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This one has a disco dance party going on the pediment: [IMG] Maxentius as Augustus, AD 307-312. Roman billon follis, 6.53 g, 24.6 mm, 10 h....
Queen Philistis of Syracuse is probably idealized in this portrait, but if not, she was very glamorous. [ATTACH]
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Athena standing: [ATTACH] Gordian and Tranquillina AD 238-244 Roman provincial Æ pentassarion; 26 mm., 11.98 g Thrace, Odessos, AD 241-244 Obv:...
It looks like Herennia Etruscilla's beauty is underappreciated in this thread: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This Foster Disinger seems to have been a photographer in New York in the early decades of the 20th century.
A certain Foster Disinger of New York applied for membership in the ANA in 1912. [ATTACH]
That is a lovely denarius, @Ken Dorney . I have most of the Roman ladies, but here are some that nobody has yet posted: Agrippina I: [ATTACH]...
Faustina Senior for sure. Providentia (?) standing, holding globe (?) and scepter. [ATTACH]
This article is from July, 2016 but talks about the aureii:...
Taking on the name or attributes of a god(dess): [IMG] Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman AR denarius, 3.30 g, 19 mm, 6 h. Rome, 21st emission, AD...
Gorgeous!
Yep -- pay attention to the A: [ATTACH] IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG [ATTACH] IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG
Very nice examples, @Deacon Ray , of coins that are difficult to obtain in such condition!
M Antony: [IMG] Antony and Octavia AR cistophorus, 25.6 mm, 11.71 gm Ephesus, 39 BCE Obv: M ANTONINVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, Jugate heads of...
I don't think it would be too difficult to add an artificial patina unevenly. I've never heard of this technique and I'm skeptical.
Fascinating coin, @David Atherton . Here's the one coin with the most narrow date range of mintage in my collection. Nerva's TR P II COS III coins...
Personally, I like the concept of Mary Beard's fourteen emperors. They are historically important and collectors of every budget can acquire a...
Nice! A great coin for the price! I actively collect the coins of Faustina I. Here's my example of that coin. It also comes in a variety with a...
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