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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2593537, member: 44183&quot;]<b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><b><font size="4">(December 16th)</font></b></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><font size="6">#10</font></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Marius, Romano-Gallic Emperor, Antoninianus </span></b></p><p>Treveri (Trier) mint</p><p>2nd emission, mid AD 269</p><p>Diameter: 18 mm</p><p>Weight: 2.79 grams</p><p>Obverse: Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Reverse: Clasped hands</p><p>Reference: RIC V 7; AGK 3b</p><p>Other: 6h … sweet brown surfaces with traces of silvering</p><p><i>From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/marius-jpg.503852/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff">SIDENOTE: this was my second most expensive coin purchase of 2016 ($431, delivered), yet it only placed 10th on my Top-10 list ... money isn&#039;t everything</span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff">I love this sweet portrait and cool handshake reverse&nbsp; </span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></i></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><i>The coin has rugged eye-appeal and although I spent a bit of cash to snag it </i></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><i>=&gt; it still makes me happy when I see it!!&nbsp; </i></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><i>Good ol&#039; Marius ... his reign was short-n-sweet</i></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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