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<p>[QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 345669, member: 9204"]Well, I told you it was tough. This coin is a rare unlisted variation, a spelling error. As such, no exact reference was available! However, this round goes to acl864, for recognizing that there WAS a spelling error, even if he didn't quite grasp the significance of it. Great job! Honorable mention also goes to Vercingetorax and acanthite. </p><p><br /></p><p>This very coin was sold, misattributed, in a November 2002 CNG online auction. </p><p><a href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=26417" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=26417" rel="nofollow">http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=26417</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, discussion on the piece</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=39589.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=39589.0" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=39589.0</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Postumus</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">AE double sestertius</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Cologne ?, 259-268 AD</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">laureate, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust r. </font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">LAETITA, AVG in ex.</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">galley right</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">RIC - , Bastien - , Cohen - </font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Note: Similar to RIC 144 or 207</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 345669, member: 9204"]Well, I told you it was tough. This coin is a rare unlisted variation, a spelling error. As such, no exact reference was available! However, this round goes to acl864, for recognizing that there WAS a spelling error, even if he didn't quite grasp the significance of it. Great job! Honorable mention also goes to Vercingetorax and acanthite. This very coin was sold, misattributed, in a November 2002 CNG online auction. [URL]http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=26417[/URL] Also, discussion on the piece [URL]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=39589.0[/URL] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Postumus[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]AE double sestertius[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Cologne ?, 259-268 AD[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]laureate, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust r. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]LAETITA, AVG in ex.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]galley right[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]RIC - , Bastien - , Cohen - Note: Similar to RIC 144 or 207[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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