Year of the 3 Roman emperors

Unfortunately i have only two of the 3: Galba and Vitellius. Otton is missing for now.

 

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Meanwhile try 193 AD: Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger and Septimius Severus.

 

I badly want a Vitellius coin, I'm not bothered what it is or the condition, I just want one in my collection.

Poor guy, haha!

Just out of interest, what did you pay for those?


Here is a lovely looking one..I might bid on it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....950730&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_1182

 

WOW! I didn't know that.

I might try to collect the coins like this, what is this gonna cost me though?

I'm guessing hundreds.

 

Well.. i actually payed 5 USD for Vitellius and 3 other coins (2 Hadrian and an Antoninian one) in 1995. One Hadrian and the Antoninian one were unfortunately destroyed (had holes):

 

And the Hadrian without a hole:
By the way..that is not the real color of the metal. They are all silver but the light was playing tricks on me.

 

That is a nice Galba, Rapax. The wreath motif on Galba denarii is very popular, and sought by collectors. Galba used the same motif on Sestertii and Dupondii. The dupondii are quite scarce. The Vitellius is obviously quite worn, but for $5, what can you say. Nice buy.