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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-monolith-, post: 24757940, member: 150064&quot;]I keep telling myself not to purchase anymore coins until I get caught up on cataloging my back log. I still have more than 100 coins to weigh, measure, photograph and document. So with my head slump down, like a dog wearing their “cone of shame”, I reluctantly opened my package I just received today. Well actually my neighbor received my package and was kind enough to deliver it to me without opening it. My latest acquisitions:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583587[/ATTACH]</p><p>BITHYNIA. Nicaea. C. Papirius Carbo (Proconsul, 62-59 BC). AE Dichalkon. (21mm, 7.0 g) Dated Proconsular era 224 (59/8 BC). Lovely detail with a nice desert patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583588[/ATTACH]</p><p>Phrygia, Apameia AE (23mm, 5.6 g). Kokos, magistrate. Circa 100-50 BC</p><p>Fairly common coin but I just couldn&#039;t beat the price.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583589[/ATTACH]</p><p>PISIDIA, Isinda. (16-15&nbsp; BC) AE. 5.46g. 19mm</p><p>This has to be one of the ugliest portraits of Zeus I have ever seen; must have been engraved by a 5 year old.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583590[/ATTACH]</p><p>PISIDIA. Termessos Major AE (Circa 71 BC). 3.53g. 16mm</p><p>Now that&#039;s the Zeus I know and love...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583591[/ATTACH]</p><p>Bithynia, Cius. Pseudo-autonomous, uncertain AE (22mm, 5.0 g)</p><p>I know I&#039;m really ugly, but hey there&#039;s only 3 of us that are known to exist.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583592[/ATTACH]</p><p>CILICIA, Anemurium. Valerian I&nbsp; AE. 7.97g. 26mm.</p><p>This one was actually listed as Volusian, but based on the obverse inscription I believe it&#039;s Valerian I.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583594[/ATTACH]</p><p>LYDIA. Saitta. Gallienus (253-268 AD) AE. 14.6g. 29mm</p><p>Does anybody have a copy of &quot;Greek and Roman Provincial Coins - Lydia&quot; by Dane Kurth because this one isn&#039;t in any standard references.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583595[/ATTACH]</p><p>CAPPADOCIA, Caesaraea-Eusebia. Nero. (AD 54-68) AR Hemidrachm. 1.64g.&nbsp; 13mm.</p><p>I&#039;ve been wanting this one for awhile. Not the best condition but it&#039;s a nice placeholder.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583598[/ATTACH]</p><p>Gordian III (238-244), Sestertius, Rome, AD 241-243; AE 16.7g. 30mm.</p><p>Nice detail and shape for a Sestertius.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583601[/ATTACH]</p><p>Gordianus III. (238-244 AD). AR Denarius (18mm, 2.79 g), (Rome), 240 AD</p><p>I didn&#039;t really need another RIC IV 81, but hey the price was right.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I seriously need to join coin collectors anonymous. I promise no more purchases till I get everything cataloged; yea right....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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