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<p>[QUOTE="Cucumbor, post: 3265334, member: 4298"]Hi CT friends.</p><p><br /></p><p>With season greetings comes the time for an appraisal of the 12 past months : 2018 has been a minor year for me in terms of adding coins to the collection. Anyway, out of the 20-ish coins I purchased this year, I’ve chosen some that can make it for a top 6 (as I did for <b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cucumbors-six-2016-review.288012/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cucumbors-six-2016-review.288012/">2016 </a></b>and <b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cucumbors-six-2017-review.306960/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cucumbors-six-2017-review.306960/">2017</a></b>)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>6</b> – Inpulse buy. I was following an online auction and had been outbid on the few I had planned to buy. I needed a revenge. When that one popped up I thought it might be cool to add a first serratus to my republic coins collection</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]860022[/ATTACH] <b>Republic, L. Procilius L.F., Denarius - </b>Rome mint, 80 BC</p><p>Head of Juno Sospita right, clad in goat’s skin, S . C behind</p><p>Juno Sospita in biga right holding spear and shield. A snake below biga. [L. PROCILI. F] at exergue</p><p>19,5 mm - 3.89 gr</p><p>Ref : RCV # 307, RSC, Procilia # 2</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>5</b> – I like Mamaea’s portraits on coins : she looks kind and benevolent (just like she was in real life according to reference books <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]860023[/ATTACH] <b>Mamaea, Alexandria tetradrachm</b>, AD 231-232 (year 11),</p><p>IOY MAMAIA CE MHTE CEB K CT , Diademed and draped bust of Mamaea right</p><p>Radiate and draped bust of Helios right. in front, palm-branch and behind LIA.</p><p>23.5mm., 12.67g.</p><p>Ref : Emmett # 3205 (R4)</p><p><i>From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>4</b> – Not yet in hand, this one made its way into the selection because of its provenance : I’ve not been lucky enough (or rather clever and fast enough) to be bidder #1 on coin #1 at SA’s auction #1, yet it’s from the same SA’s first auction, and from the collection of a most venerable member here at CT, Mr [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] Himself. And, as I’m not ashamed of borrowing pictures and descriptions, these are Severus Alexander’s words and picture from the auction online catalog :</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]860024[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Maximinus II Daia (308-313)</b>, follis, issued 312-313. Alexandria, 5.1g, 21mm.</p><p>Obv: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head right.</p><p>Rev: GENIO AVGVSTI, Genius standing left holding head of Serapis left in right hand, cornucopia in left; star, N and palm-branch in left field, gamma in right, ALE in exergue.</p><p>RIC VI Alexandria 160b</p><p>From the zumbly collection, Ex CNG as Superb EF ($145) (Zumbly helped to popularize the term “head on a platter” for this type on CoinTalk.com.)</p><p>This coin was issued in the name of Maximinus, the last zealous persecutor of Christians, near the end of his life when he was defeated and rendered irrelevant by Licinius I at the Battle of Tzirallum</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>3 </b>– For decades I’ve wanted a Roman Republic quadrigatus. I’ve extensively described this one, its historical context and « why it’s cool » in the round 3 of the CIT 2018 tournament <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-26-10-cucumbor-vs-15-jay-gt4-round-3-cit-2018.322929/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-26-10-cucumbor-vs-15-jay-gt4-round-3-cit-2018.322929/"><b>here </b></a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]860026[/ATTACH] Republic, Didrachm (Quadrigatus) </b>Rome or other Italian mint, c 215-211 BCE</p><p>Laureate janiform head of Dioscuri</p><p>ROMA in relief in linear frame at exergue, Jupiter, holding thunderbolt in right hand and scepter in left hand, in fast quadriga driven right by Victory.</p><p>6,69 gr - 20-21 mm</p><p>Ref : Crawford # 28/1, RCV #33, RSC # 24</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>2</b> – I wasn’t planning getting such a coin before I saw it. During a private conversation with a fellow collector, she was explaining me why she would give up collecting for sad personnal reason, and she eventually showed me the last remaining coin in her collection, asking whether I could drive her to someone willing to purchase it. After thinking a (very short) while, and because of that tremendous Aegis, I bravely volunteered, and here it is….</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]860029[/ATTACH] Caracalla, AE 30 - </b>Serdica, Thrace, AD 216</p><p>ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC AVTK M AVP CEV, laureate heroic bust left, seen from behind, with sword belt and Aegis on left shoulder</p><p>OVΛΠIAC CEPΔIKHC, Hermes, naked, standing left, holding purse and caduceus</p><p>17,14 gr - 30/28 mm</p><p>Ref : Moushmov 4804 (obv), Varbanov 2372 (rev)</p><p><i>See Agora auction #62/102, same dies</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1</b> – All of you here know how much I like the Trajan Decius Divi series. The featured thread <b><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></b> says it all about the series. To make a long story short, after a 18 years of the 22 main types in the series, this one is the 22nd and last, and among the rarest. It has to be #1 for the achievement it implies : not every day do we complete a set when it comes to ancient coins</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]860033[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]860035[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Marcus