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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 5389036, member: 57495&quot;]I was wondering that!&nbsp; I would not, however, have used the phrase &quot;old fool&quot;. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It was nice of you to support Sev and let the rest of us have a chance to acquire a few ex Doug&#039;s. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, great catch, [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER]!&nbsp; Curious as to why <i>this </i>fool didn&#039;t place a bid on that nice coin, I went back to check my AMCC 2 bid records, and discovered the reason:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231470[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It deserved a higher bid, but at least it went to family. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; And in any case, I did already have a similar Tripolis mint issue; in fact, same as the one Doug kept without the pellet in the reverse legend.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have a photo of it, but will try to take one soon.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I did win one Probus at AMCC that I was pretty pleased with.&nbsp; It&#039;s an ex [USER=74968]@Orfew[/USER], also from the Philippe Gysen Collection, and the coin that illustrates <a href="https://probvs.net/probvs/R390/R390.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://probvs.net/probvs/R390/R390.html" rel="nofollow">RIC 390</a> on probvs.net : </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231472[/ATTACH] <b>PROBUS</b></p><p>AE Antoninianus. 3.23g, 23.5mm. Ticinum mint, 2nd emission, AD 276. RIC 390 (R). O: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. R: IOVI CONSERVAT, Emperor standing right, receiving a globe from Jupiter, holding sceptre; VXXT in exergue.</p><p><i>Ex Orfew Collection (ex Jacquier 45, 14 Sep 2018, lot 1395); ex Philippe Gysen Collection, acquired by him in October 2003</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>I won three coins in the same auction that were from Doug&#039;s collection.&nbsp; My favorite is this Seleukid with its &#039;wandering&#039; dimple.&nbsp; The photo from the auction is plenty good - not sure if it&#039;s Doug&#039;s or Sev&#039;s - so I didn&#039;t bother to try and photograph it myself. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231475[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>SELEUKID KINGDOM. Seleukos IV</b></p><p>AE20 Serrate. 7.19g, 20.1mm. Antiochia mint, circa 187-175 BC. SC 1316.2b, HGC 9, 586. O: Wreathed bust of Dionysos right, thyrsos over shoulder; monogram behind. R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ/ΑΡ/ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, prow of galley left.</p><p><i>Ex Doug Smith Collection, acquired in 1995 from Guy Clark</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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