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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 4154334, member: 74968"]I reported last week that I had missed out on a lot I was bidding on in the last Spink auction. They had many rare coins for Domitian from the Michael Kelly collection. [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] gave me the heads up earlier that some rare Domitian denarii had been posted on Vcoins. I saw the following coin and grabbed it immediately. It is a rare coin of Domitian with the CENS POT reverse. I have a few of these and I am always looking for more. I might see 1-2 per year with this reverse. In addition the portrait is rare as well because it has the Aegis. I also noticed that the portrait is really attractive. It is a very sympathetic portrait of Domitian. The denarii of 84-88 have some of the best portraits of Domitian. The denarii of 85 are very scarce indeed.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought that it was quite suspicious that a D339 would show up just 9 days after the Spink sale. I checked the auction records and sure enough my coin was part of Lot 228. Lot 228 was a lot I had bid on and lost in the Spink sale! As a result I discovered that my coin was part of the Michael Kelly collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was thrilled to get a second chance at this coin. Please post coins you bought because of a second chance opportunity.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian AR Denarius 85 CE (fourth Issue)</p><p>(20.00 mm 3.35 g) </p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG – GERM P M TR P IIII, laureate head right, wearing aegis</p><p>Rev: IMP VIIII COS XI – CENS POT P P Minerva standing left, holding spear in right hand</p><p>Ref.: RIC II 339 (R2), RSC 180a</p><p>Ex: Michael Kelly Collection</p><p>Ex: Spink numismatic e-circular 1 Part 1 Ancient Coins Auction 20120 Lot 228 (part). February 13, 2020.</p><p>Purchased from Germania Inferior Numismatics on Vcoins February 22, 2020.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1072656[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 4154334, member: 74968"]I reported last week that I had missed out on a lot I was bidding on in the last Spink auction. They had many rare coins for Domitian from the Michael Kelly collection. [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] gave me the heads up earlier that some rare Domitian denarii had been posted on Vcoins. I saw the following coin and grabbed it immediately. It is a rare coin of Domitian with the CENS POT reverse. I have a few of these and I am always looking for more. I might see 1-2 per year with this reverse. In addition the portrait is rare as well because it has the Aegis. I also noticed that the portrait is really attractive. It is a very sympathetic portrait of Domitian. The denarii of 84-88 have some of the best portraits of Domitian. The denarii of 85 are very scarce indeed. I thought that it was quite suspicious that a D339 would show up just 9 days after the Spink sale. I checked the auction records and sure enough my coin was part of Lot 228. Lot 228 was a lot I had bid on and lost in the Spink sale! As a result I discovered that my coin was part of the Michael Kelly collection. I was thrilled to get a second chance at this coin. Please post coins you bought because of a second chance opportunity. Domitian AR Denarius 85 CE (fourth Issue) (20.00 mm 3.35 g) Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG – GERM P M TR P IIII, laureate head right, wearing aegis Rev: IMP VIIII COS XI – CENS POT P P Minerva standing left, holding spear in right hand Ref.: RIC II 339 (R2), RSC 180a Ex: Michael Kelly Collection Ex: Spink numismatic e-circular 1 Part 1 Ancient Coins Auction 20120 Lot 228 (part). February 13, 2020. Purchased from Germania Inferior Numismatics on Vcoins February 22, 2020. [ATTACH=full]1072656[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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