RIC IV Elagabalus 421

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RIC IV Elagabalus 421

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RIC IV Elagabalus 421, Sestertius, Bronze, 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, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar and holding caduceus in left hand. Weight about 20.8 g, diameter 31.0 mm.

obverse RIC IV Elagabalus 421 — obverse: Bust of Julia Maesa, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right

reverse RIC IV Elagabalus 421 — reverse: Felicitas, draped, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar and holding caduceus in left hand

mint	Rome	weight	20.79g (6)
ruler	Elagabalus	diameter	⌀31.0 (1)
denomination	Sestertius	axis	12↕ (5)
material	Bronze	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

Felicitas, draped, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar and holding caduceus in left hand

SAECVLI FELICITAS S C

specimens (11)

British Museum 15.68g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

British Museum 27.07g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 22.20g ⌀31.0

British Museum 21.04g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

British Museum 20.63g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

British Museum 18.11g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

Cite this coin

RIC IV Elagabalus 421 (ric.4.el.421), 218–222 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-elagabalus-421/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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