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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4509639, member: 85693&quot;]Congrats on the die-match, Donna. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have one die match, thanks to CT member TIF and her famous digital overlays.&nbsp; It matches the British Museum specimen, which makes me feel like a much more serious collector than I really am. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/marcus-aurelius-sestertius-die-match-or-am-i-fooling-myself.342924/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/marcus-aurelius-sestertius-die-match-or-am-i-fooling-myself.342924/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/marcus-aurelius-sestertius-die-match-or-am-i-fooling-myself.342924/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/ct-marsyasmike-masest-bm-obvdiematch-overlaygif-gif.967825/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the whole thing:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1117695[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1117694[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>British Museum Obv.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; My Rather More Worn Obv. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Marcus Aurelius&nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(156-157 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>[AVRE]LIVS CAES ANT[ON AVG PII F], bare head right, slight drapery on shoulder / TR POT XI C[OS II] S C, Fortuna standing left holding rudder and raising hem of skirt.</p><p>RIC 1338a.</p><p>(24.45 grams / 29 mm) </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Die Match Note:</b></p><p>The obverse die on this example matches British Museum R.13854</p><p>(see Coin Talk post July 19, 2019:&nbsp; &quot;Marcus Aurelius Sestertius - Die Match (or am I fooling myself?)&quot;&nbsp; CT Member TIF made digital overlay of both coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I hope TIF is doing okay during these troubled times - I haven&#039;t seen her around CT for a while.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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