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RIC IV Elagabalus 253

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RIC IV Elagabalus 253, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 218–222 AD. Obverse: bust of julia maesa, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right. Reverse: juno, veiled, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 6.2 g, diameter 21.0 mm.
obverse RIC IV Elagabalus 253
obverse: Bust of Julia Maesa, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right
reverse RIC IV Elagabalus 253
reverse: Juno, veiled, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 6.23g (2)
ruler Elagabalus diameter ⌀21.0 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 12↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

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

IVLIA MAESA AVG
reverse

Juno, veiled, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand

IVNO
specimens (3)
British Museum 6.38g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 6.08g ⌀21.0

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RIC IV Elagabalus 253 (ric.4.el.253), 218–222 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-elagabalus-253/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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