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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 4593711, member: 56859"]Haunting and sobering images, [USER=99554]@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix[/USER]!</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for the well wishes. Things are certainly heating up here, COVID-wise. I can't believe the arguments erupting over the mask wearing, of all the <b>stupid</b> things to fight about! </p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/valerian-tarsos-dougsmith-jpg.893462/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>CILICIA, Tarsos. Valerian I</b></p><p>253-260 CE</p><p>AE 32 mm, 19.06 gm</p><p>Obv: AVKΛΙΠOVΛΙOVAΛЄPIANOCCЄ; Π - Π; radiate, draped, and cuirassed (?) bust right.</p><p>Rev: TAPCOVMH TP OΠOΛЄΩC; A/M/K - Γ/Γ in fields; KOINOBOVΛION ЄΛЄVΘЄ__ in exergue; Athena seated left on throne, holding cornucopia and dropping a voting pebble into amphora to left; shield below.</p><p>Ref: SNG Levante 1193; SNG BN 1821-2 (I do not have these reference books; references taken from similar ex CNG coin)</p><p><i>ex Doug Smith</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_eae8cc5a30674dbca28c8fd8b19d9ad8%2525257Emv2.jpg%2525252Fv1%2525252Ffill%2525252Fw_1000%2525252Ch_512%2525252Cal_c%2525252Cq_90%2525252Fae43f8_eae8cc5a30674dbca28c8fd8b19d9ad8%2525257Emv2.jpg%252526hash%25253D6fd08715468a73be75531197f4d8fcf3%2526hash%253Dc85383551a4f61297a101999ec95c6d1%26hash%3D1772ea61a5405d6e781156211a30969e&hash=28eb5da8a5501241352c6927ad173eac" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SYRIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus & Julia Domna</b></p><p>CE 193-211</p><p>Æ, 31 mm 18.8 gm</p><p>Obv: jugate draped busts right of Septimius Severus, radiate and cuirassed and Julia Domna, set on crescent; countermarks: 1) C(AΓ) within rectangular incuse; 2) COL within rectangular incuse</p><p>Rev: Marsyas standing left, right hand raised, holding wineskin over his left shoulder</p><p>Ref: SNG Righetti 2114; Howgego 581 and 586</p><p><i>Ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 4593711, member: 56859"]Haunting and sobering images, [USER=99554]@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix[/USER]! Thank you for the well wishes. Things are certainly heating up here, COVID-wise. I can't believe the arguments erupting over the mask wearing, of all the [B]stupid[/B] things to fight about! ... [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/valerian-tarsos-dougsmith-jpg.893462/[/IMG] [B]CILICIA, Tarsos. Valerian I[/B] 253-260 CE AE 32 mm, 19.06 gm Obv: AVKΛΙΠOVΛΙOVAΛЄPIANOCCЄ; Π - Π; radiate, draped, and cuirassed (?) bust right. Rev: TAPCOVMH TP OΠOΛЄΩC; A/M/K - Γ/Γ in fields; KOINOBOVΛION ЄΛЄVΘЄ__ in exergue; Athena seated left on throne, holding cornucopia and dropping a voting pebble into amphora to left; shield below. Ref: SNG Levante 1193; SNG BN 1821-2 (I do not have these reference books; references taken from similar ex CNG coin) [I]ex Doug Smith[/I] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_eae8cc5a30674dbca28c8fd8b19d9ad8%2525257Emv2.jpg%2525252Fv1%2525252Ffill%2525252Fw_1000%2525252Ch_512%2525252Cal_c%2525252Cq_90%2525252Fae43f8_eae8cc5a30674dbca28c8fd8b19d9ad8%2525257Emv2.jpg%252526hash%25253D6fd08715468a73be75531197f4d8fcf3%2526hash%253Dc85383551a4f61297a101999ec95c6d1%26hash%3D1772ea61a5405d6e781156211a30969e&hash=28eb5da8a5501241352c6927ad173eac[/IMG] [B]SYRIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus & Julia Domna[/B] CE 193-211 Æ, 31 mm 18.8 gm Obv: jugate draped busts right of Septimius Severus, radiate and cuirassed and Julia Domna, set on crescent; countermarks: 1) C(AΓ) within rectangular incuse; 2) COL within rectangular incuse Rev: Marsyas standing left, right hand raised, holding wineskin over his left shoulder Ref: SNG Righetti 2114; Howgego 581 and 586 [I]Ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection[/I][/QUOTE]
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