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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryan McVay, post: 24481371, member: 117904&quot;]Elagabalus RPC VI, 6128. Perge, Pamphylia</p><p>Now 1 of 2 and only one in private hands.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a rare Elagabalus (laur. type) that I picked up a month or so ago. The original pictures don&#039;t make for a very good impression- thankfully for the wallet! This guy pretty much went unnoticed in the auctions.</p><p>I&#039;m happy to add it to my collection as one of my top 3 Elagabalus portraits (youthful). And the reverse temple was cleaned up&nbsp; witha bit of Goof-off to show even the two levels of the fighting scene and the Pergaean Artemis statue which sits on top of a crescent moon. To some degree the indentation in the cornice, the raking cornice, and the capitals on the columns are visible. </p><p>My camera was not able to get the focus with the rest of the coin. It is much nicer in hand.</p><p>Lastly, back to the obv. the banker&#039;s mark next to Elagabalas&#039; chin is a very clear [?AK] or just [AK] now. You have to rotate the image CW 100 degrees to get the clear AK.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1548966[/ATTACH]</p><p>Here&#039;s a possible image of the Pergaean Artemis..not totally sure. Maybe some can post a better example.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1548971[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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