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Elagabulus AR Denarius RIC 131
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OBV: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, bearded and draped bust right
REV: SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB, Elagabalus sacrificing right over lighted altar, star in right or left field
2.61g, 19mm
Struck at Rome, 221-2 AD
The reverse legend reads the priest of the sun god baal;
referring to Elagabulus' role as priest of the syrian cult of Baal.
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