KiB
Date added:	Oct 07, 2008
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