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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 8247260, member: 51347&quot;]<b>I truly busted-a-gut LAUGHING!&nbsp; LOL, thank you for the kind comment and thoughts of my collection!&nbsp; Honored.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000"><i>My Tongue-In-Cheek Theory of Ancient Acquisition:</i>&nbsp; </span></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #000000">Since I ALSO enjoy capturing difficult-to-find Ancient &quot;rarities&quot;, and they fall into my </span><span style="color: #b30000">&quot;Black-Hole Collection&quot;</span><span style="color: #000000">; then those coins that ARE still available become even more valuable!&nbsp; I see that as an invaluable service to fellow Collectors in the Hobby <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>This becomes the <span style="color: #b30000">Alegandron Axiom of Ancients</span>.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1452463[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Who knows!&nbsp; I may SUPERNOVA and Ancient coins may SPEW across the Ancients Galaxy!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1452464[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1452465[/ATTACH]</p><p>The Social War, </p><p>Marsic Confederation </p><p>AR Denarius. </p><p>Mint: Corfinium, 89 BC. </p><p>Obv: Laureate head of Italia right, wearing pearl necklace; ITALIA behind, X (mark of value) below chin / </p><p>Rev: Italia, seated left on shields, holding sceptre in right hand and sword in left, being crowned with wreath by Victory who stands behind; retrograde B(?) in exergue. </p><p>Ref: Campana 105, Series 7a (same obverse die); Sear 228 w/ control mark inverted B; HN Italy 412a. </p><p>3.60g, 20mm, 8h. </p><p>ROMA Numismatics Comments:&nbsp; Near Very Fine. Cleaning marks to rev. 18 known Rare.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1452467[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI </p><p>Civil War </p><p>Revolt of Vindex </p><p>CE 68-69 </p><p>AR Denarius </p><p>17mm 3.02g </p><p>Mint in Gaul. </p><p>Obv: ROMA RESTITVTA, Helmeted bust of Roma right / </p><p>Rev: IVPPITER - LIBERATOR, Jupiter seated left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. Ref: RIC I 62; AM 20; RSC 374&nbsp; RARE[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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