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<p>[QUOTE="akeady, post: 3921401, member: 83175"]I've added 138 coins on Tantalus so far in 2019 and probably have another forty or fifty to add, but I'll stick with those that have been added for this. 118 of these are Roman Republican (RR) coins, with a few Imperials, Greeks and modern coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, for 2019...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coin photos</b> - I've made some improvements to my photography setup over the year - after years of making no effort taking photographs and being unhappy with the results, I picked up a decent light late in 2018, along with a new secondhand camera body (this makes little or no difference to the photos, it's compatible with lenses for my older camera and has a similar sensor, but it's weatherproof and has some tricks up its sleeve). In early 2019 I added a good macro lens and a copy stand. In order of importance, trial and error have shown me that lighting, stability, lens and camera are what's needed to take decent coin photos. Some of the 2019 photos are with the kit lens, but after adding the macro lens, I was happier with results.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>January</b>... I went to the NYINC again in 2019 and met up with a gang of RR collectors/addicts. I ended up not spending much time at the bourse, but ran into another member of the Numismatic Society of Ireland (NSI) and bought one coin, from a dealer who is a member of the NSI too and attends shows here in Dublin.</p><p>CNG had the coins for their upcoming ESale there, so I had a look at those and ended up with a few of them a couple of weeks later.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, while I didn't spend too much time looking at coins, we did a lot of tourism - Annie's first time in NY, so we went to Met Museum, up the Empire State Building, to some good jazz, to Juliana's for great pizza, on the Staten Island ferry, Carrie Bradshaw's apartment (!) and so on. Here's a blurry shot from beside the Brooklyn Bridge.</p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LThVntUPaAEYl71tTh99pwDrD7docoRuGVygXV-NmD9WPcR31wzDg66dKJnl6_78LjDn7HrpMIpuws_EbJflPSRpiCYaffENeCX6ki3XOVdmNshocg-knB4BGQ1Ar2PuJmhEQi5AgUErWIMdV6V27kV6qjBbhS63lrg-Aa3CK0Qwa0NVOiMvxAUYrdJphqiMIc4XNs4cEqqKrs6SM5Z_bEdNxa7yuOACgQpDSOv7jSse-IpNqGFxx0bLHsUqQEwkY0PdAMy7Q1KT_ovjjbLnm4NqglyBkwmDlMtnpyLCXoO7akfXY30ugEzEKz1FXlel6vFbfUWPY7GsfuJOO1OxzTYed2j-Y-6W41dtym3YOIs4S-gzSw61d02NLG46At4sItU_GeBNTREczVlXQhoqQ4aZNu9exg7yvVoUDBsFYuCekugsxPpU6rKxwRaidsEs1uCiH4wAGXsWrADDBrYlo4Vq82kLmG2tnaHUmvWRuSgKPVCmACjxMhsZgi56-2C2ZCJmDSNm6h4-Tlw1InmsJAVJEyepsaE5bjOoXJ8JX9OunDehDnplw02xia3bKXiESJH-mSpi0OfkS6dDmtq0d4TnGekXmG5fBBrEh9-H9G56tJRMt_1FsqKdTFH4LtakRxFV_CvRGOIr3W5DCoirOjmO9krd9lZLj57BSIk_yK6PWMgqOeZXqV2c1g-4pcIXQ-oG_AzQ5xtPKYbC78aFM5d9Shy-XkeSCtQo7XvrHN637bjS=w1371-h1029-no" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coin 1</b></p><p>This came from a Triskeles auction on Vauctions in Dec. 2018, but didn't get added on Tantalus until January, so I'm including it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Cr. 53/2 denarius</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 4.43g / 19mm / 6h</p><p>This needs a new photo'. It's a very pretty coin, especially the reverse - the obverse is not well struck.</p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr53_2_Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr53_2_Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coin 2</b></p><p>Again, this was a Dec. 2018 purchase, but only got onto Tantalus in Jan. 2019, so here it is <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>An Eraviscan denarius - Obv. Laureate head of Jupiter right; Rev. RAVIS - Globe between sceptre (resembling thunderbolt) and rudde</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.35g / 17mm / 9h</p><ul> <li>Torbágyi C11 i<br /> </li> <li>Freeman, Essays Hersh, pl. 29, 6</li> </ul><p>The Eraviscans lived around modern-day Budapest and minted coins imitating Roman Republican denarii. The reverse of this is maybe the best I've seen.