Elagabalus AR Tetradrachm of Antioch (from Frank)

Here is one of my coins I received in the mail today from Frank's auction of 2/6/2018. It is a nice heavy coin and looks good in hand.

Elagabalus, 218-222 A.D.

AR Tetradrachm, struck 218-220 A.D., 25mm 12.02 grams

Obverse: Laureate head of Elagabalus right
AVT K M A ANTONEINOC CEB

Reverse: Eagle standing left, wreath in beak, star between legs, delta epsilon in field
DH MARC EX UPATOC TO B

Reference: Prieur 249A; McAlee 760





Feel free to post any Elagabalus tets or other Antioch tets in this thread.

 

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Nicely centered, most of the types have the legends a bit off.


Elagabalus (218 - 222 A.D.)
SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch
Billon Tetradrachm
O: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ΑΝΤWΝΕΙΝΟC CEB Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder.
R: ∆ΗΜΑΡΧ. ΕΞ. ΥΠΑΤΟC. TO. B. Eagle standing facing, head turned to r., wings spread, holding wreath in beak; ∆ − Ε across upper fields, star between legs.
Antioch Mint
13.99 g
24 mm
McAlee 761; Prieur 254.


Elagabalus (218 - 222 A.D.)
SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch
Billon Tetradrachm
Obv.: AVT K M A ANTWNEINOC, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev.: ΔHMAPX EΞYΠATOC TOB, Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, holding wreath in beak, Δ Є above wings, star between legs.
Billon, 14.46g,
24mm
Prieur 264

 

Struck in Antioch, this Tet of Elagabalus has a hangnail. It was purposely designed.
Prieur 266.

 

I am quite happy as I didn't have an Elagabalus in my (new) collection yet. Thanks for sharing the coins everyone. Does anyone know how the Tets were valued in relation to the imperial denarii?

 

Those are some sweet coins @ancient coin hunter at all. I love the eagle reverse, and would add one to my collection any day.

 

@ACR. May I know the approximate estimated value of a Tet just like yours. I wanted to compare with the prices here. Thanks..

 

At retail in this condition they seem to go for $150-200. I bid in this range but won the bid at a significant discount.

 

Both of mine were under $40 shipped

 

Holy cow @Mat !

 

Great silver ancient coin hunter, with excellent detail. congrats.

 

I don't have tets of either but I have a bronze coin that greatly reminds me of the lovely one @ancient coin hunter started the thread with.


SYRIA, Antioch. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD, AE17 5.01g
Obv: ΑΥΤ [ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤWΝΙ]ΝΟΝ; Wreathed bust right
Rev: Large SC, ΔЄ above, small eagle below
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 243-4

My coin shares the bust style, eagle, and the ΔЄ letters with the tetradrachm. Does anyone know what the letters mean?

 

My only Antiochene tet:


Otacilia Severa, 244-249
Roman provincial AR tetradrachm; 12.23 g; 25.1 mm
Syria, Seleucis & Pieria, Antioch ad Orontem, AD 245
Obv: ΜΑΡ ΟΤΑΚΙΛ CΕΟΥΗΡΑ CΕΒ, diademed and draped bust, right
Rev: ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞΟΥCΙΑC ΥΠΑΤΟ Α, eagle on palm, left, tail right, SC in exergue
Refs: McAlee 1088; Prieur 341; BMC 541.

 

Wonderful TET @ancient coin hunter , congrats.

I really like everyone's Tets, and @Ed Snible 's AE.

My Elagabacreeps:


RProv AE18mm 4.3g Elagabalus CE 218-222 Thrace Philippolis Moushmov 5423


RI Elagabalus 218-222 CE AR Antoninianus Radiate Roma seated

 

Thanks ACR.. Here you'll find 2 sellers. One would sell it for 200, whereas another would sell it for under 40. That's the fact.
Meanwhile I found this bronze of Elagabalus in my old folder. The reverse has Delta Epsilon within Wreath. I tend to believe that they are the symbol of Antioch.

 

Bill from CNG answered this question in an old CT thread :

"McAlee argues that the ΔЄ is abbreviation for "of the four Eparchies," with an eparchy being a subdivision of a province, of which Syria had four. The initials would indicate that the coinage was current in all four Eparchies, rather than merely in Antioch."

We see the ΔЄ mark on some provincial issues of Laodicea as well.

ELAGABALUS
AE19. 6.36g, 19.1mm. SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria, Laodicea ad Mare, 218 - 222 AD. SNG Cop 372. O: IMP C M AVR ANTONINVS, Radiate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder. R: LAVDICEON, Herakles and Dionysos wrestling: Herakles bearded on left, his club behind him; Dionysos on right, his thyrsus behind him; ΔE in exergue.

 

Love your new coin!

ELAGABALUS
AE 18
OBVERSE: AVT K M AVR ANTΩNINOC; Laureate head right
REVERSE: MAPKIANOPOLITWN; torch
Struck at Marcianopolis, 218-222 AD
2g, 18mm
Varbanov 1429
Ex JAZ Numismatics

 

Congrats, a nice tet!

 

Nice OP tet (those are lovely big chuncks) and others


Elagabalus, Tetradrachm Antioch mint
AUT K M A ANTWNEINOC CEB, laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder, seen from front
DHMARC EX UPATOC TO B =twice consul =219 A.D., eagle standing facing, wings spread, head left, wreath in beak, star beneath, Delta and epsilon in field
14,11 gr
Ref : Prieur #251_012, Sear #3096

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On the question of what they were worth in relation to a denarius, it would seem by weight that 4 denarii would equal a tet. If anyone knows otherwise please advise.

Edit: some research has revealed that 1 drachm in the east equaled 1 denarius, therefore a 4 drachm piece (tetradrachm) would be tariffed at 4 denarii, at least at the time when these coins contained a significant amount of silver. Not sure about the Alexandrian billon tets though, particularly when they became purely base metal coins.

 

Lovely portrait! I'd like to see a clearer photo when you get a chance.