Ancients => Super Marius Bros.

Thanks, but I'm coming up with my own proprietary mix of dehydrated orange marmalade, sand, paprika and styptic earth (left over from last month's re-pickling exercise).

 

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=> you're correct ... not only is the ERIC-II rarity scale a bit wishy-washy, but I also use it incorrectly!!



... but it still allows me to pretend to myself that I know the relative difference between some of my examples (so please don't spoil my flawed logic and make me sad, okay?)

So yah, here is my Tranquillina example anyway ... she still thinks that she's super rare!!

CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea- Eusebia,
Tranquillina, Augusta, AR Drachm
AD 241-244
Dated RY 4 of Gordian III (AD 240/1)
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 2.71 grams
Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing stephane
Reverse: Mt. Argaeus; ЄT Δ (date) in exergue
Reference: Bland, Last 58; Sydenham, Caesarea Supp. 617aa
Other: 5h … sweet find patina

 

Great coin! No Marius t add to the pile :/

 

Well Gol, provincial or not, your Tranquillina is still mighty fine.

When I collect the portrait series of rulers, I don't really care whether it's provincial or imperial, as long as it has loads of eye appeal (which your coin has)... i'm trying to make my portrait series as eclectic as possible: tetradrachms, cistophori, those nice big provincial 10 assaria pieces, siliquae, sestertii, antoniniani, and everyone needs a Julian II bull maiorina ... really, whatever is going to make my collection attractive and interesting. Who cares about keeping it imperial?

 

That's one of the many great things about ancient coin collecting: no rigidly defined sets! Make up your own .

 

What !

48 hours away from the boards and new threads already have 44 answers !
Unbelievable !

First and as a side note I have to agree with Doug on Allectus not to be counted with the romano-gallic emperors.

I don't have any Marius/clasped hands to show, so have to get them separately :

Clasped hands :



Albinus Bruti F., Denarius Rome mint, 48 BC
PIETAS, head of Pietas right
ALBINVS BRVTI F, clasped hands holding winged caduceus
3.83 gr
Ref : HCRI # 26, RCV # 427, RSC, Postumia # 10



Balbinus, Antoninianus struck in Rome in 238 AD
IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, Draped and radiate bust of Balbinus right
PIETAS MVTVA AVGG, Clasped hands
4.23 gr
Ref : RCV #8486, Cohen #17



Pupienus, Antoninianus struck in Rome in 238 AD
IMP CAES PVPIEN MAXIMVS AVG, Draped and radiate bust of Pupienus right
PATRES SENATVS, Clasped hands
4.91 gr
Ref : RCV #8522 var., Cohen #21


Marius :



Marius, Antoninianus Mint #2 : Köln or Mainz
MP C M AVR MARIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
VICT - ORIA AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm
3,2 gr
Ref : RIC # 17, RCV # 11124, Cohen # 21 (20Fr), Schulzki 7a
Many thanks to Mauseus and Agrippa1 for precisions in IDing this very interesting coin

Q

 

*whatev*

Okay, I know when to say "Uncle" => I will try to remember to update my notes on Allectus not being a Romano-Gallic emperor (in all honesty, I merely wanted to show that sweet Allectus coin, again!!)



=> hey, thanks again for trying to assist me with my coin-data accuracy (you dudes are an awesome resource)

Cheers, Q (and Doug, et al)

 

Clasped hands? Let me see.....

 

LOL, I am always checking if you have any cast-off's on your eBay that might fill my slots... None yet, but I keep looking...

 

ooops, dang...sorry i missed your cool mario thread stevex. don't have any marios or luigi coins to share.

i do have these related fellows..

 

Sweet additions, my coin-friends

=> yippeeeee, it's the weekend!!

 

Well, I figured that I'd take this sweet opportunity to bump my last thread ...

=> yup, today is Day #1 of BBQ season!!!

 

Nice Broil King. I fired up my Weber today. I do not do propane. I got tired of buying the tanks and refilling them so I hooked up a natural gas line to the house...works great.

 

Thanks for the BBQ compliment ...



Yah, I like your Weber-style ... ummm, but occasionally my BBQ still goes on the occasional road-trip to random parties, so I am a fan of the handy travel-friendly tank!!

amazingly => that baby fired-up on the first spark!! (yup, she's a northern Champ)

 

Hey, it's almost summer-time!!

I sure hope that you "buggers" are having a great night (I certainly am)

=> it's a dog's life!!

 

Thanks Bing ... hey, I hope that you're rockin' Florida's Spring

 

It's been really nice this Spring. Not too hot with cool nights. Take care of the dogs. You won't find better friends.