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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 3243302, member: 21445&quot;]This year has been a pretty good year compared to past years. I have made more of a focus on Roman Tetradrachms &amp; Medieval coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many of the coins selected were “dream” coins, I.e. the Athens owl, Nero/Claudius dual portrait tet and some others.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many of these coins were acquired at “what a steal” prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the first tets I bought this year. It was an emperor I needed and the patina &amp; price was won me over.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs14.postimg.org%2Fgh5mahb2p%2FCarinus-_Tet.jpg&amp;hash=91bc97be6af81a4527e7ccf5bb498cc1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Carinus (283 - 285 A.D.)</p><p>Egypt, Alexandria</p><p>Potin Tetradrachm</p><p>O: A K M A KA-RINOS K, laureate and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>R: yche standing left, rudder in right, cornucopia in left. LA (Year 1 282/3 A.D.) to left. </p><p>8g</p><p>18mm</p><p>Dattari 5576; Milne 4667; Emmett 4012 </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Empress Alexandrians are fairly rare &amp; I was excited to add this to my collection for less then $60. Very rare to boot.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs14.postimg.org%2Fb8qpujbsh%2Foctsevtet2.jpg&amp;hash=3799f51200d68e357b1067e20cf1e874" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Otacilia Severa (244 - 249 A.D.)</p><p>Egypt, Alexandria</p><p>Billon Tetradrachm</p><p>O: MWTCEOV HPACEMCTPA diademed draped bust right.</p><p>R: Nike advancing right. L-B (Year 2) to right.</p><p>Alexandria Mint 245 A.D.</p><p>23mm</p><p>13.28g</p><p>Dattari 4989</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A long dream coin many ancient collectors crave to own. This year I finally got the dream coin off the list. It may have some rough surfaces, but for the price &amp; free of test cuts, it was a win.</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%2525252Fs14.postimg.org%2525252Fe38peb9oh%2525252Fathens.jpg%252526hash%25253D608875c51335aa93906c0d98c907a911%2526hash%253Dcf5895c1bdbb1c7d8f87adb5934f24a3%26hash%3Dc67a2c05b6ab4bafa4e2329302594842&amp;hash=8d6c11e9d2e3618f3b8976ebbe549010" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Attica, Athens (353 - 294 B.C)</p><p>AR Tetradrachm</p><p>O: Helmeted head of Athena right</p><p>R: AΘE Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square.</p><p>16.59g</p><p>21 mm</p><p>Kroll -; HGC 4, 1599</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. Numismatik-Naumann, Auction 52, Lot 126</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A coin I never thought I would own, but during my usual skimming on eBay this coin was ending with very little bids and just before it ended, I put a decent bid in and won it for $84 total.</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%25252Fs14.postimg.org%25252Fowu4qxc3l%25252Fneroclaudtet.jpg%2526hash%253D3bcab5682a35508fc7c8626b6d21f40a%26hash%3D32666d6426183b67d439a9e76346dbd2&amp;hash=d97eec046ad0f4c817af3c2b5756054f" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Nero (54 - 68 A.D.)</p><p>Seleucis &amp; Pieria, Antioch</p><p>AR Tetradrachm 
O: NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GER, laureate head of Nero right; star behind.
R: [DIVOS] CLAVD AVG GERMANIC PATER AVG, laureate head of Claudius right.</p><p>Syrian Mint - 63-68 AD</p><p>14.11g</p><p>26mm</p><p>Prieur 48; RPC I 4123; BMC 172; Sydenham 65 (Caesarea); RSC 2; McAlee 270.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve owned many Othos this year, one was a denarius I sold off at a nice sum &amp; I turned around &amp; got this very rare Otho Alexandrian Tet. Though it wasn’t cheap, I was happy to add it to my tetradrachm collection.</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%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fs14.postimg.org%252525252Fqagt660xt%252525252Fothotet.jpg%25252526hash%2525253D36fecfb58f8d40f8cdc93b1c89436be8%252526hash%25253D1d06bdb76959b660392b2766143bf2a8%2526hash%253D9e7af9dfabcfc2cf166f3b1344ffd33e%26hash%3D1f8aceda851d9a51b168136763fd1da7&amp;hash=85881a66ba33dede2db7a7e609890cbc" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Otho (69 A.D.)</p><p>Egypt, Alexandria</p><p>Billon Tetradrachm</p><p>O: AYTOK MAPK OΘΩNOΣ KAIΣ ΣEB, laureate head right, LA (year 1) lower right.</p><p>R: EΛEY-ΘEPIA, Eleutheria (Liberty) standing left, wreath in extended right hand, scepter in left hand, leaning with left elbow on column, simpulum (ladle used for tasting and pouring sacrificial libations) left in lower left field.</p><p>12.58g</p><p>24.4mm</p><p>Milne 359; RPC I 5354 (5 spec.); Dattari 327; BMC Alexandria p. 25, 208; Curtis 238; Kampmann 18.6; Emmett 184</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This variety with a simpulum on the reverse is much rarer than the same type without this control symbol. RPC reports only 5 specimens with the simpulum and 17 specimens without it. This variety is missing from the important collections in Cologne, Paris, and Milan, and we know of only one example offered at auction in the past two decades (CNG 76, 12 Sep 2007, lot 3152, VF, $430 plus fees).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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