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<p>[QUOTE="red_spork, post: 2280435, member: 74282"][ATTACH=full]455650[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>After well over a month my package from Agora finally found its way out of whatever USPS black hole it had fell into and showed up in my mailbox this afternoon. This quinarius is from the anonymous "H" series, minted in Southeast Italy(some sources specifically mention Apulia) during the Second Punic War. This coin also has some excellent provenance, from the RBW collection and before that from the Rindge collection sold at Malter XXX. I posted a scan of the RBW envelope and tag at the end, but if anyone has the catalog I'd love a scan of the page with this coin as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic AR quinarius(16.3 mm, 1.93 g, 11 h). Anonymous. ca. 211-210 B.C. Southeast Italian mint. Helmeted head of Roma right, V behind / ROMA, the Dioscuri riding right, each holds a spear; H below. Crawford 85/1a; Sydenham 174; RSC 33b.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. RBW collection, Ex. Malter XXX(Frederick H. Rindge collection) lot 1473, 6/7/1985</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]455654[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone else got any anonymous quinarii to share? I'd love to see them![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="red_spork, post: 2280435, member: 74282"][ATTACH=full]455650[/ATTACH] After well over a month my package from Agora finally found its way out of whatever USPS black hole it had fell into and showed up in my mailbox this afternoon. This quinarius is from the anonymous "H" series, minted in Southeast Italy(some sources specifically mention Apulia) during the Second Punic War. This coin also has some excellent provenance, from the RBW collection and before that from the Rindge collection sold at Malter XXX. I posted a scan of the RBW envelope and tag at the end, but if anyone has the catalog I'd love a scan of the page with this coin as well. Roman Republic AR quinarius(16.3 mm, 1.93 g, 11 h). Anonymous. ca. 211-210 B.C. Southeast Italian mint. Helmeted head of Roma right, V behind / ROMA, the Dioscuri riding right, each holds a spear; H below. Crawford 85/1a; Sydenham 174; RSC 33b. Ex. RBW collection, Ex. Malter XXX(Frederick H. Rindge collection) lot 1473, 6/7/1985 [ATTACH=full]455654[/ATTACH] Anyone else got any anonymous quinarii to share? I'd love to see them![/QUOTE]
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