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<p>[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 25077376, member: 26430"]Nice example of the "Emperor dragging captive type." That's one of the ones I collect for my "barbarians, captives, and enemies" collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have some others, but here's a representative mix of rulers and mints (I think I may still need to add an Arcadius...):</p><p><br /></p><p>Valentinian, from Siscia:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1602424[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>From Rome, with the <i>Officina</i> no. spelled out (SECVNDA):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1602425[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Theodosius from Aquileia -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1602430[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Gratian Siscia (I think this was one of the first coins I cleaned myself, over 20 years ago)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1602435[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Valens - Siscia (another one I (mostly!) cleaned)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1602436[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Valens - Barbarous Imitation (?). Possibly my favorite. (I particularly like barbarous imitations of "barbarian" coins.) This is supposedly a real type in RIC, based on one specimen, but never photographed. I wonder if that one could be a "barb" too?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1602426[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 25077376, member: 26430"]Nice example of the "Emperor dragging captive type." That's one of the ones I collect for my "barbarians, captives, and enemies" collection. I have some others, but here's a representative mix of rulers and mints (I think I may still need to add an Arcadius...): Valentinian, from Siscia: [ATTACH=full]1602424[/ATTACH] From Rome, with the [I]Officina[/I] no. spelled out (SECVNDA): [ATTACH=full]1602425[/ATTACH] Theodosius from Aquileia - [ATTACH=full]1602430[/ATTACH] Gratian Siscia (I think this was one of the first coins I cleaned myself, over 20 years ago) [ATTACH=full]1602435[/ATTACH] Valens - Siscia (another one I (mostly!) cleaned) [ATTACH=full]1602436[/ATTACH] Valens - Barbarous Imitation (?). Possibly my favorite. (I particularly like barbarous imitations of "barbarian" coins.) This is supposedly a real type in RIC, based on one specimen, but never photographed. I wonder if that one could be a "barb" too? [ATTACH=full]1602426[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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