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Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 03/19/2012 09:42 am Well, after not buying for a month, I went on a spending spree this weekend and purchased five coins. One, the sellers images are so bad, I will have to wait till it arrives to post. However, he sold it as a Nerva when in fact it is a provincial coin of Augustus I believe. The other four coins, though not rare, are coins I either did not have or only had one coin in poor condition in my collection. The first coin is a Denarius of Lucilla, RIC 781, struck at Rome in 165-169 AD: OBV: LVCILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right REV: PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated left, veiled & holding hand on breast 2.5g, 18.5mm The second coin is an Antoninianus of Trajan Decius, RIC-IV_iii, 16c, struck at Rome in 249 AD: OBV: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right REV: GENIVS EXERC ILLVRICIANI, Genius standing left with patera & cornucopiae; standard at right 4.30 g, 20.1mm The third coin is an Antoninianus of Valerian I, RIC 13, struck at Lyons, 258-259AD: OBV: VALERIANVS PF AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right REV: ORIENS AVGG, Sol, standing left, holding globe & raising right hand And the fourth coin is a Centenionalis of Constantius Gallus, RIC-VIII, 95, struck at Cyzicus in 351-354 AD: OBV: D N FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right REV: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Helmeted soldier to left, shield on left arm, spearing fallen horseman; shield on ground at right. Horseman turns to face soldier and raises right arm. SMKA in ex. 5.4g, 23.9mm Total I spent less than $75 for all five coins so I think I got bargains on all of these coins. Report this Post to the Staff

Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 03/19/2012 10:29 am Wisely done JW The bust style on the Fel Temp is not one you see all the time. There is one sort of similar here.http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/yorkc...Product=7196 Scoll down a bit for an interesting article. Edited by Doucet 03/19/2012 8:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 03/19/2012 10:38 am Thanks Doucet. I just double checked the attribution on this coin and it should be Cyzicus RIC-VIII 97. The difference is the mintmark is "dot SMKA". It was the bust style that drew my attention to this coin. However, I did want a better example of a Constantius Gallus in my collection as well and this fills the requirement quite well for me. Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 03/19/2012 12:55 pm I like the Decius with tone and a better than average reverse type. Unfortunately it is often not real well struck on the legends. On the other end is the Lucilla which is poorly cleaned. Overall, a reasonable group. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 03/19/2012 1:03 pm Very nice group--well-chosen. I always run across a new Roman ruler on this forum--this time Constantius Gallus--was this the beginning of the divided empire? In 350, Magnentius had rebelled and killed the emperor Constans, claiming the purple. Constantius II prepared to move against the usurper, but needed a representative in the East, so he called Gallus at Sirmium, raised him to the rank of caesar (15 March 351), gave him the name Constantius, and strengthened the bonds with his cousin by allowing Gallus to marry his sister Constantina. Gallus and Constantina, who probably shared her brother's aim of controlling the young Caesar, set up residence in Antioch. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/19/2012 2:59 pm Very nice coins and price, I really like the bust design on the Constantius Gallus. Report this Post to the Staff
Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 03/19/2012 5:00 pm Really liking the color and style of the Constantius Gallus portrait. Well done, grats! -Kurt Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 03/19/2012 5:32 pm The story of Gallus and later how he was replaced by Julian is worth reading if you are not familiar with him. Constantius II was the last surviving son of Constantine the Great and his somewhat ruthless rise to sole power left him a problem when it came to finding help and support within the family. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 03/19/2012 10:28 pm Nice pickups. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 03/20/2012 12:24 am Glad you picked the Con Gallus up - It certainly caught my eye when you posted it yesterday, very interesting. I was also pleasantly surprised when I saw the price of it, I was considering buying it myself Report this Post to the Staff
MartiVltori Pillar of the Community United States 870 Posts	Posted 03/20/2012 01:29 am Nice Decius. Real sharp. Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2885 Posts	Posted 03/20/2012 02:25 am Nice coins - and even though the Constantius Gallus is "the bronze one" I think it's the most interesting - )for the obverse bust type) My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 03/21/2012 7:35 pm "Helmeted soldier to left, shield on left arm, spearing fallen horseman; shield on ground at right. Horseman turns to face soldier and raises right arm" ... => seriously => that is so cool => great coin (jealous) Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 03/21/2012 7:42 pm I like them all too. Nice finds JW, thats a big fel temp almost 24mm is a nice size. Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 03/21/2012 7:55 pm Thanks, I'm really looking forward to it arriving. I will be out of country for the next nearly 2 weeks, so I hope it comes before I leave. I got the Valerianus today and of course it's better in hand as usual. So I'm hoping for the rest by week's end. Report this Post to the Staff
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