New Sestertius of Elagabalus

I received another Elagabalus Sestertius in the mail today to upgrade my old example.
It is an early edition celebrating his victory over Macrinus and my first bronze in which I actually like the dark patina



IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG / VICTORIA ANTONINI AVG S C
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of youthful Elagabalus to the right /
Victory advancing right, holding wreath in raised right hand and palm over left shoulder
Sestertius, Rome 218
RIC 377, Cohen 297, BMCRE 262, Sear 7582, Banti 51



Let´s see your Elagabali !

 

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Very nice, love the patina and bust on that coin.
A relative scarce issue as well.

Can't help but notice the patina is not brass/yellow?

 

I don't have a sestertius but this is my chunkiest, not sure of the denomination.


Elagabalus
Region, City: Nikopolis ad Istrum
Coin:?
AVT M AVPH ANTΩNINOC - Laureate head right
ΥΠ NOBIOΥ ΡOΥΦOΥ NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠΡO-C I-CTP/ON - Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow; hound at side.
Mint: (218-222 AD)
Wt./Size: 11.00g / 26mm
References:

• Moushmov 1378
• AMNG 1914
• Varbanov 3971

 

That green looks lovely, and the type is a great one too. Congrats!

 

A beautiful coin, @Julius Germanicus. Here are a few of mine that are not near as nice.

 

Lovely!

 

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.

 

My only currency of Elagabale
ELAGABALE Bronze struck in Nicopolis
A / AVTKMLVF LHTLNEINOC
Elagabale, draped and head radiated
R / VPNOBIOVFOVFOV NIKOPOAITLN TRO CI
Apollo standing up sacrifices above an altar, a hook in his right hand and a twig in the left.
Weight: 9.88 g. Diameter: 26 mm.

 

Nice one, @Julius Germanicus!

Okay


Elagabalus denarius, transporting the sacred stone of Emesa


PHOENICIA, Tyre. Elagabalus/Dido overseeing the building of Carthage


Elagabalus
AR denarius, Rome mint. Struck CE 221-222. 3.55 gm
Obv: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; laureate and draped bust right, with “horn” on forehead
Rev: SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB; Elagabalus standing right, holding club and sacrificing from patera over lighted altar; star to right; faint star in left field (likely engraved and then mostly removed by grinding the field).
Ref: RIC IV 131; Thirion 302; RSC 246


MOESIA INFERIOR, Nikopolis ad Istrum. Elagabalus
AE 18 mm, 2.8 gm
Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev: NIKOΠOΛITΩ NΠPOCICTPO N, Priapus standing left, drawing back his cloak to expose his phallus, bowl of fruit balanced on phallus, right hand extended pouring from patera
Ref: Varbanov 3811, AMNG 2022


MOESIA INFERIOR. Nikopolis ad Istrum
Elagabalus , CE 218-222
AE 26 mm, 11.1 gm
Obv: AYT K M AYP ANTΩNEINOC. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICTPON. River-god reclining right, holding branch; prow at side
Ref: Varbanov 4055
ex Falter Collection, Nature Gods


MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Elagabalus
AE27, 15 gm
Obv: AVT K M A ANTΩNEINOC; radiate cuirassed bust left, holding shield and raising right hand.
Rev: AVP ........ EΔECCA; Tyche seated left on rock, holding corn ears; to left a column surmounted by a statue of Marsyas, river god swimming right at feet
Ref: Mionnet supplement 8, 26. Rare.

 

ELAGABALUS
AR Denarius. 3.83g, 19.4mm. Antioch mint, AD 218-219. RIC IV 202 (scarce). O: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: VOTA PV-BLICA, emperor standing left, sacrificing over lighted tripod.


ELAGABALUS
Rare. AE27. 12.24g, 26.9mm. MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum, circa 218-222. Novius Rufus, legate. Varbanov 3949 (same dies); AMNG 1933 corr. (2 specimens). O: AVT M AVP – ANTΩNINOC (NO ligate), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from front. R: VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPO, C ICTPΩ in exergue, Pan, with goats horns and legs, standing left, head right, draped in fawn skin, fawn hooves hanging from left arm, playing pipes (?), holding pedum in right hand, and placing left hoof on chest of panther which is lying on its back on the ground and raising its head.


ELAGABALUS
AE19. 3.55g, 18.7mm. THRACE, Philippopolis, circa AD 218-222. Varbanov 1795 var. (obv. legend). O: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC, laureate head right. R: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN NEΩKOPΩN, Telesphoros standing facing, wearing cucullus.

 

Sweet OP coin.

This is the only Elagabalus I own: Look at that facial hair.

 

Provincial bronze from Sidon, Phoenicia
Elagabalus
Europa riding bull

 

that's a purdy sharp coin. i got a worn provincial 27mm As with zeus seated reverse. it also looks countermarked on the obverse.

 

Nice one!

 

The mint made coins as they were needed for circulation and the entire reign of Elagabalus was a down time for bronzes probably due to the huge number still circulating from the emperors of the 2nd century. This is a nice example of an Elegabalus sestertius. I do not have one.

 

Wow, JG + patina?!? Excellent, but you just blew your collecting domain wide open... so many more coins to want now.

That must be a very early Elagabalus, @DUPONDII, because that's clearly a Macrinus portrait. Very cool.

My only Elagabalus, struck 219-20:

 

Cool Sestertius @Julius Germanicus !

I only have one from the Monster:


RI Elagabalus 218-222 CE AR Antoninianus Radiate Roma seated

 

i've paid for a nice denarious of Elag. but that's all i'm gonna say right now 'bout that

 

This coin, I like it, tells a whole story

 

Thanks everybody for your beautiful contributions!!!!

I will take this one as an exception and stick to my old field otherwise or I will go bankrupt soon .

You have a point there - I got my first Elagabalus Sestertius (pictured below) because it was brassy and affordable. On the other hand, it is also rusty and crusty which was OK then but started to bother me now that I try to raise my standards a little.
I think there is a visible improvement in my collection with the OP coin despite it´s patina

Wonderful Denarius! My second Sestertius of Elagabalus (seemingly one of his latest emissions) has a similar sacrifice scene on the reverse:



IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG / INVICTVS SACERDOS AVG S C
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right, seen from the front, wearing a short beard and a "horn" / Elagabalus, in priestly robes, standing left, holding club in left arm and patera in right hand, sacrificing out of patera over lighted and garlanded altar, with sacrificial bull lying behind base of altar
Sestertius, Rome 221/22
RIC 350, Cohen 64, BMCRE 350 var., Sear 7564, Banti 9 var.