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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancientone, post: 8029219, member: 71599&quot;]Wow! That is a sweet denarius [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]! </p><p><br /></p><p>Unusual portraits are common with provincials.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a Pius that looks like Hadrian.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1391310[/ATTACH]</p><p>Bithynia, Tium. Antoninus Pius AE18. Zeus Syrgastes</p><p>Obv: ANTONINO Y KAICAPOC (retrograde) / Pius bust r.</p><p>Rev: ZEUS TIANWN / Zeus Syrgastes standing, l., holding patera and long scepter.</p><p>18mm, 3.4gm.</p><p>Rec Gen 38, var.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1391303[/ATTACH] </p><p>Achaea. Messinia, Mothone. Geta as Caesar</p><p>Obv: Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: Athena standing left, holding phiale and scepter.</p><p>AD 198-209. Æ22 Assarion.</p><p>BCD Peloponnesos 813.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1391305[/ATTACH] </p><p>Achaea. Messinia, Pylos. Caracalla AE22. Terminal figure.</p><p>Peloponnesus. Pylos, Messenia. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Assarion 22mm.</p><p>Obv: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: PYL[IWN] Terminal figure veiled and closely draped, holds in r. end of garment.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1391309[/ATTACH] </p><p>Arabia Petraea, Petra. Septimius Severus AE22</p><p>Obv: Laureate bust right.</p><p>Rev: Tyche seated l., on rock outcropping, extending hand and holding trophy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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