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<p>[QUOTE="Cicero12, post: 6591657, member: 114838"]Its been a dismal 365 days in basically every respect. One of the few bright spots of the past year has been the extra time to focus on, refine and expand my collection. Over the past year, I have been fortunate enough to add a number of pieces I am very happy with, and move on from some that no longer fit my collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to acquire a piece I regretted missing out on in an auction in 2020--an aureus of Otho. I was originally the underbidder on this piece at auction, and was very pleased to find out recently the purchaser was a dealer. I'd been regretting my lowish bid on the coin as, though it demonstrates some honest wear and has a somewhat distracting flan flaw on the reverse, the portrait is of fine style and the coin possesses a beautiful red/purple Boscoreale tone. </p><p><br /></p><p>After some brief reflection upon finding the coin in the dealer's inventory and consultation with friends, I decided the coin was a good mix of style/detail/pedigree and one I am unlikely to upgrade any time soon given my preference for pedigreed pieces (and even when the opportunity comes, I would expect to pay 2-3X the price). </p><p><br /></p><p>What's more, this acquisition completes my set of the four emperors from the eponymous year--something I was lucky enough to have accomplished (by chance, not design), in almost exactly 365 days (I purchased my Vespasian last March). </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope to take a better photo once I crack the coin out of its slab--please excuse the quality! I have a newfound respect for everyone here and at auction houses who can photograph slabbed coins well. It is truly an art.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Please post your coins from the Year of the Four Emperors below!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265235[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P. bare head, right.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse</b>: SECVRI – TAS PR, Securitas bearing wreath and scepter, left.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>References</b>: C 16. BMC 13. RIC 7. CBN 7. Calicó 531.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance</b>: Privately Purchased March 4, 2021. Ex Schulman Vault Collection, Jacques Schulman 365 (Jubilee Auction), October 22, 2020, 1539; Numismatic Fine Arts sale XXX, 1992, 224; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part II, Sotheby's New York, 21 June 1990), 694. From the Boscoreale Hoard of 1895.</p><p><br /></p><p>The rest of the gang below-more details can be found in my previous threads or <a href="http://www.cicerocollection.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cicerocollection.com" rel="nofollow">www.cicerocollection.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265237[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1265238[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1265239[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cicero12, post: 6591657, member: 114838"]Its been a dismal 365 days in basically every respect. One of the few bright spots of the past year has been the extra time to focus on, refine and expand my collection. Over the past year, I have been fortunate enough to add a number of pieces I am very happy with, and move on from some that no longer fit my collection. Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to acquire a piece I regretted missing out on in an auction in 2020--an aureus of Otho. I was originally the underbidder on this piece at auction, and was very pleased to find out recently the purchaser was a dealer. I'd been regretting my lowish bid on the coin as, though it demonstrates some honest wear and has a somewhat distracting flan flaw on the reverse, the portrait is of fine style and the coin possesses a beautiful red/purple Boscoreale tone. After some brief reflection upon finding the coin in the dealer's inventory and consultation with friends, I decided the coin was a good mix of style/detail/pedigree and one I am unlikely to upgrade any time soon given my preference for pedigreed pieces (and even when the opportunity comes, I would expect to pay 2-3X the price). What's more, this acquisition completes my set of the four emperors from the eponymous year--something I was lucky enough to have accomplished (by chance, not design), in almost exactly 365 days (I purchased my Vespasian last March). I hope to take a better photo once I crack the coin out of its slab--please excuse the quality! I have a newfound respect for everyone here and at auction houses who can photograph slabbed coins well. It is truly an art. [B]Please post your coins from the Year of the Four Emperors below![/B] [ATTACH=full]1265235[/ATTACH] [B]Obverse[/B]: IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P. bare head, right. [B]Reverse[/B]: SECVRI – TAS PR, Securitas bearing wreath and scepter, left. [B]References[/B]: C 16. BMC 13. RIC 7. CBN 7. Calicó 531. [B]Provenance[/B]: Privately Purchased March 4, 2021. Ex Schulman Vault Collection, Jacques Schulman 365 (Jubilee Auction), October 22, 2020, 1539; Numismatic Fine Arts sale XXX, 1992, 224; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part II, Sotheby's New York, 21 June 1990), 694. From the Boscoreale Hoard of 1895. The rest of the gang below-more details can be found in my previous threads or [URL="http://www.cicerocollection.com"]www.cicerocollection.com[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1265237[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1265238[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1265239[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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