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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2246806, member: 56859&quot;]Yes, we all like this type <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only have one and it was a surprise in a pedigreed mixed lot.&nbsp; Upgrading to a better example is always on &quot;the list&quot;.&nbsp; Yours would do nicely <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Doug has a nice page about the <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/impossible.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/impossible.html" rel="nofollow">difficulty of grading these coins</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>My sad little example:</p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_ada3e31c582a437f8e4fd88e85ce74d6.jpg_srb_p_850_433_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Augustus &amp; Agrippa</b></p><p>Gaul, Nemausus, c. CE 10-14</p><p>AE dupondius</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; IMP/DIVI F P-P, back-to-back heads of Agrippa, in combined rostral crown &amp; laurel wreath, and Augustus, laureate</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; COL-NEM, long, vertical palm with crocodile chained below, wreath to left of palm tip with ties trailing to right</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; RIC 160</p><p><i>ex&nbsp; Professor James R. Eaton (1834-1897) Collection; this coin was in his family until I purchased it from Stacks.&nbsp; Bio of Professor Eaton <a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!egypt-ptolemyii-ae48/cth8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!egypt-ptolemyii-ae48/cth8" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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