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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24695646, member: 26430&quot;]It&#039;s great that you previously, independently knew &quot;this coin&quot; from RIC. Like it was &quot;meant to be.&quot; I feel that certain coins &quot;belong&quot; in certain collections; this is a great illustration.</p><p><br /></p><p>My first thought, as I hurriedly watch-listed all the Curtis Clay coins published in the new RIC II: Which of these will Atherton find first and which can I mull over? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My other thought: Most of these important mules and rare legend varieties probably don&#039;t belong with me. I did consider two exceptions from this first batch of the collection, since I collect captives coinage: <a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&amp;sid=7026&amp;lot=98" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&amp;sid=7026&amp;lot=98" rel="nofollow">Lot 98, the Titus/Vespasian Judaea Capta mule</a> / RIC &quot;Plate Coin&quot; (especially) &amp; <a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&amp;sid=7026&amp;lot=97" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&amp;sid=7026&amp;lot=97" rel="nofollow">Lot 97, kneeling captive, rare var</a> (maybe). (For some reason, if I don&#039;t get them, I still want to know who did, so I hope one/both of those were you!)</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few &quot;second bite at the apple&quot; coins that I had missed when first sold. But that&#039;s a bit different....</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the one coin I can think of where:</p><p>(1) I admired it when it was published in a reference volume; and</p><p>(2) completely unexpectedly, encountered it in commerce; and</p><p>(3) managed to acquire it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I show it all the time -- sorry!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantine IV &quot;Pogonatus&quot; AV Solidus. &quot;Cover Coin&quot; for ERIC II by Rasiel Suarez.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1576310[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1576311[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I couldn&#039;t believe it when it came up for sale at <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Lot.aspx?LOT_ID=28595" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Lot.aspx?LOT_ID=28595" rel="nofollow">CNG EA 484, 978</a>. And I <i>really</i> couldn&#039;t believe no on was outbidding me!</p><p><br /></p><p>I got ERIC II when it came out (gifted by my father), used it all the time for reference (e.g., to look up RIC nos., since I didn&#039;t have a set), and always thought the coin on the cover was really cool looking, and an amazing photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>I spent a lot of time looking at that cover, puzzling over how a portrait that lacks &quot;realism&quot; and many qualities we associate with technical merit, could still be so expressive and vivid and lifelike and haunting. (Like those &quot;Scooby-Doo&quot; paintings where the eyes follow you! Except -- maybe it&#039;s just me -- I always kinda felt like Constantine IV was judging me... Do yourself a favor and don&#039;t stare into his eyes too long!!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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