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<p>[QUOTE="SeptimusT, post: 2976961, member: 91240"][USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER], that Decius is luscious! Anyway, I’ve shown all of these before, but I think these are my favorite portraits in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]731690[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Bareheaded bust left, TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Minerva, helmeted, advancing right, holding a shield with her left hand and brandishing a javelin with her right, S C in fields</p><p>Struck at Rome 50-54 AD, 29mm, 10.94g, RIC 116</p><p><br /></p><p>I really like this Domitian. You can’t really see it in the photo, but it is very high relief, which I like.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]731688[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Domitian as Caesar, denarius</b></p><p><b>Obv</b>: CAESAR AVG DOMITIANVS, laureate bust right</p><p><b>Rev</b>: COS IIII, Pegasus stepping right</p><p>18mm, minted at Rome in 76 AD, RIC 238</p><p><br /></p><p>And for a late Roman, this Arcadius has an impressive amount of detail. It is badly in need of a new photo, especially the reverse, as well as a suitable companion Honorious:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]731689[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SeptimusT, post: 2976961, member: 91240"][USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER], that Decius is luscious! Anyway, I’ve shown all of these before, but I think these are my favorite portraits in my collection. [ATTACH=full]731690[/ATTACH] [B]Obverse[/B]: Bareheaded bust left, TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P [B]Reverse[/B]: Minerva, helmeted, advancing right, holding a shield with her left hand and brandishing a javelin with her right, S C in fields Struck at Rome 50-54 AD, 29mm, 10.94g, RIC 116 I really like this Domitian. You can’t really see it in the photo, but it is very high relief, which I like. [B] [ATTACH=full]731688[/ATTACH] Domitian as Caesar, denarius Obv[/B]: CAESAR AVG DOMITIANVS, laureate bust right [B]Rev[/B]: COS IIII, Pegasus stepping right 18mm, minted at Rome in 76 AD, RIC 238 And for a late Roman, this Arcadius has an impressive amount of detail. It is badly in need of a new photo, especially the reverse, as well as a suitable companion Honorious: [ATTACH=full]731689[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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