Elagabalus AR Denarius. Rome, AD 221. IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, horned and draped bust right / P M TR P IIII COS III P P, Elagabalus standing left, sacrificing over lit altar, holding patera and club(?); a star in left and right fields. RIC -, cf. 46 (one star); BMC -, cf. 256-258 (same); Eauze 350; Solidus 6, 19 July 2015, lot 333 (same dies). 2.89g, 20mm, 5h.
Near Mint State. Well struck on sound, lustrous metal. Extremely rare variant unlisted by RIC or BMC, though both note the difficulty in differentiating between the interchangeable branch or club that the Emperor holds.