RIC IV Elagabalus 87, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 218–222 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 tripod, holding branch downwards in left hand; on ground, right, horn; in field, star. Weight about 2.3 g, diameter 18.8 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 tripod, holding branch downwards in left hand; on ground, right, horn; in field, star
INVICTVS SACERDOS AVG
specimens (5)
KENOM
1.38g
⌀18.6
British Museum
3.06g
6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.20g
⌀18.0
1↕
Cite this coin
RIC IV Elagabalus 87 (ric.4.el.87), 218–222 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-elagabalus-87/ (accessed: 2026-08-26). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA