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Coin of Antioch on the Orontes under Elagabalus

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Obv.: Bust of Elagabalus, r., laureate. Rev.: Tyche of Antioch, turreted, seated l. on a rock; in r. hand, ears of grain; at her feet, river-god Orontes swimming l.; above, a ram running l., head reverted; crescent in field at l.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics Ex Heller. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of H. Bartlett Wells Class of 1929
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Title: Coin of Antioch on the Orontes under Elagabalus
Description:
Obv.
: Bust of Elagabalus, r.
, laureate.
Rev.
: Tyche of Antioch, turreted, seated l.
on a rock; in r.
hand, ears of grain; at her feet, river-god Orontes swimming l.
; above, a ram running l.
, head reverted; crescent in field at l.

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