Very nice! Here's mine with an "al marco" weight reduction scoop on the obverse. Laureate head of Jupiter right; S•C behind Victory in quadriga right; I below horses, Q ANTO BALB/PR in two lines in exergue. Rome, 83 BC 3.99g Crawford 364/1d; Sydenham 742b; Antonia 1. Sear 279 Lustrous Choice VF. Slight Flan flaw (weight reduction) on obverse in field. ex-ANE Anti Sullan Issue Struck by Order of the Senate SC. Q. Antonius Balbus was a member of the Marian party, and in 82 BC was appointed praetor of Sardinia. Before leaving for Sardinia, this issue was struck by order of the Senate which was dominated by members of the Marian party to pay the army preparing to resist the return of Sulla. The reverse imagery reflects the expectations of Q. Antonius Balbus. Sulla was victorius in the battle of the Colline gate, and in 82 BC, Q. Antonius Balbus was removed from his position as praetor by L. Philippus and killed.
I don't get it, why would you post pictures of the surface of Mercury when someone asked to see your coin?
Hahaha. Yeah I told you all it was bad. I paid like $3 or $5 for it. It was a fun/challenging exercise in identification when I was really new to ancients.
