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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24872850, member: 26430&quot;]Splendid group. The Constantine homage to Trajan is such a fascinating bit of history, numismatic and otherwise. I also can&#039;t get over the one on horseback with the foe lying back (and the kneeling one supplicating? Or holding sword?).</p><p><br /></p><p>I watched some interesting LRBC collections this year at auction (e.g. Ramskold, both Constantinian and the barbs; last of DiMarzio&#039;s), but didn&#039;t buy many. A few for my &quot;barbarians&quot; captives &amp; enemies.</p><p><br /></p><p>First new Vetranio in... 15 years? Outbid on it at Leu in 2022, got it later from CNG, scrubbed of some dirt, collection history (A. Lang) and, surprisingly, much of the price:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1596362[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-additions-to-my-captives-collection-vetranio-constantius-antoninus-postumus-theodosius.408330/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-additions-to-my-captives-collection-vetranio-constantius-antoninus-postumus-theodosius.408330/">Posted that one the next here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the scarce FEL TEMP REPARATIO&#039;s (prefer not to name where, but if I say my offer for 80% off was auto-accepted you may be able to guess):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/constantius-ii-ftr-ric-178-e-jpg.1584753/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also some fallen horsemen. (Finally got an Amiens mint one.) Group of 13 LRBCs from the CJ Sabine collection (author of important articles on Crusader coinage published c. late 1970s-1980s) w some nice surprises:</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/post-your-latest-ancient.394263/page-22#post-24658140" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/post-your-latest-ancient.394263/page-22#post-24658140">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/post-your-latest-ancient.394263/page-22#post-24658140</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A few others...</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh -- several LRBC books &amp; sale catalogs... Including, finally, <i>LRBC</i> by Carson, Hill, Kent (though sadly I received the wrong copy, <i>sans</i> 1966 correspondence from Carson). The H. Sutherland festschrift (Scripta Nummaria Romana). Arrrg, 8hrs in airports, can&#039;t exactly remember them all before boarding...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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