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<p>[QUOTE="Jay GT4, post: 3104916, member: 88526"]Glad you found them in the end. I have a not so happy ending.</p><p><br /></p><p>I went to a coin lunch show and tell a few years ago. Brought about 5 coins. Passed them around and got them all back. Had lunch and talked for 2 hours. Packed up my coins in my pocket and headed home. When I got there one was missing from the flip. Looked everywhere in the car, nothing. Retraced my steps to the restaurant, nothing. Left my details with the staff but nothing. It's gone. I take comfort in the fact that it was probably lost in a similar way over 2000 years ago. So if you find this walking down the street you'll know where it came from...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]786517[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Fulvia Second wife of Mark Antony fouree</b></p><p>Bust of Fulvia as Victory right</p><p><br /></p><p>Lion right between A and XL (year 40) LVGV in ex DVNI above</p><p><br /></p><p>Lugdunum, autumn 43 BC</p><p><br /></p><p>1.37g</p><p><br /></p><p>Sear 1518</p><p>RSC 4</p><p><br /></p><p>Antony's name is not mentioned on the coin but the date-numeral A XL (year 40) refers to his age at the time of the issue. A similar type was struck the following year which includes Antony's name and titles and recods his age as 41.</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver Quinarius fouree 1.36gm</p><p>ex CNG 9/98 #1358</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I now transport my coins in a small tin container so nothing can slip out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jay GT4, post: 3104916, member: 88526"]Glad you found them in the end. I have a not so happy ending. I went to a coin lunch show and tell a few years ago. Brought about 5 coins. Passed them around and got them all back. Had lunch and talked for 2 hours. Packed up my coins in my pocket and headed home. When I got there one was missing from the flip. Looked everywhere in the car, nothing. Retraced my steps to the restaurant, nothing. Left my details with the staff but nothing. It's gone. I take comfort in the fact that it was probably lost in a similar way over 2000 years ago. So if you find this walking down the street you'll know where it came from... [ATTACH=full]786517[/ATTACH] [B]Fulvia Second wife of Mark Antony fouree[/B] Bust of Fulvia as Victory right Lion right between A and XL (year 40) LVGV in ex DVNI above Lugdunum, autumn 43 BC 1.37g Sear 1518 RSC 4 Antony's name is not mentioned on the coin but the date-numeral A XL (year 40) refers to his age at the time of the issue. A similar type was struck the following year which includes Antony's name and titles and recods his age as 41. Silver Quinarius fouree 1.36gm ex CNG 9/98 #1358 I now transport my coins in a small tin container so nothing can slip out.[/QUOTE]
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