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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7942982, member: 86498"]Because of my work schedule (when I was still working) I found it extremely difficult to deal with auctions, so as a result I often would hunt among the remainders looking for coins that no one else liked. Even after i retired i would do this and i still have a number of coins that fall in this category. I still refer to them as my orphans.</p><p>Anonymous Ar Denarius Bigati "Fly" 179-170 BC Obv helmeted head of Roma right. Rv Luna crescent on forehead driving biga pulled by prancing horses right crawford 159/2 RBW 694 This coin illustrated. 3.80 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1375197[/ATTACH]</p><p>I was subsequently informed by another collector who knew RBW that he had very quickly pulled all of his remainders and thus I got there before he had managed to do so. So in a way this coin is rather unusual. It was from a famous collection, is now illustrated in a book and was unsold in a premier auction.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7942982, member: 86498"]Because of my work schedule (when I was still working) I found it extremely difficult to deal with auctions, so as a result I often would hunt among the remainders looking for coins that no one else liked. Even after i retired i would do this and i still have a number of coins that fall in this category. I still refer to them as my orphans. Anonymous Ar Denarius Bigati "Fly" 179-170 BC Obv helmeted head of Roma right. Rv Luna crescent on forehead driving biga pulled by prancing horses right crawford 159/2 RBW 694 This coin illustrated. 3.80 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1375197[/ATTACH] I was subsequently informed by another collector who knew RBW that he had very quickly pulled all of his remainders and thus I got there before he had managed to do so. So in a way this coin is rather unusual. It was from a famous collection, is now illustrated in a book and was unsold in a premier auction.[/QUOTE]
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