Elagabalus AR Denarius. Rome, AD 218-222. IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right / SALVS ANTONINI AVG, Salus standing right, feeding a snake, which she holds in her arms, from a patera. RIC 140; BMCRE 28; RSC 256. 2.82g, 20mm, 12h.
Near Mint State; beautiful old cabinet tone.
Acquired from Numismatica Cassandra;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 50, 23 June 1999, lot 1625.