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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2579752, member: 19463&quot;]I stand guilty as charged coercing Bing into this one. I think it is a neally neat type with some great minor details. It commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Actium which, for all practical purposes, established the Roman Empire with Augustus as its master rather than Mark Antony.&nbsp; The coin needed some modifications before it could be a restoration.&nbsp; When Antony issued his legionary denarii, AVG abbreviated Augur (a priestly office) but in the 200 years that followed it came to mean Augustus which was the title that was held by the #1 Emperor. The name Antonius could be abbreviated ANT back in the day but 200 years later people would read it as Antoninus, the name of recent and current rulers so it had to be spelled out, too.&nbsp; Those evil coin pushers, Bing and Doug, got theirs.&nbsp; Are you next? </p><p>[ATTACH=full]559784[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Bing&#039;s is less worn but mine has more sailors and oars.&nbsp; I had never before noticed that difference.&nbsp; Who else has one?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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