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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nerosmyfavorite68, post: 25533424, member: 134416&quot;]Very neat!&nbsp; I especially like the Magnentius.</p><p><br /></p><p>Only one coin of mine comes to mind with a tag - I have an attractive Antiochus III tet I have was once reportedly part of one of the &#039;robber baron&#039;s&quot; The one who donated to a Boston museum - I always get the individuals mixed up) collection, from a 1990&#039;s Alex Malloy sale, but came with no paper work.</p><p><br /></p><p>The ugly Lucius Verus was purchased for the old provenance, and it was my first Lucius Verus coin at the time.&nbsp; What makes the high points of the coin wear flat like that? Harsh cleaning?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1635517[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attribution:</b> RIC III 482 Rome</p><p><b>Date:</b> AD 161-162</p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IMP L AVREL VERVS AVG, bare head right</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> PROV-DEOR TR P II COS II, Providentia standing left, holding globe and cornucopia</p><p><b>Size:</b> 16.90mm</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 2.96 grams</p><p><b>Description:</b> toned good Fine. Includes old yellowed paper envelope from the coin dealer E. Boudeau, Paris - dating prior to 1912 - with dealer name, coin description and price (1.80 francs, about 36 cents) hand-written in French with an ink pen. Élie Boudeau (1853-1912) was a politician and numismatist in late 19th century-early 20th century Paris. He served in the 5th legislature of the Third French Republic from 12 November 1889 to 14 October 1893. He owned a shop in the numismatic district of Paris at 11 Rue Rameau, only a stones throw from the Bibliotheque Nationale and one block from the Rue Vivienne where several coin shops, including CGB, still exist today.</p><p><br /></p><p>*I initially had trouble posting the picture but it was just complaining about the filename. I have a workaround for that.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1635519[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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