Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XXI 24-25 Mar 2021
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Elagabalus AV Aureus. Rome, AD 218-219. IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTOR ANTONINI AVG, Victory walking to right, holding wreath and palm. RIC IV 154; C. 288; BMCRE 30; Calicó 3038. 6.77g, 20mm, 6h.
NGC graded XF, 5/5 - 4/5 (#2079063-007). Rare.
From the Collection of GK, Ukrainian Emigrant;
Ex Editions V. Gadoury, 16 November 2018, lot 151.
The unusual reverse legend of this coin, specifically referencing the Antonine family from which Elagabalus falsely claimed descent, is evidently a slur on Macrinus and his son Diadumenian as dynastic interlopers whom the new emperor had triumphantly defeated, thus bringing about the restoration of the family line.
NGC graded XF, 5/5 - 4/5 (#2079063-007). Rare.
From the Collection of GK, Ukrainian Emigrant;
Ex Editions V. Gadoury, 16 November 2018, lot 151.
The unusual reverse legend of this coin, specifically referencing the Antonine family from which Elagabalus falsely claimed descent, is evidently a slur on Macrinus and his son Diadumenian as dynastic interlopers whom the new emperor had triumphantly defeated, thus bringing about the restoration of the family line.