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Message:: [QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4898741, member: 96898"]Interesting family story – it's a pity that such tradition-steeped trades and the respective skills and knowledge of craftsmanship have gone all but extinct. If you're looking for a Roman Vulcan, this type of Valerian I is probably the easiest to get. I'm not sure whether my example counts as "ugly." I've seen a few better ones, but most are worse:[ATTACH=full]1182067[/ATTACH] Valerian I, Roman Empire, AR antoninianus, 258 AD, Lugdunum mint. Obv: Obv: VALERIANVS P F AVG; bust of Valerian I, radiate, draped, l. Rev: DEO VOLKANO; Vulcan, draped, wearing pilos, standing l. in temple, holding hammer in r. hand and pincers in l. hand; at his feet l., anvil. 22mm, 3.16g. Ref: RIC V Valerian 5. And, in addition, here is a nice little Spanish coin I like a lot but have rarely shown. Always reminds me of many a good summer day at my in-laws' place in Catalonia – if COVID-19 hadn't turned all our lifes uside down, I would probably be there right now...[ATTACH=full]1182068[/ATTACH] Iberia, Arse (Saguntum), Edetani tribe (under Roman rule), AE quadrans, ca. 170–120 BC. Obv: scallop. Rev: "AIUBaS" in Iberian letters; dolphin; above, three pellets. 17mm, 4.13g. Ref: Álvarez-Burgos 2008 (ABH) 2051.[/QUOTE]