Aureus - Elagabalus SANCT DEO SOLI ELAGABAL; Sol Invictus
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Elagabalus (Sextus Varius Avitus Basianus) (218-222)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 218-222 |
| Value | Aureus (25⁄2) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.3 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 276858 |
| References | RIC IV.2# 196A Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1938. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.2. Macrinus – Pupienus (AD 217–238). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.el.196AOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS P F AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator) and Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, pious and fortunate emperor.
Reverse
Slow quadriga moving right, on which is set the conical stone of Emesa surmounted by eagle; in carriage, the stone is surrounded by four parasols.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SANCT DEO SOLI ELAGABAL
Translation:
Sanctur Deo Soli Elagabalus.
The holy sun god Elagabalus.
Mint
Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, TurkeyComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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