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<p>[QUOTE="willieboyd2, post: 1941326, member: 4910"]Great article and interesting coin!</p><p> </p><p>There was also a Sacred Black Stone of Elagabal:</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_rome_antoninus_emesastone.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Antoninus Pius Provincial AE - Sacred Stone of Emesa Syria</p><p>Obverse: Laureate bust right - AVT KAI TI AI ANTONEINOC CEB EV</p><p>Reverse: Eagle standing right on sacred stone of Elagabal - EMICHNWN (Emesa)</p><p>Size: 23mm Weight: 8.71gm Catalog: BMC 1</p><p> </p><p>Emesa began to mint coins during the reign of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) when it became a major city.</p><p> </p><p>The reverse depicts the Black Stone of Emesa, which was worshiped in Syria as the god Elagabal.</p><p>The stone is believed to be a meteorite.</p><p> </p><p>Elagabal had always been worshipped with much pomp and devotion, accompanied by music and dancing.</p><p>On coins, the stone is usually shown with an eagle spreading its wings over the object in a protective way.</p><p> </p><p>The cult of Elagabal was later introduced into Rome by the emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus,</p><p>who was later known as Elagabalus after his stone.</p><p> </p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="willieboyd2, post: 1941326, member: 4910"]Great article and interesting coin! There was also a Sacred Black Stone of Elagabal: [IMG]http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_rome_antoninus_emesastone.jpg[/IMG] Antoninus Pius Provincial AE - Sacred Stone of Emesa Syria Obverse: Laureate bust right - AVT KAI TI AI ANTONEINOC CEB EV Reverse: Eagle standing right on sacred stone of Elagabal - EMICHNWN (Emesa) Size: 23mm Weight: 8.71gm Catalog: BMC 1 Emesa began to mint coins during the reign of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) when it became a major city. The reverse depicts the Black Stone of Emesa, which was worshiped in Syria as the god Elagabal. The stone is believed to be a meteorite. Elagabal had always been worshipped with much pomp and devotion, accompanied by music and dancing. On coins, the stone is usually shown with an eagle spreading its wings over the object in a protective way. The cult of Elagabal was later introduced into Rome by the emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, who was later known as Elagabalus after his stone. :)[/QUOTE]
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