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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 13490148, member: 44132&quot;]My collection only expanded by 8 coins this past year, one of which I just won on the latest Agora auction and have not received yet.&nbsp; And another coin I received during our annual Secret Saturnalia.&nbsp; As I am somewhat superstitious, I will not post my latest coin until it arrives in hand.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So here are the other seven.&nbsp; They are ordered by the dates they were struck;</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1529962[/ATTACH]</p><p>L. CASSIUS CAEICIANUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS CASSIA</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>OBVERSE: Draped bust of Ceres left, wreathed with corn, CAEICIAN (AN in ligature) and control letter behind</p><p>REVERSE: Yoke of oxen left, control letter above, L CASSI in ex</p><p>Struck at Rome 103 BC</p><p>18mm, 3.9g</p><p>Crawford 321/1. Coin has the following control letters: * over F / L on obverse, * over Q on reverse - RSC Cassia 4</p><p><br /></p><p>2.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1529963[/ATTACH] </p><p>AUGUSTUS</p><p>AE Dupondius</p><p>OBVERSE: IMP above, DIVI F below; back to back laureate and rostral crowned head of Agrippa left and bare head of Augustus right</p><p>REVERSE: Crocodile right, chained to palm tree behind, above palm-tip; COL-NEM across fields</p><p>Nemausus (Gaul) 10-14 AD</p><p>26mm, 14.1g</p><p>RPC 524; RIC 158</p><p><br /></p><p>3.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1529964[/ATTACH] </p><p>AUGUSTUS</p><p>AE22 Kingdom of Thrace</p><p>OBVERSE: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΡOIMHTAΛKOY, jugate heads of King Rhoemetalkes and Queen Pythodoris right</p><p>REVERSE: KAIΣAΡOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, bare head of Augustus right</p><p>Thrace</p><p>11BC -12AD</p><p>5.4g, 22 mm</p><p>SNGCop 1190, SGI 5396</p><p><br /></p><p>4.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1529965[/ATTACH] </p><p>NERO</p><p>AE As </p><p>Obv: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG GERM. Laureate head right.</p><p>Rev: PACE P R VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT / S - C.</p><p>Temple of Janus with latticed window on left and garlanded and closed double doors on right</p><p>Struck at Rome 66 AD</p><p>11.3g, 26.5mm</p><p>RIC 347; BMC 230; cf Sear 1974.</p><p><br /></p><p>5.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1529966[/ATTACH] </p><p>VESPASIAN (Titus)</p><p>OBVERSE: DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate head right</p><p>REVERSE: EX-SC, Victory standing left, holding shield on palm; seated captive</p><p>&quot;Judaea Capta&quot; issue&quot;</p><p>Struck at Rome, 80-81 AD</p><p>3.4g, 19mm</p><p>RIC II 59a (Titus); BMCRE 112 (Titus); Brin 80; RSC 144.</p><p><br /></p><p>6.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1529967[/ATTACH] </p><p>TITUS as Caesar</p><p>AE Dupondius</p><p>OBVERSE: T CAESAR VESPASIAN IMP III PONT TR POT II COS, Radiate head of Titus right</p><p>REVERSE: ROMA VICTRIX, Roma seated to left on cuirass, holding Victory and spear; behind, various arms; S C in exergue</p><p>Struck at Rome, 72AD</p><p>10.5g, 27.76mm</p><p>RIC 633; RIC? 483 (R2)</p><p>Ex Frank Kovacs</p><p><br /></p><p>7.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1529968[/ATTACH] </p><p>COMMODUS</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>OBVERSE: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head right</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P, Salus seated left feeding serpent from a patera</p><p>Rome, 187-88</p><p>3.08g, 18mm</p><p>RSC 544.</p><p>HJB Tag[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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