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    Auction Details:              BC-14 AD, Denarius,                closed.
        Rome, Moneyer M.
        at a glance               Durmius, 18 BC
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        BC, BM-59, Paris-205,
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        DVRMIVS III VIR Diademed
        bust of youthful
        Hercules r., lionskin
        tied on neck and club
        over shoulder. Rx...
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         Estimate:    (5000 -
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         Closes In:   Closed.
         Seller:      hjbcoins
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        27 BC-14 AD, Denarius, Rome, Moneyer M. Durmius,
        18 BC, BM-59, Paris-205, RIC-314 (R3). Obv: M
        DVRMIVS III VIR Diademed bust of youthful
        Hercules r., lionskin tied on neck and club over
        shoulder. Rx: CAESAR AVGVSTVS SIGN R[EC]E
        Bearded Parthian soldier kneeling r. holding out
        standard in r. hand and extending l. arm in
        submissive gesture.

        Condition: VF

        Notes: Extremely rare, probably only the ninth
        specimen recorded. Our coin is from the same
        dies as Mazzini d.428=Glendining 1952 Ryan
        2038=Cahn/Hess 1933 Haeberlin 3229. Six other
        specimens are from the same reverse die but a
        different obverse die: BM-59 pl. 2.12, Paris-205
        pl. IX, Leu 59 1994 245=Waddell List 60 Summer
        1993 85, Ratto 1930 Martini 1530, Glendining
        1950 Lawrence 359 and Glendining 1950 Hall
        721=Haeberlin 3230 which is apparently also the
        same specimen illustrated by Babelon fron the
        Lawrence collection but misdescribed as an
        aureus. Of the remaining reported official
        specimen, in Budapest, we have no image so
        cannot determine the dies; a tenth specimen, in
        Berlin, is from the same dies as BM-59 but is
        plated so probably an ancient forgery. See
        Banti-Simonetti, Corpus Nummorum Romanorum II,
        pp. 284-5 for illustrations of six of these
        specimens.

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        Additional Specifications
          Number of Items in Lot: 1
          Weight: 3.93g.

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          Estimated Shipping Info:
          (In U.S. Dollars)
          US: 7
          UK: 9
          Other: 9

        Auction started:  08/09/2000 11:58:32 PDT
        Auction closed:  08/23/2000 11:58:32 PDT
        Auction ID:  0809H234640
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Last Updated: August 29, 2000 10:22:47 PDT
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