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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3772188, member: 96898"]I know, I have shown it too often already, but here is a similarly defaced coin of Antoninus Pius from my collection. The damage looks very intentional, and one can only speculate about the reason for someone scratching out AP's portrait:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008854[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Antoninus Pius, Roman Empire, denarius, 145–161 AD, Rome mint. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right. Rev: COS IIII, thunderbolt on altar. 16.5mm, 4.02g. RIC III, 137.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3772188, member: 96898"]I know, I have shown it too often already, but here is a similarly defaced coin of Antoninus Pius from my collection. The damage looks very intentional, and one can only speculate about the reason for someone scratching out AP's portrait: [ATTACH=full]1008854[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Antoninus Pius, Roman Empire, denarius, 145–161 AD, Rome mint. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right. Rev: COS IIII, thunderbolt on altar. 16.5mm, 4.02g. RIC III, 137.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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