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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Romancollector, post: 8086922, member: 106319&quot;]<b>11. Hadrian (AD 117-138)</b></p><p>There are a number of travel series denarii that I&#039;m looking for, this just happens to be my first one. Among other provinces, Hadrian&#039;s journey to Egypt was significant due to the death of Antinous and the events that followed it, namely his deification and Hadrian&#039;s foundation of Antinoopolis. I don&#039;t see myself having a coin of Antinous anytime soon, so this looser connection will have to suffice! <b>[ATTACH=full]1405033[/ATTACH]</b></p><p>Hadrian. 117-138. AR Denarius (18.1mm, 3.52 g). Rome mint. AD 132. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right / AEGYPTOS, Egypt reclining left, holding sistrum, stork before. RIC III 297.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Ex Apollo Numismatics.</i></p><p><i>Ex Fritz Rudolf Kunker Auction 295 (25 September 2017), lot 827.</i></p><p><i>Ex Frank Sternberg Auction III (1974), lot 83.</i></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>12. Lucilla (Augusta, AD 164-182/183)</b></p><p>I originally had a specific denarius in mind for Lucilla. However, when I saw this coin I decided that I preferred it instead. This coin possesses a soft, yet dignified portrait of Lucilla an equally exquisite reverse, not to mention a provenance going back to the 1970s.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1405038[/ATTACH]</p><p>AE Sestertius (33mm, 28.99 g). Rome mint. AD 164-169. LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust of Lucilla right, seen from front, hair in waves and coiled up in chignon at back of head / PIETAS, Pietas, draped, standing facing, diademed and veiled head left, dropping incense from right hand into lighted altar at feet, holding box of incense in left. RIC III (Marcus Aurelius) 1756.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Ex Heritage Auctions World &amp; Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3093 (29 October 2021), lot 31139.</i></p><p><i>Ex Heritage Auctions Auction 3061 NYINC (7 January 2018), lot 29396.</i></p><p><i>Ex Numismatica Ars Classica Auctions 97 &amp; 98 (12 December 2016), lot 336.</i></p><p><i>Ex Hess-Divo Auction 321 (25 October 2012), lot 267.</i></p><p><i>Ex Frank Sternberg (November 1975), lot 124.</i></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>13. Julia Domna (Augusta, AD 193-217)</b></p><p>This is probably one of my favourite sestertii in my collection. As I&#039;ve already said on this forum, I was always drawn to the later portraiture of Domna. To me, this portrait exudes power and a regal aura and that is precisely why I wanted it.</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1405041[/ATTACH] </b></p><p>AE Sestertius (31mm, 26.52 g). Rome mint. AD 215, struck under Caracalla. IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, diademed and draped bust right / SAECVLI FELICITAS S C, Felicitas standing left, sacrificing out of patera over altar and holding sceptre. RIC IV 590.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Ex Jack A. Frazer Collection.</i></p><p><i>Ex Classical Numismatic Group 117 (19 May 2021), lot 577.</i></p><p><i>Ex Classical Numismatic Group Triton XXIII (14 Jan 2020), lot 797.</i></p><p><i>Ex James Fox Collection.</i></p><p><i>Ex Classical Numismatic Group 40 with Numismatica Ars Classica (14 Dec 1996), lot 1573.</i></p><p><i>Ex Leu 50 (25 April 1990), lot 335.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>14. Severus Alexander (AD 222-235)</b></p><p>I was on the hunt for a sestertius of Severus Alexander, with no particular variety in mind and I liked the reverse of this coin. The issue was struck in commemoration of Alexander’s assumption of his third consulship.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1405026[/ATTACH]</p><p>AE Sestertius (29mm, 19.64 g). Rome mint. AD 229, special emission. IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder / P M TR P VIII COS III P P S C, Severus Alexander in quadriga right holding eagle-tipped sceptre. RIC IV 495.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Ex Classical Numismatic Group 117 (19 May 2021), lot 585.</i></p><p><i>Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 793918 (June 2007).</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>15. Gordian III (AD 238-244)</b></p><p>I wanted an aureus of Gordian, and I like his particularly childlike appearance on this coin. Photo by Nomos</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1405030[/ATTACH] </b></p><p>AV Aureus (21mm, 4.86 g). Rome mint. AD 239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath in right hand and palm branch in left. RIC IVc 11.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Nomos Auction 23 (30 November 2021), lot 243.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>16. Otacilia Severa (Augusta, AD 244-249)</b></p><p>I liked this coin for the obvious reason that it commemorated the saecular games and that there&#039;s a hippo on its reverse. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1405025[/ATTACH]</p><p>AE Sestertius (30mm, 19.89 g). Rome mint. Late AD 248. MARCIA OTACILIA SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust right / SAECVLARES AVG, S C, Hippopotamus standing right, head raised. RIC IV 200.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Naville Numismatics Auction 69 (14 November 2021), lot 515.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b>17. Diocletian (AD 284-305)</b></p><p>I wanted to represent a few different mints through argentei in my collection and Nicomedia is one of them. Also, if you don&#039;t include my half argenteus which I purchased earlier in the year, this is my first argenteus!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1405071[/ATTACH]</p><p>AR Argenteus (19mm, 3.33 g). Nicomedia mint. AD 295. DIOCLETIANVS AVG, laureate head right / VICTORIAE SARMATICAE, tetrarchs sacrificing before six-turreted enclosure; mintmark SMNΓ. RIC VI 19a.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Ex Numismatica Ars Classica E-Shop.</i></p><p><i>Ex Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 84/2 (21 May 2015), lot 2084.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>18. Diocletian (AD 284-305)</b></p><p>This was the coin that I initially didn&#039;t include in my top 20. Now that I decided I to have a list of 21 coins, I figured why not add it. It is a common coin, but it has a beautiful style and full silvering. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1405072[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>19. Galerius (AD 305-306)</b></p><p>I&#039;ve wanted campgate follis for a while, as campgate reverses are less frequently encountered on larger module folles. I was happy to acquire this example which previously belonged to CTs very own [USER=86498]@Terence Cheesman[/USER]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1405078[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Galerius.</b> AD 305-306. AR Argenteus (26.5mm, 10.37 g). Lugdunum mint, 1st officina. AD 300-302, as Caesar. CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate bust left, in imperial mantle, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, holding patera over lighted altar and cornucopiae, B to right; Mintmark PLC.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Ex Classical Numismatic Group Feature Auction 115 Session 3 (17 September 2020), lot 716.</i></p><p><i>Ex Calgary Coin &amp; Antique</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>20. Constantius I (AD 305-306)</b></p><p>I didn&#039;t think I would add a second coin of Constantius I, as I already have a nice follis from Lugdunum, but when I saw this one I had to have it. The intricate curly beard that is characteristic of the issues from Antioch seemed to be especially pronounced on this coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1405070[/ATTACH]</p><p>AE Follis (26mm, 9.16 g). Antioch mint, 1st officina. AD 300-301, as Caesar. FL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genus standing left, holding patera, cornucopiae; K-delta over V across fields, mintmark ANT.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Ex Fritz Rudolf Kunker GmbH &amp; Co KG Auction 351 (25 September 2021), lot 509.</i></p><p><i>Ex Munzzentrum Auction 80 (Cologne, 1994), lot 80.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>One more to go.....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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