RIC IV Elagabalus 272, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 218–222 AD. Obverse: bust of julia maesa, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right. Reverse: felicitas, draped, standing left, sacrifcing with patera in right hand over lighted altar and holding long caduceus in left hand; in left field, star. Weight about 3.0 g, diameter 19.4 mm.
obverse
Bust of Julia Maesa, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right
IVLIA MAESA AVG
reverse
Felicitas, draped, standing left, sacrifcing with patera in right hand over lighted altar and holding long caduceus in left hand; in left field, star
SAECVLI FELICITAS
specimens (10)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
3.17g
6↕
KENOM
2.10g
⌀18.6
7↕
KENOM
2.87g
⌀19.8
12↕
British Museum
2.80g
1↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.47g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
British Museum
3.13g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Cite this coin
RIC IV Elagabalus 272 (ric.4.el.272), 218–222 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-elagabalus-272/ (accessed: 2026-08-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA