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<p>[QUOTE="akeady, post: 8179026, member: 83175"]I've just updated my list of RR coins and counted them - they come to a nice round 800:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.uggool.net/TopPageRRCoins.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.uggool.net/TopPageRRCoins.html" rel="nofollow">http://coins.uggool.net/TopPageRRCoins.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There are a few things I may add - currency bars plus Eraviscan and other imitations, so it could end up a bit more, but I'll stick with the round 800 for now <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This was coin 800 - a Lepidus denarius with an interesting provenance that might be worth investigating.</p><p><br /></p><p>Moneyer: M. Aemilius Lepidus</p><p>Obv.: ALEXANDREA - Female head right, wearing turreted diadem</p><p>Rev.: PONT•MAX / TVTOR REG / S C / M LEPIDVS - On the right, togate figure standing front, head to left, crowning with his right hand a smaller figure standing facing on the left, holding staff in his right hand</p><p>Mint: Rome (61 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.82g / 20mm / 4h</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RSC 24 (Aemilia)</li> <li>Sydenham 832</li> <li>Crawford 419/2</li> <li>BMCRR Rome 3648, 3649</li> <li>RBW 1511</li> </ul><p>Provenances:</p><ul> <li>Ex. Red Ox Collection</li> <li>Ex. Adolf Picek Collection</li> </ul><p>Acquisition: Leu Numismatik Online auction Web Auction 18 #2479 20-Dec-2021</p><p><br /></p><p>Notes: <i>Jan 22, 22</i> - From the sales description:</p><p>"From the Red Ox Collection and the collection of the Czech musician Adolf Picek (circa 1885-1978), and formerly in the possession of an Italian banker, whose life was saved by Mr. Picek in the Battles of the Piave River on the Italian Front in 1917-1918 and who presented his savior with 'four socks of old coins' in reward."</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr419_2_Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr419_2_Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>ATB,</p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="akeady, post: 8179026, member: 83175"]I've just updated my list of RR coins and counted them - they come to a nice round 800: [URL]http://coins.uggool.net/TopPageRRCoins.html[/URL] There are a few things I may add - currency bars plus Eraviscan and other imitations, so it could end up a bit more, but I'll stick with the round 800 for now :D This was coin 800 - a Lepidus denarius with an interesting provenance that might be worth investigating. Moneyer: M. Aemilius Lepidus Obv.: ALEXANDREA - Female head right, wearing turreted diadem Rev.: PONT•MAX / TVTOR REG / S C / M LEPIDVS - On the right, togate figure standing front, head to left, crowning with his right hand a smaller figure standing facing on the left, holding staff in his right hand Mint: Rome (61 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.82g / 20mm / 4h References: [LIST] [*]RSC 24 (Aemilia) [*]Sydenham 832 [*]Crawford 419/2 [*]BMCRR Rome 3648, 3649 [*]RBW 1511 [/LIST] Provenances: [LIST] [*]Ex. Red Ox Collection [*]Ex. Adolf Picek Collection [/LIST] Acquisition: Leu Numismatik Online auction Web Auction 18 #2479 20-Dec-2021 Notes: [I]Jan 22, 22[/I] - From the sales description: "From the Red Ox Collection and the collection of the Czech musician Adolf Picek (circa 1885-1978), and formerly in the possession of an Italian banker, whose life was saved by Mr. Picek in the Battles of the Piave River on the Italian Front in 1917-1918 and who presented his savior with 'four socks of old coins' in reward." [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr419_2_Obv.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Cr419_2_Rev.jpg[/IMG] ATB, Aidan.[/QUOTE]
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