It's My Birthday

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  1. Dafydd

    Dafydd Supporter! Supporter

    Happy Birthday Matt.
    My
    Faustina Senior Rome after AD247 NRCV 4584
    Rev Ceres Standing holding long torch and supporting fold of drapery.
    I reckon she is actually playing with a skipping rope.
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  3. Ed Snible

    Ed Snible Well-Known Member

    For your birthday you may feast your eyes on a big Egyptian tet of Faustina II with good color (high silver content.)

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    EGYPT, Faustina Junior, billion tetradrachm 22mm 13.61g
    Dated Regnal Year 12 (147/8 AD),
    Obv: ΦΑVС[ΤΙΝΑ] СƐΒΑСΤΗ; Faustina II
    Rev: L ΔωΔƐΚΑΤΟV; Eusebeia seated left, holding patera over lit altar, holding long scepter
    RPC vol 4 #13632 (temporary), D 3247, Geissen 1945, M 1985
     
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  4. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Fave Tet:

    Makedon Philip II Tet Pella LIFETIME 353-349 Zeus Horse star spearhd Le Rider 102.JPG
    Makedon Philip II Tet Pella LIFETIME 353-349 Zeus Horse star spearhd Le Rider 102



    Cool coin, weird woman - c'mon, Uncle Domi???
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    RI Julia Flavia Titi Diva 90-91 CE d-Titus concubine-uncleDomitian AE Sestert 33mm 20.4g - Carpentum mules SPQR - SC rare
     
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  5. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

    Great coins, TIF! The portrait of Lucilla is remarkable!
     
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  6. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Happy Birthday, Mat (again) ... this time with coins

    :rolleyes:

    Ummm, I'm never sure of the posting-rules, so I'm merely gonna post my favourite empress (a two-way-tie between two)

    Julia Paula
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    Otacilia Severa
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    ... oh, and then my favourite Roman Tet ...


    Saloninus

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    ... yah, I just love that lil' guy (how cute, eh?)
     
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  7. David Atherton

    David Atherton Flavian Fanatic

    Happy Birth Day Mat!

    I don't know if this would count technically as a tet.

    T515c.jpg Titus
    AR Cistophorus, 10.64g
    Rome mint (for Asia), 80-81 AD
    RIC 515 (R), BMC spec. acquired 1948, RSC - , RPC 860 (3 spec.)
    Obv - IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.
    Rev: CAPIT across field, RESTIT in exergue; Temple of Capitoline Jupiter with 4 columns enclosing figures of Juno, seated Jupiter and Minverva
    Acquired from Calgary Coin, 30 November 2015. Ex MS collection. Ex Berk 124, 3 January 2002, lot 448.
     
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  8. ro1974

    ro1974 Well-Known Member

    Congratulations:)
     
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  9. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Ooooh, I'm envious of that one!
     
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  10. Dafydd

    Dafydd Supporter! Supporter

    Oh I should have said, I don't have a Tet so had to work with what I had, hope I didn't disappoint.
     
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  11. mikenoodle

    mikenoodle The Village Idiot Supporter

    Happy Birthday Mat!!! I hope that you enjoy the day and many more to come!
     
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  12. Nicholas Molinari

    Nicholas Molinari Well-Known Member

    Happy birthday. Unfortunately. I have no empresses or Roman tets.
     
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  13. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

    Remarkable!
     
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  14. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    I tossed in a Makedonwn Tet! Philip II... mastermind of history! I would love to see an MFB Tet!
     
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  15. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    Happy Birthday, mat!

    As requested, some fine Roman ladies to celebrate the occasion...

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  16. Dafydd

    Dafydd Supporter! Supporter

    Superb coins everybody and great photography with my exception!
     
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  17. gregarious

    gregarious E Pluribus Unum

    Happy Birthday Mat! !@#$% 002.JPG
     
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  18. gregarious

    gregarious E Pluribus Unum

    arg! my usb bit the weenie, but i've spares.. here's your cake and another arrival of luiLa Doma(not opened, just got it) for the par tay!:)
     
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  19. gregarious

    gregarious E Pluribus Unum

    smh!:rolleyes: cake 001.JPG
     
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  20. icerain

    icerain Mastir spellyr

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    Happy Birthday Mat.

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    and just for the heck of it...

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  21. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

    Those are some beautiful profiles, Zumbly!
     
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