I just noticed I have the whole family now, Dad, Mom and their two sons The family portrait (Professionally restored after Geta's face was accidentally rubbed off)
Nice coins and yes, a neat feeling when completing a set like that.' Now you need the sisters, wives, and others
Ah yes, the happy family: Papa Gandalf (He had a killer beard). Mama Florence Nightingale (the ultimate ancient feminist). Baby Cain ( was not his brother's keeper). Baby Abel (should have taken self-defense classes). And some of the extended family was not much better either. For example, these two maniacs. Grannie Ripper (don't Google that if you are about to have lunch). Baby Face Nelson (pretty and dead).
Wow! These coins are great. And I'm happy to see you here, Sallent. Hope all is well with you. Seems another hurricane is on the way?
It's great when a family bonds together so well A typical Roman family. the Geta is a hybrid denarii ex Doug Smith via JAZ, (Also John's photo)
http://ak.cngcoins.com/level3.asp?CurPage=31&CurLot=623 The Geta is also ex AK collection Triton XX January 2017.
some better pics, taken the same way in the same place but at night (using a different backround) .. The sunlight made my earlier pics look bad. I guess I could have got all 4 on one coin if i got the Aureus... This one sold at auction for only a little over 100,000
Only $100,000? That's not bad. Here, I'll get it for you. Consider it an early Christmas present. On second thought, you think the seller might be willing to do a 25 year layaway plan?
Family? Kinda like "Addams Family Values"? Sepitmus Severus: RI Septimus Severus 193-211 AR Denarius Genius Sacrificing Julia Domna - SS's 2nd Spousal Unit: RI Julia Domna 193-195 CE AR Den Vesta Palladium Caracalla: RI Caracalla 198-217 AR Denarius MONETA CaCa's Wife: RI Plautilla 202-205 CE m CaracallaAR Denarius 3.7g Concordia patera scepter RIC 363 Geta: RI Geta AR Denarius 209-211 CE On horse spearing enemy It is INTERMISSION TIME! RI Macrinus 217-218 AE25 CE Facing Quadriga Intermission continued... Back to the Show! The Creep: RProv Elagabalus CE 218-222 AE 18mm 4.3g Thrace Philippolis Serpent entwined tripod Pythia Festival Moushmov 5423 One of the Creep's Wives (#4) RI Julia Aquila Severa 220-222 CE AE 4th Wife Elagabalus The Last of them... RI Severus Alexander 222-235 CE AR Denarius laureate Victory stndg
Here is an Aunt to those two well-behaved wonderful children: RI Julia Maesa AR Denarius Pudicitia 3.1g 19mm Sear 2183 Oh, and the Wife of the last of them... RI Orbiana w Severus Alexander Augusta 225-227 CE Æ AS 23 mm 8.75g Rome Concordia patera double cornucopiae RIC 656
