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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 3125740, member: 83845&quot;]Really cool coin [USER=80147]@Ancient Aussie[/USER] ! I don&#039;t have any coins with Astarte but here&#039;s my favorite Elagabalus.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]796476[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Roman Empire</font></p><p><font size="3">Elagabalus </font></p><p><font size="3">AR Denarius, Rome mint, struck ca. AD 218-222</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: IMP CAES ANTONINVS AVG; Laureate draped cuirassed bust right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: VICTOR ANTONINI AVG; Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm branch </font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 20.29 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 3.26 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: RIC IV 153</font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Ex Bill Rosenblum mailbox sale 28F, Nov. 1998</i></font></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]796477[/ATTACH] </i></p><p>This is a copy of a Canaanite gold plaque from the 13th century BC that I saw while at the Tower of David in Jerusalem. The original is in the National Museum. It is thought to show Astarte and as you can see she is sporting head gear that is almost as tall as she is!&nbsp; Crazy hat lady...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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