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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 26050165, member: 87809&quot;]Elagabalus as invincible priest:</p><p>Denarius, Rome 221 - 222 AD</p><p>17 mm, 3.427 g</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC IV Elagabalus 88b; Cohen 61; RSC III 61b; BMCRE V 209; SRCV II 7518 var. (horned); </p><p>Ob.: IMP ANTONINVS PI(V)S AVG Laureate, draped and bearded bust right; no horn.</p><p>Rev.: INVIC(T)VS SACERDOS A(VG),Elagabalus standing to left, sacrificing over altar, holding patera in r. hand and club in l., bull lying down behind altar; in l. field star.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin type was issued in the final emission of coinage under Elagabalus. During the previous year, a &quot;horn&quot; was added to Elagabalus&#039; portrait, commonly believed to be a mark indicating divine status. The emperor&#039;s megalomania had grown to such proportions that such an unconventional symbol was to be added to his portrait. During this last issue final emission, though, the &quot;horn&quot; disappeared from the coinage soon after the beginning of TR P V on December 10, 221 AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin has a double strike error (Fr. Tréflag; trefoil) on the reverse. One can see part of the pearled border perpendicular to where it should have been struck. An interesting class of coin error is the double struck coin. This type of error occurs when a minted coin is struck again or even several times by the coining dies before it has left the coining press completely. This usually results in a partial impression of the coin over the previously struck image. Double struck ancient coins are fairly common. These coins were hand struck without any collar holding the coin in place so the coin could easily move when being struck and quality control wasn&#039;t so strict so the coin made it into circulation. They are interesting as an oddity but really don&#039;t command any additional value.</p><p>This coin without the horn is dated to ca. mid-January to his death on March 11, 222 AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1656443[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1656444[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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