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Elagabalus, with Julia Maesa, 218-222 AD, Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, AE Pentassarion, Tyche, struck 220-221 AD
Ruler: Elagabalus, with Julia Maesa; Julius Antonius Seleucus, legatus consularis
Province: Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis
Date: 220-221 AD
Denomination: AE Pentassarion
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC AVΓ IOVΛIA MAICA AVΓ, confronted busts of Elagabalus, laureate, and Julia Domna, wearing stephane, draped
Reverse: VΠ IOVΛ ANT CEΛEVKOV MAΡKIANOΠOΛITΩN, Concordia standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae, E to left
Size: 27.69mm, 11.7g, 1h
Grade: aVF, centration dimple, repatinated surfaces
Provenance: Solidus Numismatik e.K. Monthly Auction 24 (14 Jan 2018), Lot 2162 (part of)
Reference(s): Moushmov 681; AMNG I 964; Lindgren III A47a var (rev legend); BMC Thrace p. 36, 62-63; SGICV -