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So I Bought 23 'Ants'

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My good friend 'Dutch' asked my opinionation regarding some large bronzes he was eyeing (they were on my watch list but I had already decided to take a pass).
After receiving the all clear from Dutch I threw in a lowball bid on another lot of 'ants' the seller offered and went about some other business.
I had thought I spied one of interest in the picture of mostly Claudius II and Gallienus ants and was somewhat surprised to get the congratulatory email later on.

Closer examination revealed I got not one but two 'bonus' ants.

So-I-Bought-23-'Ants'
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Not the prettiest I have ever seen but at $6.02173913 each I can't complain !

I have intentionally omitted the attribution to give the newer members something to puzzle over.

Not that hard really ........


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 Posted 11/03/2014  9:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bobbyhelmet to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Good job

I've always liked his curly hair, at $6.02173913 they were a steal
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Now that you have all those "ants" you'll need an ant farm to put them in (sorry, lame I know )
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Very nice surprise. What do the other 21 look like?
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Good buy for that 'horrendous' amount of money, let's also say #58 and #33.
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 Posted 11/03/2014  9:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Valecrucis to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Just for the record, I thought of the exact same joke as VK......but I resisted!

Great buy Fvrivs!
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i was going to go with an army of ants joke..

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i like the quntillus!
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Cant you just picture FR on these coins?...






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 Posted 11/04/2014  05:50 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pishpash to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Noob:
What is the plural of Quintillus?
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Two Quintilli make one Decius ?

I will post a few others later. Most are over cleaned (a bit coppery) although not ruined.

In case any 'youngsters' misconstrued my last pic (not intended as a slam)
It is of course Captain Quint portrayed by the 'late' great Robert Shaw in the movie Jaws
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Ah, not Quintillisusus then.
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Heavy on Claudius II ! 6 PAX reverses !

Well can't complain too much really

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4 Gallienus including a stag reverse

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Hope the remaining 'green' makes them really tasty - see 'Ancientnoob's post.
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 Posted 11/04/2014  09:23 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Not bad at all.
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good to hear furius, I'm still waiting for my lot to arrive ;-)
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