The woman is Faustina II or, less likely, her daughter Lucilla or daughter-in-law Crispina, all of whom had the same hairstyle. The goddess on the...
Lovely denarius, @Deacon Ray ! [ATTACH]
Jeepers! Heed those warnings, will ya?!
I, too, love the reverse type on that Domna bronze. I had a lowball bid in on it in the hopes that it would be a sleeper, but the month's budget...
Interesting speculation. Another weird thing is the obverse inscription -- it reads counter-clockwise.
Cool, @TIF ! Now I need to get one of those hippocamp quadriga coins!
Very cool, @Orfew ! And a Dattari plate coin, too! Icing on the cake! Here's my most recent hippo acquisition: [ATTACH] Otacilia Severa, AD...
Tell me, is there anything cooler than Cybele riding in a quadriga pulled by lions? I've wanted one of these for years and I was the successful...
My latest Augustus: [ATTACH] Augustus, 27 BC - AD 14. Roman provincial AE 23. Macedon, Amphipolis, 10.25 g, 23.3 mm, 1 h. Obv: ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΘΕΟΥ ΥΙΟΣ,...
@britannia40 -- Chris, you might be interested in this thread, which discusses the AE4 you have of Helena.
That is a beautiful example of that coin, @britannia40 ! I have a much less attractive example (which I should re-photograph sometime): [ATTACH]
Oh, another thing, @TIF , that overlay you did is very helpful. Note that in Cupid's head in both coins there's some sort of circular dot and...
Thanks for your interest in pursuing this question further, @TIF .
I don't have any hoard data or anything, but I agree with you that in the marketplace, the Hercules walking right types come up less frequently...
LOL!! You've described the collector's thought-process accurately! That's an interesting bust-type and you got quite a deal, even with buyer's...
Here's mine from the Aquileia mint: [ATTACH] Constantine I, AD 307-337. Roman Æ Centenionalis, 2.59 g, 18.4 mm. Aquileia, AD 321. Obv:...
Lovely coins, @Ken Dorney , particularly the Domitian! Here's my Julia Mamaea from Bostra. I did a write up about Bostra and this coin last year:...
Here's my coin: [ATTACH] Here is BMCRE6 154, p.128 from the British Museum collection: [ATTACH] Reverse die match? [ATTACH] Note the die...
That coin comes with three different obverse legends and five bust styles in various combinations. Yours is BMCRE4 220, p. 414; RIC3 71, p. 218...
This is hanging on the wall of my study: [ATTACH]
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