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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2479758, member: 56859&quot;]Yep, I&#039;ve done that, although it was during live online bidding during Roma&#039;s first e-sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only vaguely recall the coin and certainly don&#039;t remember bidding.&nbsp; I do remember bidding on and winning a couple of others in the same auction.&nbsp; When the invoice arrived I was puzzled.&nbsp; I recall admiring the coin but have no recollection of bidding!</p><p><br /></p><p>I paid for it, of course, and at first my enjoyment of it was a bit tainted because of the circumstances.&nbsp; Three years later, I have no regrets.&nbsp; It&#039;s a beautiful coin!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_248654562c684705acf39ffdf771e233.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_496,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_248654562c684705acf39ffdf771e233.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Roman Republic, Anonymous</b> </p><p>Rome, 115-114 BCE</p><p>AR denarius, 20 mm, 3.91 g, 10 h</p><p>Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right, X behind, ROMA below</p><p>Rev: Roma, helmeted, seated on two shields, holding spear before her, she-wolf standing right at her feet, head turned back, sucking Romulus and Remus. In left and right fields, two birds flying towards her.</p><p>Ref: Crawford 287/1</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m celebrating tonight because my computer has been repaired, yay!&nbsp; What a harrowing week, without a personal computer <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The circumstances of its injury were embarrassing.&nbsp; I was in bed browsing CoinTalk on my laptop, various heavy coin books beside me.&nbsp; Apparently I fell asleep with the laptop open.&nbsp; When I awoke, it was closed or nearly so.&nbsp; I opened it back up to see what I&#039;d missed during my premature sleep, and the screen was all streaky-- apparently a small crack which wrecked the screen.&nbsp; Did I roll over and elbow it?&nbsp; Did I accidentally shove it into a coin book?&nbsp; Don&#039;t know.&nbsp; That was a very unwelcome and expensive repair.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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