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<p>[QUOTE="Codera, post: 26416130, member: 70631"]I just got one in the mail! For an obscure emperor who ruled within practically the blink of an eye between Claudius II and Aurelian his coins are surprisingly affordable (which is good since I want to save my money on high quality pieces of more famous emperors or for the artistry of Classical Greek coins). The portrait is pretty impressive for coins of the era and I'm happy with having this one fill a slot in my collection of as many emperors as I can reasonably hope to get.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1685391[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Quintillus</b></p><p>270 AD</p><p>Billon antoninianus</p><p>3.44g</p><p>20mm</p><p>Rome mint</p><p>Obverse: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Quintillus right. "IMP C M AVR CL QVINTILLVS AVG"</p><p>Reverse: Pax standing left, holding a branch and scepter. "A" in left field. "PAX AVGVSTI"</p><p>RIC 26[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Codera, post: 26416130, member: 70631"]I just got one in the mail! For an obscure emperor who ruled within practically the blink of an eye between Claudius II and Aurelian his coins are surprisingly affordable (which is good since I want to save my money on high quality pieces of more famous emperors or for the artistry of Classical Greek coins). The portrait is pretty impressive for coins of the era and I'm happy with having this one fill a slot in my collection of as many emperors as I can reasonably hope to get. [B][ATTACH=full]1685391[/ATTACH] Quintillus[/B] 270 AD Billon antoninianus 3.44g 20mm Rome mint Obverse: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Quintillus right. "IMP C M AVR CL QVINTILLVS AVG" Reverse: Pax standing left, holding a branch and scepter. "A" in left field. "PAX AVGVSTI" RIC 26[/QUOTE]
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