Ancients => Gimme a "Corn" => gimme a "Ucopia" => what does that spell?

randygeki · Jan 5, 2014

Antoninus Pius, August 138 - 7 March 161 A.D. AR Denarius

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIIII, laureate head right; reverse COS IIII, Fortuna standing left holding rudder and cornucopia.
RIC III 194, RSC II 265, BMCRE IV 719-20, Scarce , Rome mint 150-151 A.D.

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Eduard · Jan 5, 2014

Cornucopiae? I have a few….

Sestertius, In the name of Drusus, son of Tiberius Sestertius circa 22-23, Æ 33.5mm, Confronted heads of two little boys emerging from crossed cornucopiae with caduceus between. Rev. DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N PONT TR POT II around S C. C 1. BMC Tiberius 95. RIC Tiberius 42. CBN Tiberius 72.

Hadrian, Sestertius, Felicitas standing with cornucopia.

Eduard · Jan 5, 2014

Elagabalus (218-222 AD) for Aquilia Severa. AR Denarius , Rome, AD 220-222.
Obv. IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG, Draped bust right.
Rev. CONCORDIA, Concordia standing front, head turned left, holding patera and double cornucopiae; on left, altar and star. RIC 225.

Eduard · Jan 5, 2014

Vitellius, January – December 69
Sestertius late April-December 69. Laureate and draped bust r. Rev. Pax standing l., holding branch and cornucopiae. C 67. RIC ?

Rather worn and with minor corrosion, but a fairly scarce coin.

stevex6 · Jan 5, 2014

Wow => super coins, gang!!

Eduard => I love that Drusus Sestertius (man, what a gorgeous coin)

Eduard · Jan 5, 2014

Marcus Auelius, As, Liberalitas standing.
(picture shows a rougher planchet than in reality).

Eduard · Jan 5, 2014

Otho (AD 69). AR denarius (19mm, 3.45 gm, 6h). Rome. IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head of Otho to right / PONT MAX, Ceres standing left, holding ears of grain and cornucopiae. Cf. RIC 19 or 20? (aureus). RSC 11.