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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Restitutor, post: 4830164, member: 112621&quot;]Hi Everyone,</p><p><br /></p><p>My wins from the CNG 475 EA arrived today (how quick!) and I wanted to share!</p><p><br /></p><p>First up, the most terrible brother in Roman imperial history:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Caracalla</b>. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.75g, 5h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 200-201. ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRI T ORBIS, Securitas seated left, holding scepter and resting head on hand. RIC IV 351b.</p><p><i>From the Richard McAlee Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1168225[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1168226[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And the unfortunate brother he chose to murder, in front of his mother no less:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Geta</b>. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.31g, 11h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 200-202. P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICT AE T E RN, Victory advancing left, holding open wreath; to left, shield set on base. RIC IV 101.</p><p><i>From the Richard McAlee Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1168229[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1168230[/ATTACH]</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>And in the far less repugnant category:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Trajan</b>. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.28g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 111. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate head right, slight drapery on shoulders / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Pax standing left, holding cornucopia and setting fire to pile of arms to lower left; PAX in exergue. RIC II 102.</p><p><i>From the Richard McAlee Collection </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1168231[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1168232[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Something that I really appreciated being included with these coins was the original storage flaps and notes! Especially the Trajan one, where it says the coin was found in Israel. Crazy to think this coin went from Rome, to Israel, and now resides in corn filled Indiana. It’s also interesting to me that the sellers flap says RIC 125, but CNG identified the coin as actually RIC II 102. Who is right! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1168233[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Post any recent pickups or coins you haven’t showed off yet! </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>PS: </b>I wanted to also share how I take my photos, I hope it’s as funny as I think it is! So I place the coin on the blue velvet on top of the books, and then hang my phone over the edge of the chair. Then I put the giant light above the coins and snap the pic! It’s pretty fun <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1168255[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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