Nice! I love those confronted busts from Moesia Inferior.
Yes.
One of seven coins I picked up today. Online, there are lots of examples of RIC 6, with the IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P obverse legend...
One of several coins purchased today. Share whatever you feel is relevant--Metropolis coins, Otacilia provincials, coins with Athena Promachos,...
Great deal! It'll tone over time. Here's a Commodus I bought at auction today: [ATTACH] Commodus, AD 177-192 Roman AR denarius, 3.42 g, 18 mm...
Oops! We did!! Let's get them in here then!!! [ATTACH] Macrinus, Augustus AD 217-218 Roman provincial Æ 19 mm, 3.80 g, 12:00 Syria: Seleucis...
That's cool! I also have a Plautilla limes denarius but of an early type: [ATTACH] Roman AE limes Denarius, 2.01 g, 18.2 mm Uncertain mint, AD...
Then there's the PIETAS AVGG reverse where she didn't bother to sweep her hair behind her ears: [ATTACH]
Very informative page, as always, @Valentinian ! Thanks so much for your contributions to the hobby! Here's a quadrans of Claudius: [ATTACH]...
That must be the PANNONIA reverse type, RIC 1059 (sestertius) or RIC 1071 (dupondius/as).
Trajan! A great start to a collection of denarii! Important historical figure, too, of course. My favorite Trajan: [ATTACH] Trajan, AD 98-117...
Let's move on to Elagabalus and his family: Elagabalus, his mother Julia Soaemias, and his wives Julia Paula, Julia Aquilia Severa, and Annia...
I have one like @Andres2 , a sestertius with Spes advancing left. Well-worn, to be sure, but it has a smooth, bottle-green patina: [ATTACH]...
Certain empresses have different hairstyles, even for the same reverse types. I consider them different coins.
[ATTACH] Victorinus, AD 269-271 Roman billon antoninianus, 2.63 g 20.1 mm Cologne (though CNG attributes this coin to Treveri), AD 269/70 Obv:...
Aurelian Fortuna: [ATTACH]
Time to move on to Geta and Julia Maesa. Next: Julia Soaemias and Julia Mamaea. [ATTACH] Julia Maesa, Augusta AD 218-224/5 with Grandson,...
As for Cybele on Julia Domna coinage, here are a couple from my collection: [ATTACH] Julia Domna, AD 193-211 Roman AR denarius, 3.43 gm, 18.8 mm...
Nice! In addition to the Hilaritas with long palm and scepter and the Hilaritas with two children at her feet, there is a reverse type with...
My favorite Annona. She's got it all--a modius stuffed with grain, grain in her hand, a cornucopiae, and a ship to carry it all across the sea to...
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