218 AD - 222 AD

Carrhae   Mesopotamia   Elagablus
Κάρραι   Μεσοποταμία    Ηλιογάβαλος


AE 18
SHH 7221

7221 Carrhae Mesopotamia Elagabalus AE

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Provenance
3.30 g   16.9-18.6 mm   1.5 eqmm   6:00 o'clock   VF   centering - / -
σmax(SigmaTest, 240 kHz) = obv. 9.9, rev. 9.1 MS/m

Radiate draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right;
AV K M [ANTωNINOC] clockwise around.
Crescent with six rayed star on globe with fillets placed on base;
KAP [K] ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ clockwise around; border of dots.

Bust can be either Elagabalus or Caracalla.
BMC cf. 11 (Caracalla)
Ex Num. Naumann (NN) 96/516, 1.11.2020