Here's one of Marcus as Caesar, just before yours in the RIC catalog! [ATTACH] Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180 Roman AR denarius; 18.2 mm, 2.62 g...
Yes, RIC lists it as "scarce" but the head right is "common."
Yours with the draped bust right is Cohen 452: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Draped bust right is 424b. Here's the listing in RIC about the various bust types: [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Julia Domna, AD 193-217 Roman AE 32 mm, 13.72 g Ionia, Ephesus, AD 193-217 Obv: CЄBACTH IOY ΔOMNA, bare-headed and draped bust, right...
That's an obverse die match to my coin!
On a related note, @Mikey Zee has a denarius depicting a less flattering and obviously more drunken Silenus/Marsyas of Lucius Marcius Censorinus,...
This is one of my favorite coins because its reverse depicts a famous statue that has been lost to us over the centuries. [ATTACH] Tranquillina...
Fun thread, @dougsmit ! I love provincials! In fact, I'm not sure I can narrow them down to about 10 or so. But I'll try; I don't want to...
Nice! Here's one for the 1000th anniversary: [ATTACH] Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249 Roman Æ sestertius; 11.52 g, 30.4 mm Rome, AD 248 Obv:...
With that obverse inscription, BMC, Forrer, and Sear all attribute that to Augustus and Rhoemetalkes I.
Everybody, from BMC to Sear, agrees yours is Augustus and Livia and Rhoemetalkes I and his queen. Neither BMC nor Sear names the queen. These...
Which Roman emperor is depicted on the obverse of this coin? Is it Augustus (as per BMC and Forrer) or is it Tiberius (as per Sear)? Which...
Severina's hairstyle and portraiture is very much mint-dependent. Compare, for example, this one from the Serdica mint. The portrait style is...
Well, it's not pretty, but here's a Cleopatra: [ATTACH] Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt, 51-30 BCE AE 40 drachmai; 21.0 mm; 7.32 gm Alexandria...
Thanks for such an extensive evaluation of the evidence. I was an impressionable, science-loving teen in the late 1970's/early 1980's when Cosmos...
Yes, thanks; I've been so informed earlier in the thread.
I have a few. They need a bit of cleaning yet. [ATTACH] Tacitus, AD 275-276 Roman billon antoninianus; 3.85 g, 23.3 mm, 5:00 Lugdunum, AD 275,...
Another interesting feature is the palm branch on the left at the patrician's feet. Note how there is a palm branch on the left at Genius' feet in...
That's VERY insightful!
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