ELAGABALUS
Emperor -- Varius Avitus Bassianus, surnamed Elagabalus, from the name of the divinity, whose worship he had introduced into Rome, was born at Emesa, in Syria A.V.C. 958 (A.D. 205).
Elagabalus (218-222)
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Elagabalus (AD 218-222)
22 mm. 6:00. 5.67 grams.
A remarkable imitation antoninianus. Most "limes" imitations of the Severans are of denarii.
IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG ...
Elagabalus, AR Denarius, 220-221, Rome
IMP ANTONINVS-PIVS AVG
Laureate, draped bust right, seen from front
P M TR P IIII COS III P P ...
Elagabalus standing right, sacrificing over an altar and holding a club, a star in the right field
SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB
RIC149e, Elagabalus: Antoninianus (0218AD-0222AD) ...
GI3096 1836 Elagabalus: Billon 25 Tetradrachm of Antioch
$85.00
Obv. Laur. bust r.
Rev. Eagle facing, hd. r.
13.51 g
Sear 3096; BMC 20.202 VF ...
Portraits of Elagabalus
The Roman emperor we know as Elagabalus was born Varius Avitus Bassianus at Emessa (Syria), sometime between AD 203 (Chronicles of the Roman Emperors by Chris Scarre) and AD 205 (Roman Coins and their values by David Sear).
Caracalla or Elagabalus ?
Two Emperors Named Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius ...
Elagabalus
Obverse: IMP ANTONINVS AVG, draped and laureate bust right.
Reverse: PM TR P II COS II PP, Pax running left holding an olive branch and a scepter.
GF74 JOPPA, Elagabalus. 218-222. Æ24. Bust of emperor right/Tyche, standing left, flanked by 2 small figures in Tetrastyle Temple. Ros-7. aF and very rare. $450 ...
Elagabalus
- Receuil General 91
Elagabalus AE22 of Apamea Myrleia in Bithynia. IMP C M AVRELIVS ANTONINVS AV, laureate head right / C-I C-A / D-D, two line inscription (Colonia Julia Concordia Apamea Decurionum Decreto) in border of dots.
Elagabalus proved to be a most unsuitable Emperor of Rome. He became involved in a series of homosexual crushes. The most notable of these was with the high profile charioteer Hierocles.
Elagabalus was born Varius Avitus Bassianus into wealth as a member of the Imperial family as his mother was the niece of Septimius Severus. At a very early age he accompanied that emperor to the British aisles where Severus fell ill and met his end.
ELAGABALUS & JULIA MAESA (Grandmother)
(218 - 222 CE)
Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior - Julius Ant. Seleucus ...
Elagabalus 196 - 217 CE
Obv: Laureate, draped, bust right
Rev: Providentia standing left holding globe and cornucopia.
RIC 168 ...
26. Elagabalus? AE23 billon tetradrachm. Provincial bronze. Maybe Antioch. Bold portrait. Obverse off-center a bit to right, losing most of the inscription at right. Reverse is eagle, with some inscription present at right. VF. $60 ...
Colonial, Elagabalus to Severus Alexander. Inscr., COL. AVR. PIA METROP. SIDON, &c.
Elagabalus, AD218-222, AR Antoninianus (4.2g). Radiate bust rt./IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter stands left holding thyrsus and sceptre, 2 standards behind, RIC 90. Centered, full legends, nice portrait and rev., light tone, SCARCE, Very Fine+....
Obverse of Elagabalus Silver Denarius
218 - Coin of the Year - 218 A.D.
Antoniniani
Row 1: Elagabalus (silver 218-222), Trajan Decius (silver 249-251), Gallienus (billon 253-268 Asian mint)
Row 2: Gallienus (copper 253-268), Aurelian (silvered 270-275), barbarous radiate (copper), barbarous radiate (copper) ...
Under the last two emperors of the Severan dynasty, Elagabalus (A.D. 218-222) and Severus Alexander (A.D. 222-235), coin production remained at a high level in Rome, especially of the debased silver denarii, ...
row 1: Elagabalus Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, (c. 203-March 11, 222), better known as Elagabalus or Heliogabalus, was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who reigned from 218-222.
(Elagabalus and Caracalla both called themselves "Marcus Aurelius Antoninus" -- as did the man who really bore the name.) When I get a denarius, I want to know exactly what year it was stuck.
an official Roman condemnation of a person for crimes against the state, resulting in the destruction or obliteration of the person's name and image. Emperors who suffered damnatio include Nero, Domitian, Commodus, Didius Julianus, and Elagabalus.
 See also: Julia, Reverse, Revers, Coin, Bust
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