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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benhur767, post: 7311650, member: 36818&quot;]A backwards or retrograde letter or word could have more to do with the engraver forgetting to inscribe the letters in reverse so that they appear right-reading on the coin. Rather than trash the die and start over, they probably just went with it, figuring that most people wouldn&#039;t notice — and most were illiterate anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple of fun legend errors from the reign of Elagabalus:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1278103[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Elagabalus.</b> AR denarius, Eastern (portrait style of Antioch), AD 219; 18mm, 3.17g. BMCRE 289 var (rev. legend abbreviated as FEL)., RIC 201 var (same)., RSC 278 var (same)., Thirion 369 var (R) (same). Obv: ANTONINVS ••• PIVS FEL AVG; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust r. Rx: TEMDORVM FELI • [<i>sic </i>; should be TEMPORVM]; Felicitas standing front, head l., holding patera and long caduceus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1278104[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Elagabalus.</b> AR denarius, Eastern, AD 219; 18mm, 3.21g. BMCRE 292 var (rev. legend)., RIC 202 var (tripod, rev. legend), RSC 306b var (no cuirass, rev. legend)., Thirion 374 var (AR)(same as previous). Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AV –G on bust; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust r. Rx: VOTA – PVPLICA [<i>sic </i>; should be PVBLICA] • ; Elagabalus standing front, head l., sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar and holding scroll at side.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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