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Wonderful write-up about your grandfather. As you know, my grandfather fought on the other side at Verdun. The only thing he saved from the battle that I know of was the French rifle bullet that wounded him at Fort Douaumont, passing through his wrist into his stomach; he kept it as a souvenir after it was surgically removed. Unfortunately, unlike your coin, it was lost many decades later. But at least I got to see it as a child.

 

A little later in time, but pretty happy to have this new Martian snack to share:

Next up: more Quadrans from the series celebrating the 12 Olympian gods

 

@DonnaML I sincerely hope the bullet that hit him hasn't been shot by my grand father, as he was there at the same time.

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12 hour rule....

Gordian III, A.D. 238-244

AR Antoninianus, 24mm, 4.9 grams

Rome mint, A.D. 241-243

Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right

Reverse: PM TRP III CIS II PP; Apollo seated left, holding laurel branch and leaning on lyre

Reference: RIC IV 114





Post a common coin of Gordian III, or Apollo

 

next: Gordianus bronze

 

Here's a Gordian bronze!


Gordian III, AD 238-244.
Roman Æ sestertius, 24.30 gm, 28.7 mm, 12 h.
Rome, AD 240.
Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: LIBERTAS AVG SC, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and scepter.
Refs: RIC 318a; Cohen 153; RCV 8717; Hunter 147.

Next: deity holding a vertical scepter.

 

Julia Mamaea. Augusta, 222-235 AD. AR Denarius (2,81 gm, 19mm). Rome mint. Struck 222 AD.
Obverse: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, bare headed, draped bust right.
Reverse: IVNO CONS-E-RVATRIX, Juno standing slightly left, holding patera and scepter; to left, peacock standing left.
RIC IV 343 (Severus Alexander); BMCRRE 43-5 (Severus Alexander); RSC 35. gVF.

Next....A better looking peacock

 

Diva Mariniana, Antoninianus - Viminacum mint, AD 253-254
DIVAE MARINIANAE, veiled, diademed and draped bust right, above a crescent
CONSECRATIO, peacock walking right, its tail in splendor
4.0 gr
Ref : Cohen # 11, RCV # 10069, RIC # 5, Eauze Hoard #1429, 3 specimens
Thanks to Curtisclay for additionnnal informations

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@Cucumbor ......Sweet looking peacock!

 

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Can I go with Mariniana again?



Obverse:
DIVAE MARINIANAE
Diademed, veiled bust right on crescent

Reverse:
CONSECRATIO
Peacock standing facing, head left, tail in splendour.

Next: Bird on another Roman imperial coin, not a peacock and not commemorative of a deified person

 

next: AR roman eagle

 

Edit: Thought it said AE Roman eagle, ignore and carry on with that!

Here's my only eagle

Roman Empire
Divo Claudius II
270-275 AD
AE Antoninianus | 2.59g | 17mm
Obv: DIVO CLAVDIO, radiate bust right
Rev: CONSECRATIO, eagle standing left, head turned right

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Still AR Roman eagle

 

Roman Syria


Syria, Cyrrhestica, Hierapolis. Diadumenian AR Tetradrachm

Next: Diadumenian

 

Don't often get to post this coin:


Moesia Inferior: Marcianopolis. Diadumenian as Caesar (217-18), Varbanov 1320.

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Caracalla
Nikopolis


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