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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Topcat7, post: 2608542, member: 73372&quot;]Recently, there has been a number of posts regarding &#039;The Twelve Caesars&#039;. These posts spurred me into looking at my collection to see how many I had. If you were not looking for &#039;Portrait&#039; coins only, or silver Denarii only, I had eleven coins of the &#039;Twelve Caesars&#039; set.</p><p>I am exceedingly grateful to Orfew for completing the &#039;series&#039; for me, BUT, yes, there&#039;s a &#039;but&#039;.</p><p>Upon closer examination, the &#039;Otho&#039; was not an Emperor &#039;Otho&#039; but a Moneyer &#039;Otho&#039; and therefore didn&#039;t belong.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]570368[/ATTACH]&nbsp; (&#039;Otho&#039; problem #1)</p><p><br /></p><p>I searched until I found a listing for &quot;<u><font size="4">Ultra rare, Roman Silver Denarius of Otho</font></u>&quot;. I &#039;rushed&#039; ahead and purchased it, only to find (with Doug&#039;s help) that it was not an &#039;Otho&#039; but a &#039;Caracalla&#039;.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]570369[/ATTACH] (&#039;Otho&#039; problem #2)</p><p><br /></p><p>I continued my quest and I came up with &quot;<font size="4">Rare Collectable Silver Roman Otho Denarius</font>&quot;. I researched the seller, and the coin, only to find that it&#039;s authenticity was doubtful.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]570370[/ATTACH] (Otho&#039; problem #3)</p><p><br /></p><p>I took M.M.&#039;s advice and I went to V-coins where I found an NGC graded &#039;Otho&#039; for sale.</p><p>I had to sell a car to do it,(true story)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]570371[/ATTACH] but I went ahead and I bought it.</p><p>(Now I suppose there will be some who will want me to &#039;set it free&#039;.)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]570373[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And, so ends my &#039;Otho&#039; quest, (unless there is some reason as to why I cannot leave it there?)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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