Sestertius - Elagabalus P M TR P IIII COS III DES IIII S C, Providentia

€277,011.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year221
TypeStandard circulation coin
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#332, OCRE#ric.4.el.332
Obverse descriptionBust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, 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 descriptionProvidentia, draped, standing left, holding wand in right hand over globe set on ground and cornucopiae in left hand; in field, star.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P IIII COS III DES IIII S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Consul Tertium, Designatum Quartum. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, consul for the third time, elected for the fourth time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (221)  - -
Catalog ID4621044790
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