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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;furryfrog02, post: 5209075, member: 41219&quot;]My probable last two purchases for for 2020 arrived today. I bought them both from Ken Dorney&#039;s recent auction. </p><p>I didn&#039;t buy them with the thought of them having a commonality but I just realized that they did!</p><p><br /></p><p>First up is an antoninianus of Valerian I with a Victory reverse. Kind of funny since he was the first Roman emperor to be captured in battle at the Battle of Edessa by the Persian Emperor Shapur I. He eventually died in captivity. </p><p><br /></p><p>Valerian I</p><p>253-260 AD</p><p>AR Antoninianus</p><p>Obverse: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS PF AVG, radiate, draped bust right </p><p>Reverse: VICTORIA AVGG, Victory standing left resting on shield and holding palm</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1215356[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin is a decanummium of Maurice Tiberius who was victorious against the Sasanian Persians in the Byzantine-Persian War from 572-591.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maurice Tiberius</p><p>582-602 AD</p><p>AE Decanummium</p><p>Antioch</p><p>Obverse: DN MAV CN P AV, crowned and mantled bust facing, wearing trefoil crown, holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre </p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; Large I, A to left, cross above, regnal year to right, mintmark THEUP </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1215359[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s see some of your Valerian I, Maurice Tiberius, or anything that fits in with the theme of commonality through the ages. Thanks for looking![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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