I love Antonine coins. I love provincials. I love coins that depict the iconography of paganism. I had to get this one! It appears to be quite...
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T-Bone is up to the challenge!!! [IMG] Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253. Roman AR antoninianus, 3.46 g, 22.2 mm, 5 h. Rome, 6th officina, 5th...
This reverse type is really common with a right-facing bust. There were 122 examples in the Reka Devnia hoard. [ATTACH] Faustina II, AD 147-175....
That's unusual, all right! The only thing close is that Gordian III issued antoniniani with SECVRIT PERPET and SECVRITAS PERPETVA reverse...
BMC 20.199,391. [ATTACH]
Excellent collection expansion, @ominus1! Here's my contribution! [IMG] Mariniana, died AD 253. Roman AR Antoninianus, 3.04 g, 23.5 mm, 5 h....
Good eye! That's a struppus on the chair on that coin.
Last week's Faustina Friday was a superficial overview of nine different reverse types. Superficial can be good, but sometimes we need to go...
Nero's mom: [IMG] Claudius, AD 41-54 and Agrippina II, AD 50-59. Roman provincial Æ 20.2 mm, 5.81 g, 10 h. Lydia, Thyatira, AD 50-54. Obv: ΤΙ...
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Cool, @ambr0zie! Sestertii of Decius are often weird shaped. [IMG] Trajan Decius AD 249-251. Roman Æ sestertius, 15.11 g, 29.4 mm, 1 h. Rome, AD...
Moneta: [IMG] Severus II, Caesar 1 May AD 305 - 25 July, 306. Roman billon follis, 9.10 g, 27.1 mm, 11 h. Rome, third officina, c. AD 305. Obv:...
Interesting and scarce coin, @Factor! I have only one coin of the city, and in researching it, I learned that we are uncertain about where the...
Here is the pulvinar of Juno depicted adorned with a crescent-shaped struppus , a band-like wreath to be wrapped around the head. From Melville...
I happily received a shipping notification and my coin is on its way!
Yep. There's seemingly no ideal solution that explains everything. Something is off with the chronology of something -- the primary sources, the...
I have a couple. Here's an ex- @dougsmit! [IMG] Anonymous issue under Maximinus II. Roman billon quarter follis, 1.23 g, 14.3 mm, 11 h. Antioch,...
Gordy!!!! I have lots of Gordian III coins, but I'll just show this sestertius. [IMG] Gordian III, AD 238-244. Roman Æ sestertius, 24.30 gm,...
Very different in style, which is apparent to those who have studied the issue. Compare it to this genuine example: [ATTACH]
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