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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 5000791, member: 96898"]That's a splendid group of coins, [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER] ! Each and every one of them not only has a good portrait but also an interesting and/or historically important reverse. I'm truly impressed.</p><p><br /></p><p>My Antonine "set" (a term I don't like) of Antonine denarii is a bit more pedestrian, and I also don't have an Aelius:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200500[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Nerva, Roman Empire, denarius, 98 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM PM TR P II, laureate head of Nerva right. Rev: IMP II COS IIII PP, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. 18mm, 2.98g. Ref: RIC II Nerva 44.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1200501[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Trajan, Roman Empire, denarius, 101/102 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAESAR NERVA TRAIAN AUG GERM, laureate head of Trajan right. Rev: PM TRP COS IIII PP, Victory standing facing, holding wreath and palm branch. 18mm, 3.04g. Ref: RIC II Trajan 58.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1200504[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Hadrian, Roman Empire, denarius, 119–122 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head of Hadrian right. Rev: PM TR P COS III, Pax seated left, holding Victory on globe and branch. 18.5mm, 3.05g. Ref: RIC II Hadrian 95. </font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1200503[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Antoninus Pius, Roman Empire, denarius, 155–156 AD, Rome mint. Obv: [ANTO]NINVS AVG PIVS PP [IMP II], head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, r. Rev: TR POT XIX [CO]S III, Annona standing l., holding corn ears, resting l. hand on modius standing on prow with rudder leaning on it. 18mm, 3.27g. Ref: RIC III Antoninus Pius 249. </font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1200502[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Marcus Aurelius (posthumous), Roman Empire, denarius, 180 AD, Rome mint. Obv: DIVUS M ANTONINVS PIVS; head of Marcus Aurelius r. Rev: CONSECRATIO; eagle standing on globe r, head turned l. 19mm, 2.79g. Ref: RIC III Commodus 273. </font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1200506[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Lucius Verus, Roman Empire, denarius, 167/168 AD. Rome mint. Obv: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head of Lucius Verus right. Rev: TR P VIII IMP V COS III, Aequitas seated left, holding scales and cornucopiae. 18mm, 2.62g. Ref: RIC III Marcus Aurelius 595. </font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1200507[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Commodus, Roman Empire, denarius, 182 AD, Rome mint. Obv: M COMMOD[VS ANTON]INVS AVG, laureate head of Commodus right. Rev: LIB AVG V TR P VII IMP IIII COS III PP, Liberalitas standing left holding counting board and cornucopiae. 18mm, 2.24g. Ref: RIC III Commodus 36A. </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 5000791, member: 96898"]That's a splendid group of coins, [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER] ! Each and every one of them not only has a good portrait but also an interesting and/or historically important reverse. I'm truly impressed. My Antonine "set" (a term I don't like) of Antonine denarii is a bit more pedestrian, and I also don't have an Aelius: [ATTACH=full]1200500[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Nerva, Roman Empire, denarius, 98 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM PM TR P II, laureate head of Nerva right. Rev: IMP II COS IIII PP, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. 18mm, 2.98g. Ref: RIC II Nerva 44. [ATTACH=full]1200501[/ATTACH] Trajan, Roman Empire, denarius, 101/102 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAESAR NERVA TRAIAN AUG GERM, laureate head of Trajan right. Rev: PM TRP COS IIII PP, Victory standing facing, holding wreath and palm branch. 18mm, 3.04g. Ref: RIC II Trajan 58. [ATTACH=full]1200504[/ATTACH] Hadrian, Roman Empire, denarius, 119–122 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head of Hadrian right. Rev: PM TR P COS III, Pax seated left, holding Victory on globe and branch. 18.5mm, 3.05g. Ref: RIC II Hadrian 95. [ATTACH=full]1200503[/ATTACH] Antoninus Pius, Roman Empire, denarius, 155–156 AD, Rome mint. Obv: [ANTO]NINVS AVG PIVS PP [IMP II], head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, r. Rev: TR POT XIX [CO]S III, Annona standing l., holding corn ears, resting l. hand on modius standing on prow with rudder leaning on it. 18mm, 3.27g. Ref: RIC III Antoninus Pius 249. [ATTACH=full]1200502[/ATTACH] Marcus Aurelius (posthumous), Roman Empire, denarius, 180 AD, Rome mint. Obv: DIVUS M ANTONINVS PIVS; head of Marcus Aurelius r. Rev: CONSECRATIO; eagle standing on globe r, head turned l. 19mm, 2.79g. Ref: RIC III Commodus 273. [ATTACH=full]1200506[/ATTACH] Lucius Verus, Roman Empire, denarius, 167/168 AD. Rome mint. Obv: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head of Lucius Verus right. Rev: TR P VIII IMP V COS III, Aequitas seated left, holding scales and cornucopiae. 18mm, 2.62g. Ref: RIC III Marcus Aurelius 595. [ATTACH=full]1200507[/ATTACH] Commodus, Roman Empire, denarius, 182 AD, Rome mint. Obv: M COMMOD[VS ANTON]INVS AVG, laureate head of Commodus right. Rev: LIB AVG V TR P VII IMP IIII COS III PP, Liberalitas standing left holding counting board and cornucopiae. 18mm, 2.24g. Ref: RIC III Commodus 36A. [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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