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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1814137, member: 56859&quot;]For a certain themed collection, I&#039;ve been hunting for an Artemis and hound issue.&nbsp; Focused in on provincials, decided to go with this father and son twofer, and found the right one for the right price at the recent Pecunem auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]296847[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>MOESIA INFERIOR. Marcianopolis </b></p><p>Macrinus, with Diadumenian, 217-218 AD</p><p>issued under governor P. Fu. Pontianus</p><p>AE27, 12.3 gm</p><p>Obv: AYT K M OΠEΛ CEV MAKPEINOC K M OΠE ANTΩNINOC,</p><p>Laureate head of Macrinus left and bare head of Diadumenian right, vis-à-vis.</p><p>Rev: VΠ ΠONTIANOV MAPKIANOΠOΛEITΩN,</p><p>Artemis advancing right, Larry<span style="color: #ff0000"><b>*</b></span> at her feet, bounding right; holding bow and drawing arrow from quiver; E to left.</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Varbanov 1159 var. (obverse legend).</p><p><br /></p><p>I have not double-checked the legends (not that they are entirely readable) nor the attribution.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I receive a few outstanding shipments I&#039;ll finally have my first themed collection ready to present <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">*</span></b>OK, it&#039;s not really stevex6&#039;s inexplicably-named female hound Larry, but there is at least some possibility that it is an ancestor.&nbsp; Or could be, if Artemis&#039;s hound was... you know... <i>real</i>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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