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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 5230802, member: 111387&quot;]I encourage you to read up on Elagabalus -- Even if only a cursory look at his Wikipedia page, or &#039;googled&#039; references to his reign.</p><p><br /></p><p>As already stated in this thread, he was one weird dude -- His (relatively)short time alive, as an emperor(all teenaged years), and the lead-up to his eventual demise.&nbsp; It makes for a fascinating read.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before delving into ancient coins, I was like many -- Somewhat familiar with some of the more famous/infamous Roman emperors.&nbsp; It wasn&#039;t until I discovered the coinage minted under Elagabalus(and other ancient figures) that I became inspired to learn more about him(and other ancient figures/places).</p><p><br /></p><p>That is one of the really cool things about ancient coins.&nbsp; They have the ability to inspire one to research the historical references that are attached to them.&nbsp; I mean we(speaking for Americans) all learned about Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Lincoln etc. in school, and their histories have numerous references beyond mere coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>For some ancient references, there are figures, and even long-lost places that exist primarily (if not only) from found ancient coins, and the information provided on them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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