Cool! That's one of the more sought-after of the Gallienus zoo series, which you can read about here and here. Other mythical creatures in the...
These provincial coins of Faustina II from Pautalia in Thrace depict Demeter, the Greek equivalent of Ceres. She doesn't wear a polos on these...
The depiction of Ceres on this antoninianus of Salonina from Antioch strikes me as odd because the goddess appears to be wearing a polos, which...
Here are some bronzes with smooth, black patinas! AVGVSTA, Ceres standing left, holding corn ears and a long torch (top) and a short torch...
We cross-posted, @TIF -- your coins are gorgeous, too! :cat:
Gorgeous and rare argenteus, @Valentinian ! Glad it has been broken out of jail! Nice one, @Ancient Aussie . Another catalog reference is AMNG...
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I fell off the carpentum a long time ago and never climbed back on! [ATTACH]
Cast fakes, I suspect.
This Alexandrian tet of Nero and Claudia Octavia has quite a bit of red: [ATTACH]
X-rays of coins from Pompeii. You can read the scientific paper here. [ATTACH]
Here's a year twelve portraying his daughter: [ATTACH] Faustina Jr, AD 161-175. Billon Tetradrachm, 13.82 g, 23.2 mm. Alexandria, AD 148/9. Obv:...
Coins of Gallienus are as common as meatloaf in a middle-school cafeteria. But I like this one from the zoo series. Sure, the flan made it past...
I like this one because he really looks like the thug he was! [ATTACH] And this little provincial assarion from Nicopolis ad Istrum because it...
Agree. Looks like a gamma before the SIS mintmark, making it RIC vii, p. 456, 239; LRBC 753; Cohen 13; Sear 16878. [ATTACH]
I love coins of Antonine women and have 44 different coins of Faustina Senior. One of the more interesting types is this architectural issue...
FECVND AVGVSTAE seated: [ATTACH] FECVND AVGVSTAE standing: [ATTACH] A fouree of Mamaea's daughter-in-law, Orbiana, with the FECVND AVGVSTAE...
Nice to find something out of the ordinary! Should make for an interesting research project to learn about the circumstances of its issue. Here...
Very nice! There are three varieties of this coin. Yours is the one with Livia holding a scepter and with a single line below the chair (RIC 30)....
Very nice! I only have bronze examples of this ruler: [ATTACH] Philip II of Macedon AE 6.30 gm; 18.6 mm Obv: Diademed head of Apollo, r. Rev:...
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