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<p>[QUOTE="akeady, post: 6319270, member: 83175"]This is a modern elephant placeholder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv. ESPANA 2011 10 EURO - Laureate head of Melqart with features of Hannibal left</p><p>Rev. Elephant walking right</p><p>Mint: Madrid (10,000)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 27.00g / 33.0mm / 0h</p><p>Acquisition: Real Casa de la Moneda Madrid 20-Sep-2012</p><p>Notes: <i>Nov 15, 12</i> - Reproduction of Hispano-Punic coin of Hannibal</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250404[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I just realised that I had the right-facing Titus version of the OP's coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250407[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin survived a trip to the washing machine</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M - Laureate head right</p><p>Rev. TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P - Elephant left</p><p>Mint: Rome (79 AD)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.18g / 18mm / 8h</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RSC 303</li> <li>BMC 43</li> <li>RIC 115</li> <li>RIC 22a (old)</li> </ul><p>Acquisition: Coinee eBay 27-Oct-2009</p><p><br /></p><p>ATB,</p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="akeady, post: 6319270, member: 83175"]This is a modern elephant placeholder. Obv. ESPANA 2011 10 EURO - Laureate head of Melqart with features of Hannibal left Rev. Elephant walking right Mint: Madrid (10,000) Wt./Size/Axis: 27.00g / 33.0mm / 0h Acquisition: Real Casa de la Moneda Madrid 20-Sep-2012 Notes: [I]Nov 15, 12[/I] - Reproduction of Hispano-Punic coin of Hannibal [ATTACH=full]1250404[/ATTACH] I just realised that I had the right-facing Titus version of the OP's coin. [ATTACH=full]1250407[/ATTACH] This coin survived a trip to the washing machine Obv. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M - Laureate head right Rev. TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P - Elephant left Mint: Rome (79 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.18g / 18mm / 8h References: [LIST] [*]RSC 303 [*]BMC 43 [*]RIC 115 [*]RIC 22a (old) [/LIST] Acquisition: Coinee eBay 27-Oct-2009 ATB, Aidan.[/QUOTE]
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