My example of the OP, but a different officina: [IMG] Anonymous issue under Maximinus II. Roman billon quarter follis, 1.35 g, 16.3 mm, 11 h....
Very nice coin, @happy_collector! That reverse type was only issued in the denarius and sestertius denominations. I only have the denarius...
Æ stands for Æs (aes), which is the Latin word for copper or any copper-based alloy, such as bronze or orichalcum. Often we don't know the...
My wife gave me this posthumous issue for Sabina! Right up my alley! [ATTACH] Sabina, AD 117-137. Roman AR denarius, 3.07 g, 18.4 mm, 5 h. Rome,...
I bought one for myself at Naville's most recent auction, but it hasn't arrived yet (it should get here tomorrow or Monday). I won't show it as...
Those are beautiful coins, @DonnaML, as one would expect from HJ Berk.
The coinage of Faustina II issued late in the reign of Antoninus Pius is characterized by the obverse inscription FAVSTINA AVGVSTA with the...
Exquisite addition to complete your set! No one has posted Cornelia Supera: [IMG] Cornelia Supera, wife of Aemelian, Augusta, 253 CE. Roman...
Lovely! The Urania denarius is my favorite.
I just picked up the dupondius version of the OP. [ATTACH] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman orichalcum dupondius, 13.03 g, 25.1 mm, 12 h. Rome,...
I came across another one that's currently up for auction. That makes the total inventory: My coin BnF coin cited by Cohen British Museum...
I think there's a difference between being out of one's comfort zone and coins one thinks are boring. My comfort zone is limited. It's pretty...
I have never seen that type before! VERY cool! Here's my favorite owl. It's tiny. [ATTACH]
Cool! I just noticed that Banduri, writing in 1718, notes an example of this coin as being in the collection of Mr. Vaillant. [ATTACH]...
I'm glad the coin arrived safe and sound, @David Atherton. While I've never lost a coin in the mail in 30+ years of collecting, I know that...
Congratulations, @ominus1, on the new acquisition. I only have one coin of the boy. [IMG] Herennius Etruscus as Caesar, AD 249-251. Roman AR...
Nice one, @MasterVampire! This is one of my favorite Asklepios coins: [IMG] Severus Alexander, AD 222-235. Roman Provincial Æ 27.2 mm, 8.75 g, 6...
Bug eyed Domna and not even from the Alexandria mint! [IMG] Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman AR denarius, 3.17 g, 19.3 mm, 1 h. Eastern mint...
Update! The sestertius arrived in the mail today! [ATTACH] Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 17.81 g, 29.5 mm, 12 h....
The Antony/Octavia cistophorus is a thing of beauty, to be sure, but I like the veiled/bearded head Antony/Macer denarius.
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