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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8501366, member: 110226&quot;]Here are a couple of Roman coins that I picked up post auction from Roma&#039;s E-Sale 100.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first one didn&#039;t attract any bids, probably because it is somewhat crude, especially on the obverse, plus the fact that the obverse is somewhat off center.&nbsp; Still, it is a nice type coin, with a Freeman and Sear and Terner Collection pedigree.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Anonymous AR Didrachm (Quadrigatus). Rome, circa 225-214 BC. Laureate head of Janus / Jupiter standing in galloping quadriga driven by Victory to right, holding sceptre and reins, brandishing thunderbolt overhead; ROMA incuse on tablet below. Crawford 28/3; BMCRR Romano-Campanian 78-99; RBW 67; RSC 23. 6.43g, 20mm, 5h.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1503840[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin, from the same sale, is one of those rough, dark Limes denarii, which also attracted zero bids.&nbsp; Again, taking into account the crude nature of these imitation coins, its overall style is quite nice, especially the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar, Æ Limes Denarius. Uncertain mint after Rome, AD 145-160. AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bare head to right / COS II, Spes advancing to left, holding up flower and raising skirt. cf. RIC III 431 (Pius); BMCRE 604 (Pius); RSC 103. 3.40g, 18mm, 7h.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1503847[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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