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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;akeady, post: 7926551, member: 83175&quot;]I&#039;ll tempt fate and try a few more...</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have the EX A.P. obverse legend Fonteia Genius/Cupid on a goat?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr353_2_Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr353_2_Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Moneyer: Mn. Fonteius C.f.</p><p>Obv.: EX•A•P• - Laureate head of Vejovis (or Apollo) right</p><p>Rev.: Infant winged Genius (or Cupid) seated on goat standing right; pilei of the Dioscuri to left and right, thyrsus with fillet in exergue; all within laurel wreath</p><p>Mint: Rome (85 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.76g / 18mm / 10h</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RSC 12 (Fonteia)</li> <li>Sydenham 726</li> <li>Crawford 353/2</li> <li>RBW 1353</li> </ul><p>Acquisition: Leu Numismatik Online auction Web Auction 17 #2188 15-Aug-2021</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I posted this a while ago - my best bes - the only time the denomination was minted (8 unciae).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr266_3_Obv_small.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr266_3_Rev_small.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Moneyer: C. Cassius Longinus</p><p>Obv.: S : - Head of Liber right, wearing ivy-wreath</p><p>Rev.: C.CASSI / S : / ROMA - Prow of galley right</p><p>Mint: Rome (126 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 11.12g / 23mm / -</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>Sydenham 504</li> <li>Crawford 266/3</li> </ul><p>Acquisition: Christoph Kistenich Facebook 15-Jul-2021</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Like the Fonteia denarius above, this looks like a common coin, but the variety without the obverse legend is much scarcer than the other types.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr335_2_Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr335_2_Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Moneyer: C. Publicius Malleolus</p><p>Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo right</p><p>Rev.: C·MALL - Roma seated left on shields, holding sceptre, crowned by Victory standing behind her</p><p>Exergue: ROMA</p><p>Mint: Rome (96 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.91g / 19mm / -</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RSC 4 (Poblicia)</li> <li>Sydenham 614</li> <li>Crawford 335/2</li> </ul><p>Provenances:</p><ul> <li>&quot;From a European Collection&quot;</li> </ul><p>Acquisition: Naville Numismatics Online auction NN Live 66 #316 27-Jun-2021</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one that made my list of 2020 coins - I bought it in 2013 but only got around to photographing it last year, when I realised that it falls into the &quot;Not in RIC&quot; category.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is in BMC.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina_ric404_var-jpg.1226714/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv.: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA - Veiled bust of Faustina I right</p><p>Rev.: Ceres, veiled, standing right, holding sceptre and corn-ears</p><p>Mint: Roma (After 141 AD)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.41g / 18mm / 7h</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>BMC 328 (A. Pius)</li> <li>RIC 404B var (A. Pius)</li> </ul><p>Acquisition: Gitbud &amp; Naumann Pecunem Auction 10 #503 1-Dec-2013</p><p>Notes: <i>May 2, 20</i> - The veiled bust obverse isn&#039;t in RIC.</p><p><br /></p><p>ATB,</p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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