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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2932108, member: 57495&quot;]This next purchase was not with a friend but <i>from </i>a friend...</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m leaving out of my Top 10 these eight coins I bought from Steve&#039;s sale of his wonderful collection, not because they would just literally dominate my favorites list, but because I honestly still haven&#039;t come around to thinking of them as mine.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen, admired, laughed at, enjoyed, and been jealous of these coins so often here on CT that I&#039;m not sure I&#039;ll ever stop thinking of them as &quot;Steve&#039;s coins&quot;.&nbsp; Even though I love each and every one of these coins, my purchase of them was less about owning them than about supporting a friend in his sale.&nbsp; Maybe some day Steve will pick up collecting again, and if he wants any of these coins back, they&#039;re his.&nbsp; For now, I&#039;m glad that these fantastic coins (and those that other members have bought) will continue to get their occasional showing on CT, even if that doesn&#039;t come slightly close to having the man himself here.&nbsp; He continues to be missed.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve not done justice to some of these coins with my photography.&nbsp; I have these pics for now, but photographing them is a work in progress...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>#8</b></p><p><b>MACEDONIAN KINGDOM, Philip V. AE21</b></p><p>Two goats; rather rude sign below.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]712263[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>#7</b></p><p><b>THESSALY, Trika. AR Hemidrachm</b></p><p>Ex x6 + ex BCD = two priceless pedigrees.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]712264[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>#6</b></p><p><b>TITUS. PHOENICIA, Berytus. AE25</b></p><p>That&#039;s not Titus, it&#039;s Guy Fieri!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]712265[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>#5</b></p><p><b>NERVA. CAPPADOCIA. AR Didrachm.</b></p><p>Can&#039;t decide which side I like better here, they&#039;re both equally fantastic.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]712266[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>#4</b></p><p><b>CARACALLA. AR Denarius</b></p><p>Most stylish galley ever bar none!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]712267[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>#3</b></p><p><b>ANTONINUS PIUS. EGYPT, Alexandria. AE Drachm</b></p><p>A feast for the eyes and a party in the hand. One of my all-time favorite Steve coins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]712268[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>#2</b></p><p><b>MACEDON, Eion. AR Obol. Two geese + heart. </b></p><p>Awwww, surely this is the sweetest ancient coin ever struck?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]712269[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>#1</b></p><p><b>CARACALLA. AR Antoninianus. </b></p><p>David Sear says this coin is &quot;outstanding&quot;. Do not argue with David Sear!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]712270[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And there you have it!&nbsp; Hope you enjoyed the show, folks.&nbsp; Steve has always had impeccable taste in coins and his eye and intuition for just the right example never ceases to amaze.&nbsp; As I write this, there are still many of his coins on sale.&nbsp; If you want a piece of the x6 Collection (&quot;A menagerie of ancient animals &amp; awesomeness&quot;), here&#039;s the link to the sale:</p><p><a href="http://stores.ebay.com/Dionysus-Coins/Consignment-The-x6-Collection-/_i.html?_fsub=33141469011&amp;_sid=182245341&amp;_trksid=p4634.c0.m322&amp;rmvSB=true" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://stores.ebay.com/Dionysus-Coins/Consignment-The-x6-Collection-/_i.html?_fsub=33141469011&amp;_sid=182245341&amp;_trksid=p4634.c0.m322&amp;rmvSB=true" rel="nofollow">http://stores.ebay.com/Dionysus-Coins/Consignment-The-x6-Collection-/_i.html?_fsub=33141469011&amp;_sid=182245341&amp;_trksid=p4634.c0.m322&amp;rmvSB=true</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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