Volume: VI №: 7710 (temporary)

Reign: Elagabalus Persons: Elagabalus (Augustus)

City: Edessa  Region: Mesopotamia Province: Mesopotamia

Denomination: Tetradrachm Average weight: 10.46 g. Issue: ΥΠΑΤΟС ΤΟ A (218)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕ(Υ) ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ(Β); laureate bust of Elagabalus, left, holding sceptre(?) on his shoulder and shield decorated with Gorgoneion, seen from front

Reverse: ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ Α; eagle facing, head right, holding wreath in beak and spreading wings; small temple between legs