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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Caracalla 29 (denarius)
RIC IV Caracalla 29 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS. The reverse shows securitas, draped, seated right on low seat, propping head on right hand and hold…
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The Digital Coin Cabinet of Kiel University (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC IV Caracalla 30a
RIC IV Caracalla 30a. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS. The reverse shows sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing front, head left, holding…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC IV Caracalla 315A
RIC IV Caracalla 315A. Denomination: Antoninianus. Authority: Caracalla. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM. The reverse shows caracalla, in military attire, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and spear in lef…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Caracalla 330
RIC IV Caracalla 330. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Laodicea ad Mare. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF. The reverse shows minerva, helmeted, draped with aegis on breast, standing left, resting…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Caracalla 334
RIC IV Caracalla 334. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Laodicea ad Mare. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, sometimes cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAE M AVR ANT AVG P TR P. The reverse shows fides, draped, standing right, holding corn-ears in right h…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Caracalla 363A
RIC IV Caracalla 363A. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Plautilla, hair coiled in ridges, fastened in bun at back, draped, right, with the legend PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA. The reverse shows concordia, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended rig…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Caracalla 385 (denarius)
RIC IV Caracalla 385 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Domna, hair elaborately waved in ridges and turned up low at the back, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG. The reverse shows pudicitia, veiled, draped, seated left, facing front,…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Caracalla 388A (antoninianus)
RIC IV Caracalla 388A (antoninianus). Denomination: Antoninianus. Authority: Caracalla. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Domna, hair elaborately waved in ridges and turned up low at the back, diademed, draped, on crescent, right, with the legend IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG. The reverse shows venus, draped, seated…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Caracalla 418
RIC IV Caracalla 418. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG PONT TR P VII. The reverse shows caracalla (?), veiled, togate, standing right, sacrificing out of patera in…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Caracalla 45 (denarius)
RIC IV Caracalla 45 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS. The reverse shows caracalla, in military attire, standing left, holding Victory on globe in extende…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Caracalla 5 (denarius)
RIC IV Caracalla 5 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend M AVR ANTONINVS CAES. The reverse shows spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower upright in extended right hand a…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC IV Caracalla 524A
RIC IV Caracalla 524A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Caracalla. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM. The reverse shows mars, helmeted, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and resting left hand on…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Caracalla 549A
RIC IV Caracalla 549A. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Caracalla. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM. The reverse shows asclepius, nude to waist, standing front, head left, holding serpent-wreathed wand; on ground, right, gl…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Caracalla 80B (denarius)
RIC IV Caracalla 80B (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak on left shoulder, standing left, right foot set on h…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Caracalla 86
RIC IV Caracalla 86. Denomination: Quinarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Caracalla, laureate, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoul…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC IV Caracalla 94
RIC IV Caracalla 94. Denomination: Quinarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Caracalla, laureate, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoul…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Clodius Albinus 10
RIC IV Clodius Albinus 10. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Clodius Albinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Clodius Albinus, bare, right, with the legend D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES. The reverse shows saeculum Frugiferum, wearing fez, bearded, draped in long robe, seated left on throne, flanked by sphinxes right a…
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The Digital Coin Cabinet of Mainz University (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC IV Clodius Albinus 11
AD 193–AD 195
Denarius in silver struck at Rome under Clodius Albinus, AD 193–AD 195, catalogued as RIC IV Clodius Albinus 11. Obverse: Head of Clodius Albinus, bare, right. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on shield, holding palladium in outstretched right hand and sceptre in left hand. Reverse legend: ROMAE AETERNAE…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Clodius Albinus 13B
AD 195–AD 197
Denarius in silver struck at Lugdunum under Clodius Albinus, AD 195–AD 197, catalogued as RIC IV Clodius Albinus 13B. Obverse: Bust of Clodius Albinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP CAES D C…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC IV Clodius Albinus 14
AD 195–AD 197
Denarius in silver struck at Lugdunum under Clodius Albinus, AD 195–AD 197, catalogued as RIC IV Clodius Albinus 14. Obverse: Head of Clodius Albinus, laureate, right. Reverse: Clementia, draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP CAE D CLO SEP ALB AVG. Reverse…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Clodius Albinus 15
AD 195–AD 197
Denarius in silver struck at Lugdunum under Clodius Albinus, AD 195–AD 197, catalogued as RIC IV Clodius Albinus 15. Obverse: Head of Clodius Albinus, laureate, right. Reverse: Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP CAES D CLO ALBIN AVG. Reverse…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Clodius Albinus 2
RIC IV Clodius Albinus 2. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Clodius Albinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Clodius Albinus, bare, right, with the legend D CL SEPT ALBIN CAES. The reverse shows aesculapius, naked to waist, standing left, offering patera (or cake?) in right hand to snake coiled around rod at…
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Münzkabinett Wien (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC IV Clodius Albinus 22
RIC IV Clodius Albinus 22. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Clodius Albinus. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows head of Clodius Albinus, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAE D CLOS ALBINV. The reverse shows fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, w…
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Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC IV Clodius Albinus 43C
RIC IV Clodius Albinus 43C. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Clodius Albinus. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows head of Clodius Albinus, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES D CLO SEP ALB AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing right, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped ove…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC IV Clodius Albinus 52A
RIC IV Clodius Albinus 52A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Clodius Albinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Clodius Albinus, bare, right, with the legend D CL SEPT ALBIN CAES. The reverse shows felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and sceptre in left hand, with the legend FELI…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Clodius Albinus 54A
