Well, there's my list, and Elagabalus is there right alongside Caracalla, too!
While a fun exercise, playing "guess what they were thinking" is not likely to be fruitful. Nonetheless, that's what this post is about. This is...
Lovely! I'm still on the lookout for one of these from Faustina Junior or Julia Domna.
Very nice! That's one with a horn on his head! My latest Elagabalus is a provincial: [ATTACH] Elagabalus, AD 218-222 Roman provincial...
I'm glad it was finally resolved. Ultimately, it showed this dealer was fair, receptive, and responsible (albeit not a perfectionist).
Post your Tetricus II (or barbarous imitation) coins! Tetricus I ascended to the throne of the Gallic empire after the death of Victorinus in the...
I'm late to the party, but CONGRATVLATIONS! It takes a lot of CONCORDIA to make a marriage last 50 years ... unlike for these two: [ATTACH]
Nice toning on that one! I love the mid-third-century, numismatically. Here's a Philip from my collection with a...
You might be interested in this Coin Week article.
Very nice! A lot nicer than the FEL TEMP of this emperor I got in a bulk lot: [ATTACH] Constantius Gallus, AD 351-354 Roman billon maiorina, 3.49...
Well, aren't we all hole-fillers to some degree? Surely we all have various interests, subsets, and such and probably most of us have checklists...
Another good place to learn about various reverse inscriptions is this page from the old Barry & Darling site.
Gorgeous!
@Wheatmaster101 -- one last fun fact: The writing in the exergue (BSIS) indicates it was struck at the Siscia mint, which is the present Croatian...
These two are darker than the photographs would have you believe. Lucius Verus: [ATTACH] Lucius Verus, AD 161-169 Roman AR Denarius; 17 mm,...
Diva Faustina II: [ATTACH] Faustina Jr, AD 161-175 Roman AR denarius; 3.14 g, 17 mm Rome, AD 176 or later Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA PIA, bare-headed...
Here's an Alexandrian tet of Maximian with a very wasp-waisted Dikaiosyne. [ATTACH]
The first coin is definitely from Philippopolis like this coin in my collection: [ATTACH] Septimius Severus, AD 193-211 Roman Provincial Æ...
That's just a bubble under the plating; not a misplaced D mintmark.
Here are a few tiny provincials from the Balkans: [ATTACH] Caracalla, AD 198-217 Roman provincial Æ assarion, 1.92 g, 15.4 mm, 2 h Moesia...
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