Rome mint. IMP IIII, MARS PATER [ATTACH] IMP IIII, MARS PACATOR [IMG] IMP V, dated reverse, laureate bust... [IMG] IMP XI PART MAX, MARTI...
@dougsmit stated above that he likes Minerva... well I like Mars and Mars from Alexandria is harder to find.... Obv:- IMP CAE L SEP - SEV PERT...
Have a good trip Doug. I hope that you take a Basket of fruits for you and your wife to enjoy on your trip out. Obv:– IVLIA DOMNA AVG, Draped...
Imitation
As a follow on to @dougsmit and his high quality / grade coins I must say that I don't collect by grade my collection focuses more on the mere...
And the MONETAE AVG II COS comes from J-D too making this obverse die probably early in the series [IMG] J-D also has Moneta seated type, also...
@Orielensis has shared a classic "Emesa" later period COS II with Moneta standing. One of the things that you notice with this coinage is that...
It's a die match.
Rome mint IMP II coins are one of the few things I keep an eye out for in the background for sleepers...... This one looks like a double die...
I had a soft spot for these a few years ago and gathered a few... here is a small sample Siscia [IMG] Rome [IMG] Trier [IMG] Arles [ATTACH]
Doug has a much wider variety of Minerva than me with a host of types to be envious of. I have a few coins to flesh the types out a bit further....
In response to @dougsmit 's seated Fortuna types I thought I would copy where necessary and add some others if/where I can..... I have a double...
@dougsmit I think that your CO II is in fact a COS I with the S being vague on your example but is visible(ish) on my example of the die [IMG]
@dougsmit has illustrated several coins that appeal to me immensely and resonate with my way of collecting. His first coin with the broken die...
Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SE - V PERT AVG COS I, Laureate head right Rev:– IOVI PRAE ORBIS, Jupiter, seated left, holding Victory and sceptre, at feet...
Nice one @Bing I know that I have a couple of these knocking around somewhere. This one came as part of a mixed lot and has me puzzled. The style...
@dougsmit I only have a single obverse brockage to share.... It's not as nice as yours and probably deserves the effort of me tracking it down and...
It is the overall style of engraving that is different and there are not simple "tells" such as the position of the wings. I can only advise that...
Here are my two most recent Postumus purchases. Obv:– IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– PACATOR ORBIS,...
As a follow on from @ambr0zie 's Rome mint RIC 144B I thought it worth illustrating the equivalent coin from Laodicea-ad-Mare that is...
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