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RIC IV Elagabalus 242

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RIC IV Elagabalus 242, Quinarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 218–222 AD. Obverse: bust of julia soaemias, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right. Reverse: venus, diademed, draped, standing left, holding apple in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand; in field, star. Weight about 0.8 g.
obverse RIC IV Elagabalus 242
obverse: Bust of Julia Soaemias, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right
reverse RIC IV Elagabalus 242
reverse: Venus, diademed, draped, standing left, holding apple in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand; in field, star
mint Rome weight 0.79g (1)
ruler Elagabalus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Quinarius axis 12↕ (1)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Julia Soaemias, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right

IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG
reverse

Venus, diademed, draped, standing left, holding apple in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand; in field, star

VENVS CAELESTIS
specimens (3)
British Museum 0.79g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme

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RIC IV Elagabalus 242 (ric.4.el.242), 218–222 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-elagabalus-242/ (accessed: 2026-09-04). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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