This was a thought-provoking thread and it made me go back through all my coins looking for one. This is my earliest: [ATTACH] Vespasian, AD...
Pegasus!!! [IMG] Caligula, AD 37-41. Roman provincial Æ 20 mm, 6.74 g. Peloponnese, Corinthia, Corinth, Ae. P. Vipsanius Agrippa and M. Bellius...
I absolutely love them and I have several hundred! They depict deities and scenes that rarely appear -- if at all -- on imperial issues. They...
Crispina actually has three hairstyles, all of which are represented on my examples above: 1) The first style (Stirnrollen-Melonenfrisur), in...
That OP coin is gorgeous, @Julius Germanicus ! Antonine-era sestertii circulated for years and are typically found well-worn. Higher-grade,...
Interesting.
Those are great coins, @Eduard ! That galley type of Marcus Aurelius comes in a number of variations. Yours is BMCRE4 1626: [ATTACH] Which...
Fantastic coins, @David Atherton and @Eduard , and certainly ones every Roman collector dreams about acquiring at a good price! Many Roman coins...
This "brass as" of Trajan has a countermark: [IMG] Trajan. A.D. 98-117. Roman orichalcum as, 8.49 g, 23.5 mm, 6 h. Struck in Rome for circulation...
I have one, too: [ATTACH] Julia Domna, AD 193-217 Roman AE as or dupondius; 10.68 g, 27.5 mm Rome, AD 198 Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and...
Hybrid animal/creature (mythology) -- a gryphon: [ATTACH] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 2.63 g, 20.5 mm, 12 h. Rome, 4th...
I came across an interesting article in an art history journal about a sculpted head that had originally been part of a larger sculpture in...
Specialists know that when it comes to very scarce or rare coins, they can't be too picky about state of preservation. If you hadn't have snatched...
Cool! Now I'll have to look for one of these!
Oh, there's yet ANOTHER type of HILARITAS reverse for Julia Domna -- where the goddess holds a patera and palm branch: [ATTACH] Julia Domna, AD...
Here's a little assarion from Nicaea: [IMG] Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman provincial Æ assarion, 1.80 g, 14.3 mm, 11 h. Bithynia, Nicaea, AD...
There are only a few coins in my collection depicting river gods. This is my favorite: [IMG] Postumus, AD 260-269. Roman billon antoninianus,...
Nice coin! AVGG probably does refer to Aurelian and Severina. The coins of Herennia Etruscilla are interesting because in some instances, the...
Nymph? I got three of 'em! [ATTACH] Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman provincial Æ triassarion, 7.77 g, 24.2 mm, 7 h. Moesia Inferior,...
@Terence Cheesman wrote "bust of Tyche in silver."
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