Very cool and interesting! I can't tell but I'd start with a Nero undertype...
Very nice!! Love the life-like portrait!! As @Valentinian posted, I believe he was a 'natural' son.....
I'll throw in.... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sweet!!! I'm still in the hunt for a Shekal of Tyre....if I can ever find a 'nice' one for less than a grand.
If you had 1300 pounds to spend on a coin, a renowned ancients auction house or a well known and trusted dealer with a lifetime authenticity...
I love the style of the portrait...and the reverse is pretty cool too!!!:D
Huge congrats @Orfew !! I LOVE both!!! You already tied my 'gold hoard' with just those two LOL [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Took the words right out of my mouth. Both are types I'd love to own!
I love the posts! Great thread with great coins!! I'm missing those devices but I'll pile on with this denarius:p AR Denarius of Septimius...
I LOVE the look of it....one I'd happily add to my collection!! The closest I have is this follis with the bust of Sol. AE Follis of Constantine...
Incredible posts!! Wonderful examples of the 'type'!!! My best is the lifetime Tet I posted recently. Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the...
Terrific OP!! Interesting style!! Hmm, it seems my only 'probable' example from Cappodocia is my just posted Nero/Claudius Tet but I'll keep...
I'll throw in a denarius with a Roma seated reverse: Marcus Aurelius AR Denarius, Roma reverse Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD). AR Denarius (18 mm,...
They'd be my favorites too!!! I'll throw in two more of my 'doubles'---- a JC combo with Mark Anthony and Augustus:) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It's easy to love those chunky 'hockey pucks'!! I think this is the biggest and heaviest I have---34 mm, 33.7 grams....of Ptolemy III [ATTACH]
Thanks everyone for the posts, comments and information! That is a wonderful portrait!!
The reasons coins 'jump off the screen' for any of us are as varied as the interests that drive our collecting habits. Since I have a fondness for...
:rolleyes: I couldn't agree more. I know I'll be rereading it countless times in the future!!
Wonderful posts!! My best example of her. AR Denarius of Julia Domna Augusta 194-217 AD., mother of Caracalla and Geta - IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped...
Dang, this terrific thread rolled on without me...until now:D A relatively recent purchase of a denarius I had to buy. Antoninus Pius AR...
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