Coin of Arados under Elagabalus | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1997.260.391
People: Elagabalus, Roman (r. 218 - 222 CE)
Title: Coin of Arados under Elagabalus
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 218-222 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Arados (Phoenicia)
Period: Roman Imperial period
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/212443

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

14.98 g

Die Axis

1

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: AVTKMAVP ANT...
Reverse Inscription: APA ΔI ωN E Z OY

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: BMC 383

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year: 1997
Object Number: 1997.260.391
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust of Elagabalus r., laureate, in paludementum and cuirass.
Rev.: Cypress between figures of bull r. and lion l. confronted; beind the bull a standard (hand); over lion's head a star; behind lion a second standard (vexillum).

Verification Level

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1997.260.391: Coin of Arados under Elagabalus