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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 8124559, member: 57495&quot;]That one of the best examples I&#039;ve seen, and even then it has considerable wear and has lost all but traces of the reverse legend.&nbsp; I agree about the cross-hatching being the elephant&#039;s skin rather than armor.&nbsp; If it were armor on that coin it would be as if the elephant were wearing armored pants!&nbsp; The cross-hatching seen on this figurine found at Pompeii is quite clearly the elephant&#039;s skin :</p><p><a href="https://www.livius.org/pictures/italy/pompeii/pompeii-museum-pieces/pompeii-statuette-of-a-war-elephant/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livius.org/pictures/italy/pompeii/pompeii-museum-pieces/pompeii-statuette-of-a-war-elephant/" rel="nofollow">https://www.livius.org/pictures/italy/pompeii/pompeii-museum-pieces/pompeii-statuette-of-a-war-elephant/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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