Elagabalus: Rhesaena and Nisibis, Mesopotamia
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bmc03Elagabalus or Caracalla
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: Inscription illegible, laureate head right, supported on back of eagle with wings spread
Rev: Vexillum, in left field, C/S, in right field, III/P.
17mm, 2.27 gms
Castelin 1, BMC 3Charles M
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bmc03_2Elagabalus or Caracalla
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: Inscription illegible, laureate head right, supported on back of eagle with wings spread
Rev: Vexillum, in left field, C/S, in right field, III/P.
15 mm, 3.00 gms
Castelin 1, BMC 3Charles M
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castelin03Elagabalus or Caracalla
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: Laureate head right, below eagle flying right.
Rev: Vexillum, in left field, unclear symbol/reverse P; in right field, IIII/S.
15 mm, 4.76 gms
Castelin 3Charles M
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castelin04Elagabalus or Caracalla
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: AVT … ANTΩ, laureate head right.
Rev: Vexillum with A like symbol, in left field, unclear symbol/reverse S, in right field, I/P.
15 mm, 4.28 gms
Castelin 8Charles M
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castelin04_2Elagabalus or Caracalla
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: Laureate head right.
Rev: Vexillum with A like symbol, in left field, unclear symbol/reverse S, in right field, II/P.
15 mm, 5.11 gms
Castelin 8Charles M
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castelin04_varElagabalus or Caracalla
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: … AN..., laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from front.
Rev: Vexillum with unclear symbol, in left field, unclear symbol/reverse P.
18 mm, 6.31 gms
Castelin 8 variant (bust type)Charles M
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castelin04_var2Elagabalus or Caracalla
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: … ANTWN..., laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear.
Rev: Vexillum with unclear symbols in fields.
15 mm, 4.62 gms
Castelin 8 variant (bust type)Charles M
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castelin04_var3Elagabalus or Caracalla
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right..
Rev: Vexillum with unclear symbols in fields.
14 mm, 2.80 gms
Castelin 8 variant (bust type)Charles M
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castelin05Elagabalus or Caracalla
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: AVTO K PA ANT..., laureate head right, eagle flying right below.
Rev: Sagittarius running right, bow in left hand and drawing arrow from quiver over shoulder with right hand, vexilla behind. III in left field, S below..
14 mm, 4.10 gms
Castelin 5Charles M
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castelin05varElagabalus or Caracalla
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: AVT KM(…), laureate draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: Vexillum with Sagittarius right; in left field, III/ unclear symbol; in right field, reverse C/P.
17mm, 5.56 gms
Castelin 5 variant (Bust type and no eagle on obverse)Charles M
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castelin06Elagabalus or Caracalla
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: Inscription illegible, laureate head right.
Rev: Vexillum with Sagittarius right, in left field, III.
17mm, 3.40 gms
Castelin 6 variant (no eagle on obverse)Charles M
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castelin08Elagabalus or Caracalla
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: … AVT..., laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from front.
Rev: Vexillum, in left field, III/P, in right field, unclear symbol/Є
15 mm, 3.83 gms
Castelin 8 variant (bust type)Charles M
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castelin12Elagabalus or Caracalla
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: Laureate head left, below eagle flying right.
Rev: Vexillum; in left field, unclear symbol/unclear symbol; in right field, IIII/unclear symbol.
15 mm, 4.50 gms
Castelin 12Charles M
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castelin14Elagabalus
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: Inscription illegible, head right, uncertain object in right field.
Rev: Sagittarius running right, behind two vexilla, in left field female head right, wearing mural crown
20 mm, 6.14 gms
Castelin 14Charles M
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castelin14_2Elagabalus
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: Laureate draped bust right, umbrella shaped object in right field.
Rev: Sagittarius running right, discharging bow to left, behind two vexilla, in left field turreted bust of Tyche right.
20 mm, 6.57 gms
Castelin 14Charles M
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castelin14_3Elagabalus
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: Laureate draped bust right, umbrella shaped object in right field.
