Absolutely gorgeous example of that anepigraphic bronze of Faustina II, @Curtisimo! Lovely portrait! Here's my more humble example: [IMG]...
Congratulations, @Jochen1, on finding another labors of Herakles coin for your collection! Fantastic write-up, as usual!
After the death and deification of Faustina I in November, AD 140, there followed a massive series of consecration issues issued by the Rome mint...
[IMG] Gordian III and Tranquillina, AD 241-244. Roman provincial Æ 31.3 mm, 20.16 g, 12 h. Mesopotamia, Singara. Obv: AVTOK K M ANT ΓOPΔIANON CAB...
In the Antonine period, legend breaks appear to have no significance beyond "the die engraver ran out of room."
Here's one of Antoninus Pius: [ATTACH]
Wow! What a thrill!
Here's my example of your coin: [ATTACH]
Yep, a die-match alright. I don't think this one is a die-match to yours but it looks like the product of the same die-engraver: [ATTACH]...
How lucky you were, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, to see this elusive planet. I've never been able to witness the innermost planet; I don't have an...
Textile impressions in the patina from the cloth bag in which it had been buried is another possibility.
Wow! What a stunning collection of artifacts, @DonnaML! Museum pieces! I miss Henry Clay Lindgren, who died in 2005 at the age of 91 and sold...
19/20 -- but I've been collecting a long time.
Yet another obverse die match to my coin. Looks like all four examples are from the same obverse die. [ATTACH]
The dative is because it was issued by Vespasian FOR his sons.
One of my favorite Artemis coins: [IMG] Gordian III, AD 238-244. Roman provincial Æ tetrassarion, 9.53 g, 24.2 mm, 1 h. Thrace, Hadrianopolis, AD...
That's really cool that you found this provenance!
My paper genealogy says I'm an absolute mutt, and this DNA map is ALMOST 100% in agreement with my paper genealogy. The main disagreement is that...
Marcus Aurelius, not AP.
Yes, @DonnaML, the dative case. It does mean "to/for the great mother."
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