MOESIA INFERIOR. Marcianopolis. Elagabalus. A.D. 218-222. Æ pentassarion. 9.04 gm. 25 mm. Struck under the consular legate Julius Antonius Seleucus. His laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; AYT K M AYP ANTΩNEINOC A(YΓ) / Dionysos standing facing, head to left, holding grape bunch and thyrsos; ΥΠ Ι(ΟΥ)Λ ΑΝΤ CΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤ(ΩΝ). H&J 6.26.8.1. Varbanov 1513. Near Extremely Fine; glossy green patina; well centered; some areas of striking weakness particularly on reverse are all that take it away from full EF. Handsome well struck portrait.

Acquired from Acropolis-Burbulis in New York on 22 May 2000.