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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 7654232, member: 57495&quot;]Nice!&nbsp; That&#039;s one of the more accomplished Nerva portraits I&#039;ve seen.&nbsp; I can see why you&#039;d expect for that to be in your Top 10 for the year.&nbsp; While I would have loved an example with a cartoonishly prodigious honker myself, I&#039;m still quite pleased with what I consider an appealing and fairly realistic portrait on mine.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1315877[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>NERVA</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 2.88g, 17.4mm. Rome mint, AD 97. RIC 14; Cohen 20. O: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head right. R: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM, clasped hands.</p><p><i>Ex Ratto Sale, 19 January 1956, lot 366 </i></p><p><br /></p><p>As for a 2021 acquisition that I&#039;m sure will be making my top 10, here&#039;s one that&#039;s actually my very first purchase this year.&nbsp; I&#039;d be surprised if it doesn&#039;t end up in the top 5.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1315880[/ATTACH]<b>NERO</b></p><p>AE Contorniate. 18.18g, 36mm. Rome, circa late 4th century AD. Alföldi, Kontorniat 200; Cohen VIII pg. 290, 129. O: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX, laureate head to right; engraved palm leaf before. R: Olympias reclining left on couch, extending hand to serpent coiled at her knee.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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