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<p>[QUOTE="Clavdivs, post: 3136684, member: 93702"]The most valuable coin to me (at the moment) is one that only cost me <b>$6.49</b></p><p>It mis-attributed by the seller (as a Hadrian .. I knew this was incorrect - but I was not sure what it was to be honest).. not only that but the pictures were terrible.</p><p>But even with the terrible pictures I loved the idea of the reverse.. that made me bid as I had nothing like it at all.</p><p>With help from the great people here on CT we got a solid attribution.</p><p>That coupled with how nice the reverse actually is makes it something I really prize and I admire it often.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sellers pic of reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]801071[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My picture (more like it is in hand) and the actual attribution:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]801074[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Province</b> Moesia Inferior</p><p><b>City</b> Markianopolis</p><p><b>Size (mm)</b> 16</p><p><b>Weight (g)</b> 2.99</p><p><b>Die Axis</b> 0</p><p><b>Ob. Leg.</b> M OPELLIC ANTWNEINOC</p><p><b>Ob. Desc.</b> Bare headed and draped bust of <b>Diadumenian</b>, right</p><p><b>Meaning</b> Marcus Opellius Antonius</p><p><b>Rev. Leg.</b> MARKIANO-POLEITWN</p><p><b>Rev. Desc.</b> Eros/Thanatos standing left, resting chin on palm, leaning on (extinguished) inverted brand</p><p><b>Meaning</b> (Coin) of the people of Markianopolis – A prince crowned by the gods</p><p><b>References;</b> <b>Collection; </b>Moushmov 591; Hristova/Jekov (V2) 6.25.41.1 (r6), p.127; Varbanov (Eng.) Vol.1. No. 1339; AMNG I 796, p. 251;</p><p><b>Notes:</b> Eros was worshiped as a fertility god and associated with love and sexual desire. Sometimes thought of as Thanatos, ‘god of death’, due to his association with the concept of life after death. The symbolism here, of the extinguished torch, may represent joy after sexual fulfilment, or hope for life after death.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it's awesome![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clavdivs, post: 3136684, member: 93702"]The most valuable coin to me (at the moment) is one that only cost me [B]$6.49[/B] It mis-attributed by the seller (as a Hadrian .. I knew this was incorrect - but I was not sure what it was to be honest).. not only that but the pictures were terrible. But even with the terrible pictures I loved the idea of the reverse.. that made me bid as I had nothing like it at all. With help from the great people here on CT we got a solid attribution. That coupled with how nice the reverse actually is makes it something I really prize and I admire it often. Sellers pic of reverse: [ATTACH=full]801071[/ATTACH] My picture (more like it is in hand) and the actual attribution: [ATTACH=full]801074[/ATTACH] [B]Province[/B] Moesia Inferior [B]City[/B] Markianopolis [B]Size (mm)[/B] 16 [B]Weight (g)[/B] 2.99 [B]Die Axis[/B] 0 [B]Ob. Leg.[/B] M OPELLIC ANTWNEINOC [B]Ob. Desc.[/B] Bare headed and draped bust of [B]Diadumenian[/B], right [B]Meaning[/B] Marcus Opellius Antonius [B]Rev. Leg.[/B] MARKIANO-POLEITWN [B]Rev. Desc.[/B] Eros/Thanatos standing left, resting chin on palm, leaning on (extinguished) inverted brand [B]Meaning[/B] (Coin) of the people of Markianopolis – A prince crowned by the gods [B]References;[/B] [B]Collection; [/B]Moushmov 591; Hristova/Jekov (V2) 6.25.41.1 (r6), p.127; Varbanov (Eng.) Vol.1. No. 1339; AMNG I 796, p. 251; [B]Notes:[/B] Eros was worshiped as a fertility god and associated with love and sexual desire. Sometimes thought of as Thanatos, ‘god of death’, due to his association with the concept of life after death. The symbolism here, of the extinguished torch, may represent joy after sexual fulfilment, or hope for life after death. I think it's awesome![/QUOTE]
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