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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 1697287, member: 9204&quot;]I think that after collecting the twelve Caesars for so long, you will find the Adoptive Emperors and Antonines to be an exciting change. The number of portrait styles alone gives you vastly greater options, and those only multiply when you consider the myriad of fascinating reverse types. And since you are collecting gold as well, you have the ability to acquire some of the most stunning portraits in all of the Roman Imperial coinage. I know this period is considered the &quot;silver age&quot; of Rome but, for numismatics, this really is an artistic high point. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few types to consider:</p><p><img src="http://www.acsearch.info/images/63/629801.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Hadrian aureus showing the Genius of the &quot;Golden Age&quot; stepping through an oval frame. The sense of motion that the engraver conveys on the reverse is magnificent.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/90001531.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Trajan has a number of historically important architectural types.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/33181q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And some of our empress collectors would do terrible things for a portrait like this one of Faustina Senior![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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