RIC IV Elagabalus 48, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 221–221 AD. Obverse: bust of elagabalus, horned, laureate, draped, 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; to either side, standard; in left field, star. Weight about 2.8 g, diameter 20.3 mm.
obverse
Bust of Elagabalus, horned, laureate, draped, 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; to either side, standard; in left field, star
P M TR P IIII COS III P P
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RIC IV Elagabalus 48 (ric.4.el.48), 221–221 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-elagabalus-48/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA