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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 7677612, member: 98035"]I agree - a lovely and very lifelike portrait!</p><p><br /></p><p>My example -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1318693[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I believe the assessment that production of the antoninianus ceased around 219/220 is correct - I was able to find this example which is more fitting with his later reign, but still has a youthful portrait</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Elagabalus+antoninianus+TR+III&category=1-2&lot=&thesaurus=1&images=1&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&currency=usd&order=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Elagabalus+antoninianus+TR+III&category=1-2&lot=&thesaurus=1&images=1&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&currency=usd&order=0" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Elagabalus+antoninianus+TR+III&category=1-2&lot=&thesaurus=1&images=1&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&currency=usd&order=0</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It's also important to note that this denarius has his "child" portrait yet is dated TR P IIII, his last year of rule[ATTACH=full]1318694[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Only months later he must have grown his gross teenager beard and, er, "horn"</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1318695[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Just for fun, here's an antoninianus of Julia Maesa, also presumably minted 218-219, and I believe the only type of hers which can certainly be dated to the reign of Elagabalus. The damage to the die makes her eyes look like they close vertically (Reptilians confirmed??? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie48" alt=":greyalien:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1318698[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 7677612, member: 98035"]I agree - a lovely and very lifelike portrait! My example - [ATTACH=full]1318693[/ATTACH] I believe the assessment that production of the antoninianus ceased around 219/220 is correct - I was able to find this example which is more fitting with his later reign, but still has a youthful portrait [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Elagabalus+antoninianus+TR+III&category=1-2&lot=&thesaurus=1&images=1&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1¤cy=usd&order=0[/URL] It's also important to note that this denarius has his "child" portrait yet is dated TR P IIII, his last year of rule[ATTACH=full]1318694[/ATTACH] Only months later he must have grown his gross teenager beard and, er, "horn" [ATTACH=full]1318695[/ATTACH] Just for fun, here's an antoninianus of Julia Maesa, also presumably minted 218-219, and I believe the only type of hers which can certainly be dated to the reign of Elagabalus. The damage to the die makes her eyes look like they close vertically (Reptilians confirmed??? :greyalien:) [ATTACH=full]1318698[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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