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Coin of Tripolis under Elagabalus

Coin of Tripolis under Elagabalus

r. 218 - 222 CE

Elagabalus

Roman Provincial

Obv.: Bust of Elagabalus r., laureate. Rev.: Tetrastyle temple; in center, a flaming altar of Zeus Hagios; between two left-most columns., a statue of the Sun, and within two right-most columns, a statue of the Moon.

Bronze

Roman Imperial period, Middle

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