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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2629642, member: 76086&quot;]Well, unpublished and unique are two different things.&nbsp; In many instances there may be others out there, but if they are worn or otherwise plebeian they wont show up in major sales or publications.&nbsp; Here are a few of mine:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]578412[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Caracalla, 198 – 217 AD</b></p><p>Æ29, Tarsus, Cilicia, 18.20 grams</p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Antoninus right seen from behind with shield.</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; Artemis standing right with left knee on back of doe flailing on ground, left hand pulls head of doe back exposing neck, grasps dagger in right hand about to dispatch the animal.</p><p><b>References:</b></p><p>Obverse die as SNG Levante 1056</p><p>Same dies as example sold by Roma Numismatics Limited, Auction 7, lot #875.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b></p><p>Obtained from Steve Showers at San Francisco Bourse, about 1999, $120</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]578413[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantinopolis Comemmorative, 336 - 337 AD</p><p>Æ18, Heraclea Mint, 1.7 grams</p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; CONSTANTINOPOLI, Helmeted bust of Constantinopolis left, spear over shoulder.</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; GLORIA EXERCITVS, Two soldiers standing either side of a single standard with Christogram, both hold spears.&nbsp; SMHA in exergue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference:</p><p>similar to RIC157</p><p><br /></p><p>Double beaded obverse.&nbsp; Some have suggested the die began life just before reform and was re-cut to new standard.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]578414[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian, of Nicaea.&nbsp; I dont own it any longer, but its now published in RPC.&nbsp; Still unique as far as I know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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