RIC IV Elagabalus 131, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 218–222 AD. Obverse: bust of elagabalus, usually horned, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: elagabalus, in syrian priestly robes, standing right, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar, holding upright club in left hand; usually in field, star. Weight about 2.8 g, diameter 18.2 mm.
obverse
Bust of Elagabalus, usually horned, laureate, draped, right
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
reverse
Elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing right, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar, holding upright club in left hand; usually in field, star
SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB
specimens (24)
KENOM
2.27g
⌀20.2
7↕
KENOM
2.43g
7↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
3.45g
6↕
KENOM
2.77g
⌀20.9
8↕
KENOM
2.52g
⌀20.5
7↕
KENOM
3.28g
⌀18.9
7↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
3.15g
6↕
British Museum
2.74g
1↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.71g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.49g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.59g
⌀18.9
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.40g
⌀20.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.99g
⌀19.0
AFEGK
2.26g
KENOM — Freiberg
2.67g
British Museum
2.58g
12↕
Cite this coin
RIC IV Elagabalus 131 (ric.4.el.131), 218–222 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-elagabalus-131/ (accessed: 2026-09-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA