Since an unexpected and significant amount of cash (alas, not a substantial one) arrived today, I couldn't resist purchasing attractive examples of bronze Ants of those two Emperors, especially since those mocking album holes kept reminding me I had not a one to display....and the price seemed quite reasonable to me for the type and the relative scarcity of either one.... The Marius example was struck at the Trier mint and has a cuirassed bust with a Felicitas reverse; while the Allectus example was struck at Camulodinum (Colchester) England----with a cuirassed bust and Pax reverse. Please post any examples you have of those Emperors---and it's OK to post those I am still missing....like Pertinax and too many others LOL
Here are people we don't see too often. Nice grabs MZ, lucky you. Did you win the lottery ? Below are my purple Marius (it's actually purple in hand) and glossy Allectus (so bright, taking a relevant and realistic picture is impossible to me) : Marius, Antoninianus Mint #2 : Köln or Mainz MP C M AVR MARIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right VICT - ORIA AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm 3,2 gr Ref : RIC # 17, RCV # 11124, Cohen # 21 (20Fr), Schulzki 7a Many thanks to Mauseus and Agrippa1 for precisions in IDing this very interesting coin Allectus, Antoninianus Camulodunum mint IMP C ALLECTVS PF I AVG, Radiate and draped bust of Allectus right LAETIT AVG, Laetitia standing left. SP in field, C at exergue 3,84 gr Ref : RC #3591 v, Cohen #13 Q
No 'Q', not a lottery, just small lump sums still owed to me as part of my retirement benefits....with a few more to arrive after December. Love your coins and Bing's too!!! Your Marius is extra fantastic!!! It's also easy for me to imagine the glossy surface on that Allectus as it appears in hand.
Yeehaaa!! => very sweet pickups, Mikey-Z!! (yummy) Oh man, I almost forgot to post my sweet Allectus example!! ... ... sadly, I don't have an example of your other cool Marius dude ...
That's a super-sweet coin!!!! It has everything you could possibly love about a coin--Fantastic portrait and a killer reverse!!
cool album hole fillers MZ. i second bings motion about the alectus reverse. i don't have either one of these guys.
Hey, Mikey-Z => "Nobody puts Bing in a corner" https://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2jxqkxAJT1r0gt0xo1_500.gif
