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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2397072, member: 19463&quot;]My new arrivals from auction included a five coin lot of Republicans which, as expected from lots, included a few coins better and a few worse.&nbsp; Judging from the photo provided, I thought I might like the lot and now consider it acceptable but not as nice as expected.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]493203[/ATTACH] </p><p>One coin is a fourree (C.Junius CF / Dioscuri) but better looking than the L.Censorius / Matsyas with a polished area in the field at obverse right and otherwise rough surfaces. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]493206[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;The L Calpurnius Piso Frugi is not bad (equal or better than the BM coin of the type but they have 300+ different ones of these and many are really nice).&nbsp; It has boring minor types (sword/star with D above).&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]493205[/ATTACH] </p><p>There is an anonymous quinarius of 81 BC which is the last before the denomination was revived during the Imperatorial period.&nbsp; If the reverse were as nice as the obverse, I would be very happy but that coin would not have been put in a lot.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]493207[/ATTACH] </p><p>My favorite of the group is the L. Postumius Albinus with Diana bust and three horsemen riding down a fallen warrior. The obverse could have better surfaces but the reverse is pleasing with clear details even including the pennons of the standards carried horizontally in front of the horses.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]493204[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The question now is whether I will be looking at lots like this one in future sales.&nbsp; The photo was fair so I can only blame myself for bidding.&nbsp; I will be looking to upgrade the Censorius with Marsyas.&nbsp; I was hoping this would be an upgrade over my fourree with red paint number on the reverse.&nbsp; I suppose it is but the polished field bothers me more than the paint.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]493208[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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