Like @Gary R. Wilson , my largest diameter, heaviest coin is an Agrippina I sestertius: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'll throw in a sestertius! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It has been more than three days. In the interest of still wanting to play, I'll post this one. It's a new addition to my collection. [ATTACH]...
Ha! I never associated that song with Spes before, @David Atherton ! But it fits! Here's my favorite Spes. [IMG] Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman...
We got 'em Greek .... [IMG] Phrygia, Apameia, ca. 88-40 BC. Greek Æ 23.1 mm, 7.71 g, 12 h. Magistrate Philokratos son of Aristos. Obv: Bust of...
Nonsense! ;) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
There's this one. There are a lot more at acsearchinfo when I search for "Antoninus Pius Antioch." [ATTACH]
I'm not sayin' it was aliens, but it sure looks like Princess Leia and R2D2 on the reverse, with Admiral Akbar's ship hovering over the Princess'...
Here's my example of @DonnaML 's COS IIII Annona denarius. It's not the prettiest, but I'm not sure further cleaning would improve things: [IMG]...
Anyone have a Nero coin depicting him with that chinstrap beard?
I liked the regular columns in The Celator, such as "Art and the Market," "Profiles in Numismatics," "Through the Looking Glass" by Wayne Sayles,...
Tacitus and Gallienus had some spectacular neck beards. But let's not discount Carus, who wore it and the receding hairline with style! [IMG]...
Very cool! And with a supernova connection, too! I've been doing background research, too. I've been learning about the city of Gaba, which...
Photograph it and post it over at the ancients forum. We'll tell you what it is.
I'll join the "lion looking backwards" party! [IMG] Greek Ionia, Miletos. AE Hemiobol, 3.35 g, 18.3 mm, 12 h. Aeschylinos, magistrate, ca. 200...
It varies by reign. For the Antonines, it's unusual to find a left-facing bust, and it is always as a variant, never as the normal type. Here are...
Wow, that's a beauty, @Pavlos ! Mine are not exactly FDC: [IMG] [IMG]
I never looked closely before, but this Titus has a neck beard! [ATTACH]
That's a nice-looking coin, @Parthicus Maximus , with an artistic portrait, indeed! These sestertii have been well-circulated, as is the case...
Wow, @Terence Cheesman ! That is one museum-quality acquisition! The Antonine period was a time of prosperity and stability and coins circulated...
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