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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7824525, member: 96898"]Mine arrived today – so here they are.</p><p><br /></p><p>A beautiful chunky stater from Dyrrhachion, formerly owned by [USER=87179]@Chris B[/USER]. This is my first real Greek acquisition this year and will certainly make my top ten list for 2021.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1344540[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A Parthian drachm of the usurper Osroes II. I picked it up rather spontaneously during the live auction since my other Greek bids were blown out of the water and because I already own a tetradrachm of this ruler's antagonist Vologases IV:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1344539[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A Roman denarius from 46 BC with lovely toning and fair wear, from the collection of [USER=90981]@Shea19[/USER] . It caught my eye because of the piece of Caesarian propaganda on the reverse. The combination of scepter, cornucopiae on globe and rudder probably celebrates Caesar's victory over Pompey at Thapsus:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1344535[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This Volusian from Antioch is much better than the Rome example I already own. As a bonus, it is ex [USER=90981]@Shea19[/USER] , ex CNG, and ex Richard McAlee (author of "The coins of Roman Antioch"):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1344538[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A Valerian II was the only male member of the Valerianic dynasty still missing from my collection. This coin from [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] 's personal collection is a most respectable example:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1344537[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I can only assume that this is was one of the rarities hidden in the pick bins. Not only does this Probus have a very special bust type, it also is part of the coded EQVITI-series. (See <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/equiti.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/equiti.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> if you want to know more.)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1344536[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Another coin that should have hammered for more than it did (but I'm glad it didn't). A Licinius from London minted by his later enemy Constantine the Great. Note the nice portrait:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1344534[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a coin I picked up impulsively during the live auction when it didn't receive any other bids. It has more wear than I usually like to see on an LRB, but Procopius is a rare emperor and was the last ruler from Constantine's family. I didn't regret this purchase yet.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1344533[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Apart from the coins I won, this thread contain multiple lots that I was the underbidder on. Congratulations to the winners! (Although on second sight I wish I had gone higher on that Antoninus Pius denarius now owned by [USER=114683]@IMP Shogun[/USER] and the Helena with the Joachim Meisner provenance that went to [USER=72154]@trish.[/USER]..)</p><p><br /></p><p>And I'm glad my Carthage shekel went to a good home, [USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER]. It is a very attractive coin with great patina, and I only parted with it because I promised myself not to keep more than one example of the same type.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7824525, member: 96898"]Mine arrived today – so here they are. A beautiful chunky stater from Dyrrhachion, formerly owned by [USER=87179]@Chris B[/USER]. This is my first real Greek acquisition this year and will certainly make my top ten list for 2021. [ATTACH=full]1344540[/ATTACH] A Parthian drachm of the usurper Osroes II. I picked it up rather spontaneously during the live auction since my other Greek bids were blown out of the water and because I already own a tetradrachm of this ruler's antagonist Vologases IV: [ATTACH=full]1344539[/ATTACH] A Roman denarius from 46 BC with lovely toning and fair wear, from the collection of [USER=90981]@Shea19[/USER] . It caught my eye because of the piece of Caesarian propaganda on the reverse. The combination of scepter, cornucopiae on globe and rudder probably celebrates Caesar's victory over Pompey at Thapsus: [ATTACH=full]1344535[/ATTACH] This Volusian from Antioch is much better than the Rome example I already own. As a bonus, it is ex [USER=90981]@Shea19[/USER] , ex CNG, and ex Richard McAlee (author of "The coins of Roman Antioch"): [ATTACH=full]1344538[/ATTACH] A Valerian II was the only male member of the Valerianic dynasty still missing from my collection. This coin from [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] 's personal collection is a most respectable example: [ATTACH=full]1344537[/ATTACH] I can only assume that this is was one of the rarities hidden in the pick bins. Not only does this Probus have a very special bust type, it also is part of the coded EQVITI-series. (See [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/equiti.html']here[/URL] if you want to know more.) [ATTACH=full]1344536[/ATTACH] Another coin that should have hammered for more than it did (but I'm glad it didn't). A Licinius from London minted by his later enemy Constantine the Great. Note the nice portrait: [ATTACH=full]1344534[/ATTACH] This is a coin I picked up impulsively during the live auction when it didn't receive any other bids. It has more wear than I usually like to see on an LRB, but Procopius is a rare emperor and was the last ruler from Constantine's family. I didn't regret this purchase yet. [ATTACH=full]1344533[/ATTACH] Apart from the coins I won, this thread contain multiple lots that I was the underbidder on. Congratulations to the winners! (Although on second sight I wish I had gone higher on that Antoninus Pius denarius now owned by [USER=114683]@IMP Shogun[/USER] and the Helena with the Joachim Meisner provenance that went to [USER=72154]@trish.[/USER]..) And I'm glad my Carthage shekel went to a good home, [USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER]. It is a very attractive coin with great patina, and I only parted with it because I promised myself not to keep more than one example of the same type.[/QUOTE]
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