Caption

Denarius of Elagabalus (Emperor 218–222), Roman Empire, 222. Obverse: Bust of Elagabalus with laurel wreath and paludamentum facing right, pearl rim; legend IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. Reverse: Elagabalus in a laurel wreath and long robe standing left, holding a patera above an altar in his right hand and a club in his left; star in the left field, pearl rim; legend PM TR PV COS III PP. Coin: diameter ~18.5–19.0 mm, weight 2.77 g. Iconography: standing emperor, emperor before the altar; attributes: patera, club.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A74_110

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Keywords

Denarius Elagabalus Emperor 218–222 Roman Empire 222 Obverse Bust laurel wreath paludamentum facing right pearl rim legend IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG Reverse long robe standing left holding patera altar right hand club star left field legend PM TR PV COS III PP Coin diameter ~18.5–19.0 mm weight 2.77 g Iconography emperor attributes round metallic object worn surface featuring raised profile person showing facial features hair details rim irregular surface variations texture slight indentations visible colors dark gray brownish-gray lighter gray highlights.