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Message:: [QUOTE="Claudius_Gothicus, post: 7870740, member: 116315"]I've already found quite a few unattributed rare coins in budget auctions, but I think this example might beat them all (unfortunately the photos aren't that great, but the seller sent it to me in a capsule and for now I'm keeping it in there): [ATTACH=full]1355858[/ATTACH] Gallienus (253-268), Antoninianus, Antioch mint.Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front;Reverse: P M TR P XIII, lion standing right, palm branch below C VI P P in exergue;RIC V 602 (unlisted reverse variant), Göbl - Gallienus struck quite a few dated coins with a lion on the reverse, both at Antioch and at Smyrna, and the type comes in quite a few varieties (lion alone, lion with bucranium, lion holding thunderbolt in its jaws), but so far I have been unable to spot another example with the lion standing right, and [USER=89514]@curtislclay[/USER] has confirmed to me that it's not even listed in Göbl's overview of this emperor's coinage. If anybody knows of another example, though, I'd be happy to see it! That's all for now; post your coins with a lion, your coins of Gallienus, your dated antoniniani or anything else you feel like might be relevant <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />![/QUOTE]