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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 7737437, member: 91461"]Sure looks like a die break to me on that excellent new beauty of yours Sulla<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie16" alt=":artist:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Very cool watching the progression on the different coins<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I've found a couple die matches of one of my favorite RRs.</p><p>It's been very easy to spot the die matches when they come up for sale. And not just due to the wonderful artistry. She's a spitter. Some sort of die break happened to make it look like she is spitting. As well, atop her beautiful head almost looks like lettering, "GACAC". But again, I figure it is more likely something to do with the die.</p><p> The top one is mine, the other two I've noticed at auction as die matches:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1324980[/ATTACH]</p><p>Creperius, Rocus</p><p>Denarius. 68 BC. Uncertain mint. (Ffc-657). (Craw-399-1b). (Cal-522). Obv: Bust of the back of the Sea Goddess to the right, C to the right, to the left crab. Rev .: Neptune with trident, in biga pulled by hippocampi to the right, below Q CREPER M (F) / ROCVS. Ag. 3.61 g. Usually struck off center. Very scarce. VF.</p><p>Ex: Tauler & Fau</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1324978[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1324979[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 7737437, member: 91461"]Sure looks like a die break to me on that excellent new beauty of yours Sulla:artist:. Very cool watching the progression on the different coins:bookworm: I've found a couple die matches of one of my favorite RRs. It's been very easy to spot the die matches when they come up for sale. And not just due to the wonderful artistry. She's a spitter. Some sort of die break happened to make it look like she is spitting. As well, atop her beautiful head almost looks like lettering, "GACAC". But again, I figure it is more likely something to do with the die. The top one is mine, the other two I've noticed at auction as die matches: [ATTACH=full]1324980[/ATTACH] Creperius, Rocus Denarius. 68 BC. Uncertain mint. (Ffc-657). (Craw-399-1b). (Cal-522). Obv: Bust of the back of the Sea Goddess to the right, C to the right, to the left crab. Rev .: Neptune with trident, in biga pulled by hippocampi to the right, below Q CREPER M (F) / ROCVS. Ag. 3.61 g. Usually struck off center. Very scarce. VF. Ex: Tauler & Fau [ATTACH=full]1324978[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1324979[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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