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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;randygeki, post: 2595745, member: 13719&quot;]I wanted to wait til after the 25th to make this topic so you could share coins you&#039;ve recieved for Christmas but I could&#039;t wait.</p><p><br /></p><p>So most of the nicer coins I got were in December, I had a total of 7; 5 of which are very special though, since they were gifts. I wanted to say a big thank you to Dan, Mat and Doug. It&#039;s gifts like these that bring joy to a tough time of the year.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="7"><b>Thank you!</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>This first one&nbsp; is a coded Ant. of Diocletian. These are&nbsp; really neat coins. I don&#039;t know if I could explain it well so here is a link to one of Dougs pages on them.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/code.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/code.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/code.html</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]565633[/ATTACH]</p><p>Diocletian</p><p>Siscia, silver AE pre-reform</p><p>IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right / CONSERVATOR AVGG, Diocletian and Jupiter, each holding a sceptre, standing facing each other by an altar. A in left field. XXI dot I dot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next is nice little denarius of an Empress I didn&#039;t have. Was a very nice surprise.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]565635[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Maesa (218 - 225 A.D.)</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>O: IVLIA MAESA AVG, Draped bust right.</p><p>R: IVNO, Juno standing facing, head left, holding scepter and patera.</p><p>Antioch mint., 218 - 220 A.D.</p><p>1.97g 20mm</p><p>RIC IV 256 var. (diademed); RSC 20a</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is the secret santa gift I just received. I hadn&#039;t gotten a coin of AP this year for myself and was very happy to get this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]565636[/ATTACH]</p><p>Antoninus Pius Sestertius. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right / OPI AVG S-C, Ops enthroned left with transverse sceptre &amp; drawing up draper from shoulder. RIC 612, Cohen 569, BMC 1258</p><p><br /></p><p>The next arrived last night, another really big surprise, 2 very nice coins of Carus and Carinus (apparently the worst emperor ever <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ) Both emperors I lacked too.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]565637[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carus</p><p>Antoninianus</p><p>DIVO CARO PIO; radiate head right / CONSECRATIO; Eagle standing left, head right. II in ex</p><p>Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 2nd officina. 10th emission of Carinus and Numerian, AD 284.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]565638[/ATTACH]</p><p>IMP C M AVR CARINVS P F AVG, radiate draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse VIRTVS AVGGG, Carinus left, standing right, parazonium left, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left holding scepter, star above, B in center, XXI in ex</p><p><br /></p><p>Definitely a special month for me. Thank you very much.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to post gifts you&#039;ve received this year.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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