Aureus - Elagabalus P M TR P V COS IIII P P

€276,834.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year222
TypeStandard circulation coins
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#182c, OCRE#ric.4.el.182c
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 eagle-tipped sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P V COS IIII P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fifth time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (222)  - -
Catalog ID6068643170
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