Aradus Phoenicia Elagabalus AE19 Year 477(218-219) Sphinx Vase
Aradus(Arados), Phoenicia, Elagabalus, AE19, Year 477, Aradian Era (218-219)
135.00$
Rouvier 417 (as Caracalla). RPC VI, 8212 (temporary).
Obv.: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ, laureate head of Elagabalus, right, with drapery.
Rev.: ΑΡΑΔΙωΝ Ε ΥΟ(upside-down), tall vase or amphora with two palms at shoulders flanked by two seated sphinxes.
5.52 g
18.6 mm
Extremely rare.
The local calendar of Arados was calculated using the Aradian Era, which began in 259/258 BC when the city gained its autonomy from the Seleucids.
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