Harvard Art Museums > 1997.260.392: Coin of Berytos under Elagabalus Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Coin of Berytos under Elagabalus (Elagabalus) , 1997.260.392,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/212444. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1997.260.392 People Elagabalus, Roman (r. 218 - 222 CE) Title Coin of Berytos under Elagabalus Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 218-222 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Berytos (Phoenicia) Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Provincial Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/212444 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 17.26 g Die Axis 12 Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: IMPCAESMAVRAN TONINVSAVG Reverse Inscription: COLIV L A VGFEL BER Provenance Recorded Ownership History Gift of Richard Wells State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number BMC 192-206; SNG Cop 117 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 1997.260.392 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Bust of Elagabalus r., laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Rev.: Gateway consisting of central arched space between two wings (each of two columns); above arch figure with raised r. hand riding r. on lion or panther; on the wings, attics?; under arch, figure of Silenus ('Marsyas') standing r. on basis, r. raised, wine-skin over l. shoulder; around from l. upwards, and in ex. inscr. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
