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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 6235787, member: 15481&quot;]That’s a great coin, Ryro. Congratulations, I’m happy for you man. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I do have two coins that have a fighting chance of being «the best known». One is ancient:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1246730[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Volume: IV.2 №: <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/362" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/362" rel="nofollow">362 (temporary)</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Reign: <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?reign_id=60" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?reign_id=60" rel="nofollow">Marcus Aurelius</a> Persons: <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?obverse_person_id[]=145" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?obverse_person_id[]=145" rel="nofollow">Lucius Verus (Augustus)</a>Magistrate:<a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?magistrate_id[]=1581" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?magistrate_id[]=1581" rel="nofollow">Pherekydes (strategos)</a></p><p>City: <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?city_id=7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?city_id=7" rel="nofollow">Aegae </a> Region: <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?region_id=24" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?region_id=24" rel="nofollow">Aeolis</a> Province: <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?province_id=9" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?province_id=9" rel="nofollow">Asia</a> <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?subprovince_id=4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?subprovince_id=4" rel="nofollow">(conventus of Smyrna)</a></p><p>Denomination: Æ (33 mm) Average weight: 24.13 g. Issue: <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?issue_id=2995" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/search/browse?issue_id=2995" rel="nofollow">Marcus and Verus, co-emperors (c. 161-163)</a></p><p>Obverse: ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ ΑVΡΗ ΟVΗΡΟϹ; bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r., seen from front</p><p>Reverse: ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΦΕΡΕΚΥΔΟΥ ΤΙΤΝΑΙΟϹ ΑΙΓΑΕΩΝ; river-god Titnaios reclining, l., holding reed and cornucopia, resting on water-urn</p><p>Reference: BMC 23–4 Specimens: 3+this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other is Norwegian, and struck late in a year between kings Frederik IV and Christian VI. It’s R6, I think:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1246731[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>If I sold this coin, I could buy a nice aureus....</p><p>Not selling it, though. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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