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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 6286245, member: 75525&quot;]Anyone having luck in the NN auction today? I picked up one lot. It was not the lot(s) I targeted. I have a few of these already, but in retrospect the coin looks pretty good. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1249022[/ATTACH] </p><p>Apulia, Luceria Biunx circa 217-212, Æ Aes Grave</p><p>Obv - Scallop shell</p><p>Rev - Knucklebone; above, two pellets and below, L</p><p>Very Fine, Nice green patina, both obverse and reverse have excellent details, I have not seen a shell this well formed. The two dots are weak. The L is often missing, but is well formed on this coin. With grade inflation, I do not see why this coin isn’t at least gVF.</p><p>15.52 grams</p><p>25.6 mm</p><p>Haeberlin pl. 71.</p><p>Sydenham AG 141.</p><p>Thurlow-Vecchi 284.</p><p>ICC 348.</p><p>Historia Numorum Italy 677d.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am a fan of cast shells and knucklebones. Two of the coins are the earlier and larger ones.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1249026[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1249027[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1249028[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The bottom pic of the sides of the coins is from an article I will have published in the March Texas Numismatic Association magazine. You can find the magazine on the TNA web site.</p><p><br /></p><p>On Mon 2/22/2021 at 12:00 PM central time I will give a talk on Cast Bronze Money from the Roman Republic and Central Italy. You can find a link to the talk on the ANA website. You can register here - money.org/elearning[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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