Emperor Nothing: Long lost Roman Emperor twin of Antoninus Pius

If you ever find a solution to the "buying something after saying you won't buy anything" problem, please let me know. I've told myself I wouldn't buy anything for a bit to have a bit of money for the upcoming CNG auction featuring some of RBW's coins, and then a very scarce Republican bronze showed up in the inventory of a dealer I frequent and now I've gone and sent him an offer. One of these days I'll figure this out.

 

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I have a solution, but it's not pretty. Flush your money down the toilet, and cut up all your cards. No money, no new coins.

 

Yeah, I've learned never to say that I'm on the wagon, because as soon as I do, I buy a coin and I've got to post it with apologies for speaking too soon.

I'm going to be the odd man out and say that denarius could use a lemon juice bath. I like darker silver, but it's starting to go black, and that's too much for my tastes. But each to his own. It's a great coin.

 

My question is, did you tell your wife the story, and did she buy it?

I like the tone on your new pickup. I generally prefer toned silver, but have a similar one in fresh, minty silver.



A-Pi ruled for a long time, and many of his silver coins are decently-priced in good grades. I do find his bronzes more interesting, particularly the series based on the foundation myths of Rome. I've managed to collect a few of them, but there are more.

The Lanuvium Sow and her little ones...


Mars making ready to ravish the vestal virgin Rhea Silvia...


The good ol' she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus reverse...


Some members here have some excellent and interesting examples from his Alexandrian series of big bronzes that are quite a sight to behold. They really ought to post them.

 

I totally agree with Mr Schultz => "I see nothing!!"

Ooooow, nothing is my total favourite ...

Sallent, congrats on your new score!! (ummm, but you should treat your gal better than that ... because in the end, if she's the one => your coins won't mean too much when you're sitting there with Mr Nothing ... I'm just sayin' ... keep your head-up)

Oh sorry, I got side-tracked ... yah, I love nothing!!

 

Ummm, my bad .... I just re-read your OP-story and I didn't hear any mention of a girlfriend/wife ...

=> so you're golden (you're allowed to cheat on yourself => that's what keeps it sexy!!)

 

Don't mess with it, it's great as is.

 

I'm actually a single dad raising a 5 year old son. I dropped him off with my aunt so I could go take care of a few things this Saturday. He didnt have to endure the coin shop...and at age 5 he wouldn't have the patience for it anyway. But I do show him my coins, and he seems to have some interest in them...as much as could be expected of a 5 year old anyway. They don't have the longest attention spans at that age.

 

I don't know and am not asking the circumstances why you are a single father, but I am jealous that you have a 5 year old to watch and nourish as he grows and learns.

 

Although my wife is very liberal towards my coin addiction, if I were to tell such a story back home, I would probably hear : "C'mon ! you're not even wet, tell me something else, I believe nothing at your fairy tale !"

Nothing to add :


Antoninus Pius, Sestertius Rome mint, AD 140/144
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right
PROVIDENTIAE DEORVM, winged thunderbolt, S - C in field
25.86 gr, 31 mm
Ref : Cohen #682, RCV # 4208, RIC III # 618



Antoninus, Pius Antoninianus Rome mint AD 250/251
DIVO PIO Radiate head right
CONSECRATIO Large altar
4.00 gr
Ref : RIC IV # 90, Cohen # 1189, RCV # 9475
in qblay's catalog : AN71/P152



Antoninus, Pius Antoninianus Rome mint AD 250/251
DIVO PIO Radiate head right
CONSECRATIO Eagle facing
4.10 gr
Ref : RIC IV # 89, Cohen # 1188, RCV # 9474
in qblay's catalog : AN34/A061

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Great story. Please don't clean the coin. Get yourself some jewelry polishing pads that remove patina. Gently rub it over the highest points of the design and legend - not in the fields - and you will offset the design from the dark fields and really make it stand out. Or, just leave it alone.

A toned coin is a happy coin!

 

It is a nice coin and a great story. Neither needs polishing.

 

Thought I'd share my Antoninus Pius. This was bought in similar circumstances, I told myself I wouldn't buy any coins for a bit, I was saving up for an upcoming auction, then a friend asked if I'd like to see a small list of coins he was planning on selling and I felt like this one had a lot of character, plus he was offering me a killer deal on it so I snapped it up. I also vote to leave it. I love denarii that get really dark like that.

Roman Empire. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 A.D. AR denarius (17.2 mm, 3.54 g, 6 h). Rome mint, Struck 139 A.D. IMP T AEL CAES HADR ANTONINVS, bare head right / AVG PIVS P M TR P COS II P P, Victory advancing right, holding palm and wreath. RIC 25; BMCRE 60; RSC 86.

 

problem with a new hobbies, you have to get it all. no worries, you got a great lookin' coin, that you can pass down to your young man.