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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrsmat71, post: 2762788, member: 42634&quot;]New coins!&nbsp;&nbsp; They don&#039;t have much in common, other than they were both on the list...and they both cost about 30 bucks shipped.</p><p><br /></p><p>Time to scratch some things off the list!</p><p><br /></p><p><strike>fouree </strike></p><p><strike><br /></strike></p><p><strike><br /></strike></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/100_7875_zpsfk0uteeu.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/100_7875_zpsfk0uteeu.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/100_7875_zpsfk0uteeu.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">Roman Republic, Fourée Denarius imitating L. Thorius Balbus.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>2.8g, 19mm, 3h; after 105 BC. Obv.: Head right of Juno Sospita, wearing goat-skin headdress; I. S. M. R. behind. Rev.: L.THORIVS // BALBVS; Bull charging right; S above. Reference: cf. Sear 192; Thoria 1; Cr. 316/1; Syd. 598. From the Doug Smith Collection #387</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess the ISMR stands for <i>Juno Sospita Mater Regina</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is kind of a double score because I also wanted a Juno &quot;goat head&quot; denarius!&nbsp;&nbsp; Ex. doug...thanks for getting rid of this one!&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanks to JA for the fast service as usual!&nbsp;&nbsp; It will have a nice new home!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lets take another one off the list!</p><p><br /></p><p><strike>Aelius</strike></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/100_7170_zps5soqcvrv.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/100_7170_zps5soqcvrv.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/100_7170_zps5soqcvrv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6">Aelius Caesar, 136-138 AD, AE drachm</font></p><p><br /></p><p>O: bust r. draped, R: Homonia seated on throne l., holding patera. A cornucopia at her side. Ref. Dattari 2076 BMC 923 Alexandria 33 mm, 22.1g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is is pretty rough, but it&#039;s really not that bad for the type.&nbsp; I can&#039;t afford a nice example....but 30 bucks for this one was pretty sweet really.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have trouble remember who this guy is like i did, he was one of Hadrian&#039;s pics (not first i guess?) to be his successor and was elevated to caesar, but didn&#039;t live long enough to be augustus.&nbsp;&nbsp; He died unexpectedly but of natural caused before that time after returning to Rome.&nbsp; He&#039;s son did get to be emperor for a bit with Marcus Aurelius..... Lucius Verus (also died on a return trip to Rome, disease).</p><p><br /></p><p>Post any related coins you want![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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