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<p>[QUOTE="Amit Vyas, post: 5412045, member: 117268"]Amazing thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>Towards the end of last year, I broke a long-standing personal “jinx”, finally “winning” a “horned” Elagabalus type showing the emperor sacrificing on the reverse. Given how abundant these are, I am surprised it took this long. Now, within a short span of time, I have 3, with 2 more in transit! One of these shows traces of a star eradicated from the left field (mentioned earlier in the thread), while another shows a clear spherical object behind the rays, giving the “star” appear more like a meteor hurtling downwards. I will take and post images when I have these specimens in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do we have details of the ritual depicted on the reverse? On some coins, the emperor seems to be staring intently into a small “club” held in a rather peculiar position in front of his face, while on others he is either casually holding the club held facing upwards along the side of his body, or a branch facing downwards. It would be interesting to know the significance of these objects and their specific positions in the ritual.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Amit Vyas, post: 5412045, member: 117268"]Amazing thread. Towards the end of last year, I broke a long-standing personal “jinx”, finally “winning” a “horned” Elagabalus type showing the emperor sacrificing on the reverse. Given how abundant these are, I am surprised it took this long. Now, within a short span of time, I have 3, with 2 more in transit! One of these shows traces of a star eradicated from the left field (mentioned earlier in the thread), while another shows a clear spherical object behind the rays, giving the “star” appear more like a meteor hurtling downwards. I will take and post images when I have these specimens in hand. Do we have details of the ritual depicted on the reverse? On some coins, the emperor seems to be staring intently into a small “club” held in a rather peculiar position in front of his face, while on others he is either casually holding the club held facing upwards along the side of his body, or a branch facing downwards. It would be interesting to know the significance of these objects and their specific positions in the ritual.[/QUOTE]
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