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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3672723, member: 85693&quot;]Happy Birthday, James.&nbsp; And congratulations on reaching your 2019 collecting goals - if you&#039;re only going to keep 20 coins, those are a lovely 20 to keep.&nbsp; I like how, on your site, you put that these 20 are to &quot;fondle, admire, study and read about&quot; - and that you put &quot;fondle&quot; first.&nbsp; I keep my collection scattered at home at work - if I can&#039;t play with &#039;em, I don&#039;t really want &#039;em.&nbsp; The tactile experience of collecting ancients is very important to me.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, in tribute to the Romans in Britain theme of your extensive research and collection, here is a rather pitted Geta with Britannia on the reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]986975[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Geta&nbsp;&nbsp; Æ As</b></p><p><b>(210-212 A.D.)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Rome Mint</b></p><p>P SEPTIMIVS GETA PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / VICTORIAE BRITTANICAE Victory seated left on shields, holding shield &amp; palm, SC in ex.</p><p>RIC 191b; Akerman Brit p. 68;</p><p>Sear 7285 var. (bust type).</p><p>(8.09 grams / 24 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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