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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2908508, member: 57495&quot;]I just purchased 8 coins from Steve&#039;s collection and am proud to be their new foster-parent.&nbsp; Steve&#039;s incredibly discerning eye when it came to selecting his coins meant I&#039;d often go &quot;ooh, why didn&#039;t I see that one first!&quot; when he&#039;d show them here.&nbsp; It&#039;s a shame he has to part with them, but at the same time, his sale is a real opportunity for the rest of us to acquire a few coins from his exceptional collection.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There are still well over 300 coins from the collection available, and if anyone is on the fence about picking up a coin or two, I urge you to get off the fence and click buy or make an offer.&nbsp; It&#039;s highly unlikely you&#039;re going to regret the decision.&nbsp; A few that I really wanted to buy were sold by the time I got my act together, and I&#039;d honestly have bought more had my budget allowed.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one of the coins I picked up, one of my favorite of his.&nbsp; Pictures and description copped Steve&#039;s previous posts.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]701866[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]701867[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>ANTONINUS PIUS Æ DRACHM, ALEXANDRIA</b></p><p>151-152 AD</p><p>Diameter: 34 mm</p><p>Weight: 27.15 grams</p><p>Obverse: AYT K T AIL ADP ANTWNEI NOC CEB EYC. Portrait head with laurel wreath to the right. </p><p>Reverse: Tyche with Kalathos on Lectisternium laden with garland resting, holding a rudder in her right hand</p><p>Reference: BMC 1077 var.; vgl. Dattari 2892[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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