The Roman Empire
Elagabalus, 218 – 222
Sestertius 221, Æ 19.51 g. IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG Laureate, draped, horned and cuirassed bust r. Rev. P M TR P IIII COS IIII P P S – C Elagabal, standing l. in military attire, sacrificing over lighted altar and holding a cypress-branch. C 200. BMC 445. RIC 326.
Brown tone, metal flaws and flan crack at two o'clock on obverse, otherwise very fine
A fully bearded portrait with the famous "bull penis" on his head. AMP.