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This is my first coin of Augustus as Emperor. I thought the obverse portrait was stunning in spite of the slightly off center reverse. Thoughts? Thanks!    Augustus. Silver Denarius (4.02 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Rome, 16 BC. L. Mescinius Rufus, moneyer. Laureate head of Augustus right. Reverse: L MESCINIVS RVFVS, helmeted and cloaked Mars, holding spear and parazonium, standing facing on pedestal inscribed S P Q R / V PR RE / CAES in three lines. RIC 351; BMC 86; RSC 463a. Magnificent portrait, beautiful style, and excellent metal. Lovely old cabinet toning. Superb Extremely Fine. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Yes, "stunning" is a good descriptor. Will you do a run of the 12 Caesars?
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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No way. Not even in silver. I might pick up some here and there if the right coins come up at the right price.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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You sound pretty sure at the moment, but I'm gonna wait and see where you go with this.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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The obverse has an almost medallic appearance about it, without any legend. Nice condition and even toning in this case helps.
As far as the 12 Caesars are concerned, I have never thought about it too much, but perhaps my approach would be much the same as the OP's, and most probably across all denominations of the period.
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The obverse has an almost medallic appearance about it, without any legend.  A keeper for sure. Colligo ergo sum
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