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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2278311, member: 56859&quot;]Calling all RIC jockeys...</p><p><br /></p><p>Did the seller misattribute this coin?&nbsp; It&#039;s not of much consequence to me but I try to accurately record the references when possible.&nbsp; The question seems to revolve around the stars in the reverse field.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have RIC IV.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">(The fancy background may be overkill for this average coin but I like the way it looks <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]454952[/ATTACH]</p><p>Seller&#039;s attribution:</p><p><br /></p><p>ROMAN EMPIRE</p><p>Elagabalus (218-222) (D) Denarius (3,55g), Roma, 220-222 n. Chr. Bust with laurel wreath and drapery as well as so-called. Horn / Kaiser as a sun priest with mace (or cypress?) And Patera ago Altar, in both fields (!) each have a star. RIC 134var (Horn), RSC 249a. Very light Stempelglanz in Av. Vzgl.</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>While I haven&#039;t been able to find images of RIC 134, I suspect it is really RIC 131 with an engraver&#039;s error in the left field rather than &quot;...both fields (!) each have a star.&quot;&nbsp; OCRE has a description of RIC 134 but no images:</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Obverse</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Legend: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Type: Bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, right</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Reverse</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Legend: SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Type: Elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing right, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar, holding upright club in left hand; in field, two stars</span></p><p><br /></p><p>The left field star is very faint, as if the die was aggressively polished to diminish the star&#039;s depth.&nbsp; Elagabalus&#039;s neck is also pencil-thin, so perhaps some metal was removed from that region too when the star was being &quot;erased&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The star represents the sun god El-Gabal and should be in front of the emperor.&nbsp; I think the Elagabalus sacrificing denarii star placement issues have been discussed here before but I couldn&#039;t find a thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>This general type of Elagabalus denarius has been on my hit list for some time.&nbsp; They are plentiful so acquiring one hadn&#039;t been a priority.&nbsp; This coin was good enough and the price was low, so it can be crossed off the list <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; In addition to wanting a coin that was generally &quot;pleasing&quot;, I wanted one with a clear horn.&nbsp; For this coin, I think the faint left field star also adds a little interest since I believe it is an engraver error (although this may be a common error on the &quot;Elagabalus sacrificing&quot; coins).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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