Favorite Elagabal denarius

Here is my sharpest denarius of Elagabal

 

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Very nice!

 

Nice!

My favorite Elagabalus is this one. It's the last issue of an Antoninianus--a denomination introduced by Elagabalus' cousin-once-removed, Caracalla, in AD 215--until reintroduced by Balbinus in the "year of the six emperors," AD 238.


Elagabalus, AD 218-222
Roman AR Antoninianus; 5.17 g, 21.3 mm
Rome, AD 219
Obv: IMP ANTONINVS AVG, radiate and draped bust, right
Rev: P M TR PII COSII P P, Fortuna enthroned left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae; wheel below seat
Refs: RIC 18; BMCRE 94; Cohen 148; RCV 7495.

 

Nice one @PMONNEY

Here is mine.

Attribution: RIC IV 153
Date: 218-222 AD
Obverse: IMP CAES ANTONINVS AVG, Laureate draped cuirassed bust right
Reverse: VICTOR ANTONINI AVG, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm branch
Size: 20.29 mm
Weight: 3.26 g

 

Great portrait on that one! Good details on the reverse too.

 

Nice, I have many but these are my favorites.


Elagabalus (218 - 222 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O.: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right, from behind.
R.: PM T R P IIII COS III P P, Sol radiate, half-draped, with flying cloak, advancing left, raising right hand and holding whip; in field, star.
Rome mint, AD 220-221
20mm
3.49g
RIC IVb Elagabalus 40 (p. 31)

Reverse Die Clash


Elagabalus (218-222 A.D.)
AR Antonianus
O: IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG" Radiate and draped bust right.
R: VICTOR ANTONINI AVG"
Victory running right, holsing wreath and palm.
Rome Mint
22mm
4.54g
RIC 155
Ex Vauctions 368 (Beast Coins), Lot # 158

 

My one and only

 

I have a couple:

Denarius:

RI Elagabalus 218-222 CE AR Antoninianus Radiate Roma seated Obv-Rev

And a cool AE that I captured from @gsimonel

RProv Elagabalus CE 218-222 AE 18mm 4.3g Thrace Philippolis Serpent entwined tripod Pythia Festival Moushmov 5423

 

A single favorite is always hard to select but I have always been fond of this Eastern mint Victoria with a different portrait style than we see on many of the Eastern coins.

 

Awesome coins, everyone! Here is my portrait sequence:


Horned busts are usually bearded, but not mine:

And the beard (not sure I'll keep this one):

 

My favorite coins of Elagabalus are provincial issues, but here's my best imperial, an eastern mint denarius. I still need a nice one with the horned portrait.

 

That is sharp! Denarius with his "special" headgear on my list!

 

Very nice!

 

Here are two rather different portraits, side by side

 

heh..i was waiting for that

 

..when you only have one in your collection..it's not hard to choose. But I'm really happy to have it o-1

 

WOW!! So many wonderful posts!!

Two of my favorites...plus a provincial and a bust

 

Here is one from an eastern mint, Antioch:


Elagabalus. 19-18 mm. 3.52 grams.
TEMPORVM FEL Felicitas standing left holding patera and caduceus
RIC 201. BMC 290.

 

PMONNEY, nice new Elagabalus, congrats. Everyone, nice!

~Doug