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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gil-galad, post: 2051956, member: 44154&quot;]I&#039;ve had plans to make this post for a few days and was going to do it as I re-shoot a lot of my coins but it&#039;s going to take longer than I anticipated to do that. So, I&#039;m going to post what I think is my top 10 coins in combination of dealer photos and some of my own. In no particular order, my top 10 coins of 2014.</p><p><br /></p><p>1.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376954[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Postumus BI Antoninianus, Lyons, 260-269 AD, 2.4g, 22.0mm</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped &amp; cuirassed bust right.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: HERC PACIFERO, Hercules standing right, holding olive branch &amp; club. </p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC V-II 67, RSC 101, Sear5 10946.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376955[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic Anonymous AE Semis circa 91 BC, 6.19g, 23mm</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: Head of Saturn right.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: Prow of a galley right &quot;S&quot; before, &quot;ROMA&quot; in exergue</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: </p><p><br /></p><p>3.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376960[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Saloninus AR Antoninianus. Antioch mint, 260 AD, 3.8g, 20mm</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: SALON VALERIANVS NOB CAES, Radiate draped bust right.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: SPE PVBLICA, Spes presenting flower to prince. </p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC 36, Cohen 95.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376961[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>OTACILIA SEVERA AR antoninianus, 4.8g, 23mm, 244-249 AD</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, Diademed draped bust right on crescent. </p><p><br /></p><p>REV: PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicita seated left, raising veil, holding scepter. </p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC 123c, RSC 53</p><p><br /></p><p>5.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376963[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Hannibalianus, AE4, 336-337 AD, Constantinople, als Rex regum unter Constantine I. 1.6g, 14mm</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: FL HANNIBALLIANO REGI, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: SE-CVRITAS PVBLICA, Euphrates seated right on ground, holding sceptre, overturned urn at his side, from which waters flow, reed in background. Mintmark CONSS. </p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC VII Constantinople 147.</p><p><br /></p><p>6.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376964[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Plautilla AR Denarius. 198-212 AD, 3.3g, 18mm</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right, hair in nearly vertical waves &amp; drawn into bun at back.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: CONCORDIA AVGG Concordia, diademed, stg. half-left with patera &amp; sceptre. </p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC 363, RSC 1, BMC 411, Sear RCV 2000 - 7065</p><p><br /></p><p>7.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376965[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Aelia Eudoxia AE3, Antioch, 383-408 AD, 2.3g, 17mm</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: AEL EVDO-XIA AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped bust right, wearing necklace and earrings, crowned by hand of God.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, Victory seated right on cuirasse, pointing to a shield inscribed chi-rho which rests on a low column, Mintmark ANTG.</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC X 104</p><p><br /></p><p>8.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376966[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Sri Samanta Deva Shahi Kings of Kabul and Ghandara AR Jital, Kabul mint, 850-970 AD, 3.3g, 17mm</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: Sri Samanta Deva &quot;Honorable Chief Commander&quot; in Sarada script. Bull Nandi recumbent left, Tamgha on hindquarters.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: Horseman riding right holding banner.</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: Tye #21</p><p><br /></p><p>9.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376967[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Phoenicia Sidon Ba&#039;alshillem II 401-366 BC, 1/32 AR Shekel, .46g, 9mm</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: Galley left above waves &quot;9&quot;=B above</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: Persian king standing right slaying a lion standing left &quot;O&quot; between</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: Unlisted</p><p><br /></p><p>10.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]376968[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Aelia Flaccilla AE4, Antioch, AD 383-388, 1.7g, 12mm</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right.</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, Victory seated right, inscribing Chi-Rho onto shield set on column. Mintmark AN Epsilon.</p><p><br /></p><p>REF: RIC IX Antioch 64</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m very happy with the coins I&#039;ve managed to obtain this year. Looking back it was a good year and that I won a few trivia contests to obtain store credit, makes me feel proud.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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