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Message:: [QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 8247037, member: 83845"]...some more ex CTer coins. [USER=81896]@Deacon Ray[/USER] DRay has good taste in more than just biblical coins. I truly love this coin. It’s interesting, artistically compelling and at a hefty 17g it is wonderful in hand. [ATTACH=full]1452338[/ATTACH] Spain, ObulcoAE28, Obulco mint, struck mid II century BCDia.: 28 mmWt.: 16.83 gObv.: OBVLCO; female head rightRev.: Celtic-Iberian legend: Magistrates names "Urkailtu" and "Neseltuko" between plow and grain ear. Ref.: CNH 17, page 344Ex Deacon Ray [USER=75563]@ancientcoinguru[/USER] ACG is a wonderfully nice person and a keen eyed collector. She was the 2018 tournament champion after all! This coin is so appealing in so many ways.  My photo doesn’t do it justice (I’ll need to try a new one with my new set up!)[ATTACH=full]1452344[/ATTACH] Islands off CariaRhodesAR Hemidrachm, struck ca. 166-88 BCDia.: 13.5 mmWt.: 1.2 gObv.: Head of Helios rightRev.: P-O to either side of rose, ϺΑΗΣ above, crown of Isis at lower right, all within incuse squareRef.: BMC XVIII 268-270 (Var. Hemidrachm)Ex ancientcoinguru [USER=14873]@jamesicus[/USER]James hasn’t been on in a while so I do hope he is doing okay. He sold a good deal of his excellent Romano-British Collection a few years ago in AMCC. This example is nothing less than a Constantius Invasion issue! It is one of my favorite coins and will be in my collection for good. [ATTACH=full]1452345[/ATTACH] Roman EmpireConstantius Chlorus (Invasion Issue)AE Follis, silvered, Lugdunum/traveling mint, struck ca. AD 296Obv.: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Laureate bust rightRev.: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; genius standing left holding patera and cornucopia Ref.: RIC VI 17a Ex James Pickering Collection of Romano-British Coins [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] This is a fun coin from a good friend. I had so much fun studying this little coin.  This coin even came with SA’s custom designed tag which is something I always value as part of the provenance. [ATTACH=full]1452353[/ATTACH] Kushan EmpireVima Takto, AD 78-110AE Unit, Unkown mint, struck ca. AD 78-110Dia.: 21.2 mmWt.: 8.2 gObv.: Bust right, 12 rays above, holding object. 3 pronged tamga in left fieldRev.: Horseman right, holding whip. 3 pronged tamga in right fieldEx Severus Alexander Collection [USER=90981]@Shea19[/USER] I was excited to win this coin from AMCC 3 considering it was my prime target in that auction. Shea has a great collection of quality coins and I am happy to have a coin from it. The backstory about how Shea purchased it in a group lot with the beautiful obverse not even shown was fun to hear about as well. I’ve wanted a “horn” Elagabalus for a long time and this one is perfect for my collection. [ATTACH=full]1452356[/ATTACH] Roman EmpireElagalabus (218-222) AR Denarius, Rome mint, struck AD 221.Dia.: 19 mmWt.: 2.84 gObv.: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; draped and “horned” bust rightRev.: Rev. emperor standing left, sacrificing over altar, standard on either side Ref.: RIC IVB 51Ex Shea19 collection, Ex CNG E-Auction 465, Lot 722 (part of), Ex Mike Vosper FPL 112 (11 March 2000), no. 35a [USER=95247]@tenbobbit[/USER] Another AMCC purchase from the collection of a respected CT member. I like these hefty tets. Tenbobbit was kind enough to correspond with me to let me know that he purchased this coin privately in 2005. [ATTACH=full]1452358[/ATTACH] Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, AntiochTrebonianus GallusAR tetradrachm, struck ca. 251-253, 1st officinaObv.: Laureate draped and cuirassed bust rightRev.: Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; A between legs. SC in exergueRef.: McAlee 1173a; Prieur 657Ex Tenbobbit Collection; Purchased privately from the collection of an English gentleman in 2005; Ex AMCC 2, Lot 434 (Nov. 9, 2019) [USER=74282]@red_spork[/USER] Red_spork mostly posts great coins from his chosen focus area but it seems he has had some great sub-collections outside that focus as well. One such was a Judaean sub-collection that he seems to have sold part of a few years ago. This is the first autonomous Jewish coin ever struck and was the subject of my first ever CT featured article. [ATTACH=full]1452362[/ATTACH] Hasmonean Dynasty of JudeaJohn Hyrcanus I, 134-104 BCAE Prutah, Jerusalem mint, struck ca. 129-122 BCWt.: 1.82 gDia.: 15 mmObv.: Paleo-Hebrew inscription in wreath; Greek letter alpha aboveRev.: Double cornucopia with a pomegranate between hornsRef.: Hendin 1132Ex red_spork Collection Some ex CT provenances I would like to own someday:<ul> <li>[USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] - This one is probably not gonna happen. Brian’s collection is the well known black hole of ancient coins... once a coin goes in it is not coming back out again. