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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1647494, member: 19463"]I agree with the $60 price for the Republican but see more problems with the Pius so I'd not go over $30 for it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Emperor Antoninus Pius never has that name on his coins. He put AVG between the two words. Both Caracalla and Elagabalus actually have coins with Antoninus Pius next to each other making them harder to separate. Antoninus Pius was an older man and should never be confused with the other two. Both Caracalla and Elagabalus are nicknames used in history and numismatics to avoid having to call them Antoninus. There are other rulers using Antoninus as part of their name so you need to pay attention when reading these. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, I do have pages that might help:</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/car-elag.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/car-elag.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/car-elag.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/acmpius.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/acmpius.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/acmpius.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac61piu.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac61piu.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac61piu.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1647494, member: 19463"]I agree with the $60 price for the Republican but see more problems with the Pius so I'd not go over $30 for it. Emperor Antoninus Pius never has that name on his coins. He put AVG between the two words. Both Caracalla and Elagabalus actually have coins with Antoninus Pius next to each other making them harder to separate. Antoninus Pius was an older man and should never be confused with the other two. Both Caracalla and Elagabalus are nicknames used in history and numismatics to avoid having to call them Antoninus. There are other rulers using Antoninus as part of their name so you need to pay attention when reading these. Yes, I do have pages that might help: [url]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/car-elag.html[/url] [url]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/acmpius.html[/url] [url]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac61piu.html[/url][/QUOTE]
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