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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 4278032, member: 56859&quot;]It&#039;s been discussed here a few times before, but here&#039;s a link to the original article in which a numismatist suggested the decorative thingy on his head is a bull penis.&nbsp; (Copied and pasted my post from back when)</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>in 1997 a German numismatist theorized that it was a symbol of potency (the penis of a bull), probably part of his Syrian high priest attire. True or not, the bull penis identity seems to have taken hold-- I suspect because it is in line with the popular opinion that Elagabalus was one freakydeaky dude. It seems to have created a premium for coins of his which are prominently endowed with the feature <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>The article:</p><p>Krengel, E. “Das sogenannte “Horn” des Elagabal – Die Spitze eines Steierpenis”, Jahrbuch fur Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 47 (1997)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/1006502/Das_sogenannte_Horn_des_Elagabal_-_Die_Spitze_eines_Stierpenis._Eine_Umdeutung_als_Ergebnis_fach%C3%BCbergreifender_Forschung" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/1006502/Das_sogenannte_Horn_des_Elagabal_-_Die_Spitze_eines_Stierpenis._Eine_Umdeutung_als_Ergebnis_fach%C3%BCbergreifender_Forschung" rel="nofollow">Link to the article on academia.edu</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s written in German so I haven&#039;t tried to read it (my only German is knowing how to count to ten, plus coin grade words <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). I may try to use one of those free online .pdf or .jpg translators. The article includes four or so pictures of bull penises next to coins with the &quot;horned&quot; Elagabalus, apparently demonstrating the the variation in curvature and size of various bull phalli.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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