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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Justin Lee, post: 3915539, member: 87404&quot;]Thought I&#039;d resurrect this thread instead of creating my own, as RC already said the basics about the interesting time of this denomination... being spotty to begin with: under Caracalla 215-217; a very small amount minted early by Macrinus in 217 before discontinuing; then started back up by Elagabalus in late 218-219 as he makes his way to and settles into Rome (drawing more legitimatacy with the armies using it to pay them and connection to his cuz Caracalla?), only to demonitize it in 219. Fascinating, huh?!?</p><p><br /></p><p>My new one is like Martin&#039;s (struck in 219, Rome mint), showing Mars, probably depicting his military victory with his successful rebellion over Macrinus in the year prior. I really like the artistry of the portrait of the young, fresh-faced emperor, and Mars on the reverse is not shy. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Yep, with an Elagabalus coin would you expect nothing less? Lol!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1032043[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">RIC 122f, 23mm, 5.49g, Slightly toned</font></p><p><br /></p><p>I think I&#039;ve found both an obverse die match, and a reverse die match (though, not double die)...</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse Die Match:</p><p><img src="https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/30/6281/6483802.m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6483802" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6483802" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6483802</a></font></p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse Die Match:</p><p><img src="https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/126/2892/2972988.m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2972988" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2972988" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2972988</a></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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