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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JayAg47, post: 25711937, member: 112342&quot;]This coin marks the 1000th anniversary of Rome&#039;s founding, but to be honest, I mostly bought it for the hippopotamus. Ever since I missed out on the unique hippo tetradrachm I&#039;ve <a href="https://www.numisforums.com/topic/6558-the-one-that-got-away/#comment-86132" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisforums.com/topic/6558-the-one-that-got-away/#comment-86132" rel="nofollow">mentioned in this thread</a>, I&#039;ve been searching for a hippo, not just any but the most realistic-looking one I could find. I finally came across this coin recently, listed by an Australian auction house. It didn&#039;t hammer, likely due to poor photos and the absence of provenance which I discovered after some digging. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1643410[/ATTACH] </p><p>The coin next to my Schleich mini hippo figurine. </p><p><br /></p><p>And below is a 100% genuine photo of the spectacle I took from my recent visit to Rome using my trusty time machine. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1643408[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1643409[/ATTACH] </p><p>Obv: Diademed and draped bust to right of Otacilia Severa, on crescent, around OTACIL SEVERA AVG.</p><p>Rev: Hippopotamus standing to right, around SAECVLARES AVGG, in exergue IIII, (RIC 116b, C.63, S.2633).</p><p>Celebrating the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Rome. </p><p>248 AD, 4.47g. </p><p>Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 49 (lot 2257), Nov 1995.</p><p>Ex D.J.Foster Collection </p><p>Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 109 (lot 3877), Jul 2015.</p><p>Ex Status International - Auction 389, Lot 11305, Jun 2024.</p><p><br /></p><p>I even found a couple of double-die matches:</p><p>1. Numismatik Naumann, Auction 138, lot 723.</p><p>2. cgb.fr Internet Auction July 2022, lot 175.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1643407[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your Hippos or other celebratory coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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