I'm a magpie collector, which is to say that I'm not disciplined enough to have a collection focus beyond "I collect coins of the Roman Empire." I...
Denarius, middle bronze and sestertius. All I'm missing is the aureus. Post your examples of various denominations with the same reverse...
Interesting. The obverse inscription must read IOV CVHP ΜΑΞΙΜΙΝΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ, with the H and P tied, the second downstroke of the H serving as the...
Never mind. @dougsmit has solved the mystery.
Indeed.
I am as baffled as everyone else. [ATTACH]
Wow! That coin's a stunner, too!
Uncertain male figure standing left, holding patera and scepter, apparently.
Hmmm. There's this and this, which I believe to be your coin, but it's not in any major reference, it seems.
It's not in Gaebler (AMNG III) either, for what that's worth. Don't forget that coins of Marcus Aurelius from Koinon Macedon can bear the...
A bit of familiarity with provincials, a bit of familiarity with @zumbly 's collection, and more than a few lucky guesses! [ATTACH]
Lovely! I only have one coin of Fulvia as Victoria: [ATTACH] L. Mussidius Longus. Roman Republican AR denarius. Rome mint, 42 BC 3.5 gm, 17.0...
Found one of his mama that's an obverse die-match to the British Museum specimen! [ATTACH] Faustina Jr, AD 147-175. Roman AR denarius, 3.03 g,...
Those flips are fantastic! I really like how you've used statuary and color-coding to illustrate each of the rulers. And I love the coins --...
Sestertius of Antoninus Pius: [ATTACH] Bust of Antoninus Pius: [ATTACH] Capitoline Museum, Rome.
Sestertius of Faustina I: [ATTACH] Bust of Faustina I: [ATTACH] Capitoline Museum, Rome.
Faustina II middle bronze: [ATTACH] Bust from about the same period, demonstrating a similar hairstyle: [ATTACH] Capitoline Museum, Rome.
Both really interesting and appealing coins and both a bargain. Very tough choice.
I think the best way to describe this would be as a variant spelling. The Greek language during the Koine period was undergoing a linguistic shift...
That's really interesting, @dougsmit . I wonder, as you do, if the presence or absence of a scepter (or the direction the figure held in hand is...
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