It is a diassarion of Augustus. See this one. Diassarion Obv: Laureate head of Augustus to right Rev. ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ Nike advancing...
This coin arrived in the mail today from the most recent Nomos auction in Switzerland. The coin came with an old collection tag from Dr. Walter...
Very nice! That's a well-rendered reverse on that one, too! Here's one from the man's home town: [ATTACH] Magnentius, AD 350-353 Roman billon...
I'll chime in with this Maximinus Thrax: [ATTACH]
Venus is a third declension noun. As such, its inflectional endings are built from the genitive singular stem, Vener-; the nominative, accusative,...
Or Julia Titi! [ATTACH]
Yes, you can really see the similarities when the Peace dollar image is reversed: [ATTACH] And then there's this Hercules wrestling the Nemian...
And then there's this: [ATTACH] From a denarius of Vespasian: [ATTACH]
What makes the OP coin so fascinating is that no modern person expects a snake to be riding a horse. And then when the religion behind the...
Yes, I do enjoy the Aphrodite Kallipygos. The coins, however, are modeled after a statue in Pompey's Temple of Venus Victrix. Here is a fun...
I think I might have an obverse die match with one of Martin's coins, based on the lettering of the obverse inscription. Here's mine: [ATTACH]...
Here's my Venus Victrix types from the Emesa mint: Half nekkid: [ATTACH] Julia Domna, AD 193-217 Roman AR denarius, 3.58 gm, 16.8 mm Emesa, AD...
Yes--it better shows the similarity between the portraits.
Now, I'm not calling Charles Barber a plagiarist, but I noticed something when I saw this diademed bust of Faustina (a new acquisition from...
Lovely coins! That Sabina is quite a rarity! Altars of various shapes appear on the reverses of many different Roman coins; the "uniqueness" here...
Very nice! The Salonina is indeed scarce in any condition.
Lovely coin, particularly the well-struck reverse.
This reverse type is unique to Crispina, the wife of Commodus, who was childless as far as is known to history. We don't know the circumstances...
Wow!!!
Lovely! I'll contribute a couple to this thread: [ATTACH] Antoninus Felix, Procurator under Claudius, AD 52-60 Roman provincial Æ Prutah 2.42 g,...
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