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AR23 - Elagabalus L Ε

Issuer	Alexandria (Egypt)
Year	221-222
Type	Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description	Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Elagabalus facing right, depicted three-quarter from the rear, with elaborate drapery visible over the left shoulder. The portrait displays the characteristic youthful features of the emperor, with the laurel wreath rendered in detail. A Greek imperial legend runs around the periphery of the flan, identifying the emperor by his imperial titulature.
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Obverse lettering	Α ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΜΑ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ΕΥϹΕΒ
Reverse description	Bust of the god Ammon facing right, distinguished by the characteristic ram's horn curling before the ear and a solar disc above the head. The bearded effigy is rendered in the syncretic Graeco-Egyptian tradition, combining Greek artistic conventions with Egyptian iconographic attributes. In the left field the regnal year date marker L (etos) appears, with the numeral Ε (five) in the right field, denoting regnal year 5 of Elagabalus.
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