Finaly got A Roman coin of the severan period, I have a few provincials though. Its another "not nice" ones though lol :goofer: Caracalla AR Denarius. 216 AD. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate draped bust right / P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P, Sol standing right, head left, with upraised hand & holding globe. RSC 359. RIC 281b. also picked up an as of Vespasian or Titus..
A good start! As you mentioned in another thread, the ancient traffic has been a bit slow around here lately. How about some more Severans: Caracalla Cilicia, Irenopolis AE assarion – 23mm 216-217 AD Draped bust r. AYTOKPATΩP ANTΩNINOC bust of Dionysus r. with thrysos and bunch of grapes EIRHNOΠOΛITON ET EΞP SNG Righetti 1579, SNG Pfalz 6 640, Imhoof KM S442 Septimius Severus, AE sestertius – 31.4mm, 28.4g Rome, spring to summer 196 AD L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII laureate, cuirassed bust r., seen from behind P M TR P IIII COS II PP SC Victory advancing r., holding wreath and palm RIC 725, C 420
:hail: I'll post my provincials Great sestertius btw and another of Caracalla, Æ27 Nicopolis ad Istrum?
Thanks Post it again here I pass up some ok coins of Titus and kinda regret it, but I know I'll get a decent one eventualy.
This was my first provincial. Severus Alexander AE26 Caesarea, Cappadocia 225 ad AV K CEOV ALEXANPOC, laurate head right MHTPOP KAICAP, Mt Argeus on a garlanded alter. surmounted by wreath, ETD in ex
Do I understand you would like to see more severan era coins here ? OK, let's show off :rolling: Dad Mum The bad boy The good guy Q
Some provincials are available too : Dad Bad boy Good guy All three being tetradrachms from Laodicea Q
Ditto! I'm still not that big on collecting ancients, but I have to say coins like those can turn me easily!
Wow Cucumbor, those are very beautiful Tetradrachmai! The Severan period is where I have focused most of my effort when it comes to ancients. Specifically Elagabalus and Caracalla Antoninianii... those have always been my favorite, I just love the boyish portrait found on some coins of Elagabalus, like on this first one, dating to AD218 with Roma seated on the reverse and titles 'PM TR P COS PP'. Randy and many others have seen many of my nicer ones, so I will only post a couple. The 'MARS VICTOR' Antoninianus has a great reverse, but the obverse and flan leave something to be desired... but at 5.73grams it's nice heavy coin with a great reverse. As far as the 'VENUS VICTRIX' Caracalla Antoninianus goes, it's one of my favorites, with the 'as seen from front' bust, and a great strike on a very large flan. The reverse is great, note Venus' shield.
The Caracalla ant is definitely a special coin! His portraits vary a lot in terms of power but I really like this one. Below is a sestertius from cuter days. It is sad how he went ugly but it makes for good collecting.
Indeed. That sure is a beautiful sestertius. Very boyish portrait. Great strike, nice looking flan. -The only bronze coins I have from the Severan period are my Sesterces of Severus Alexander.
