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<p>[QUOTE="Bing, post: 3246088, member: 44132"]There are more than enough coins in my collection where the portrait is what made me buy the coin. However, not all because the portrait was excellent. Some because the portrait was odd. Here are a couple I purchased because of oddities:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]850864[/ATTACH] </p><p>DOMITIAN</p><p>AE As</p><p>OBVERSE: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER P P, laureate head right</p><p>REVERSE: MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia</p><p>Struck at Rome, 92-94AD</p><p>10g, 26mm</p><p>RIC 756</p><p>[ATTACH=full]850865[/ATTACH] </p><p>VESPASIAN</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>OBVERSE: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right</p><p>REVERSE: COS ITER TR POT, Pax seated left, holding branch and caduceus</p><p>Struck at Rome, 69-71 AD</p><p>3.31g, 18mm</p><p>RIC 29; RSC 94h; Sear 2285</p><p>[ATTACH=full]850866[/ATTACH] </p><p>HADRIAN</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>OBVERSE: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head right, draped left shoulder</p><p>REVERSE: P M TR P COS III, Aeternitas standing front, her head turned left and holding the heads of the sun and moon in hands</p><p>Struck at Rome, 119-122 AD</p><p>3.46g. 17mm</p><p>RIC 114[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bing, post: 3246088, member: 44132"]There are more than enough coins in my collection where the portrait is what made me buy the coin. However, not all because the portrait was excellent. Some because the portrait was odd. Here are a couple I purchased because of oddities: [ATTACH=full]850864[/ATTACH] DOMITIAN AE As OBVERSE: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER P P, laureate head right REVERSE: MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia Struck at Rome, 92-94AD 10g, 26mm RIC 756 [ATTACH=full]850865[/ATTACH] VESPASIAN AR Denarius OBVERSE: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right REVERSE: COS ITER TR POT, Pax seated left, holding branch and caduceus Struck at Rome, 69-71 AD 3.31g, 18mm RIC 29; RSC 94h; Sear 2285 [ATTACH=full]850866[/ATTACH] HADRIAN AR Denarius OBVERSE: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head right, draped left shoulder REVERSE: P M TR P COS III, Aeternitas standing front, her head turned left and holding the heads of the sun and moon in hands Struck at Rome, 119-122 AD 3.46g. 17mm RIC 114[/QUOTE]
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