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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1968229, member: 19463&quot;]I have not seen anything like that first one.&nbsp; Amazing!</p><p>There is a lot of variation between the mints of Claudius.&nbsp; Some of his die work was bad; some atrocious.&nbsp; Striking workmanship was equally bad in many cases.&nbsp; This is my favorite:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]348693[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Aurelian followed and soon reformed the mint at Rome.&nbsp; From the look of the work from late Gallienus to early Aurelian, heads needed to roll.&nbsp; Claudius has the highest percentage of clashed dies of any emperor, I believe.&nbsp;&nbsp; Below is one of my nicer coins. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]348696[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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