Galba sestertius. next, Galba denarius.. [ATTACH]
Ae sestertius of Caligula - OB CIVIS SERVATOS. next, a corona civica. [ATTACH]
For a couple of bad dudes, I'll go with Nero - after all , he killed his mother.... [ATTACH] and Caligula, because he killed almost everyone...
Nice coins. It's an interesting period of history as well.
Several coins bearing his intimidating visage. Hollywood could not have done a better job type casting someone to play his person. [ATTACH]...
Nero as with ARA PACIS reverse, next. coin with altar... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
RR Aes Grave Semis. 145gm [ATTACH] next , another coin more than 70gms.
RR. Aes Grave , sextans with Mercury / prow reverse. next... Minerva. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] And Mars... (see above)
Here are both -- take your choice... Jupiter, denarius of civil war 69 CE. and RR denarius of Cn. Lentulus , 88 BCE. next.... Venus. [ATTACH]
I just can't believe it's already one full year since the last time we did this! Seems like last month. Oh well. I've always considered this a sad...
[ATTACH] Anonymous, Cast Semis, Rome, ca. 225-217 BC AE (g 123; mm 51; h 12) Laureate head of Saturn l.; below, S, Rv. Prow r.; above, S....
Lots of very beautiful coins in this thread. I also have a preference for sestertii , likely because I can appreciate them without having to...
Too late !!! next as Donna said -- RR elephant.
Antoninianus of Herennius Etruscus with Pietas reverse. next, another Pietas... [ATTACH]
History has a habit of repeating itself!
Actually that is St Peter's square and that obelisk was brought over from Egypt by Caligula. It stood in the circus of Nero which originally ran...
Piazza del popolo is at the very end of via del corso where the column of Marcus Aurelius is.
I think it would be a good excuse for you to go back to Rome and have a closer look. By the way , there is a fantastic restaurant next to Trajan's...
[ATTACH] Trajan's column
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