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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nicholasz219, post: 3007564, member: 75641&quot;]Hello all,</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m curious to see if anyone will read this post with that title.&nbsp; Haha</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a couple of nice little bronzes show up on my doorstep this weekend.&nbsp; The first is a PROVIDENT AVG of Probus, which is the first of the reverse type for me.&nbsp; The obverse is much weaker than the reverse, but still nice with that being said.&nbsp; Also, any additions from Ticinum are welcome.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]745389[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Probus, Antoninianus, PROVIDENT AVG</b></p><p>AE Antoninianus</p><p>Probus</p><p>Augustus: 276 - 282AD</p><p>Issued: 279 - 281AD</p><p>22.5mm 3.60gr 0h</p><p>O: IMP C PROBVS AVG; Radiate bust left, wearing imperial mantle, holding scepter with eagle atop.</p><p>R: PROVIDENT AVG; Providentia standing left, holding globe and scepter.</p><p>Exergue: Q, left field; SXXI, below line.</p><p>Ticinum Mint</p><p>RIC V-2 Ticinum 489</p><p>Aorta: 930: B48, O50, R113, T107, M7.</p><p>sjbcoins/Stoian Belkin 162897883727</p><p>2/18/18 2/25/18</p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin is another provincial of SSev.&nbsp; This time from Anchialus, Thrace.&nbsp; So, I was bidding on this coin&#039;s almost identical twin and I missed out on it.&nbsp; Then within an hour of the end of that one auction, another listing appeared in my email for purchase at actually a lower price (considering auction juice and shipping altogether).&nbsp; So, I win.&nbsp; &nbsp; And it is a nice coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]745391[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus, AE18, ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕΩΝ</b></p><p>AE18</p><p>Roman Provincial </p><p>Anchialus, Thrace</p><p>Septimius Severus</p><p>Augustus: 193 - 211AD</p><p>18.0mm 4.50gr 7h</p><p>O: AVT K CεΠ CεVΗΡΟC; Laureate bust, right; beaded border.</p><p>R: ΑΓΧΙΑ-ΛΕΩΝ; Homonia standing left, kalathos on head, holding patera over lighted altar in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; beaded border.</p><p>Anchialus Mint</p><p>Moushmov 2823; AMNG I 500.</p><p>legion_ii 173156803708</p><p>2/18/18 2/25/18</p><p><br /></p><p>I found some good deals this week which is exciting!&nbsp; They are all from overseas though, which means I will wait forever to get them, which is not exciting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Current status of Probus and SSev collections:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6322" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6322" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6322</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6295" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6295" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6295</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Hope all are doing well.&nbsp; Anybody find anything interesting over the weekend?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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