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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 3552202, member: 42773&quot;]Anchialus issued coins for Gordian III with reverses depicting an athlete holding a wreath and palm branch. These types are very rare, and every example I&#039;ve come across shows the athlete facing front, head turned left, wreath in right hand, palm in left, E in left field. <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/pavlos_s_pavlou_numismatist/131/product/thraceanchialusgordian_iii_ad_238244ae5_assariawarrior_or_athlete_standing_holding_crown_and_palm_branchvery_rare_issue_/224158/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/pavlos_s_pavlou_numismatist/131/product/thraceanchialusgordian_iii_ad_238244ae5_assariawarrior_or_athlete_standing_holding_crown_and_palm_branchvery_rare_issue_/224158/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">See this example at vcoins</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I came across <i>this</i> coin (from a recently purchased collection) with a different orientation: athlete facing, head right, wreath in left hand, palm in left hand draped over shoulder, E in right field...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]944011[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I cannot for the life of me find another example of this variant. All of my print and internet resources come up empty. Has anyone seen this coin before?</p><p>29mm, 13.3g, 6h.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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