Rev: Sagittarius running right, discharging bow to left, behind two vexilla, in left field turreted bust of Tyche right.
19 mm, 5.17 gms
Castelin 14
Acquired from Leu Numismatik Auction 9, lot 916.Charles M
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castelin14_4Elagabalus
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: Laureate draped bust right, umbrella shaped object in right field.
Rev: Sagittarius running right, discharging bow to right, behind two vexilla, in left field turreted bust of Tyche right.
21 mm, 5.09 gms
Castelin 14 variant (direction of bow discharge)Charles M
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castelin14_5Elagabalus
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: Laureate draped bust right, umbrella shaped object in right field.
Rev: Sagittarius running right, discharging bow to left, behind two vexilla, in left field turreted bust of Tyche right.
20 mm, 7.71 gms
Castelin 14Charles M
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castelin16Elagabalus
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: Inscription illegible, head right, uncertain object in right field.
Rev: Sagittarius running right, behind two vexilla.
19 mm, 6.07 gms
Castelin 16Charles M
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castelin19Elagabalus or Caracalla
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: ...NINOC..., laureate draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: ...AI-NHⲰ..., female figure reclining left, holding palm and resting left elbow on overturned urn from which water flows; Γ to left.
18 mm, 6.77 gms
Castelin 19Charles M
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castelin21Elagabalus or Caracalla
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: ...ANTΩNIN..., radiate draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: ...HƐAI..., female figure reclining left, holding palm and resting left elbow on overturned urn from which water flows; Γ to left.
20 mm, 6.47 gms
Castelin 21Charles M
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castelin23Elagabalus
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: ...ANTΩИI..., Laureate head right.
Rev: Centaur galloping right holding bow, Δ below.
17 mm, 4.35 gms
Castelin 23; Lindgren II 2614.Charles M
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castelinxxElagabalus with Severus Alexander
Rhesaena or Nisibis, Mesopotamia
Obv: AVT K M ANTⲰ..., laureate head left set on eagle flying left.
Rev: ...POC KAIC..., laureate head right set on eagle flying right.
18 mm, 6.05 gms
Castelin---; BMC---.
Attribution is made to Rhesaena or Nisibis because of stylistic similarities of this coin to obverses of Caracalla struck by those cities. This is conjecture on my part and remains uncertain.Charles M
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castelinxx_2Elagabalus with Severus Alexander
Rhesaena or Nisibis, Mesopotamia
Obv: ...CAP, laureate head left set on eagle flying left.
Rev: Laureate head right set on eagle flying right.
16 mm, 5.62 gms
Castelin---; BMC---.
Attribution is made to Rhesaena or Nisibis because of stylistic similarities of this coin to obverses of Caracalla struck by those cities. This is conjecture on my part and remains uncertain.Charles M
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lindgren2607Elagabalus
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: ...ANTⲰN, laureate draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: Eagle standing left, head right, vexillum behind, in left field, P/S, in right field, III/crescent.
16mm, 4.58 gms
Cf. Lindgren 2607Charles M
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lindgren2607_2Elagabalus
Rhesaena, Mesopotamia
Obv: Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, uncertain object behind head
Rev: Eagle standing left, head right, vexillum behind, in left field, III/P, in right field, reverse C/S.
15 mm, 4.02 gms
Cf. Lindgren 2607Charles M
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nisibis001Elagabalus or Caracalla
Nisibis, Mesopotamia
Obv: Laureate head right resting on eagle flying right.
Obv: City goddess seated left on rocks.
16 mm, 5.86 grams
Lindgren II 2598; Castelin Plate 1, Coin A.Charles M
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womenjuliapaulanisibis001Julia Paula
Nisibis, Mesopotamia
Obv: Draped bust right.
Obv: Bust of city goddess draped and veiled
18 mm, 3.32 grams
Lindgren II 2599Charles M
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