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </li> <li>[USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] - Ex TIF coins are not impossible to come across but are certainly very rare. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> As far as I know she hasn’t sold any coins but has given some away in various holiday and coin exchanges. Perhaps possible if I bribe JA for Saturnalia...</li> <li>[USER=44183]@stevex6[/USER] - I have no good explanation for why I did not buy one of Steve’s coins when he sold the bulk of them back in 2017. Shame on me.</li> <li>[USER=44357]@AncientJoe[/USER] - This one I think will be doable with some patients and luck. I targeted an ex AJ Sybaris nomos at Nomos last year but unfortunately didn’t come away successful. I’ll just have to keep my eyes open. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></li> <li>[USER=90666]@Andrew McCabe[/USER] - Another one I think is doable eventually. I really wanted to go after some of the coins offered at Roma recently but the sale just fell at a bad time coin-budget wise. </li> <li>[USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] - This may also be difficult as I don’t believe that Donna typically sells from her collection. </li> <li>[USER=72818]@Mikey Zee[/USER] - No longer an active poster here but I always enjoyed his company.  I think he sold his collection and if I ever see one of his I recognize I plan to go for it. </li> <li>[USER=90248]@Spaniard[/USER] - Not sure if he sells periodically or not but would love to have his collection represented in my cabinet.</li> <li>[USER=44132]@Bing[/USER] - A CT mainstay! Indispensable for a representative ex CT sub-collection. </li> <li>[USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER] - Preferably a Parthian coin! I saw too late that he sold some great coins at CNG a while back. </li> <li>[USER=105389]@bcuda[/USER] - I missed my target from this collection at CNG last year and was bummed at myself for not getting at least one.</li> <li>[USER=77704]@panzerman[/USER] - I might as well try to storm Fort Knox... PMan would never sell a coin... this one is not gonna happen but a fella can dream. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></li> <li>[USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER] - I’m pretty sure I will be able to land an ex LordM coin eventually. LordM trades, sells and exchanges quite a bit. </li> <li>[USER=93702]@Clavdivs[/USER] - A great eye for value gems, any of which I’d be happy to keep in my cabinet. </li> <li>[USER=19615]@Volodya[/USER] - Not sure if Phil ever sells coins but one can’t go wrong with a coin Phil Davis thought worth collecting. </li> <li>[USER=100070]@happy_collector[/USER] - Yet another Titan of good coin taste. </li> <li>[USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] - I find Sulla’s collecting style appealing.  A preference for dark tones and interesting history. Would love to have an ex Sulla coin at some point. </li> <li>[USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] - How do I not have an ex RC coin already?!</li> <li>[USER=87080]@TheRed[/USER] - Medieval and Seleukid connoisseur. </li> <li>[USER=96898]@Orielensis[/USER] - A collector I respect a great deal.  An eye for quality across at all price levels. </li> <li>[USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER] - Perhaps he will get tired of one of his medieval examples some day... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></li> <li>[USER=98035]@Finn235[/USER] - an Indian example from this collection would be sweeeet!</li> <li>[USER=97383]@Al Kowsky[/USER] - Great eye for Antioch issues and an almost universal top shelf quality collection.</li> <li>Okay... I’ll cut this out before I end up listing everyone on the site.  I could list many more! Long story short, there are a lot of CTers who I’d be happy to have a provenance for in my collection.</li> </ul>[/QUOTE]

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