Object numberCC59.2.0715
denarius, Roman Empire, Elagabalus, 218-220 CE
Date218-222 CE
Emperor
Elagabalus
CultureRoman
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 2 cm, 3.1 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
Classification(s)
Denomination
Language
Minting Location
Region
Bust of Julia Soaemias, draped, head bare, r., hair waved vertically and knotted in small bun in back.
IULIA SOAEMIAS AUGUSTA
IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG
Julia Soaemias Augusta
Venus, draped, seated l. on throne, holding patera in extended r. hand and vertical sceptre in l. In front of her, naked child, raising both hands.
VENVS CAELESTIS
Heavenly Venus.
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Marcus Aurelius and L. Verus
168-169 CE
Culture: Roman
