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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 4995785, member: 98035&quot;]Beautiful coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>I loved the Hadrian, but I had to vote for that Aelius (hard to find them that nice!) and of course the Commodus as HERCVLI ROMANO is one of the most interesting of all Roman coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have nearly the entire dynasty, but I&#039;ll just share my favorites of the eight men you have posted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nerva - A bit rough but I went for one with somewhat lifelike proportions rather than a cartoonist&#039;s caricature</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199633[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Trajan - the finest portrait of him I have owned, and the historical ARAB ADQ</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199634[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Hadrian, a nicely styled early portrait full of energy (and his hair doesn&#039;t look slathered in grease!)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199635[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Aelius, the nicest from a group lot of his coins</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199636[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus Pius, I have read that the IMPERATOR II reverse type corresponds to the completion of the Antonine Wall</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199641[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Lucius Verus, uncommonly clear and crisp strike</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199632[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Marcus Aurelius, again just an extremely pleasing portrait, which is somewhat rare for him</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199630[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And a Commodus as Hercules, of course!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1199631[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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