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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4283118, member: 85693&quot;]Here&#039;s another one - this has the star in the right field, as a couple others in this thread have (including TIF&#039;s which has been erased).&nbsp; Mine is rather faint, though I&#039;m not sure it qualifies for an erasure attempt. </p><p><br /></p><p>Having your back to the star is disrespectful, I gather?&nbsp; New guy at the mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1089825[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Elagabalus Denarius</b></p><p><b>(220 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate draped bust right / P M TRP III COS III P P, Sol, radiate, advancing left raising hand, &amp; holding whip, (faint) star to right.</p><p>RIC 28b; RSC 154; BMC 179.</p><p>Note:&nbsp; star usually to left.</p><p>(2.80 grams / 18 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been updating my Elagabalus attributions, which are a bit spotty.&nbsp; While looking around online for this one (mine is RIC 28b), I found an interesting variation - RIC 28d, draped <i>and cuirassed</i>.&nbsp; OCRE notes it, but has no examples, so I am guessing it is fairly scarce.&nbsp; Elagabalus in armor - kinky! </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.el.28d" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.el.28d" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.el.28d</a></p><p><br /></p><p>While poking around online I found this example from Romae Aeternae Numismatics that is (I think) incorrectly noted as RIC 40 (which is TRP IIII).&nbsp; It is, I think, RIC 28d (TRP III) draped <i>and cuirassed</i>:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/romae_aeternae_numismatics/136/product/elagabalus_silver_denarius_sol_running_whip_rome_220_ad_ric_40_very_fine_vf/645179/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/romae_aeternae_numismatics/136/product/elagabalus_silver_denarius_sol_running_whip_rome_220_ad_ric_40_very_fine_vf/645179/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/romae_aeternae_numismatics/136/product/elagabalus_silver_denarius_sol_running_whip_rome_220_ad_ric_40_very_fine_vf/645179/Default.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I promise I am not trying to sell this - I have no connection to RA whatsoever.&nbsp; It is just interesting to see one cuirassed.&nbsp;&nbsp; If I have my attributions right...<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie70" alt=":panda:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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