D is for Deultum: [ATTACH] Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235 Roman provincial Æ 19.7 mm, 5.54 g Thrace, Deultum, AD 222-235 Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG,...
If the die axis is 6:00, then the area of the obverse at the 7:00 to 11:00 position--which also has a weak legend--would correspond to the area in...
[ATTACH] Agrippina I, wife of Germanicus, 14 BC - AD 33 Roman AE Sestertius 27.92 gm, 34.8 mm. 7h Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, 42-54 AD...
Shall we move on to C? There aren't many that begin with B and this thread is about to fall off page two. C is for Ceres! [ATTACH] Faustina...
I'm a collector of modest means, so it's an every 3-5 year event for me to really splurge on a rarity. I own no gold. But I like coins and I like...
These flans of these coins from Sebaste in Samaria are usually too small for the design, which is unfortunate because the design is so...
The thyrsus (θύρσος) of Dionysus was topped with a pine cone. Wikipedia describes the thyrsus as "a wand or staff of giant fennel (Ferula...
You'll notice that your matronly, double-chinned example has the same SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P obverse inscription. I'm not sure what this...
This denarius arrived in the mail a few days ago. It has a realistic--though not particularly flattering--portrait of the empress. Post your...
Carthago Nova: [ATTACH] Caligula AD 37-41 Roman provincial Æ 28 mm, 11.17 gm Carthago Nova, Spain, AD 37-38 Obv: C. CAESAR AVG. GERMANIC....
Cool! I only have the LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F obverse. It was the first coin of Lucilla I ever purchased and has catalogue #LUCILLA-1 in my...
Very cool!!
Annona, personification of the Roman grain supply, which came in by ships from Egypt and other provinces. No wonder she is depicted with a prow:...
Bacchus, anyone??
Corinth [ATTACH] Plautilla, AD 202-205 Roman provincial AE 24.4 mm, 5.87 g Peloponnesus, Corinth, AD 202-205 Obv: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, bare-headed...
Beautiful!
The -ae ending is not a plural; it's the genitive case inflectional ending. It's the "of" in "horn of plenty." Cornu is the singular for "horn";...
Ares? Aphrodite? Anyone? Tomorrow we move on to B.
I'll toss in Asklepios: [ATTACH] Gordian and Tranquillina Roman provincial AE 26.4 mm, 12.98 g Thrace, Anchialus, AD 241 Obv: Κ Μ ΑΝΤ...
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