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denarius, Roman Empire, Elagabalus, 220 CE
denarius, Roman Empire, Elagabalus, 220 CE
Object numberCC59.2.0711

denarius, Roman Empire, Elagabalus, 220 CE

Date220 CE
Emperor
CultureRoman
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.9 cm, 2.36 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
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Not on view
PeriodRoman Empire
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Obverse Description
Bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped r., seen from back.
Obverse Expanded
IMPERATOR ANTONINUS PIUS AUGUSTUS
Obverse Legend
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Obverse Translated
Imperator Antoninus Pius Augustus
Reverse Description
Sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over shoulders, chest, and l. arm, standing front, head l., raising r. hand in blessing and holding whip up, by l. shoulder, in l.  Our example is in poor condition.
Reverse Expanded
PONTIFEX MAXIMUS TRIBUNICIA POTESTATE III CONSUL III PATER PATRIAE
Reverse Legend
P M TR P III COS III P P
Reverse Translated
Pontifex maximus, with tribunician power for the 3rd time, consul for the 3rd time, father of the fatherland.
BibliographyBMCRE, Elagabalus, 179 (p. 556)
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