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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24679428, member: 26430&quot;]Congratulations! That is an exceptional Claudius Sestertius. I had it on my watchlist but did not bid.</p><p><br /></p><p>I watch Stack&#039;s closely because they often miss important provenances and publication history (I&#039;ve found quite a few like that from them). I think this one is probably published long before the cited Glendining 1981 sale. I just didn&#039;t have time to find it, or else I would&#039;ve bid!</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin has &quot;the look&quot; of the ones you can find in important early 20th century auctions (e.g., Naville-Ars Classica), published collections (e.g., Mazzini), and/or other references (e.g., the Banti volumes). Once you find it, I&#039;m curious to know where!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my Claudius Sestertius of this type -- but an imitative (?). Used to be Al Kowsky&#039;s, <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/claudius-sestertius-with-ncapr-counterstamp.334702/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/claudius-sestertius-with-ncapr-counterstamp.334702/">who posted it here some years back</a>. (Before that, Richard Baker Countermark Collection.) Also NGC -- but with no star! (Though I would&#039;ve awarded one to NCAPR countermark!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1574249[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have that many NGC coins, but I do have one with a <b>★</b></p><p>To be honest, I think the star is the reason I haven&#039;t cracked this one out, even though I&#039;d like to properly photograph it, find out the weight, and submit to RPC:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1574250[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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