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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clavdivs, post: 3340934, member: 93702&quot;]My goal for 2019 was to complete this Adopted Emperors set at some point... I did not expect to have this done in January!!</p><p>I had 5 of these coins on &quot;lay away&quot; with a dealer since November - paying a bit per month. I was unexpectedly able to pay that off this month and complete the set - all as a gift from my wife. Awesome! </p><p>A few trickled in this week (that I posted) but the main lot arrived today.</p><p><br /></p><p>These may not be in collectible condition for many here but that is OK. I am extremely excited to be the latest owner! My goal was a full set of sestertius - however Nerva was just too expensive in any acceptable condition (even for me).. however the Nerva dupondius is my favorite coin of the group (I love the portrait!) - so I am very happy to have it! </p><p>A couple of others (Lucius Aelius and Lucius Verus) were not in my initial plan but I was able to get a couple of bargain examples to expand the set. They are very modest - but very interesting to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>*My next goal is to build a display cabinet - just waiting for the garage to get a little warmer than -30 degrees!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]884730[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Nerva (96-8 AD), brass dupondius, Rome mint, struck Jan. - Sep. 97 AD, 28mm, 11.08g</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Radiate head of Nerva to right, legend: IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P I COS III PP</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Fortuna standing l., holding rudder and cornucopiae, legend: FORTVNA AVGVST / S C</p><p><b>Reference:</b> Coh 69, RIC II 84</p><p>Ex Stacks auction (&quot;James Dines collection&quot;), March 7-8, 1969.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]884737[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>TRAJAN AE</b> orichalcum sestertius. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V P P, Laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder. </p><p>Reverse - SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI, SC in ex, Victory standing left, holding palm and erecting trophy; shields at base. RIC 523. 32mm, 23.6g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]884738[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Hadrian (117-138AD), brass sestertius, Rome mint, struck 134-8</b></p><p><b>OBV:</b> Laureate head r, HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP</p><p><b>REV:</b> Aequitas standing l. holding scales and scepter AEQVITAS AVG / S-C</p><p>RIC743</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]884740[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>AELIUS CAESAR (136-138). Sestertius. Rome</b>.</p><p>Obv: L AELIVS CAESAR.</p><p>Bare headed and draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: TR POT COS II / S-C.</p><p>Fortuna standing right, holding rudder and cornucopia, Spes standing left, holding flower.&nbsp; 30MM . 22.32GM.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]884742[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Antoninus Pius (138-61AD), brass sestertius, 31mm</b></p><p><b>OBV</b>: Laureate bust Antoninus to right, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TRP COS IIII</p><p><b>REV:</b> Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae MONETA AVG / S-C</p><p>RIC 610</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]884746[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Lucius Verus (161-9 AD) brass sestertius, struck 165-6 AD, 29mm, 21.90g</b></p><p>OBV: Laureate bust right&nbsp; [...] ARM PARTH [...]</p><p>REV: Parthian captive seated right as base of trophy, TR POT [VI IMP COS II] / SC</p><p>RIC III&nbsp; 1442</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]884752[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Marcus Aurelius (161-80 AD), brass sestertius, Rome mint, struck 164 AD, 33mm</b></p><p><b>OBV:</b> Laureate head of Aurelius [M AV]REL ANTONINVS ARME[NIACVS PM]</p><p><b>REV:</b> Mars standing r, holding spear and shield, TRP XVIII [IMP] II COS III /SC</p><p>RIC 861</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]884763[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>COMMODUS AUGUSTUS AE sestertius. 184–185 AD.</b> </p><p>OBV:&nbsp; M COMMODVS ANTO—N AVG PIVS BRIT, laureate head of Commodus right. REV: VOTA SVSCEP DECEN P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P, emperor, veiled and togate, sacrificing left from patera over tripod, S—C across field. </p><p>RIC 454a&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 33mm, 24.4g.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please post any of your Adoptive Emperors .. I enjoy seeing them in higher grade.</p><p>Cheers!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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