Ancients => Hadrian's sweetie, Sabina (yup, another chick-coin)

Apparently 2016 seems to be the year that I add a bunch of chick-coins to my animal farm?!

=> yup, this is the 3rd lovely Roman lady that I've added and we're only 3 months into the year!! (maybe I do like women more than animals?!!)



... anyway ...

For whatever reason this sweet example caught my eye (it has a nice look/feel about it, yes?) ... and then when I went searching for similar examples, I found very few (that always makes me feel even better about my coin-targets) ... I actually didn't find any examples, but I'm pretty sure that the true sleuths on this site will be able to track-down a few examples, considering that there is a RIC number, etc, etc (please feel free to help a brother out and post any other similar examples, thanks)

... sorry, I digress ...

Regardless of other examples, this baby seemed to be asking me for a new permanent home, so who am I to say "no" right? (I quickly struck a sweet deal with one of my few Canadian ancient dealers and now she's packing her bags and getting ready to move to northern Manitoba, that lucky girl, eh?)



Sabina, wife of Hadrian. Augusta, AR Denarius
128-136/7 AD
Struck circa 128-134 AD
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 2.9 grams
Obverse: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, diademed and draped bust right, hair in plaited coil on crown of head
Reverse: Anepigraphic, Venus standing right, seen from behind, leaning on column with shield behind, holding reverted spear and helmet
Reference: RIC II 412 (Hadrian); Strack 363a; BMCRE 920 (Hadrian); RSC 89
Other: Sweet and Rare






=> please feel free to add your Sabina examples, Hadrian examples, Venus examples ...... oh, and I'd really appreciate if somebody found me a similar example whether it's in your own stuff, or whether it's merely on-line (thanks in advance, my awesome coin family)

 

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That is a lovely example Steve. I only have this one. Cleaned to the metal, it is probably worth about $1, but there is something about her ghostly image that makes me like this coin. Of course I would like an upgrade, but I wouldn't get rid of this one.


Sabina
Coin: Bronze As
SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P - Diademed bust right, braided hair coiled on top of head
S C in ex, - Ceres seated on basket, holding grain ears & torch.
Mint: Rome (128-134 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 10.29g / 27mm / -
Rarity: Scarce
References:

• RIC 1023
• Cohen 70

 

Oh my, that's a nice soft brown As you have there, my coin-friend (congrats)

=> thanks for posting that baby!! (I appreciate the quick response, Pishpash)

 

That's a sweet Sabina, Steve-O! I don't have any . One of these days I'll at least get an Alexandrian Sabina.

 

Your new coin shows the fancy hair 'up' option which I only have as a fourree. More common is the 'down' style. I suppose now you will be going after the women of Trajan???

 

Very nice coin, Steve. Your type with Venus holding a helmet seems to be much scarcer than the type with her holding an apple. Perhaps someone with RIC can verify this. This acsearch.info search resulted in 23 denarii and 2 sestertii, all with apple:
http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?similar=1387302
I found only two with helmet at that site:
http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=499042
http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1277198
CNG's database has at least 50 examples with apple, but only these two with helmet:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=286667
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=43782

 

wow, awesome => thanks for your efforts, ancientnut (I really appreciate your help)

Funny, because I ran across a couple of those examples, but I dismissed them, for I thought that my example was a bit different (my example doesn't seem to have a good "shield" leaning against the column) ... yah, so I figured that my example was different from those you found, but perhaps my example merely has a poorly struck shield, or my shield is worn away?



=> thanks again for your help

cheers

 

Nice coins of Roman Empresses! Nice to see all these gems posted!
John

 

Oh, and for the record => here are my 3 sweet Roman Ladies of 2016 ...

Severina



Orbiana



Sabina



... yup, they're kinda like my version of Charlie's Angels

 

Well, I may as well toss-in my Hadrian examples (The Hubby) ...

=> "please" feel free to post any of your examples (it seems like a pretty sweet and easy Sunday pile-on thread) ... pick anything that's related and that you want to post (I'm pretty easy, my coin-friends)

 

Oh, and I may as well add-in another possible pile-on-coin-avenue ...

=> Venus (Aphrodite examples)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_(mythology)

Aphrodite (Greek)




Venus (Roman)

 

When I first read "Hadrian's sweetie", I thought you were going to post an Antinous . But hey, that's an awfully nice Sabina! I have a homely as of hers somewhere around, but it looks like I'm two years behind photographing some of my coins...

 

Well, I have to leave and eat some breakfast and get-on with my Sunday (baby-sitting the Godson => good times)

Have a great Sunday => oh, and please knock yourselves out by posting any relevant cool coins (thanks, gang)

 

Good idea . Here's his main squeeze, Antinous:


EGYPT, Antinoöpolis. Antinous
2nd-3rd centuries CE
PB tessera, 25 mm, 7.63 gm, 11h
Obv: draped bust of Antinous right, wearing hem-hem crown; crescent before, AN behind
Rev: Serapis standing right, head left, raising hand and holding scepter; to left, ЄYC/YBA/[...]
Ref: Peus 386 (26 April 2006), lot 759 (same dies); Milne –; Dattari (Savio) –; Köln –

 

I am SO jealous of that coin TIF

 

I'd like to have that hairstyle portrait coin of her eventually, nice addition.


Sabina (128-136 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: SABINA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust of Sabina right.
R: CONCOR-DIA AVG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and scepter.
Rome
18mm
3.33g
RIC 391; RSC 24
Ex A. Lynn Collection (Freeman & Sear E16), 89.

 

Here's Empress Galeria with the Roman goddess of Love on reverse.

 

A definite winner @stevex6 !!! What a wonderful coin....and all the posts are terrific!

My Sabina denarius:

 

that's a great coin stevex, she has some interesting hair!



the reverse with venus is awesome as well,with a flirty cheek flash and arms/armor! hot but dangerous!

 

Formidable !
I just love portraits of hers with this hairstyle (same for the younger portraits of Faustina Jr), but unfortunately haven't got any.

I can only provide the pile-on thread with a regular portrait, which I feel is less attractive (pardon me other folks who, like me, have only that one).


Sabina, Denarius Rome mint AD 129
SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P , draped bust right
CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia seated left holding patera, resting on a statuette of Spes, Cornucopia beneath her seat.
3.22 gr
Ref : Cohen # 12, RCV # 3919

Once again, one can notice how much the ladies look alike their husbands on their coin portraits !!

But also, can I add my all time favorite hot Venus reverse of Julia Titi (kids, it's now time for your sunday afternoon TV show)


Julia Titi, Denarius minted in Rome, c.79-81 AD
IVLIA AVGVSTA T AVG F, Bust of Julia right
VENVS AVG, Venus leaning on a column, holding helmet and sceptre
3.03 gr
Ref : Cohen #12, RCV #2611

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