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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;roman99, post: 8201479, member: 92983&quot;]I also attended the San Jose coinexpo, I went Friday afternoon. I also talked to Glen, he&#039;s a great dealer, I&#039;ve been buying from him since middle school! As you said, not many ancients dealers at the show, I still managed to pick up a few ancients and two moderns, overall, really happy with my purchases. </p><p>Here&#039;s what I got at the show;</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/922759845143248904/939788762001571901/IMG_4774.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/922759845143248904/939788762202914826/IMG_4773.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Kingdom of Paeonia, King Patraos</p><p>AR Tetradrachm 340-315 BCE 24mm, 12.4 grams </p><p>Laureate head of Apollo to right </p><p>Π-Ο-ΡΤΑΥ Paeonian horseman, wearing crested helmet and full armor, galloping to right and spearing fallen Macedonian soldier. </p><p>Obverse die match with SNG ANS 1040, Reference- Paeonian hoard I 461, SNG ANS 1040</p><p><br /></p><p>I wasn&#039;t planning to buy anything like this at the show, I mainly collect Roman imperial, but this coin, especially the horse and soldier on the reverse really appealed to me, and the coin was well priced, so I snatched it up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Video of the coin- [MEDIA=youtube]X0f5THU44_Y[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/922759845143248904/939788780368461844/IMG_4777.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/922759845143248904/939788782859853864/IMG_4778.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Maximinus Thrax, AR Denarius </p><p>Rome mint January 236- April 238 CE </p><p>MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding baton over a globe and cornucopia. </p><p>RIC IV (I) 20, 19mm, 3.74 grams</p><p>I bought this mainly as an upgrade to my current Maximinus Thrax denarius, the portrait is just amazing, it&#039;s in great overall shape, despite a mediocre reverse strike, and it&#039;s even kinda lustrous.</p><p><br /></p><p>Video of the coin- [MEDIA=youtube]lCBHhMDjJK4[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/922759845143248904/939788767605166090/IMG_4775.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/922759845143248904/939788772898385930/IMG_4776.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Macrinus,&nbsp; AR Denarius </p><p>&nbsp;Rome mint April-December 217 CE </p><p>IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, Bust of Macrinus, laureate, long bearded, cuirassed, right. </p><p>PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P, Securitas, draped, standing left, legs crossed, holding sceptre in right hand and resting left arm on column. </p><p>RIC IV (I) 24, 20mm, 3.00 grams</p><p>I kinda had to buy this coin because it was so well priced, the denarius is just in overall great shape, and I don&#039;t mind the obverse flan flaw that much, I just couldn&#039;t pass this denarius for $100! </p><p><br /></p><p>Video of the coin- [MEDIA=youtube]cFfyURUSo_0[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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