Isis is Egyptian: [IMG] Claudius II Gothicus, AD 268-270. Roman billon antoninianus, 4.07 g, 22.4 mm, 5 h. Antioch, officina 5, issue 1, end...
Agree the second is Cornelia Salonina, on the basis of the inscription and portrait. I have two Salonina tets in my collection, year 14 and 15:...
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Wow! Look at that Commodus sestertius!
Zeus: [IMG] Cleopatra Thea, Queen of Syria, with son Antiochus VIII. Seleucid AR tetradrachm, 15.85 gm, 27 mm. Antioch mint, 125-121 BC. Obv:...
Holy cow! That's what you call a Boardwalk flan!!!
What a provocative Aphrodite on the reverse of that coin! What a charming little PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS of Crispus!
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I have only one coin of this city, which became a Roman colony in AD 6. [IMG] Geta, as Caesar, AD 198-209. Roman provincial AE 19.4 mm, 5.42 g, 7...
Vespasian: [IMG] Vespasian, AD 69-79. Roman AR Denarius, 2.73 gm, 17.7 mm. Rome, AD 70. Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head, r. Rev:...
Thanks for the earworm ... :sour: [MEDIA] Here's a couple from Carus to keep it numismatic: [IMG] Carus, AD 282-283. Roman billon antoninianus,...
I have no reason to think from your photos and from the weight of the coin that your coin is fake. I agree with @gsimonel that the coin was...
Vesta: [IMG] Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235. Roman AR denarius, 3.15 g, 18.3 mm, 5 h. Rome mint, 7th emission, AD 227. Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed...
Great idea for a Palm Sunday thread! Palm fronds as a design element on a couple of prutot: [IMG] Antonius Felix, Procurator under Claudius, AD...
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Did you know the quadrans (Greek κοδράντης) is mentioned twice in the Bible? The two verses are: Mark 12:42 καὶ ἐλθοῦσα μία χήρα πτωχὴ ἔβαλεν...
Caligula: [IMG] Caligula AD 37-41. Roman provincial Æ 28 mm, 11.17 gm. Carthago Nova, Spain, AD 37-38 . Obv: C. CAESAR AVG. GERMANIC. IMP. P.M....
Well, so much for THAT theory!
There are two PVDICITIA reverse types from the Rome mint for this empress, almost certainly issued separately. Your coin type, Pudicitia seated...
There's also the possibility that the delta on the reverse is a mark of the denomination. Perhaps it indicates the coin is a tetrassarion. This is...
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