Gold aureus of Elagabalus, Rome, 220-222 A.D.
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus r.
CONSERVATOR AVG; Slow quadriga l., on which is the Stone of Emesa surmounted by eagle; in upper l. field, star.
RIC 61; BMCRE 197; Cohen 18; Calicó 2988a
Picture credit: Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG (Auction 72), 16.5.2013, lot 698
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