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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IMP Shogun, post: 8291191, member: 114683&quot;]Almost Friday!</p><p><br /></p><p>Life has gotten extremely busy and combine that with our fiat equivalent of debasing the money supply it seems we have to work a lot harder for the same goods and services.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought when the economic activity after Covid picked up I&#039;d give up a good chunk of my hobby time, and I have. I&#039;m buying quite a few coins, but the photography aspect of my collecting interests has been lost to not having enough hours in a day or a free weekend. I&#039;m not going to lie, my collection is based on having a strong top 10 for 2022!</p><p><br /></p><p>What I&#039;ve been adding is Tetrarchy and Constantinian late Roman bronze, but also silver of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty where I find the skill and style flourished.</p><p><br /></p><p>Crispina is somewhat of a tragic figure, but who knows perhaps a Game of Thrones player that lost. Bruttia Crispina (164 - 191 AD) was Augusta from 178 to 191 a quite significant period of time for what was becoming a tumultuous end to the dynasty.</p><p><br /></p><p>Crispina may have gotten caught up in Commodus&#039; sister Lucilla&#039;s attempt to assassinate Commodus in 181 or 182, Cleander&#039;s downfall in 190 or just as likely falling pray herself to Commodus perhaps due to the inability to produce an heir. Much of her coinage does reflect that hope, or prospect that an heir would be produced such as the below reverse featuring Venus with an apple. According to Michael Kean (in Frey, Oliver (2005). <i>The Complete Chronicle of the Emperors of Rome</i>. Thalamus. p. 100.) Crispina was falsely accused of adultery after 10 years of marriage and banished to Capri where she was later executed. Commodus did not remarry but took on a mistress, this mistress having been involved in his assassination.</p><p><br /></p><p>Beautiful coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1465633[/ATTACH]</p><p>Crispina struck 178-182 A.D. RIC III 286a (Commodus) Venus</p><p>CRISPINA AVGVSTA / VE[N]VS</p><p>Venus standing left, holding apple and drawing drapery.</p><p>17mm&nbsp; &nbsp; 2.38g</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Venus symbolizing love, sexuality and desire with Crispina&#039;s portrait above being particularly attractive as well.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1465637[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Lucilla, Commodus&#039; sister:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1465647[/ATTACH]</p><p>RIC III 781</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s handsome:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1465636[/ATTACH]</p><p>RIC III 17</p><p><br /></p><p>This is going to get updated when I take more pictures:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1465645[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Love to see your Crispina, Augustas or Nerva-Antonines[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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