Reverse: Ephesian Artemis, within her tetrastyle temple, receiving a libat...
Obverse: Laureate bust of Elagabulus
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Ephesus |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issuing Authority: | Elagabalus |
| Actual Weight: | 24.43 g. |
| Die Axis: | 3 |
| Date: | exact 218 AD - exact 222 AD |
| Dimensions: | 36.5 mm. |
| Region: | Ionia |
| Period: | Severan |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle, the emperor paying homage to Ephesian Artemis. At left, the cult figure of Artemis stands in her tetrastyle temple. At right, the togate emperor stands in 3/4-view to the left, holding a patera (offering dish) in his right hand and sacrificing over a lighted altar.
Donor: Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour
Commentary: Imperial bronze
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