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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 5392250, member: 84744&quot;]I love that Probus portrait, [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER]!&nbsp; I really like the unusual, rough style to it, and your photo definitely does it justice.&nbsp; I like the crisp strike too, and the deposits are somehow enhancing.&nbsp; But I&#039;d better shut up now lest Doug regret even more letting it go!</p><p><br /></p><p>The Tripolis mint is a fascinating numismatic interlude.&nbsp; Here&#039;s one from the end of its run, under Diocletian:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1231993[/ATTACH]</p><p>This is RIC 333; there&#039;s a much nicer one on Warren&#039;s page.&nbsp; It is very rare.&nbsp; I was interested in it primarily because it can be dated to the very earliest part of Diocletian&#039;s reign in 284, coming just after Numerian&#039;s death (murder?), and after he killed Aper in front of the Army in Nicomedia.&nbsp; At this point he only had control over the Eastern mints, so his earliest coins must come from Tripolis, Cyzicus, and Antioch only.&nbsp; As Warren notes on his page, this type is the latest (extremely rare) issue of Carinus at Tripolis, and it stands to reason that Diocletian&#039;s first coins continued the type - very, very briefly.&nbsp; (RIC dates only 7 entries to 284 alone, 2 for Antioch and 5 for Tripolis, but I think this is the earliest.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I note the dot at the end of the reverse legend on mine.&nbsp; This is normally said (including by RIC) to represent an officina mark.&nbsp; Apparently there were only two officinae at Tripolis.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The envelope and tag are both Doug&#039;s.&nbsp; The tiny nonsensical square code is what I use to pair descriptions and photos on my spreadsheet, plug into an algorithm to assign the correct lot number with matching photo, and then re-check to make sure I send the right coin! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Sorry, everyone.&nbsp; (Mostly to my consignors. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie87" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)&nbsp; It will be a spring auction.&nbsp; There are a number of reasons, including the one Doug mentioned.&nbsp; But it&#039;s also partly that producing the catalogue has become a bit of a burden in a way it hadn&#039;t been for the first two.&nbsp; That&#039;s not a good thing!&nbsp; When I started I vowed that I wouldn&#039;t let it detract from my own enjoyment of the hobby or my own collecting.&nbsp; So post pandemic I will have to re-evaluate where I want to take AMCC... just occasional auctions? a store? more of a joint effort?&nbsp; Thoughts welcome!&nbsp; And your understanding is much appreciated.&nbsp; It would be nice if I could still use it to help CoinTalkers sell their stuff to a large audience without getting hit by big fees.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for noting this important point. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie31" alt=":cat:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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