Aurelius, Antoninianus</b> - Rome mint 250/251 CE</p><p>DIVO MARCO ANTONINO, Radiate head of Marcus Aurelius right</p><p>CONSECRATIO, Altar</p><p>23 mm - 3.84 gr</p><p>Ref : RIC IV # 92a, Cohen # 1058</p><p><i>In qblays catalog : MA08-P114</i></p><p>Same dies as the example in the <i>Bibliotheque nationale de France</i></p><p><br /></p><p>A merry Xmas and happy new year to you all my coinfriends</p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Q[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cucumbor, post: 3265334, member: 4298"]Hi CT friends. With season greetings comes the time for an appraisal of the 12 past months : 2018 has been a minor year for me in terms of adding coins to the collection. Anyway, out of the 20-ish coins I purchased this year, I’ve chosen some that can make it for a top 6 (as I did for [B][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cucumbors-six-2016-review.288012/']2016 [/URL][/B]and [B][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cucumbors-six-2017-review.306960/']2017[/URL][/B]) [B]6[/B] – Inpulse buy. I was following an online auction and had been outbid on the few I had planned to buy. I needed a revenge. When that one popped up I thought it might be cool to add a first serratus to my republic coins collection [ATTACH=full]860022[/ATTACH] [B]Republic, L. Procilius L.F., Denarius - [/B]Rome mint, 80 BC Head of Juno Sospita right, clad in goat’s skin, S . C behind Juno Sospita in biga right holding spear and shield. A snake below biga. [L. PROCILI. F] at exergue 19,5 mm - 3.89 gr Ref : RCV # 307, RSC, Procilia # 2 [B]5[/B] – I like Mamaea’s portraits on coins : she looks kind and benevolent (just like she was in real life according to reference books :D ) [ATTACH=full]860023[/ATTACH] [B]Mamaea, Alexandria tetradrachm[/B], AD 231-232 (year 11), IOY MAMAIA CE MHTE CEB K CT , Diademed and draped bust of Mamaea right Radiate and draped bust of Helios right. in front, palm-branch and behind LIA. 23.5mm., 12.67g. Ref : Emmett # 3205 (R4) [I]From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection.[/I] [B]4[/B] – Not yet in hand, this one made its way into the selection because of its provenance : I’ve not been lucky enough (or rather clever and fast enough) to be bidder #1 on coin #1 at SA’s auction #1, yet it’s from the same SA’s first auction, and from the collection of a most venerable member here at CT, Mr [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] Himself. And, as I’m not ashamed of borrowing pictures and descriptions, these are Severus Alexander’s words and picture from the auction online catalog : [ATTACH=full]860024[/ATTACH] [B]Maximinus II Daia (308-313)[/B], follis, issued 312-313. Alexandria, 5.1g, 21mm. Obv: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head right. Rev: GENIO AVGVSTI, Genius standing left holding head of Serapis left in right hand, cornucopia in left; star, N and palm-branch in left field, gamma in right, ALE in exergue. RIC VI Alexandria 160b From the zumbly collection, Ex CNG as Superb EF ($145) (Zumbly helped to popularize the term “head on a platter” for this type on CoinTalk.com.) This coin was issued in the name of Maximinus, the last zealous persecutor of Christians, near the end of his life when he was defeated and rendered irrelevant by Licinius I at the Battle of Tzirallum [B]3 [/B]– For decades I’ve wanted a Roman Republic quadrigatus. I’ve extensively described this one, its historical context and « why it’s cool » in the round 3 of the CIT 2018 tournament [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-26-10-cucumbor-vs-15-jay-gt4-round-3-cit-2018.322929/'][B]here [/B][/URL]: [B][ATTACH=full]860026[/ATTACH] Republic, Didrachm (Quadrigatus) [/B]Rome or other Italian mint, c 215-211 BCE Laureate janiform head of Dioscuri ROMA in relief in linear frame at exergue, Jupiter, holding thunderbolt in right hand and scepter in left hand, in fast quadriga driven right by Victory. 6,69 gr - 20-21 mm Ref : Crawford # 28/1, RCV #33, RSC # 24 [B]2[/B] – I wasn’t planning getting such a coin before I saw it. During a private conversation with a fellow collector, she was explaining me why she would give up collecting for sad personnal reason, and she eventually showed me the last remaining coin in her collection, asking whether I could drive her to someone willing to purchase it. After thinking a (very short) while, and because of that tremendous Aegis, I bravely volunteered, and here it is…. [B][ATTACH=full]860029[/ATTACH] Caracalla, AE 30 - [/B]Serdica, Thrace, AD 216 ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC AVTK M AVP CEV, laureate heroic bust left, seen from behind, with sword belt and Aegis on left shoulder OVΛΠIAC CEPΔIKHC, Hermes, naked, standing left, holding purse and caduceus 17,14 gr - 30/28 mm Ref : Moushmov 4804 (obv), Varbanov 2372 (rev) [I]See Agora auction #62/102, same dies[/I] [B]1[/B] – All of you here know how much I like the Trajan Decius Divi series. The featured thread [B][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-trajan-decius-the-divi-series.296342/']here[/URL][/B] says it all about the series. To make a long story short, after a 18 years of the 22 main types in the series, this one is the 22nd and last, and among the rarest. It has to be #1 for the achievement it implies : not every day do we complete a set when it comes to ancient coins [ATTACH=full]860033[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]860035[/ATTACH] [B]Marcus Aurelius, Antoninianus[/B] - Rome mint 250/251 CE DIVO MARCO ANTONINO, Radiate head of Marcus Aurelius right CONSECRATIO, Altar 23 mm - 3.84 gr Ref : RIC IV # 92a, Cohen # 1058 [I]In qblays catalog : MA08-P114[/I] Same dies as the example in the [I]Bibliotheque nationale de France[/I] A merry Xmas and happy new year to you all my coinfriends :) Q[/QUOTE]
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