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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Severan Period| > |Elagabalus| > RS91593
Elagabalus, 16 May 218 - 11 March 222 A.D.
|Elagabalus|, |Elagabalus,| |16| |May| |218| |-| |11| |March| |222| |A.D.|, Elagabalus came to power through the scheming of his grandmother Julia Maesa. He shocked the public with bizarre behavior including cross-dressing and marrying a Vestal Virgin. Elagabalus and his mother were murdered, dragged through the streets of Rome and dumped into the Tiber.
RS91593. Silver antoninianus, RIC IV 90, RSC III 66a, Hunter III 30, BMCRE V 138, SRCV II 7489, Choice VF, well centered, nice portrait, toned, light bumps and marks, Rome mint, weight 5.158g, maximum diameter 21.7mm, die axis 135o, 219 - 220 A.D.; obverse IMP ANTONINVS AVG, radiate draped bust right; reverse IOVI CONSERVATORI (to Jupiter the protector), Jupiter standing slightly left, head left, paludamentum over shoulders and back, fulmen cradled in right hand and arm, scepter vertical in left hand, two standards behind, eagle at feet; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection; SOLD



  






OBVERSE| LEGENDS|

ANTONINVSFELPIVSAVG
ANTONINVSPFELAVG ANTONINVSPIVSAVG
ANTONINVSPIVSFEL
ANTONINVSPIVSFELAVG (ALSO USED BY CARACALLA)
IMPANTONINVSAVG
IMPANTONINVSPIVSAVG
IMPANTONINVSPIVSFELIX
IMPANTONINVSPIVSFELIXAVG
IMPCAESANTONINVSAVG
IMPCAESMAVRANTONINVSAVG
IMPCAESMAVRANTONINVSPFAVG
IMPCAESMAVRANTONINVSPIVSAVG
IMPCAESMAVRSEANTONINVSAVG
IMPCMAVRANTONINVSPFAVG
IMP M AVR ANTONIN PIVS AVG

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