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Elagabalus, Denarius, Sol with Whip Reverse, Contemporary Imitation!

Silver; 19mm/1.6gm (!)     As Roman Mint ca. 220 AD

Con/ Ragged edges and soft reverse strike, otherwise, about Very Fine.

Obv/ IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; Laureate and draped bust right.

Rev/ P M TR P III COS III P P; Sol advancing to left, raising right hand and holding whip in left; star in left field. 

Ref/ RIC Vol IVb 28

Seller's Note/ The counterfeiters who struck this ancient fake did rather well but it is much too light to have circulated for very long. ;-)