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ANTONINUS PIUS
BMC 1Antoninus Pius AE23 of Emesa, Syria. Laureate head right / eagle perched on Sacred Stone of Emesa, A to right. TextFull Size
BMC 4Antoninus Pius AE22 of Emisa, Syria. AVT KAI TI AIL ANTWNEINOC CЄB ЄV, laureate head right / ЄMICHNWN, Eagle standing right on sacred stone of Elagabal, G to right. SGI 1496. TextImage
BMC 8Antoninus Pius AE 24mm of Emisa, Syria. AVT K T AIL ADR ANTONINOC EV CEB, laureate head right / ЄMICHNWN, Radiate, draped bust of Helios right; ·B· below. SNGCop 308, Lindgren I 2041. Text Image
SGI 1496vAntoninus Pius AE22 of Emisa, Syria. AVT KAI TI AIL ANTWNEINOC CЄB ЄV, laureate head right / ЄMICHNWN, Eagle standing right on sacred stone of Elagabal, D to right. SGI 1496. TextImage
JULIA DOMNA
BMC 9Julia Domna AE24 of Emisa, Syria. Dated Year 527 = 215/216 AD. IOVLIA DOMNA (...), draped bust right / EMISWN KOLWN ZKF, flaming altar of Heliogabalos. Lindgren 2043. Text Image
CARACALLA
BMC 13Caracalla AE20 of Emisa, Seleucis Pieria. laureate head right / EMISON KOLONIAC, eagle standing right, head left, on sacred stone of Elagabalus, holding wreath in his beak, in field date Z K Phi (= year 527). TextImage
BMC 14Caracalla AE 21mm of Emisa, Syria. Struck year 527 (215-216 AD). Radiate head right / Tyche of Emisa enthroned facing; Orontes swimming before her, Z/K-F in fields. TextImage
BMC 15Caracalla. 198-217 AD. AE 29, 21.36g. Emesa, Seleucis and Pieria, Year 527 = 215/6 AD. AYT K M AYP ANTWNEINOC CEB, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / EMICWN KOLWN, Six-columned temple of Emesa, containing holy stone, ornamented with eagle, set on rectangular base, flanked by two parasols or religious standards; a flight of steps leads to the temple; rectanglar frame in pediment; date ZKF in exergue. BMC 15.TextFull Size
CNG 64785Caracalla & Julia Domna AE 23mm of Emesa, Syria. Dated local year 528 (217 AD.) ..ANTWNINOC CE, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / IOVLIA DOMNA, draped bust of Julia Domna right; date H-K over F across fields. CNG 64785.TextFull Size
Prieur 954Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Emesa, Syria. AYT K M ANTWNEINOC CEB, laureate head right / DHMARC EX UPATOCTO D, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak, bust of Shamash left between legs. TextFull Size
Prieur 983Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Emesa, Syria. •AYT K•M•AN ••• TWNEINOC C-E•B•, laureate head right / DHMARC EX UPATOCTOD, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak; (officina) H in upper left field, radiate, draped, & cuirassed bust of Shamash left between legs. Bellinger 188. TextImage
Prieur 1000vCaracalla AR Tetradrachm of Emesa, Syria. AVT K M A AN-TWNEINOC C-E-B, laureate head right / DEMARC EX UPATOC TO ­, eagle, wings spread & head turned to left, holding wreath in beak; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash facing left; below beak, O. Prieur 1000 var. TextImage
MACRINUS
Prieur 961Macrinus AR Tetradrachm of Emisa, Syria. Officina A. AVT K M OP CE MAKPINOC C, laureate head right / DHMARC EX VPATOC P, eagle standing, wings open, head left, wreath in beak, A below beak, radiate bust of Helios left between legs. TextFull Size
Prieur 975Macrinus, AR tetradrachm of Emesa, Syria. AVT K M OPEL MAKRINO CEB, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / DHMAP EX VPATOC P P, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak; radiate bust of Shamash left between legs. Prieur 975.TextFull Size
Prieur 989Macrinus AR Tetradrachm of Emesa, Syria. Officina H. AVT K M OP ••• MAKPINOC CE, laureate head right / DHMAP EX VPATOC P P, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak; annulet below beak; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. Bellinger 199. TextImage
Prieur 1004Macrinus AR Tetradrachm of Emesa, Syria. Officina O. AVT K M OP ••• MAKPINOC CE, laureate head right / DHMAP EX VPATOC P P, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak; annulet below beak; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. TextImage
Prieur 1015Macrinus AR Tetradrachm of Emesa, Syria. "Crescent" Officina. AVT K M OP ••• MAKPINOC CE, laureate head right / DHMAP EX VPATOC P P, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak; crescent below beak; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. TextImage
ELAGABALUS
BMC 18Elagabalus AE 17mm of Emisa, Syria. Laureate head right / Eagle standing right, head reverted with wreath in beak; E below. TextImage
BMC 20cfElagabalus AE19 of Emisa in Seleucis & Pieria. Laureate bust right / Eagle, wings spread, head left, standing on the Sacred Stone of Emisa. TextImage
BMC 21Elagabalus, AE of Emisa, Syria. AVT K M A ANTWNINOC (or similar), radiate head right / MHTRO K EMICWN HLIA (above), PUQIA (below) below, prize urn between two palms (eagle on left?). BMC 21; Mionnet S8, 166.TextFull Size
BMC 21Elagabalus AE 22 of Emesa, Syria. Radiate head right / Agonistic urn, between two palms. Text Image
Lindgren 1181Elagabalus AE 17mm of Syria, Emisa. Radiate draped bust of Elagabalus right / Radiate bust of Helios right. TextImage
Lindgren 2046Elagabalus Emisa, AE 20, Seleucis and Pieria, Emisa. Bust right / Eagle, retrograde E below. TextImageImage
URANIUS ANTONINUS
BMC 22Uranius Antoninus AR Tetradrachm of Seleucia & Pieria, Emisa. AVTOK K COVLP ANTWNINOC CEB, laureate, draped bust right / DHMARC EXOVCIAC S-C, eagle standing facing, wings spread, head left with wreath in its beak, EMICA in ex. SGI 4411. TextImage
BMC 23Uranius Antoninus, usurper in Syria, AR Tetradrachm of Emisa. 253-254 AD. AVTOK COVLP ANTWNINOC C, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / DHMARC EZOV S-C, eagle standing facing, wings spread, head right. Baldus 3cf, Delbrück 8. Text ImageImage
BMC 24Uranius Antoninus AE 32mm of Emesa. Struck in year 565 of the Seleukid era or 253/254 AD. AVTOK COVLP ANTWNINOC CE, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right; viewed from behind / EMICWN KOLWN, hexastyle temple containing the conical stone of Elagabal (ornamented with a facing eagle), shaded by two umbrellas; pediment ornamented with crescent; date EXF in ex. SGI 4414. TextImage
Baldus 5vUranius Antoninianus AR Tetradrachm of Emesa, Syria. AVTOK K COVLP ANTWNINOC CEB, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / DHMARC E OVCIAC, eagle standing facing, head left, wreath in beak, EMICA below. Text ImageImage
Prieur 1056vUranius Antoninus Billon Tetradrachm (25mm) of Emisa, Syria. AVTOK• COV LP ANTWNINOC CE, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right; viewed from behind / DHMARC EC OUCIACYPATOB, eagle standing facing, wings spread, head left with wreath in beak; SC under wings. TextImage
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