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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2170448, member: 44183&quot;]<b>25 - May 26th</b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">LUCANIA. VELIA AR NOMOS </span></b></p><p>Date: 300-280 BC</p><p>Size: 21.65 mm</p><p>Weight: 7.29 grams</p><p>Obverse: Head of Athena left, wearing crested helmet decorated with Griffin, Θ behind neck</p><p>Reverse: YEΛHTΩN, Lion right, tearing at prey; above, grasshopper between Φ-I</p><p>Attribution: SNG ANS 1364</p><p>[ATTACH=full]419097[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>26 - May 29th</b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Maxentius AE Follis</span></b></p><p>(Ostia mint)</p><p>Date: 309 AD</p><p>Diameter: 24.3 mm</p><p>Weight: 6.2 grams</p><p>Obverse: IMP C MAXENTIUS P F AVG - Laureate head of Maxentius</p><p>Reverse: AETERNITAS AVG N - The Dioscuri, facing each other, holding scepters and horses by bridles. MOSTS in exergue</p><p>References: RIC 35</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]419098[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>27 - May 29th</b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Maximianus AE Follis</span></b></p><p>(Cyzicus mint)</p><p>Date: 305 AD</p><p>Diameter: 28.5 mm</p><p>Weight: 8.44 grams</p><p>Obverse: D N MAXIMIANO BEATISSIMO SEN AVG - Bust of Maximianus, holding mappa and branch</p><p>Reverse: PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG - Providentia and Quies facing each other.&nbsp; * between, S / F in fields, KD in exergue</p><p>References: RIC 28 b</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]419099[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>28 - June 3rd</b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Faustina Junior. Augusta, AR Denarius</span></b></p><p>Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-164</p><p>AD 147-175</p><p>Rome mint</p><p>Diameter: 18 mm</p><p>Weight: 3.35 grams</p><p>Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing stephane</p><p>Reverse: Draped and ornamented throne on which are two infant boys</p><p>Reference: RIC III 712 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27-4b Diad.; RSC 191</p><p>Other: 12h … Good VF, toned</p><p>From the Dr. George Spradling Collection</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]419100[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>29 - June 3rd</b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Caracalla. As Caesar, AR Denarius</span></b></p><p>Struck AD 201-202</p><p>AD 196-198</p><p>Rome mint</p><p>Diameter: 18 mm</p><p>Weight: 3.17 grams</p><p>Obverse: Laureate and draped bust right</p><p>Reverse: ADVENT AVGG, galley left; signum and aquila at stern</p><p>Reference: RIC IV 120; RSC 3</p><p>Other: 6h ... VF, lightly toned</p><p>From the Dr. George Spradling Collection</p><p><br /></p><p><b><b>[ATTACH=full]419101[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </b></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>30 - June 7th</b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Lycaonia, Laranda, AR Obol</span></b></p><p>Date: 4th cent. BC</p><p>Diameter: 10.6 mm</p><p>Weight: 0.4 grams</p><p>Obverse: Baal seated, holding grain ear, grape bunch, and scepter</p><p>Reverse: Forepart of wolf, crescent above</p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]419102[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">... and that&#039;s all I&#039;ve got so far, my coin-friends (so far, so good!!)</span></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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