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Æ34 - Elagabalus ΜΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Miletus (Ionia) |
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| Year | 218-222 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Elagabalus facing right, depicted from a rear three-quarter perspective, presenting the paludamentum and lorica in careful detail. The imperial effigy occupies the central field, with the laurel wreath rendered in the provincial die-cutting style typical of the Milesian mint under the Severan dynasty. The encircling Greek legend names the emperor by his full titulature. |
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| Reverse description | A tetrastyle temple with four columns depicted in frontal elevation, the architectural entablature and pediment rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Ionian civic coinage. Within the intercolumniation stands the cult statue of Apollo facing front, posed in the characteristic manner associated with the god's veneration at Miletus. The ethnic legend of the issuing city appears in the field, identifying the coin as a civic emission of the Milesians. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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