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<p>[QUOTE="singig, post: 4889646, member: 93672"]I always wanted to have an imperial coin with a left-facing portrait of Trajan, Hadrian or Antoninus Pius , unfortunately I still have to wait for a decent one that will fit in my budget. In recent years I have only seen a few on the market , all above 400$.</p><p>Some weeks ago I found this provincial coin of Antoninus Pius and I didn't hesitate to buy it , even if some legends and details are not very visible , I liked the nice style of the two portraits.</p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus Pius AE 25mm of Laodicea ad Mare , Syria. BMC 72</p><p>AVTO KAI TI AIΛI AΔΡI ANTΩNEINOC CEB, laureate head left , countermark of a bearded male head right / IOVΛIEΩN TΩN KAI ΛAOΔIKEΩN, draped and turreted bust of Tyche(as the city goddess) left wearing bunch of grapes ; MO/ΥΚ to left, ΓP (date) to right.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1180014[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post any imperial or provincial left-facing portraits coins of these three emperors. </p><p>Have you ever seen one of Nerva ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="singig, post: 4889646, member: 93672"]I always wanted to have an imperial coin with a left-facing portrait of Trajan, Hadrian or Antoninus Pius , unfortunately I still have to wait for a decent one that will fit in my budget. In recent years I have only seen a few on the market , all above 400$. Some weeks ago I found this provincial coin of Antoninus Pius and I didn't hesitate to buy it , even if some legends and details are not very visible , I liked the nice style of the two portraits. Antoninus Pius AE 25mm of Laodicea ad Mare , Syria. BMC 72 AVTO KAI TI AIΛI AΔΡI ANTΩNEINOC CEB, laureate head left , countermark of a bearded male head right / IOVΛIEΩN TΩN KAI ΛAOΔIKEΩN, draped and turreted bust of Tyche(as the city goddess) left wearing bunch of grapes ; MO/ΥΚ to left, ΓP (date) to right. [ATTACH=full]1180014[/ATTACH] Please post any imperial or provincial left-facing portraits coins of these three emperors. Have you ever seen one of Nerva ?[/QUOTE]
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