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denarius, Roman Empire, Elagabalus, 219-220 CE
denarius, Roman Empire, Elagabalus, 219-220 CE
Object numberCC59.2.0714

denarius, Roman Empire, Elagabalus, 219-220 CE

Date219-220 CE
Emperor
CultureItalian
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 2.09 cm, 4.43 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, radiate, draped, cuirassed, r., seen from back.
Obverse Expanded
IMPERATOR ANTONINUS AUGUSTUS
Obverse Legend
IMP ANTONINVS AVG
Obverse Translated
Imperator Antoninus Augustus
Reverse Description
Fides, draped, standing front, head r., holding vertical vexillum in r., hand and standard, pointing transversely up to r. across body, in l.
Reverse Legend
FIDES MILITUM
Reverse Translated
Loyalty of the soldiers.
BibliographyBMCRE, Elagabalus, 132, (p. 549)
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