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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 1472266, member: 21445&quot;]#6 This piece has an interesting story. It all started when fellow CT poster <b>Dougsmit</b> posted in a thread of mine when I mentioned I was on the hunt for a Elagabalus. He mentioned this particular type below. I immediately liked the type he had. One thing mentioned was the &quot;horn&quot; above. Many speculate it could be a petrified bulls penis, but then it could be something else. So I was searching many online outlets for one. Some were priced way too high, others were in pis* poor shape, &amp; some I just narrowly lost by a few $. Then this coin appeared on Vauctions. I loved it&#039;s condition, well centering and the weight. I had some extra funds at the time &amp; was gonna put a reasonable amount on it. Needless to say others seemed to have wanted other coins so I ended up winning this coin at a very reasonable price even after &quot;buyers fees&quot;.&nbsp; It felt like a weight was off my shoulders to acquire this piece, which was nearly a year from the time it was mentioned in that old thread. I was even happier I didn&#039;t have to blow the bank to get it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It was one of the few times patience worked in my favor, even if it felt like forever.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i51.tinypic.com/67nq4p.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Elagabalus (218-222 A.D.)</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Struck 220-222 AD.</p><p>O: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate and draped bust right, horn on head.</p><p>R: SACRED DEI SOLIS ELAGAB, Elagabalus standing right, holding branch (?) and sacrificing from patera over lighted altar; star in right field. </p><p>RIC IV 131; BMCRE 225 note; RSC 246</p><p>Rome mint</p><p>19mm</p><p>3.5g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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