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<p>[QUOTE="Limes, post: 5424957, member: 101013"]I have a similar coin of Agrippa/Augustus, struck in Nemausus , as has been shown already. So i wont post it. </p><p>But when it comes to your question about a denarius of MA, and a legionary type: it depends on what you think is a representative coin. As mentioned before, these coins are abundant, so you could browse current auctions, vcoins and ma-shops, to see what is offered. It's a matter of how much you want to spend, vis-a-vis quality. If your intention is to go for a coin with a clear reference to MA, you'd best look for a type with clear obverse legend, i.e. mentioning 'ANTAVG'. In that case, the revere might be of less importance. If you want to focus on the reverse, and a cool legionary type, there are scarces issues, and rare issues, whereas I do believe the special legion-types are rare (I don't know how these are called, but e.g. LEG PRI and COHORTIS SPECULATORUM. But be aware, these demand a high premium![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Limes, post: 5424957, member: 101013"]I have a similar coin of Agrippa/Augustus, struck in Nemausus , as has been shown already. So i wont post it. But when it comes to your question about a denarius of MA, and a legionary type: it depends on what you think is a representative coin. As mentioned before, these coins are abundant, so you could browse current auctions, vcoins and ma-shops, to see what is offered. It's a matter of how much you want to spend, vis-a-vis quality. If your intention is to go for a coin with a clear reference to MA, you'd best look for a type with clear obverse legend, i.e. mentioning 'ANTAVG'. In that case, the revere might be of less importance. If you want to focus on the reverse, and a cool legionary type, there are scarces issues, and rare issues, whereas I do believe the special legion-types are rare (I don't know how these are called, but e.g. LEG PRI and COHORTIS SPECULATORUM. But be aware, these demand a high premium![/QUOTE]
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