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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2647141, member: 56859&quot;]Guess I&#039;ll pile on a few more <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/elagabalussacrificing-reflectiontemplate-jpg.454952/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Elagabalus</b></p><p>AR denarius, Rome mint. Struck CE 221-222. 3.55 gm</p><p>Obv: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; laureate and draped bust right, with “horn” on forehead</p><p>Rev: SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB; Elagabalus standing right, holding club and sacrificing from patera over lighted altar; star to right; faint star in left field (likely engraved and then mostly removed by grinding the field).</p><p>Ref: RIC IV 131; Thirion 302; RSC 246</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_9effb1776b794e359287c5578b438245.jpg_srb_p_1000_511_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb%2526hash%253D9a7900e5187cb8049c77ca56a9ca69c3%26hash%3D6cc47a2c4afe2d83419315b1485e46c6&amp;hash=0e258550152b9673bdad0544001a4c91" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>MOESIA INFERIOR, Nikopolis ad Istrum.&nbsp; Elagabalus</b></p><p>AE 18 mm, 2.8 gm</p><p>Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: NIKOΠOΛITΩ NΠPOCICTPO N, Priapus standing left, drawing back his cloak to expose his phallus, bowl of fruit balanced on phallus, right hand extended pouring from patera</p><p>Ref: Varbanov 3811, AMNG 2022</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_65acae418c51482084fe9da1650e88e2.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_506%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_65acae418c51482084fe9da1650e88e2.jpg&amp;hash=7282d169fd67f68f2733f1f50ce49851" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>MOESIA INFERIOR. Nikopolis ad Istrum</b></p><p>Elagabalus , CE 218-222</p><p>AE 26 mm, 11.1 gm</p><p>Obv: AYT K M AYP ANTΩNEINOC. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICTPON. River-god reclining right, holding branch; prow at side</p><p>Ref: Varbanov 4055</p><p><i>ex Falter Collection, Nature Gods</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_2f410da0b55747ed8770822c3beb70c6.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_522%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_2f410da0b55747ed8770822c3beb70c6.jpg&amp;hash=3d4e5ea02fe2b60605d1a0552832bfc3" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa.&nbsp; Elagabalus</b></p><p>AE27, 15 gm</p><p>Obv: AVT K M A ANTΩNEINOC; radiate cuirassed bust left, holding shield and raising right hand.</p><p>Rev: AVP ........ EΔECCA; Tyche seated left on rock, holding corn ears; to left a column surmounted by a statue of Marsyas, river god swimming right at feet</p><p>Ref: Mionnet supplement 8, 26. Rare. Mionnet is the only work which lists this coin with a column on the left.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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