Elagabalus, contemporary imitation ("limes falsum"), 221 AD.,
Æ Denarius (18-21 mm / 2,81 g),
Obv.: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG , laureate, and draped bust of Elagabalus right.
Rev.: P M TR P IIII COS IIII P P , Elagabalus in Syrian priestly dress standing left, sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar, holding club, star to left.
for prototype, cf. RIC 46b var. (note) ; - Coh. 196 (cf. 208) ; - BMC 569, 256-259 .
Curtis Clay: "G. Elmer invented the term "limesfalsa", which is now usually applied to ancient casts of denarii."
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