Obverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right. IMPCAESMAVRAN TONINVSAVG Reverse: Within hexastyle temple, Poseidon stands left, right foot on rock, trident in left hand, dolphin in right, In pediment, shield. COLIVL AVGFEL in ex.: BE R
Provenance
By date unknown: R. Cyril Lockett Collection; by 1961: with Glendining & Co. Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W. 1 (auction of the R. Cyril Lockett Collection, part XII, February 21-23, 1961, lot 3003, partial); by date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 11, 1968
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Roman Provincial, Imperial Period, A.D. 218–222
Mint
Berytus, Syria
Dimensions
Diameter: 27.5 mm. Weight: 10.38 gm. Die Axis: 12
Accession Number
68.781
Medium or Technique
Bronze