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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 8186131, member: 98035"]Roman:</p><p><br /></p><p>- I'm missing only Gordian II and Constantine III to complete the full set of officially recognized (by the Senate and/or other emperors) Roman emperors from Augustus through Valentinian III (West) and Zeno (East). As a bucket list Holy Grail coin once my house is paid in full, my kids are put through college, and I get my wife a nice placating gift, I dream of one day owning a solidus of Majorian or Julius Nepos, IMO the only two of the ~dozen last puppet emperors who are interesting enough to justify the price. Sadly I don't ever see myself being able to afford a Romulus Augustulus.</p><p><br /></p><p>- Uranius, Laelianus, Vaballathus, Julian I, Domitianus, Alexander, Martinian, Nepotian, Eugenius, and Jovinus are all usurpers that I could theoretically get with some planning and careful budgeting.</p><p><br /></p><p>- I'm missing only Statilia Messalina, Cornelia Supera, and a number of the rare late empresses from a full empress set (Minus Constantia, Zenobia, and Dryantilla, who I do not consider to be obtainable)</p><p><br /></p><p>- I'm missing Titus (by Domitian), Nerva (by Trajan), Trajan (by Hadrian, with a portrait), Commodus (by Severus), Pertinax (by Severus), Julia Domna (by Elagabalus), Caracalla (by Macrinus?), and Nigrinian from a complete set of deified emperors by their immediate predecessors/family</p><p><br /></p><p>- I eventually plan/hope to build a full set of Restoration issues under Titus, and "Best Emperors" set under Decius</p><p><br /></p><p>Indo Sassanian:</p><p><br /></p><p>- I have not yet found a Chittaraja for sale (king who made Gadhaiya with his name on the reverse).</p><p><br /></p><p>- I have only found a Hammira AE (with Gadhaiya reverse) for sale at an auction house that positively will not ship overseas.</p><p><br /></p><p>- I am missing several styles of very early (Series 0/1.1) types that I know are out there, but haven't hit the market since the year before I started collecting them.</p><p><br /></p><p>- I am missing at least a handful of very early Pratihara types (specifically early imitations with VA, JA, or trident)</p><p><br /></p><p>- I am missing a few Malwa omkara types, all particularly rare eye symbols</p><p><br /></p><p>- My seller offered one of my Holy Grail Sri Ma intermediate types in a group lot that I couldn't splurge on because I would be buying about 50 coins I didn't at a price that I wouldn't be able to de-stash the rest. Patiently waiting on that one to get listed on ebay so I can snatch it up.</p><p><br /></p><p>- There are always surprises with this series, so I'll know it when I see it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 8186131, member: 98035"]Roman: - I'm missing only Gordian II and Constantine III to complete the full set of officially recognized (by the Senate and/or other emperors) Roman emperors from Augustus through Valentinian III (West) and Zeno (East). As a bucket list Holy Grail coin once my house is paid in full, my kids are put through college, and I get my wife a nice placating gift, I dream of one day owning a solidus of Majorian or Julius Nepos, IMO the only two of the ~dozen last puppet emperors who are interesting enough to justify the price. Sadly I don't ever see myself being able to afford a Romulus Augustulus. - Uranius, Laelianus, Vaballathus, Julian I, Domitianus, Alexander, Martinian, Nepotian, Eugenius, and Jovinus are all usurpers that I could theoretically get with some planning and careful budgeting. - I'm missing only Statilia Messalina, Cornelia Supera, and a number of the rare late empresses from a full empress set (Minus Constantia, Zenobia, and Dryantilla, who I do not consider to be obtainable) - I'm missing Titus (by Domitian), Nerva (by Trajan), Trajan (by Hadrian, with a portrait), Commodus (by Severus), Pertinax (by Severus), Julia Domna (by Elagabalus), Caracalla (by Macrinus?), and Nigrinian from a complete set of deified emperors by their immediate predecessors/family - I eventually plan/hope to build a full set of Restoration issues under Titus, and "Best Emperors" set under Decius Indo Sassanian: - I have not yet found a Chittaraja for sale (king who made Gadhaiya with his name on the reverse). - I have only found a Hammira AE (with Gadhaiya reverse) for sale at an auction house that positively will not ship overseas. - I am missing several styles of very early (Series 0/1.1) types that I know are out there, but haven't hit the market since the year before I started collecting them. - I am missing at least a handful of very early Pratihara types (specifically early imitations with VA, JA, or trident) - I am missing a few Malwa omkara types, all particularly rare eye symbols - My seller offered one of my Holy Grail Sri Ma intermediate types in a group lot that I couldn't splurge on because I would be buying about 50 coins I didn't at a price that I wouldn't be able to de-stash the rest. Patiently waiting on that one to get listed on ebay so I can snatch it up. - There are always surprises with this series, so I'll know it when I see it![/QUOTE]
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