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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 1962629, member: 31620&quot;]Following on from my Elagabalus with horn on floor beside him that I posted recently I thought that I would inflict another Elagabalus (or two) on you.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is my most recent purchase.</p><p><br /></p><p>Elagabalus Denarius</p><p>Obv:– IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, horned, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– INVICTVS SACERDOS AVG, Elagabalus standing holding a patera over an altar and a club. Star in left field. Bull behind the altar</p><p>Minted in Rome. A.D. 220-222</p><p>Reference– BMC 209-210. RIC 88. RSC III 61</p><p><br /></p><p>A nice sharp reverse with a clearly defined bull behind the altar, which is not always so clear. The star has been decorated with dots at the end of each point and another in the centre.</p><p><br /></p><p>Elagabalus looks quite youthful. His facial hair has not yet developed to a ful beard. He can be seen wearing the &quot;Horn&quot; on his head.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_071af_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I thought it worth posting another recent purchase alongside it for comparison. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is the same type but this time catalogued as RSC III 61b showing him slightly more mature with a full beard but no longer sporting his &quot;Horn&quot;. The bull is not as clearly defined on this example.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is an intermediate type with a horn and full beard but I don&#039;t have an example to illustrate.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_071aa_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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