[ATTACH] Julia Domna AD 193-211, issued under Caracalla Roman AR Antoninianus, 5.11 g; 23.3 mm Rome, AD 217 Obv: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, diademed...
Julia Domna. Diana Lucifera reverse.
$400-600 for something with a lot of eye-appeal. I can't remember what I paid for this--it was my first ancient coin ever and it was about 30...
Gorgeous coin! Lots of eye-appeal. I think that thing in front of the forehead is from a pitted/damaged die.
Lovely coin!
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Well, for Caligula, Commodus, and Elagabalus, the motive was "Some folks deserve to be killed."
I have a couple of Mars coins: Nice! Here's Mars on an Antoninianus of Numerian: [ATTACH] ...which looks an awful lot like Virtus on this...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Leo I AD 457-474 Roman AE Half Centenionalis, 0.73 gm; 10 mm Constantinople, AD 457-474 Obv: DN LEO, diademed and draped bust,...
Nice coins, @Alegandron ! And yes, it's indeed most unfortunate that Pupienus' name is properly pronounced "poopy anus."
Nice!!
Great-looking coins! Well centered, high grade--you'll be happy with these for years to come!
Then Roman provincial coins are for you, my friend!
Here's a (probably incomplete) list of Roman Emperors who were murdered by those charged with protecting them, the praetorian guard. I have most,...
Lovely coin! No Hadrian traveling coins for me. I do have a restitution coin of Gallienus, though: [ATTACH] Gallienus, AD 253-268 Roman...
That block-like C (like an E without the cross bar) in Μ ΑVΡ CΕV looks more familiar.
I'm pretty sure I have attributed this coin correctly as being of Severus Alexander. I note, however, that the sigma used on the obverse...
Fantastic! Thanks! So "Bearded, laureate, cuirassed and draped bust right."
Thanks, @zumbly ! At 20 mm, that's gotta be it. Ruzicka 226 is described as being a 1.5-unit denomination and 20 mm in diameter and with the...
@MerlinAurelius -- when you post an unknown coin, it helps if you report the weight and diameter of the coin. Is this approximately 29 mm in diameter?
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