Description
Elagabalus, Denarius, 221, Rome
RIC IV Elagabalus 40a.
Obv.: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Head of Elagabalus, laureate, right.
Rev.: P M TR P IIII COS III P P, Sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder and flying behind, advancing left, raising right hand and holding whip in left hand; in field, star.
3.32 g
23.1 mm
Rarer type with head instead of bust.
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