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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikjo0, post: 161454, member: 3565&quot;]I&#039;ve been trying to hook one of these for a long time but could never afford one but today,I bit the bullet when I came across this one in a store I don&#039;t often buy from.He buys all of his ancients from Gordon Andreas Singer,a local expert who has written many books and papers for all of the major coin publications.</p><p>This issue is actually quite well known,featuring the two male heads in the comedy/tragedy pose and the reverse of a sea eagle sitting on top of a dolphin holding on with his claws and attacking with the beak.</p><p>I found this on Wildwinds:&quot;Although numismatists have put forth many theories to explain the curious obverse&nbsp; type of the Istrian coins with the two heads tête-bêche, the most plausible explanation is that the design represents the two branches of the Danube River.&quot;</p><p>I can&#039;t believe I finally got one.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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