RIC IV Elagabalus 46d, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 221–221 AD. Obverse: bust of elagabalus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: elagabalus, in syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar, and holding branch (of cypress ?) in left hand; in left field, star. Weight about 2.6 g, diameter 19.1 mm.
obverse
Bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
reverse
Elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar, and holding branch (of cypress ?) in left hand; in left field, star
P M TR P IIII COS III P P
specimens (3)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.39g
⌀17.5
Portable Antiquities Scheme
1.87g
⌀19.3
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.40g
⌀20.5
6↕
Cite this coin
RIC IV Elagabalus 46d (ric.4.el.46d), 221–221 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-elagabalus-46d/ (accessed: 2026-09-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA