Aemilian Up Grade Here is my original, a coin thats been beaten up, but I am still a fan Aemilian, AE Sestertius of Dacia. IMP C M AEMIL AEMILIANVS AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust right, seen from the back PROVI-N-CIA DACIA, Dacia standing facing, holding vexillum marked XIII in left hand and curved sword in right hand; vexillum marked V to left, eagle and lion at feet. AN VIII in exergue. AMNG 57; Martin 6.53.3. Moushmov 21 And here is the up grade!!!! Sorry for all the photos. It is not as photogenic as I would like it to be, but I think I have conveyed the look of the coin. A mottled thick green patina over a brown patina. I am pretty stoked over this one Aemilian AE of Viminacium, Moesia. IMP C M AEMIL AEMILIANVS A, laureate, draped bust right, seen from the back PMS-COL VIM, Moesia standing with hands outstretched over a lion and a bull. Date AN XIV in exergue. AMNG 179, Martin 6'01'31.
Very nice!! With those colours, it looks like a Christmas coin. I recently freed this Aemilian from a slab. (Photo doesn't do it justice.)
Nice addition! A bronze of Aemilian is one of the major things still missing in my Sestertius collection. Until then I can only show my Antoninianus:
That is an appealing coin for those of us not ready for a Roman Aemelian. Another 'budget' option is this Antioch, Pisidia, AE23. They are more scarce than the Rome coins but not popular at least partially from the often hard to read legends and the fact that most one-per collectors want a Roman denomination. IMP CM AEM AEMILIANO A-VG
Terrific posts guys!! And that portrait @Severus Alexander shared is wonderful.....and a bit haunting. I have two modest examples to share. Sorry about the last photo:
Nice Aemilians all! @Doug, real nice Pisidia issue and great photo to boot! I was considering one of these when I saw the Viminacium piece come up for sale.
Thanks! I need to take a better photo, but I agree it is haunting. @Julius Germanicus's shows him surprised, just after he was proclaimed emperor. Mine shows him a little later, when he began to appreciate what being emperor meant in the middle of the third century crisis. Thanks! It's rated "R" in RIC (RIC IV 7), but none of his ants are rated more common that that.
This Aemilian sestertius is one of my favorite pieces - legitimately rare - and I consider it a very lucky acquisition. http://www.stoa.org/gallery/album104/07_Aemilian_Sest?full=1 (Cohen put a value of 40 Francs on this type - the "average" sestertius he generally valued at 1 or 2 Francs)
