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<p>[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 7571555, member: 80952"]I like them, especially the sestertii. </p><p>My last auction was a mix of impulse purchases and coins I was hunting, but most of these ones were lost due to hammer prices I didn't like.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some impulse purchases </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305467[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Illyria. Dyrrhachion circa 229-100 BC. </p><p>Victoriatus AR 18 mm, 3,16 g</p><p><b>Attribution:</b> SNG Copenhagen 467</p><p><b>Date:</b> 229-100 BC</p><p><b>Obverse:</b> MENIΣKOΣ; Cow standing right, suckling calf, raven flying right above</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> ΔYP / ΔI / NY / ΣIOY around double stellate pattern within linear square border</p><p><br /></p><p>Saw it in live auction, never noticed this coin before, liked it, got it. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305468[/ATTACH]</p><p>Wasn't sure I want this coin or not - it's very artistic, but the condition wasn't very encouraging from pics. I decided to bid having quite a low threshold and won it. The coin is a little better in hand. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Euboea. Histiaia circa 338-304 BC. </p><p>Tetrobol AR</p><p>14 mm, 1,94 g</p><p>obv. head of nymph Histaia to right, wreathed with vine, hair rolled, rev. nymph Histaia seated to right on stern of galley, wing on galley around IΣTIAIEΩN (cf.S.2496, BCD Euboia 387ff, HGC 4, 1524);</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305471[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I can call this an impulse purchase. Or a bid by mistake. </p><p>Aelius coins are not common and quality specimens are not in my price range. I wanted one for a while but they rarely appear in the auctions I watch. </p><p>I wanted to bid on other Aelius, the one coming next in line, with a Pietas reverse. </p><p>I wasn't fully paying attention and I saw Aelius, clicked Bid Now. For some reason, I won, and the price was well within my limits. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Aelius, as Caesar AD 136-138. Rome</p><p>Denarius AR</p><p>18 mm, 2,80 g </p><p>RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2645-2646 </p><p>Old RIC II Hadrian 434 </p><p>Obverse Legend: L AELIVS CAESAR</p><p>Type: Head of Lucius Aelius Caesar, right</p><p>Reverse Legend: TR POT COS II</p><p>Type: Salus standing left, holding patera and sceptre; to left, altar with snake coiled around</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1305473[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This was a clear definition of "impulse". Didn't have a Philip II coin and I kinda liked the portrait. The reverse is bad but I don't think that's BD, even if it looks this way. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Philip II, as Caesar AD 244-246. Rome</p><p>Sestertius Æ</p><p>30 mm, 14,16 g</p><p>RIC IV Philip I 255 </p><p><b>Date Range: </b>AD 244 - AD 246</p><p>Obverse Legend: M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES</p><p>Type: Bust of Philip II, bare-headed, draped, right</p><p>Portrait: Philip II</p><p>Reverse Legend: PRINCIPI IVVENTVT S C</p><p>Type: Philip II, in military attire, standing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and globe in left hand[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 7571555, member: 80952"]I like them, especially the sestertii. My last auction was a mix of impulse purchases and coins I was hunting, but most of these ones were lost due to hammer prices I didn't like. Some impulse purchases [ATTACH=full]1305467[/ATTACH] Illyria. Dyrrhachion circa 229-100 BC. Victoriatus AR 18 mm, 3,16 g [B]Attribution:[/B] SNG Copenhagen 467 [B]Date:[/B] 229-100 BC [B]Obverse:[/B] MENIΣKOΣ; Cow standing right, suckling calf, raven flying right above [B]Reverse:[/B] ΔYP / ΔI / NY / ΣIOY around double stellate pattern within linear square border Saw it in live auction, never noticed this coin before, liked it, got it. [ATTACH=full]1305468[/ATTACH] Wasn't sure I want this coin or not - it's very artistic, but the condition wasn't very encouraging from pics. I decided to bid having quite a low threshold and won it. The coin is a little better in hand. Euboea. Histiaia circa 338-304 BC. Tetrobol AR 14 mm, 1,94 g obv. head of nymph Histaia to right, wreathed with vine, hair rolled, rev. nymph Histaia seated to right on stern of galley, wing on galley around IΣTIAIEΩN (cf.S.2496, BCD Euboia 387ff, HGC 4, 1524); [ATTACH=full]1305471[/ATTACH] I can call this an impulse purchase. Or a bid by mistake. Aelius coins are not common and quality specimens are not in my price range. I wanted one for a while but they rarely appear in the auctions I watch. I wanted to bid on other Aelius, the one coming next in line, with a Pietas reverse. I wasn't fully paying attention and I saw Aelius, clicked Bid Now. For some reason, I won, and the price was well within my limits. Aelius, as Caesar AD 136-138. Rome Denarius AR 18 mm, 2,80 g RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2645-2646 Old RIC II Hadrian 434 Obverse Legend: L AELIVS CAESAR Type: Head of Lucius Aelius Caesar, right Reverse Legend: TR POT COS II Type: Salus standing left, holding patera and sceptre; to left, altar with snake coiled around [ATTACH=full]1305473[/ATTACH] This was a clear definition of "impulse". Didn't have a Philip II coin and I kinda liked the portrait. The reverse is bad but I don't think that's BD, even if it looks this way. Philip II, as Caesar AD 244-246. Rome Sestertius Æ 30 mm, 14,16 g RIC IV Philip I 255 [B]Date Range: [/B]AD 244 - AD 246 Obverse Legend: M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES Type: Bust of Philip II, bare-headed, draped, right Portrait: Philip II Reverse Legend: PRINCIPI IVVENTVT S C Type: Philip II, in military attire, standing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and globe in left hand[/QUOTE]
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