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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Justin Lee, post: 3275057, member: 87404&quot;]Cool idea, Curtis! Here we go...</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><font size="5"><span style="color: #808080">My First Ancient Coin</span></font></u></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]864662[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Maximianus, AE Follis</b></p><p><b>Struck 302-303 AD, Thessalonica mint</b></p><p>Obverse: IMP C • MA • MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, head of Maximian, laureate, right.</p><p>Reverse: GENIO POPV-L-I Romani, Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand; Δ in right field.</p><p>Exergue: •TS•</p><p>References: RIC VI Thessalonica 25b</p><p>Size:&nbsp; 27x29.5mm, 10.6g</p><p><br /></p><p>My first ancient coin purchase was in early May 2017.&nbsp; It was listed as a &quot;Lotan&quot; ... I haven&#039;t heard that term (if it is even a term) since. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie27" alt=":bored:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><font size="5"><span style="color: #808080">My Most Recent Ancient Coin</span></font></u></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]864663[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Claudius II Gothicus, AE Tetradrachm </b></p><p><b>Struck 269/270 AD, Alexandria, Egypt </b></p><p>Obverse: AVT K KΛAV-ΔIOC CЄB, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Claudius II right.</p><p>Reverse: Eagle standing right, head left, holding wreath in beak; date L-B across field (RY 2).</p><p>References: Dattari 5415</p><p>Size: 20mm, 7.2g</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been working at filling out more of my Roman Egyptian sub-collection. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie82" alt=":shy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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