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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1298390, member: 19463&quot;]Tonight&#039;s offering from my new additions from the show Friday are both antoniniani of Probus.&nbsp; Many collectors would not want both of these coins (if they wanted either) because they are so similar but I see them as very different.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]145539.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The first is from Antioch shop E (dot) with the alloy mark in Latin XXI.&nbsp; I consider the portrait style ordinary at best but the coin has decent dark brown surfaces and is clearly readable.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]145540.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The second is from Tripolis with the crescent in the field and alloy mark in Greek KA.&nbsp; The coin is much lighter in color with traces of silver but, IMHO better style on both sides.&nbsp; I like the portrait and the curly hair on tiny emperor on the reverse.&nbsp;&nbsp; It broke the reverse legend in an unnatural manner T-E.&nbsp; While I consider both collectible, I like this one better (agree?).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The same dealer had a third coin with an even nicer portrait (a different mint but I&#039;m not sure which) for which he wanted twice the price of these two so it stayed with him.&nbsp; The question has to be just how many Clementia Temp coins I needed from one show.&nbsp;&nbsp; I do find some fun in comparing similar coins from the various mints.&nbsp; Who else would (or would not) make room in their collection for both of these coins?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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