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<p>[QUOTE="Harry G, post: 7683831, member: 105282"]Hi all!</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently won my second lot from a proper auction house (i.e. not eBay)! It was a group lot of 18 coins, and it set me back about £120 ($170USD)</p><p><br /></p><p>As an antoninianus collector, I bid on three lots in total. The two I didn't win included a Macrianus antoninianus, while the other had a rare SPQR issue of Gallienus.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1319515[/ATTACH]</p><p>However, the one I did win had some nice coins, the highlight probably being the Claudius II Gothicus antoninianus</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1319514[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>While it is a bit rough, it is quite a rare issue. The reverse shows she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus (already unusual for the emperor), but the legend is <b>PM TR PO PP</b>, with SPQR below. Initially, I didn't think the reverse had any meaning (apart from the SPQR), but after some research, it appears to give Claudius II the title of:</p><p><br /></p><p><i><b>P</b>ontifex <b>M</b>aximus <b>T</b>ribunicia <b>PO</b>testate <b>P</b>ater <b>P</b>atriæ</i></p><p><br /></p><p>which translates as</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Grand Pontiff vested with the Tribunitian Power Father of the Fatherland - In the name of the Senate and the Roman People).</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>I've decided to keep that coin and 8 others from that lot. The rest will be going up on eBay, to hopefully recoup some of the exorbitant sum I spent on the lot lol[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Harry G, post: 7683831, member: 105282"]Hi all! I recently won my second lot from a proper auction house (i.e. not eBay)! It was a group lot of 18 coins, and it set me back about £120 ($170USD) As an antoninianus collector, I bid on three lots in total. The two I didn't win included a Macrianus antoninianus, while the other had a rare SPQR issue of Gallienus. [ATTACH=full]1319515[/ATTACH] However, the one I did win had some nice coins, the highlight probably being the Claudius II Gothicus antoninianus [ATTACH=full]1319514[/ATTACH] While it is a bit rough, it is quite a rare issue. The reverse shows she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus (already unusual for the emperor), but the legend is [B]PM TR PO PP[/B], with SPQR below. Initially, I didn't think the reverse had any meaning (apart from the SPQR), but after some research, it appears to give Claudius II the title of: [I][B]P[/B]ontifex [B]M[/B]aximus [B]T[/B]ribunicia [B]PO[/B]testate [B]P[/B]ater [B]P[/B]atriæ[/I] which translates as [I]Grand Pontiff vested with the Tribunitian Power Father of the Fatherland - In the name of the Senate and the Roman People). [/I] I've decided to keep that coin and 8 others from that lot. The rest will be going up on eBay, to hopefully recoup some of the exorbitant sum I spent on the lot lol[/QUOTE]
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