Greetings, As the title says this thread below are my latest iteration of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty, or as I call them in my collection the Adoptives. “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” ― Oscar Wilde Or in this case, I copied the @Deacon Ray poster style to display digitally my grouping. This is my third version of the Adoptives as I have a AE version and another AR. The latter of which belongs in a giveaway on this site at some point. This took me a while to do but makes for a nice screensaver: Reading like a book: Arch of Trajan Benevento Nerva 96–98 A.D. denarius RIC 26 CONCORDIA 97 Roma laureate head right IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM clasped hands 19.0mm 2.68g Florence - Galleria degli Uffizi: relief depicting a scene of sacrifice; some art historians suggest it was made to celebrate the XXth anniversary of Hadrian's rule and that the shield was painted with an inscription Trajan 98-117 A.D. denarius RIC 303 Bonus Eventus 113-114 Roma Laureate and draped bust right IMP TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R Bonus Eventus standing front, head to left, holding patera in his right hand and grain ears in his left (Plus it has a cool old ticket!) 20.0mm 2.86g Statue of Nerva in Rome Hadrian 117–138 A.D. denarius RIC II.3 722 Roma 124-125 Roma laureate head to right, slight drapery on right shoulder HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS COS III Roma standing to left, holding Victory and spear 19.0mm 3.04g Equestrian Sculpture of Marcus Aurelius – Smarthistory - a really quick read about the history of this monument. I like the comparison to the same deity in Trajan's coin, Pax Romana it is - Antoninus Pius 138–161 A.D. denarius RIC III 180 148-149 Roma laureate head to right ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII COS IIII Bonus Eventus, naked, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and two corn-ears downwards in left 19.0mm 3.03g Base of Column for Pius Marcus Aurelius 161–180 A.D. denarius RIC 70 Providentia 162 Roma Bare head of Marcus Aurelius to right. IMP M ANTONINVS AVG PROV DEOR TR P XVII COS III Providentia standing front, head to left, holding globe in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left 18.0mm 3.41g Commodus as Hercules Commodus 177–192 A.D. denarius RIC III 159 Felicitas 186-187 Roma laureate head right M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT PVBLIC FEL PM TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P Felicitas standing left, holding patera and sceptre 17.5mm 2.90g Without the non-coin pics pics: I know it's not unique, different or rare, but I'd love to see your Nerva-Antonine collections or denarius of the above issuers.
Good work. Here are my favorite denarii from the adoptive emperors. Bonus - a denarius from Aelius, Hadrian's first Caesar and two posthumous denarii from Antoninus Pius and Lucius Verus
I don't think I'd be technically capable of making a poster if my life depended on it, but here are some coins of those emperors, along with a few relevant photos I took in Rome back in 2008: Hadrian's Villa: Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, with some woman pointing it out. No room for Commodus, I'm afraid!
OK, here's the prodigal son: And as a bonus, here's Aelius Caesar: And a Divus Antoninus Pius: And a Divus Marcus Aurelius:
Denarii of the Five Good Emperors and Lucius Verus. I'll just show one of each. Nerva, AD 96-98. Roman AR denarius, 3.18 g, 17.5 mm, 7 h. Rome, AD 96, shortly after 18 September. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P, laureate head, right. Rev: FORTVNA AVGVST, Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left hand. Refs: RIC 4; BMCRE 10-11; RSC/Cohen 59; RCV --; CBN --. Trajan, AD 98-117. Roman AR denarius, 2.92 gm, 20.1 mm, 7 h. Rome, AD 114-117. Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate and draped bust, right. Rev: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Mars walking right with spear and trophy. Refs: RIC 337; BMCRE 536; Cohen 270; RCV --; Woytek 520v; Strack 230; BN 819. Hadrian, AD 117-138. Roman AR denarius, 3.44 g, 17.5 mm, 7:00. Rome, AD 121. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Rev: P M TR P COS III, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae and resting on column. Refs: RIC 86b; BMCRE 170; RSC 1155; UCR 206; RCV 3521. Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Roman AR denarius, 3.15 g, 18.1 mm, 11 h. Rome, December, AD 160- March, AD 161. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIIII, laureate head, right. Rev: PIETATI AVG COS IIII, Faustina II (as Pietas) standing left, holding a child on each arm; at each side of her, a child standing looking towards her and raising hand. Refs: RIC 313c; BMCRE 1013-14; Cohen 631; Strack 384; RCV 4098. Note: Demonstrates the "all-round" legends used on Antonine aurei and denarii issued AD 160-163. Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180. Roman AR denarius, 3.53 g, 17.4 mm, 1 h. Rome, AD 169. Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIII, laureate head right. Rev: LIBERAL AVG V COS III, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae. Refs: RIC 206; BMCRE 492; Cohen 412; RCV 4914; MIR 181. Lucius Verus, AD 161-169. Roman AR denarius, 3.17 g, 18.2 mm, 6 h. Rome, December 161-December 162. Obv: IMP L AVREL VERVS AVG, bare head, right. Rev: PROV DEOR TR P II COS II, Providentia standing left, holding globe in right hand and cornucopia in left hand. Refs: RIC 482; BMCRE 202-204; RSC 155; RCV --; MIR 37-14/10. Note: Demonstrates the "all-round" legends used on Antonine aurei and denarii issued AD 160-163.
Lovely coins all!......Here's a few of mine with a new addition the L.V of which I'm in the process of writing a thread.......But I'm still missing Aelius
I'm impressed! great pictures and how beautiful you all present them. It is like going to a museum - great work. Kudos to all of you! I better stop showing mine, always have very poor pictures...
Trajan Ae Dupondius 112/113 AD Obv Bust right radiate aegis on far shoulder. Rv. Felicitas standing left RIC 626 Woytek 481c This coin illustrated 11.46 grms 29 mm Photo by W. Hansen
Ok I was inspired now to do the Ae version by your well-struck Trajan I'm pretty sure all have been shared on here, but I'm fairly certain my photography has improved since then. Nerva 96–98 A.D. as RIC II 86 Libertas Trajan 98–117 A.D. as RIC 410 Mars Hadrian 117–138 A.D. as RIC II.3 672 Pax Lucius Verus 161–169 A.D. dupondius RIC III 1387 Mars Marcus Aurelius 161–180 A.D. sestertius RIC III 948 Victory Commodus 177-192 A.D. sestertius RIC III 598 Mars Post 'em up!
