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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24896302, member: 26430&quot;]LAC didn&#039;t even bother to mention that Lanz 94 was the great Leo Benz (1906-1996) Collection! (Specifically, Part II: Roman Imperial I.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1599588[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the coin ill. on Plate 29:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1599589[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m taking the chance to show off my Leo Benz catalogs because they are some of my favorites. I bought the only complete <i>hardcover</i> set from the Lanz Numismatik Library sale a couple years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1599591[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I also have a set of the three regular softcover catalogs (still very collectible and useful -- highly recommended!). Those are the ones I use as my day-to-day &quot;desk copies.&quot; The hardcovers usually serve as my &quot;shelf copies.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>(Guess who got Hubert Lanz&#039;s <i>partial</i> hardcover set? <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/lac_numismatic_literature/277/product/numismatik_lanz_auktion_88_94__100__auction_catalogues__collection_leo_benz__roman_republican_and_imperial_coins__very_important_sale__rare_as_complete_set/1808968/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/lac_numismatic_literature/277/product/numismatik_lanz_auktion_88_94__100__auction_catalogues__collection_leo_benz__roman_republican_and_imperial_coins__very_important_sale__rare_as_complete_set/1808968/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">This coin&#039;s seller -- LAC</a>! So they should know that the Hadrian&#039;s collector, Leo Benz, is special and worth mentioning! Then again, their set of hardcover catalogs is up for sale with no mention of what&#039;s special about it, either.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, that Hadrian... Same dies as the most expensive Roman bronze coin ever&nbsp; at roughly <a href="https://coinsweekly.com/the-most-expensive-roman-coin/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinsweekly.com/the-most-expensive-roman-coin/" rel="nofollow">$2 Million after fees in 2008</a> (the most expensive Roman before the recent Gold Brutus&#039;):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1599592[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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