| Issuer | Berytus (Syria) |
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| Year | 218-222 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | |
| Currency | |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 20.22 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | |
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| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | VI#8324 |
| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Elagabalus, right, wearing cuirass decorated with Gorgoneion, seen from front |
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| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG (Translation: Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Front view of temple with four columns with shield in pediment and acroteria along roofline, Nike raising wreath on each corner and Poseidon with Beroe on top; inside,Tyche-Astarte standing facing, left foot on prow of galley, holding stylis and being crowned by Nike standing left on cippus; on either side, genius holding torch; below, two genii on dolphins facing central stairway; below, on either side, cup |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | COL IVL AVG FEL BER (Translation: colony Julia Augusta Felix, Berytus) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (218-222) - - |
| Numisquare ID | 1641152950 |
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