Aureus - Elagabalus P M TR P III COS III P P

€276,625.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year220
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
Weight6.4 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.2#35c, OCRE#ric.4.el.35c
Obverse descriptionBust of Elagabalus, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Antoninus Pius Augustus. Supreme commander Antoninus, the pious emperor.)
Reverse descriptionElagabalus, laureate, standing left in slow quadriga, holding branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand; in field above, sometimes star.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P III COS III P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (220)  - -
Catalog ID1606448850
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