This is turning out to be a good week for receiving coins. This is one I purchased about three weeks ago which just arrived in today's mail. It's a nice enough coin with a nice, thick chocolate patina ELAGABALUS 5 Assaria OBVERSE: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC AVΓ IOVΛIA MAICA AVΓ. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Elagabal right, facing draped bust of Julia Maesa left REVERSE: YΠ IOYΛ ANT CEΛEYKOY MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN. Bust of Serapis right, wearing kalathos; E in right field Struck at Marcianopolis, 218-222 AD 11.15g, 27mm Varbanov 1648 var
Nice large provincial, Bing. Well-done sir! I don't have any Elagabalus provincials, but I do have one of his brother Geta... Pautalia, Geta, 189-211 AE18, 3.6g, 12h; Thrace, Pautalia Obv.: L CЄΠΤ ΓΕΤΑC Κ; bareheaded, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev.: ΟΥΛΠΙΑC ΠΑΥΤΑΛΙΑC; coiled serpent, head right. Reference: Moushmov 4334
Very cool Elagabalus, my ol' friend (super pick-up) ... I like it!! I have a couple of E-dawgs to add to your sweet thread ... an AR denarius and an AR Tetradrachm
