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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3230363, member: 85693&quot;]Nice bargains, David and Deacon Ray &amp; Doug.&nbsp; I really enjoy threads like this since my whole collection is pretty much nothing but &quot;bargains.&quot;&nbsp; No Judea Captas, but a recent Flavian and an Antoninus Pius sestertius came my way in October:</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s Vespasian with 2 oxen.&nbsp; I actually had one of these, but this is, believe it or not, an upgrade.&nbsp; It is not fourree - the green crud is on the surface - this was buried with some bronze, I&#039;m guessing.&nbsp; It was $10.&nbsp; Seller&#039;s photos:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]843391[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Vespasian&nbsp; Denarius</b></p><p><b>(77-78 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head left / Yoke of two oxen left; COS VIII in exergue.</p><p>RIC 944; RSC 134a.</p><p>(3.07 grams / 17 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>As for Antoninus Pius, I was not aware of the Rhea Silvia type - wow!&nbsp; Now I want one.&nbsp; But here is an Antoninus Pius I&#039;ve long wanted, a posthumous one with some architecture.&nbsp; At $39.95 it was more than I usually spend, but my &quot;eBay Bucks&quot; reward came in which put it under $30, so I pulled the trigger.&nbsp; Given the condition, it might not be much of a &quot;bargain,&quot; but I&#039;m happy with it: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]843392[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Antoninus Pius&nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>Posthumous Issue</b></p><p><b>(died 161 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>DIVVS ANTO[NINVS], bare head right / [DIVO PIO], Column of Antoninus, <strike>-C.</strike></p><p><strike>RIC 1269 (Marcus Aurelius); BMCRE 880 (Marcus Aurelius); Cohen 354.</strike></p><p><strike>(20.83 grams / 30 mm)</strike>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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