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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 1186041, member: 8959&quot;]Once again, thank you ALL for your comments, and thank you Eyestrain for the photos of the actual column in Rome. An Impressive monument which I must see one day. </p><p><br /></p><p>Out of interest, here are some examples of this coin sold in major auctions over the last few years. </p><p>I particularly wanted to see what level of detail the die cutters were able to bring out on the column. Some of these examples clearly show the spiralling design as it exists in the actual monument, as well as some elements to replicate the more intricate detail. In my opinion no mean feat considering the size of a denarius and the tools the ancient die cutters had at their disposal.</p><p>The style and cut of the bust also seem to vary somewhat. Some of these examples are really beautiful coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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