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Coin of Berytos under Elagabalus

Coin of Berytos under Elagabalus

r. 218 - 222 CE

Elagabalus

Roman Provincial

Obv.: Bust of Elagabalus r., laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Rev.: Gateway consisting of central arched space between two wings (each of two columns); above arch figure with raised r. hand riding r. on lion or panther; on the wings, attics?; under arch, figure of Silenus ('Marsyas') standing r. on basis, r. raised, wine-skin over l. shoulder; around from l. upwards, and in ex. inscr.

Bronze

Roman Imperial period

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