AR Denarius 2.81g, 18mm, 7h.
Rome, 220-222 CE
IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG, draped bust to right
CONCORDIA, Concordia standing facing, head to left, holding patera over lighted altar and double cornucopiae; star in left field.
RIC IV 225 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 185 (Elagabalus); RSC 2a.
Ex Vitangelo Collection
220 CE
June
June
Elagabalus divorces Julia Paula in order to marry Aquilia Severa.
220 CE
July
July
Marriage of Aquilia Severa to Elagabalus. The marriage is highly controversial because she is a vestal virgin.
221 CE
February
February
Elagabalus divorces Aquilia Severa and marries Annia Faustina.
221 CE
March
March
Elagabalus marries Aquilia Severa again.
222 CE
March 11
March 11
Elagabalus and his mother Julia Soaemias are assassinated by the Praetorian Guard in Rome. Following Elagabalus’s death, Aquilia Severa disappears from the historical record. Severus Alexander becomes Emperor, while Julia Maesa and Julia Mamaea remain very powerful.