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<p>[QUOTE="Cucumbor, post: 2926816, member: 4298"]Hi CT friends,</p><p><br /></p><p>As many other members here, I think I'm done for 2017, hence I can start my year review.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having bought 32 coins only this year, 19 of them being for the Dombes principality, I wouldn't want boring the assembly by showing "variations about the liard" or things of the like.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've made a selection of six (as I did last year) which have my preference among them, at least today, and for various reasons.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>#6</b> - <b>A cockroach</b> to begin with, precisely because it's a roach (and some of them deserve to be done justice), and because it was a gift from a friend and dealer. The portrait is of the better style.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0300-219.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b> Gordian III, Antoninianus </b> Rome mint, AD 238-239</p><p>IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III seen from behind</p><p>IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, a small figure of the Emperor at his feet</p><p>5,33 gr</p><p>Ref : Cohen # 105 (3), RIC # 2, RCV # 8614</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#5</b> - <b>A crocodile</b>. They've been quite popular on the boards lately (I know for certain [USER=87186]@LaCointessa[/USER] loves them) and that one stopped me for the incredible style on Agrippa's portrait and its good centering</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0030-411.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b> Augustus & Agrippa, AE Dupondius </b> Nemausus mint, after AD 10</p><p>4th type</p><p>IMP DIVI F PP, Laureate heads of Augustus looking right and Agrippa looking left, back to back</p><p>COL NEM, Crocodile chained to palm tree</p><p>13,52 gr</p><p>Ref : RCV #1731, Cohen #8</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#4</b> - <b>A jeton</b>. Not so often do we have the opportunity of showing a jeton here. This one has been issued for Gaston d'Orleans, prince of Dombes AD 1629. At this time the king of France was his brother Louis XIII. All his life Gaston has plotted against him and after his death against his nephew Louis XIV. Anyway, This jeton has been issued to commemorate victory at the battle of "Pas de Suze" against the italians on March, 6th 1629. The reverse depicts an altar that can be seen on many of our ancients, reason why it's today #4</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]709848[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Gaston d'Orleans, prince usufruitier de la Dombes</b> (1627-1650) jeton argent</p><p>+ GASTON . DE . FRANCE . FRERE . UNICQVE . DV . ROY Ecu d'Orléans couronné entouré des colliers des ordres du roi</p><p>PONET VICTORIA METAS (<i>Victory will settle the frontiers</i>) Un autel orné de guirlandes, élevé sur un massif montagneux.</p><p>Ag - 4,39 gr - 27 mm</p><p>Ref : Feuardant -</p><p><br /></p><p><b>#3</b> - <b>An eagle</b>. My 21st example of the divi series struck by Trajan Decius was a major buy. Just because of Henry and Steve wasn't it #1 (see below). I've extensively presented it <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-trajan-decius-the-divi-series.296342/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-trajan-decius-the-divi-series.296342/">here</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-trajan-decius-the-divi-series.296342/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-trajan-decius-the-divi-series.296342/"><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0030-521.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </a></p><p><b> Augustus, Antoninianus </b> Rome mint AD 250/251</p><p>DIVO AVGVSTO radiate head right</p><p>CONSECRATIO Eagle facing with spred wings and head left</p><p>3.10 gr</p><p>Ref : RIC IV # 77, Cohen # 577, RCV # 9458</p><p>in qblay's catalog : AU27/A045</p><p><i>Ex Gemini XIII auction, #291</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b>#2 </b>- <b>A chick. </b>Steve has been a very good friend of ours here and the Ancient section of CT owes him a lot. He's facing difficult times and has had to part with quite a lot of his treasures. Some of us are now their caretakers on his behalf. Steve we miss you !</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0301-420.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b> Tranquillina, Drachm </b> Cappadocia, Caesarea- Eusebia, AD 241-244</p><p>Tranquillina, Augusta, AR Drachm - Dated Regnal year 4 of Gordian III (AD 240/1)</p><p>CABINIA TPANKVΛΛINA AV Draped bust right, wearing stephane</p><p>MHTPO KAICA B N E Mount Argaeus ЄT Δ (date) in exergue</p><p>2.72 grams - 18 mm</p><p>Ref : Bland, Last # 58, Sydenham, Caesarea Supp # 617a</p><p><i>Ex CNG e-auction 354, #352</i></p><p><i>Ex Steve P. collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#1</b> - <b>A denier</b>. Although the denier tournois is abundant for Gaston d'Orleans, there is no regular issue of any of them for his father in law, Henri II de Montpensier, and only a handful of silver essays is known to exist. For years I could only dream of having one of them in my trays someday. I even went to the Lyon <i>Musée des beaux arts</i>, for the only purpose of taking a picture of their specimen. When that one poped up at auction earlier this year, it <i>had </i>to be mine. My enormous bid having been successful, here it is in the end</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]709849[/ATTACH]</p><p>Henri II de Montpensier (1592-1608 ) essai du denier d'argent, frappe posthume</p><p>+ . H . P . DOMBAR . D . MONTISP Buste cuirassé à gauche</p><p>+ DNS . ADIVTOR . MEVS . 