It's Valerian
Too many Apollo coins in my collection to share them all, but here are some of my favorites: [IMG] Gordian III, AD 238-244. Roman AE Sestertius,...
Absolutely fascinating, @TIF ! I hope more scholarly research is done on this area of coinage.
I have sent an e-mail to them notifying them it depicts Commodus.
A lot of metal has leached from its surfaces, either though contact with acidic soils, fertilizers, etc., in the ground or from harsh cleaning. I...
I like holding history in my hands. My coins are coated with traces of centurion blood, gladiator sweat, pagan altar smoke and ancient olive oil....
Lovely coins! Congratulations on your CT anniversary!
The reverse inscription MAT AVGG MAT SEN M PATR is an abbreviated form of the title, Mater Augustorum, Mater Senatus, Mater Patriae, which had...
Plate coin in Lindgren: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Next: wife of Elagabalus
Plotina: [ATTACH] Plotina, wife of Trajan, Augusta c. AD 105-122. Roman provincial Æ 20.0 mm, 5.43 g. Caria, Tabae, AD 105-122. Obv: ΠΛΩΤЄΙΝ...
Lovely coins, @Orfew ! My favorite is the Octavian as Augustus because of the horses. Artistic and historically important.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Next up: The best explanation for the empress's appearance is a die-engraver saying, "I don't know what she looks like! I...
Heck, these are nicer-than-usual! ;) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] All kidding aside, here are a few favorites, each from a different mint, and...
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I can attribute this one to a narrower date range than that wheatie. The ID is made by recognizing the portrait as belonging to Julia Domna and...
I bought this coin thinking it was RIC 1368, BMCRE4 2198-99. However, after I had acquired it, I noticed Concordia on this sestertius was leaning...
A sestertius! Well done, @ominus1 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The one I busted out of jail most recently: [ATTACH]
My favorite, though it's far from rare. It has facilitated a commercial transaction or two: [ATTACH]
Here's a worn-but-attractive Hadrian: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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