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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 8263697, member: 91461"]Excellent coins thus far, I think the killer of the Goths agrees (so weird that the Romans would take on the name of the people's that they'd subjected or even committed out right genocide on, right??).</p><p>[USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] That is a down right surreal coin, particularly the reverse<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie83" alt=":singing:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Mother of God, Isis, in dark green and black hues! And, what is it that she holds in that situla<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie67" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[USER=85693]@Marsyas Mike[/USER] ($6.25!?!?!? Noice) & [USER=99554]@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix[/USER] (the green and brown toning on your Claud does is perfection<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) flexing some rocksteady Mars struts<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie83" alt=":singing:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]fNFzfwLM72c[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>LOVELY coins! And I didn't remember the bit about him being dyed blue<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>As you know, the story is told of both as well that Crassus' head was used as a cup to drink out of, and a prop head, like we'd use for hamlet, in plays<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie53" alt=":hungover:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Another Travolt...Mars<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie82" alt=":shy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1457771[/ATTACH]</p><p>AUREOLUS</p><p>Antoninianus</p><p>OBVERSE: IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Postumus right</p><p>REVERSE: VIRTVS EQVIT, Virtus advancing right, holding transverse spear and shield; T in ex.</p><p>Struck at Mediolanum, 268 AD</p><p>3.17g, 19mm</p><p>RIC V 388. Ex [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER]</p><p>[USER=41219]@furryfrog02[/USER] that is one of the best Quintillus I've seen :0[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 8263697, member: 91461"]Excellent coins thus far, I think the killer of the Goths agrees (so weird that the Romans would take on the name of the people's that they'd subjected or even committed out right genocide on, right??). [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] That is a down right surreal coin, particularly the reverse:singing:. Mother of God, Isis, in dark green and black hues! And, what is it that she holds in that situla:nailbiting: [USER=85693]@Marsyas Mike[/USER] ($6.25!?!?!? Noice) & [USER=99554]@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix[/USER] (the green and brown toning on your Claud does is perfection:cigar:) flexing some rocksteady Mars struts:singing: [MEDIA=youtube]fNFzfwLM72c[/MEDIA] LOVELY coins! And I didn't remember the bit about him being dyed blue:eek::eek: As you know, the story is told of both as well that Crassus' head was used as a cup to drink out of, and a prop head, like we'd use for hamlet, in plays:hungover: Another Travolt...Mars:shy: [ATTACH=full]1457771[/ATTACH] AUREOLUS Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Postumus right REVERSE: VIRTVS EQVIT, Virtus advancing right, holding transverse spear and shield; T in ex. Struck at Mediolanum, 268 AD 3.17g, 19mm RIC V 388. Ex [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER] [USER=41219]@furryfrog02[/USER] that is one of the best Quintillus I've seen :0[/QUOTE]
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