Very nice. How about a daughter? [ATTACH] Didia Clara AE Sestertius Rome, AD 193 21.16 gm; 30.5 mm Obv: DIDIA CLARA AVG, bare-headed and draped...
Nice! I'm sure he'll love it!
If the term "Byzantine" is good enough for Dumbarton Oaks and for the ANA Museum, it's good enough for me.
The fact the goddess is portrayed with a lion, a scepter, and a drum--all very characteristic accoutrements of Cybele--is why I am convinced the...
Orbiana was a Roman empress, the wife of Severus Alexander. Her coins are scarce.
I'm fascinated by how similarly the capricorn is rendered on each of our coins, even though mine was struck way out in the provinces 250 years...
That's one sweet denarius! I have only one coin with a capricorn: [ATTACH] Cornelia Supera, wife of Aemelian. Augusta, 253 CE. Mysia, Parium. Æ...
Very nice. The Severans issued many coins depicting Cybele, such as the MATER DEVM and MATRI DEVM types of Domna and various provincial issues....
Nice coins for the price. I, too, am addicted to Frank Robinson's budget list. Those Otacilia sestertii circulated a long time and are typically...
I thought I'd post this little subset of Orbiana coins. Post your Orbiana coins. [ATTACH] Roman AR denarius Rome mint, AD 225 3.47 gm; 19.1 mm...
Probably genuine. It's too common to actually bother forging.
Here are my Berenices. Both are from Marathos in Phoenicia, struck under Ptolemy Philometer, 180-145 BCE. [ATTACH] 21.1 mm; 8.90 gm Obv: Veiled...
Thank you for your thought-provoking input; it's always a pleasure reading your informative posts.
How fun!!
@Bing @Mikey Zee That's what I'm talking about! Yeah!
Not rare by any means, just nicely struck and patinated. I love the depiction of Athena on the reverse. Gordian III and Tranquillina marriage...
Lovely coins!
Post your provincials honoring the marriage of Gordian III and Tranquillina. I'll get the ball rolling: [ATTACH] AE 4 Assaria (27 mm; 11.2 gm),...
Okey dokey! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks all. I just noticed I typed the obverse inscription wrong (should have DN before CONSTAN...). Back to RIC, I guess!
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