That coin has a lot of eye-appeal! What a nice gift!
This website reports a number of ancient coins that may depict eclipses.
Not a new purchase, but newly photographed in natural sunlight. Show off anything you feel is relevant! [ATTACH] Diocletian, AD 284-305 Roman...
Scene from mythology--the abduction of Persephone: [ATTACH] Julia Soaemias, AD 218-222 Roman provincial Æ 21.4 mm, 10.97 g Samaria, Sebaste,...
Serapis on a Gordian III and Tranquillina marriage issue. You know I can't resist a Gordy and Tranquillina marriage coin! [ATTACH] Gordian III,...
Nice ones, @TIF ! I bring you Spes: [ATTACH] Faustina Jr. under Antoninus Pius Roman AR Denarius, 3.44 gm; 16.6 mm Rome mint, AD 157-161 Obv:...
S is for Sebaste: [ATTACH] Julia Soaemias, AD 218-222 Roman Provincial Æ 21.4 mm; 12.48 gm Sebaste, Samaria, AD 218-222 Obv: SVAEMIAS AVGVSTA...
S is for Salus! [ATTACH] Maximinus I, AD 235-238 Roman Æ Sestertius, 26.7 mm, 18.01 gm Rome, AD 236-238 Obv: MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM,...
Let's move on to S--go for it!!
Lovely coin and interesting 3-D effect, too!
This is RIC 712, with a diademed bust.
[ATTACH] Faustina Junior, Augusta AD 147-176 Roman AR denarius; 3.22 g, 17.0 mm, 12:00 Rome, AD 161 Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and...
I love the denarius of Tiberius so much I use it as my avatar. I call it a "tribute penny," too, but ... ... it's important to note that the...
I don't think so. Portrait is facing right, for one thing. Probably a three Monetas or something.
Cleopatra Thea, not to be confused with the consort of Caesar and Mark Antony, was one of antiquity's most remarkable women. She was successively...
Let's move on to Q/R. R is for Roma! [ATTACH] Roman Republic AR denarius, 3.68 g, 19.8 mm D. Junius Silanus, 91 BC Obv: Helmeted head of Roma...
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Very attractive, Ro! Here's one of Antoninus Pius with a similar reverse: [ATTACH]
As an aside, CEB is short for CEBACTOC, meaning "Augustus" and EVCEB is short for EVCEBHC (εὐσεβής), meaning "Pius" (Latin) or "Pious" (English).
That is indeed Antoninus Pius (as opposed to Caracalla or Elagabalus, whose name also includes ΑΝΤѠΝΙΝΟC). The inscription begins at the 12:00...
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