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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 2400653, member: 76111&quot;]I&#039;ve only owned one real Elagabalus coin, but it was a rare one.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=574" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=574" rel="nofollow">Elagabalus</a>. (218-222 AD). AR <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=denarius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=denarius" rel="nofollow">Denarius</a> (2.67g, 19mm). Eastern mint, possibly <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1715&amp;pos=0#Roman Provincial" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1715&amp;pos=0#Roman Provincial" rel="nofollow">Antioch</a>, c. 219 AD. ANTONINVS <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=pivs%20fel" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=pivs%20fel" rel="nofollow">PIVS FEL</a><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=avg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=avg" rel="nofollow">AVG</a>, laureate, draped and <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cuirassed" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cuirassed" rel="nofollow">cuirassed</a><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=bust" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=bust" rel="nofollow">bust</a> right / TRP II P P <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cos%20ii" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cos%20ii" rel="nofollow">COS II</a>, <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=574" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=574" rel="nofollow">Elagabalus</a>, holding branch and eagle-tipped <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=scepter" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=scepter" rel="nofollow">scepter</a>, in <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=quadriga" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=quadriga" rel="nofollow">quadriga</a> of horses left. <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1828" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1828" rel="nofollow">BMCRE</a>306, <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cohen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cohen" rel="nofollow">Cohen</a> 285 (citing BM, 100 Fr.) and <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1830" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1830" rel="nofollow">RIC</a> 175 (R2).</p><p><br /></p><p>Curtis Clay once told me that there were only 6 known, most in museums.&nbsp; I sold it to some guy on Forvm a few years back.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]494686[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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