Elagabalus. Sestertius
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Description
Elagabalus; 218-222 AD, Rome, ca. 221 AD, Sestertius, 25.43g. BMC-445, pl. 97.4. Obv: IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust r. Rx: P M TR P IIII COS III P P, Emperor sacrificing l. at garlanded altar, holding club and patera. No star in l. field; there does not appear to be any examples of this variant on CoinArchives. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection.Reverse flatly-struck, possibly from worn dies. Exceptional type with emperor wearing horn. VF