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<p>[QUOTE="Shea19, post: 5134986, member: 90981"]Very nice, Sulla. I think that your coin ticks off a box and then some...any Dattari plate coin is a great addition to almost any collection. That’s a great price too, especially for a drachm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s one that I bought earlier this year that checked off an important box for me. A major hole in my collection was that I didn’t have any coins of Tiberius. I’m fine with not having coins of emperors like Otho or Balbinus, or many others who had very short reigns, but how could I not have a coin of the 2nd Roman emperor, especially when he ruled for 22 years?</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem was that I just couldn’t bring myself to pay the heavily inflated price for a “Tribute Penny” denarius. They are so common and to be honest, I find them a little boring...or maybe I just didn’t want to pay what it would take to get a nice example. So I wanted to get a coin of Tiberius that was:</p><p><br /></p><p>-not a “Tribute penny”</p><p>-with a clear obverse legend</p><p>-preferably a large bronze</p><p>-under $100</p><p><br /></p><p>This one checked off all of those boxes, and filled a major hole in my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1204843[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1204844[/ATTACH]</p><p>Tiberius, Dupondius (AE, 30 mm, 16.44 g), Commagene, circa 19-20 AD. TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTI F AVGVSTVS Laureate head of Tiberius to r./ <i>Rev.</i> PONT MAXIM COS III IMP VII TR POT XXII Winged caduceus between two crossed cornucopiae. RIC 90. RPC I 3869</p><p><br /></p><p>The next thing for me to check off my list is to figure out how to use that cool checklist graphic <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shea19, post: 5134986, member: 90981"]Very nice, Sulla. I think that your coin ticks off a box and then some...any Dattari plate coin is a great addition to almost any collection. That’s a great price too, especially for a drachm. Here’s one that I bought earlier this year that checked off an important box for me. A major hole in my collection was that I didn’t have any coins of Tiberius. I’m fine with not having coins of emperors like Otho or Balbinus, or many others who had very short reigns, but how could I not have a coin of the 2nd Roman emperor, especially when he ruled for 22 years? The problem was that I just couldn’t bring myself to pay the heavily inflated price for a “Tribute Penny” denarius. They are so common and to be honest, I find them a little boring...or maybe I just didn’t want to pay what it would take to get a nice example. So I wanted to get a coin of Tiberius that was: -not a “Tribute penny” -with a clear obverse legend -preferably a large bronze -under $100 This one checked off all of those boxes, and filled a major hole in my collection: [ATTACH=full]1204843[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1204844[/ATTACH] Tiberius, Dupondius (AE, 30 mm, 16.44 g), Commagene, circa 19-20 AD. TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTI F AVGVSTVS Laureate head of Tiberius to r./ [I]Rev.[/I] PONT MAXIM COS III IMP VII TR POT XXII Winged caduceus between two crossed cornucopiae. RIC 90. RPC I 3869 The next thing for me to check off my list is to figure out how to use that cool checklist graphic :)[/QUOTE]
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