RIC IV Clodius Albinus 54A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Clodius Albinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Clodius Albinus, bare, right, with the legend D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES. The reverse shows minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and shield set on ground in left…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Clodius Albinus 56A
RIC IV Clodius Albinus 56A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Clodius Albinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Clodius Albinus, bare, right, with the legend D CL SEPT ALBIN CAES. The reverse shows saeculum Frugiferum, radiate, naked to waist, standing left, holding winged caduceus in right hand and fork (or…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Clodius Albinus 62
RIC IV Clodius Albinus 62. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Clodius Albinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Clodius Albinus, bare, right, with the legend D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES. The reverse shows concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and double cornucopiae in left hand, with the leg…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC IV Clodius Albinus 64
AD 193–AD 195
As in bronze struck at Lugdunum under Clodius Albinus, AD 193–AD 195, catalogued as RIC IV Clodius Albinus 64. Obverse: Head of Clodius Albinus, laureate, right. Reverse: Fortuna, draped, seated left, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP CAES D CLO SEP ALB AVG.…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Clodius Albinus 7
RIC IV Clodius Albinus 7. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Clodius Albinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Clodius Albinus, bare, right, with the legend D CL SEPT ALBIN CAES. The reverse shows minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and shield set on ground in left hand;…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Didius Julianus 10 (denarius)
AD 193
Denarius in silver struck at Rome under Didius Julianus, AD 193, catalogued as RIC IV Didius Julianus 10 (denarius). Obverse: Bust of Didia Clara, hair elaborately waved and coiled on back of head, draped, right. Reverse: Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding a long palm in right hand and cornucopiae in left han…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC IV Didius Julianus 12
AD 193
Dupondius in bronze struck at Rome under Didius Julianus, AD 193, catalogued as RIC IV Didius Julianus 12. Obverse: Head of Didius Julianus, radiate, right. Reverse: Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG. Reve…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Didius Julianus 15
RIC IV Didius Julianus 15. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Didius Julianus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Didius Julianus, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES M DID SEVER IVLIAN AVG. The reverse shows fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left…
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American Numismatic Society
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RIC IV Didius Julianus 18A
RIC IV Didius Julianus 18A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Didius Julianus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Manlia Scantilla, hair elaborately waved and coiled on back of head, draped, right, with the legend MANLIA SCANTILLA AVG. The reverse shows juno, veiled, draped, standing left, holding patera in ri…
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Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC IV Didius Julianus 20
RIC IV Didius Julianus 20. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Didius Julianus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Didia Clara, hair elaborately waved and coiled on back of head, draped, right, with the legend DIDIA CLARA AVG. The reverse shows hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding a long palm in right hand…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Didius Julianus 7B
RIC IV Didius Julianus 7B. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Didius Julianus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Manlia Scantilla, hair elaborately waved and coiled on back of head, draped, right, with the legend MANLIA SCANTILLA AVG. The reverse shows juno, veiled, draped, standing left, holding patera in right h…
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American Numismatic Society
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RIC IV Elagabalus 111
RIC IV Elagabalus 111. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, laureate, bearded, draped, right, with the legend IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 131
RIC IV Elagabalus 131. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, usually horned, laureate, draped, right, with the legend IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing right, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 162
RIC IV Elagabalus 162. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, right, with the legend IMP ANTONINVS AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing right, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoulder in l…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 175
RIC IV Elagabalus 175. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Antioch, Syria. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, laureate, standing left in slow quadriga, holding branch in right hand and eagle-…
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Institute of Ancient History and Classical Antiquities, University of Graz; GAMS Numis collection. Individual photographer not stated.
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RIC IV Elagabalus 211
RIC IV Elagabalus 211. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Paula, hair waved and fastened in plait, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA PAVLA AVG. The reverse shows concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in extended right hand; in field, star, with the…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC IV Elagabalus 216
RIC IV Elagabalus 216. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Paula, hair waved and fastened in plait, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA PAVLA AVG. The reverse shows concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in extended right hand and double cornucopiae in…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 226
RIC IV Elagabalus 226. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Aquilia Severa, hair waved and fastened in plait, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG. The reverse shows concordia, draped, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over light…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 23
RIC IV Elagabalus 23. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, right, with the legend IMP ANTONINVS AVG. The reverse shows providentia, draped, standing left, leaning left elbow on column, crossing left leg over right leg, holding wand in righ…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 236
RIC IV Elagabalus 236. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Soaemias, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVGVSTA. The reverse shows juno, veiled and diademed, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and pal…
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Universität zu Köln
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RIC IV Elagabalus 243
RIC IV Elagabalus 243. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Soaemias, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG. The reverse shows venus, diademed, draped, seated left, holding apple in extended right hand and sce…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 268
RIC IV Elagabalus 268. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Maesa, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA MAESA AVG. The reverse shows pudicitia, draped, seated left, drawing veil over face with right hand and holding scept…
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Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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RIC IV Elagabalus 291
RIC IV Elagabalus 291. Denomination: As. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, right, with the legend IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, togate, seated left on platform, holding sceptre; before him, Liberalitas, draped, standing left,…
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