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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 1688506, member: 9204&quot;]Chris and Steve weren&#039;t the only ones to conquer something in the auction this past week. The first half of the lot of two tessearae that I acquired is shown below. This isn&#039;t the first coin I have from Staal&#039;s collection, but it is the first that is illustrated in his book. This is actually an extremely common type - Rostovtsev records 83 examples in public and private collections. Only the ubiquitous Mercury/Fortuna type can boast similar numbers. Furthermore, the type is recorded in a variety of sizes, implying several separate issues, as the sizes of cast coins are generally uniform. </p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone else have a former Staal coin to share?</p><p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/gracesmodius.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>ROME</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b></b>1st-3rd centuries AD </p> <p style="text-align: center">PB Tessera (17mm, 2.96 g, 12 h)</p> <p style="text-align: center">The Charites (the Three Graces) standing, the left and right facing, the middle with back to view</p> <p style="text-align: center">Modius with three grain ears</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rostovtzev 358; Milan 52; München 67-70; BM 1330-3, 1335-8, 1340-1; Staal Appendix A, p. 148 (this coin illustrated)</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Ex Mark Staal Three Graces Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 300), lot 432 (part of)</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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