| <— Last coin | ---------- What I Like About Ancient Coins ---------- | Next coin —> |
|
|
 |
Coin Type: Silver denarius of Elagabalus, 218-222 CE Mint and Date: Rome, 221-222 CE Size and Weight: 19mm x 17mm, 3.2g Obverse: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG Draped, laureate, horned bust right. Reverse: SVMMVS SACERDOS AVG Elagabalus standing right in Syrian priestly robes, sacrificing from patera over flaming tripod altar. Laurel branch in left hand, held downwards. Field marks: Star in left field Ref: RCV (2002) —; RIC IV 147; BMCRE — Provenance:ancient_coins (eBay), February 2003 BW Ref: 011 026 021 |
| Click on the picture for a larger scale view of the coin | |
|
Note 1: This variant, with the emperor sacrificing to the right, is rare, and is not in the British Museum's collection. I exchanged this coin to Curtis Clay late in 2006 to add to his "not in the BM" collection. One of the two coins I received in exchange is here: Elagabalus SVMMVS SACERDOS AVG. Note 2: This coin is listed on WildWinds under Elagabalus, RIC 147. | |
| The content of this page was last updated on 16 February 2007 |