1609 Deux lis dans une couronne</p><p>1,73 gr - 18 mm</p><p>Ref : Divo Dombes #122</p><p><br /></p><p>Q[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cucumbor, post: 2926816, member: 4298"]Hi CT friends, As many other members here, I think I'm done for 2017, hence I can start my year review. Having bought 32 coins only this year, 19 of them being for the Dombes principality, I wouldn't want boring the assembly by showing "variations about the liard" or things of the like. I've made a selection of six (as I did last year) which have my preference among them, at least today, and for various reasons. [B]#6[/B] - [B]A cockroach[/B] to begin with, precisely because it's a roach (and some of them deserve to be done justice), and because it was a gift from a friend and dealer. The portrait is of the better style. [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0300-219.jpg[/IMG] [B] Gordian III, Antoninianus [/B] Rome mint, AD 238-239 IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III seen from behind IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, a small figure of the Emperor at his feet 5,33 gr Ref : Cohen # 105 (3), RIC # 2, RCV # 8614 [B]#5[/B] - [B]A crocodile[/B]. They've been quite popular on the boards lately (I know for certain [USER=87186]@LaCointessa[/USER] loves them) and that one stopped me for the incredible style on Agrippa's portrait and its good centering [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0030-411.jpg[/IMG] [B] Augustus & Agrippa, AE Dupondius [/B] Nemausus mint, after AD 10 4th type IMP DIVI F PP, Laureate heads of Augustus looking right and Agrippa looking left, back to back COL NEM, Crocodile chained to palm tree 13,52 gr Ref : RCV #1731, Cohen #8 [B]#4[/B] - [B]A jeton[/B]. Not so often do we have the opportunity of showing a jeton here. This one has been issued for Gaston d'Orleans, prince of Dombes AD 1629. At this time the king of France was his brother Louis XIII. All his life Gaston has plotted against him and after his death against his nephew Louis XIV. Anyway, This jeton has been issued to commemorate victory at the battle of "Pas de Suze" against the italians on March, 6th 1629. The reverse depicts an altar that can be seen on many of our ancients, reason why it's today #4 [ATTACH=full]709848[/ATTACH] [B]Gaston d'Orleans, prince usufruitier de la Dombes[/B] (1627-1650) jeton argent + GASTON . DE . FRANCE . FRERE . UNICQVE . DV . ROY Ecu d'Orléans couronné entouré des colliers des ordres du roi PONET VICTORIA METAS ([I]Victory will settle the frontiers[/I]) Un autel orné de guirlandes, élevé sur un massif montagneux. Ag - 4,39 gr - 27 mm Ref : Feuardant - [B]#3[/B] - [B]An eagle[/B]. My 21st example of the divi series struck by Trajan Decius was a major buy. Just because of Henry and Steve wasn't it #1 (see below). I've extensively presented it [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-trajan-decius-the-divi-series.296342/']here[/URL] [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-trajan-decius-the-divi-series.296342/'][IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0030-521.jpg[/IMG] [/URL] [B] Augustus, Antoninianus [/B] Rome mint AD 250/251 DIVO AVGVSTO radiate head right CONSECRATIO Eagle facing with spred wings and head left 3.10 gr Ref : RIC IV # 77, Cohen # 577, RCV # 9458 in qblay's catalog : AU27/A045 [I]Ex Gemini XIII auction, #291 [/I] [B]#2 [/B]- [B]A chick. [/B]Steve has been a very good friend of ours here and the Ancient section of CT owes him a lot. He's facing difficult times and has had to part with quite a lot of his treasures. Some of us are now their caretakers on his behalf. Steve we miss you ! [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0301-420.jpg[/IMG] [B] Tranquillina, Drachm [/B] Cappadocia, Caesarea- Eusebia, AD 241-244 Tranquillina, Augusta, AR Drachm - Dated Regnal year 4 of Gordian III (AD 240/1) CABINIA TPANKVΛΛINA AV Draped bust right, wearing stephane MHTPO KAICA B N E Mount Argaeus ЄT Δ (date) in exergue 2.72 grams - 18 mm Ref : Bland, Last # 58, Sydenham, Caesarea Supp # 617a [I]Ex CNG e-auction 354, #352 Ex Steve P. collection[/I] [B]#1[/B] - [B]A denier[/B]. Although the denier tournois is abundant for Gaston d'Orleans, there is no regular issue of any of them for his father in law, Henri II de Montpensier, and only a handful of silver essays is known to exist. For years I could only dream of having one of them in my trays someday. I even went to the Lyon [I]Musée des beaux arts[/I], for the only purpose of taking a picture of their specimen. When that one poped up at auction earlier this year, it [I]had [/I]to be mine. My enormous bid having been successful, here it is in the end [ATTACH=full]709849[/ATTACH] Henri II de Montpensier (1592-1608 ) essai du denier d'argent, frappe posthume + . H . P . DOMBAR . D . MONTISP Buste cuirassé à gauche + DNS . ADIVTOR . MEVS . 1609 Deux lis dans une couronne 1,73 gr - 18 mm Ref : Divo Dombes #122 Q[/QUOTE]
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