Denarius - Elagabalus P M TR P V COS IIII P P
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
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|---|---|
| Emperor |
Elagabalus (Sextus Varius Avitus Basianus) (218-222)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 222 |
| Value | Denarius (½) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 276832 |
| References | RIC IV.2# 181 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1938. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.2. Macrinus – Pupienus (AD 217–238). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.el.181Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Antoninus Pius Augustus.
Supreme commander Antoninus, the pious emperor.
Reverse
Elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar, holding upright club in left hand; in left field, star.
Script: Latin
Lettering: P M TR P V COS IIII P P
Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fifth time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation.
Mint
Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, TurkeyComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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