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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JGGonzalez, post: 2828903, member: 84491&quot;]Here is an interesting example from fiction:</p><p><br /></p><p>First, the book 666 by Jay Anson (Author of The Amityville Horror). In the book, a corroded sestertius from the mad emperor Nero. The protagonist finds the grungy old ancient in a bathtub while investigating a mysterious house. Later, he has a dream of the coin being heated red-hot and thrust into the mouth of a tortured prisoner. He then begins to have terrifying visions when he handles the coin. He later has it identified at a local coin show by an expert. The author gives a detailed description of the coin. Later, I found the same coin type also offered for sale by Steve at Incitatus Coins (and in similar condition - yikes!). It was a real tough decision between this sestertius and the comet denarius shown above. In the end the historical story behind the comet denarius won out.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]666275[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]666276[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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