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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancient Aussie, post: 7620753, member: 80147&quot;]Earlier in the year I was browsing <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/peteb.99412/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/peteb.99412/">PeteB</a> &#039;s fabulous site akropoliscoins and come across two coins I absolutely love and could not choose between them both coins I would love in my collection, the first was this beauty......</p><p><a href="http://akropoliscoins.com/TitusDupondiusMetaSudans.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://akropoliscoins.com/TitusDupondiusMetaSudans.jpg" rel="nofollow">Titus.79-81 AD. Dupondius. Æ 27mm, 17.19 gm, 6h. Rome mint. Obv: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII. His radiate head, left. Rev: S-C flanking the Meta Sudans. Recesses in its mid-section contain statues of male figures. Athletes?. RIC II.1, #205, p.211.[ATTACH=full]1311405[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1311409[/ATTACH] </a></p><p>Macrinus. 217–218 AD. MOESIA INFERIOR. Nicopolis ad Istrum. Æ (27mm, 12.39 gm, 6h). Obv: AV K OΠΠΕΛ CE—VH MAKPINOC, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: VP AΠ ΑΓΡΙΠΠΑ ΝΙΚΟΠΟ—ΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡ—OC ICTPΩ, closed city gate, two battlemented towers at front corners of city wall, one such tower in back wall. AMNG —. Like Varbanov 3345, but laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, seen from behind. A new variety. Not in Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov, but will be added to the new addendum. Glossy dark green-black</p><p><br /></p><p>The other was this stately type from Macrinus, with the three tower version of the Nicopolis ad Istrum city gate. Oh well every now and again we have to make hard decisions <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> so I tossed a coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> and picked the Macrinus...</p><p>Let&#039;s see your&nbsp; Nicopolis ad Istrum Beauties&#039;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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