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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7940625, member: 75937&quot;]That&#039;s a beautiful coin, [USER=90981]@Shea19[/USER]! The reverse die is uncommonly fresh for the issue, showing off Salus in all her serpent-feeding glory!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Excellent, [USER=80952]@ambr0zie[/USER]! I don&#039;t have an example of that issue in my numophylacium. I like your Gallienus Salus too.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Those are lovely, [USER=112342]@JayAg47[/USER]! I particularly like the toning on that Nerva!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s great, [USER=89687]@ominus1[/USER]! Everyone wants a Nero denarius and I&#039;m still looking for a decent one. I like the SA-LVS reverse type. I&#039;ll take health over IVPPITER CVSTOS any day of the week! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You may have only one Faustina in your collection, but I never grow tired of looking at it, [USER=81896]@Deacon Ray[/USER]! And it&#039;s from Gadara to boot. I&#039;m hoping to acquire some provincials of Faustina from the Decapolis soon.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for the kind words, [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER]! I&#039;m glad it didn&#039;t get bumped to the second page too quickly. <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-friday-%E2%80%93-late-denarius-types-with-early-obverse-legends.387138/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-friday-%E2%80%93-late-denarius-types-with-early-obverse-legends.387138/">Last week&#039;s installment</a> of Faustina Friday got bumped to page two within a few hours and nobody posted even a comment! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That Republican denarius is a real gem, [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER]! The Nero, too, is lovely, too, of course. I like your Max Thax Sestertius. I have one, too ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374349[/ATTACH] </p><p>... but Salus looks like she has a Lego head!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/twenty20/private_images/t_standard-fit/photosp/cba1f7e3-3555-4ed4-b16c-a4d990e6ac87/stock-photo-people-yellow-blue-fun-joy-film-head-face-fan-cba1f7e3-3555-4ed4-b16c-a4d990e6ac87.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Isn&#039;t that comical?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It&#039;s not exactly an accurate representation of <i>Zamenis longissima longissima</i>, the <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-asklepian-snake-on-roman-coins.296687/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-asklepian-snake-on-roman-coins.296687/">Asklepian snake</a>, is it? I think a lot of ancient artists struggled with exotic animals because they had few accurate exemplars to copy. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER], my man! That&#039;s a mighty fine SALVS dupondius from that series! I only have the PIETAS one from that issue. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374353[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And I love your Faustina SALVTI AVGVSTAE sestertius with the stephane! It&#039;s perfect for the thread! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You may have only one Salus, but it&#039;s GORGEOUS, [USER=100070]@happy_collector[/USER]! That sestertius is one hefty hunk o&#039; Hadrian! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s wild, [USER=99554]@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix[/USER]! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Talk about a <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-quality-control.312319/#post-3014572" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-quality-control.312319/#post-3014572">Kevin in quality control</a> special!</p><p><br /></p><p>~~~</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks, everybody, for the kind words and for showing your coins! This has been a fun thread![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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