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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 7999531, member: 128351&quot;]Very nice coin, probably uncirculated. It was certainly not minted in 222, the emperor&#039;s portrait looks too young, and I think the rev. legend and type PAX AVGVSTI fit better with the beginning of the new regime. Elagabalus was not at all interested by wars, he had other things in mind... </p><p><br /></p><p>On this denarius he looks much older, it was probably minted in the last months of the reign. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1387799[/ATTACH] </p><p>IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG<b>, </b>Bust of Elagabalus bearded, horned, laureate, draped, right </p><p>SVMMVS SACERDOS AVG, Elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod, holding branch downwards in left hand; in field, star</p><p>RIC IV Elagabalus 146[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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