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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2178407, member: 56859&quot;]More duplicates.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Imperatorial era, Mussidius Longus denarii featuring Concordia and the shrine of Venus Cloacina (<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-deity-worthy-of-respect.251682/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-deity-worthy-of-respect.251682/">Sewer Goddess</a>).&nbsp; The second example is definitely an upgrade but I don&#039;t plan to sell the first one.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_6108da72f9db4305a823475c905d505e.jpg_srb_p_1000_519_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_1cf82127df19447b8871d5dd813c6247.jpg_srb_p_1000_510_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have two of the common Julius Caesar elephant obverse denarii.&nbsp; At the time, I was doing a little coin shopping for a non-collector friend who just wanted some ancient coins.&nbsp; I&#039;d already spent his budget and delivered the coins but bought two of these thinking he might want to buy the other.&nbsp; I never offered it to him, instead opting to keep both since the elephant types are different. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; My photography has improved since shooting these coins-- they need a reshoot.</p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_2ebd7632d54445859792ca9a7c8e584d.jpg_srb_p_800_414_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_c60085116c58401ba8e5a7f46b666a49.jpg_srb_p_800_410_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My most recent purposeful duplicate purchase was this interesting provincial from Lydia (Sardis) which was restruck with a special &quot;ring die&quot;, re-stamping the legends.&nbsp; The story of these coins is <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-puzzling-provincial-of-germanicus-and-drusus.264079/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-puzzling-provincial-of-germanicus-and-drusus.264079/">here</a>.</p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_814f8ba6c8184813bada2e28ab34e721.jpg_srb_p_1000_517_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_578be07c7b1e499f9087c37cec04485e.jpg_srb_p_1000_530_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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