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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3362235, member: 75937&quot;]I&#039;ll admit that sometimes Roman provincial issues can seem quite crudely rendered:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]891299[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>But there are times when I&#039;m awe-struck by how well-rendered they are. I can&#039;t get enough of this new acquisition! What artistry!</p><p><br /></p><p>Show us your provincial coins with exceptional artistry!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]891300[/ATTACH] </p><p>Severus Alexander, AD 222-235.</p><p>Roman Provincial Æ 27.2 mm, 8.75 g, 6 h.</p><p>Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior, Legate Um. Tereventinus, AD 226-227.</p><p>Obv: AVT K M AVP CEVH AΛEZANΔPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: HΓ ȢM TEPEBENTINOV MAPKIANOΠOΛIT-ΩN, Asklepios standing facing, head left, holding serpent staff.</p><p>Refs: AMNG I 1027; Moushmov 696; Varbanov 1685 (same dies).</p><p><br /></p><p>How about a close-up of Asklepios?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]891302[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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