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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 4614735, member: 26302&quot;]<b>CILICIA, Anazarbus. <i>Valerian I. </i></b>AD 253-260. Æ (27mm, 14.59 g, 6h). Dated CY 272 (AD 253/4). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Dionysus, placing right hand over arm and holding thyrsus in left, reclining on recumbent panther to right; ЄT BOC (date) in exergue. Ziegler 826 (Vs2/Rs1); SNG France 2155; SNG Levante 1516. Green and red-brown patina. VF.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Lot.aspx?LOT_ID=2372&amp;BACK_URL=%2fLots.aspx%3fIS_ADVANCED%3d1%26ITEM_IS_SOLD%3d1%26ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER%3d%26CONTAINER_NAME%3d%26ITEM_LOT_NUMBER%3d%26ITEM_DESC%3dpanther%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1%3d1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3%3d1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2%3d1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4%3d1%26VIEW_TYPE%3d0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Lot.aspx?LOT_ID=2372&amp;BACK_URL=%2fLots.aspx%3fIS_ADVANCED%3d1%26ITEM_IS_SOLD%3d1%26ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER%3d%26CONTAINER_NAME%3d%26ITEM_LOT_NUMBER%3d%26ITEM_DESC%3dpanther%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1%3d1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3%3d1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2%3d1%26SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4%3d1%26VIEW_TYPE%3d0" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Lot.aspx?LOT_ID=2372&amp;BACK_URL=/Lots.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&amp;ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&amp;ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&amp;CONTAINER_NAME=&amp;ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=&amp;ITEM_DESC=panther&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&amp;VIEW_TYPE=0</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>THRACE, Serdica. <i>Geta. </i></b>AD 209-211. Æ Pentassarion (30mm, 17.53 g, 12h). AVT K Π CЄ ΠTI ΓЄTAC, laureate head right / OVΛΠIAC C ЄPΔIK H C, Dionysus, holding cantharus and filleted thyrsus, on panther advancing left on ground line. H&amp;J, <i>Serdica</i> 12.22.8.1 (same dies as illustrated coin); Mouchmov, <i>Serdika</i> 463; Varbanov 2560 (same dies as illustrated coin). Good VF, smooth green patina, lightly smoothed.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=222827" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=222827" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=222827</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>C. Vibius Varus. </b>42 BC. AR Denarius (3.98 g, 5h). Rome mint. Head of Bacchus right, wearing wreath of ivy and grapes / Panther springing left; to left, garlanded altar surmounted by mask and thyrsus. Crawford 494/36; CRI 192; Sydenham 1138; Vibia 24. EF, toned. Sharp strike on reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think these are spots on it. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=147408" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=147408" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=147408</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Very interesting topic ma&#039;am.&nbsp; I had never paid attention to any with spots. Really cool. Imagine having them as a mini-collection! Cool theme.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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