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Offline kc

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #25 on: October 25, 2010, 04:31:20 pm »
Hi Bud, Hi Steve,

I got this interesting Sestertius on ebay.uk for only 30 BP because most of the viewers thought that the scratches have been made in the present I guess. But in my opinion they are original.


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New addition:

Portraitseries of Carausius


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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #26 on: October 31, 2010, 06:54:40 am »
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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #30 on: November 09, 2010, 01:24:04 pm »
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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #31 on: November 09, 2010, 02:01:31 pm »
Quote from: kc on November 09, 2010, 01:24:04 pm
Hostilian Antoninian rare variant:

Very attractive Ant KC, please share the 'particulars'.  I am intrigued and want to learn more.  Thanks.
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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #32 on: November 09, 2010, 02:21:20 pm »
Andreas,

Guess I have not been paying attention like I should.

Some BEAUTIFUL additions the last 10 days!

mz
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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #33 on: November 09, 2010, 04:35:54 pm »
Thank you Bud.
In this case Hostilian is holding a wand in his right hand, not a standard. I could not find coins of this type with wand at acsearch!


Mark, thanks and congratulations to your 1000. posting ;)



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kc

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #34 on: November 10, 2010, 09:46:04 am »
Quote from: kc on November 09, 2010, 04:35:54 pm
Thank you Bud.
In this case Hostilian is holding a wand in his right hand, not a standard. I could not find coins of this type with wand at acsearch!


Mark, thanks and congratulations to your 1000. posting ;)



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kc



Hey, how about that! Didn't even notice! Only took me 4 years  :tongue:

Thanks!

On to 2000!

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #35 on: November 10, 2010, 04:33:31 pm »
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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #36 on: November 10, 2010, 06:04:29 pm »
Great portrait.  He's got the "Thousand Yard State" (from Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket).
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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #37 on: November 11, 2010, 10:01:20 am »
Andreas,

That IS interesting, isn't it?

That's a familiar portrait but it's too early in the morning for me to place it.

Definitely not Decius, though, is it?

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #38 on: November 11, 2010, 05:53:53 pm »
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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #39 on: November 12, 2010, 12:50:22 am »
Andreas,

Well, as I recall there are 3 usurpers right before Decius, but I don't believe any of them look like that.

Additionally, the usurpers' coins would have been struck elsewhere, right?

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #40 on: November 13, 2010, 01:39:27 am »
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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #42 on: November 13, 2010, 10:24:51 am »
Andreas,

Yes, Pacatian is the only one who might fit that description, but again, would the dies not have been in different locations? And Pacatian was not around all that long, was he? OK, his coins were all struck at Viminacium. Is it possible that Decius would reuse those dies? Experts?

I agree with Lloyd's Gallery page comment regarding the new Gordian III: A cool coin with a lot of character that begs to be held in one's hand :)

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #43 on: November 16, 2010, 01:27:33 pm »
I do not think that the averse of this coin was struck with Pacatian dies.
Maybe the die-catter did not know the look of Decius and he remembered Pacatian.

Compare the busts of Philipp II. on provincial coins of Vimincacium with the portraits of Pacatian for example and you will see that they are almost equal.


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kc

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #44 on: November 16, 2010, 10:35:11 pm »
Quote from: kc on November 16, 2010, 01:27:33 pm
I do not think that the averse of this coin was struck with Pacatian dies.
Maybe the die-catter did not know the look of Decius and he remembered Pacatian.

Compare the busts of Philipp II. on provincial coins of Vimincacium with the portraits of Pacatian for example and you will see that they are almost equal.


Best Regards

kc

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4 Provincial Coins:


https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-62025


https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-62020


https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-62018


https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-62017

Regarding the engraver/celator, that must be it :)

Love the Julia Domna and Elagabalus!

Where are you getting all these cool coins??

mz
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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #45 on: November 16, 2010, 11:30:01 pm »
Good evening Mark,

most of the coins I got/get on German and French ebay. Go take a look in there, it's worth it. :)



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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #46 on: November 17, 2010, 12:49:23 am »
My latest purchase from Lanz:


A Philippus I. Sestertius with outstanding and absolutly untypical portrait  (could rather be Gordian I. than Philipp Arabs).


https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-62064




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kc
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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #47 on: November 17, 2010, 12:56:49 am »
Quote from: kc on November 17, 2010, 12:49:23 am
A Philippus I. Sestertius with outstanding and absolutly untypical portrait  (could rather be Gordian I. than Philipp Arabs).

Vividly life like portrait - just great, particularly the furrowed brow and the seemingly "we are not amused" expression! He has a distinctly portrayed air of condescension about him.
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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #48 on: November 18, 2010, 09:58:24 am »
Quote from: kc on November 17, 2010, 12:49:23 am
My latest purchase from Lanz:


A Philippus I. Sestertius with outstanding and absolutly untypical portrait  (could rather be Gordian I. than Philipp Arabs).


https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-62064




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kc


Andreas,

You have a great eye for interesting coins.

Nice!

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Re: kc's Gallery - nice portraits
« Reply #49 on: November 27, 2010, 09:52:08 am »
Thanks Mark, you too. :) The latest Follis you have shown is great.

And here is the next one:


Hadrian Sestertius


https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-62321


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