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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2945937, member: 57495&quot;]Before we wrap up the year, I thought I&#039;d test the collective tolerance of the board with yet another list <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are ten random coins that are new to newish arrivals that I haven&#039;t shared here before...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>CLAUDIUS GOTHICUS. Milan mint. AE Antoninianus. </b></p><p><i>Ex Finn Johannessen Collection</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]718423[/ATTACH]</p><p>The former owner was a Claudius II specialist who recently dispersed his collection in a series of CNG sales.&nbsp; Many goodies were to be had for those who were interested.&nbsp; This one comes from a couple of ten-coin lots I won.&nbsp; The ragged flan and worn obverse legends are typical, but I think the portrait is rather nice and the sharp reverse quite extraordinarily so.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>CONSTANTINE I. Trier mint. AE Quarter Follis. </b></p><p><i>Ex Mazzini Collection</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]718424[/ATTACH]</p><p>A rare quarter-follis of Constantine as Caesar.&nbsp; I like these less common vota types and this was nice find for me with plenty of eye appeal and an excellent provenance to boot.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>VESPASIAN. EGYPT, Alexandria. AE Obol. </b></p><p><i>Horus-Falcon reverse</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]718425[/ATTACH]</p><p>I&#039;ve always wanted a Horus-falcon reverse, and this one appeared in the auction where I had just won the coin that would be my #1 of 2017.&nbsp; As is often the case, I reasoned that one coin won needs a second to accompany it on the long flight to its new home.&nbsp; I&#039;m sensitive to the needs of my coins that way <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>MAXIMINUS II. Alexandria mint. AE Follis. </b></p><p><i>Ex Dattari Collection </i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]718426[/ATTACH]</p><p>This Maximinus II came from one of a series of Jesus Vico auctions this year offering non-Alexandrian coins from the Dattari collection.&nbsp; Hmmm, actually, this one <i>does</i> come from the Alexandria mint, but it&#039;s not one of the <i>Alexandrian </i>Alexandrians we typically associate with the Dattari collection... by which of course I mean the provincial Alexandrians... ugh, nevermind, it was just a sweet coin that I had to have, okay?? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie56" alt=":inpain:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>PAPHLAGONIA, Amastris. Temp. Mithradates VI. AE29. </b></p><p><i>Perseus and Decapitated Corpse of Medusa</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]718427[/ATTACH]</p><p>Most of the corpse is lost to a flat strike, and Medusa&#039;s head is very tiny and worn, but it came from a group lot I won quite cheaply and I didn&#039;t have one of these from Amastris yet.&nbsp; I may start trying to form my headless harem in earnest now. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>HERENNIA ETRUSCILLA. CILICIA, Tarsus. AE29 and AE30.</b></p><p><i>Corrected obverse die</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]718428[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]718429[/ATTACH]</p><p>I thought these two big bronzes from Cilicia were interesting on their own, but I found them really interesting as a matched couple.&nbsp; They were sold in the same auction and nobody else wanted them, so I picked both up at their starting prices.&nbsp; Both share the same obverse die, and as the cataloguer put it in his description of the second coin, &quot;<i>the error ANNIAN in the legend of this obverse die, present for example on the preceding lot in this sale, has here been corrected in the die to ЄPЄNNIAN.</i>&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>MACEDON, Terone. AR Tetrobol.</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]718430[/ATTACH]</p><p>Just a cool little Greek silver that was affordable, a little unusual, and that had a oinochoe (wine jug) on the obverse.&nbsp; I don&#039;t drink wine, but I do like coins with drinking receptacles on them!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>MAXIMIANUS. London mint. AE Follis.</b></p><p><i>Ex Eng Collection</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]718431[/ATTACH]</p><p>For me, this one had a lot going for it... a strong portrait, London mint, a box-check for second reign of Maximianus, and last but not least, an ex [USER=44227]@Eng[/USER] pedigree (where are you, buddy?).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>JULIA DOMNA. Rome mint. AR Denarius.</b></p><p><i>Ex A.K. Collection</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]718432[/ATTACH]</p><p>A few members here were showing their example of this reverse type a few months ago, and I just instinctively went into Coinstalker mode <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; It didn&#039;t take long for me to hit the button and now I have what is probably my second favorite Julia Domna coin. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s it for now!&nbsp; I may not get to share another new coin before the year closes, but I&#039;m fairly certain I&#039;m not the only one who&#039;s bought more coins in 2017 than they&#039;ve gotten around to posting, right?&nbsp; So, if you have a few you haven&#039;t already shared with us, feel free to post &#039;em![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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