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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2225158, member: 42773&quot;]I&#039;m going to squeeze in two more eagles before we&#039;re done with E. Steve, you reminded me that I also have Tyrian tet of Trajan...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436631[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And I won this coin tonight, Elagabalus of Nicaea with legionary eagle and standards - the standards are surmounted by capricorns. (We seem to have forgotten about Capricorn when we were on C!) This is the seller&#039;s pic...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436632[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Nobody else bid on this coin, which surprised me. They are quite common for Gordian III but very scarce from the Severan era. In fact this particular type begins with Elagabalus, foreshadowed of course by earlier legionary standard types of different varieties. All the lettering is there, if clipped in a few areas, it&#039;s well-centered, and the patina is thick and lovely.</p><p><br /></p><p>I really am surprised nobody else bid. Perhaps collectors see so many of these types from Gordian III that every other one looks like just another ordinary coin?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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