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<p>[QUOTE="Bing, post: 3721385, member: 44132"]I recall a thread a long time ago that discussed the depiction of some elephants on coins with "squares" or "diamond" pattern on their back. The discussion revolved around whether the pattern represented a covering or the pachyderm's epidermis. I do not recollect what the consensus ended up on this topic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, today is my 70th birthday and one of the coins I purchased in the last couple of weeks arrived at my door. The reverse displays an elephant with either a cuirass or it's skin depicted by this pattern. I happen to believe it is a cuirass. What is curious to me is that my new coin actually looks like squares, while others I've seen are more diamond shaped. Also take note of the "spikes" attached to the elephant's trunk. I can only imagine the devastation this caused during a battle. </p><p><br /></p><p>This issue commemorates the games mentioned in the Historia Augusta that were were given by Severus in mid 197 prior to his departure on his second</p><p>Parthian expedition.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I blame [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] for this acquisition since I remember he posted coins displaying the elephant and patterns (most generally, it's someone's fault here at CT for enticing me to buy another coin).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]997546[/ATTACH] </p><p>SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>OBVERSE: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right</p><p>REVERSE: MVNIFICENTIA AVG, Elephant wearing cuirass walking right</p><p>Struck at Rome, 196 197 AD</p><p>3.63g, 17mm</p><p>RIC 100, RSC 349</p><p><br /></p><p>Note: The green seen on the coin is a hard mineral deposit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Show those pachyderms[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bing, post: 3721385, member: 44132"]I recall a thread a long time ago that discussed the depiction of some elephants on coins with "squares" or "diamond" pattern on their back. The discussion revolved around whether the pattern represented a covering or the pachyderm's epidermis. I do not recollect what the consensus ended up on this topic. Well, today is my 70th birthday and one of the coins I purchased in the last couple of weeks arrived at my door. The reverse displays an elephant with either a cuirass or it's skin depicted by this pattern. I happen to believe it is a cuirass. What is curious to me is that my new coin actually looks like squares, while others I've seen are more diamond shaped. Also take note of the "spikes" attached to the elephant's trunk. I can only imagine the devastation this caused during a battle. This issue commemorates the games mentioned in the Historia Augusta that were were given by Severus in mid 197 prior to his departure on his second Parthian expedition. And I blame [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] for this acquisition since I remember he posted coins displaying the elephant and patterns (most generally, it's someone's fault here at CT for enticing me to buy another coin). [ATTACH=full]997546[/ATTACH] SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS AR Denarius OBVERSE: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right REVERSE: MVNIFICENTIA AVG, Elephant wearing cuirass walking right Struck at Rome, 196 197 AD 3.63g, 17mm RIC 100, RSC 349 Note: The green seen on the coin is a hard mineral deposit. Show those pachyderms[/QUOTE]
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