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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 7873141, member: 84744&quot;]Finally got a chance to read this post thoroughly and browse the thread.&nbsp; Great new coin, [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER], which I was lucky enough to see in hand!&nbsp; I agree this is a must-have type.</p><p><br /></p><p>I voted for #4, amulet, as being closest to [USER=89514]@curtislclay[/USER]&#039;s unknown thingie suggestion. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; It&#039;s clearly connected with the worship of Elagabal, but surely the probabilities are better that it&#039;s some amulet we haven&#039;t identified than specifically a bull phallus!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s mine, which is the same (rare) star-behind variety as [USER=31620]@maridvnvm[/USER]&#039;s:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356696[/ATTACH] </p><p>Like the INVICTVS examples in the OP, mine seems to show the &quot;amulet&quot; on the reverse as well.&nbsp; Another odd thing about the INVICTVS coins is the weird item behind Elagabalus&#039;s feet.&nbsp; What the heck is that thing?&nbsp; RIC calls it a horn.&nbsp; I guess their translation manual reads something like this:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Weird thingie Elagabalus dude has = whatever, just call it a horn</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a LIBERTAS where the bearded portrait strongly suggests a late-reign issue.&nbsp; I guess it&#039;s dateable to 222.&nbsp; (Bearded-portrait LIBERTAS examples seem far scarcer than the clean-shaven ones.)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356697[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m a bit uncertain about the RIC number for this coin.&nbsp; I&#039;ve tentatively assigned it as RIC 112, but as you can see below, RIC doesn&#039;t say 112 has a bearded portrait.&nbsp; Maybe &quot;bearded&quot; is only a relevant distinguishing feature for bust 5b (no cuirass), and 5d&#039;s can come either way?&nbsp; (I&#039;m pretty sure mine&#039;s cuirassed, 5d.)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356698[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356699[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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