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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Restitutor, post: 6627188, member: 112621&quot;]Wonderful way to start the year! Love the owl and the Julian (at least I’m pretty sure it’s Julian!) especially.</p><p><br /></p><p>After a two month dry-spell I decided to say screw it and “go crazy” in yesterday’s NN auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267566[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P. </p><p>Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI. </p><p>Annona standing left, holding cornucopia and grain ears over modius to left; to right, prow of ship.</p><p><br /></p><p>Woytek 212f; RIC 167.</p><p><br /></p><p>Condition: Near extremely fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight: 3.02 g.</p><p>Diameter: 19 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267567[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P. </p><p>Laureate head right.</p><p>Rev: TR POT COS IIII / LIB IIII. </p><p>Liberalitas standing left with abacus and cornucopia.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 155.</p><p><br /></p><p>Condition: Good very fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight: 3.34 g.</p><p>Diameter: 19 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267568[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>FAUSTINA II (Augusta, 147-175). Denarius. Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. </p><p>Draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: FECVNDITAS. </p><p>Fecunditas standing facing, head right, holding sceptre and infant.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 677 (Aurelius); T&amp;M 176.</p><p><br /></p><p>Condition: Extremely fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight: 2.85 g.</p><p>Diameter: 20 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267569[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>PROBUS (276-282). Antoninianus. Ticinum.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IMP C PROBVS AVG. </p><p>Radiate and mantled bust left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre.</p><p>Rev: PROVIDENT AVG / Q / SXXI. </p><p>Providentia standing left, holding globus and sceptre.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 490.</p><p><br /></p><p>Condition: Near extremely fine, silvered.</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight: 3.84 g.</p><p>Diameter: 25 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pretty happy with the results. First Pius, Faustina II, and Probus coins added to my collection. I liked the link between the Trajan and Pius reverses. Felt like the Pius grade was a tad low given the incredible portrait so think that may have worked out to my advantage![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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