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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2620778, member: 56859"]I don't have a ton of Imperial coins but am fortunate to have acquired some doozies <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>FAVORITE IMPERIALS:</p><p><br /></p><p>5. <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/last-coin-of-2014-trajans-column-denarius.257275/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/last-coin-of-2014-trajans-column-denarius.257275/">Trajan's column denarius</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]574860[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Trajan</b></p><p>Rome mint, CE 114-115</p><p>AR denarius, 18 mm, 3.7 gm</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC. Laureate and draped bust right</p><p>Rev: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R. Trajan’s column surmounted by statue of Trajan, holding patera and scepter; two eagles at base</p><p>Ref: RIC II 35</p><p><br /></p><p>4. <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-nero-sestertius-two-goddesses-lounging-by-the-dock.246171/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-nero-sestertius-two-goddesses-lounging-by-the-dock.246171/">Nero sestertius with Annona and Ceres</a>, because the reverse scene is so richly rendered:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]574861[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Nero</b></p><p>struck in Rome, CE 63</p><p>Orichalcum sestertius, 34 mm, 26.7 gm</p><p>Obv: NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP PP; laureate head right, wearing aegis</p><p>Rev: ANNONA AVGVSTI CERES; Ceres, veiled and draped, seated left, holding corn ears and torch, her feet on stool, facing Annona standing right, holding cornucopia; between them, modius on garlanded altar; in background, stern of ship</p><p>Ref: RIC 98. Cohen 24</p><p><i>Heritage, CICF World and Ancient Coin Signature Auction, Apr 2014. Removed from NGC slab.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>3. <a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/septimius-severus-denarius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/septimius-severus-denarius" rel="nofollow">Septimius Severus, Circus Maximus denarius</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_be264ff270c845808fbec54a91125772%25257Emv2.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_1000%25252Ch_625%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_be264ff270c845808fbec54a91125772%25257Emv2.jpg%2526hash%253D452166b133bde491850ec1f557a8a2cd%26hash%3D1011d75abe357563bb5fb78a15097ca1&hash=283275f8c2ad707ce8e6eb9acab7bbc9" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus</b></p><p>Rome, CE 206</p><p>AR denarius, 3.41 gm, 20 mm, 12h</p><p>Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right</p><p>Rev: LAETITIA TEMPORVM, the spina of the Circus Maximus decorated as a ship facing left, with the turning posts at its prow and stern, a sail mounted on the central obelisk, and the spina's other monuments visible in between; above the ship, four quadrigas racing left; below, seven animals: an ostrich at left and a bear at right; between them a lion and a lioness chasing a wild ass and a panther attacking a bison</p><p>Ref: RIC 274; BMC 343. </p><p>ex Colosseo Collection</p><p><br /></p><p>2. <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/second-chances-julia-domna-four-seasons-denarius.283396/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/second-chances-julia-domna-four-seasons-denarius.283396/">Julia Domna denarius, Fecunditas; Four Seasons depicted as children</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domnafecunditasreshoot-rt-jpg.533804/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Julia Domna</b></p><p>AR denarius, 19.5mm, 3.17 gm, 6h. Rome mint</p><p>Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 207-211</p><p>Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA; draped bust right</p><p>Rev: Fecunditas or Tellus (Earth) reclining left under tree, resting arm on basket of fruit and placing hand on celestial orb; standing before her are four children representing the Four Seasons</p><p>Ref: RIC IV 549 (Septimius Severus); RSC 35</p><p>ex R.H. Collection</p><p><i>This was a tough coin to photograph. It is very reflective. Perhaps the images I took without reflections show the details better, but I like having some brightness in the fields. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>1. Not my finest but still my favorite because it's a great "story coin" and because I had so much fun making the diorama... <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-boy-and-his-stone.254886/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-boy-and-his-stone.254886/">Elagabalus transporting the Sacred Stone of Emesa</a> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Needs a reshoot.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]574868[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Elagabalus</b></p><p>AR denarius, 19.4 mm, 3.5 gm</p><p>Antioch, CE 218-219</p><p>Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate draped cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: SANCT DEO SOLI / ELAGABAL, Quadriga right, bearing sacred Baetyl stone, flanked by four parasols</p><p>Ref: RIC IV 195[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2620778, member: 56859"]I don't have a ton of Imperial coins but am fortunate to have acquired some doozies :) FAVORITE IMPERIALS: 5. [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/last-coin-of-2014-trajans-column-denarius.257275/']Trajan's column denarius[/URL] [ATTACH=full]574860[/ATTACH] [B]Trajan[/B] Rome mint, CE 114-115 AR denarius, 18 mm, 3.7 gm Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC. Laureate and draped bust right Rev: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R. Trajan’s column surmounted by statue of Trajan, holding patera and scepter; two eagles at base Ref: RIC II 35 4. [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-nero-sestertius-two-goddesses-lounging-by-the-dock.246171/']Nero sestertius with Annona and Ceres[/URL], because the reverse scene is so richly rendered: [ATTACH=full]574861[/ATTACH] [B]Nero[/B] struck in Rome, CE 63 Orichalcum sestertius, 34 mm, 26.7 gm Obv: NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP PP; laureate head right, wearing aegis Rev: ANNONA AVGVSTI CERES; Ceres, veiled and draped, seated left, holding corn ears and torch, her feet on stool, facing Annona standing right, holding cornucopia; between them, modius on garlanded altar; in background, stern of ship Ref: RIC 98. Cohen 24 [I]Heritage, CICF World and Ancient Coin Signature Auction, Apr 2014. Removed from NGC slab. [/I] 3. [URL='http://www.tifcollection.com/septimius-severus-denarius']Septimius Severus, Circus Maximus denarius[/URL] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_be264ff270c845808fbec54a91125772%25257Emv2.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_1000%25252Ch_625%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_be264ff270c845808fbec54a91125772%25257Emv2.jpg%2526hash%253D452166b133bde491850ec1f557a8a2cd%26hash%3D1011d75abe357563bb5fb78a15097ca1&hash=283275f8c2ad707ce8e6eb9acab7bbc9[/IMG] [B]Septimius Severus[/B] Rome, CE 206 AR denarius, 3.41 gm, 20 mm, 12h Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right Rev: LAETITIA TEMPORVM, the spina of the Circus Maximus decorated as a ship facing left, with the turning posts at its prow and stern, a sail mounted on the central obelisk, and the spina's other monuments visible in between; above the ship, four quadrigas racing left; below, seven animals: an ostrich at left and a bear at right; between them a lion and a lioness chasing a wild ass and a panther attacking a bison Ref: RIC 274; BMC 343. ex Colosseo Collection 2. [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/second-chances-julia-domna-four-seasons-denarius.283396/']Julia Domna denarius, Fecunditas; Four Seasons depicted as children[/URL] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domnafecunditasreshoot-rt-jpg.533804/[/IMG] [B]Julia Domna[/B] AR denarius, 19.5mm, 3.17 gm, 6h. Rome mint Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 207-211 Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA; draped bust right Rev: Fecunditas or Tellus (Earth) reclining left under tree, resting arm on basket of fruit and placing hand on celestial orb; standing before her are four children representing the Four Seasons Ref: RIC IV 549 (Septimius Severus); RSC 35 ex R.H. Collection [I]This was a tough coin to photograph. It is very reflective. Perhaps the images I took without reflections show the details better, but I like having some brightness in the fields. [/I] 1. Not my finest but still my favorite because it's a great "story coin" and because I had so much fun making the diorama... [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-boy-and-his-stone.254886/']Elagabalus transporting the Sacred Stone of Emesa[/URL] :) Needs a reshoot. [ATTACH=full]574868[/ATTACH] [B]Elagabalus[/B] AR denarius, 19.4 mm, 3.5 gm Antioch, CE 218-219 Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate draped cuirassed bust right Rev: SANCT DEO SOLI / ELAGABAL, Quadriga right, bearing sacred Baetyl stone, flanked by four parasols Ref: RIC IV 195[/QUOTE]
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