RIC IV Elagabalus 88b
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC IV Elagabalus 88b. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. Source: American Numismatic Society, Online Coins of the Roman Empire.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Denomination
- Denarius
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Authority
- Elagabalus
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Elagabalus, usually horned, laureate, draped, right
- Reverse
- Elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod, holding club in left hand; behind tripod, bull lying down; in field, star
- Obverse legend
- IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
- Reverse legend
- INVICTVS SACERDOS AVG
Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.4.el.88b
Research required
- Editorial verification required.
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