[CLOSED] LordM Giveaway #72 (pick your *mystery* prize)

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    My sincere apologies for being away so long. Let me catch up a bit and we'll wrap up all the outstanding contests that should have been done at the beginning of the month. :sorry:

    I'll be back.
     
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  3. Searcher64

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    C- US Coins
    Thanks!
     
  4. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    We have a winner.

    The random number generator picked #76 as our lucky number.

    Post #76 was by @Jfp7375 !

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    @Jfp7375 - you've got something ancient or medieval coming! I will need your shipping address, and beg your forbearance in advance if that shipping turnaround should happen to turn out a bit slow.

    Update: prizes were announced in Post #91, and have been shipped.
     
  5. ArbySea

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  6. expat

    expat Remember you are unique, just like everyone else Supporter

    Well done @Jfp7375 and appreciation as always to@lordmarcovan
     
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  8. Jfp7375

    Jfp7375 Member

    Woah!!! what a thrill, can't say I've won many raffles/contests in my day. Can't wait to see the prize - I just PM'd my shipping info

    And of course thanks to @lordmarcovan for putting on this contest. Definitely a fun thing for the community :)

    thanks to those who posted congratulations as well - I'll be sure to post what I receive so all can see
     
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  9. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    Thanks, m'lord
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  10. Hookman

    Hookman Well-Known Member

    Congrats to the winner and Thanks to you LM.
     
  11. AncientNumis

    AncientNumis Active Member

    Congrats @Jfp7375, and thanks to @lordmarcovan for doing all these giveaways! It's super cool to see how Huckleberry has grown since giveaway 67 - the one I was fortunate enough to win. I'm still astounded by your generosity!!! By the way, I managed to take that Commodus sestertius to the colosseum and the Hadrian hemidrachm to Hadrian's villa when I visited Rome! I'm not sure if I've already shown some pictures here, but if not I can show them sometime later :)
     
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  12. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    @Jfp7375 - here's whatcha got from me, finally shipped, along with the coin you won in the @Theodosius giveaway.

    Roman Provincial (Antioch on the Orontes): bronze Æ20 of Elagabalus, ca. 218-222 AD
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    Obverse: head of Elagabalus left. Reverse: large S C within wreath. Struck at Syrian Antioch on the Orontes River (now in modern Turkey). Bronze, 22 mm. Ex-David Connors, May 2020.


    Eastern Roman Empire: bronze Æ3 of Arcadius, ca. 395-408 AD; Antioch mint, Victory reverse
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    Obverse: diademed draped bust of Arcadius right. Reverse: Victory right, crowning Arcadius with wreath. Struck at Antioch in Turkey. Ex-David Connors, May 2020. A common but pleasing late Roman coin with attractive earthen patina.


    China: cast bronze cash coin, Tang Dynasty, Anonymous Middle Type, ca. 718-732 AD
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    Obverse: KAI YUAN TONG BAO. Reverse: Crescent above central square hole.
    24 mm, 3.37 g. Ex- Kenneth W. Dorney Ancient Coins & Antiquities, June 2019. He attributed this as "Hartill14.6u".
     
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  13. steve westermeier

    steve westermeier Cancer sucks!

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    I'll try 'C' - US Coins.
     
  14. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    You’re too late on this one, Steve, but I’ll put another one up when I’m caught up on all the shipping for the last ones.
     
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  15. Jfp7375

    Jfp7375 Member

    I received my coins! They were meticulously packaged and labeled and included a special treat - a Lord Marcovan pressed penny! pretty cool.

    The coins are great - the Constantine coin from the Theodosius giveaway is an extremely sharp example, probably took either 1st or 2nd place among my late roman bronze pieces. The silvering is fantastic and all the details are visible.

    The coins from this giveaway helped broaden my horizons a bit, and they all look even better in hand. The Chinese coin is fun, my first non-Roman ancient. I am especially fond of the Elagabalus provincial, which is 1) my first Elagabalus coin and 2) my first provincial (first legible provincial anyway). This one in particular surprised me once I had it in-hand. Lord Marcovan is right that the Arcadius coin's patina is really attractive.

    Thanks again to @lordmarcovan for doing this. It's always fun to win something and you helped a fairly new collector (only started this year) add a couple great and interesting pieces to his collection.
     
  16. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Excellent. Thanks for the followup!
     
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