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<p>[QUOTE="Silverlock, post: 3262210, member: 98181"]So I’m happily taking photos of my modest collection when I come to this coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]858243[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Titus</p><p>AR Denarius </p><p>Rome </p><p>Struck after July 1 79CE </p><p>18.5mm 3gm </p><p>Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M </p><p>Laureate head of Titus right. </p><p>Rev: TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P </p><p>Capricorn left over globe </p><p>Ref: RIC II 19; BMCRE 22; BN 16; RSC 280</p><p><br /></p><p>Nothing particularly remarkable about this coin, except the nagging suspicion that I’ve seen this coin somewhere before. After searching everywhere I can think of online in vain, I conclude I was mistaken.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fast forward to today, and I’m photographing, and I come to this coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]858246[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The same coin, in the same condition, bought years apart, from different dealers on different continents. I have no idea how this happened, or why it took me so long to notice. This isn’t the first surprise I’ve had while reinventorying my collection, and I doubt it will be the last.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your own duplicates, inadvertent or otherwise.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Silverlock, post: 3262210, member: 98181"]So I’m happily taking photos of my modest collection when I come to this coin: [ATTACH=full]858243[/ATTACH] Titus AR Denarius Rome Struck after July 1 79CE 18.5mm 3gm Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M Laureate head of Titus right. Rev: TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P Capricorn left over globe Ref: RIC II 19; BMCRE 22; BN 16; RSC 280 Nothing particularly remarkable about this coin, except the nagging suspicion that I’ve seen this coin somewhere before. After searching everywhere I can think of online in vain, I conclude I was mistaken. Fast forward to today, and I’m photographing, and I come to this coin: [ATTACH=full]858246[/ATTACH] The same coin, in the same condition, bought years apart, from different dealers on different continents. I have no idea how this happened, or why it took me so long to notice. This isn’t the first surprise I’ve had while reinventorying my collection, and I doubt it will be the last. Post your own duplicates, inadvertent or otherwise.[/QUOTE]
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