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<p>[QUOTE="Gary R. Wilson, post: 4278612, member: 89935"]Here's mine. BTW, from what I have read about Elagabalus is that he was probably the most sexually demented emperor of all.</p><p>Per Curtis Clay: "The star apparently stood for his sun god, to whom the emperor was depicted sacrificing, and therefore it should have been placed before him...".</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1088983[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Elagabalus (Augustus)</p><p>Coin: Silver Denarius</p><p>IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG - Laureate, horned, draped bust right.</p><p>INVICTVS SACERDOS AVG - Elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod, holding club in left hand; behind tripod, bull lying down; in field, star</p><p>Exergue: </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mint: Rome (220-222 AD)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 2.77g / 18.6mm / 12h</p><p>References: </p><p>RIC 88b</p><p>RSC 61</p><p>BMC 212</p><p>Provenances: </p><p>Ex. Richard Weigel</p><p>Acquisition/Sale: ancientgalleonllc eBay $0.00 01/19</p><p>Notes: Feb 20, 19 - The Gary R. Wilson Collection[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gary R. Wilson, post: 4278612, member: 89935"]Here's mine. BTW, from what I have read about Elagabalus is that he was probably the most sexually demented emperor of all. Per Curtis Clay: "The star apparently stood for his sun god, to whom the emperor was depicted sacrificing, and therefore it should have been placed before him...". [ATTACH=full]1088983[/ATTACH] Elagabalus (Augustus) Coin: Silver Denarius IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG - Laureate, horned, draped bust right. INVICTVS SACERDOS AVG - Elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod, holding club in left hand; behind tripod, bull lying down; in field, star Exergue: Mint: Rome (220-222 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 2.77g / 18.6mm / 12h References: RIC 88b RSC 61 BMC 212 Provenances: Ex. Richard Weigel Acquisition/Sale: ancientgalleonllc eBay $0.00 01/19 Notes: Feb 20, 19 - The Gary R. Wilson Collection[/QUOTE]
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