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RIC IV Elagabalus 216

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

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 left hand, with the legend CONCORDIA AVGG.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, known as Elagabalus, ruled the Roman Empire from 218 to 222 after being raised to the Principate at fourteen years of age following an army revolt against Macrinus. A relative of the Severan dynasty from Emesa, Syria, his reign was based in Rome, where this silver coin was struck. Historical accounts record that Elagabalus married four women during his imperial rule.

Struck at the mint of Rome, this silver piece is a denarius, the standard Roman silver coin from c. 211 BC until the reign of Gordian III. The obverse presents a draped bust of Julia Paula with the legend "IVLIA PAVLA AVG". The reverse depicts Concordia seated, draped, holding a patera in her extended right hand and a double cornucopiae in her left hand, accompanied by the inscription "CONCORDIA AVGG".

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Denomination
Denarius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Authority
Elagabalus

Design

Obverse
Bust of Julia Paula, hair waved and fastened in plait, draped, right
Reverse
Concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in extended right hand and double cornucopiae in left hand
Obverse legend
IVLIA PAVLA AVG
Reverse legend
CONCORDIA AVGG

Identification

Type reference
RIC IV Elagabalus 216
Denomination and metal
Denarius, Silver
Obverse legend to match
IVLIA PAVLA AVG
Reverse legend to match
CONCORDIA AVGG
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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