</p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_EraviscanDenarius_2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_EraviscanDenarius_3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coin 3</b></p><p>This is one (the only one) from NYINC. I mostly bought this as it's from the Duke of Northumberland's collection, giving it a provenance to 1856. I already had a better example, but no harm in having two <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Denarius of Pinarius Natta. Obv. X - Helmeted head of Roma right; Rev. NATTA - Victory in biga right; Exergue: ROMA</p><p>Mint: Rome (149 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.40g / 18mm / 9h</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RSC 1 (Pinaria)</li> <li>Sydenham 390</li> <li>Crawford 208/1</li> <li>Smyth p. 167 #45 (this coin)</li> </ul><p>Provenances:</p><ul> <li>Ex. Noble Sale 107A, lot 3573</li> <li>Ex. Colin Pitchfork Collection</li> <li>Ex. Sotheby's 4-Nov-1982, lot 232</li> <li>Ex. Duke of Northumberland Collection</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_PinariusNattaDena.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_PinariusNattaDena_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coin 4</b></p><p>This is a type I'd wanted for a while. In Sydenham's day, this was a very rare coin, he rated it 9 in his 10 point scale - "Exceedingly Rare". A hoard in the last decade has made them more obtainable, if not exactly cheap. This was one I saw in NY and obtained from CNG's ESale.</p><p><br /></p><p>A denarius of C. Cassius Longinus. Obv. C. CASSI / IMP - Tripod surmounted by cortina and two laurel branches; fillet hanging on either side; Rev. LENTVLVS / SPINT - Capis and lituus.</p><p>Mint: Smyrna (?) (Spring 42 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.73g / 18mm / 6h</p><ul> <li>RSC 14 (Cassia)</li> <li>Sydenham 1308</li> <li>Crawford 500/1</li> <li>HCRI 219</li> <li>RBW 1761</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr_500_1_Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr500_1_Rev_small.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The next coin-related thing of 2019 was a trip to the Isle of Man in April 2019 for the BANS annual conference. BANS is the British Association of Numismatic Societies - in the NSI, we are members by virtue of the Northern Branch being in the UK. I'd never been to the Isle of Man, though it's only a half hour flight from Dublin. It's like stepping back in time - the island has railways, with no rolling stock newer than the 1920s, no road speed limits outside the towns and a relaxed atmosphere. We'll certainly go back. I picked up a few modern coins there - the island's numismatic history goes back to rare Hiberno-Manx issues from around 1000AD, through the well-known three-legged bronzes and has its own distinctive coinage today.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the Laxey Wheel - the world's largest working water wheel, which pumps water from a disused mine.</p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/44QpxdDXqFa77Ky9WQuBIBuDqmAy-DXCpqNN_oeT1FB1v1CpXQPeigC46G-7HuSi0gNALSLmc3Hlm8OhyzKELVkuDX9bstnOcmZvc87gHX0yB3G-gKwwpyxwlUAUVXS7geJdbZiIoRtInuUL-_UOl0CfEedpQkC75qXwKeM26U9hBTCtNKzwr7Yav6llX4xP7PKRvYhRnfKVnjFOeUpEi3DB_YnQ6sU6hKsnQeyqkeexoEN2rAmHJZKN8W65wcM4SPCMtYSei2_6u6EIIjKfhUiW8CjUx5F0QwUomg1_QS3ofcLq47wISP5ojKFBRizvCkm7ioabFW-i0uoV8uyjxKRvVoJzOi8wzM4KqAmdmFHauKud9bthMR2n9VKjTAexxs3Rr1hxSXW2QV2xjeGpBSCFHFLyUgp42jdmcUmwn5R0AJRvFgTUO8naiLe2A8QRRFmWRBB3JLxA0gaatiADfaeJEkdRAn9KtvcxIkPAl22dahZSv8NZfPeUJN6-tkmKvxQjAbhPgWiLh01GYNTCDSrjtXZ3xApb7AQQfJmbKlhkh2cl0ipIqVKJmgBWE0HS2P2ZqkUvMJKx_gO4b2m5IiPXxZVFWK3KapbtWcUqeQFuIv4ii5-nZZrwulh1XphcpU3pI8pEb0dy1N1s92MMfG6qf3VKaMvIMV-Pr7DLd7cn51hOpv6AVSyHWGEtZaDR9lQb6JuVZmFJ7otFl9oOY4sYM5A6UdsMgYy6V5QLmGQr5que=w1371-h1029-no" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, back to coins!