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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 2287027, member: 21445&quot;]<b>Ahh…my white whale as I called it in my original thread. I have gone through many S. Alex. denarii but this one always alluded me. Ken Dorney finally listed one and I acted pretty quickly to get it and finally get this “whale” off my list.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fs4.postimg.org%2Fa5skpcrml%2Fseva.jpg&amp;hash=0fe26a1f9b0f2f6e817b6c5c7a819a78" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Severus Alexander (222 - 235 A.D.)</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>O: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>R: PM TR P XIIII COS III PP, Sol walking left holding whip and raising hand.</p><p>Rome Mint, January–February/March, 235 A.D.</p><p>2.8g</p><p>19mm</p><p>RIC125</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Minted in the last few months of his reign!</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Even though I had a bearded/augustus Geta, I never had one with a full grown beard. Finally got one this year at my price point. I also liked it was a heavier type too. I also noticed many many of these busts/reverses on eBay &amp; VC after I got mine, so maybe a hoard was parted with, I don’t know but at least it was something high on my list that I could cross off.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fs11.postimg.org%2Fiye77dd0j%2Fgetafull.jpg&amp;hash=078fc5ae37a202a78ecfc27912791c7e" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Geta (209 - 211 A.D.)</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>O: P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT ,laureate head right .</p><p>R: LIBERALITAS AVG V , LIberalitas standing left with counting board and cornucopiae .</p><p>Rome Mint, 211 A.D.</p><p>3.7g</p><p>18mm</p><p>RIC 88, RSC 68</p><p><br /></p><p><b>This year I accumulated several Caesarea Didrachms, but most were pretty worn, some found new homes. This was the best of the bunch featuring Mt. Argaeus.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fs30.postimg.org%2Fgaaexjs41%2Fluciusdid.jpg&amp;hash=050d739bf4bc78d4f5b97d20d0e69b34" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Lucius Verus (161 - 169 A.D.)</p><p>Caesarea, Cappadocia</p><p>AR Didrachm</p><p>O: AYTOKR OYHPOC CEBACTOC Bare-headed and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.</p><p>R: YPA TOS B ,Mt. Argaeus surmounted by Helios standing left.</p><p>Struck 161-166 A.D. (as COS II)</p><p>Caesarea, Cappadocia Mint</p><p>6.3g</p><p>20mm</p><p>Metcalf, Caesarea 131d; Sydenham, Caesarea</p><p><br /></p><p><b>I buy a lot of Domna/Faustina II denarii but some make it to my collection and this was one of them. Loved it’s toning &amp; mainly the portrait. Just lovely of a common type, to me.</b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fs21.postimg.org%2F86uerr02v%2Fdomnafull.jpg&amp;hash=66edfeee78e6aa66c742ee904fff9dbf" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Julia Domna (193 - 217 A.D.)</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>IVLIA DOMNA AVG; Draped bust to right.</p><p>VESTA; Vesta seated left, holding palladium and scepter.</p><p>Rome Mint, 193 - 195 A.D.</p><p>3.3g</p><p>17mm</p><p>IC IV-1 Rome 538[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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