Description: Cappadocia, Caesarea, Elagabalus (218 - 222 AD). AV K M AVPHLIOC ANTWNEIN; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust from behind; countermark: radiated head of Helios / MHTPOPO KAICAPI; Mount Argaeus set on altar, in exergue: ETΓ.

Diameter: AE27 mm

Weight: 10,24 g

Grade: gF/aVF

Attribution: Sydenham 522

Commentary: glossy patina, sharp countermark

History: Elagabalus's mother, Julia Soaemias, and grandmother, Julia Maesa, were the first (and last) women granted senatorial titles.

Article Number: 007-06-04-41652