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.
55,00 €
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 [mm]: | AE27 |
| Weight [g]: | 10,24 |
| Grade: | gF/aVF |
| Attribution: | Sydenham 522 |
| Commentary: | glossy patina, sharp countermark |
Elagabalus's mother, Julia Soaemias, and grandmother, Julia Maesa, were the first (and last) women granted senatorial titles.