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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 4401049, member: 75143&quot;]I was able to identify the Elagabalus by combination of the portrait style (which could have easily been Alexander Severus or another boy emperor) with the serpent tripod reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Enough of the reverse legend existed for me to conclusively ID it as Markianopolis, and the rest of the details came together.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the Antoninus Pius, there&#039;s really only one option for that particular portrait, which is pretty distinctive for me. I was able to match the reverse conclusively to an example on Wildwinds, a Moushmov 5085.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Caracalla Nikopolis provincial was a real toughie, and I&#039;m still not 100% on the identification as Varbanov 2980. I spend a couple hours scouring every possible option for a Nikopolis grape cluster reverse and the best match was a young Caracalla.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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