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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 1956227, member: 44210&quot;]I&#039;ll admit, if its not anything huge for me like a ruler I&#039;ve always wanted or a very very attractive coin, and I&#039;m feeling lazy at the times of purchase and arrival, I&#039;ll occasionally skip out on posting new pickups. But I&#039;ve been on the wagon for some time and will be for a while longer, so numismatically I am getting kinda bored, so I thought I&#039;d pick out coins that I&#039;ve gotten in the past but haven&#039;t shared on here and post them over time. Nothing major or super pretty, but at least this will hopefully make this wagon ride a bit more bearable.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a lover of late Roman coinage, I couldn&#039;t pass this one up. Sure the high points are a bit roughed-up, but it has a great strike, with clear details for the most part, more specifically the figures of the emperor and the turretted woman, Gratian&#039;s robes on the obverse. Itsa nice shade of green, and it has clear well-styled letters (no A&#039;s looking like Hs, etc.). And its a pretty nice size (22 mm). Oh yeah, and it was at a price I couldn&#039;t refuse.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Gratian</u>, Roman Empire (375-383 AD)</b></p><p>AE2</p><p><u>Obv</u>: D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right</p><p><u>Rev</u>: REPARATIO REIPVB, Gratian standing front, head left, raising kneeling female on left, holding Victory on a globe in right hand</p><p><u>Mint</u>: Siscia, struck 379-383 AD (mintmark: BSISC)</p><p><u>Ref</u>: RIC 26a</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/Gratian_zps96f47098.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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