Roma Numismatics Ltd
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Uranius Antoninus BI Tetradrachm of Emesa, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 253-254. AVTO K COVΛΠ ANTѠNINOC CЄ, laureate head to right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ OVCIAC VΠAT B, eagle standing facing with wings spread, head to left, holding wreath in beak; SC in exergue. RPC IX 1888; Baldus 24 (dies XVII/22); Prieur 1045. 12.11g, 26mm, 1h
Near Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare - only one known to Prieur.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 111, 29 May 2019, lot 548.
Among the least known and most mysterious of Roman emperors, until recently the only historical source on Uranius Antoninus was the coinage minted in his name. Depictions of the cult-stone of Emesa on some reverses indicate that he was part of the same hereditary priesthood as another Syrian emperor, Elagabalus. A recent re-evaluation of stone reliefs in Iran, which depict the conclusion of Shapur I's campaign near Emesa, also support the theory that Uranius Antoninus came to power by leading the Roman forces against Shapur's incursion (Overlaet, 'A Roman Emperor at Bishapur...', Iranica Antiqua, vol. XLIV).
Near Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare - only one known to Prieur.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 111, 29 May 2019, lot 548.
Among the least known and most mysterious of Roman emperors, until recently the only historical source on Uranius Antoninus was the coinage minted in his name. Depictions of the cult-stone of Emesa on some reverses indicate that he was part of the same hereditary priesthood as another Syrian emperor, Elagabalus. A recent re-evaluation of stone reliefs in Iran, which depict the conclusion of Shapur I's campaign near Emesa, also support the theory that Uranius Antoninus came to power by leading the Roman forces against Shapur's incursion (Overlaet, 'A Roman Emperor at Bishapur...', Iranica Antiqua, vol. XLIV).