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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benhur767, post: 6662411, member: 36818&quot;]There&#039;s also a 1966 historical fiction novel titled <i>Child of the Sun</i> by Kyle Onstott and Lance Horner. It&#039;s a love story based on the life of Elagabalus and characterizes his family as well. The story begins with the murder of Caracalla by Macrinus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1269192[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The artwork on the cover is by Frank Frazetta. The orginal painting was sold by Heritage in 2019 for $495,000. It depicts Elagabalus and his charioteer lover.</p><p><a href="https://fineart.ha.com/itm/paintings/frank-frazetta-american-1928-2010-child-of-the-sun-paperback-cover-1972oil-on-canvasboard20-x-24/a/5417-71075.s" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://fineart.ha.com/itm/paintings/frank-frazetta-american-1928-2010-child-of-the-sun-paperback-cover-1972oil-on-canvasboard20-x-24/a/5417-71075.s" rel="nofollow">https://fineart.ha.com/itm/paintings/frank-frazetta-american-1928-2010-child-of-the-sun-paperback-cover-1972oil-on-canvasboard20-x-24/a/5417-71075.s</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the American Numismatic Association has a Money Talks presentation titled <i>Symbols of the Sun God on Coins of Elagabalus</i> that you might find interesting:</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]BuZgsJI_OP0[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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