Bithynia, Nikaia, Elagabalus
Description:
Bithynia, Nikaia, Elagabalus (218 - 222 AD). M AΥΡ ANTΩNEINOΣ AΥΓ; laureate bust right, seen from behind / NI-KA-IE-ΩN; three standards.
Diameter:
AE23 mm
Weight:
5,04 g
Grade:
aVF/VF
Attribution:
SNG Cop 513
Commentary:
nice brown patina, good details, flan crack
History:
The real emperor's name was Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus and he was named Elagabalus after the Syrian deity he was the priest of.
Article Number:
057-05-02-42384