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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 5239512, member: 57495&quot;]I don&#039;t have a Romulus but would like one, and while he&#039;s indeed one of the &quot;insignificant people&quot; whose coins we&#039;re guilty of wanting to own, I&#039;ve always thought that at least this reverse type was worth collecting because the shrine pictured still stands, and with its original doors no less!&nbsp; I haven&#039;t gotten my own yet because the nice ones always go for more than I want to pay, but I fear when I eventually do get one, it&#039;s going to see me overpaying anyway.&nbsp; For the record, I don&#039;t think yours is too bad, actually!</p><p><br /></p><p>Much in the same vein, here&#039;s one I chased of a relatively insignificant person.&nbsp; I won&#039;t say it&#039;s my worst purchase this year, but considering it didn&#039;t make my Top 10 and won&#039;t qualify for my price bracket list, I may at some point have to re-evaluate its place in my collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1217734[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>ANNIA FAUSTINA, third wife of Elagabalus</b></p><p>Billon Tetradrachm. 12.14g, 22.4mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 5 (AD 221/222). RPC Online Temp #10198.13 (<i>this coin</i>); Dattari 4190; Emmett 3028.5 (R2). O: ΑΝΝΙΑ ΦΑΥϹΤΙΝΑ ϹƐΒΑ, draped bust right. R: Ares standing left, holding parazonium and spear; at his feet, shield; L Є (date) in left field.</p><p><i>Ex NAC 72, 16 May 2013, lot 1660; ex Lanz 135, 21 May 2007, lot 832</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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