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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Claudius_Gothicus, post: 7491675, member: 116315&quot;]I&#039;ve just received this morning the coins which were generously offered by [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER] as part of the prices of this year&#039;s edition of the &quot;Guess the Cointalker&quot; contest; it was a very kind gesture and I&#039;m really glad to have received them, though I find it a little bit amusing that the package missed my birthday by just one day <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />!</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, the description of &quot;Mystery Prize #4&quot; was &quot;Neck beards, satellites on buildings and proof that aliens visited the 4th century&quot;, so here&#039;s the coins, presented in the same order as the description; they are actually four instead of three, though, as [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER] was kind enough to throw in a fourth one as an extra.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first one is an antoninianus of none other than Gallienus; after all, who else could it have been, with that description?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295431[/ATTACH]</p><p>Gallienus (253-268), Antoninianus, Rome mint, 5th officina.</p><p>Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right;</p><p>Reverse: PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and sceptre, V in left field;</p><p>RIC V 256</p><p><br /></p><p>The second one is this follis of Constantius II as Caesar, where the wear is making the turrets on the top noticeably stand out from the rest:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295435[/ATTACH] </p><p>Constantius II as Caesar (324-337), Follis, Thessalonica mint, 5th officina.</p><p>Obverse: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, seen from the front;</p><p>Reverse: PROIVDEN-TIAE CAESS, campgate with six layers, two turrets, star between, no door, SMTSЄ in exergue;</p><p>RIC VII 158</p><p><br /></p><p>The third one is this Valentinian I with an excellent obverse but also with a Victory on the reverse with a damaged face, that makes her look like a little bit alien:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295437[/ATTACH] </p><p>Valentinian I (364-375), AE3, Siscia mint, 4th officina.</p><p>Obverse: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front;</p><p>Reverse: SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm branch, (palm branch)ΔSISC in exergue;</p><p>RIC IX 7</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, here&#039;s the additional coin, which is also my favourite of the group, as this antoninianus of Postumus has an excellent dark patina that makes it look great in hand:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295440[/ATTACH] </p><p>Postumus (260-269), Antoninianus, Trier mint, 1st officina.</p><p>Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front;</p><p>Reverse: PA-X AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and sceptre, P in left field;</p><p>RIC V 318</p><p><br /></p><p>Post anything you feel like might be relevant <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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