[ATTACH] Gaius Egnatuleius, c.f. 97 BC. Roman Republican AR quinarius, 1.68 g, 14.6 mm, 11 h. Rome, 97 BC. Obv: C·EGNATVLEI·C·F·Q, Laureate head...
Those ARE a couple of stunners, @Limes ! I love the toning on both of them. This one stunned me. The artwork on most coins of Faustina I is...
[IMG] Mysia, Pergamon, 200-133 BC. Bronze Æ 15.7 mm, 3.55 g, 12 h. Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet ornamented with star. Rev:...
Fascinating!
Cool coins! I like the Kabeiros one. That one of Parium in Mysia is a weird style for Cornelia Supera. Moreover, I'm skeptical that that is a die...
This one's on Wildwinds: [IMG] Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman AR denarius, 3.53 g, 20.0 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 202-203. Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA,...
Coin-gratulations! Certainly nicer than my uncleaned lot special: [ATTACH]
That's a bummer. What a shame. :(
[ATTACH]Faustina Jr., 147-175 Roman provincial Æ 19.8 mm, 5.32 gm Samaria, Neapolis, AD 161/162 Obv: ΦΑVCΤЄΙΝΑΝ CЄΒΑCΤΗΝ, bare-headed and draped...
The hippocamp was a mythical sea horse. The ancients believed they were the adult-form of the small fish we call the "sea-horse." [IMG]...
Here's my Julia Mamaea from Bostra. I did a write up about Bostra and this coin three years ago, as noted by @Marsyas Mike, above: [IMG] Julia...
I'll play along with the ultimate mother, Faustina Junior! Many coins in all metals were issued to celebrate the fecundity of the empress. Fecund...
I won two out of seven. I'll post 'em when I photograph them and crack one of them out of its incorrectly attributed slab.
Educational and interesting write-up, @Al Kowsky ! This deserves to be a featured article!
Browsing through Carson's Principal Coins of the Romans, Volume II: The Principate 31BC - AD 296, I came across this interesting bit of...
My Plotinas are provincials. My favorite is this one: [IMG] Plotina, c. AD 105-122. Roman provincial Æ 20.0 mm, 5.43 g, 6 h. Caria, Tabae, AD...
Very rare and would be worth a fortune if unaltered. It has been "gently smoothed," according to the auction description, but I wonder if it...
How many whiskeys have you had, @Victor_Clark ?:wideyed:
Fascinating! Here's the official issue of Faustina II with the same reverse type: [ATTACH]
The god Kabeiros uncommonly appears on coins and most people have never heard of him. He is similar in appearance to Dionysos and the rites of his...
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