My example of the OP coin, purchased long long ago. One of the first RR coins I ever bought actually, well before I decided to focus on them. Not...
and a scarce variety within the main series, with the H behind the rear horse's rear: [ATTACH]
Interesting. Did it seem like the ones shipped from Italy had export documents? For inexpensive coins I suppose an auction house might just put...
The Italian auction houses typically are able to obtain valid export papers from the Italian authorities, so you'll get your coins eventually...
Ah, that changes things of course. I took Doug's mention of the rusty staple as implying that the flip was undisturbed, but if you're sure the...
I know I'm in the minority on this--maybe a minority of one--but it makes me sad that this was opened. Intact it was a seriously cool piece of...
Here are a few I haven't posted too often already: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Even NAC has lately taken to using terms like "nearly FDC." Makes me sad.
Some more: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
OK. Here are some coins that are absolutely Mint State, with a case for being accurately described as FDC: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Occam's Razor more than anything else. We know there are numbered dies, and from other, unambiguous examples we know that sometimes the number is...
Some other numbered dies: Control VI (before horses): [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Control X (behind Sulla): [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here's my "discovery" coin that got me interested in this issue; control no. I. There turn out to be other examples, in Paris and probably...
It's a study of the numbered reverse dies of the issue. It sort of is available. There's a version in the Celator, but that may not be available...
It's a type I've done a special study of, but for now, here's my best example. Note the different configuration of the quadriga; a detail missed...
I'll never quite forgive him for outbidding me on the Fulvia portrait; the Mussidia denarius, not the quinarius.
A pack of stylized dogs from my now-dispersed imitations collection: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
A very rare Brutus denarius, many times more rare than the ho-hum EID MAR: [ATTACH]
+++ Stolen!
The latter I'm afraid. Unlike modern coins struck from hubbed dies, ancient coins are struck from individually hand-engraved dies. Of course there...
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