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<p>[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 7941165, member: 80952"]Good idea for a thread!</p><p>Here are some of my favorites</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374573[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Titus, AD 80, Sestertius</p><p>Obverse IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII. Head of Titus, laureate, right; Reverse FELICIT PVBLIC S C. Felicitas standing left, holding sceptre and cornucopiae</p><p>RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 143. Old RIC II Titus 89</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374574[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantius I, as Caesar, Æ Nummus. Treveri, AD 298-299. FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate bust left / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, towered and nude to waist, standing facing, head turned left, holding cornucopiae with his left hand, patera in his right hand; B- gamma across fields, TR in exergue. RIC 196</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374575[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Lydia, Thyateira, Trajan</p><p>Obverse ΑΥ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΝ, laureate head of Trajan, r. Reverse ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗΝΩΝ, Tyche standing facing, head l., holding rudder in r. hand, cornucopia in l.</p><p><br /></p><p>RPC III, 1826, BMC 75</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374582[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus Pius AD 138-161. Rome Denarius AR 19 mm., 2,64 g</p><p>RIC III Antoninus Pius 234</p><p>Date Range: AD 153 - AD 154</p><p>Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII</p><p>Type: Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right</p><p>Reverse: LIBERALITAS VII COS IIII</p><p>Type: Liberalitas, draped, standing left, emptying coins out of cornucopiae, held in both hands</p><p>(interesting design!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374584[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Julia Maesa. Augusta AD 218-224. Rome Denarius AR 19 mm., 2,31 g.</p><p>RIC IV Elagabalus 249 </p><p>Date Range: AD 218 - AD 222</p><p>Obverse Legend: IVLIA MAESA AVG</p><p>Type: Bust of Julia Maesa, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right</p><p>Reverse Legend: FECVNDITAS AVG</p><p>Type: Fecunditas, draped, standing left, extending her right hand over a child and holding cornucopiae in left hand</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374587[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian AD 81-96. Rome</p><p>As Æ</p><p>27 mm, 10,73 g</p><p>RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 707</p><p>Old RIC 394</p><p>AD 90 - AD 91</p><p>Obverse Legend: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P</p><p>Type: Bust of Domitian, laureate, right</p><p>Portrait: Domitian</p><p>Reverse Legend: FORTVNAE AVGVSTI S C</p><p>Type: Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374588[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Trajan AD 98-117. Rome</p><p>Dupondius Æ</p><p>27 mm, 9,85 g</p><p>RIC II Trajan 385 </p><p><b>Date Range: </b>AD 98 - AD 99</p><p>Obverse Legend: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M</p><p>Type: Head of Trajan, radiate, right</p><p>Reverse Legend: TR POT COS II S C</p><p>Type: Abundantia seated left on chair with crossed cornucopiae, holding sceptre in right hand</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374589[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Otacilia Severa AD 244-249. Rome</p><p>Antoninianus AR</p><p>23 mm, 3,54 g</p><p>RIC IV Philip I 125 </p><p>Date Range: AD 246 - AD 248</p><p>Obverse Legend: M OTACIL SEVERA AVG</p><p>Portrait: Otacilia Severa</p><p>Type: Bust of Otacilia Severa, diademed, draped, on crescent, right | Bust of Otacilia Severa, diademed, draped, right</p><p>Reverse Legend: CONCORDIA AVGG</p><p>Type: Concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and double cornucopiae in left hand</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one where the cornucpiae is the main star</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374591[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>CILICIA. Soloi (ca 1st century BC) AE19</p><p>Obv: Head of Artemis right, wearing stephane.</p><p>Rev: ΣΟΛΕΩΝ - Double cornucopia; to left, Є above Θ.</p><p>Ziegler -; SNG BN 1209-10 var. (controls); SNG Levante 865 var. (same)</p><p>5,68 g, 19 mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 7941165, member: 80952"]Good idea for a thread! Here are some of my favorites [ATTACH=full]1374573[/ATTACH] Titus, AD 80, Sestertius Obverse IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII. Head of Titus, laureate, right; Reverse FELICIT PVBLIC S C. Felicitas standing left, holding sceptre and cornucopiae RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 143. Old RIC II Titus 89 [ATTACH=full]1374574[/ATTACH] Constantius I, as Caesar, Æ Nummus. Treveri, AD 298-299. FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate bust left / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, towered and nude to waist, standing facing, head turned left, holding cornucopiae with his left hand, patera in his right hand; B- gamma across fields, TR in exergue. RIC 196 [ATTACH=full]1374575[/ATTACH] Lydia, Thyateira, Trajan Obverse ΑΥ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΝ, laureate head of Trajan, r. Reverse ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗΝΩΝ, Tyche standing facing, head l., holding rudder in r. hand, cornucopia in l. RPC III, 1826, BMC 75 [ATTACH=full]1374582[/ATTACH] Antoninus Pius AD 138-161. Rome Denarius AR 19 mm., 2,64 g RIC III Antoninus Pius 234 Date Range: AD 153 - AD 154 Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII Type: Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right Reverse: LIBERALITAS VII COS IIII Type: Liberalitas, draped, standing left, emptying coins out of cornucopiae, held in both hands (interesting design!) [ATTACH=full]1374584[/ATTACH] Julia Maesa. Augusta AD 218-224. Rome Denarius AR 19 mm., 2,31 g. RIC IV Elagabalus 249 Date Range: AD 218 - AD 222 Obverse Legend: IVLIA MAESA AVG Type: Bust of Julia Maesa, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right Reverse Legend: FECVNDITAS AVG Type: Fecunditas, draped, standing left, extending her right hand over a child and holding cornucopiae in left hand [ATTACH=full]1374587[/ATTACH] Domitian AD 81-96. Rome As Æ 27 mm, 10,73 g RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 707 Old RIC 394 AD 90 - AD 91 Obverse Legend: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P Type: Bust of Domitian, laureate, right Portrait: Domitian Reverse Legend: FORTVNAE AVGVSTI S C Type: Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae [ATTACH=full]1374588[/ATTACH] Trajan AD 98-117. Rome Dupondius Æ 27 mm, 9,85 g RIC II Trajan 385 [B]Date Range: [/B]AD 98 - AD 99 Obverse Legend: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M Type: Head of Trajan, radiate, right Reverse Legend: TR POT COS II S C Type: Abundantia seated left on chair with crossed cornucopiae, holding sceptre in right hand [ATTACH=full]1374589[/ATTACH] Otacilia Severa AD 244-249. Rome Antoninianus AR 23 mm, 3,54 g RIC IV Philip I 125 Date Range: AD 246 - AD 248 Obverse Legend: M OTACIL SEVERA AVG Portrait: Otacilia Severa Type: Bust of Otacilia Severa, diademed, draped, on crescent, right | Bust of Otacilia Severa, diademed, draped, right Reverse Legend: CONCORDIA AVGG Type: Concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and double cornucopiae in left hand Here is one where the cornucpiae is the main star [ATTACH=full]1374591[/ATTACH] CILICIA. Soloi (ca 1st century BC) AE19 Obv: Head of Artemis right, wearing stephane. Rev: ΣΟΛΕΩΝ - Double cornucopia; to left, Є above Θ. Ziegler -; SNG BN 1209-10 var. (controls); SNG Levante 865 var. (same) 5,68 g, 19 mm[/QUOTE]
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