220 AD Roman Egypt Billon Tetradrachm Coin Elagabalus Nilus S-7632 D-4130
$165.00
- 220 AD Roman Province of Egypt Billon Tetradrachm
- Issued under the rule of Elagabalus, the 25th Emperor of the Roman Empire (218-222 AD)
- A member of the Severan Dynasty, he was Syrian, the second son of Julia Soaemias and Sextus Varius Marcellus; in his early youth he served as a priest of the god Elagabal (in Latin, Elagabalus) in the hometown of his mother's family, Emesa
- In 218, Elagabalus, barely fourteen years old, became emperor, initiating a reign remembered mainly for sexual scandal and religious controversy
- Obverse features a bust of the emperor, facing right
- Reverse depicts Nilus holding reed and cornucopia, seated left, with "LÎ" in left field
- Nilus, in Greek mythology, was the son of Oceanus and Tethys and was the god (and representation) of the Nile river itself
- Struck from billon (bronze with a small amount of silver)
- Diameter: 23 mm (at widest point)
- Weight: 11.3 grams
- Catalog number: Sear#7632, BMC#1509, Milne#2817, Dattari#4130
Reference Item # ANC-1220
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