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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8262875, member: 85693&quot;]I always enjoy a low-budget thread.&nbsp; Most of my ancients are sub-$30, so the &quot;attractive&quot; part is often in short supply.&nbsp; Here are a couple of recent ones that I find handsome-ish:&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1457557[/ATTACH] </p><blockquote><p><b>Diadumenian&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ 19</b></p><p><b>(217-218 A.D.)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </b></p><p><b>Syria, Seleucis &amp; Pieria Antiochia ad Orontem </b></p><p>KAI M O ΔI ANTΩNINOC C Є bare-headed, cuirassed bust right / SC within laurel wreath with five pairs of leaves each side closed by star, Δ above, Є below.</p><p>SNG Cop 235; BMC 408.</p><p>(4.43 grams / 19 mm)</p><p>eBay Mar. 2022&nbsp; &nbsp; $15.00</p><p><b>Attribution Note:</b>&nbsp; Obverse legend is either:</p><p><br /></p><p>...ΔIA ANT...</p><p>...ΔI ANT...</p><p>...Δ ANT...</p><p><br /></p><p>Attribution follow Wildwinds with ΔI description, although example photos both lack the I. SNG Copenhagan 235; BMC 408; SGI 3017.</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Some uneven patina on this one, but terrific artistry and colors, I think:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1457559[/ATTACH] </p><blockquote><p><b>Severus Alexander Æ 24</b></p><p><b>(222-235 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Deultum, Thrace</b></p><p>IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right /</p><p>COL FL PAC D[EVLT], Apollo standing facing, head left, holding branch over altar and resting on lyre set on tripod</p><p>(7.65 grams / 24 x 22 mm)</p><p>eBay Mar. 2022&nbsp;&nbsp; $15.00</p><p><b>Attribution:</b></p><p>RPC 695 (temp.); Jurukova, Deultum 94, 138 corr.; Draganov, Deultum 257-61</p><p>SNG Deultum 257; Varbanov 2283.</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Countermarks often have extra ugly to &#039;em, but this one is not too bad, and it is huge (30 mm) and under ten bucks and a bit scarce: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1457560[/ATTACH] </p><blockquote><p><b>Gordian III&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ 30</b></p><p><b>Irenopolis-Neronias, Cilicia</b></p><p><b>CY 192 (242/243 A.D.)</b></p><p>ΑΥΚ ΜΑΝΤω ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ, radiate, draped &amp; cuirassed bust right / ƐΙΡΗΝΟΠΟΛƐΙΤωΝ, ЄT BЧP in exergue, Hygieia standing right feeding serpent,</p><p>facing Serapis standing left.</p><p>(10.02 grams / 30 mm)</p><p>eBay Feb. 2022&nbsp; &nbsp; $9.13</p><p><b>Host Coin Attribution:</b></p><p>RPC VII.2 unassigned 2075; SNG Levante 1622; SNG von Aulock 5596; SNG France 2270.</p><p><b>Countermark</b> <b>Obverse:</b>&nbsp; Monogram in 6 mm circle (EIPH = Eirenopolis), Howgego 616.</p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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