Æ36 - Elagabalus ΕΠΙ ΡΗΓΙΝΟΥ ΖΩΤΙΚΟΥ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ

€2.00
IssuerMagnesia ad Maeandrum (Conventus of Miletus)
Year218-222
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight24.56 g
Dimensions36 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VI#30923
Obverse descriptionLaureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus)
Reverse descriptionStatu (?) of Dionysus riding a bull, standing on a base to left, holding a thyrsos in his right hand and one of the bull`s horns with his left hand; the bull’s legs tightly bound; in front of him, a male figure (a priest?), holding the bull with a rope; the base is carried by four men
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΠΙ ΡΗΓΙΝΟΥ ΖΩΤΙΚΟΥ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
(Translation: under Reginos, son of Zotikos, of the Magnetes)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (218-222)  - -
Catalog ID2597598200
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