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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 7896893, member: 31620&quot;][USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] has illustrated several coins that appeal to me immensely and resonate with my way of collecting.</p><p><br /></p><p>His first coin with the broken die sits within one of my collecting themes. I have coins that I suspect sit either side of the chronology of the FORTVNAE REREDVC coin illustrated above, which I suspect is holding a branch....</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few showing the progression of the die break.....</p><p><br /></p><p>FORTVNAE REDVCI - Fortuna with branch</p><p>I suspect this one is slightly earlier in the strike sequence as the die break is not yet fully manifest but part of the V is missing</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064th_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>CERER FRVG - contemporary with Doug&#039;s coin?</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064so_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>FORTVNAE REDVCI (same reverse die as above) but die break more progressed</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064fz_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>MARTI VICT - die break spreading even further</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ek_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>VICTOR IVST AVS (sic) - die break further still, now encroaching on the P</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064gk_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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