This is some serious Roman Lego right here!
I love Julia Domna! My Domna PIETAS denarii: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The only thing close would be this coin recorded in Cohen, a denarius with a different (reign of Severus) inscription for Julia. [ATTACH] The...
I knew you'd post your cistophorus--just as you knew I would post mine! There you have it, folks--the two cistophori Antony minted for the occasion.
My only Antony, minted to commemorate his marriage to Octavia, made largely to cement political ties to her brother Octavian: [ATTACH] Antony...
Three denominations, same reverse? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Very fine style on that reverse. All three figures are particularly well-rendered by the celator. Moreover, the coin is nicely centered, with...
The situla is that thing that looks like a downward facing goldfish cracker. [ATTACH]
And coins with a bunch of kids? Here's Faustina Jr. with a bunch of them. Four kids on this denarius: [ATTACH] Five kids on this...
SPES REIPVBLICAE, Siscia mint: [ATTACH]
I like Faustina I, for her coins are plentiful and inexpensive, even in high-grades. Granted, they mostly say AVGVSTA or AETERNITAS, but they...
I have one from the same mint with a tunny fish as a minor device on the reverse. It's one of a handful of Greek bronzes I have. [ATTACH]...
Man, talk about eye-appeal!! Lovely coin!
Does anyone know how to distinguish between the Rome mint issues and the Antioch issues on the Antoniniani of Cornelia Salonina issued during the...
Yep, and all Trebonianus Gallus, too!
Martialis is an epithet of Juno that isn't common. I'm not aware of any coins other than this one of Trebonianus Gallus that portray her in this...
Gorgeous coin! And what a portrait!
There's a great article in the Feb., 2002 issue of The Celator about the Antoniniani of Philip I.
Lovely coin with a lot of eye-appeal and historical importance. Don't worry about the grade; the Flavian period was a time of economic prosperity...
Woah! That's a nice collection of Juno types on those Republican Denarii!
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