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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2285877, member: 42773"]Most Syrian tetradrachms of Gordian III have the ram, so it's probably a design element rather than a control. I have seen them with just SC, however. By the time of Gordian III, the ram may have had Christian connotations, but the so-called "Star of Bethlehem" coins are a matter of debate. At least one respected numismatist agrees with Molnar's conjectures. Read all about it <a href="http://beastcoins.com/Collections/Star-Of-Bethlehem/Star-Of-Bethlehem.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://beastcoins.com/Collections/Star-Of-Bethlehem/Star-Of-Bethlehem.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally I'm not convinced. This smells like a selling gimmick to me, but I need to do some more study myself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2285877, member: 42773"]Most Syrian tetradrachms of Gordian III have the ram, so it's probably a design element rather than a control. I have seen them with just SC, however. By the time of Gordian III, the ram may have had Christian connotations, but the so-called "Star of Bethlehem" coins are a matter of debate. At least one respected numismatist agrees with Molnar's conjectures. Read all about it [URL='http://beastcoins.com/Collections/Star-Of-Bethlehem/Star-Of-Bethlehem.htm']here[/URL]. Personally I'm not convinced. This smells like a selling gimmick to me, but I need to do some more study myself.[/QUOTE]
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