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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2899257, member: 19463&quot;]The coins of Postumus come in two basic types, ones I can afford and ones I can&#039;t.&nbsp; The problem is most of the really neat types fall in that latter category.&nbsp; One of the better (IMHO) types of the low priced set is the galley with Laetitia Avg reverse.&nbsp; It suffers from a ragged break on the edge where the casting sprues separated in a bad way (now being discussed on another thread here) and a less than great portrait (scraggly beard compared to some) but it has a nice ship with helmsman and rower heads.&nbsp; I suppose this is a coin that might get upgraded but it followed me home from the show Saturday. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]698094[/ATTACH] </p><p>Perhaps a stupid question or two:&nbsp; Did the die cutter intend to show the ship was moving quickly when he cut the oars bent?&nbsp;&nbsp; Laetitia is a word in Latin with more than one meaning.&nbsp; Which was meant here and how does it relate to the ship?&nbsp; What was Postumus glad about?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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