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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 2935545, member: 21445&quot;]Surprisingly I didn&#039;t acquire too many Roman Imperials like I normally do, only 12.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my favorite imperial additions for 2017.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mainly bought it for the portrait. Just something about this Ant. of Valerian I caught my eye. Plus it was under $25 so that sealed it for me.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs28.postimg.org%2Fjx236nugd%2Fvalcon.jpg&amp;hash=095e81de4510854b79b9440eb597b0d0" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Valerian I (253 - 260 A.D.)</p><p>AR Antoninianus</p><p>O: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped bust right.</p><p>R: CONCORDIA EXERCIT, Concordia standing left holding patera and double cornucopiae.</p><p>21mm</p><p>3g</p><p>RIC 81, Cohen 39; Sear 9929.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not a winner by condition, but more for my cheapest score of the year as it was listed as Sept. Severus and of course, it isn&#039;t. So for less then $20, Clodius Albinus had to come home.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs28.postimg.org%2Fdgoj2twj1%2Fcludi.jpg&amp;hash=33788d47c1e0aac35bd20e23267bfc7b" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Clodius Albinus (193 - 195 A.D.)</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>O: D CL SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head right.</p><p>R: PROVID AVG COS, Providentia standing left holding wand over globe and sceptre.</p><p>Rome Mint</p><p>2.95g</p><p>19mm</p><p>RIC IV 1(c), BMCRE V 42, Cohen III 55, SRCV II</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Agonized about buying this &quot;Roach&quot; for a time, but decided since I like overweight ancients, he had to join the rest of my small roach hoard.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs1.postimg.org%2F28vbmrlz67%2FGordyiii.jpg&amp;hash=f28e0c1ce5ab04d76c50cb6cbe42c120" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gordian III (238 - 244 A.D.)</p><p>AR Antoninianus</p><p>O: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; radiate draped bust right.</p><p>R: SECVRIT PERP; Securitas standing left with scepter, leaning on column.</p><p>Rome Mint</p><p>25mm</p><p>6.2g</p><p>RIC IV Rome 151</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Long neglected emperor I needed as a whole. Liked the look &amp; price so I finally got him off my list.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs1.postimg.org%2F168dq1pkxr%2Fhonor.jpg&amp;hash=cb7795bb0f9448be076eec10cf314a2a" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Honorius (392 - 395 A.D.)</p><p>Æ2</p><p>O: DN HONORIVS P F AVG; pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>R: GLORIA ROMANORVM; Emperor standing, facing head right, holding standard and globe. ANTΓ in ex.</p><p>Antioch Mint</p><p>22mm</p><p>5.8g</p><p>RIC IX Antioch 68e</p><p><br /></p><p>This has been a bust type of Marcus I have wanted for awhile. Finally got one under $23. It&#039;s got a &quot;zombie&quot; looking tone to it, but otherwise I was glad to get one finally.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ibb.co/dk8gyR" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ibb.co/dk8gyR" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://preview.ibb.co/eJiEJR/ma2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>Marcus Aurelius (161 - 180 A.D.)</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>O: M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>R:TR P XXXIIII IMP X COS III P P, Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath with her right hand, cradling trophy with her left arm.</p><p>Rome mint. Struck 180 A.D.</p><p>3.14g</p><p>19mm</p><p>RIC III 411 var. (bust type); BMCRE 808; MIR 18, 463-4/37; RSC 975a.</p><p><br /></p><p>Saw this reverse look on one of Randy&#039;s FH posts and had wanted one. As one commenter said in my thread said, it looked like the &quot;michelin man&quot;. Never thought of that, but it does.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs17.postimg.org%2F5i7fpbkhr%2Ffh3.jpg&amp;hash=d815c38a0e0b6be8af7d776a35fe18d6" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Constantius II (337 - 361 A.D.)</p><p>Æ3</p><p>O: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>R: FEL TEMP REPARATIO (happy times restored), soldier rushing left spearing fallen horseman, soldier in military garb with helmet and shield on left arm, soldiers right foot on shield on the ground, horseman laying across his stumbled mount, bare-headed, without beard, raising left hand in helpless defense.</p><p>Nocomedia Mint</p><p>2.01g</p><p>16.9mm</p><p>RIC Nocomedia 96 variant[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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