R.I.P. Elagabalus

Today is the day Rome's favorite bad boy was assassinated.

With that I share a Antonianus of Elagabalus, and yes it's yet another coin of his I have acquired.

Gives me 6 total of his.


AR Antonianus
O: IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, Radiate and draped bust right.
R: VICTOR ANTONINI AVG, Victory running right, holding wreath and palm.
Rome Mint
22mm
4.54g
RIC 155
Ex Vauctions 368 (Beast Coins), Lot # 158

 

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awwww, that's so sad, he seemed like such a solid-dude, know what I mean?

=> awesome OP-score, Mat (you rock)

Ummm, E-dawg ... yup, but I still only have these two examples (Doug is correct => stevex6 needs more coins!!)

 

Another sweet addition Mat. Might be time to upgrade mines :/


Elagabalus Denarius. IMP ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped bust right / TEMPORVM FELICITAS, Felicitas standing left with caduceus & cornucopiae. RIC 150, RSC 282, BMC 168

 

I always find it interesting to compare engraving styles, particularly on coins of exactly the same issue, as the two denarii of Providentia. The Sol denarius is a later issue, but the bust is more closely related to the second of the Providentia coins, especially in the angle between the forehead and nose. The first coin looks like a completely different person. The bronze of Antioch has a very boyish portrait (thrown in for color contrast)...



I also find it interesting that of the Providentia denarii of the same type, one has a broken obverse legend, the other continuous. So the pattern of consistently giving broken legends to Augusti and continuous to Caesars had not yet been established.

 

Great coin Mat and very appropriate today!

 

Forgot I had this one

 

LOVE the OP Mat!!! Terrific portrait and that running victory reverse is wonderful!!

All the posts are great, so I'll add my recent provincial purchases for variety:

 

Nice one, Mat!

Elagabalus is one of my favorite characters to collect

Elagabalus denarius; transporting the Sacred Stone of Emesa:



Phoenicia, Tyre; Dido overseeing the building of Carthage:


Moesia Inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum; Priapus:


Moesia Inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum; river god:


Mesopotamia, Edessa; Tyche, statue of Marsyus, and river god swimming:


Egypt, Alexandria; Zeus-Ammon:


Denarius, Rome; emperor sacrificing:

 

that's a solid ant of the E man mat!


here's the first coin pic of him i found, an experimental full daylight set up....didn't really pan out.



Elagabalus, 218 - 222 AD, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior, AE assarion
O: AVT K M ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right R: ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡΟΝ, Nike standing left, and Elagabalus standing right holding spear, they erect a trophy of captured arms with two bound captives at the base Varbanov 3859 17.5 mm 3.7 g

 

Marcianopolis, grapes...

 

I have here what is possibly Elagabalus with a biga of serpents. The obverse is beyond hope and the reverse has been taken down to the bare metal in most places. I thought I might have a go at repatination. I have some liver of sulpher which has never been opened but is a couple of years old.
Not my pics.

 

Could be... the reverse style (Triptolemos in a biga of serpents) was issued in at least a couple of places but the visible legend on the reverse might be Nicopolis ad Istrum.

 

Thanks TIF, I have it down as probably from Nicopolis ad Istrum, it is too far gone to pin it down.

 

Here is my Elagalabus AV Aureus ND circa 218/19 Rome Mint FDC

 

Gorgeous! Welcome.

 

Wow! That's a heck of an entrance

Welcome, @panzerman!

 

Definitely a big PLUS 1 ----Congrats and welcome @panzerman

 

Thanks very much for nice comments! I am delighted to join your club....nice to show and talk about coins!