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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 1821456, member: 57495&quot;]Hi all,</p><p><br /></p><p>The mixed lot I won at the last G&amp;M auction brought some of the doggiest coins into my collection.&nbsp; However, they were joined by these three others I thought I&#039;d post, which are amongst the nicest I now own.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve posted this first one before, but I&#039;ve now had a chance to photograph it and capture the actual patina better.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]299113[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>ANTONINUS PIUS</b></p><p>As</p><p>Rome mint, 140 - 144 AD, RIC 733, Cohen 450</p><p>O: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right.</p><p>R: IMPERATOR II, great white sow seated under a holm oak suckling three piglets, another one in front of her, SC in ex.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next one up is a Caracalla denarius.&nbsp; I&#039;ve always fancied denarii with old collection tones, but I have to say that I find this shiny bit of metal really alluring.&nbsp; I&#039;m not quite satisfied with the photograph, which makes it look harsher than it is.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]299114[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>CARACALLA</b></p><p>Denarius</p><p>Rome mint, 213 AD, RIC 225, Cohen 508</p><p>O: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right.</p><p>R: PROFECTIO AVG, emperor in military garb standing right, holding a spear, two standards behind him.</p><p><br /></p><p>The last one is a rather nice hole filler of would-be dynasty builder and unlucky lightning victim Carus.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]299115[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>CARUS</b></p><p>Antoninianus</p><p>Rome mint, from 283 AD, RIC 47</p><p>O: DIVO CARO, radiate bust with extreme receding hairline right.</p><p>R: CONSECRATIO, front facing eagle with outstretched wings, KAA in ex.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to pile on with any appropriate examples of your own!</p><p><br /></p><p>Z.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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