It's My Birthday

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  1. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Today is my 38th birthday.

    I want to see your favorite empress & Roman Tets!
     
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  3. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    Happy Birthday! Enjoy some cake and ice cream and, hopefully, some new coins in honor of the occasion.
     
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  4. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Happy Birthday @Mat
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    Julia Domna 6.jpg
     
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  5. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    I forgot my hippo
    OTACILIA SEVERA 2.jpg
    OTACILIA SEVERA
    Æ Sestertius
    OBVERSE: MARCIA OTACILIA SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust right
    REVERSE: SAECVLARES AVGG, SC in ex, Hippopotamus standing right, head raised
    Struck at Rome, 248 AD
    18.6g, 30mm
    RIC 200a, Cohen 65
    ex Warren Esty
     
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  6. ancientcoinguru

    ancientcoinguru Well-Known Member

    Happy birthday @Mat! Here is a bronze minted in Thrace with my favorite empress on the reverse, Livia.

    Queen Pythodoris and Livia.jpg

    11 BC-12 AD
    AE25 - 12.72 grams
    Obv: BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΡΟΙΜΕΤΑΛΚΟΥ, Jugate busts of Rhoemetalkes I and Queen Pythodoris right. Rev: ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ, Jugate busts of Augustus and Livia right
    Reference:SGIC 5397
     
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  7. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Happy Birthday, Mat

    ... 38, eh? (congrats)
     
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  8. brandon spiegel

    brandon spiegel Brandon Spiegel

    Happy Birthday!
     
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  9. Theodosius

    Theodosius Fine Style Seeker

    Happy birthday Matt, get yourself an ancient present!
     
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  10. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

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    here's a tet i got from mat!


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    one of my fine lookin' ladies...


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  11. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Happy Birthday Mat!!! Cannot get to my files now, but wanted to wish you well!
     
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  12. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

    Happy Birthday, Mat

    To comply with your birthday wish, here is a Julia Domna.

    domna k (1).jpg

    And my favorite Tet is a two way tie between an Alexander Tet (my first ancient) and my Tet of Trajan.

    Trajan Melqart tetradracm of Tyre .jpg
    Alexander III Tetradrachm.jpg
     
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  13. Johndoe2000$

    Johndoe2000$ Well-Known Member

    No coin, but happy birthday, and many more.
     
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  14. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Happy birthday, Mat! There seems to be a lot of us May babies here on CoinTalk.

    A favorite empress tet:

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    EGYPT, Alexandria. Aquilia Severa
    year 5, CE 221/2
    tetradrachm, 23.5 mm, 11.57 gm
    Obv: draped bust right
    Rev: head of Zeus Ammon right; L-E
    Ref: Emmett 3025.5, R3; Geissen 2376; Dattari 4186

    A regent tet:

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    EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea
    year 13, CE 233/4
    tetradrachm, 24 mm, 14.36 gm
    Obv: IOVMAMAIACEBMHTECEKCTPA; Draped bust right, wearing stephane
    Rev: Serapis enthroned left, holding scepter, extending his right hand toward Cerberus seated at his feet; on throneback, Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm frond; L IΓ (date) to left, palm frond to right
    Ref: Emmett 3226.13 (R4); Köln 2540; Dattari (Savio) 4517; K&G 64.119

    An Imperial empress:

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    Lucilla
    Empress CE 163-169, wife of Lucius Verus
    AR denarius, 19 mm, 3.25 gm
    Obv: LVCILLA AVGVSTA; draped bust right
    Rev: PVDICITIA; Pudicitia, veiled, standing left, with right hand preparing to draw a veil across her face (or had she just drawn the veil off her face?), left hand at side
    Ref: RIC III 780
     
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  15. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    Who else??
    Julia Domna tets of Alexandria
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    Happy Birthday
     
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  16. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

    Happy Birthday, Mat!

    Here’s my only empress.

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  17. Orfew

    Orfew Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus

    @Mat
    Happy birthday!
     
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  18. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    Wish I had one to display, but Happy Birthday anyway!
     
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  19. ancientone

    ancientone Well-Known Member

    Happy B-day @Mat!

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    Thrace, Hadrianopolis. Faustina Jr. AE22. Hera
    Obv: FAVCTEINA CEBACTH Drap. Bust r.
    Rev: ADRIANO POLEITWN Hera standing l., sacrificing from patera over altar and holding scepter.
     
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  20. Ancient Aussie

    Ancient Aussie Well-Known Member

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mat, I hope you have a great day with lots of fun, let your hair down as 38th birthday's only come along once in a lifetime...:joyful::joyful: as for my favorite Empress it would have to be Faustina the elder with her mark still on display in the Roman Forum, AE Sestertius Rome 141 AD, 33mm, 24.88gm, RIC 1115. 2015-01-07 01.07.50-18.jpg
     
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  21. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Happy birthday Mat!

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