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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3597293, member: 96898"]That's a nice Elymaean coin! </p><p><br /></p><p>I own a couple of Elymaean AE drachms, almost all of which came without attributions or somehow misattributed. Partly, this might have been due to the fact that these coins aren't expensive enough for sellers to really bother.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]962261[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Kingdom of Elymais, Orodes V, late 2nd–early 3rd c. AD, AE Drachm. Obv: Bearded bust of Orodes left with double diadem and tuft of hair on top of head. Rev: Bust of Artemis with beaded tiara left. Ref: van't Haaff 18.1.1-2A. 13 mm, 2.6g.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>This quadrans was listed as M. Fabrinius (CRR 251/1). I don't mind having an M. Atilius Serranus with a die break instead:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]962262[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, moneyer: M. Atilius Serranus, AE quadrans, 148 BC, Rome mint. Obv: Head of Hercules r.; behind, three pellets. Rev: Prow r., above, M . ATILI (die break); below, [ROMA]. 17mm, 4.16g. Ref: Crawford 214/5a. Ex Savoca, Blue Auction 16, lot 913.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3597293, member: 96898"]That's a nice Elymaean coin! I own a couple of Elymaean AE drachms, almost all of which came without attributions or somehow misattributed. Partly, this might have been due to the fact that these coins aren't expensive enough for sellers to really bother. [ATTACH=full]962261[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Kingdom of Elymais, Orodes V, late 2nd–early 3rd c. AD, AE Drachm. Obv: Bearded bust of Orodes left with double diadem and tuft of hair on top of head. Rev: Bust of Artemis with beaded tiara left. Ref: van't Haaff 18.1.1-2A. 13 mm, 2.6g.[/SIZE] This quadrans was listed as M. Fabrinius (CRR 251/1). I don't mind having an M. Atilius Serranus with a die break instead: [ATTACH=full]962262[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Roman Republic, moneyer: M. Atilius Serranus, AE quadrans, 148 BC, Rome mint. Obv: Head of Hercules r.; behind, three pellets. Rev: Prow r., above, M . ATILI (die break); below, [ROMA]. 17mm, 4.16g. Ref: Crawford 214/5a. Ex Savoca, Blue Auction 16, lot 913.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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