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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Andrew McCabe, post: 3803424, member: 90666&quot;]series: M.ACILIVS, CN.DOME, elephant head, M.METELLVS , Q.MAX, C.CASSI, T.Q, N.FABI PICTOR, C.METELLVS, M.FOVRI, L.POMPONI, CN.DOMI Q.CVRTI M.SILA </p><p><br /></p><p>some notable coins:</p><p>- RRC 255/2 Marcus Acilius semis is likely the same coin illustrated in Cohen 1857, pl.XLVI Acilia 3 = Babelon 1885 p.104 Acilia 5</p><p>- I&#039;m very fond of my run of elephant heads. The series is so well made. Am also fond of the flying Victory on the reverse of my other Caecilius denarius RRC 269/1</p><p>- 263/5a Cacilius quadrans has a shield above the prow - that shield has a tiny male head wearing an elephant-head skin headdress. Only visible in excellent examples! I attach an image - one can see the elephant head quite clearly left though the head its draped over - apparently bearded - is less clear. Bear in mind this entire image is just two millimetres wide!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1015194[/ATTACH] </p><p>- RRC 266/2 is a rare Dodrans (or three quarters of an as) denomination, with head of Vulcan on obverse and denomination mark Sooo before the prow. I do not have a Bes (two thirds of an as, marked Soo) in my collection as I&#039;ve struggled to find one in good enough condition</p><p>- RRC 268/1, scarce Fabius Pictor type, is ex Colin Pitchfork Collection (confirmed by correspondence) ex Sothebys, 4th Nov 1982 lot 253 (part) = Rear Admiral Henry Smyth “Cabinet of Roman Family Coins belonging to His Grace the Duke of Northumberland” 1856, Tablet VII coin 9, mark R, weight 51.2 grains = 3.37 grams. I have several Duke of Northumberland coins.</p><p>- RRC 282/1 Furia denarius with Janus is my first Roman Republican coin. I added it to my collection from a Spink Numismatic Circular in 1989. Companies such as Spink or Baldwins would post me coins on approval in those days, as fewer coins were photographed</p><p>- RRC 285/7b uncia, very rare denomination for this time, is also unusual for depicting a lyre rather than prow on reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1015192[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1015193[/ATTACH] </p><p>Details of the coin types and their provenances are listed below the Flickr image here:</p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ahala_rome/48963097022/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ahala_rome/48963097022/" rel="nofollow">https://www.flickr.com/photos/ahala_rome/48963097022/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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