| Elagabalus (218-222 A.D.) -
Silver Denarius - 18.54mm, 2.84g |
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| Obverse - IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG Elagabalus, his laureate and draped bust right. |
Reverse - ABVNDANTIA AVG Star in left field. Abundantia standing left, emptying the contents of a cornucopiae. |
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The image above is my own scan using an A4 flatbet scanner. |
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| Minted in Roma (Rome, Italy) in 220-221 A.D. Reference: Mattingly, Sydenham, & Sutherland, "Roman Imperial Coinage", Volume 4, Part 2 (RIC), p35?, nr. 56. Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV Millennium Edition), Vol. 2, p604?, nr. 7501. Seaby, H.A. & Sear, D.R., "Roman Silver Coins" (RSC), Vol. 3, p117?, nr. 1. Mattingly, Carson & Hill, "Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum", Volume 5 (BMC), p562, nr. 214-5 Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins", p207, nr. 39, variation with ol/3. Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins" (ERIC), p215, nr.61 (B06, O07, R38, T41, M2) Quality: Very Fine Rarity: Found by a metal detectorist in the Netherlands. Official number in the NUMIS database: N/A PAN (Portable Antiquities of the Netherlands) number: 25572 |
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