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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 2760187, member: 75937"]Did you ever notice the deterioration in artistic quality of Mars advancing right types over the centuries? And look at Gallienus' portrait--he looks like one of the Simpsons! </p><p><br /></p><p>Post your Mars coins! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]634199[/ATTACH] </p><p>Trajan, AD 98-117</p><p>Roman AR denarius; 2.95 gm, 20 mm</p><p>Rome, AD 114-117</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate and draped bust, right</p><p>Rev: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Mars walking right with spear and trophy</p><p>Refs: RIC 337; BMCRE 536; Cohen 270; RCV --; Woytek 520v; Strack 230; BN 819</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]634200[/ATTACH] </p><p>Gallienus, AD 253-268</p><p>Roman billon antoninianus; 3.42 gm, 20.4 mm</p><p>Rome, AD 257-258</p><p>Obv: IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG GERM, radiate, cuirassed bust, right</p><p>Rev: VIRTVS AVGG, Mars walking right, holding spear and trophy</p><p>Refs: RIC 186; Hunter 22; Göbl 120; Cohen 1272; RCV 10409[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 2760187, member: 75937"]Did you ever notice the deterioration in artistic quality of Mars advancing right types over the centuries? And look at Gallienus' portrait--he looks like one of the Simpsons! Post your Mars coins! [ATTACH=full]634199[/ATTACH] Trajan, AD 98-117 Roman AR denarius; 2.95 gm, 20 mm Rome, AD 114-117 Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate and draped bust, right Rev: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Mars walking right with spear and trophy Refs: RIC 337; BMCRE 536; Cohen 270; RCV --; Woytek 520v; Strack 230; BN 819 [ATTACH=full]634200[/ATTACH] Gallienus, AD 253-268 Roman billon antoninianus; 3.42 gm, 20.4 mm Rome, AD 257-258 Obv: IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG GERM, radiate, cuirassed bust, right Rev: VIRTVS AVGG, Mars walking right, holding spear and trophy Refs: RIC 186; Hunter 22; Göbl 120; Cohen 1272; RCV 10409[/QUOTE]
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