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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Justin Lee, post: 3183701, member: 87404&quot;]Recently picked up this coin and would love some help or confirmation on my take on ID.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]820801[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Caesarea in Cappadocia</b></p><p><b>Elagabalus, dated year 5 = 222 AD (last year of his reign)</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b>&nbsp; AY K M AYPHΛI ANTωNEIN, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. Countermark on right shoulder of bust, male head in circle, possibly helios Howgego 12.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> MHTΡOΠ KAICAΡI, agalma of Mt. Argaeus upon altar inscribed with date: ЄT Є (RY 5 = 222 AD)</p><p><b>References:</b> Sydenham 527e-f var (obv. legend); BMC 287 var (date)</p><p><b>Size:</b> 27mm, 11g</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of my belief that it is Elagabalus is based on this similar coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]820807[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="http://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=284&amp;pid=14106#top_display_media" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=284&amp;pid=14106#top_display_media" rel="nofollow">http://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=284&amp;pid=14106#top_display_media</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And on the simplistic style of the altar on the reverse...&nbsp; here is one from Severus Alexander year 1 (222 AD), so pretty much months apart, which has the same style of altar:</p><p><img src="https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/124/2912/2995144.m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2995144" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2995144" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2995144</a></p><p><br /></p><p>So for timing of of the years here, correct me if I&#039;m wrong, that the Roman &quot;year&quot; started on September 1 and not our January 1.</p><p><br /></p><p>So Elagabalus RYear 1 = May 218 - Aug 218</p><p>RYear 2 = Sept 218 thru Aug 219</p><p>RY 3 = Sept 219 thru Aug 220</p><p>RY 4 = Sept 220 thru Aug 221</p><p>RY 5 = Sept 221 thru March 222 when he was killed.</p><p>And the SA coin example above for RY 1 = March 222 thru Aug 222 ?</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Have I got this right?</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>(BTW, it was listed as Aurelian and came with an old collector&#039;s envelope with Aurelian written on it...)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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