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<p>[QUOTE="Ignoramus Maximus, post: 8307797, member: 104741"]Happy to join the club with a 'new' coin I just got.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This was meant to be a coin to justify the shipping on the other coin I was really after, but that one- surprise, surprise- got shipwrecked in the competition with overzealous bidders. Still, I'm more than happy with it. It's my first double-header (I've always wanted one), and my first RR coin in almost two years.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1470423[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Attributing an obv/obv brockage can be tricky. Legend and distinguishing types are usually found on the reverse. And obverses alone can be pretty generic: lots of helmeted Roma's. Fortunately, the Roma on this issue has a distinct style, making an ID easier. The (tentative) attribution to L. Appuleius Saturninus is from the seller, and after going through many pages of photographs comparing the different styles to mine, I can only agree with that. </p><p><br /></p><p>In case you're wondering: in an ideal world, this is what the coin would have looked like: [ATTACH=full]1470428[/ATTACH]</p><p> Saturn in quadriga </p><p>Pic Wildwinds. </p><p><br /></p><p>These coins are a testament to the work pressure of mass production at the mint.</p><p>I read somewhere (where?) that during the Republic around 4% of the coins were brockages, a stunning number! Greek brockages, by comparison, are exceedingly rare (with the exception of Dyrrachion, where they were common. I can only guess why).</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have a rev/rev brockage? They're really rare, I'd love to see one![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ignoramus Maximus, post: 8307797, member: 104741"]Happy to join the club with a 'new' coin I just got.:) This was meant to be a coin to justify the shipping on the other coin I was really after, but that one- surprise, surprise- got shipwrecked in the competition with overzealous bidders. Still, I'm more than happy with it. It's my first double-header (I've always wanted one), and my first RR coin in almost two years. [ATTACH=full]1470423[/ATTACH] Attributing an obv/obv brockage can be tricky. Legend and distinguishing types are usually found on the reverse. And obverses alone can be pretty generic: lots of helmeted Roma's. Fortunately, the Roma on this issue has a distinct style, making an ID easier. The (tentative) attribution to L. Appuleius Saturninus is from the seller, and after going through many pages of photographs comparing the different styles to mine, I can only agree with that. In case you're wondering: in an ideal world, this is what the coin would have looked like: [ATTACH=full]1470428[/ATTACH] Saturn in quadriga Pic Wildwinds. These coins are a testament to the work pressure of mass production at the mint. I read somewhere (where?) that during the Republic around 4% of the coins were brockages, a stunning number! Greek brockages, by comparison, are exceedingly rare (with the exception of Dyrrachion, where they were common. I can only guess why). Does anyone have a rev/rev brockage? They're really rare, I'd love to see one![/QUOTE]
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