Sucker for Elagabalus

hmmmmmmmmm.... i don't know. i'm not at all certain of my attribution. here's a year 3 of elagabalus that's pretty similar to mine with a radiate crown, i think it looks pretty close in bust style.

http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=583818

i wish they would have called themselves elagabalus and caracalla so i could tell easily from the legend!

 

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I agree and the fact that it is a vAuctions lot (was it Barry Murphy then?) makes me tend to accept it as correct. I'm quite confident separating Imperials of the two but not so with Provincials.

 

I need to start an Elagabalus donation campaign.

"For a limited time you can act to help ease the suffering of a poor lawyer in south Florida by giving him the gift of an Elagabalus. While others enjoy their Elagabalus, this poor man must make do with only his Antoninus Pius, Caracalla, Constantine I, Constantius II, Diocletian, Gordian III, Maximian, Philip II, S Severus, and Trajan. Help brighten his dreary days by giving him the gift of an Elagabalus. Call now and we'll send you a picture and thank you note from this unfortunate man to remind you of the difference you've made in his life with the gift of Elagabalus."


Uhm, anyone willing to make a charitable contribution? No? Well, it was worth it me shamelessly giving it a try anyway. I suppose there's always next month.

 

Great coin, JBG (congrats)

Wow, I am totally jealous of "Europa riding bull" (super cool reverse)

=> oh, here are my two same ol' examples ...

 

The E man and a temple in Nicaea.

 

Nice pickup... I've always liked that reverse.

I'll toss this Elagabalus from Laodicea into the pot. That's Herakles and Dionysos wrestling on the reverse. Would anyone like to take bets?


And from Castulo, waaaay over the other side of the Mediterranean from Sidon, my cowgirl coin...

 

2 more provincials from Phoenicia to note the patinas. The OP coin is reloaded for comparison. Elagabalus (Sidon), Macrinus ( Berytus), Caracalla (Berytus).

 

Nice contributions folks !
The Europa on bull design is an easy one : the obverse on a 2 euro coins from Greece does the job



Not sure it's got the charm of the reverses shown by JBG and Z though

Q

 

The legend here tells that Europa, the sister of Kadmus, was abducted or kidnapped by Zeus who was disguised in the shape of a bull. He took her to a region which is presently known as Europe. That would suggest that the European continent drew its name from this Phoenician lady " Europa ".
Anyway, I chose these 2 coins: The first from Antioch and is really sandy to the bottom BMC 450. The second was struck in Edessa and has Tyche with god river " Spyrte" on reverse BMC 58 - Babelon 52 var.

 

Nice => yah, sometimes I must admit that modern coins are still kinda cool ...

=> thanks for that, Q (that Europa on bull design is certainly a sweet modern 2002 winner!!)

Cheers, brother

 

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