Live auction - bpv_153709 - ELAGABALUS Tétradrachme syro-phénicien
You must signin and be an approved bidder to bid, LOGIN TO BID. Accounts are subject to approval and the approval process takes place within 48 hours. Do not wait until the day a sale closes to register. Clicking on "BID" constitutes acceptance of the terms of use of cgb.fr private live auctions.
Bids must be placed in whole Euro amounts only. The sale will start closing at the time stated on the item description; any bids received at the site after the closing time will not be executed. Transmission times may vary and bids could be rejected if you wait until the last second. For further information check the Live auction FAQ
All winning bids are subject to a 18% buyer’s fee.
All winning bids are subject to a 18% buyer’s fee.
Live starting : Type : Tétradrachme syro-phénicien
Date: 218-220
Mint name / Town : Antioche, Syrie, Séleucie et Piérie
Metal : billon
Diameter : 26,00 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 12,12 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Pas d’usure de circulation mais flan irrégulier et faiblesse de frappe sur les légendes. Buste de haut relief
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire est le 0251_002 de la base TSP
Obverse
Obverse description : Buste cuirassé (ptéryges et épaulette cloutée bien visibles) et drapé d’Elagabal lauré à droite, vu de trois-quarts de face, les rubans de la couronne de lauriers flottant derrière la tête.
Obverse legend : AUT K M A ... ANTwNEINOS SEB.
Obverse translation : Empereur César Marc Aurèle Antonin Auguste.
Reverse
Reverse description : Aigle au style d’Émèse debout à droite sur une ligne de terre, les ailes déployées, la tête et queue à gauche, tenant une couronne perlée de laurier dans son bec, une étoile à huit branches entre les pattes.
Reverse legend : DHMARC EX UPATOSTOB / .D. - .E..
Reverse translation : (Puissance tribunitienne, consul pour la deuxième fois).
Commentary
Dans la base TSP maintenue par Michel Prieur, trente-quatre exemplaires sont maintenant répertoriés dont en musées ANS (3), Paris, British Museum et Yale.
Historical background
ELAGABALUS
(16/05/218-12/03/222)
Proclaimed emperor on May 16, 218, Elagabalus, sole august until the end of June or the beginning of July, left Syria to join Rome. Elagabalus stops at Nicomedia. He spent the whole winter there and fell ill. It was therefore in this city that he took up his second consulship. Elagabal will not arrive in Rome until July or September 219, bringing the black stone of his cult to install him in his capital. He will never return to Syria, quickly assassinated after an unequaled reign of turpitude and disorder.
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sellRelated articles
Full data
Your Recently Viewed Items
ELAGABALUS Tétradrachme syro-phénicien AU
125.00 €
cgbfr.com numismatists
