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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 8247079, member: 110350"][USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER], that's quite a roll call, and I'm honored to be included! But you're right that I don't usually sell my coins except one or two here and there. If I ever do more than that, it means I'm having financial troubles again. So hopefully it won't happen anytime soon!</p><p><br /></p><p>Your list reminded me of a collector I'd forgotten is a member here; I have one coin of his:</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, L. Memmius, AR Denarius, Rome Mint, 109-108 BCE. Obv. Male head to right (Apollo?), wearing oak wreath, star (*) [= monogrammed XVI; mark of value] beneath chin / Rev. The Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux), cloaked, with stars above their heads, standing facing between their horses, each holding a spear and the bridle of his horse, with each horse raising its outside front hoof; L•MEMMI in exergue. Crawford 304/1, RSC I Memmia 1 (ill. p. 65), Sear RCV I 181 (ill. p. 107), BMCRR II Italy 643, RBW Collection 1145 (ill. p. 237). 19 mm., 3.95 g. <i>Purchased Jan. 6, 2022 at Roma Numismatics E-Sale 93, Lot 897. <b>Ex. Andrew McCabe Collection; </b>ex. Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Auction 7, 27 May 2014, Lot 1944; ex. Aureo & Calico, Auction 159, 3 March 2004, Lot 1056. </i>[Footnote omitted.]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1452421[/ATTACH] </p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 8247079, member: 110350"][USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER], that's quite a roll call, and I'm honored to be included! But you're right that I don't usually sell my coins except one or two here and there. If I ever do more than that, it means I'm having financial troubles again. So hopefully it won't happen anytime soon! Your list reminded me of a collector I'd forgotten is a member here; I have one coin of his: Roman Republic, L. Memmius, AR Denarius, Rome Mint, 109-108 BCE. Obv. Male head to right (Apollo?), wearing oak wreath, star (*) [= monogrammed XVI; mark of value] beneath chin / Rev. The Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux), cloaked, with stars above their heads, standing facing between their horses, each holding a spear and the bridle of his horse, with each horse raising its outside front hoof; L•MEMMI in exergue. Crawford 304/1, RSC I Memmia 1 (ill. p. 65), Sear RCV I 181 (ill. p. 107), BMCRR II Italy 643, RBW Collection 1145 (ill. p. 237). 19 mm., 3.95 g. [I]Purchased Jan. 6, 2022 at Roma Numismatics E-Sale 93, Lot 897. [B]Ex. Andrew McCabe Collection; [/B]ex. Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Auction 7, 27 May 2014, Lot 1944; ex. Aureo & Calico, Auction 159, 3 March 2004, Lot 1056. [/I][Footnote omitted.] [ATTACH=full]1452421[/ATTACH] [I] [/I][/QUOTE]
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