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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 5168795, member: 86498&quot;]I had a problem as one of my coins is missing so I had to take a break to find it. Needless to say things were happening to my machine so I felt it necessary to put what i had up onto the CT site and continue a bit later.</p><p>8.Himera Ar Tetradrachm 409-408 BC Mai artist Obv The nymph Himera reigning in an unruly quadriga right. Rv Himera standing facing head left sacrificing over altar to right Satyr taking bath HGC 436 17.46 grms 23 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1210765[/ATTACH]&nbsp; What I find fascinating about this coin is that this coin was minted just before the city fell to the Carthaginians. One of the more unfortunate byproducts of the interminable wars between the Greeks and the Carthaginians was that the magnificent experimental coinages so much a part of Greek Sicily were in most part terminated.</p><p>9. Aegina Ar Stater 445/4-430 BC Obv Tortoise seen from above Rv Skew pattern HGC 437. 12.27 grms 18 mm [ATTACH=full]1210772[/ATTACH] Photo by W. Hansen This has to be one of the most iconic early Greek coins. I have been lucky over the last few years to complete a more or less basic set of these coins. When I saw this one I knew it was going to be spectacular and I am so glad I got it.</p><p>10. Rhodes Ar Stater 340-320 BC Obv. Head of Apollos 3/4 to the right Rv Rose Ashton 98 HGC 1433 6.88 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen [ATTACH=full]1210775[/ATTACH] This has to be one of the best dies ever created for this coinage. Though some of the tetradrachm dies are much superior for a stater this must be one of the nicer ones.</p><p>Now I am going to do the Roman.&nbsp; Last year I had acquired quite a number of Greek gold coins This year I ended up buying a number of Roman gold. Again no particular order</p><p>1. Galba Ae Sestertius Rome RIC 339 68 AD Obv Head left laureate Rv Concordia seated left 26.40 grms 32mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1210778[/ATTACH] In my mind this is one of the best portraits of Galba ever created. To me it captures the essence of the man a tough hard bitten military man. You can see how the skin is so stretched over the boney structure of his face. This image is so different from that of Nero</p><p>2. Antoninus Pius Ae Sestertius 141-143 AD RIC 746a Obv Bust right laureate and draped&nbsp; Rv Italia seated left on celestial globe. 27.14 grms 32mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1210781[/ATTACH] This coin is incredible What i particularly like about it is that for the first time Italia is given top billing.</p><p>3. Hadrian Ae Drachm Alexandria Obv Bust right laureate draped and cuirassed. Rv Nilus recling left. Datarri 1794 This coin. 25.83 grms 32mm Photo by W. Hansen [ATTACH=full]1210782[/ATTACH] I have featured this coin a number of times already. It has to be one of my favorites. I remember many years ago seeing one like it in a CNG auction and bidding on it and as usual being out bid. It certainly is great to finally get it.</p><p>4.Octavian Denarius 29-27 BC Obv Bare head right. Rv Crocodile Advancing right RIC 275a CRI 430 AEGYPTO CAPTA. 3.71 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen [ATTACH=full]1210790[/ATTACH] What can I say I wanted one of these for many years and now I got one</p><p>5. Tiberius Av Aureus No date RIC 29 Obv Head right laureate Rv Pax seated right 7.79 grms 19mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1210793[/ATTACH]&nbsp; To me this looks like one struck towards the end of his reign. He looks like he could use a vacation</p><p>6. Trajan Av Aureus 108-110 AD Obv bust right laureate draped and cuirassed seen from back. Rv. Ceres standing left RIC 109 7.33 grms 20mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1210796[/ATTACH] Do the celators during the reign of Trajan ever not design a really great coin?</p><p>7. Severus Alexander Av Aureus 229 AD Obv head right laureate. Rv Romulus advancing right&nbsp; RIC 96 5.84 grms 20mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1210797[/ATTACH] I was trying to get an aureus of Vespasian and the competition was really tough. I managed to get this guy instead. Severus Alexander does mint some very nice coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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