ANCIENTS - Elagabalus Sacrificing

That is a great coin! I didn't know that type existed. I consider the coins of Elagabalus to be a distraction to me. I don't want to collect them but I can't help it!
Here are a few of mine.

Sacrificing right.

Sacrificing left, star behind

Re-engraved star within a clashed die.

And finally sacrificing left, single star within a clashed die.

 

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Nice, well detailed coins Nemo

 

Thanks Bing.

 

You kidding me...Those details are so sharp you could cut your finger....

Nemo, these coins are off the hook!!!!!

 

While I do like the Rome mint horn head coins, I also like the Eastern denarii. These vary a bit in style but are usually all credited to Antioch. I have no idea how correct or on what evidence this is based.

 

Here is my example with two standards:


Elagabalus, year 4 (221) at Rome.
Horned head.
AR20-18 mm.
PM TRP IIII COS III PP. Elagabalus in robes, sacrificing with patera in right hand over altar left, holding branch downwards in left hand, two non-military standards behind, star in left field.
Sear 7537.
Curtis Clay says there were 9 pieces in Reka-Devnia, making it scarce. Note the robes, which are distinct and unlike robes on other types. As Sear notes, this is not a military type, rather a type related to his Syrian cult.
If I had started this thread, I would have entitled it "Show me your robes!"

 

Now that is an example I could get into!

Very Nice - I like his Clarke Gable mustache - clear well defined horned portrait - The large Spherical belt buckle might have been a sun motif - the star is bold - the Inscriptions are complete - ME LIKEY!

The Variety with the standards is neato - I have not seen it previously - thanks for sharing