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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Magnus Maximus, post: 2595664, member: 73473&quot;]2016 has been a great year for coin collecting, I&#039;ve continued my relentless buying spree of Roman Siliquae while branching out to the early &quot;Byzantine&quot; empire</p><p><br /></p><p>No.10 </p><p>[ATTACH=full]565611[/ATTACH] </p><p>The only Greek coin I added this year, a drachm of Ariobarzanes III. He was a loyal friend of the Roman Republic and his coins are cheap and plentiful.</p><p><br /></p><p>No. 9</p><p>[ATTACH=full]565612[/ATTACH] </p><p>I sometimes dabble in earlier Roman coinage if the price is right, it was for this coin. </p><p>Caracalla. A.D. 198-217. AR antoninianus (24 mm, 5.35 g, 6 h). Rome, A.D. 215. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, radiate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right / P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Jupiter seated left, holding Nike and scepter; at feet to left, eagle standing left, head right. RIC -; BMC -; RSC 277b. Rare bust type for the issue. Lightly toned. Very fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>No.8</p><p>[ATTACH=full]565613[/ATTACH] </p><p>My first &quot;Goldie&quot; of 2016, a Semiss of Emperor Justin II.</p><p>Love this one a lot!</p><p><b><i><b>Justin II. </b>565-578. AV Semissis (18mm, 2.16 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory seated right on trophy, inscribing shield set on knee; star to left, reversed staurogram to lower right; CONOB.DOC 12; MIBE 10; SB 352. Good VF. </i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>No.7</p><p>[ATTACH=full]565614[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]565615[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Now we get into the really good stuff! </p><p><b>Constantius II. </b>AD 337-361. AR Siliqua (18mm, 2.09 g, 6h). Arelate (Arles) mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 355-363. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS / XXX / MVLTIS / XXXX within wreath; PCON. RIC VIII 261 and 291; RSC 342-3r. Near VF, toned.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Ex 2010 Gussage All Saints Hoard (PAS Ref. DOR-A1CCB1; NC 171 [2011], no. 54).</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>No.6</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]565618[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><i>I&#039;ve been hunting a coin from this specific die for years, I finally got one it this year. Certainly one of the best portraits of Magnus Maximus I&#039;ve ever seen.</i></p><p><i>Magnus Maximus, 383-388 Siliqua Treveri circa 383-388, AR 18.5mm., 1.84g. D NMAG MAXIMVS P F AVG Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. VIRTVS ROMANORVM Roma enthroned facing, head l., holding globe and spear; in exergue, TRPS. RIC 84b. C20.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>To be continued.....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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