Sestertius - Elagabalus P M TR P IIII COS III P P S C

€277,010.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year221
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#331, OCRE#ric.4.el.331
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 descriptionElagabalus, laureate, standing left in slow quadriga, holding branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand; in field, star.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP 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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MintageND (221)  - -
Catalog ID8221447240
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