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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2552827, member: 57495&quot;]I was happy to win this example of the type at yesterday&#039;s CNG sale of Andrew McCabe duplicates for well below (pun unintended) estimate.&nbsp; I imagine the banker&#039;s mark on the obverse kept some bidders away, but personally, I really like this particular mark and its placing.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/3850458.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>ROMAN REPUBLIC</b></p><p><b>L. Scribonius Libo</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 3.79g, 19mm. Rome mint, 62 BC. Crawford 416/1c; Sydenham 928; Scribonia 8b; Type as RBW 1502. O: Diademed head of Bonus Eventus right; LIBO behind; BON EVENT before. R: Puteal Scribonianum (Scribonian Well), decorated with garland and two lyres; anvil at base; PVTEAL above; SCRIBON in exergue.&nbsp; </p><p><i>Ex Andrew McCabe Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the variety with the rare anvil control symbol at the base of the well. I know it was commented by someone up-thread that tongs and hammers as control symbols on this issue are cooler, and that the anvils just don&#039;t rock (looking at [USER=76111]@Carthago[/USER] <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />), but in answer to that, I will simply submit the following...</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]1qSEwYaSlWk[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>That pun intended <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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