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I had a somewhat similar incident on ebay. I sold a coin and shipped it tracked and signed for. The buyer told me that they had not received the coin and that it had obviously been either stolen en-route or that I was acting fraudulently and had not shipped the coin. I had provided him with the tracking information and informed him that it had been signed for 3 day previously. He informed me that the name of the person that had signed was nothing to do with him and that he had not received the coin. The name on the tracking was one letter shifted from the buyer name i.e. a typo by the postman. This went on for several more days with his accusations getting more inflammatory. I emailed him the signature, with the date and time which showed that someone with his surname had signed for it. It turned out that it had been taken in by a family member and it had been put aside but they had not told him. He had started escalation to ebay for a refund but then reluctantly withdrew this in the end.

Septimius Severus denarius Obv:– L SEPT SEV P-ERET AVG IMP I-I, Laureate head right Rev:– FORT R-D-EVC, Fortuna standing left holding cornucopiae in each hand Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 194 Reference:– RIC -. RSC-. BMCRE -. No examples in the Reka-Devnia hoard

Septimius Severus denarius Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS I, Laureate head right Rev:– FELICITAS TIMPO (sic), two grain ears between crossed cornucopiae. Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194-195 Reference:- Cohen -. BMCRE -, RIC IV -, RSC - Not previously known with two grain ears.

Septimius Severus denarius Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SE-V PERT AVG II CO, laureate head right Rev:– FELICITAS TEMPOR, grain ear between crossed cornucopiae Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194. References:- BMCRE -. RIC-. RSC - 2.22 gms. 180 degrees. 18.02 mm

I am having a clear out of coins that I have gathered over the years that no longer form part of my core collections. Please browse through my ebay offerings. Message me if there are any questions. https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/penterry_mart Regards, Martin

From ACSearch - Ex-NAC Auction 100 Lot 460 (2017). citing Ex-Aba Neeman collection

L Papius Denarius Serratus Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin. Behind head, owl Rev:– Gryphon running right; in ex., L. PAPI.; in field, crow with open wings or eagle Minted in Rome from . B.C. 79. Reference(s) – RSC Papia 1. RRC 384/1. RCTV 311. Symbol variety – RRC 76. Babelon 76. BMCRR 12

My worst purchase was in my relatively early days of collecting where I bought a coin (BuyItNow) of Valentinian from Highrating_Lowprice (Ilya Zlobin). It turned out to be zapped (electrolysis) and worn and worth a fraction of what I paid. A lesson learned. I don't think I even bothered to My best purchase is probably the following:- Septimius Severus denarius Obv:– IMP CA L SE SEV PER AG COS II, Laureate head right Rev:– FORT REDVC, Fortuna standing left, holding long scepter & cornucopia Minted in "Emesa", A.D. 194 References:– RIC -. BMCRE -. RSC -. 3.17g, 18.54mm, 0o This coin was being sold as a contemporary imitation. I knew it was an obverse die match to a coin in the Doug Smith collection. I managed to buy it for US$ 7 shipped. This started a 25 year interest in a sub-series of coin from this odd set of shortened obverse legends. As an example I haven't managed to obtain an example matching the Doug Smith coin but have managed to obtain several other reverse dies linked to this obverse die.

Constantius Gallus - AE2 Obv:– DN CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C, Bare, bust draped and cuirassed right Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Soldier spearing fallen horseman, who is bare headed, reaching backwards Minted in Antioch (Gamma | _ // ANA), A.D. 350-355 Reference:– RIC VIII Antioch 134

Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate bust left in imperial mantle, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle Rev:– SOLI INVICTO, Sol in spread quadriga Minted in Siscia (No marks). Emission 2. A.D. 277. Reference:– RIC 776 var Bust type H (not listed in RIC without field marks). Alföldi type 73, n° 30

Obv:– IMP PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, bust left in imperial mantle, holding scepter surmounted by eagle Rev:– SOLI INVICTO, Sol in chariot riding left, holding globe and whip Minted in Rome (R wreath Γ in exe) Emission 5 Officina 1. A.D. 280 Reference(s) – RIC 200 Bust type H 3.95gms. 22.96mm. 0 degrees

Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front Rev:– CONSERVAT AVG, Sol standing, looking left, right hand raised, left holding globe Minted in Ticinum (TXXT in exe) Emission 2 Officina 2. A.D. 276 Reference:– RIC 347 var. Bust type C (front) (Not listed with this bust type in RIC) Bust type C seen from the front is scarcer at this mint than those seen from the rear.

Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate head facing right Rev:– CONSERVAT AVG, Sol advancing left, right hand raised and carrying whip in left Minted in Rome (B in right field, XXI in exe) Emission 1 Officina 2. A.D. 276 Reference:– RIC 673 Bust Type F RIC attributes to Siscia but Pink re-attributes to the first emission of Rome. 4.55gms. 22.15mm. 180 degrees

Obv:- IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate cuirassed bust right Rev:- ORIENS AVG, Sol standing right, holding branch and bow, and treading down captive Minted in Lugdunum (III in exe.) Emission 2 Officina 3. A.D. 276 Reference:- Cohen 387. Bastien 169. RIC RIC 45 Bust type F. Weight 3.90g. 22.46mm. 180 degrees