RIC IV Elagabalus 40b, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 221–221 AD. Obverse: bust of elagabalus, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder and flying behind, advancing left, raising right hand and holding whip in left hand; in field, star. Weight about 2.9 g, diameter 19.1 mm.
obverse
Bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, right
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
reverse
Sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder and flying behind, advancing left, raising right hand and holding whip in left hand; in field, star
P M TR P IIII COS III P P
specimens (4)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.60g
⌀18.4
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.90g
⌀19.3
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
⌀18.0
KENOM
2.84g
6↕
Cite this coin
RIC IV Elagabalus 40b (ric.4.el.40b), 221–221 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-elagabalus-40b/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA