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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 7314767, member: 80952&quot;]Good coins, [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER]&nbsp; and everyone.</p><p>I like your Faustina II Sestertius, good conservation, good colors and contrast and, a very important part for me, nice design and symbolism. That is a coin I would like to have in my collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for Maximinus, the obverse is excellent, very sharp details + it really shows the acromegaly. I don&#039;t know what is the cause of the reverse aspect - I don&#039;t think it was artificial, as if someone wanted to alter this coin it would have been either 1. tooling, to make it more appealing (and more expensive) - not the case (not that I don&#039;t like it!) or 2. Damnatio Memoriae, as I&#039;ve seen on Thrax coins, but it doesn&#039;t make sense as the obverse is as good as possible. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have recently added a Max Thrax sestertius. </p><p>I think it was a perfect decision. I like the reverse a lot - you can even see some details on Salus&#039;s face.&nbsp; The pitting/corrosion is not that bad in hand - that was a surprise. I thought the obverse would be a mess but it&#039;s quite OK. Unfortunately the emperor looks normal in appearance, no signs of acromegaly.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1278544[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>30 mm., 19,25 g.</p><p>RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 64</p><p>Date Range: AD 235 - AD 236</p><p>Obverse Legend: IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG</p><p>Type: Bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right</p><p>Reverse Legend: SALVS AVGVSTI S C</p><p>Type:&nbsp; Salus, draped, seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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