Nice! This lady might not actually make the top 10 but she should definitely be considered, as she might have been the first/only female ruler of...
I'd toss the Scipio Africanus hat into the ring as one of the 10... [IMG] Punic Iberia Roman Occupation, 209-206 BC AE Unit, Carthago Nova mint...
These are great to hold in hand! Here's mine (at 44mm & 21g): [IMG]
Nice, well... Non-"traditionally beautiful" coins all! Here are a few "rough and wild" renderings of Tanit from my collection... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Nice work! You've just inspired me to purchase another 26 uncleaned to hopefully arrive before or during the holiday break for me to dig into......
This is what I have for mine... https://iomegacollection.home.blog/2019/04/09/augustus-struck-by-titus/
I got this one and posted it about a month ago. It's listed as R5 in Emmett and there is only 1 in RPC online and is the only example I could find...
I'm with Brian, I can't get bored of Scipio! Your's are better than mine, but mine was a relative bargain as these go (I think). [IMG] Punic...
I personally don't think it is Agrippa, rather Augustus. Somewhat like this one of mine... [IMG] Rather than this one of Agrippa... [IMG]
Good call... It's reverse needs to be rotated about 180 degrees... [ATTACH]
How about we go with this one.... [IMG] Maximinus Thrax, Ruled 235-238 AD AR Denarius, Struck 236 AD, Rome mint Obverse: IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG...
This one has the chin of Maximinus: [ATTACH] And this one I think looks like either Augustus or could maybe be Tiberius? [ATTACH]
I'm in a similar situation... I have the peace of mind that my SS gift arrived successfully at its destination. But I'm still patiently waiting...
I don't have an Aurelian (or Severina) AE denarius, but I have a couple GIII denarii I'll share again. [IMG] [IMG]
I see in the first 6-coin photo... Top row, left to right: Augustus, Hadrian, Augustus Bottom row, left to right: Marcus Aurelius, Trajan, Domitian
Nice chunky sestertius you got there! If it's Pietas, it probably says PIETAS in exergue... That kind of thing happens when the reverse legend has...
Great looking coin, Blake! I agree that the tiber patina of it suits it ant its details well! It's such a wonderful rendering on the reverse....
Congrats! What smarties!!
Nice handful of coins you got there! I think you could go as late as Valerian and early Gallienus to get nice looking "silver" coins (as opposed...
I'll till a lil plot and sow some seeds from my garden. Some palms, grain ears, laurel, and a selinon leaf. [IMG] Cherronesos, Thrace AR...
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