Elagabalus Tetradrachm W/Eagle Facing Right?

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Bonedigger Pillar of the Community United States 1267 Posts	Posted 03/30/2006 3:03 pm Here is a Tetradrachm of Elagabalus wt is 13gr and it's 24mm wide. The odd aspect of this Syrian piece which made me purchase it is the fact the eagle is facing RT. I cannot find an example of another with the head facing this direction. Perhaps some of you can shed additional light on this coin. It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Ben Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 03/31/2006 02:57 am You're right, Bonedigger, it's facing the opposite way to the one illustrated in the Sear catalogue of Greek Imperial (Sgi#3096). I don't know how significant this is, however, because this particular Sear catalogue makes no attempt to be a exhaustive list of types and varieties from every city - normally just one or two of the most common types per city, per emperor, are illustrated. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Bonedigger Pillar of the Community United States 1267 Posts	Posted 03/31/2006 07:14 am quote: Originally posted by Sap You're right, Bonedigger, it's facing the opposite way to the one illustrated in the Sear catalogue of Greek Imperial (Sgi#3096). I don't know how significant this is, however, because this particular Sear catalogue makes no attempt to be a exhaustive list of types and varieties from every city - normally just one or two of the most common types per city, per emperor, are illustrated. Also, look at the bust. It appears different as well. Take Care Ben Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 04/04/2006 12:02 am I do not know if this applies to this era of coins but on some modern day coins the old saying facing left torward piece and right to war seems to ring true with a lot of Us and other countries. I do not know Just a guess Report this Post to the Staff
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