Title
Coin: denarius of Elagabalus
Date
218-222 CE
Creator
Unknown (Roman)
Roman
Coverage
Style/Period: Third Century
Discovery Site: Mint of Rome
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Collection: Blockley Collection
Type
coins and medals
Format
Materials/Techniques: silver; struck from an obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 17 to 18 mm in diameter, 3.46 grams
Description
Obverse legend: IMP(erator) ANTONINVS PIVS AVG(ustus), translation: The Imperator Antoninus Pius Augustus; laureate and draped bust facing right. Reverse legend: ABVNDA-NTIA AVG(usta), translation: Augustan abundance; personification of Abundance standing facing left, holding cornucopia in both hands pouring from right hand, in right field six-pointed star. RIC IV.II, p. 32, no. 56.
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 986.1.4
Record: UO-MCA-986-1-4
Source
Cataloguer: Leo Anderson, University of Ottawa
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee