Here is a Domitian as with natural red patina: 28-27 mm. 9.56 grams. It has a lot of titles: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIII CENS PER PP It is Sear 2805 but with a different COS number. RIC II.I 544, plate 151. FORTVNAE AVGVSTI S C on either side of Fortuna holding rudder and cornucopiae The type is common but the red (my screen shows it just like the coin) patina is very unusual. I invite you to show us coins with a red patina or coins with lots of titles.
Very pretty coin Val. Is the red patina what is referred to as Syrian Red? Here is one of mine with red patina: GALLIENUS Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP GALLIENVS AVG - Radiate head right. REVERSE: PAX AETERNA - Pax standing left, holding branch and scepter Struck at Rome, 260-8 AD 3.2g, 20mm RIC 252, C 716
VICTORINUS Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP C VICTORINVS PF AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right REVERSE: PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providence standing left, holding cornucopiae, globe at feet Struck at Southern Mint, 268-270 AD 2.3g, 21mm RIC 61
MAXIMIANUS Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right REVERSE: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG, Jupiter standing right holding sceptre & orb facing Hercules standing left holding Victory & club, S in lower centre, XXI dot in ex. Struck at Antioch 286-95 AD 4.3g, 22mm RIC 622 crescent S
Both red patina and lots of titles CLAUDIUS AE As OBVERSE: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TRP IMP P P - Bare head left REVERSE: CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI - Constantia standing left, raising hand and holding spear; S C across fields Struck at Spanish Mint, 42/3AD 12.7g, 25mm RIC111, BMC201, S1858
Valentinian => wow, that's a very sweet lookin' coin ... here are a couple of my red babies ... Antoninus Pius AE Drachm Augustus Quadrans Hadrian AE Alexandria Obol
Crispus AE3. 325-326 AD. 2.6g, 18.34mm OBV: CRISPVS NOB CAES, Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right. REV: PROVIDENTIA CAESS, campgate with two turrets & star above, six brick layers. SMHG in ex. REF: RIC VIII Heraclea 75 Would this one be Syrian red? The coin came from the middle east somewhere.
Antoninus Pius Æ Orichalcum Sestertius. 24.2g, 34mm OBV: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII, Laureate head right. REV: LIBERTAS COS IIII S C, Libertas standing left holding purse and extending hand. REF: Cohen 543. RIC III 929
This one isn't read but certainly has lots of titles.... Hadrian Ae Sestertius Obv:- IMP CAES DIVI TRA PARTH F DIVI NER NEP TRAIANO HADRIANO AVG, Laureate bust right with drapery on far shoulder, strap across chest from right to left shoulder Rev:- PONT MAX TR POT COS, FORT RED/S C in two lines in exergue, Fortuna seated left holding rudder and cornucopiae Minted in Rome. A.D. 117 Reference:– BMCRE 1111. Cohen 751 var. (cuirassed). RIC II 541a var. (cuirassed).