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coin 5</b></p><p>The Cr. 408/1 Piso Frugi are somewhat better-struck than the 340/1 examples. I got this in May and it's the best 408/1 I have. It's in very high relief with a concave reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Denarius of C. Calpurnius Piso L.f. Frugi. Obv. Laureate head of Apollo right, snake on staff behind; C·PISO·L·F·FRVG - Horseman galloping right, holding torch; above, shield; below, sword in scabbard</p><p>Mint: Rome (67 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 4.00g / - / -</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RSC 24 (Calpurnia)</li> <li>Sydenham 868 var</li> <li>Crawford 408/1b</li> </ul><p><b><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr408_1b_Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr408_1b_Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coin 6</b></p><p>This is a pretty scarce anonymous denarius with Victory symbol. Obv. X - Helmeted head of Roma right; Rev. ROMA - The Dioscuri galloping right; behind, Victory with wreath.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mint: Central Italy (ca. 211-208 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 4.27g / - / -</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>Sydenham 147</li> <li>Crawford 61/1</li> <li>RBW 251</li> </ul><p>Provenances:</p><ul> <li>Ex. Student and mentor collection</li> <li>Ex. NAC 83, 2015</li> <li>Ex. Lanz 42, 1987, 359</li> </ul><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr61_1_Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr61_1_Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coin 7</b></p><p>This came from the same sale as coin 6 and is a later denarius of C. Memmius C.f.</p><p>Obv. QVIRINVS / C·MEMMI·C·F - Laureate head of Quirinus right; Rev. MEMMIVS· AED·CERIALIA·PREIMVS·FECIT - Ceres seated right, holding torch in left hand and corn-ears in right hand; before, snake</p><p>Mint: Rome (56 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.95g / - / -</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RSC 9 (Memmia)</li> <li>Sydenham 921</li> <li>Crawford 427/2</li> <li>RBW 1532</li> <li>BMCRR Rome 3940</li> </ul><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr427_2_Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr427_2_Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>To be continued - it appears I can only have 20 pictures in each post![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="akeady, post: 3921401, member: 83175"]I've added 138 coins on Tantalus so far in 2019 and probably have another forty or fifty to add, but I'll stick with those that have been added for this. 118 of these are Roman Republican (RR) coins, with a few Imperials, Greeks and modern coins. Anyway, for 2019... [B]Coin photos[/B] - I've made some improvements to my photography setup over the year - after years of making no effort taking photographs and being unhappy with the results, I picked up a decent light late in 2018, along with a new secondhand camera body (this makes little or no difference to the photos, it's compatible with lenses for my older camera and has a similar sensor, but it's weatherproof and has some tricks up its sleeve). In early 2019 I added a good macro lens and a copy stand. In order of importance, trial and error have shown me that lighting, stability, lens and camera are what's needed to take decent coin photos. Some of the 2019 photos are with the kit lens, but after adding the macro lens, I was happier with results. [B]January[/B]... I went to the NYINC again in 2019 and met up with a gang of RR collectors/addicts. I ended up not spending much time at the bourse, but ran into another member of the Numismatic Society of Ireland (NSI) and bought one