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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7584273, member: 85693"]I missed this thread earlier - I'm all about impulse purchases. That's pretty much my only kind of ancient purchase. Nice coins in this thread so far, so I'll toss in some of mine to bring down the neighborhood. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a recent one - at a bit over $4 I thought it was worth it because of the Aelius as with Spes. The Elagabalus "standards" from Nicacea is a bit rough, but has a really nice portrait. The Trajan as is pretty much a loss - that's Victory with an SPQR shield on the reverse, but I can't prove it!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1306896[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The Elagabalus:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1306897[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Elagabalus Æ 22</b></p><p><b>n.d. (218-222 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Bithynia, Nicaea</b></p><p>M AVP ANTΩNINOC AVΓ, laureate head to right / ΝI-ΚΑ-ΙΕ-<u>ΩΝ</u> between three legionary standards, (3-3-3 badges; 3-3-3 bars each), all three topped with crowns.</p><p>RPC VI, 3128 (temporary). </p><p>(4.10 grams / 22 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>And here is the <i>Pièce de résistance</i>, Aelius with an acne problem: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1306895[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Aelius (Caesar) Æ As</b></p><p><b>(137 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>[L A]ELIVS C[AESAR], bare head right / [T]R [POT] C[OS II], S C, Spes walking left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt.</p><p>RIC II.3 2700 (RIC 1067a (as)).</p><p>(9.65 grams / 23 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's another "impulse" purchase. This one came from a seller in the Czech Republic I buy from now and again. Great service, but description is minimal. I thought this might be a sestertius, but to my surprise, it was an as, which is actually a bit scarcer, I think. </p><p><br /></p><p>Trebonianus Gallus as with the Apollo Salvtari reverse: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1306899[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Trebonianus Gallus Æ As</b></p><p><b>(251-253 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / APOLL SALVTARI, S-C, Apollo standing left with branch, leaning on lyre on rock. </p><p>RIC 104b var. (As, APOLL rev.).</p><p>(7.90 grams / 23 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attribution Note:</b></p><p><b>Obv. legend: </b>CAE / VIB / TREB</p><p><b>Rev. legend: </b>APOLL without O</p><p>RIC 104b: Short obv. legends, but only APOLLO reverse. Only As denomination listing. </p><p>RIC 103: Long obv. legend (for Sestertius only), with APOLL reverse, no As denomination. </p><p><br /></p><p>I already had the sestertius version, so I photographed them together. Not very lovely, but an interesting type - it is speculated this was issued in response to a plague. Both of mine feature mutilated portraits - damnatio memoriae?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1306898[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7584273, member: 85693"]I missed this thread earlier - I'm all about impulse purchases. That's pretty much my only kind of ancient purchase. Nice coins in this thread so far, so I'll toss in some of mine to bring down the neighborhood. Here's a recent one - at a bit over $4 I thought it was worth it because of the Aelius as with Spes. The Elagabalus "standards" from Nicacea is a bit rough, but has a really nice portrait. The Trajan as is pretty much a loss - that's Victory with an SPQR shield on the reverse, but I can't prove it! [ATTACH=full]1306896[/ATTACH] The Elagabalus: [ATTACH=full]1306897[/ATTACH] [B]Elagabalus Æ 22 n.d. (218-222 A.D.) Bithynia, Nicaea[/B] M AVP ANTΩNINOC AVΓ, laureate head to right / ΝI-ΚΑ-ΙΕ-[U]ΩΝ[/U] between three legionary standards, (3-3-3 badges; 3-3-3 bars each), all three topped with crowns. RPC VI, 3128 (temporary). (4.10 grams / 22 mm) And here is the [I]Pièce de résistance[/I], Aelius with an acne problem: [ATTACH=full]1306895[/ATTACH] [B]Aelius (Caesar) Æ As (137 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] [L A]ELIVS C[AESAR], bare head right / [T]R [POT] C[OS II], S C, Spes walking left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC II.3 2700 (RIC 1067a (as)). (9.65 grams / 23 mm) Here's another "impulse" purchase. This one came from a seller in the Czech Republic I buy from now and again. Great service, but description is minimal. I thought this might be a sestertius, but to my surprise, it was an as, which is actually a bit scarcer, I think. Trebonianus Gallus as with the Apollo Salvtari reverse: [ATTACH=full]1306899[/ATTACH] [B]Trebonianus Gallus Æ As (251-253 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / APOLL SALVTARI, S-C, Apollo standing left with branch, leaning on lyre on rock. RIC 104b var. (As, APOLL rev.). (7.90 grams / 23 mm) [B]Attribution Note: Obv. legend: [/B]CAE / VIB / TREB [B]Rev. legend: [/B]APOLL without O RIC 104b: Short obv. legends, but only APOLLO reverse. Only As denomination listing. RIC 103: Long obv. legend (for Sestertius only), with APOLL reverse, no As denomination. I already had the sestertius version, so I photographed them together. Not very lovely, but an interesting type - it is speculated this was issued in response to a plague. Both of mine feature mutilated portraits - damnatio memoriae? [ATTACH=full]1306898[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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