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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 3933447, member: 96898&quot;]Thanks to everyone for all the compliments and for showing your own inexpensive 2019 favorites! (Keep them coming.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Do I see Saturn holding the <i>harpa</i> he castrated Uranus with on your Gallienus reverse? If so, that&#039;s a mighty cool type which just added itself to my 2020 wish list...</p><p><br /></p><p>It indeed is. Do you happen to know whether they differ in weight, too?</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy you succeeded with that - congrats! Also, those are helpful tips for budget collectors you gave.</p><p><br /></p><p>And what a collection it is, showing that specializing on a budget is no problem either. Needless to say, your poster is simply stunning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice one – worn Kushans, unite!</p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1036697[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Kujula Kadphises, Kushan Empire, tetradrachm: local imitation, ca. 40–60 AD, minted in the Western Provinces? Obv: blundered Greek legend, draped bust (Hermaios imitation) right. Rev: Kharoshthi legend, Heracles standing with club and lion skin. 22mm, 8.29 g. Ref.: Mitchiner 1978, no. 2897–2903.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="4">That&#039;s an excellent point. As discussed above, it&#039;s often necessary to make some sort of compromise when collecting ancients on a budget. Also, no ancient coin is like the other or can be reduced to a number. One of my favorite numismatic head games is comparing coins with different strengths and weaknesses. Below are three Constantine coins of the same type. All did cost ca. $20 and have their own pros and cons. Which one would you personally pick as the best? (I doubt that there is an objectively correct answer.)</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1036698[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Constantine the Great, Roman Empire, AE2, 312–313 AD, London mint. Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol standing l., raising r. hand and holding up globe in l. hand; in field l., star; in exergue, PLN. 23mm, 2.77g. Ref: RIC VI Londinium 280.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1036701[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Constantine I, Roman Empire, AE3, 312–313 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol, chlamys hanging behind, standing l., raising r. hand and holding up globe in l. hand; in exergue, RT. 20mm, 2.96g. Ref: RIC VI Rom 323a.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1036700[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Constantine I, Roman Empire, AE3, 313 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, r, Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol, radiate, chlamys draped across r. shoulder, standing l., raising r. hand and holding globe in l. hand; in fields, R-F; in exergue, RP. 19.5mm, 3.41g. Ref: RIC VII Rome 2.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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