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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3243564, member: 56859&quot;]<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_35ecbe1ac96d4784bbb7e605d7cf300c.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffit%2Fw_1702%2Ch_1064%2Cq_90%2Cusm_0.66_1.00_0.01%2Fae43f8_35ecbe1ac96d4784bbb7e605d7cf300c.jpg&amp;hash=49c457e10a0c724e7f92bca8ddeae39f" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>KINGS OF BOSPORUS, Sauromates II</b></p><p>Bosporan Era 495 (CE 198/9)</p><p>EL stater, 19 mm, 7.72 gm, 12h</p><p>Obv: BACIΛЄωC CAVPOMATOV; diademed and draped bust of Sauromates right</p><p>Rev: laureate head of Septimius Severus right; pellet to right; ЄЧV (date) below</p><p>Ref: Frolova p. 177 and pl. XXXIII, 9-10 (same dies as illustrations); Anokhin 576a; MacDonald 506/2</p><p><i><b>ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams collection</b></i></p><p><i><b>ex Buddy Ebsen Collection (Superior, 7 June 1987, lot 4114)</b></i></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n37a09.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n37a09.html" rel="nofollow">Dr. Lawrence Adams</a> (1935-2015) was an avid and knowledgable numismatist, collecting gold coins from the entire range of ages, with subspecialties in various areas including coins of the Bosporus.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was also formerly owned by a certain beloved hillbilly, Jed Clampett. I guess that&#039;s what a millionaire oilman does with his money <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. <b>Buddy Ebsen</b> (1908-2003), best known as Jed Clampett in the Beverly Hillbillies and later as the title character in Barnaby Jones, was well known as a coin collector. His collection was sold by Superior Coin and Stamp in 1987. I don&#039;t have the catalogs but recently spoke to someone who attended that auction; he didn&#039;t remember many ancient coins. Apparently Mr. Ebsen was more into US and world coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/augustusclampett-captioned-jpg.447675/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><br /></p><p>A little Buddy Ebsen trivia: He was originally cast as the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz but had a severe allergic reaction to the aluminum-laden makeup, necessitating his withdrawal from the film.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, that&#039;s all for now. Time for some vittles. Y&#039;all come back now, y&#039;hear?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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