Æ24 - Elagabalus COL CESARΙA LIBANI ΑΛΦ

Caesareia ad Libanum — not to be confused with Caesarea Maritima or the more prolific Caesarea Cappadociae — was a small Phoenician colonial city whose civic coinage under Elagabalus represents nearly the entirety of what numismatists know about its mint activity. The COL designation confirms the city held colonial status, likely granted under the Severan dynasty given the family's deep roots in the Syrian region. Elagabalus himself was elevated to the purple from nearby Emesa in 218 AD, and the surge of provincial loyalty issues from Levantine cities in 219–220 reflects that political proximity.