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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;otlichnik, post: 4028745, member: 109731&quot;]Salaethus&#039;s question about whether the three monetas equate to specific metals is interesting.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In &quot;A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins&quot; John Melville Jones notes (on page 200), that &quot;The three figures on the reverse must represent the three separate mints for gold, silver and bronze&quot;.&nbsp; However, he provides no insight into which is which.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is likely a question for an art historian.&nbsp; What is the relative &quot;ranking&quot; of positions in a Roman group of three.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I assume the centre is the position of honor and therefore gold but that is just guess.&nbsp; I wonder if the current Olympic podium arrangement has any basis in ancient history.....</p><p><br /></p><p>SC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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