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Æ36 - Elagabalus ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧ ΑΙΛ ΠΟΠΛΑ 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, rendered in three-quarter view seen from the rear, with paludamentum visible over the left shoulder and segmented cuirass articulated in detail at the chest. The imperial effigy displays the characteristic youthful features of Elagabalus, with a laurel wreath crowning the head. A Greek legend curves around the periphery of the flan. The style is consistent with provincial workshop production at Miletus in the early third century AD. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) |
| Reverse description | Apollo seated to the left upon a rocky outcrop, his head turned back over his right shoulder, raising his right hand to his brow in a pensive or contemplative gesture. Before him stands a tall tripod around which a serpent is coiled, referencing the oracular and prophetic attributes of the god. The composition alludes to the sanctuary of Apollo Didymaeus near Miletus. A Greek legend in two lines fills the field and periphery, naming the presiding civic archon and the issuing city. |
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