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Coin Type: Bronze AE26 of Elagabalus, 218-222 CE. Mint and Date: Sidon in Phoenicia, 218-222 CE Size and Weight: 24mm x 26mm, 12.12g. Obverse: IMP C M A(VR ANTO)NINVS AVG Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. Reverse: COL AVR (PIA MET)RO SID Shrine of Astarte on two wheels; within, a round baetyl above two pyramidal supports between four columns; four palm branches on roof. Provenance: Den of Antiquity Int Ltd (Vcoins), March 2010. Ref: BMC Phoenicia pg.186, 251; SNG Copenhagen 256 var. (frontal bust); AUB pg. 204, 261; L&K 2338. BW Ref: 049 048 155 |
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