RIC IV Elagabalus 196A, Aureus, Gold, struck at Antioch, Syria, 218–222 AD. Obverse: bust of elagabalus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, left. 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. Weight about 7.3 g.
| mint | Antioch, Syria | weight | 7.34g (1) |
| ruler | Elagabalus | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | Aureus | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Gold | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, left
IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS P F AVG
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
SANCT DEO SOLI ELAGABAL
specimens (2)
British Museum
7.34g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Cite this coin
RIC IV Elagabalus 196A (ric.4.el.196A), 218–222 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-elagabalus-196a/ (accessed: 2026-10-10). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA