The photo is too poor to read the obverse inscription, and I was thinking Otacilia Severa, too, but other common empresses with similar hairdos...
All purchased individually for about $50 in the past two years: [ATTACH] Denarius of Sabina [ATTACH] Sestertius of Antoninus Pius [ATTACH]...
That's a nice looking denarius. I think the way Salus is represented on the reverse is interesting. She seems very nonchalant about feeding that...
[ATTACH] Herennia Etruscilla, AD 249-251 Roman provincial Æ; 12.67 g, 27.45 mm, 7:00 Moesia Superior, Viminacium, AD 249-250 Obv: HER ETRVSCILLA...
[ATTACH] Sorry. Couldn't resist. Carry on!
[ATTACH] Julia Titi Rome, AD 79-81 3.2 gm, 20.0 mm Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA TITI AVGVSTI F, diademed and draped bust, r. Rev: VENVS AVGVST, Venus,...
Here's an LRB: [ATTACH] Aelia Flaccilla, AD 379-386 Roman AE Maiorina (AE 2) Antioch, AD 383-386 4.78 gm, 21.55 mm Obv: AEL FLACCILLA AVG,...
Try posting it at the world coin forum and see if anyone there has an idea. It's probably modern (meaning produced with machinery) because it...
For me, what makes a coin interesting is if it was issued for a specific purpose, such as to commemorate an event in history or a deed by an...
One of the things I like about ancient coin collecting is that there are no pre-defined notions of what constitutes a series and the collector can...
I think of a numismatist as someone who contributes to the fund of numismatic knowledge by doing die studies, cataloging hoards, finding new...
No. Her fate is lost to history.
Here are some I've purchased individually recently (last few years) for $21-40, including shipping: [ATTACH] Septimius Severus AR denarius...
Twice in three auctions they've had some excuse for not sending my coins in a timely fashion. They claim I haven't paid until I send them...
What a freaky, bean-shaped flan.
It stands for pia felix, "pious and blessed," an honorific title.
Post anything relevant, guys! Happy to have added another coin to my Severina sub-collection. Usually, she's portrayed with a very "butch"...
Put me down. I won't turn down an Arcadius for a couple bucks. [ATTACH]
Interesting little coin from a bulk lot. Post your barbarous imitations! Comments and information encouraged, thanks! [ATTACH] Imitation Roman...
Maximian and Diocletian. Same mint, same officina: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Next: Victory with wreath
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