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Message:: [QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4089050, member: 87404"]Nice, RC! I like the Gratians and your new FII! Tonight, I'm "stitching" together photos for (~two) handfuls of new coins I've got recently. I shot the photos earlier this afternoon while the sun was high in the sky and beaming into my dining room.  This is as good of venue as any to share...  Looks like what's caught my eye lately has been pretty broad. My most recent one, having arrived earlier today, is a year 2 Elagabalus Alexandrian Tet with a fancy draped bust of Hermanubis on reverse, my first tet from him. It looks better in hand than it did in the semi-blurry photos on the 'Bay. I can only find 2 similar examples on <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=dattari+4117+elagabalus&thesaurus=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=dattari+4117+elagabalus&thesaurus=1" rel="nofollow">ACSearch</a>.<img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200208_171211951.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200208_171245031.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> This Decius was just cool and I was researching it before I pulled the trigger and got excited cuz it has both a scarce obverse legend, but also has an even more rare obverse bust with TD cuirassed seen from front rather than the traditional seen from behind. I found one similar on <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3140750" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3140750" rel="nofollow">ACSearch</a>. And it looks slightly double struck on obverse bust.<img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_114526858.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Trajan Decius, Ruled 249-252 ADAE Sestertius, Stuck 249/250 AD, RomeObverse: IMP CAES C MESS Q DECIO TRAI AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust of Trajan Decius right, slight drapery on far shoulder, viewed from the front.Reverse: VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm, S-C across fields.References: RIC 108a (var cuirassed, front bust)Size: 29mm, 20.8gScarce obverse legend and a rare bust type.cf: Triskeles Auction, Sale 16 (6/3/2016), Lot #299 I've been keeping a slight eye out for one of these larger Tanit/Horse Head dishekels for the past year or so and got excited to capture this green one.<img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_114948073.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Zeugitania, Carthage, 264-241 BCFirst Punic WarAE Dishekel, Sardinia MintObverse: Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain and earrings.Reverse: Head of horse right.References: MAA 58, SNG Cop 192Size: 27mm, 14.5gcf: CNG E-Auction 407 (10/11/2017), Lot #27 This SA denarius <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/2-severus-alexander-middle-denominations-and-a-couple-other-odds-ends.325812/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/2-severus-alexander-middle-denominations-and-a-couple-other-odds-ends.325812/">matches the dupondius and as I have of the same type</a>: the emperor holding globe with reversed spear.  It's kinda fun finding matches like this!<img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_113120361.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Severus Alexander, Ruled 222-235 ADAR Denarius, Struck 224 AD, Rome mintObverse: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right.Reverse: P M TR P III COS P P, Severus Alexander, laureate, in military attire with cloak behind back, standing left, holding globe in right hand and spear reversed in left hand.References: RIC IV 44c I had sold my previous lone Sept Sev denarius in my collection over a year ago, so when I saw this one at $22, I didn't need to think much.<img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/20200208_225542.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Septimius Severus, Ruled 193-211 ADAR Denarius, Struck 202-210 AD, Rome mintObverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.Reverse: VICT PART MAX, Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoulder in left hand.References: RIC IV 295Size: 18mm, 3.53g This "rough and scratched" sestertius of Mamaea was cheap and it made me think about something Doug has mentioned a few times, that long ago when diggers would find a coin and was covered with corrosion they would scrape it on a brick or something to reveal who is on the coin and reverse...  maybe this happened to my coin?  <img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_115146540.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Julia Mamaea, AugustaMother of Severus Alexander (222-235 AD)AE Sestertius, Struck 228 AD (9th em), RomeObverse: IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane.Reverse: FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas, draped, standing front, head left, legs crossed, holding caduceus in right hand and leaning on column with left arm, S-C across fields.References: RIC IV 676 I had one of these already, but with the variety of reverse iconography, letters, and ligatures, one can never have too many.  This one comes with a rare symbol that is "apparently unpublished".<img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_115729280.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Cherronesos, ThraceAR Hemidrachm, Circa 400-338 BCObverse: Forepart of lion right, head turned back.Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with alternating shallow and deeper sunken quarters, with a dot and selinon leaf on stem (wild parsley or celery) in each of two opposing quarters.References: Apparently unpublishedVery rare symbol.cf: CNG E-Auction 104, Lot #37;NN Auction 67 (7/1/2018), Lot #57 This one is tiny, but I was really happy that the obverse is so easily identified for what it is.<img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/incollage_20200207_115942201.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Phokaia, Ionia, Circa 500-460 BCAR TetartemorionObverse: Head of griffin right.Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square.References: SNG Copenhagen Supp. 339, SNG von Aulock 7938Size: 7mm, 0.33gNotes: Appears to be a double die match with Roma E-Sale 10 (7/26/2014), Lot # 336 Anyways...  Thanks for hangin' in there!  TGISaturday!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />  What are you up to?[/QUOTE]

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