A gift arrived in my mailbox today!! I can't wait!
I chose 8 & 9, like everyone else, it seems!
[IMG] L. Cupiennius, 147 BC. Roman Republican AR denarius, 3.89 g, 17.7 mm, 3 h. Rome, 147 BC. Obv: Helmeted head of Roma, right; cornucopiae...
Yes. Now also look at the obverse legends.
Here's my version of the coin: [ATTACH] Some other interesting Domna Vesta types: [ATTACH] JULIA DOMNA, AD 193-217. Roman AR Denarius, 3.66 g,...
Babies crawl! [IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.65 g, 30.4 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 161. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped...
That's a neat coin, @Mat. I didn't know what a tamga was and now I do! I have only two coins from this region -- from Roman times, of course!...
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For @Julius Germanicus. [ATTACH]
That's a good deal, @Mammothtooth! Here's a sestertius from the last year of his life: [IMG] Commodus, AD 177-192. Roman orichalcum sestertius,...
Lovely, @Julius Germanicus! I'm still on the lookout for one with this reverse type that I can afford. I have but one sestertius of Volusian,...
My favorite this year. [IMG]
I don't know if it deserves respect, but this is the most worn but still identifiable coin in my collection. The ID is made by recognizing the...
Wow! That is quite the parliament of owls, @robinjojo! I like the archaic owl with the very quizzical expression, the Trajan Danube denarius, and...
Saturn! [IMG] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 4.26 g, 18.8 mm, 12 h. Antioch, 15th emission, AD 266-268. Obv: GALLIENVS AVG,...
Here's Venus admiring a globus ... [ATTACH]
I'm going with: 2. Sabina 3. Some Flavian; I'm guessing Julia Titi as a "trick question." 4. Antoninus Pius 6. Faustina I
All fun coins, @DonnaML! I love Roman provincials! Among your top 10, I went with the elephant quadriga (because who doesn't like elephant...
You might be interested in this thread from last year about Pisidian Antioch and Mên. I have a couple of coins depicting the god from different...
Fantastic and eclectic mix for your numophylacium, @Curtisimo! I've always wanted one of those Homer coins but had no idea they were so...
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