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Coin of Akko-Ptolemais under Elagabulus (?)
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Obv.: draped head of Elagabulus r., laureate, around Latin inscription
Rev.: Tyche in tetrastyle building under arch, facing l., holding cornucopia, to r. smal victory standing on column, below, Latin inscription
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Hirsh Zvi Griliches Cambridge MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches his wife (1999-2008) sold; to Harvard Art Museums 2008.
Notes:
[1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund and purchase through the generosity of the Estate of Leo Mildenberg
Title: Coin of Akko-Ptolemais under Elagabulus (?)
Description:
Obv.
: draped head of Elagabulus r.
, laureate, around Latin inscription
Rev.
: Tyche in tetrastyle building under arch, facing l.
, holding cornucopia, to r.
smal victory standing on column, below, Latin inscription.
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