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  1. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Faustina II sestertius:

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    Faustina II, AD 147-175.
    Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.69 g, 32 mm, 11 h.
    Rome, AD 161-165.
    Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Faustina II, right, with a double strand of pearls in the hair.
    Rev: LAETITIA S C, Laetitia standing facing, head right, holding vertical scepter in right hand and wreath in left hand.
    Refs: RIC --; BMCRE --; Cohen --; RCV --; MIR 22-6/10b.

    Next: Laetitia.
     
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  3. Andres2

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  4. JayAg47

    JayAg47 Well-Known Member

    Gallienus with Neptune Gallienus.jpg
    Next, a silvered antoninianus
     
  5. octavius

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  6. Alegandron

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

    SILVERED ANT

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    RI Otacilia Severa 244-249 CE w-Philip I AR Ant Pietas Augustae incense RIC IV 43


    Next: Arabia [EDIT] I lose. What @octavius said
     
  7. octavius

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  8. Sulla80

    Sulla80 Well-Known Member

    Trajan Arabia Camel.jpg
    Trajan, 98-117, struck circa AD 103-111 AD,Rome mint
    Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder
    Rev: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Arabia, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand extended over camel walking left before her and bundle of cinnamon upright in left
    Ref: RIC 142 (Trajan)

    Next: Pannoniae
     
  9. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    Trajan Decius AR antoninianus IMP CAE TRA DEC AVG / PANNONIAE
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    Next: another Roman coin with especially short abbreviations of the ruler's name
     
  10. JayAg47

    JayAg47 Well-Known Member

    M COMM ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT/ Emperor sacrificing. 5EE54F3C-61C3-4AD9-9129-CD8E482FABC6.jpeg
    Next, his wife
     
  11. shanxi

    shanxi Well-Known Member

    R652_Crispina.jpg
    Crispina
    Augusta AD 178-182
    AR Denarius
    Obv.: CRISPINA AVG, Draped bust
    Rev.: CONCORDIA, Clasped hands.
    Ag, 3.24g, 17mm
    Ref.: RIC III 279B, CRE 282

    Next: her husbands sister
     
  12. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Commodus' sister, Lucilla:

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    Lucilla, AD 164-169.
    Roman orichalcum sestertius, 20.35 g, 28.7 mm, 11 h.
    Rome, AD 166-169.
    Obv: LVCILLA AVGVSTA,
    bare-headed and draped bust, right.
    Rev: CERES S C, Ceres, veiled and draped, seated right on cista, holding corn-ears in right hand and short torch in left hand.
    Refs: RIC 1728; BMCRE 1194-96; Cohen 2; RCV 5496; MIR 24.

    Next: Wavy hair.
     
  13. ancientone

    ancientone Well-Known Member

    Next: Wavy hair.

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    Mysia, Parion. Bust of Parios AE22. Capricorn.
    Obv: Youthful male head r. of founder Parios.
    Rev: CGIHP / Capricorn r., holding globe, behind cornucopia.
    Time of Valerian (253 to 260 A.D.)


    Next: Capricorn
     
  14. shanxi

    shanxi Well-Known Member

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    Mysia, Parium
    Cornelia Supera (Augusta, 253)
    Obv: G CORN SVPERA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right.
    Rev: C G I H P, Capricorn right, holding globe; cornucopia above.
    (C G I H P = Colonia Gemella Julia Hadriana Parian)
    SNG von Aulock 7448, RPC IX 382
    AE, 4.01g, 21 mm.

    Next: Cornelia
     
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  15. Harry G

    Harry G Well-Known Member

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    (Cornelia) Salonina Antoninianus

    Obverse:
    SALONINA AVG
    Diademed, draped bust right on crescent

    Reverse:
    IVNO REGINA
    Providentia standing left, holding globe and sceptre. * in left field

    Next: * in field
     
  16. JayAg47

    JayAg47 Well-Known Member

    Elagabalus/Summus Sacerdos
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    Next, non Roman teen emperor.
     
  17. Spaniard

    Spaniard Well-Known Member

    Julia Soaemias
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    Next......Her Mother

    EDIT......I'm too late.........Non Roman teen Emperor
     
  18. shanxi

    shanxi Well-Known Member

    I hope an empress counts. Cleopatra became queen at the age of 17

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    Cleopatra VII
    AE 80 drachm
    Obv.: Diademed Bust right
    Rev.: KΛEOΠATPAΣ BAΣIΛIΣΣIΣ Eagle standing left on thrunderbolt, double cornucopia left, Π=value=80.
    Ae, 18.03g, 26.6mm
    Ref.: Svoronos: 1871

    Next: Cleopatra (not necessarily the seventh)
     
  19. Alegandron

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

    Very nice.
     
  20. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Here you go:

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    Cleopatra Thea, Queen of Syria, with son Antiochus VIII.
    AR tetradrachm; 15.85 gm, 27 mm.
    Antioch mint, 125-121 BC.
    Obv: Jugate busts, right.
    Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, Zeus Nikephoros seated l., holding lotus-tipped scepter; IE outer left, A under throne.
    Refs: SNG Spaer 2437; c.f. Sear 7135.
    Notes: Ex-Henry Clay Lindgren.

    Next: Another Ex-Henry Clay Lindgren.
     
  21. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    THESSALY Larissa-Kremaste - ex BCD ex Lindgren Thetis 3035.jpg
    THESSALY, Larissa-Kremaste
    AE Trichalkon. 5.38g, 19mm. THESSALY, Larissa Kremaste, 4th century BC. Rogers 315; Lindgren II 1401 (this coin); BCD Thessaly II 403.1. O: Head of Achilles left. R: Thetis seated left on hippocamp, holding shield of Achilles with AX (=Achilles) monogram.
    Ex BCD Collection, ex Henry Clay Lindgren Collection
    THESSALY Larissa Kremaste - Lindgren Plate Illustration 3035.jpg

    Next: Hippocamp
     
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