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Message:: [QUOTE="Fugio1, post: 4017285, member: 89970"]My first visit to NYINC was a great success for me because I bought some nice coins, learned a lot, and met several of my long-time correspondents face to face for the first time.  The weather was not great unless you like cold and wind but as a side activity, we saw “Dear Evan Hansen” at the Music Box Theater, one of the best Broadway musicals I’ve seen.    I was filled with expectations of finding nice examples of the items at the top of my want list of early Roman Republican silver.  In that regard, I was generally disappointed,  but I did obtain this: NYINC Acquisition #1 H Quinarius[ATTACH=full]1056381[/ATTACH]Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma R,;  V behind. Border of dotsReverse:  Dioscuri on horseback right, each holding spear, star above each head; ROMA in exergue. “H” in field below horsemenMint: SE ItalyWeight:  2.24 gm.Reference: Crawford 85/1aProvenance:  Gorny & Mosch; Ex. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Sept 25, 2019 lot 2555    This coin met all of my expectations, falling into my collecting focus, being of exceptional quality, and for a reasonable price (though significantly more than it hammered for in  a G. Hirsch auction.  I actually had this coin on my watch list for this auction, but decided not to bid.  The Hirsch photo didn't give this coin justice).    I noticed a reverse stylistic similarity to another quinarius already in my collection, the Roma symbol variety. [ATTACH=full]1056391[/ATTACH]I bought 4 other coins at NYINC,  All of them surprises outside of my primary focus area.  I'll post these later.[/QUOTE]

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