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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 6724677, member: 85693"]I'm glad you brought up numis-kimel - I really enjoy going through their lists, and although a lot is overpriced, if you save it on your watch list, they always offer a decent discount. Since descriptions are often vague or incorrect, it is fun to hunt for bargains. I don't really hunt as hard for LRBs, but I suspect they have some real gems in their listings. Furthermore, I have found shipping from the Czech Republic to the USA to be surprisingly fast - 3 or 4 weeks or so. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don't buy a lot from them, but here is one of my favorites - a sestertius of Julia Domna with the half-naked Venus on the reverse - as is often the case with this seller, the description was vague: "ROMAN SESTERTIUS". It's not in great shape, but at $15 ("best offer") it was a good deal, I thought:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1271083[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Julia Domna Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(193-196 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>[IVLIA] DOMNA AVG draped bust right / VE[NERI VICTRI] S C, Venus, naked to waist, standing left from behind, apple in r. hand, palm over shoulder, left elbow resting on column</p><p>RIC 842; Cohen 195; BMC 488.</p><p>(21.95 grams / 28 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's another one from that seller - a rather scarce variation of a Byzantine follis of Anastasius. This was incorrectly described as "BYZANTINE EMPIRE JUSTINIANUS FOLLIS":</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1271082[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Anastasius Æ Follis</b></p><p><b>n.d. (c. Sep. 517-July 518 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Constantinople Mint</b></p><p>DN [A]NASTASIVS P P AV(G), pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Large M, dot over star over [dot ] left, cross above, dot over star over dot right, Є below, CON in ex.</p><p>SB 21; MIB 28b.</p><p>(14.52 grams / 31 mm)</p><p>eBay Oct. 2020 $16.00</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Notes:</b> "According to Hahn, at the beginning of the last lustrum of Anastasius' reign (September 517), dots were added to all new cut coins. Since Anastasius died 10 months later (July 518), these coins are somewhat scarce."</p><p>CT - Severus Alexander, Dec. 2017</p><p><br /></p><p>"Only the 5th officina is recorded for this type with the M flanked...by a star with pellet above and below."</p><p>FORVM[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 6724677, member: 85693"]I'm glad you brought up numis-kimel - I really enjoy going through their lists, and although a lot is overpriced, if you save it on your watch list, they always offer a decent discount. Since descriptions are often vague or incorrect, it is fun to hunt for bargains. I don't really hunt as hard for LRBs, but I suspect they have some real gems in their listings. Furthermore, I have found shipping from the Czech Republic to the USA to be surprisingly fast - 3 or 4 weeks or so. I don't buy a lot from them, but here is one of my favorites - a sestertius of Julia Domna with the half-naked Venus on the reverse - as is often the case with this seller, the description was vague: "ROMAN SESTERTIUS". It's not in great shape, but at $15 ("best offer") it was a good deal, I thought: [ATTACH=full]1271083[/ATTACH] [B]Julia Domna Æ Sestertius (193-196 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] [IVLIA] DOMNA AVG draped bust right / VE[NERI VICTRI] S C, Venus, naked to waist, standing left from behind, apple in r. hand, palm over shoulder, left elbow resting on column RIC 842; Cohen 195; BMC 488. (21.95 grams / 28 mm) Here's another one from that seller - a rather scarce variation of a Byzantine follis of Anastasius. This was incorrectly described as "BYZANTINE EMPIRE JUSTINIANUS FOLLIS": [ATTACH=full]1271082[/ATTACH] [B]Anastasius Æ Follis n.d. (c. Sep. 517-July 518 A.D.) Constantinople Mint[/B] DN [A]NASTASIVS P P AV(G), pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Large M, dot over star over [dot ] left, cross above, dot over star over dot right, Є below, CON in ex. SB 21; MIB 28b. (14.52 grams / 31 mm) eBay Oct. 2020 $16.00 [B]Notes:[/B] "According to Hahn, at the beginning of the last lustrum of Anastasius' reign (September 517), dots were added to all new cut coins. Since Anastasius died 10 months later (July 518), these coins are somewhat scarce." CT - Severus Alexander, Dec. 2017 "Only the 5th officina is recorded for this type with the M flanked...by a star with pellet above and below." FORVM[/QUOTE]
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