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Denarius of Plautilla;
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Caracalla (198 - 217 A.D.)
AR Antoninianus
O: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Radiate, bearded and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
R: P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Jupiter seated left, holding Nike and scepter; at feet to left, eagle standing left, head right.
Rome Mint, 215 A.D.
5.5g
24mm
RIC IV 260v; RSC 277b

Next: Coin Depicting Ceres

 

Dupondius of Claudius with Ceres reverse.
next, bronze of Claudius....

 

L FURIUS CN F BROCCHUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS FURIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Bust of Ceres right between wheat-ear and barley-corn; III VIR across field, BROCCHI below
REVERSE: Curule chair between fasces; L. FVRI/CN. F above
Rome 63 BC
3.9g, 20mm
Cr414/1; Furia 23

Next: Curule chair

Too late. Next: Bronze of Claudius

 

Next: silver of the same Claudius (imperial preferred, but provincial will work too)

 

CLAUDIUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VI IMP XI, laureate head right
REVERSE: PACI AVGVSTAE, Pax-Nemesis advancing right, drawing out fold of robe at neck, holding caduceus above serpent preceding her
Struck at Rome, 46/7AD
3.6g, 19mm
RIC39, BMC40

Next: Serpent

 

Antoninus Pius (138 - 161 A.D.)
AE diobol
EGYPT, Alexandria
O:Laureate bust r., drapery on l. shoulder.
R: Agathodaemon erect, crowned with skhent; in field, L-IE. issued 151-2 (year 15)
7.45g
23mm
RPC Online 15718 (this coin), Dattari-Savio Pl. 162, 3066 (this coin).

From the Dattari collection.

next: type you are drawn to collect

 

I love Aes Grave of RR. They are crude in design, but massive, heavy.

Here is a semis , weighs 145 gms.

next another of what draws you to collect...

 

Simple, history. Doesn't get more historical then this fellow.


Julius Caesar (February-March 44 B.C)
AR Denarius
Lifetime Issue
O: Wreathed head of Caesar right; CAESAR downward to right, DICT PERPETVO upward to left.
R: Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory in outstretched right hand and vertical scepter in left; L • BVC[A] downwards to right. L. Aemilius Buca, moneyer.
Rome Mint
3.92g
17mm
Crawford 480/8; Alföldi Type XIV, 62–3, 67, and 69 (A13/R22); CRI 105; Sydenham 1061; RSC 23; RBW 1683.

Next: Figure with shield

 

CLAUDIUS
AE As
OBVERSE: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP P P, bare head left.
REVERSE: Minerva advancing right, holding shield and brandishing a javelin, S-C across fields
Struck at Rome, 50-4AD
10.5g, 25mm
RIC 116

Next: Minerva

 

Hi All,



Next: A denarius from Alexandria.

- Broucheion

 

Let's try another subject.




Next: A coin showing a chariot or biga being pulled by anything but horses.

 

How about goats?

Roman Republic, moneyer: Gaius Renius, AR denarius, 138 BC, Rome mint. Obv: helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, X. Rev: Juno in biga of goats r., wearing diadem and holding sceptre and reins in l. hand and whip in r. hand; below, C. REN; in exergue, ROM[A]. 16mm, 3.41g. Ref: RRC 231/1.

Next: another chariot drawn by anything but horses

 

M. AURELIUS COTTA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Head of Roma, COTA below, X behind
REVERSE: Hercules holding club in biga of centaurs holding branches. M.AVRELI below, ROMA in ex
Struck at Rome 139 BC
4.29g, 16mm
Aurelia 16, BMC.914, Craw.229/1
ex. Pliego Numismatics

Next: Centaur(s)

 

Magnetes Thessaly (50 - 130 B.C.)
Æ20
O: Laureate head of Zeus left.
B: MAGNHTWN; The Centaur Chiron advancing right and holding branch over shoulder; large star below.
8.04g
20mm
Rogers 338b

Next: Syrian provincial

 

@Mat It's been over 48 hours. Care to pick another topic?

 

? Really, not even a Syrian Tet that are common as dirt? It qualifies.

"your most expensive coin"

 

My most expensive, between 1K and 2K


CALIGULA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, bare head right
REVERSE: DIVVS AVG PATER PATRIAE, radiate head of Divus Augustus right
Struck at Lugdunum, 37/8AD
3.5g, 18mm
RIC I 10

Next: Divus Augustus

 

It's been almost 24 hours. Let me chane the next topic.

Next: Augustus (any)

 

Augustus Quinarius
Emerita Augusta
25-23 BC, Legate P. Carisius,
1.9g.

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