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<p>[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 5151159, member: 100731"]This denarius was listed on a Dutch ebay-like site. The pictures were rather poor, and I absentmindedly placed a bid of €40 (~45 USD) on it, and then forgot about it. In the evening however, the seller agreed upon my bid, and two days later, the coin arrived. It was in so much nicer condition than expected! The superb cabinet toning is suggestive of some older provenance (indeed, the seller told me that the coin belonged to the collection of a diseased family member) - I haven't yet found it though. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1208594[/ATTACH]</p><p>ROMAN REPUBLIC, Quintus Minucius Rufus. Denomination: AR Denarius, minted: Rome, Italy; 122 BC Obv: Helmeted head of Roma to right; behind, RVF and below chin, X Rev: The Dioscuri galloping to right; below horses, Q·MIN[V] and in exergue, ROMA Weight: 3.86g; Ø:18mm. Catalogue: Syd. 421; Craw. 277/1.. Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 11-2020 </p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="Roboto"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br /></span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><font face="Roboto"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Post your bargains!</span></font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 5151159, member: 100731"]This denarius was listed on a Dutch ebay-like site. The pictures were rather poor, and I absentmindedly placed a bid of €40 (~45 USD) on it, and then forgot about it. In the evening however, the seller agreed upon my bid, and two days later, the coin arrived. It was in so much nicer condition than expected! The superb cabinet toning is suggestive of some older provenance (indeed, the seller told me that the coin belonged to the collection of a diseased family member) - I haven't yet found it though. [ATTACH=full]1208594[/ATTACH] ROMAN REPUBLIC, Quintus Minucius Rufus. Denomination: AR Denarius, minted: Rome, Italy; 122 BC Obv: Helmeted head of Roma to right; behind, RVF and below chin, X Rev: The Dioscuri galloping to right; below horses, Q·MIN[V] and in exergue, ROMA Weight: 3.86g; Ø:18mm. Catalogue: Syd. 421; Craw. 277/1.. Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 11-2020 [SIZE=13px][FONT=Roboto][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)] Post your bargains![/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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