Aureus - Elagabalus P M TR P IIII COS III P P, Victory

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year221
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.2#44, OCRE#ric.4.el.44
Obverse descriptionBust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Antoninus Pius Augustus. Supreme commander Antoninus, the pious emperor.)
Reverse descriptionVictory, winged, draped, flying right, holding diadem (or garland) with both hands; to either side, shield; in field, star.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P IIII COS III P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (221)  - -
Catalog ID5842857000
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