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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 2793374, member: 84744&quot;]Very nice OP Vespasian, it certainly does seem to have David&#039;s name written all over it.&nbsp; Maybe we should get him to post his check list so we know what we might have a chance at??</p><p><br /></p><p>I lost on many, but picked up three in the auction, didn&#039;t have much competition on these ones.&nbsp; The first is a bronze from Roman controlled Macedon in 168-67 BC, just after Aemilius Paullus won the battle of Pydna and captured Perseus, the last king of Macedon, along with 300 million sestertii worth of booty. (This funded tax relief in Italy for many decades.)&nbsp; It names the quaestor Gaius Publilius.</p><p><img src="https://nomosag.com/source/images/webauctions/7/image00061.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The second is a small bronze of Spithridates, satrap of Lydia and Ionia in 334 BC. He was one of the Persian commanders at the Battle of the Granicus, and he nearly got Alexander from behind, but his arm was cut off(!) by Kleitus, just in time. The coin dates from right around the time of the battle.</p><p><img src="https://nomosag.com/source/images/webauctions/7/image00158.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Number 3 is a wacky little imitation of an Antoninus Pius denarius, which I&#039;d like to find out more about.&nbsp; Maybe [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] has some thoughts...</p><p><img src="https://nomosag.com/source/images/webauctions/7/image00338.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Three neat little bits of history that I&#039;m very happy with!&nbsp; The loss I was saddest about was this Corinthian stater.&nbsp; Still waiting for the right one, I thought this might be it.&nbsp; (I guess not.)</p><p><img src="https://nomosag.com/source/images/webauctions/7/image00127.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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