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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2592573, member: 56859&quot;]Wow, you&#039;ve been on an end-of-year spree, haven&#039;t you?&nbsp; As always, it is wonderful to witness your enthusiasm for all things Flavian.&nbsp; Congratulations on acquiring so many rarities this year!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few and enjoy them for the coin <i>and</i> the interesting pedigree <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/constantinei-milvianbridge-rt-jpg.515484/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Commemorative Series under Constantine I</b></p><p>330 CE; Æ 14.5 mm, 1.16 gm</p><p>Constantinople mint, 1st officina</p><p>Obv: POP ROMANVS; draped bust of Genius left, with cornucopia over shoulder</p><p>Rev: Milvian Bridge over Tiber River; CONS//A</p><p>Ref: RIC VIII 21; LRBC 1066; Vagi 3043</p><p><i>ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection</i></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/celebrating-the-site-of-constantine-is-vision-and-victory.280747/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/celebrating-the-site-of-constantine-is-vision-and-victory.280747/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/celebrating-the-site-of-constantine-is-vision-and-victory.280747/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_eae8cc5a30674dbca28c8fd8b19d9ad8%7Emv2.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_512%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_eae8cc5a30674dbca28c8fd8b19d9ad8%7Emv2.jpg&amp;hash=6fd08715468a73be75531197f4d8fcf3" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SYRIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus &amp; Julia Domna</b></p><p>CE 193-211</p><p>Æ, 31 mm 18.8 gm</p><p>Obv: jugate draped busts right of Septimius Severus, radiate and cuirassed and Julia Domna, set on crescent; countermarks: 1) C(AΓ) within rectangular incuse; 2) COL within rectangular incuse</p><p>Rev: Marsyas standing left, right hand raised, holding wineskin over his left shoulder</p><p>Ref: SNG Righetti 2114; Howgego 581 and 586</p><p><i>Ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection</i></p><p>Just a big ol&#039; worn bronze, nothing that special-- I just liked it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7381/9773270843_b6ec13c27c_m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Elvira E. Clain-Stefanelli (1914-2001) and her husband Dr. Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli (1914-1982)</p><p><br /></p><p>Bio:&nbsp; <a href="http://numismatics.org/archives/ark:/53695/nnan0128" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/archives/ark:/53695/nnan0128" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/archives/ark:/53695/nnan0128</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Edited to add another link for her bio, from a coin collector&#039;s blog.</p><p><a href="https://garethharney.wordpress.com/2016/05/06/from-the-collection-of-coin-provenance-and-the-clain-stefanellis/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://garethharney.wordpress.com/2016/05/06/from-the-collection-of-coin-provenance-and-the-clain-stefanellis/" rel="nofollow">https://garethharney.wordpress.com/2016/05/06/from-the-collection-of-coin-provenance-and-the-clain-stefanellis/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I hadn&#039;t stumbled across this site before.&nbsp; The linked article is nice and well written so I will be exploring more of his posts <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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