Obverse: IMP CAES M AV ANTONINVS AV laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right
Reverse: TΥRIORΥM (probably other letters, but unsure which) Prize crown / agnostic crown from upper opening projects palm-branch; around inscription. murex shell. The diameter is 26.5 mm and is 10.02 g, die axis 45 deg. Reference: BMC XXVI (Phoenicia) 413b. Lindgren III, 80, 1472. Babelon, Perses 329, 2247. This legend corresponds to the coinage after the suppression of the colony by Elagabalus. The legend after the suppression of the colony was TVRIORVM. The obverse legend from BMC as it was the only type listed. RPC VI, 8601/8602/8603/8631 Not enough to distinguish between type in RPC. I can't quite tell if the obverse image is from front or back and it would be a guess.
Obverse: IMP CAES M AV ANTONINVS AVG laureate, draped? and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right, seen from front
Reverse: SEPTIM TVRO COL (ON) Astarte (wikipedia) standing facing, turreted, holding long sceptre and resting on trophy on her right, crowned by Nike standing on small column, left, on her left; at her feet, to left, small Marsyas standing, right, carrying wineskin on shoulder and raising hand; to right, murex shell. The diameter is 29 mm and is 16.82 g, die axis 180 deg. Reference: BMC XXVI (Phoenicia) 389. Obverse and reverse legends from BMC. The determining clue on the reverse was the VRO. This only lines up with the reverse legend chosen. This legend corresponds to the coinage before the suppression of the colony by Elagabalus. The legend after the suppression of the colony was TVRIORVM. RPC VI, 8673/30806 RPC, ruled out 8678 by size and weight. Differences between RPC VI, 8673 and 30806 appear to be if the bust is draped (30805) or not and the reverse legend ending in ON (30806)
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