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<p>[QUOTE="Fugio1, post: 4872495, member: 89970"]Most of the coins in my collection are early denarii, and I haven't a favorite but I have some favorites. Some are very expensive and high grade, but I've posted most of these at some time or another. I have a few that were relatively inexpensive that I'm very fond of. Here are a few:</p><p><br /></p><p>This was an unsold lot in a Tintinna auction 10 years ago. I purchased it for the opening bid price plus commission.</p><p>Crawford 44/5, one of the varieties with unbound hair. Quite common, but this is a prototypical example of the type.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1176744[/ATTACH]</p><p>"C" mint(?) mark denarius RRC 107/1a. For some reason, I'm enamored with the crude but distinctive style of these obscure series with C and staff symbol coins. These are RRC 106 and 107 which are seemingly related by style.</p><p> A relatively low hammer price for the RBW collection NAC 61 sale.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1176752[/ATTACH]</p><p>Another crude early denarius related to the above as the two different styles both appear with "C" and staff. This was obtained for a relatively low hammer price in CNG 297.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1176758[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Another crude early denarius variation with a moneyer's insignia. RRC 172/1 199-170BC with MA monogram. This comes in a few style variations. This is one of the scarcest. Purchased from Aureo & Calico, Dec. 2014. Very typical of this style. I love it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1176772[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Fugio1, post: 4872495, member: 89970"]Most of the coins in my collection are early denarii, and I haven't a favorite but I have some favorites. Some are very expensive and high grade, but I've posted most of these at some time or another. I have a few that were relatively inexpensive that I'm very fond of. Here are a few: This was an unsold lot in a Tintinna auction 10 years ago. I purchased it for the opening bid price plus commission. Crawford 44/5, one of the varieties with unbound hair. Quite common, but this is a prototypical example of the type. [ATTACH=full]1176744[/ATTACH] "C" mint(?) mark denarius RRC 107/1a. For some reason, I'm enamored with the crude but distinctive style of these obscure series with C and staff symbol coins. These are RRC 106 and 107 which are seemingly related by style. A relatively low hammer price for the RBW collection NAC 61 sale. [ATTACH=full]1176752[/ATTACH] Another crude early denarius related to the above as the two different styles both appear with "C" and staff. This was obtained for a relatively low hammer price in CNG 297. [ATTACH=full]1176758[/ATTACH] Another crude early denarius variation with a moneyer's insignia. RRC 172/1 199-170BC with MA monogram. This comes in a few style variations. This is one of the scarcest. Purchased from Aureo & Calico, Dec. 2014. Very typical of this style. I love it. [ATTACH=full]1176772[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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