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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SeptimusT, post: 2916575, member: 91240&quot;]I’m not sure if this is how this is done here, but I have been wanting to share these with someone. I bought a Marcus Aurelius denarius sometime ago, and that ballooned into building up a set of the Nerva-Antonines/Five Good Emperors (more attainable than the 12 Caesars). I just finished out the five with Nerva a week or so ago, and eventually I’ll probably add in co-emperors and wives. The affordability makes expanding the set quite attractive. But maybe I’ll take a break from denarii for a little first.</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn’t try to coordinate reverses, and the quality of the coins varies somewhat (the Aurelius isn’t as strong a strike as I’d like, but I didn’t know that much about denarii at the time), but overall I’m pretty proud of them. I particularly like the Trajan Arabia issue, and I am a big fan of the ragged look of the Pius.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Nerva</b></p><p>Obverse: IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P COS III PP, laureate bust right</p><p>Reverse: LIBERTAS PVBLICA, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and scepter</p><p>17mm, 3.0g, struck at Rome in 97 </p><p>RIC 19 </p><p>[ATTACH=full]705253[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Trajan </b></p><p>Obverse: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TR P, laureate, draped bust right</p><p>Reverse: COS V PPV SPQR OPTIMO PRINC, Arabia standing left, holding a branch and bundle of cinnamon (?), camel at left</p><p>17mm, struck at Rome in 103-111</p><p>RIC 68</p><p>[ATTACH=full]705256[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hadrian</b></p><p>Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, laureate bust right</p><p>Reverse: FELICITAS AVG, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia </p><p>17mm, 2.81g, struck at Rome in 134-138</p><p>RIC 233</p><p>[ATTACH=full]705257[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>Obverse: ASNTONINVS AVG PIVS PP IMP II, laureate bust right </p><p>Reverse: TR POT XIX COS III, Fortuna standing right, holding rudder and cornucopia </p><p>18mm, 3.60g, struck at Rome in 155-156</p><p>RSC 987, no RIC</p><p>[ATTACH=full]705258[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Marcus Aurelius</b></p><p>Obverse: M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG, laureate bust right </p><p>Reverse: COS III PP, Mars standing right, holding inverted spear in right hand, left resting on shield </p><p>16mm, 2.73g, struck at Rome in 176-180</p><p>RIC 417</p><p>[ATTACH=full]705259[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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