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Message:: [QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4289533, member: 96898"]I like both of them, but especially the Commodus is a fantastic catch at this price. Two nice additions to your collection! Below are two 2020 bargains, both came at about $15. The first one is a denarius of Antoninus Pius as caesar, which is less common than his coins as augustus, and the second one a nice little Constantinian LRB from the London mint. [ATTACH=full]1091880[/ATTACH] Antoninus Pius (as Caesar), Roman Empire, AR denarius, 138 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP T AEL CAES ANTONINVS; head of Antoninus Pius, bare, r. Rev: TRIB POT COS; Pietas, veiled, draped, standing l., holding up r. hand over altar and l. hand on side. 18 mm, 3.54g. Ref: RIC II Hadrian 452A. [ATTACH=full]1091881[/ATTACH] Constantine the Great, Roman Empire, AE2, 316 AD, London mint. Obv: CONSTANTINVS P AVG; bust of Constantine I, laureate, cuirassed, r. Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol standing l., raising r. hand and holding up globe in l. hand; in fields, S–P; in exergue, MSL. 20.5mm, 3.06g. Ref: RIC VII Londinium 76.[/QUOTE]