I've managed to obtain 31 decent coins this year, ten of them I will post here. The first half of the year is when I obtained the most coins, but this last half of the year has been difficult to score more coins as money has been just as scarce for me. I filled a few difficult to fill Roman ruler slots which brings me up to 108 Roman rulers. I also started working on my website which is not complete enough to upload to the internet. GALBA. 68-69 AD. AE As. Spanish mint (Tarraco?), 9.1g, 29mm OBV: SER GALBA IMP AVGVSTVS, Laureate head left, globe at point of head portrait. REV: LIBERTAS PVBLICA S-C, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre. REF: RIC I 71 Faustina II AE Dupondius. OBV: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, Diademed & draped bust right. REV: PVDICITIA S-C, Pudicitia standing left, holding out cloak in both hands. REF: RIC 1403, Cohen 179. Trajan Decius AR Antoninianus. 249-251 AD. OBV: IMP C Q M TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right. REV: PANNONIAE, Twin Pannoniae, veiled, standing front, both looking left, each wearing robe reaching to feet and holding standard, both raising hand. REF: RIC 23 Romulus, son of Maxentius, AE Follis. Rome mint, ca 309-310 AD. OBV: DIVO ROMVLO N V BIS CONS, Bare head right. REV: AETERNAE MEMORIAE, Domed shrine without columns, RBP in ex. REF: RIC 207 Rome, Cohen 6. Philip I AE Sestertius. Rome mint, 14g, 29mm OBV: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. REV: PAX AETERNA S C, Pax running left, holding branch and sceptre. REF: RIC 185a, Cohen 110. Diva Faustina I AE As or Dupondius, 138-161 AD, 12.0g, 28mm OBV: DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, Draped bust right. REV: AETERNITAS S-C, Providentia standing left, holding globe & scepter. REF: RIC 1163, Cohen 38, BMC 1459 Justinian I, AE Pentanummium, 527-565 AD, Antioch mint, 2.3g, 15mm OBV: DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. REV: Epsilon with + at centre, star to right. REF: SB 244, DOC 271. Constantine AE3 Follis, Londinium mint, 307-337 AD, 3.8g, 24mm OBV: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. REV: SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI T-F, Sol standing left holding globe. Mintmark PLN. REF: RIV VI Londinium 122 Trajan AE As, 98-117 AD, 9.6g, 26.0mm OBV: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Laureate head right. REV: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI, S C in exergue, Trajan on horseback right, spearing Dacian below horse. REF: RIC 543, Cohen 509. Macrianus I, Usurper, 260-261 AD. AR Antoninianus, Antioch, 21mm, 3.1g OBV: IMP C FVL MACRIANVS P F AVG, Radiate cuirassed bust right. REV: SPES PVBLICA, Spes standing left holding flower and raising hem of robe. Star in left field. REF: RIC V-2 13, RSC 13, MIR 1743b, Sear88 3093.
The Romulus is cool & of course I like the Faustina II. Macrianus I I still need. I like the Justinian I too. Great you got to add so many guys and gals to your grid this year!
Nice bunch of pickups this year, Gil... I like the Trajan and Faustina II best. Looking forward to checking out your site.
I seem to agree with zumbly, but I also find the follis of Romulus interesting, especially since I'm still missing that particular 'ruler'.
Left out a bit of provenance on the Trajan Decius Cool list! Especially envious of the Romulus (and its not on your list but of your Hannibalianus as well ). I have some of the others but I'll post my Galba denarius which I acquired very recently.
Looks like a good year for you and your grid! My favorites are the Faustina II Pudicitia dupondius, Romulus follis, and Macrianus antoninianus.
Nice => Daryl, that's a very sweet 2015 collecting season ... congrats I agree with a few of the other coin dude's comments ... I really like the Trajan, the Faustina-II and my favourite is probably your cool Diva Faustina I (winner) I hope that you're having a happy holiday season, my ol' coin-friend ... Cheers, brother Gil-galad
My bad. Thought the photo showed up. But here it is along with attribution. Galba, Roman Empire AR denarius Obv: IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG, laureate head right Rev: ROMA RENASC, Roma, helmeted and in military dress, standing left, holding Victory and transverse, eagle-tipped sceptre Mint: Rome (struck June 68- January 69 AD) Ref: RIC 195
