| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 221 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Sestertius (1/8) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 20.1 g |
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| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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| Reference(s) | RIC IV.2#327, OCRE#ric.4.el.327 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Elagabalus, sometimes horned, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IMP
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 description | Elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar, holding club in left hand; behind altar, bull crouching; in field, star. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | P M TR
P IIII COS III P P S C (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.) |
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| Mintage | ND (221) - - |
| Catalog ID | 1749786600 |
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