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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 3720040, member: 57495"]Nice! I think that one has plenty of character in addition to the history. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple of worn coins that I really love and am proud of owning. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]997167[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>VESPASIAN</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 3.05g, 18.4mm. Rome mint, 21 October 69 - early 70. RIC 2; Cohen 226; BMC 35; Hendin 1479. O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right. R: Judaea seated right on ground in attitude of mourning, trophy set on shields behind her; IVDAEA in exergue.</p><p><i>Ex Prof. Dr. Hildebrecht Hommel Collection, with tag noting acquisition date 15 Feb 1943</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]997169[/ATTACH]<b>AUGUSTUS</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 3.23g, 20.1 x 17.2mm. Pergamum mint, 27 BC. RIC I 475; RSC 28. O: CAESAR, bare head right. R: AVGVSTVS, bull standing right. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]997170[/ATTACH]<b>ANTONINUS PIUS</b></p><p>AE Drachm. 26.83g, 33.5mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 5 = AD 141/2. Emmett 1628 (R3); Dattari 2776; RPC Online 14830. O: Laureate head right. R: Nilus seated right on rocks upon which a crocodile climbs, Alexandria-Euthenia wearing elephant-skin headdress standing left, holding corn ears and sistrum; [L E] in exergue.</p><p><i>Ex Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman-Egyptian Coinage, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago (1981.413)</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]997172[/ATTACH] <b>DIDIA CLARA</b></p><p>AE Sestertius. 18.24g, 30.0mm. Rome mint, AD 193. Struck under Didius Julianus. RIC 20; Cohen 4. O: DIDIA CLARA AVG, draped bust right. R: HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; S-C across field.</p><p><i>Ex Dr. Rainer Pudill Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 3720040, member: 57495"]Nice! I think that one has plenty of character in addition to the history. Here are a couple of worn coins that I really love and am proud of owning. [ATTACH=full]997167[/ATTACH] [B]VESPASIAN[/B] AR Denarius. 3.05g, 18.4mm. Rome mint, 21 October 69 - early 70. RIC 2; Cohen 226; BMC 35; Hendin 1479. O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right. R: Judaea seated right on ground in attitude of mourning, trophy set on shields behind her; IVDAEA in exergue. [I]Ex Prof. Dr. Hildebrecht Hommel Collection, with tag noting acquisition date 15 Feb 1943[/I] [ATTACH=full]997169[/ATTACH][B]AUGUSTUS[/B] AR Denarius. 3.23g, 20.1 x 17.2mm. Pergamum mint, 27 BC. RIC I 475; RSC 28. O: CAESAR, bare head right. R: AVGVSTVS, bull standing right. [ATTACH=full]997170[/ATTACH][B]ANTONINUS PIUS[/B] AE Drachm. 26.83g, 33.5mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 5 = AD 141/2. Emmett 1628 (R3); Dattari 2776; RPC Online 14830. O: Laureate head right. R: Nilus seated right on rocks upon which a crocodile climbs, Alexandria-Euthenia wearing elephant-skin headdress standing left, holding corn ears and sistrum; [L E] in exergue. [I]Ex Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman-Egyptian Coinage, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago (1981.413) [/I] [ATTACH=full]997172[/ATTACH] [B]DIDIA CLARA[/B] AE Sestertius. 18.24g, 30.0mm. Rome mint, AD 193. Struck under Didius Julianus. RIC 20; Cohen 4. O: DIDIA CLARA AVG, draped bust right. R: HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; S-C across field. [I]Ex Dr. Rainer Pudill Collection[/I][/QUOTE]
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