Harvard Art Museums > 1942.176.298: Denarius of Elagabalus Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Denarius of Elagabalus (Elagabalus) , 1942.176.298,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196847. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1942.176.298 People Elagabalus, Roman (r. 218 - 222 CE) Title Denarius of Elagabalus Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 222 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium) Period Roman Imperial period, Middle Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/196847 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 3.09 g Die Axis 7 Denomination denarius Inscriptions and Marks inscription: obverse: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG inscription: reverse: PM TR P V COS IIII PP Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine Accession Year 1942 Object Number 1942.176.298 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description obverse: Bust, laureate, draped, r.; reverse: Elagabalus, laureate, draped to feet, standing frontally, head l., sacrificing out of patera in r. hand over garlanded and lighted altar l., and holding club, sloped slightly up to r.; at l. shoulder, star, high l., in field Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
