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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Silphium Addict, post: 8065187, member: 116882&quot;]<b>Hannibal escapes again!</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1398219[/ATTACH]</p><p>Punic Spain AR shekel 7.24 gm</p><p>O: head Hannibal as Melqart left</p><p>R: horse standing right before palm tree</p><p>SNG Cop 295, Villaronga 64</p><p><br /></p><p>What a great thread to share my own somewhat embarrassing story that ended well.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 20 years ago, I proudly take my new purchase to our ancient coin club meeting and admire it in the Abafil case in car before going in. At show and tell, surprised the coin is the only one missing! Look around seat, go to car and look around, help clean up and check floor, search car again, check now empty parking lot including storm drain below where I parked sideways on a steep hill. Go home and thoroughly search car. Now, panic really sets in! After a sleepless night, I get up at dawn, go back to the parking lot and park in same spot. Then, just before getting out, I notice a glint of silver in the narrow slot of the parking brake between seats because of steep angle of parking. To my great relief, I see Hannibal glaring up at me! “Hannibal ad fregit”</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Ever since, all coins being transported stay in flips, in case secured with rubber band, locked in glove box and only taken out of case when sitting at a table.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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