Augustus, A.D. 218-222
Silver Denarius
Rome mint, A.D. 218
Obv: IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG
Rev: PONTIF MAX TR P- Roma, seated, facing left, holding Victory in right hand and scepter in left; shield on ground, resting against side of throne
RIC 8
18x16mm, 2.4g.
Raised to be a priest of the Elagabalus (Baal) cult, Antoninus, known to history as Elagabalus, was 14 years old when he was brought to Rome by his grandmother to be emperor. His exotic Eastern influences and his flamboyant sexual escapades proved to be too much for conservative Roman society, and he was executed about the time of his eighteenth birthday.
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