Province Syria Phoenice
City Caesarea ad Libanum 
Region Phoenicia
Reign Elagabalus
Obverse inscription IMP C M AVR ANTONINVS AVG
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL CESARIA LIBANI ΛΦ
Reverse design front view of shrine with two columns with arcuated lintel supported by human head-shaped capitals, within which Astarte standing completely veiled, facing, wearing kalathos, resting head on hand; to left, long sceptre surmounted by bird, right; in exergue, balustrade

 

Museum Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (Austria)
Inventory no. GR 22146
Reference Rouvier 735.3 (under Caracalla)
Diameter 29.2
Weight 17.33
Axis 6
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