{"product_id":"elagabalus-julia-maesa-ae-pentassarion-marcianopolis-tyche-ancient-roman-coin","title":"ELAGABALUS \u0026 JULIA MAESA AE Pentassarion Marcianopolis Tyche Ancient Roman Coin","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"horizontal-scroll-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"table-block-component\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"table-block has-export-button new-table-style is-at-scroll-start is-at-scroll-end\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"table-content\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQ3ecQahcKEwi8zouQw_yUAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQQw\"\u003e\n\u003ctable data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,1,1,0\"\u003eRoman Empire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProvincial Mint\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,2,1,0\"\u003eMarcianopolis (Moesia Inferior)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDate\/Period\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,3,1,0\"\u003eStruck AD 218–222\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDenomination\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,4,1,0\"\u003ePentassarion (5 Assaria)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,5,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eComposition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,5,1,0\"\u003eBronze (Æ)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,6,1,0\"\u003e10.08 grams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,7,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDiameter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,7,1,0\"\u003e26 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Figures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,8,1,0\"\u003eElagabalus \u0026amp; Julia Maesa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,9,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMagistrate\/Governor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,9,1,0\"\u003eJulius Antonius Seleucus (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"26\"\u003eLegatus Consularis\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,10,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAttribution\/References\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,10,1,0\"\u003eVarbanov 1679; AMNG 962 \/ Pick 962 (Variant)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"table-footer hide-from-message-actions\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"mdc-icon-button mat-mdc-icon-button mat-mdc-button-base mat-badge mat-unthemed mat-badge-overlap mat-badge-above mat-badge-after mat-badge-small mat-badge-hidden ng-star-inserted\" aria-label=\"More options\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mat-mdc-button-persistent-ripple mdc-icon-button__ripple\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mat-focus-indicator\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mat-mdc-button-touch-target\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eItem Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAn attractive, large Roman Provincial bronze Pentassarion featuring the confronting portraits of the notorious teenage Emperor Elagabalus and his powerful grandmother, Julia Maesa.\u003c\/b\u003e Struck in Moesia Inferior at the strategic mint of Marcianopolis (modern-day Devnya, Bulgaria), this fascinating piece showcases the dynastic imagery used by the Severan women to legitimize Elagabalus's brief and chaotic rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDesign Breakdown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eObverse:\u003c\/b\u003e Confronting facing busts. On the left, a laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"90\"\u003eElagabalus\u003c\/b\u003e facing right. On the right, a diademed and draped bust of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"159\"\u003eJulia Maesa\u003c\/b\u003e facing left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"11,0,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,0,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11,0,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eObverse Legend:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"11,0,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"16\"\u003eΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC ΑΥΓ ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΜΑΙCΑ ΑΥΓ\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eReverse:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"9\"\u003eTyche\u003c\/b\u003e (Fortuna) standing facing, head turned left, holding a rudder resting on the ground in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left arm. In the left field, the large Greek letter \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"193\"\u003e\u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"193\"\u003eΕ\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e serves as the explicit value mark for 5 Assaria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"11,1,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,1,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eReverse Legend:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"11,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"16\"\u003eΥΠ ΙΟΥΛ ΑΝΤ CΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ\u003c\/code\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"53\"\u003e(Naming consular legate Julius Antonius Seleucus)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePatina \u0026amp; Surfaces:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Features a beautiful, highly stable dark olive-green fields with hard, light-green mineralized malachite deposits in the recesses. The two-tone patina is completely sound, offering excellent contrast that makes the portraits and reverse devices pop\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDetail:\u003c\/b\u003e Bold, instantly recognizable portrait silhouettes. Excellent legibility on the reverse mint name, Tyche's attributes, and the critical \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"143\"\u003e\u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"143\"\u003eΕ\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e denomination mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEx Locke \u0026amp; England auction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Paul Sullivan Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58060404359542,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/8395\/6342\/files\/IMG_2432.jpg?v=1781089791","url":"https:\/\/paulsullivancoins.com\/products\/elagabalus-julia-maesa-ae-pentassarion-marcianopolis-tyche-ancient-roman-coin","provider":"Paul Sullivan Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}