Even a seasoned numismatist might be disinclined to obtain this coin. You might be put off by the corrosion pit below the empress's ear. You might...
The inscription probably reads AYTOKPATΩP OYEΣΠAΣIANOΣ ΣEB[A?]. That might help you with internet searches. Shame the reverse is completely...
No, but there's only so much room for an inscription on the flan. Something had to be omitted, I guess.
Close. AVT (autokrator) K (Kaisar) OΠEΛ (Opellius) CEV (Severus) MAKPEINOC (Macrinus) K (Kaisar) M (Marcus) OΠEΛ(Opellius) ANTΩNEINOC (Antoninus).
I love Franklin's World!! As a Faustina fanatic, my favorite cartoon features a very gravid Faustina II! [IMG] Of course, the cartoon reminds...
Ha! Sure looks like a Harley on top that trophy, doesn't it?!! :hilarious:
The emperor Gallienus, who appears on the obverse of the coin. Not on my coin; on the OP coin, maybe.
I can see the logic behind using metal composition as a dividing line. You have to draw a line somewhere because there's no clear demarcation, one...
That's the G in AVG, which is short for AVGVSTI. The reverse legend goes clockwise around the rim and reads AEQVITAS AVG. "Aequitas augusti" means...
That's the G in AVG. I don't think yours has an officina number, which is a known variety of the coin.
Here are a couple of triassaria of Julia Domna. This one is from Anchialus and marked with a gamma (=3), a variant of the coin that is not...
Here is one that is very similar to yours but mine has the mark of the sixth officina (workshop) at the Rome mint, VI, in the right field. You may...
I have participated in their auctions on several occasions. Competition is strong and the bids often shock me. In general, the lots are...
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Now I have to show a close-up of my tigress, @DonnaML! [ATTACH]
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I have a bunch of pentassaria. Too many to post, but here's a favorite. Nothing new, just kinda cool. [IMG] Gordian III, AD 238-244. Roman...
Nobody? Well, here's a Fecunditas issue of Julia Domna to get the game going again: [IMG] Julia Domna, AD 193-217 Roman orichalcum dupondius;...
Yes, it's very interesting, indeed. It's mimicking something like this: [ATTACH] This official issue above shows her hairstyle from the 170s AD...
The top one is a denarius of Julia Domna, the second is a denarius of her niece, Julia Soaemias, and the bottom one is an imitative/unofficial...
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