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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2749388, member: 56859&quot;]The identity of the &quot;horn&quot; is unknown but 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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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" />).&nbsp; I may try to use one of those free online .pdf or .jpg translators.&nbsp; 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. (Can I get a group &quot;eww&quot; on that? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;horn&quot; appears only on some of his imperial coins.&nbsp; It is not seen on any of his provincials.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/elagabalussacrificing-reflectiontemplate-jpg.454952/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Elagabalus</b></p><p>AR denarius, Rome mint. Struck CE 221-222. 3.55 gm</p><p>Obv: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; laureate and draped bust right, with “horn” on forehead</p><p>Rev: SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB; Elagabalus standing right, holding club and sacrificing from patera over lighted altar; star to right; faint star in left field (likely engraved and then mostly removed by grinding the field).</p><p>Ref: RIC IV 131; Thirion 302; RSC 246</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>No horn on the next one but it&#039;s my favorite Elagabalus imperial coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/elagabalussacredstone-rt-jpg.574868/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Elagabalus</b></p><p>AR denarius, 19.4 mm, 3.5 gm</p><p>Antioch, CE 218-219</p><p>Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate draped cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: SANCT DEO SOLI / ELAGABAL, Quadriga right, bearing sacred baetyl of Emesa, flanked by four parasols</p><p>Ref: RIC IV 195</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-boy-and-his-stone.254886/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-boy-and-his-stone.254886/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-boy-and-his-stone.254886/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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