Province Syria Phoenice
City Tyre 
Region Phoenicia
Reign Elagabalus
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AV ANTONINVS AV
Obverse design laureate bust of Elagabalus, right, wearing cuirass with Gorgoneion(?), seen from front
Reverse inscription SEP TVIO (sic) COL
Reverse design Astarte standing facing, turreted, holding long sceptre and resting on trophy on her right, crowned by Nike standing on small column, left, on her left; at her feet, to left, small Marsyas standing, right, carrying wineskin on shoulder and raising hand; to right, murex shell

 

Museum American Numismatic Society, New York (USA)
Inventory no. 1944.100.81830
Reference
Diameter 26
Weight 9.06
Axis 11
Note
External URI http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.81830