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<p>[QUOTE="Bing, post: 4559048, member: 44132"]I'm obsessed! That's my answer. I already owned three MA Legio II denarii, with at least a couple of them being decent. However, when I saw this for sale, I just had to have it (of course, the price was more than right which was an enticement). The reverse is in excellent condition, perhaps one of the best in my collection. The obverse? Well, we'll not discuss that. First, my three examples already in my collection:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1128559[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1128560[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1128561[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And my latest addition which arrived in yesterday's mail:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1128562[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Legio II is not rare or scarce. And in fact, had the highest concentration in the Delos Hoard of 1905. Out of nearly 600 MA Legionary denarii in that hoard there were 40 examples of Legio II as compared to 4 examples of Legio XVIII LYBICAE and zero of Legios IIII and XVIIII.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is there a cure for this obsession?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bing, post: 4559048, member: 44132"]I'm obsessed! That's my answer. I already owned three MA Legio II denarii, with at least a couple of them being decent. However, when I saw this for sale, I just had to have it (of course, the price was more than right which was an enticement). The reverse is in excellent condition, perhaps one of the best in my collection. The obverse? Well, we'll not discuss that. First, my three examples already in my collection: [ATTACH=full]1128559[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1128560[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1128561[/ATTACH] And my latest addition which arrived in yesterday's mail: [ATTACH=full]1128562[/ATTACH] Legio II is not rare or scarce. And in fact, had the highest concentration in the Delos Hoard of 1905. Out of nearly 600 MA Legionary denarii in that hoard there were 40 examples of Legio II as compared to 4 examples of Legio XVIII LYBICAE and zero of Legios IIII and XVIIII. Is there a cure for this obsession?[/QUOTE]
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