218-219 AD Roman Imperial AR Denarius Silver Coin XF Elagabalus Mars S-7526
$110.00
- 218-219 AD Roman Imperial silver denarius
- Issued under the rule of Elagabalus (Heliobalus), the 25th Emperor of the Roman Empire (218-222 AD)
- A member of the Severan Dynasty, he was Syrian, the second son of Julia Soaemias and Sextus Varius Marcellus; in his early youth he served as a priest of the god Elagabal in the hometown of his mother's family, Emesa (Homs, Syria)
- Obverse features a bust of the emperor, facing right
- Reverse depicts Mars holding spear and trophy, advancing right, with the legend "MARS VICTOR"
- In ancient Roman religion and myth, Mars was the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome
- He was second in importance only to Jupiter and Neptune and was the most prominent of the military gods in the religion of the Roman army
- Minted in Rome
- Struck from silver
- Diameter: 18 mm (at widest point)
- Weight: 3.3 grams
- Condition: Ungraded; expected to grade as Extra Fine (XF)
- Catalog number: Sear#7526, BMC#22, RIC#123, RSC#1136
Reference Item # ANC-1251
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