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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nicholasz219, post: 3002557, member: 75641&quot;]Hello All,</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few new coins today and these two do not fit neatly into my other postings.&nbsp; So here they are.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I enjoy learning more about the Seleucid Kings of Syria and try to pick up nice bronze coins when they are available on the cheap side of things.&nbsp; Here is an AE17 of Antiochus I Soter.&nbsp; I wish the control marks were a little clearer.&nbsp; There should be one on the left side of Apollo on the reverse, but the best I can make out might be a B shape that has sort of been smushed into the legend of his name on that side.&nbsp; The right side appears to be a delta combined with an epsilon so like an E wearing a hat.&nbsp; I&#039;m by no means an expert in these, so I will take any insight.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]743172[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Antiochus I Soter, AE17, BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ</b></p><p>AE17</p><p>Antiochus I Soter</p><p>King: 281 - 261BC</p><p>O: NO LEGEND; Diademed head, right.</p><p>R: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ; Apollo on omphalos, seated left, examining arrow.</p><p>Antioch Mint</p><p>Exergue: B?, Monogram, left field; Delta/Epsilon Monogram, right field.</p><p>HGC 9, 169; SNG Spaer 209; SC 351.</p><p>JAZ Numismatics/John Zielinski Auction 120, Lot 14.</p><p>1/25/18 2/20/18</p><p><br /></p><p>Up second is a nice little AE3 that I purchased for the staggering sum of $5.&nbsp; I bought a Probus from the same seller and with shipping from Europe I always try to add a cheap coin or two to bring down the unit cost of shipping.&nbsp; So, truthfully, I paid $8.50 when the shipping is added in.&nbsp; I do not think I did too bad.&nbsp; Plus, I did not have a 2 standards with SMANtheta either.&nbsp; Win/win.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]743176[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantine II, AE3, GLORIA EXERCITVS</b></p><p>AE3</p><p>Constantine II</p><p>Caesar: 317 - 337AD</p><p>Augustus: 337 - 340AD</p><p>Issued: 330 - 333, 335AD</p><p>17.5mm 3.40gr 6h</p><p>O: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C; Laureate, cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>R: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS; Soldiers (2), standing on either side of 2 standards, each holding a spear and resting hand on a shield. Dot on banner.</p><p>Exergue: SMANΘ</p><p>Antioch Mint</p><p>RIC VII Antioch 87, Θ; Sear (2000) 17343.</p><p>Aorta: 615: B29, O7, R27, T73, M2.</p><p>numis-kimel 282789745149</p><p>1/26/18 2/20/18</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to add anything you like, but especially Seleucids, Constantine IIs and the odds and ends you&#039;ve ended up with recently![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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