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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3122587, member: 91461&quot;]Hopeful it&#039;s an easy move and you like you neighbors. If not, good fences...</p><p>I&#039;ve been intrigued by the ladies of ancient Rome since first setting eyes on some of their beautiful faces and wild hairstyles.</p><p>Here is one of my favs:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]794838[/ATTACH]</p><p>SABINA</p><p>Dupondius, 136 CE</p><p>Mint: Rome</p><p>26.3 mm, 10,2 g.</p><p>Rarity : R1</p><p>Obverse legend : SABINA</p><p>AVGVSTA - HADRIANI AVG</p><p>PP, Obverse: Diadémé bust</p><p>and drape of Sabina on the</p><p>right, hair raised, artistically</p><p>capped.</p><p>RIC.--BMC/RE.1900</p><p><br /></p><p>I love elephants. I love Julius Caesar. I had to wait sometime to acquire this coin, making it all the sweeter to own. And it&#039;s one of, maybe my only, coins with a provenance:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]794839[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julius Caesar</p><p>49-48 BCE AR denarius (18</p><p>mm, 3.43 g,2 h).Military mint</p><p>traveling with Caesar. CAESAR</p><p>in exergue, elephant advancing</p><p>right, trampling on horned</p><p>serpent / Simpulum, sprinkler,</p><p>axe (surmounted by a dog&#039;s</p><p>head), and priest&#039;s hat.</p><p>Crawford 443/1; HCRI 9;</p><p>Sydenham 1006; RSC49.</p><p>Banker&#039;s mark on obverse,</p><p>porous. Near fine.</p><p>The Expatriate Collection</p><p>Expatriate comes from the Latin</p><p>roots ex-, &quot;&quot;away from,&quot;&quot; and</p><p>patria, &quot;&quot;one&#039;s native country.&quot;&quot;</p><p>The Expatriate Collection was</p><p>formed by an American who has</p><p>lived abroad for nearly fourteen</p><p>years in Japan, Europe, Canada,</p><p>and the Middle East. His</p><p>collection was formed almost</p><p>exclusively while living outside</p><p>the United States.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, Best of luck during the move and thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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