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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 5196819, member: 75143&quot;]There is a pretty neat series of reverses that feature a winged Victory holding a shield inscribed, &quot;VIC PAR&quot; - victory over Parthia.</p><p><br /></p><p>The story of the war is long and detailed, but suffice to say: MA was victorious over Parthia, and was so proud of it that he issued a series of gold and large bronze coins featuring an excellent pictorial representation of that victory - a winged victory figure! If that wasn&#039;t enough, the victory holds a sign that says &quot;WE BEAT THE PARTHS&quot; to really drive the point home.</p><p><br /></p><p>I picked up this decent sestertius (nearly a perfect rectangle!) of 30x27mm and a decent 23.4g.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obv/rev orientation is interestiing, instead of coin or medallic alignment, its more like a 90* rotation.</p><p><br /></p><p>I actually rather like that orientation, as it seems to really fit both sides: MA is in a lozenge shape while the Victory is standing on a flat surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>The price was higher than I normally pay, at about $40, but these days I&#039;m more interested in the big bronzes, and they are naturally more expensive than ratty LRBs.</p><p><br /></p><p>I couldn&#039;t find an exact match on Wildwinds (none of the wings looked right) but that&#039;s okay.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1214561[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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