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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3254250, member: 56859&quot;]Nice haul, Z!&nbsp; [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] did a superhuman job getting this company and auction together and I wish him great success in future auctions!&nbsp; I feel a bit bad for having no consignments in AMCC1... but it&#039;s just so hard to part with anything!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie82" alt=":shy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my haul.&nbsp; Some had CT member pedigrees which were unadvertised.&nbsp; Z pointed out a few of his among my lots.&nbsp; If any other CT member consigners recognize their coins and if that information isn&#039;t listed, please let me know.&nbsp; I really like having coins from other CT members!</p><p><br /></p><p>Massalia obol, as already posted. Not the prettiest coin but doesn&#039;t matter at all (<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1-1-1-1-1-won.327885/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1-1-1-1-1-won.327885/">see this thread</a>). </p><p><b>Bidder #1 placed bid #1 in AMCC auction #1, lot #1, and on December 1, won. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></b><img src="https://dw5431fsdz7sy.cloudfront.net/media/img/auction_lots/407/397963.l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Magnesia ad Maeandrum AE8mm. The off center obverse is unfortunate but the reverse is well centered and interesting.&nbsp; The descriptions say it is a cuirass but it looks more like a torso to me. Cuirasses don&#039;t go that far out over the shoulders and they don&#039;t have necks! <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Magnesia+ad+Maeandrum+cuirass+apollo&amp;category=1-2&amp;en=1&amp;de=1&amp;fr=1&amp;it=1&amp;es=1&amp;ot=1&amp;images=1&amp;thesaurus=1&amp;order=1&amp;currency=usd&amp;company=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Magnesia+ad+Maeandrum+cuirass+apollo&amp;category=1-2&amp;en=1&amp;de=1&amp;fr=1&amp;it=1&amp;es=1&amp;ot=1&amp;images=1&amp;thesaurus=1&amp;order=1&amp;currency=usd&amp;company=" rel="nofollow">Compare to the few others in ACsearch</a>. Not the nicest, not the worst, but at $27 all-in, a good price. Apparently this is an ex-Zumbly but the auction attribution did not say so.</p><p><img src="https://dw5431fsdz7sy.cloudfront.net/media/img/auction_lots/407/397989.l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Themistokles hemiobol, the subject of an <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-27-14-iamtiberius-vs-27-severus-alexander-round-3-cit-2018.323007/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/poll-27-14-iamtiberius-vs-27-severus-alexander-round-3-cit-2018.323007/">outstanding writeup and entry in the 2018 Coin Imperator contest</a>.&nbsp; I had some competition for this and am surprised it didn&#039;t sell for more!&nbsp; Ex Severus Alexander.</p><p><img src="https://dw5431fsdz7sy.cloudfront.net/media/img/auction_lots/407/397990.l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A tasty group lot.&nbsp; I feel like I absolutely stole these!&nbsp; The all-in cost in USD is ~$5 per coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. My first month of ancient coin collecting, I paid <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-do-you-think-about-those-uncleaned-ancients-on-ebay.260701/#post-2101474" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-do-you-think-about-those-uncleaned-ancients-on-ebay.260701/#post-2101474">$12 a piece for a couple of &quot;uncleaned&quot; (and unimaged) Greek coins from Dirty Old Coins</a>. Both were complete slugs, with virtually no dirt or encrustations to &quot;clean&quot; at all. $5 a piece for Greek coins which have interesting devices is astonishing! Even if I get tired of them, they will make wonderful gifts for newcomers. (This group was also an unadvertised Zumbly consignment-- he told me after I won).</p><p><img src="https://dw5431fsdz7sy.cloudfront.net/media/img/auction_lots/407/398000.l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A Caracalla issue of Stobi depicting the abduction of Persephone. Dagnabbit I&#039;ve wanted one of these and just haven&#039;t managed to find and win one. This is obviously not a choice example but it is still interesting. I might see if I can clean it up a bit. Another unadvertised Zumbly consignment.</p><p><img src="https://dw5431fsdz7sy.cloudfront.net/media/img/auction_lots/407/398032.l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A bronze from the late period of the Bosporan kingdom.&nbsp; The artwork is downright comical.&nbsp; I have a couple of earlier Bosporan issues so this will complement them.<img src="https://dw5431fsdz7sy.cloudfront.net/media/img/auction_lots/407/398042.l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one was purely a whim. I just liked it. The portrait looks as much like Pescinnius Niger as it does ol&#039; Seppie (It&#039;s Septimius Severus), so that caught my attention. Plus I have no Cappadocian Mt. Argaeus drachms. </p><p><img src="https://dw5431fsdz7sy.cloudfront.net/media/img/auction_lots/407/398048.l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next is a wonderful tet and I&#039;m delighted to have it.&nbsp; The centering, strike, fabric, and style are all quite good for a later tetradrachm of Roman Egypt (this is Maximian; Herakles reverse).&nbsp; Ex Justin Lee <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><img src="https://dw5431fsdz7sy.cloudfront.net/media/img/auction_lots/407/398063.l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I had a few targets among the offerings from [USER=14873]@jamesicus[/USER] and had my heart set on a Diocletian abdication issue.&nbsp; I won this and lost the subsequent lot after a lively round of bidding.</p><p><img src="https://dw5431fsdz7sy.cloudfront.net/media/img/auction_lots/407/398108.l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Selge AE 13mm.&nbsp;&nbsp; Because <i>Shrek</i> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. This one might be amenable to some judicious cleaning.</p><p><img src="https://dw5431fsdz7sy.cloudfront.net/media/img/auction_lots/407/398314.l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one is just plain <i>funny <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></i>. Sure, you can buy these Nutella tokens on eBay but this one is nice and it wasn&#039;t any more expensive than eBay examples.</p><p><img src="https://dw5431fsdz7sy.cloudfront.net/media/img/auction_lots/407/398345.l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lots bid on but lost:&nbsp; 2, 51, 68, 119, 147, and 266.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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