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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nvb, post: 3338957, member: 99531&quot;]These two coins have been on a very short list of absolute must haves since I began delving into ancients, and represented 2 of my 3 major targets for 2019.</p><p>Both were acquired within the past week.</p><p>I cannot overstate my excitement...The wait for them to arrive will be excruciating =)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Didrachm or Quadrigatus, Anonymous, Rome, Silver, Crawford:28/3 AU(50-53)</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]884425[/ATTACH]</p><p>Grade: AU(50-53) | <a href="https://www.ma-shops.com/shops/help.php?lang=en&amp;id=11" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ma-shops.com/shops/help.php?lang=en&amp;id=11" rel="nofollow"><i>Abbreviations</i></a></p><p>Material: Silver</p><p>Weight: 6.65 g</p><p>Diameter: 24.50 mm</p><p>Coin, Anonymous, Didrachm, Rome, AU(50-53), Silver, Crawford:28/3,Anonymous, Didrachm or Quadrigatus, Rome, 225-212 BC, AU(50-53), Silver, Crawford:28/3,Laureate head of Janus, Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt and holding scepter, in galloping quadriga right driven by Victory ROMA</p><p><br /></p><p><i>There are many examples of this coin available at any given time, but the style and toning of this one stood (Janiform) head and shoulders above the rest </i></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles (317-289 BC), AR Tetradrachm</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]884426[/ATTACH]</p><p>17.29g</p><p>25mm (approx)</p><p>Head of Arethusa facing left wearing earring, hair wreathed in grain, three dolphins around, rev. quadriga galloping left, triskeles above, ypaoin in exergue (SNG ANS, no. 633; SNG {Copenhagen}, no. 753), very fine.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>If there is any coin from antiquity where almost EVERY example is stunning, it&#039;s this coin. I&#039;ve never seen a well preserved example that didn&#039;t blow me away with its beauty, and this one is no different. I planned my move a month in advance, did my research, and squeaked it out with my absolute max... err.. the bid after my absolute max bid <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><i></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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