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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3100727, member: 56859&quot;]I&#039;ve also wondered what that thing is and envision it as a club-like stick with bells or other bell-like metal bits attached, perhaps Syrian version of a sistrum-- something musical and percussive to be used during Elagabalus&#039;s Sun God rituals.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve posted lengthy Fruitcake Pride parades in many past CT threads so I&#039;ll just show a couple of Elagabalus coins here <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; I have no cool die clashes though.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/elagabalusmarriagetet-rt-jpg.714611/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Elagabalus</b></p><p>tetradrachm, 24 mm, 13.27 gm</p><p>regnal year 4</p><p>Obv: laureate head right</p><p>Rev: Elagabalus standing right and empress (Aquilia Severa or Annia Faustina) standing left, each holding scepter, clasping right hands; L ∆ across field</p><p>Ref: Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4098; K&amp;G 56.43; Emmett 2929.4 (R4)</p><p><br /></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/berytoselagabalusdido1-jpg.362256/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Tyre. Elagabalus</b></p><p>CE 218-222</p><p>AE29, 13.4 gm</p><p>Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: Dido building Carthage; she stands to front before the arched gate of the city, looking left, holding a rule and transverse sceptre; above the gate, a mason at work, [below, a man digging with pick]; murex shell in upper field, palm tree to right</p><p>Ref: Rouvier 2375; BMC 409; AUB 245; Price &amp; Trell 748</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-the-building-of-carthage.254625/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-the-building-of-carthage.254625/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-the-building-of-carthage.254625/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(Yay, I finally have internet service again and can catch up on the last week of CT posts <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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