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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 2552015, member: 8959&quot;]Coming really late onto this thread. I have a lot of catching up to do after my extended absence from forum...</p><p>Anyway, Greg, I hope you decided to keep your nice Pertinax denarius.</p><p>That is a real beauty.</p><p>I do have one Pertinax to share, an As of his with the emperor sacrificing over a patera.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a general comment, when I was looking for a Pertinax many years ago I found his imperial silver was more readily available than the bronzes, and his sestertii in turn more available than his Asse or Dupondii. When I saw this example at Spinks, I</p><p>too the chance.</p><p><br /></p><p>The picture is pretty crappy I know, but the bust is all there. You can&#039;t miss the guy.</p><p>I hope I got the attribution right on this one.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>PERTINAX.</b> 193 AD. Æ As.</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Laureate head right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Pertinax standing left, sacrificing out of patera over altar. RIC IV 39.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]548426[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]548427[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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