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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 7468155, member: 82549&quot;]Many, actually. Here&#039;s one:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293414[/ATTACH]</p><p>11mm, 1.2 g.</p><p>Obv: [?] ROMA</p><p>Rev: PIETAS REIP - Pietas, standing, holding infant to breast.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293416[/ATTACH]</p><p><u><b>Marcus Aurelius</b></u></p><p><i>Caesar, A.D. 139-161</i></p><p><i>Augustus, A.D. 161-180</i></p><p>Provincial Bronze (AE26)</p><p>Moesia Inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, before A.D. 161</p><p>Obv: AVPHΛIOC OVHPOC KAICAP</p><p>Rev: NEIKOΠOΛEITΩNΠPOC IC - Serapis, standing left, holding scepter and sacrificing with patera over altar.</p><p>Unlisted in Moushmov or RPC; unpublished?</p><p>26mm, 11.0g. </p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin is probably barbarous, most likely Vandalic-era. The second coin is a provincial.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient coins are sort of like fossils, in that we are seeing only a small percentage of the total number of ancient coins ever minted. During the Greek and Roman eras, many cities minted their own coins for local circulation. There were also coins minted by usurpers who survived only a few days or weeks. There were also special presentation pieces. In all these cases mintages might be very low to begin with, so it&#039;s not unusual that only a handful or even one single example of these coins ever turn up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which brings up one more point. It&#039;s entirely possible that tomorrow someone might discover a cache of these coins buried somewhere. Or it may turn out that there are more examples of both of the coins I posted, but the owner has never&nbsp; reported or published them.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the answer to your question is yes. There are many examples of unique ancient coins. Some are fantastically valuable and desirable. Some, like the two pictured above, much less so.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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