Vabalathus

Julius Aurelius Septimius Vabalathus

Son of Zenobia and Odaenathus, he was proclaimed Augustus by his mother at Palmyra in AD 272 in defiance of Aurelian, who raised an army to reconquer the eastern part of the empire. Zenobia's army was defeated and the short lived Palmyran kingdom was again brought into the Roman fold

Obverse Legends on coins depicting Vabalathus

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• IM C VHABALATHVS AVG
• VABALATHVS V C R IM D R

Coins of Vabalathus currently available

Vabalathus Bronze antoninianus issued AD 270-275 Obv: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust of Aurelian right, Z beneath Rev: VABALATHVS VCRIMDR, Bust of Vabalathus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right Fine-Very Fine   |   AUD $130.00