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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 24701163, member: 10461&quot;]This is my second time doing the Twelve Caesars.&nbsp; I&#039;m up to eight of the twelve as of this posting, so 2/3 of the way done.&nbsp; My main criteria are a nice portrait and decent eye appeal.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/picture-repost-my-twelve-caesars-roman-collection-from-2011-2013.296895/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/picture-repost-my-twelve-caesars-roman-collection-from-2011-2013.296895/">The last time I did the Twelve</a>, a decade ago, I was on a much smaller budget.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here we go...</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Julius Caesar:</span></b> needed; want a lifetime portrait coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Augustus:</b> AR cistophorus of Ephesus.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/81c3fff4536a4dfdbf9643fbd5aeb526.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/81c3fff4536a4dfdbf9643fbd5aeb526.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/81c3fff4536a4dfdbf9643fbd5aeb526.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Tiberius:</b> AR denarius (&quot;Tribute Penny&quot;).</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/b32239ac792f4e0a9909a3d0233a750d.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/b32239ac792f4e0a9909a3d0233a750d.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/b32239ac792f4e0a9909a3d0233a750d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff4d4d">Caligula:</span></b> needed; will probably go with a VESTA As.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Claudius: </b>AE sestertius.&nbsp; Going back to NGC for reimaging and reholdering (for pix without those pesky prongs).</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/81b8e861cccb4e7f9fa3f795e8d6fe31.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/81b8e861cccb4e7f9fa3f795e8d6fe31.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/81b8e861cccb4e7f9fa3f795e8d6fe31.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Nero: </b>AV aureus.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/0bfdc1d3ccd3489ba5278a82484fa936.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/0bfdc1d3ccd3489ba5278a82484fa936.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/0bfdc1d3ccd3489ba5278a82484fa936.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Galba: </span></b>needed; not sure what type I&#039;ll go for yet.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Otho: </b>AR denarius; recent CNG win, off to NGC soon.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/a7dfc58fad054b92b90344c025fc36a6.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/a7dfc58fad054b92b90344c025fc36a6.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/a7dfc58fad054b92b90344c025fc36a6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Vitellius:</span> </b>needed; will likely go with a denarius.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Vespasian: </b>AR denarius; yes, it&#039;s a posthumous issue struck under Titus, but I love this coin (I have a thing for capricorns).</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/63e7ea2ce7c242b58974b3a38534a4ee.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/63e7ea2ce7c242b58974b3a38534a4ee.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/63e7ea2ce7c242b58974b3a38534a4ee.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Titus: </b>AV aureus; recent purchase from Palmyra Heritage Galleries.&nbsp; Will go back to NGC for reimaging and reholdering.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/8986fbabda7c4665b7e493691b68391f.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/8986fbabda7c4665b7e493691b68391f.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/8986fbabda7c4665b7e493691b68391f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Domitian: </b>AR denarius; as Caesar under Titus.&nbsp; A recent purchase from Apollo Numismatics.&nbsp; Will go off to NGC soon.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/4570bc08476a4e6ea9ae340ca2ae1cfa.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/4570bc08476a4e6ea9ae340ca2ae1cfa.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/4570bc08476a4e6ea9ae340ca2ae1cfa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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