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I think these two coins go well together. One big happy family! A wife , Agrippina , who killed her husband, with Nero who killed her, his mother.

next , a coin showing two people who hated each other...

 

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I am highly skeptical of the story that Nero killed his second wife Poppea by kicking her in the stomach while she was pregnant, but if it's actually true, I suspect that they didn't like each other very much at that moment:



Next, an Imperial bronze of Nero.

 

Nero AD 54-68. Rome
As Æ
RIC I Nero 351
Date Range: AD 62 - AD 68
Obverse Legend: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG GERM
Type: Head of Nero, laureate, right
Reverse Legend: S C
Type: Victory, winged, draped, moving left, holding in both hands shield inscribed S P Q R
27 mm., 8,45 g

Next - another 1st century imperial bronze

 

Vespasian sestertius with PAX

Next, your first sestertius

 

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My first sestertius! It started a lifelong Faustina fascination. I love the smooth black patina on this one!


Faustina Senior, AD 138-141.
Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.57 g, 32.0 mm.
Rome, AD 145-147.
Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: AVGVSTA S C, Vesta veiled, standing left, holding palladium and scepter.
Refs: RIC 1124; BMCRE 1519-20; Cohen 110 = 122 corr.; Strack 1294; RCV 4617.
Notes: Cohen 122 (Wiczay): "Concordia? standing l., holding statuette and wand," (La Concorde? debout à gauche, tenant une statuette et une baguette) is almost certainly a badly described specimen of this type.

Next: More Faustina the Elder!

 

27 mm 10.05 g
DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, bust of Faustina I, veiled, right / AETERNITAS S C, Providentia, draped, standing left, holding globe on extended right hand and vertical sceptre in left

RIC III Antoninus Pius 1163Ab (as)


Next - another Faustina I or II imperial bronze

 

next: JUNO

 

L. THORIUS BALBUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS THORIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Head of Juno Sospita wearing goat-skin headdress, acronym I. S. M. R. behind.
REVERSE: Bull charging right, F. above, L THORIVS below, BALBVS in exergue
Struck at Rome 105 BC
3.92g, 19mm
Cr 316/1, Sydenham 598, Thoria 1

Next: Bull charging

 

Next up: flying cap

 

Here are two flying caps surmounted by stars:

COLCHIS, Dioscurias, AE Late 2nd century BC
Obv: Caps of the Dioscuri surmounted by stars.
Rev: ΔIOΣKOYPIAΔOΣ, Thyrsos.

and Roma wearing a cap with wings on it....from Sulla's Uncle Publius.


Next: more clothing - hats, cuirasses, whatever you find interesting

 

next: Roma enthroned

 

Here's "eternal Rome" enthroned, as usual:


Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253.
Roman AR antoninianus, 3.56 g, 21.1 mm, 5 h.
Antioch, 4th officina, 3rd series, AD 252-3.
Obv: IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right; •••• below bust.
Rev: ROMAE AETERNAE AVG, Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear; shield beside her; •••• in exergue.
Refs: RIC 89; Cohen 108; RCV 9647; Hunter p. cvi.

Next: somebody holding a statuette of Victory/Nike.

 

Syria, Antioch. Under Roman Rule AE24.
Obv: Bust of Zeus right.
Rev: ANTIOXEΩN THΣ METΡOΠOΛEΩΣ, Zeus seated left holding Nike and sceptre.

Next: Holding statuette other than Nike/Victory.

 

Here’s mine but no idea what it is, any help appreciated
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1776 , why did you put that coin in follow the coin theme game ? please remove.

Holding statuette other then Nike/Victory:



next: Sabina

 

Hi @Andres2,



A Patera is not a statuette. It is a libation dish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patera . Nice coin, though.

- Broucheion

 

You'll want to read this page from @Valentinian to understand how to differentiate the Maximiani. In your case the upturned nose and CMA (Caesar Marcus Aurelius) are the distinguishing features of Maximianus and your coin is an Æ Antoninianus.

Aeneas holding palladium (wooden status of Pallas Athena):

Next: something not Roman or Greek

 

Orodes III, 2nd Century A.D., AE Drachm 3.5 grams
Obv: Bearded bust facing left, wearing a diademed tiara ornamented with anchor. Pellet and crescent above an anchor to the right.
Rev: Radiate and draped bust of Artemis right. Greek legend around bust retrograde
van't Haaff 16.1.1-3A


Next....From India.

 

Broucheion , there is a statue of Spes under the left elbow of Concordia.

From India:



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