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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3436064, member: 75937&quot;]I absolutely love them and I have several hundred! They depict deities and scenes that rarely appear -- if at all -- on imperial issues. They depict buildings and statuary with local/regional appeal. They come in all sizes, from little assaria to big 11-assarion pieces. They come from all over the Roman world and you can learn a lot about geography and history from them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sure, some of them aren&#039;t of the highest artistic standard ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]912136[/ATTACH]</p><p>Caligula AD 37-41.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 28 mm, 11.17 gm.</p><p>Carthago Nova, Spain, AD 37-38 .</p><p>Obv: C. CAESAR AVG. GERMANIC. IMP. P.M. TR.P. COS., laureate head of Caligula, r.</p><p>Rev: CN. ATEL. FLAC. CN. POM. FLAC. II. VIR. Q.V.I.N.C., head of Salus r., SAL AVG across field.</p><p>Refs: SGI 419; Heiss 272, 35; Cohen 247, 1; RPC 1, 185; SNG Cop 503.</p><p><br /></p><p>But some are quite well-rendered ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]912138[/ATTACH]</p><p>Severus Alexander, AD 222-235.</p><p>Roman Provincial Æ 27.2 mm, 8.75 g, 6 h.</p><p>Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior, Legate Um. Tereventinus, AD 226-227.</p><p>Obv: AVT K M AVP CEVH AΛEZANΔPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: HΓ ȢM TEPEBENTINOV MAPKIANOΠOΛIT-ΩN, Asklepios standing facing, head left, holding serpent staff.</p><p>Refs: AMNG I 1027; Moushmov 696; Varbanov 1685 (same dies).</p><p><br /></p><p>And how else can you get a coin of Tranquillina with the <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/this-coin-depicts-a-long-lost-but-infamous-statue-in-the-forum.299130/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/this-coin-depicts-a-long-lost-but-infamous-statue-in-the-forum.299130/">statue of Marsyas</a> in the Roman Forum on the reverse?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/tranquillina-deultum-jpg.645899/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tranquillina AD 241-244.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 24.1 mm, 8.06 g.</p><p>Thrace, Deultum, AD 241-244.</p><p>Obv: SAB TRANQVILLINA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: COL FL PAC DEVLT, Marsyas as Silenus facing right, carrying wine skin over left shoulder and raising right arm.</p><p>Refs: Moushmov 3757; Youroukova 425, 4/II; cf. SNG Cop 549.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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