Sestertius - Elagabalus P M TR P COS II P P S C LIBERALITAS AVG II, Liberalitas

€276,958.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year218
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueSestertius (1/8)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.2#288, OCRE#ric.4.el.288
Obverse descriptionBust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator) and Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, pious emperor.)
Reverse descriptionElagabalus, togate, seated left on platform, holding sceptre; before him, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; to left, citizen, standing right, mounting steps of platform.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P COS II P P S C LIBERALITAS AVG II
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae, Senatus Consilium, Liberalitas Augustorum Secunda. High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time, father of the nation, decree of the senate, the second liberality of the emperor.)
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MintageND (218)  - -
Catalog ID8485483400
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