Æ32 - Elagabalus ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΑΥΡ ϹΩΚΡΑΤΟΥϹ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝ ΝΕΟΚ

€2.00
IssuerCyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus)
Year218-222
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight21.92 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VI#3730
Obverse descriptionLaureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus)
Reverse descriptionTwo lighted torches around which a serpent is coiled; between them, shrine or mausoleu (?), surmounted by three statues
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΑΥΡ ϹΩΚΡΑΤΟΥϹ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝ ΝΕΟΚ
(Translation: under strategos Aurelius Sokrates, of the Cyzicenes, neocorate)
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Mint
MintageND (218-222)  - -
Catalog ID4852885220
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