She may not have any hands, but she has some hips, alright! Post your "hippy" coins! From an early denarius of Trajan: Trajan, AD 98-117. Roman AR Denarius, 3.21 g, 17.8 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 98-99. Obv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate head right. Rev: PONT MAX TR POT COS II, Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopiae. Refs: RIC 17; BMCRE 14-17; Cohen/RSC 292; Strack 13; Hill UCR 29; RCV 3152.
A pregnant Pax. Kind of a neat idea--sort of like a good luck wish. Happy New Year CT members, and may all your Pax's (alright, Paces) be pregnant!
I purchased this coin because I loved her face. She has the same frustrated and tired “Just wait till’ your father gets home” look that my mother used to give me.
Looks like Trajan liked his goddesses to have some hips...this Victory looks a lot like your Pax. Trajan, AR Denarius (18 mm, 3.23g), Rome, 107-111. Laureate head of Trajan to right./ Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC 128.
Pretty sure my Venus is hiding some nice hips under those draperies. Or maybe she needs to hit the hip machine at the gym.
Pax... her hips don't lie. COMMODUS AE25. 7.69g, 25mm. MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. H&J 6.10.26.4 (this coin illustrated); RPC IV online 4319; AMNG I 540; Varbanov 702 corr. (direction of heads). O: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟС, Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right. R: ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛƐΙΤΩΝ, the Three Graces standing facing, heads left, right, and right, respectively: the left holds oinochoe over dolphin, the center drapes arms over others, and the right holds wreath over oinochoe. Ex Dr. George Spradling Collection, ex Alexandre de Barros Collection (CNG E143, 12 July 2006, lot 115), ex CNG 47 (16 Sep 1998) lot 833
Haha! Great thread idea RC and vivacious Pax! I know it’s his cape flapping behind him but it sure looks like that fella has some serious junk in the trunk
Agreed, that is one awesome expression...but really Deacon Ray, I can't imagine the circumstances in which would have elicited that face from your mother!
here's a little Venus with hips.... Plautilla AR Denarius. 20mm/2.66gr minted 204 AD Obverse-PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right Reverse- VENVSVICTRIX, Venus standing left holding apple (pomegranite) & palm, leaning on shield,winged Cupid at her feet holding apple or pomegranite or helmet? RIC# 369
Just received this chunky monkey with plenty of junky in the trunky today and when I looked at the reverse on the reverse it made me think of this thread: Faustina II Pietas Sestertius 154-156 AD. Rome mint. Obv: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL legend with draped bust right. Rev: PIETAS AVG legend with S-C to fields and Pietas standing left, holding flower and cornucopia, child at foot left. RIC 1379; BMC 2177; Cohen 173; Sear 4715. 26.27 grams. 33.80 mm Ex Ares
Felicitas be bringin’ it on! RI Vespasian 69-79 CE AE Dupondius Felicitas stdg caduceus cornucopia sinister left
Umm... Baby Got Back RI AE As Trajan CE 98-117 26mm 11.0g Rome Laureate Draped - SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS Victory R wreath palm S-C RIC 675
Photographing some long-neglected coins in my collection, I noticed that Pietas on this dupondius is exceptionally curvaceous: Faustina I, AD 138-140/41. Roman orichalcum dupondius, 9.83 g, 24.5 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 150. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: AETERNITAS S C, Pietas standing left, dropping incense over altar with right hand and holding incense box in left hand. Refs: RIC 1161; BMCRE 1558; Cohen 43; RCV 4641; Strack 1271. I upgraded this specimen in 2003 with this one, where Pietas is a little more prim and staid, more typical for the issue. The coins have different die-axes, in addition to the difference in the depiction of Pietas on the reverse. Faustina I, AD 138-140/41. Roman AE-II (as or dupondius), 11.92 g, 26.5 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 150. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: AETERNITAS S C, Pietas standing left, dropping incense over altar with right hand and holding incense box in left hand. Refs: RIC 1161; BMCRE 1558; Cohen 43; RCV 4641; Strack 1271.
Not to be outdone, I think Jupiter makes a good case for a slightly camp "Hipster". LICINIUS (321-324 AD) AE Follis, Nicomedia mint. 18mm 2.58g Obv: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIUS P F AVG, Head of Licinius rad, dr and cuir rt. Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre. X over IIr to rt, Over captive. SMNA in ex. RIC VII Nicomedia 44
