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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3940725, member: 85693&quot;]That star placement variation is interesting, and it is very cool you have three of them - that is a nice grouping. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have one &quot;wrong&quot; star - to the right (behind) Sol.&nbsp; I read somewhere that this is in error because it was disrespectful to have the star behind the god/imperial figure.&nbsp; But I don&#039;t recall where I read that (on CT perhaps?)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is mine - the star is faint enough that I am not sure if it is an actual star, or just the ghost of a star partially removed from the die:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1038802[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Elagabalus&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Denarius</b></b></p><p><b>(221-222 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate draped bust right / P M TRP III COS III P P, Sol, radiate, advancing left raising hand, &amp; holding whip, (faint) star to right.</p><p>RIC 28, RSC 154, BMC 179.</p><p>Note:&nbsp; star usually to left</p><p>(2.80 grams / 18 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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