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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Limes, post: 4470873, member: 101013&quot;][ATTACH=full]1112466[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I immediately had to think of a coin I will never, ever own, and which shows a navy battle: denarius by Sextus Pompeius and Q. Nasidius, Crawford 483/1. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1112467[/ATTACH] </p><p>This was auctioned by NAC. The photo is of NAC too. The description: </p><p>&quot;Sextus Pompeius and Q. Nasidius. Denarius, Sicily 42-38, AR 3.80 g. NEPTVNI Head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus l.; below neck truncation, dolphin and in field l., trident. Rev. Sea-battle with two ships on each side; below, Q·NASIDIVS. Babelon Pompeia 30 and Nasidia 21. C 21. Sydenham 1351. Sear Imperators 236. Arma et Nummi pl. 11, 282. Crawford 483/1.</p><p>Of the highest rarity, only the sixth specimen known and the only one in private hands.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Amazing, right?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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