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<p>[QUOTE="Clavdivs, post: 6385401, member: 93702"]Two coins I was confident enough to post previously actually arrived yesterday afternoon.. whew!! Pretty exciting mail day when two coin envelopes arrive!!!</p><p>The first is one very inexpensive - and a complete impulse buy - but the biga, the whip.. just the whole reverse scene is pretty special. For under $40 shipped, I am very happy I snapped it up!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1252776[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><font size="3">Sicily, Menaion. Circa 2nd Century BC. AE 18mm 4.3g, Pentonkion. Laureate & draped bust of Zeus-Serapis right / MENA-INΩN, Nike driving galloping biga right. Pi below </font></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The next was much more expensive - however purchased at a very reasonable price. Pretty much a dream coin for me.. although in admittedly rough condition. - to actually hold a coin featuring a Mark Antony/Octavian portraits is certainly a big achievement. I have been slowly collecting coins of the Imperatorial era but its expensive so slow going as other targets get in the way.. I will get there eventually. But today is a good day!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1252780[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="3">OCTAVIAN & MARCUS ANTONIUS (Marc Antony) AR silver Triumvirate issue denarius. CAESAR IMP PONT III VIR R P C, bare head of Octavian right. Reverse - M ANT IMP AVG (MP and AV both in monogram) III VIR R P C M BARBAT Q P, bare head of Antony right. Struck at Ephesus mint, Spring - Summer 41 BC.</font></b></p><p><b><font size="3">18mm, 3.4g.</font></b></p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you are all having a great weekend!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clavdivs, post: 6385401, member: 93702"]Two coins I was confident enough to post previously actually arrived yesterday afternoon.. whew!! Pretty exciting mail day when two coin envelopes arrive!!! The first is one very inexpensive - and a complete impulse buy - but the biga, the whip.. just the whole reverse scene is pretty special. For under $40 shipped, I am very happy I snapped it up! [ATTACH=full]1252776[/ATTACH] [B][SIZE=3]Sicily, Menaion. Circa 2nd Century BC. AE 18mm 4.3g, Pentonkion. Laureate & draped bust of Zeus-Serapis right / MENA-INΩN, Nike driving galloping biga right. Pi below [/SIZE][/B] The next was much more expensive - however purchased at a very reasonable price. Pretty much a dream coin for me.. although in admittedly rough condition. - to actually hold a coin featuring a Mark Antony/Octavian portraits is certainly a big achievement. I have been slowly collecting coins of the Imperatorial era but its expensive so slow going as other targets get in the way.. I will get there eventually. But today is a good day! [ATTACH=full]1252780[/ATTACH] [B][SIZE=3]OCTAVIAN & MARCUS ANTONIUS (Marc Antony) AR silver Triumvirate issue denarius. CAESAR IMP PONT III VIR R P C, bare head of Octavian right. Reverse - M ANT IMP AVG (MP and AV both in monogram) III VIR R P C M BARBAT Q P, bare head of Antony right. Struck at Ephesus mint, Spring - Summer 41 BC. 18mm, 3.4g.[/SIZE][/B] I hope you are all having a great weekend!![/QUOTE]
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