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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 8313568, member: 86498&quot;]Well I guess. Over the last few weeks I have been working my way through the rNumis site hoping to find some &#039;hidden pedigrees&#039; Last week I found what maybe one of my best discoveries.</p><p>Marcus Aurelius Ar didrachm Caesarea in Cappadocia 161-165 AD. Obv Head right laureate Rv. Mount Argaeus with star above summit. Sydenham 328 3.84 grms&nbsp; 20 mm Photo by W. Hansen [ATTACH=full]1471751[/ATTACH] I purchased this coin from an English V Coins dealer in August&nbsp; 2013. While going through the Adolph Hess Luzerne auctions I ran across the reference that his Auction dated April 28 1936 Featured the Sydenham Collection. Edward Sydenham was one of the major numismatists in the first half of the twentieth century. He was one of the driving forces behind the publication of the Roman Imperial Coinage (RIC) and had written a number of other books including this one.[ATTACH=full]1471753[/ATTACH]This book was published originally in 1933 and was reprinted and augmented in 1978. I have exactly two coins from this mint so I looked and found this [ATTACH=full]1471754[/ATTACH] Lot 143 turned out to be my coin and most likely was the coin referenced as his No 328. I cannot be certain as 328 in his book is not illustrated thought the reference given in the Hess Auction Lot 143 is the only coin given with that reference number. However I guess I must consider myself to be extremely fortunate. Out of roughly 10 coins of Marcus Aurelius listed in this auction only 2 were photographed this one and one other.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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