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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2980733, member: 56859&quot;]I have more lateral/duplicates than upgrades.&nbsp; This is one of the differences between a disciplined collector and... me.&nbsp; It&#039;s all fun though <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Several coins will be upgraded someday and some of those were from mixed lots and some were intentional and probably foolish purchases.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one of the foolish purchases, made in my early months of collecting.&nbsp; It was a hasty purchase to fill a spot in the silly but fun Pink Floyd Animals collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>[shudder]</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_59dd506b60354dc7b003e105fbd398a6.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_960%2Ch_461%2Cal_c%2Clg_1%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_59dd506b60354dc7b003e105fbd398a6.jpg&amp;hash=a1364d72eee0e367110d38a6ed3f105f" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>ROMAN REPUBLIC, L. Rustius</b></p><p>74 BCE</p><p>AR denarius, 18 mm, 3.7 gm</p><p>Obv: helmeted head of Mars right</p><p>Rev: ram standing right; L RVSTI in exergue</p><p>Ref: Crawford 389/1, Sydenham 782, Rustia 1</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a popular coin type-- Nemausus croc-- which I acquired by surprise when it was included in a small lot of Ptolemy bronzes:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_ada3e31c582a437f8e4fd88e85ce74d6.jpg_srb_p_850_433_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb&amp;hash=7ee07042e39bfb494a30934356a40c33" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Augustus &amp; Agrippa</b></p><p>Gaul, Nemausus, c. CE 10-14</p><p>AE dupondius</p><p>Obv: IMP/DIVI F P-P, back-to-back heads of Agrippa, in combined rostral crown &amp; laurel wreath, and Augustus, laureate</p><p>Rev: COL-NEM, long, vertical palm with crocodile chained below, wreath to left of palm tip with ties trailing to right</p><p>Ref: RIC 160</p><p><i>ex Professor James R. Eaton Collection <i>(1834-1897);</i> this coin was in his family until I purchased it from Stack&#039;s.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/nomos-col-nem-rt-jpg.484288/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Augustus &amp; Agrippa</b></p><p>Gaul, Nemausus, c. 10 BCE - CE 10</p><p>AE dupondius</p><p>Obv: IMP/DIVI; heads of Agrippa to left, wearing combined rostral crown and laurel wreath, and of Augustus to right, wearing oak wreath, back to back</p><p>Rev: COL-NEM; long, vertical palm with crocodile chained below, wreath to left of palm tip with ties trailing to right; two palm fronds below</p><p>Ref: RIC 158; AMC 425; Cohen 10; RPC 524</p><p><br /></p><p>I still have the Eaton coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another &quot;upgrade&quot;, a <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-deity-worthy-of-respect.251682/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-deity-worthy-of-respect.251682/">Sewer Goddess denarius</a>, although I&#039;ve kept the other one too.&nbsp; Hmm.&nbsp; Is it really an upgrade if I never sell the old one?&nbsp; I guess not. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/cloadinaconcordiadenarius-jpg.353147/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Mussidius Longus. 42 BC. AR denarius, Rome mint. Diademed and veiled head of <b>Concordia</b> right; CONCORDIA upwards behind / Shrine of Venus Cloacina: Circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting right hand on cippus, the platform inscribed CLOACIN and ornamented with trellis-pattern balustrade, flight of steps and portico on left; L • MVSSIDIVS • LONGVS around above. Crawford 494/42a; CRI 188; Sydenham 1093; Kestner 3753-4; BMCRR Rome 4242-3; Mussidia 6b. <i>Acquired from a dealer at the 2014 ANA World&#039;s Fair of Money, Chicago.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/concordiacloacina-rt-jpg.461599/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </i></p><p><b>Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome</b></p><p><b>L. Mussidius Longus, 42 BCE</b></p><p>AR denarius, Rome mint.</p><p>Obv: Diademed and veiled head of Concordia right; CONCORDIA upwards behind; star in right field below chin</p><p>Rev: Shrine of Venus Cloacina: Circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting right hand on cippus, the platform inscribed CLOACIN and ornamented with trellis-pattern balustrade, flight of steps and portico on left; L • MVSSIDIVS • LONGVS around above.</p><p>Ref: Crawford 494/42b; Bab. 6; BMC 4244; Crawf. 494/42 b; Syd. 1093 a</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t remember seeing this coin of yours before.&nbsp; It&#039;s fantastic![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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