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I have been looking for the perfect example of this type. Its hard to find a Horned Bust of this particular emperor that wasnt off center, have deposits or very underweight.
For the non ancient collector, this emperor was one of the most notorious. He cross dressed, wore makeup, prostituted himself & got off by getting burned & feeling pain. There is lots more for anyone who wants to google him.
The horn is suppose to be a preserved bulls pen-is.
ELAGABALUS (218-222 A.D.)
AR Denarius
Rome mint. Struck 220-222 AD.
O: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right, horn on head.
R: SACRED DEI SOLIS ELAGAB, Elagabalus standing right, holding branch (?) and sacrificing from patera over lighted altar; star in right field.
RIC IV 131; BMCRE 225 note; RSC 246
19mm
3.5g
For the non ancient collector, this emperor was one of the most notorious. He cross dressed, wore makeup, prostituted himself & got off by getting burned & feeling pain. There is lots more for anyone who wants to google him.
The horn is suppose to be a preserved bulls pen-is.
ELAGABALUS (218-222 A.D.)
AR Denarius
Rome mint. Struck 220-222 AD.
O: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right, horn on head.
R: SACRED DEI SOLIS ELAGAB, Elagabalus standing right, holding branch (?) and sacrificing from patera over lighted altar; star in right field.
RIC IV 131; BMCRE 225 note; RSC 246
19mm
3.5g
0
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Richard
my car art & My Ebay stuff
To me, the more infamous aspects of an emperor's character makes their coins more interesting. Elagabalus was definitely a perverted whackjob, if historical accounts are to be believed. Which makes it all the more fascinating. Collecting Roman Imperials definitely has a "rogue's gallery" aspect to it. If they were all "good" emperors like Antoninus Pius or Marcus Aurelius, they'd be less colorful. (I almost said they'd be "more boring", but that isn't so. It would take a lot to make stuff like this boring- I find these sort of coins to be the polar opposite of boring.)
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.