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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1245798, member: 5739&quot;]Thank you Randy, quite a compliment. I just love the radiate bust of the emperors and some of the beautifully done portraits used on some Silver Antoninianii, which is why I have always had a thing for them, and when collecting I have focused more on them than on denarii.... but you know I also love the nice Tets <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks doug, I had the link for your pages saved somewhere but forgot to include it, my apologies. Very interesting stuff on the types and officinae.... especially how Philip II used one officinae and Otacilia Severa used another specific one. I really like the reverse with the two on horseback, I think the TRANQUILLITAS AUGG is my second favorite of the types you show on your page. That reversed &#039;B&#039; TRANQUILLITAS is quite interesting... do you know the story on that one? I haven&#039;t seen any like it either.</p><p>&nbsp;The bare headed coins of Philip II are another type I would like an example ( or three ) of one of these days.... I had a chance to buy a nice Antioch 4drachm of him as Caesar on several occasions years ago but did not buy them, and that I regret, since they are much more pricey now than they were when I had the chance. I also would like a 4drachm of Otacilia Severa, but I have seen few with a portrait I like, she looks a bit manly in many of the Antioch Tetradrachm portraits I have come across.... not like her beautiful portrait that is found on some of her AR Antoninianii. I include two photos of the portrait of my favorite Otacilia Severa Silver Antoninianus that is in my collection. I much like the coins of this time period, and very much appreciate the page you made with such good information and photos doug, thank you sir.</p><p>---------------------</p><p>Here are some new photos I took of my TRANQUILLITAS AUGG &#039;B&#039; in field Silver Antoninianus of Philip II, and despite being only 3.2 grams it is quite a large flan and very nice.... it is around 25 x 23 mm.... not too shabby.... I like a good large flan. </p><p>The lighting isn&#039;t very good and I didn&#039;t yet take the coin out of it&#039;s 2x2 holder, so the pics aren&#039;t great, but show the ammount of quality detail still remaining on the portrait and rest of the coin.</p><p>--------------------</p><p>I will put up some more of the Gallus tet when I take them, anyone have any info on that?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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