coin, from a dealer who is a member of the NSI too and attends shows here in Dublin. CNG had the coins for their upcoming ESale there, so I had a look at those and ended up with a few of them a couple of weeks later. Anyway, while I didn't spend too much time looking at coins, we did a lot of tourism - Annie's first time in NY, so we went to Met Museum, up the Empire State Building, to some good jazz, to Juliana's for great pizza, on the Staten Island ferry, Carrie Bradshaw's apartment (!) and so on. Here's a blurry shot from beside the Brooklyn Bridge. [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LThVntUPaAEYl71tTh99pwDrD7docoRuGVygXV-NmD9WPcR31wzDg66dKJnl6_78LjDn7HrpMIpuws_EbJflPSRpiCYaffENeCX6ki3XOVdmNshocg-knB4BGQ1Ar2PuJmhEQi5AgUErWIMdV6V27kV6qjBbhS63lrg-Aa3CK0Qwa0NVOiMvxAUYrdJphqiMIc4XNs4cEqqKrs6SM5Z_bEdNxa7yuOACgQpDSOv7jSse-IpNqGFxx0bLHsUqQEwkY0PdAMy7Q1KT_ovjjbLnm4NqglyBkwmDlMtnpyLCXoO7akfXY30ugEzEKz1FXlel6vFbfUWPY7GsfuJOO1OxzTYed2j-Y-6W41dtym3YOIs4S-gzSw61d02NLG46At4sItU_GeBNTREczVlXQhoqQ4aZNu9exg7yvVoUDBsFYuCekugsxPpU6rKxwRaidsEs1uCiH4wAGXsWrADDBrYlo4Vq82kLmG2tnaHUmvWRuSgKPVCmACjxMhsZgi56-2C2ZCJmDSNm6h4-Tlw1InmsJAVJEyepsaE5bjOoXJ8JX9OunDehDnplw02xia3bKXiESJH-mSpi0OfkS6dDmtq0d4TnGekXmG5fBBrEh9-H9G56tJRMt_1FsqKdTFH4LtakRxFV_CvRGOIr3W5DCoirOjmO9krd9lZLj57BSIk_yK6PWMgqOeZXqV2c1g-4pcIXQ-oG_AzQ5xtPKYbC78aFM5d9Shy-XkeSCtQo7XvrHN637bjS=w1371-h1029-no[/IMG] [B]Coin 1[/B] This came from a Triskeles auction on Vauctions in Dec. 2018, but didn't get added on Tantalus until January, so I'm including it :D Cr. 53/2 denarius Wt./Size/Axis: 4.43g / 19mm / 6h This needs a new photo'. It's a very pretty coin, especially the reverse - the obverse is not well struck. [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr53_2_Obv.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr53_2_Rev.jpg[/IMG] [B]Coin 2[/B] Again, this was a Dec. 2018 purchase, but only got onto Tantalus in Jan. 2019, so here it is :D An Eraviscan denarius - Obv. Laureate head of Jupiter right; Rev. RAVIS - Globe between sceptre (resembling thunderbolt) and rudde Wt./Size/Axis: 3.35g / 17mm / 9h [LIST] [*]Torbágyi C11 i [*]Freeman, Essays Hersh, pl. 29, 6 [/LIST] The Eraviscans lived around modern-day Budapest and minted coins imitating Roman Republican denarii. The reverse of this is maybe the best I've seen. [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_EraviscanDenarius_2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_EraviscanDenarius_3.jpg[/IMG] [B]Coin 3[/B] This is one (the only one) from NYINC. I mostly bought this as it's from the Duke of Northumberland's collection, giving it a provenance to 1856. I already had a better example, but no harm in having two :) Denarius of Pinarius Natta. Obv. X - Helmeted head of Roma right; Rev. NATTA - Victory in biga right; Exergue: ROMA Mint: Rome (149 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.40g / 18mm / 9h References: [LIST] [*]RSC 1 (Pinaria) [*]Sydenham 390 [*]Crawford 208/1 [*]Smyth p. 167 #45 (this coin) [/LIST] Provenances: [LIST] [*]Ex. Noble Sale 107A, lot 3573 [*]Ex. Colin Pitchfork Collection [*]Ex. Sotheby's 4-Nov-1982, lot 232 [*]Ex. Duke of Northumberland Collection [/LIST] [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_PinariusNattaDena.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_PinariusNattaDena_1.jpg[/IMG] [B]Coin 4[/B] This is a type I'd wanted for a while. In Sydenham's day, this was a very rare coin, he rated it 9 in his 10 point scale - "Exceedingly Rare". A hoard in the last decade has made them more obtainable, if not exactly cheap. This was one I saw in NY and obtained from CNG's ESale. A denarius of C. Cassius Longinus. Obv. C. CASSI / IMP - Tripod surmounted by cortina and two laurel branches; fillet hanging on either side; Rev. LENTVLVS / SPINT - Capis and lituus. Mint: Smyrna (?) (Spring 42 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.73g / 18mm / 6h [LIST] [*]RSC 14 (Cassia) [*]Sydenham 1308 [*]Crawford 500/1 [*]HCRI 219 [*]RBW 1761 [/LIST] [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr_500_1_Obv.