Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 2.91 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 221-222.

Electronic Auction 475
Lot: 601. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Imperial, Silver

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Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 2.91 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 221-222. Laureate and draped bust right, wearing horn and beard / Elagabalus standing right, holding cypress branch and sacrificing from patera over lighted altar to right; star to right. RIC IV 131 var. (club instead of branch); Thirion 302; RSC 246 var. (same). Toned. Good VF.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 215 (29 July 2009), lot 475.

At the age of fourteen, Varius Avitus Bassianus (Elagabalus) inherited the office of high priest of the sun-god El-Gabal at Emesa in Syria. The cult of his god was represented by a sacred stone, and in AD 219 when he moved from Emesa to Rome, he took the stone, probably a meteorite, with him. During his reign, Elagabalus devoted his efforts to the promotion of his deity. The reverse type and legend on the present coin promote his position as priest of the sun-god Elagabalus.

Closing Date and Time: 26 August 2020 at 13:20:00 ET.

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