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Message:: [QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 5489992, member: 83845"]This has been a fun thread to follow. I haven’t participated because I don’t know that my favorite imperial example could be termed overly interesting relative to some of the others show.  However I do think the reverse is appropriate to the emperor. [ATTACH=full]1239479[/ATTACH] Roman EmpireAntoninus Pius, AD 138-161AR Denarius, Rome mint, Struck ca. AD 140-143Wt.: 3.01 gDia.: 17 mm, 6hObv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P COS III; Laureate head rightRev.: AEQVITAS AVG; Aequitas standing left, holding scales and sceptreRef.: RIC III 61; RSC 14 I’ll add an Egyptian drachm with what I consider a cool reverse. See my write up <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/egyptian-drachm-a-variation-of-a-magnificent-ancient-sculpture-type.370459/#post-5143156" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/egyptian-drachm-a-variation-of-a-magnificent-ancient-sculpture-type.370459/#post-5143156">here</a>.[ATTACH=full]1239480[/ATTACH] Egypt, AlexandriaAntoninus PiusAE Drachm, Alexandria mint, struck RY 13 (AD 149/50)Dia.: 34.2 mmWt.: 23.9 gObv.: ΑVΤΚΤΑΙΛΑΔΡΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟCEBEVC; Laureate head rightRev.: TPIKA (date) IϚ (16); Nilus reclining left holding reed and cornucopia from which emerges a pekheis; crocodile below; L in left fieldRef.: Emmett 1621.13Ex Theodosius Collection[/QUOTE]