Elagabalus AV Aureus. Rome, AD 220. IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P III COS III P P, Emperor seated to left on curule chair, holding globe and sceptre. RIC IV 34 var. (bust type); C. 167 var. (bust type); Calicó 3008 var. (bust type); BMCRE -, cf. 181 note; seemingly unpublished in the standard references. 6.38g, 20mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine; minor edge filing, possibly previously mounted. Possibly Unique; seemingly unpublished with this bust type and no star in reverse field in the standard references, and no other examples on Coin Archives.
Acquired from Leu Numismatik AG;
Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Auction 5, 27 October 2019, lot 428.