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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 2176952, member: 56653&quot;]Of course, it&#039;s more of a circumstantial evidence than definite proof (if you accept it as a contemporary fourree rather than a modern fantasy piece, which I do), unless a silver Antoninianus of Alexander appears we cannot know for sure. The certainty of my tone in the OP was due to the fact that after coming across it I let enthusiasm dictate the tone <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for the resemblance to Elagabal, here is a contemporary denarius minted cca. 233AD. If you want to look for similarities with Elagabal as far as portraiture, you can see them here also:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]421043[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Bare in mind also that the fourree Antoninianus in OP is quite a bit worn and patinated, which obscures some of the details on the effigy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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