RIC IV Elagabalus 88b, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 218–222 AD. Obverse: bust of elagabalus, usually horned, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: elagabalus, in syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod, holding club in left hand; behind tripod, bull lying down; in field, star. Weight about 2.9 g, diameter 17.9 mm.
obverse
Bust of Elagabalus, usually 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 club in left hand; behind tripod, bull lying down; in field, star
INVICTVS SACERDOS AVG
specimens (10)
KENOM
2.78g
7↕
KENOM
2.65g
6↕
KENOM
3.51g
⌀19.9
12↕
KENOM
3.16g
⌀18.3
11↕
KENOM
3.46g
⌀19.0
7↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.34g
⌀19.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.50g
⌀19.3
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.58g
⌀18.2
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.03g
⌀18.7
KENOM — Freiberg
3.14g
6↕
Cite this coin
RIC IV Elagabalus 88b (ric.4.el.88b), 218–222 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-elagabalus-88b/ (accessed: 2026-08-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA