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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Thanks lrbguy, I would have submitted an R5 Constantine follis or my Nero denarius.
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Orfew is more than welcome to post his suggestions although inadmissible for voting purposes. Next week hopefully everyone posts in the Greek thread which I am sure will be most interesting.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
949 Posts |
I for one would like to see that Constantine follis, and hear its story (although R5 today often isn't what it was before the Bulkan explosion of the late-80s and 90s). A nice denarius of Nero under $300 would be fun to see too, I think.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Unfortunately I didn't see this in time so can't post? But am I blind or did nobody post a Constantius II Fel Temp Reparatio? Seems like such a staple to me!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
949 Posts |
The Fel Temp reverses were represented by a coin of Constans, with the particular type most associated with him.
If you were to go with Constantius II, which type of Fel Temp would you select:
1. falling horseman
2. victory on prow
3. phoenix
4. soldier with labarum and captives
5 soldier with labarum and captive (Thessalonika)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
567 Posts |
Sorry for not being clear, I would certainly go with the falling horseman, it's definitely the most recognizable and appealing type to me.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Thanks all for the interest in my coins. Here they are. Constantine Billon follis, RIC VII Rome 46 (R5), SRCV IV 16126, Cohen VII -, F, 1st officina, Rome mint, 3.512 grams, 20.1 mm, die axis 0o, 316 A.D.; obverse IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse SOLI INVICTO COMITI D N, Sol standing left, radiate, nude but for chlamys over shoulders, raising right hand commanding the sun to rise, globe in left, star left, crescent right, R P in exergue  NERO. 54-68 AD. AR Denarius. Rome mint. Struck 67-68 AD. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P P, Laureate head right / Salus seated left on throne, holding patera, SALVS in exergue. RIC I 71; RSC 316  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I like that Nero, he sure was ugly but I still would like him in my collection.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2624 Posts |
So the results are in, here are the top ten ^^
Mark Antony Denarius - 25 points - a clear winner.
Marcus Aurelius - 18 points - clearly a popular guy.
Imperial Denarius - 18 points
Republican Denarius - 15 points
Campgate reverse - 10 points
Romulus and Remus - 10 points
Hadrian, Commodus, Caligula, AS - 5 points each
Voting was a tad confusing... one wonders if such general description as "Imperial denarius" is such a wide field that it had unfair advantage in the votes compared to a particular ruler or reverse type.
Regardless thanks all for those who submitted coins and took time to share their thoughts. I for one enjoyed seeing your favourites. NExt thread will be the Greek coins which are my favourite!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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I forgot to vote.. cant we intoduce the smackdowns again? I liked it very much. (after the top greek types of course)
Edited by Dutchgulden
09/05/2015 02:06 am
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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Thank you, David, for stating this thread. Happy my guy M.A made it to number 2, even if Trajan did not make it on the list. Well, everybody had different tastes
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