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Roman Emp., Uranius Antoninus, Aureus 253-254

Currency:CHF Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:28,000.00 CHF Estimated At:35,000.00 - 43,750.00 CHF
Roman Emp., Uranius Antoninus, Aureus 253-254
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The Roman Empire, Uranius Antoninus, 253 – 254, Aureus, Emesa 253-254, AV 5.85 g. L IVL AVR SVLP VRA ANTONINVS Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. FE – CVND – ITAS AVG Fortuna standing l., holding rudder and cornucopiae. C 3. RIC 3a. Baldus, Uranius Antoninus, 66. Delbrueck NC 1948, p. 17, 9. Calicó 3385. Extremely rare. Struck in high relief on a broad flan, minor marks and flan slightly uneven, otherwise extremely fine Ex Leu sale 38, 1986, 338. The irrefutable evidence that this coin presents has put paid to the false legends relating to Uranius Antoninuus by the historian Zosimus. According to Zosimus, there were two separate usurpers, a man by the name of Uranius and another by the name of Antoninus, who were rebels at the time of Severus Alexander. In reality, Uranius Antoninus was not actually a usurper because his power was strictly local and limited to the city of Emesa, in the Syrian Apamene, the birthplace of Julia Domna, Mamaea, Elagabalus and Severus Alexander. The reverse sides of the coins issued by Uranius Antoninus refer to local religion and reflect the close link between Principi Sacerdotes of Emesa and the great local god Elagabal, or the Baal of Emesa.