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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2919706, member: 57495&quot;]A fun little pickup from Frank Robinson&#039;s no-pics bargain list that I&#039;ve always wanted - Domitian quadrans with the rhino reverse.&nbsp; It&#039;s not the best example out there, but I took a $15 gamble on it and am really quite pleased with how it turned out.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]706757[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>DOMITIAN</b></p><p>AE Quadrans. 2.51g, 17mm. Rome mint, AD 84-85. RIC 248. O: IMP DOMIT AVG GERM, around SC. R: Rhinoceros advancing right.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another one from the FSR bargain list, and one of my favorites of the ten I picked up.&nbsp; What I really like about it is the fact that the bull&#039;s horn is struck exactly onto the sprue, making it seem like it&#039;s charging right off the flan.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]706756[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse</b></p><p>AE22. 10.15g, 22.2mm. SICILY, Syracuse, time of Agathokles, struck circa 317-310 BC. HGC 2, 1444. O: Head of Kore left, wreathed with grain; grain ear to right. R: Bull charging left; dolphin above and below, monogram above.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Spot on!&nbsp; It is in fact an ex Dattari...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]706755[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>MAXIMINUS II</b></p><p>AE Follis. 6.24g, 23mm. Antioch mint, circa AD 310-11. RIC 154c. O: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS PF AVG, laureate head right. R: SOLE IN-VICTO, Sol standing left, extending arm and holding bust of Serapis; crescent over A in left field, ANT in exergue.</p><p><i>Ex Dattari Collection</i></p><p><i>&nbsp;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>A ex x6 Collection coin, and it is sweet, indeed!&nbsp; It came with a bonus, a David Sear COA which had the following comments: &quot;<i>EF with attractive dark toning, an outstanding example of the initial issue of this denomination.</i>&quot;&nbsp; Not about to argue with David Sear on this one <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]706754[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>CARACALLA</b></p><p>AR Antoninianus. 5.19g, 24mm. Rome mint, AD 215. RIC 245c; BMCRE 121. O: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Luna in biga of oxen galloping left, fold of drapery billowing in semicircle around head.</p><p><i>Ex x6 Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p>Yup, this one is getting its own thread, but it&#039;s waiting for a companion piece that&#039;s on its way <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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