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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Justin Lee, post: 3787993, member: 87404&quot;]It&#039;s super exciting! AMCC1 was my first time participating in an official coin auction and is by far a most easy experience, so if you haven&#039;t done so before, it&#039;s a great one to get one under your belt! And Sev is great to work with! Here are the few that I added to (rather than parted with) my collection in December...</p><p><br /></p><p>Obviously had to have an ex [USER=14873]@jamesicus[/USER]!! </p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190424_190342892.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>LONDON TETRARCHIC</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Galerius as Caesar, Ruled 293-305 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE follis, Struck 296-303 AD, London Mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, Laureate and cuirassed bust right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: GENIO POPV–LI ROMANI, Genius standing, facing left, head surmounted by a modius, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left arm; no exergue..</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC VI 15 (London); CT (Cloke &amp; Toone) 2.01.015. <i>Cloke &amp; Toone combine RIC 15 and 21 into one catalogue number due to the presence of continuous variation in bust size; there are not really two distinct bust types as RIC would have it. This falls clearly within the “coarse” style of C&amp;T 2.01.</i></font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 27.6mm, 10.08g</font></p><p><font size="3">Ex: James Pickering Romano-Britannic Collection, acquired from Victor Clark, ex Freeman and Sear.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Can&#039;t go wrong with an ex Sev!! </p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181219_230423053.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Augustus, Ruled 27 BC-14 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AR Denarius, Struck 19-18 AD, Uncertain mint in Spain, possibly Colonia Caesaraugusta.</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: OB CIVIS / [SERVATOS], oak wreath with ties upward.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC I 40a</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 17mm, 3.68g</font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Ex: Ancient and Medieval Coins Canada, Auction 1, Lot #166 (12/1/2018)</i></font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Ex: CT Member [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER]</i></font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Notes: Banker’s mark (“F”) in left field of obverse, traces of gilding and mount (12 o’clock on obverse).</i></font></p><p><br /></p><p>This one wasn&#039;t planned, but at the price I couldn&#039;t pass on it... A nice unexpected snack!<i> </i></p><p><i><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181219_223250663.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181219_223250663.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181219_223250663.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></i></p><p><i><font size="3"><b>Vespasian, Ruled 69-79 AD</b></font></i></p><p><i><font size="3"><b>AR Denarius, Struck in 76 AD, Rome mint</b></font></i></p><p><i><font size="3">Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right.</font></i></p><p><i><font size="3">Reverse: COS VII across field, Eagle with wings spread, standing front on low garlanded base, head left, holding thunderbolt in claws.</font></i></p><p><i><font size="3">References: RIC II 847</font></i></p><p><i><font size="3">Size: 19.4mm, 3.07g</font></i></p><p><i></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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