I'll ride the Sol train with this Sol Invictus: [IMG] Aurelian AD 270-275. Roman silvered billon Antoninianus, 3.60 gm; 21.7 mm, 6 h. Rome mint,...
My dad is a bald guy who had two sons, each of whom has a full head of hair. Reminds me of Carus, the father of Carinus and Numerian: [ATTACH]...
Very nice acquisition for your Olympians collection, @Spaniard ! What an attractive coin! Here's a Neptune coin: [ATTACH]Claudius II, AD...
Cool provincial, @David Atherton , and with an admirable pedigree! Mark 12:42 καὶ ἐλθοῦσα μία χήρα πτωχὴ ἔβαλεν λεπτὰ δύο, ὅ ἐστιν κοδράντης....
This one also came from @Sallent : [IMG] Caracalla, AD 198-217. Roman AR denarius, 2.9g, 19mm, 6h. Rome, issue 10, AD 217. Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG...
You made an excellent choice, in my opinion, but I wonder if the reason the second example is € 500 is that the portrait is with a cuirassed bust...
That's lovely! I like a chocolate brown patina.
That was issued in AD 164, after her marriage to Verus, and depicts her third hairstyle. Pudicitia comes in two slight design variations on that...
Excellent! I do not have an example in my collection.
I'm not the most knowledgeable about things nautical. I hope this counts as a galley: [IMG] Gratian, AD 367-383. Roman Æ maiorina, 5.90 g, 21.4...
That's amazing!
Teen mom Faustina II: [IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175/6. Roman Æ as, 9.72 g, 25.7 mm, 5 h. Rome, AD 147-150. Obv: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped...
It's important to look at primary sources with images and decide for oneself. My coin is too worn to tell, so I consulted an exemplar in a museum....
Lovely coin, @bcuda ! I'll add my humble Neptune standing example: [IMG] Agrippa, 18-12 BC. Roman Æ as, 10.35 g, 27.3 mm, 7 h. Rome, under...
I never forego an opportunity to post this cistophorus from the imperatorial period: [ATTACH] Antony and Octavia. AR cistophorus, 25.6 mm, 11.71...
Then there was Marcus Aurelius ... [IMG] Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 21.36 g, 29.5 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 173. Obv: M...
Ah, they were probably denarii of Gordian III, which is no big deal because there are at least 100 million of 'em left! :D
This was my first sestertius. I fell in love with its smooth black patina and it resulted in a lifelong Faustina fascination! [IMG] Faustina...
Gorgeous! Love the toning!
I'm not convinced it was considered shameful at the time. Why honor the event on a coin if it were nothing to be proud of? This coin's reverse...
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