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<p>[QUOTE="ValiantKnight, post: 2173560, member: 44210"]I have quite a bit of "rare but ugly coins" (kinda what happens when you try to collect scarce/rare 5th-6th century on a budget), but I'll only post a few.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Majorian</u>, Western Roman Empire</b></p><p>AE nummus</p><p><b>Obv</b>: D N IVL MAIORIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust right</p><p><b>Rev</b>: VICTORI-A AVGGG, Victory advancing right, holding palm branch and trophy</p><p><b>Mint</b>: Milan (Mintmark: MD; struck 457-461 AD)</p><p><b>Ref</b>: RIC X 2642</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1197.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa429%2FLurkingNinja%2Fmajoriannummus_zps9b39fa52.jpg&hash=7fdf15cca48acc20ca5a17cc3c6cda2b" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Libius Severus</u>, Western Roman Empire</b></p><p>AE nummus</p><p><b>Obv</b>: D N LIBIVS SEVERVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust right</p><p><b>Rev</b>: Monogram of Ricimer within wreath</p><p><b>Mint</b>: Rome (struck 461-467 AD; Libius Severus reigned 461-465 AD)</p><p><b>Ref</b>: RIC X 2715</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1197.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa429%2FLurkingNinja%2FLibSeverus_zpsbb95d9ac.jpg&hash=ddb06ae565f8ab931b25017c46b04d54" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hilderic, Vandal Kingdom</b></p><p>AE nummus</p><p><b>Obv</b>: HILD [REX], pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p><b>Rev</b>: Cross potent within wreath, ring above</p><p><b>Mint</b>: Carthage (struck 523-530 AD)</p><p><b>Ref</b>: BMC Vandals 9</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1197.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa429%2FLurkingNinja%2FHilderic_zps7a113ef3.jpg&hash=32db59e3e6ae86a34920231413f9fa04" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Gelimer</u>, Vandal Kingdom</b></p><p>AE Nummus</p><p><b>Obv</b>: GEIL-AMIR, pearl-diademed, draped bust right</p><p><b>Rev</b>: Monogram of Gelimer within wreath</p><p><b>Mint</b>: Carthage, struck 530-533 AD</p><p><b>Ref</b>: MEC 1, 28-30; BMC Vandals 4-6, Very Rare</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1197.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa429%2FLurkingNinja%2FGelimerVandal_zps90e8c8fc.jpg&hash=2549c01730d322f8f3d0085100185458" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ValiantKnight, post: 2173560, member: 44210"]I have quite a bit of "rare but ugly coins" (kinda what happens when you try to collect scarce/rare 5th-6th century on a budget), but I'll only post a few. [B][U]Majorian[/U], Western Roman Empire[/B] AE nummus [B]Obv[/B]: D N IVL MAIORIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust right [B]Rev[/B]: VICTORI-A AVGGG, Victory advancing right, holding palm branch and trophy [B]Mint[/B]: Milan (Mintmark: MD; struck 457-461 AD) [B]Ref[/B]: RIC X 2642 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1197.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa429%2FLurkingNinja%2Fmajoriannummus_zps9b39fa52.jpg&hash=7fdf15cca48acc20ca5a17cc3c6cda2b[/IMG] [B][U]Libius Severus[/U], Western Roman Empire[/B] AE nummus [B]Obv[/B]: D N LIBIVS SEVERVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust right [B]Rev[/B]: Monogram of Ricimer within wreath [B]Mint[/B]: Rome (struck 461-467 AD; Libius Severus reigned 461-465 AD) [B]Ref[/B]: RIC X 2715 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1197.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa429%2FLurkingNinja%2FLibSeverus_zpsbb95d9ac.jpg&hash=ddb06ae565f8ab931b25017c46b04d54[/IMG] [B]Hilderic, Vandal Kingdom[/B] AE nummus [B]Obv[/B]: HILD [REX], pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right [B]Rev[/B]: Cross potent within wreath, ring above [B]Mint[/B]: Carthage (struck 523-530 AD) [B]Ref[/B]: BMC Vandals 9 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1197.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa429%2FLurkingNinja%2FHilderic_zps7a113ef3.jpg&hash=32db59e3e6ae86a34920231413f9fa04[/IMG] [B][U]Gelimer[/U], Vandal Kingdom[/B] AE Nummus [B]Obv[/B]: GEIL-AMIR, pearl-diademed, draped bust right [B]Rev[/B]: Monogram of Gelimer within wreath [B]Mint[/B]: Carthage, struck 530-533 AD [B]Ref[/B]: MEC 1, 28-30; BMC Vandals 4-6, Very Rare [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1197.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa429%2FLurkingNinja%2FGelimerVandal_zps90e8c8fc.jpg&hash=2549c01730d322f8f3d0085100185458[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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