[eBay logo] Home Listings Buyers Sellers Search Help News/Chat Site Map Test drive the future eBay site. Let us know what you think. Sellers, free Gallery option week coming! Buyers, try the new way to shop--the Gallery. CNG - Elagabalus AR Denarius. Galley reverse! Item #106387327 Coins & Stamps:Coins:Non-US:Ancient, Medieval [Image] Bidding is closed for this item. [Image] [Show description]Currently $197.51 First bid $1.00 Quantity 1 # of bids 23 (bid history) [Leave feedback] (with emails) (to seller) Time left Auction has Location PA (to bidder) ended. [envelope] (mail this auction to Started 05/19/99, 10:24:02 PDT a friend) [Gift Alert] (request a gift Ends 05/26/99, 10:24:02 PDT alert) [Image] Seller cngcoins (282) [star] [about me] (view comments in seller's Feedback Profile) (view seller's other auctions) (ask seller a question) [Image] High bid mcmelch (233) [star] [Image] Payment See item description for payment methods accepted Shipping Seller ships internationally, See item description for shipping charges [Image] Relist Seller: Didn't sell your item the first time? item eBay will refund your relisting fee if it sells the second time around. Relist this item. Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding. Currency is dollar ($) unless otherwise noted. Description ***Please be sure to follow the hyperlinks below to CNG's new postage rates for all online sales*** [Image] Elagabalus. 218-222 AD. AR Denarius (2.12 gm). Antioch mint. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Galley sailing right, under sail. RIC 188; BMCRE 277; RSC 27a. VF, light porosity, spot of green verdigris on reverse. Rare! 712828. This coin boasts a sharp portrait of undoubtedly the strangest of all Roman Emperors. Varius Avitus Bassianus was a 13-year-old High Priest of the sun god Elagabal in the Syrian city of Emesa when fate--and his scheming grandmother Julia Maesa--plucked him out of obscurity to become the next Emperor of Rome. Maesa, sister of the Empress Julia Domna, was looking for a figurehead through which she could restore the Severan dynasty to power. Her bizarre grandson proved more than she bargained for. In addition to his priestly duties, the new Emperor also was an exotic dancer in the sun cult and a complete transvestite homosexual--a practice accepted by the anything-goes East, but frowned upon by the blue bloods of Rome. He chose a Vestal Virgin as one of his three wives, further shocking traditional Romans. Much of his reign was spent participating in outlandish religious rites involving much ritualistic sex, and a succession of thoroughly decadent entertainments. In the end, the Roman Army could not stomach a Sun-worshiping transvestite exotic dancer as its Commander-In-Chief, and he was assassinated after a weird reign of four years. Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed - 14 day return privilege for any reason. CNG accepts for payment: check, money order or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express). The manner of payment accepted is subject to our qualification of the bidder. CNG's Domestic, Canadian, and International postage rates. Pennsylvania residents please add appropriate sales tax. If you would like to learn more about ancient and medieval coinage, visit us at historicalcoins.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Image] Bidding Bidding is closed for this item. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [eBay logo] Home Listings Buyers Sellers Search Help News/Chat Site Map Thank you for using eBay! About eBay | SafeHarbor Copyright © 1995-1999 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy.