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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2214922, member: 19463&quot;]I&#039;ll add one with Diana. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]433196[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>If shopping for one of these be aware that there is an issue of coins as Augustus where the abbreviation AVG does not appear on the obverse but is on the reverse.&nbsp; The story as I heard it suggested these are from a period when Pius was struggling with the Senate over their unwillingness to deify Hadrian but I do not have details on this if someone wants to research it.&nbsp;&nbsp; BMC does not list them as the first issue a Augustus. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]433198[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Another observation I can not prove is that it seems many coins of Pius&#039; first year are found on more ragged flans with lots of edge splits and other signs of poor flan preparation.&nbsp; Martin&#039;s are very nice in this regard.&nbsp; Are the last Hadrians also this way? There is always more to research.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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