Authentic Genuine Ancient (about 1800 years old!) Bronze Provincial Coin of the Emperor Elagabalus. Certificate of Authenticity Included.

The coin minted in Seleucis and Pieria (Antioch Mint), circa 218-222 AD. Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 2.88 g. Coin's Obverse: Laureate head of Elagabalus right; inscription in Greek. Coin's Reverse: S C, Δ Ɛ above; eagle below; all within laurel wreath fastened at top with garland. Reference: McAlee 782. Provenance: Savoca Coins Auction House (Munich, Germany).

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Historical Facts:

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus, c. 204 – 11/12 March 222), better known by his nicknames Elagabalus (/ˌɛləˈɡæbələs/, EL-ə-GAB-ə-ləs) and Heliogabalus (/ˌhiːliə-, -lioʊ-/ HEE-lee-ə-, -⁠lee-oh-), was Roman emperor from 218 to 222, while he was still a teenager. His short reign was conspicuous for sex scandals and religious controversy. A close relative to the Severan dynasty, he came from a prominent Arab family in Emesa (Homs), Syria, where since his early youth he served as head priest of the sun god Elagabal. After the death of his cousin, the emperor Caracalla, Elagabalus was raised to the principate at 14 years of age in an army revolt instigated by his grandmother Julia Maesa against Caracalla's short-lived successor, Macrinus.