RIC IV Elagabalus 51, 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 club in left hand; to either side, standard; in left field, star. Weight about 2.9 g.
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 club in left hand; to either side, standard; in left field, star
P M TR P IIII COS III P P
specimens (12)
British Museum
3.09g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
3.09g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.79g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
3.15g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.73g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.82g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Cite this coin
RIC IV Elagabalus 51 (ric.4.el.51), 221–221 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-elagabalus-51/ (accessed: 2026-09-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA