Description
Country or authority: Roman Empire, provincial Syria
Year or date range: Circa AD 219
Denomination: Tetradrachm
Composition: Debased silver (billon)
Ruler or portrait: Elagabalus
Mint or mintmark: Uncertain Syrian mint; traditionally attributed to Antioch. Δ–Є reverse field marks.
Catalogue references: Provisional (unverified): RPC VI, 7949 (temporary)
Obverse description: Laureate head right, with drapery at the shoulders; no definite cuirass detail visible. Readable legend: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ [Α] ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC CΕΒ. Several pellet-like marks above the head.
Reverse description: Eagle standing nearly facing, body angled right, head and tail left, wings spread, holding a wreath in its beak. Δ–Є above the wings and a star between the legs; ground line below. Legend: ΔΗΜΑΡ[Χ ΕΞ] ΥΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Β. No separate exergual inscription visible.
Description and condition notes: Irregular flan with granular surfaces, scattered dark patches and uneven peripheral legend detail. Portrait, wing feathers and star remain distinct.
