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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 6675775, member: 110350&quot;][USER=118899]@Eric the Red[/USER], I thought that I might as well post my own two coins of Elagabalus -- one youthful and beardless, the other bearded and wearing the famous &quot;horn&quot; on his forehead:</p><p><br /></p><p>Elagabalus AR Denarius, 218-219 AD, Antioch Mint. Obv. Laureate draped bust right, no beard, ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG/Rev. Two standards between two legionary eagles, CONCORDIA MILIT. RIC IV-2 187, RSC III 15, Sear&nbsp; RCV II 7505 (ill.). 18 mm., 2.8 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1269616[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Elagabalus AR Denarius, 221-222 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Laureate, horned &amp; draped bust right, bearded, IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG/ Rev. Elagabalus standing left, sacrificing from patera over lit tripod altar, holding branch, star in field left, SVMMVS SACERDOS AVG.&nbsp; RIC IV-2 146, RSC III 276 (bearded), Sear RCV II 7549.&nbsp; 17.71 mm., 3.97 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1269617[/ATTACH]</p><p>Of course, he was only 14 when he ascended to the throne and, I believe, not yet 18 when he was murdered. So it&#039;s not as if he&#039;s really a true adult even on the second coin, despite the beard.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are two of his three wives, Julia Paula and Aquilia Severa:</p><p><br /></p><p>Julia Paula (first wife of Elagabalus). AR Denarius 219-220 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. IVLIA PAVLA AVG, draped bust right / Rev. CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left, holding patera; star in left field. RIC IV-2 211 (Elagabalus), RSC III 6a, BMCRE 172 (Elagabalus). 21 mm., 2.49 g., 6h.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1269619[/ATTACH]</p><p>Another coin of Julia Paula, this one a Provincial coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>Julia Paula (first wife of Elagabalus), AE 21, 219-220 AD, Mysia, Parium [<i>Parion in Greek</i>]. Obv. Draped and diademed bust right, IVLIA P-AVLA AVG / Rev. Capricorn right, holding globe between hooves, cornucopia above, CGIHP [<i>Colonia Gemella Ivlia Hadriana Pariana -- colony founded by Julius Caesar</i>] below. RPC [<i>Roman Provincial Coinage</i>] Vol. VI, 3858 (<i>temporary</i>); RPC Online at <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/3858;" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/3858;" rel="nofollow">https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/3858;</a> Lindgren &amp; Kovacs 289 [Lindgren, H.C. &amp; Kovacs, F.L., <i>Ancient Bronze Coins of Asia Minor and the Levant </i>(San Mateo, CA 1985). 21 mm., 5.67 g., 10 h. (<i>Purchased from VAuctions, Pars Coins, Sale 354, Lot 195, Nov. 16, 2020.</i>)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1269620[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As I pointed out when I first posted this coin, it&#039;s pretty clear that the capricorn isn&#039;t simply holding a globe -- it&#039;s playing water polo. Or perhaps basketball or volleyball.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s wife no. 2:</p><p><br /></p><p>Aquilia Severa (second wife of Elagabalus), AR Denarius 220-222 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG, Draped bust right/ Rev: CONCORDIA, Concordia standing left, holding patera over lighted altar and double cornucopiae; star in lower right field. RIC IV-2 226 (Elagabalus); RSC III 2. 18 mm., 3.2 g. Rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1269621[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s Elagabalus&#039;s Mom, Julia Soaemias, who was killed right alongside him:</p><p><br /></p><p>Julia Soaemias (mother of Elagabalus). AR Denarius 220-221 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Draped bust right, IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG / Rev. Venus standing facing, head left, holding apple &amp; scepter; large star in right field, VENVS CAELESTIS.* RIC IV-2 241 (Elagabalus); RSC III 8b. 18 mm., 2.85 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1269623[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>*&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Roman equivalent of the Greek Aphrodite Ourania, who was associated in Greco-Roman mythography with the eastern goddess Astarte (a/k/a Ishtar, Ashtaroth,&nbsp; etc.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s his aunt, Julia Mamaea, the mother of his first cousin and successor Severus Alexander:</p><p><br /></p><p>Julia Mamaea (mother of Severus Alexander), AR Denarius. Obv. Bust draped right wearing diadem (stephane), IVLIA MAMAEA AVG/ Rev. Venus stdg. front, head left, holding helmet &amp; scepter, shield leans against her at left. VENVS VICTRIX. RIC IV-2 358, RSC III 76 (ill.), Sear RCV II 8216 (ill.), BMCRE 713. 20.5 mm., 2.88 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1269624[/ATTACH]</p><p>And finally, here&#039;s Grandma, Julia Maesa, who supposedly participated in engineering Elagabalus&#039;s demise, sacrificing one grandson in favor of another who appeared to be a better prospect for elevation to the big leagues:</p><p><br /></p><p>Julia Maesa (grandmother of Elagabalus &amp; Severus Alexander), AR Denarius, 218-22 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Draped bust right, IVLIA MAESA AVG / Rev. Fecunditas standing left holding cornucopiae, a small child at her feet, FECVNDI-TAS AVG.&nbsp; RIC IV-2 249, RSC III 8 (ill.), Sear RCV II 7749. 20.08 mm., 2.58 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1269625[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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