Thank you so much, @curtislclay ! I appreciate your input. I shall call her Concordia.
That's a great addition to your collection, @Spaniard ! I like the wreath of ivy around his head. Here's my favorite Dionysus -- riding on a...
Got this one from Jonathan K. Kern more than 20 years ago. [IMG] Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249 Roman AR antoninianus, 3.96 g, 23.1 mm, 12 h. Rome,...
Typically, the identity of an unnamed figure on a coin is made by recognizing his or her attributes. Usually, this is straightforward, but there...
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You inspired me to do even more sleuthing. ;)
Great write-up, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix ! I posted one in @David Atherton 's similarly-themed thread, so I'll show this one: [IMG] Titus, AD...
In addition to yours, Naumann sold another of these. They weren't sure what it was. Solidus sold one with a delta on the obverse and a different...
What a lovely and historically important coin, @David Atherton ! O Titus, bring your friend hither! [IMG] Titus as Caesar, AD 69-79. Roman AR...
Hadrian: [IMG] Hadrian, AD 117-138. Roman Æ dupondius, 13.78 g, , 26.1 mm, 7 h. Rome, ca. AD 119-124. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR...
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You asked for the common among the common. The silver coinage of Julia Domna is far more common than any of the AV or AE issues. Among her...
It stands for Pius Felix, which means "dutiful, fortunate (or happy)." Here's the dutiful and happy emperor: [IMG] Probus, AD 276-282. Roman...
Spending Saturday night cataloging this new addition to my collection, a denarius of Septimius Severus obtained from @John Anthony ....
Here's a Jovian from the Heraclea mint: [IMG] Jovian, AD 363-364. Roman Æ centenionalis, 3.06 g, 19.2 mm, 6 h. Heraclea, AD 363-364. Obv: D N...
Very nice, @Finn235 ! Here's my humble Arcadius: [IMG] Arcadius, AD 383-408 Roman Æ half-centenionalis; 1.15 g, 14.2 mm Cyzicus, AD 388-392...
Diadumenian? [ATTACH] Diadumenian, Caesar AD 217-218. Roman provincial Æ 16.5 mm, 4.63 g, 11:00. Syria: Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch ad...
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Many of Gallienus' coins from the Antioch mint issued during his sole reign bear marks in the exergue or fields thought to represent dates. These...
It has been 30 hours and no Antoninus Pius of Alexandria. How about one issued by him for his daughter? I like the way it spells out twelve,...
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