Hey everyone, Just thought I'd share four of my recent acquisitions. Trajan (98-117 AD) AV Aureus Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and vindicta. Weight: 7.1 grams RIC II 123 Ex: ANE, Calgary Coin The rest are from various CNG auctions: Herennius Etruscus, As Caesar (249-251 AD) AE Sestertius Obv: Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C, Bareheaded and draped bust right. Rev: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Herennius standing left, holding baton and spear. Weight: 17.27 grams RIC IV 171a Constans (337-341 AD) AR Siliqua Obv: DN CONSTANS PF AVG, pearl-diademed head right. Rev: VOTIS XXV MVLTIS XXX in four lines within wreath. Mint: Nicomedia Weight: 3.04 grams RIC VII 42 Valentinian I (364-375 AD) AR siliqua Obv: DN VALENTINI-ANVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev: VRBS-ROMA, Roma seated left on throne, holding Victory on globe and sceptre. Mint: Trier Weight: 2.28 grams RIC IX 27d
Superb haul, @Roman Collector ! All of them are great but the Constans looks to be about as perfect an ancient coin as I’ve seen. The images are sharp, solidly struck, well centered, and the toning is beautiful.
Oh man, what a sweet group of coins @Romancollector ! I'm with zumbly, those siliquae are especially nice.
Wow! Those are gorgeous, @Romancollector ! I like the Herennius Etruscus sestertius; it's very nice for the issue.