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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Zebucatt, post: 6596210, member: 118774&quot;]Such a great topic and so many choices. I have to go first to in my opinion (if you believe everything written on him because history is always dictated by the victors) the craziest, most out there and deserving of a movie Elagabalus. Rome&#039;s first emperor/empress.</p><p><br /></p><p>AR Antoninanus, 218AD, 22mm, 6.0g, Rome</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG</p><p>Radiate, draped and cuir., bust right</p><p>Rev: PM TR P COS PP</p><p>Roma seated left holding Victory and spear, shield at side. </p><p>Ref: RIC 1, BMCRE 3, RSC 126</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265844[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1265845[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next I go to Trajan Decius the first emperor to be slain in battle by a foreign enemy.</p><p><br /></p><p>AE sestertius, 30mm, 15.6g, 250-51AD, Rome</p><p>Obv: IMP C M Q TRAIAN DECIVS AVG</p><p>Laurel draped bust right</p><p>Rev: DACIA S C</p><p>Dacia standing left holding Dacian standard surmounted by wolfs head (draco)</p><p>Ref: RIC 112a, Hunter 32. Note had BD treatment.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265849[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1265850[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And last I will go back to the Severn era with the marriage issue of Plautilla. I think the reverse kills two birds with I stone. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie31" alt=":cat:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>AR denarius, 202AD, 19mm, 2.4g, 2nd marriage issue, Rome</p><p>Obv: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE</p><p>Bust of Plautilla draped turned right, her hair is plaited and coiled behind the head.</p><p>Rev: CONCORDIAE AETERNAE</p><p>Plautilla stands, draped, turned right, clasping hands with Caracalla, who is standing draped,&nbsp; turned left.</p><p>Ref: RIC 361 RSC 10 CSS 575a CRE 435 [ATTACH=full]1265852[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1265853[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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