Denarius of Elagabalus (reigned 218–222 CE), Roman Empire. Obverse: Head of Elagabalus with laurel wreath facing right; inscription IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; pearl border. Reverse: Providentia standing left, holding a staff in her right hand over a ball at her feet and a cornucopia in her left; inscription PM TR P IIII COS III PP; pearl border. Dated 221. Coin: diameter 18.0 mm, weight 2.27 g., A round, worn metal coin with an uneven edge showing a raised profile of a person facing right; the surface has areas of smooth, reflective metal and patches of darker, duller metal with some reddish-

areas, ball, black, coin, coin displays textured, cornucopia, dark gray, darker, dated 221, denarius, diameter 18.0 mm, duller metal, elagabalus, facing, feet, head, holding, inscription imp antoninvs pivs avg, inscription pm tr p iiii cos iii pp, laurel wreath, left, obverse, patches, pearl border, perimeter, portrait, predominant colors visible, providentia, raised decorations, raised profile, reddish-brown spots, reflective metal, reigned 218-222 ce, reverse, right, right hand, rim, roman empire, round, silver-gray, small nicks, staff, standing, surface, uneven edge showing, visible wear, weight 2.27 g, worn metal coin, Art and artwork, Archive or historical,