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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Restitutor, post: 4984676, member: 112621&quot;]Fantastic acquisition! Julia’s coins of the East exhibit such wonderful detail and this one is a great example. Her hair bun detail is great and the legend being fully legible (on both sides!) is always a nice find! I agree with your assessment today’s Naumann auction was pretty uncompetitive <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />... except for 1 of the 2 I snagged (just my luck! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).</p><p><br /></p><p>To include some coins in my reply, here’s what I snagged today:</p><p><br /></p><p>MARCUS AURELIUS (161-180). Denarius. Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG.</p><p>Bare head right.</p><p>Rev: CONCORD AVG TR P XV / COS III.</p><p>Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and resting elbow upon statuette of Spes; cornucopia below throne.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 2.</p><p><br /></p><p>Condition: Extremely fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight: 3.41 g.</p><p>Diameter: 17 mm.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1197546[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>AURELIAN (270-275). Antoninianus. Serdica.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IMP C AVRELIANVS INVICTVS AVG.</p><p>Radiate and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: RESTITVT ORBIS / KA•Γ•.</p><p>Female figure, holding wreath, and Aurelian, holding sceptre, standing facing one another.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC V online 2760.</p><p><br /></p><p>Condition: Near extremely fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight: 4.45 g.</p><p>Diameter: 29 mm.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1197544[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The Aurelian was quite a battle, I can’t really opine on a reason why as my numismatic knowledge is limited to “oh that’s pretty I like it!” but I was surprised. Only thing I can think is this is a chonky coin at 4.45g and 29mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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