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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4756454, member: 110226&quot;]Elagablaus had a huge output of billon tetradrachms from Antioch.&nbsp; Here&#039;s one example.&nbsp; I don&#039;t recall seeing any coin of his where is truly old.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1160583[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gordian III also had a predominantly youthful portrait, as shown in this billon tetradrachm from Antioch, recently acquired from an eBay seller.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin, which weighs 15.1 grams, features a left facing portrait of Gordian III, which appears to be scarce for this mint.&nbsp; I have not printed a label yet, and more research needs to be done.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are small areas of weakness on both the obverse, at around 5 o&#039;clock and on the reverse, correspondingly, at around 1 o&#039;clock.&nbsp; Otherwise this is a very nice example.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone can help with the Prieur catalog number for this coin, I&#039;d appreciate it.&nbsp; Thanks</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1160590[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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