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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 7888195, member: 75143&quot;][USER=97383]@Al Kowsky[/USER]&nbsp; possibley my favorite archetype is what I call the &quot;Spaghetti Victory.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I got one of these are one of the first 10 ancient coins I ever bought. The veristic portrait on the obverse is <u>stunning</u> but evidently the reverse celator was either the new guy, or the locals figured the best way to make the coin was to honor the emperor as realistic as possible based on the presumed <i>imago</i> provided - but use their local, native artistic flair for the reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1360967[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A month ago I managed to find a second one. The obverse is less refined, and unlike the one above this appears to be silver-washed on a bronze core (as opposed to silver washed on a &quot;billon-ish&quot; core).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1360966[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I cannot get enough of the Spaghetti Victories. I yearn for a sestertius such as yours.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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