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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2759298, member: 56859&quot;]Freeeeeeeedom!&nbsp; Nothing like a little crack to lift your spirits, huh?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]633825[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a big ol&#039; crack party one night last year <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one of the liberated coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/frugi-mercury-cr418-2b-rted-jpg.505197/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>ROMAN REPUBLIC, M. Piso M.f. Frugi</b></p><p>58 BCE (redated from Crawford&#039;s 61 BCE by Hersh and Walker, 1984)</p><p>AR denarius, 20 mm, 3.94 gm</p><p>Obv: terminal bust of Mercury right, wearing winged diadem; calix below chin; to left, star above wreath; dotted border</p><p>Rev: M·PISO·M·F / FRVGI above secespita (sacrificial knife) and patera; all within laurel wreath</p><p>Ref: Crawford 418/2b; Sydenham 825; Calpurnia 23</p><p><i>formerly in an NGC slab</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Seems like a good thread to show (again) my Crack &#039;Em Out shirt.&nbsp; I designed the fabric, had it printed to jersey, and sewed up a nice blouse to wear to <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-fun-at-cicf-2016.277725/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-fun-at-cicf-2016.277725/">CICF 2016</a>, where I wore the garment and pointedly showed it to David Michaels of Heritage <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_5716054bd8754b13b69f5f42d05e3c86~mv2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Closeup of the fabric repeat:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/crackedslabfabric12x12at150dpi-v3_edited-2-jpg.495477/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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