Oh no! Here he goes again. Not another Marcus Antonius Legionary coin! Yep, that's what it is. But what I really wanted to show is the progression in the quality of my acquisitions. At first, I was only concerned with getting a coin where the legion number could be identified. Now that I have accomplished acquiring one of each of the legions, my concern is better quality for each. In this case, I have purchased three Legio XV examples. The first was horrible, but the legion number is visible. The second is much better, but still a poor example. This latest is much better quality, but I'm still on the hunt for a better example. MARCUS ANTONIUS AR Denarius OBVERSE: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley, thyrsos behind prow REVERSE: LEG XV. Legionary eagle between two standards Patrae 32-31 BC 3.19g, 17mm Crawford 544/30; RSC I 47; CRI 371 ex. Civitas Galleries
..great upgrade Bing!....hehe...even now while still filling up empty spaces in mine, i look over the ones i have and look for better...
Nice get Bing. I still don't have one though I have sold a couple that were very close to yours. So much history.
nice coins, slight differences in the dies make an interesting comparison, my first legionary denarii is worn smooth
Nice Bing. Whenever possible I try to upgrade late roman AE3 and 4's of rulers to AE2's or better. The larger flan and heavier weights, along with more attention to the portrait results in some pleasing coins, especially in the era when the West was tottering. For example, consider this nice AE2 of Arcadius compared with the miniscule AE4 nummus'.
Looks great, @Bing ! I see your next step will the the Encapsulated Proof Set from the Anthony Alexandrian Mint.
