Here's my latest buy to add to my slowly growing 5/6 good emperors set. Seller had it as RIC#18..but I think its RIC#50 Marcus Aurelius denarius.Rome AD 161-162 RIC#50 18MM....2.55gr Obverse....IMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG, bare head right Reverse... PROV DEOR TR P XVI COS III, Providentia standing facing, head left, holding globe and cornucopiae. RSC 519. Anyone else collecting this set ,or already has them...Please show! Paul
Great start @Spaniard! Great looking Denarius. I have the 5 Good Emperors, and some that I have various denominations... I like them gently circulated... RI Nerva AE Dupondius 96-98 CE LIBERTAS PVBLICA -pileus ex @TIF RI AE As Trajan CE 98-117 26mm 11.0g Rome Laureate Draped - SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS Victory R wreath palm S-C RIC 675 RI Hadrian, AD 117-138 Æ Limes Denarius 18mm 3.5mm after AD 125 Genius stndg sacrificing altar cornucopia RIC II 173 ex: @John Anthony RI Antoninus Pius 138-161 BCE BI Tet Alexandria Egypt Dikaiosyne Scale RI MARCUS AURELIUS AR Den as Caesar TR POT VI COS II - Genius stg at altar hldg standard Ex: Frank S Robinson
In my humble opinion, there is NOTHING cooler in the numismatic world than an ancient coin with proof of circulation. It conjures up ideas of all of the people who touched it, what it was used to buy, was it lost and picked up in the street by someone, or stolen by a pick-pocket, etc, etc. These are really cool coins @Alegandron
A bunch of bronzes: Nerva dupondius (Concordia Exercitum - I don't have a sestertius.) Trajan sestertius (Mourning captive) Hadrian sestertius (Travel series - Egypt) Antoninus Pius sestertius (Pax) Marcus Aurelius sesterius (Restitution of Italy) Lucius Verus sestertius (Shaking hands with Aurelius) OK, I know Commodus was not what you would call 'good' but he was Emperor and he was part of the dynasty so should be collected with the rest. I'll show this as when he first became Caesar and had not had time to be too bad....yet. (Liberalitas scene)
@ Spaniard: Until your post I didn't know anyone had specific good Caesars collections. Maybe I've missed out on some "Good Caesars" posts. Of course it's all relative. They were only good compared to the many perversely psychopathic nutjob Caesars. My collection revolves around the good Caesars starting with Nerva and centered around Antoninus and Marcus. Collecting the good Caesars is much cheaper and easier than collecting the 12 Caesars. More beginners should consider it. I love Dave's elegantly photographed bronzes. Wow!
That is a very nice denarius. I used to be satisfied with my two bronzes of Marcus, but after seeing quite a few beautiful silvers on CT I now have decided I need one! Nerva dupondius: Trajan sestertius: Hadrian denarius: Antoninus Pius denarius, as Caesar: Antoninus Pius sestertius: Marcus Aurelius, AE as, as Caesar: Marcus Aurelius dupondius:
Being a "newbie"here I'd Just like to say that I'm really enjoying this forum and the responses allow me to learn a great deal from the more experienced collectors thanks!! Great coins all!! @Alegandron Really like the Trajan as and the youthful MA. @dougsmit Lovely Trajan sestertius... @Macromius I agree its a set quite affordable I've put 5/6 because .. Nerva,Trajan,Hadrian,Antoninus Pius,Marcus Aurelius,../6 Lucius Verus...Sorry Doug but I won't include commodus in my set,the others weren't saints but he was a long way past!...I've given myself a budget of 300 euros for the set including postage and it's do-able obviously the hardest is Nerva but they're out there. I've actually got 3 of the good emperors..I must apologise about the bad photography.something I'm working on.. Marcus Aurelius Trajan Antoninus Pius Paul
I right now I only have 3 of the 5... more by accident than design. Would be nice to pick up the others at some point.
I have a Nerva denarius but haven't photographed it; but here are the other four. Trajan: Hadrian: Antoninus Pius: Marcus Aurelius:
@Andres2 Lovely sets..good luck on the 12 @Curtisimo ..Wonderful AP obverse..incredible detail. @ro1974 ..I really like the shaven portrait of the young MA I think its the most lifelike of his coins