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr500_1_Rev_small.jpg[/IMG] The next coin-related thing of 2019 was a trip to the Isle of Man in April 2019 for the BANS annual conference. BANS is the British Association of Numismatic Societies - in the NSI, we are members by virtue of the Northern Branch being in the UK. I'd never been to the Isle of Man, though it's only a half hour flight from Dublin. It's like stepping back in time - the island has railways, with no rolling stock newer than the 1920s, no road speed limits outside the towns and a relaxed atmosphere. We'll certainly go back. I picked up a few modern coins there - the island's numismatic history goes back to rare Hiberno-Manx issues from around 1000AD, through the well-known three-legged bronzes and has its own distinctive coinage today. Here's the Laxey Wheel - the world's largest working water wheel, which pumps water from a disused mine. [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/44QpxdDXqFa77Ky9WQuBIBuDqmAy-DXCpqNN_oeT1FB1v1CpXQPeigC46G-7HuSi0gNALSLmc3Hlm8OhyzKELVkuDX9bstnOcmZvc87gHX0yB3G-gKwwpyxwlUAUVXS7geJdbZiIoRtInuUL-_UOl0CfEedpQkC75qXwKeM26U9hBTCtNKzwr7Yav6llX4xP7PKRvYhRnfKVnjFOeUpEi3DB_YnQ6sU6hKsnQeyqkeexoEN2rAmHJZKN8W65wcM4SPCMtYSei2_6u6EIIjKfhUiW8CjUx5F0QwUomg1_QS3ofcLq47wISP5ojKFBRizvCkm7ioabFW-i0uoV8uyjxKRvVoJzOi8wzM4KqAmdmFHauKud9bthMR2n9VKjTAexxs3Rr1hxSXW2QV2xjeGpBSCFHFLyUgp42jdmcUmwn5R0AJRvFgTUO8naiLe2A8QRRFmWRBB3JLxA0gaatiADfaeJEkdRAn9KtvcxIkPAl22dahZSv8NZfPeUJN6-tkmKvxQjAbhPgWiLh01GYNTCDSrjtXZ3xApb7AQQfJmbKlhkh2cl0ipIqVKJmgBWE0HS2P2ZqkUvMJKx_gO4b2m5IiPXxZVFWK3KapbtWcUqeQFuIv4ii5-nZZrwulh1XphcpU3pI8pEb0dy1N1s92MMfG6qf3VKaMvIMV-Pr7DLd7cn51hOpv6AVSyHWGEtZaDR9lQb6JuVZmFJ7otFl9oOY4sYM5A6UdsMgYy6V5QLmGQr5que=w1371-h1029-no[/IMG] Anyway, back to coins! [B]Coin 5[/B] The Cr. 408/1 Piso Frugi are somewhat better-struck than the 340/1 examples. I got this in May and it's the best 408/1 I have. It's in very high relief with a concave reverse. Denarius of C. Calpurnius Piso L.f. Frugi. Obv. Laureate head of Apollo right, snake on staff behind; C·PISO·L·F·FRVG - Horseman galloping right, holding torch; above, shield; below, sword in scabbard Mint: Rome (67 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 4.00g / - / - References: [LIST] [*]RSC 24 (Calpurnia) [*]Sydenham 868 var [*]Crawford 408/1b [/LIST] [B][IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr408_1b_Obv.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr408_1b_Rev.jpg[/IMG][/B] [B]Coin 6[/B] This is a pretty scarce anonymous denarius with Victory symbol. Obv. X - Helmeted head of Roma right; Rev. ROMA - The Dioscuri galloping right; behind, Victory with wreath. Mint: Central Italy (ca. 211-208 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 4.27g / - / - References: [LIST] [*]Sydenham 147 [*]Crawford 61/1 [*]RBW 251 [/LIST] Provenances: [LIST] [*]Ex. Student and mentor collection [*]Ex. NAC 83, 2015 [*]Ex. Lanz 42, 1987, 359 [/LIST] [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr61_1_Obv.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr61_1_Rev.jpg[/IMG] [B]Coin 7[/B] This came from the same sale as coin 6 and is a later denarius of C. Memmius C.f. Obv. QVIRINVS / C·MEMMI·C·F - Laureate head of Quirinus right; Rev. MEMMIVS· AED·CERIALIA·PREIMVS·FECIT - Ceres seated right, holding torch in left hand and corn-ears in right hand; before, snake Mint: Rome (56 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.95g / - / - References: [LIST] [*]RSC 9 (Memmia) [*]Sydenham 921 [*]Crawford 427/2 [*]RBW 1532 [*]BMCRR Rome 3940 [/LIST] [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr427_2_Obv.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr427_2_Rev.jpg[/IMG] To be continued - it appears I can only have 20 pictures in each post![/QUOTE]
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