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<p>[QUOTE="Ian, post: 197885, member: 283"]For some reason the old brain synapses didn't quite click onto the presence of the cornucopia under the eagle on the example posted. My mind was stillstuck on an eagle sitting on a club (as in the Vespasian example). As such I think that you are correct in asserting that it is a billon teradrachm of Caracalla, Antioch mint. I've not seen an actual image of BMC G416.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an aside, I seem to recall seeing a gold aureus of Elagabalus sporting a beard, but maybe i'm mistaken (?). Memory (especially mine!) is a very fickle thing. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ian, post: 197885, member: 283"]For some reason the old brain synapses didn't quite click onto the presence of the cornucopia under the eagle on the example posted. My mind was stillstuck on an eagle sitting on a club (as in the Vespasian example). As such I think that you are correct in asserting that it is a billon teradrachm of Caracalla, Antioch mint. I've not seen an actual image of BMC G416. As an aside, I seem to recall seeing a gold aureus of Elagabalus sporting a beard, but maybe i'm mistaken (?). Memory (especially mine!) is a very fickle thing. ;)[/QUOTE]
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