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<p>[QUOTE="Limes, post: 7431595, member: 101013"]That's a magnificent rhino, excellent example. And you've accumulated quite the managerie. </p><p>About the travel coins: I do wonder what coins the ancient Romans would consider being part of the travel coins. Would they even consider these coins, travel coins, as a series? (And would they even have cared?) What also puzzles me, is why some are less common than others. Intriguing. Below three types which are less common. A copy and paste from FAC, <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=100892.5;wap2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=100892.5;wap2" rel="nofollow">a post by Curtis Clay</a>, where he gives the ranking according to the number of specimens of all varieties found in the Reka Devnia hoard:</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">1. <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=aegyptos" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=aegyptos" rel="nofollow">Aegyptos</a> 79</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">2. <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1875" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1875" rel="nofollow">Africa</a> 63</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">3. <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=2642" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=2642" rel="nofollow">Hispania</a> 44</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">4. <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=nilus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=nilus" rel="nofollow">Nilus</a> 34</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">5. <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=64" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=64" rel="nofollow">Italy</a> 27</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">6. and 7. <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=3153" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=3153" rel="nofollow">Asia</a> and <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=germania" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=germania" rel="nofollow">Germania</a>, 18 each</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">8. <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1950" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1950" rel="nofollow">Alexandria</a> 17</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Below are my Asia, Germania and Alexandria. Ironically, it's been a more daunting task to acquire a decently priced Hispania, then these three...!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289956[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289955[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289957[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps these coins are less common for Hadrian, because he also issued the type with the galley on the reverse? I understand that ADVENTVS coins refer to the emperor coming to Rome, which was celebrated and a lot of high-fives were given <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Limes, post: 7431595, member: 101013"]That's a magnificent rhino, excellent example. And you've accumulated quite the managerie. About the travel coins: I do wonder what coins the ancient Romans would consider being part of the travel coins. Would they even consider these coins, travel coins, as a series? (And would they even have cared?) What also puzzles me, is why some are less common than others. Intriguing. Below three types which are less common. A copy and paste from FAC, [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=100892.5;wap2']a post by Curtis Clay[/URL], where he gives the ranking according to the number of specimens of all varieties found in the Reka Devnia hoard: [COLOR=#000000]1. [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=aegyptos']Aegyptos[/URL] 79 2. [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1875']Africa[/URL] 63 3. [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=2642']Hispania[/URL] 44 4. [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=nilus']Nilus[/URL] 34 5. [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=64']Italy[/URL] 27 6. and 7. [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=3153']Asia[/URL] and [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=germania']Germania[/URL], 18 each 8. [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1950']Alexandria[/URL] 17[/COLOR] Below are my Asia, Germania and Alexandria. Ironically, it's been a more daunting task to acquire a decently priced Hispania, then these three...! [ATTACH=full]1289956[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1289955[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1289957[/ATTACH] Perhaps these coins are less common for Hadrian, because he also issued the type with the galley on the reverse? I understand that ADVENTVS coins refer to the emperor coming to Rome, which was celebrated and a lot of high-fives were given :-)[/QUOTE]
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