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<p>[QUOTE="Carausius, post: 2597648, member: 76440"]The coin-buying year has come to a close for me. I had a productive year, adding several key "bones" to the skeleton of my Roman Republican collection. The following are my favorites of the year in no particular order:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. AR Didrachm-Quadrigatus. Crawford 29/3. Attractive, toned, with a strong relief ROMA on raised tablet (not an easy combination), and a known auction provenance to 1992.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]566486[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>2. AE Aes Grave As. Crawford 35/1. This example was particularly desirable because it has a provenance to 1966 and therefore is exempt from any MoU. And I love its heft - 254 grams of joy.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]566487[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>3. AR Denarius. Crawford 53/2. Strong condition example with a 1989 provenance. It was misattributed as a 44/5, but what Roman Republican collector could mistake that peaked visor?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]566490[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>4. AE Aes Grave Quadrans. Crawford 21/4; ICC 44. Close to 70 grams. This nice example of a scarcer type has pretty surfaces, and an important 1950's pedigree.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]566494[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>5. AR Sestertius. Crawford 44/7. Now the lightest RR coin in my collection, weighing a mere 1 gram, and ex August Voirol Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]566495[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>6. L. Piso Frugi, AE As. Crawford 340/4. A common coin, but in uncommonly nice condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]566497[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>7. C. Vibius C.F. Pansa, AR Denarius. Crawford 352/2. A strong example of a very rare coin - this being the scarcer variety with the names beneath, rather than behind, the masks of Pan and Silenus. The mask of Silenus has a die break in the eye socket, which is commonly found on coins made from these dies; suggesting that the die break occurred early in production. Ex Clain Stefanelli Colllection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]566498[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>8. AE 27. Crawford 23/1. Very rare ROMANO-ROMANO, early struck bronze from a Sicilian mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]566508[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>9. Brutus, AR Denarius. Crawford 433/1. A beautifully toned example with perfect surfaces, ex Frederick Knobloch Collection. It's been freed from its slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]566511[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]566512[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Carausius, post: 2597648, member: 76440"]The coin-buying year has come to a close for me. I had a productive year, adding several key "bones" to the skeleton of my Roman Republican collection. The following are my favorites of the year in no particular order: 1. AR Didrachm-Quadrigatus. Crawford 29/3. Attractive, toned, with a strong relief ROMA on raised tablet (not an easy combination), and a known auction provenance to 1992. [ATTACH=full]566486[/ATTACH] 2. AE Aes Grave As. Crawford 35/1. This example was particularly desirable because it has a provenance to 1966 and therefore is exempt from any MoU. And I love its heft - 254 grams of joy. [ATTACH=full]566487[/ATTACH] 3. AR Denarius. Crawford 53/2. Strong condition example with a 1989 provenance. It was misattributed as a 44/5, but what Roman Republican collector could mistake that peaked visor? [ATTACH=full]566490[/ATTACH] 4. AE Aes Grave Quadrans. Crawford 21/4; ICC 44. Close to 70 grams. This nice example of a scarcer type has pretty surfaces, and an important 1950's pedigree. [ATTACH=full]566494[/ATTACH] 5. AR Sestertius. Crawford 44/7. Now the lightest RR coin in my collection, weighing a mere 1 gram, and ex August Voirol Collection. [ATTACH=full]566495[/ATTACH] 6. L. Piso Frugi, AE As. Crawford 340/4. A common coin, but in uncommonly nice condition. [ATTACH=full]566497[/ATTACH] 7. C. Vibius C.F. Pansa, AR Denarius. Crawford 352/2. A strong example of a very rare coin - this being the scarcer variety with the names beneath, rather than behind, the masks of Pan and Silenus. The mask of Silenus has a die break in the eye socket, which is commonly found on coins made from these dies; suggesting that the die break occurred early in production. Ex Clain Stefanelli Colllection. [ATTACH=full]566498[/ATTACH] 8. AE 27. Crawford 23/1. Very rare ROMANO-ROMANO, early struck bronze from a Sicilian mint. [ATTACH=full]566508[/ATTACH] 9. Brutus, AR Denarius. Crawford 433/1. A beautifully toned example with perfect surfaces, ex Frederick Knobloch Collection. It's been freed from its slab. [ATTACH=full]566511[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]566512[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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