He All, New coin (again) I bought this one only because of the armor, I love it. show your coins with armor !! Caracalla BI-Tetradrachm Antioch, prieur 236
If you ever decide to upgrade, or get borred with that one, I call dibs on it. That is one cool Caracalla.
Great OP-Caracalla!! ... congrats Cyrrhus Ummm, I've always liked the looks of Diocletian's armor ...
How about some armored LRBs? Julian II, AD 360-363 AE3, 21mm, 2.6g, 12h; Heraclea mint: 361-363 Obv.: D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG; helmeted, cuirassed bust left holding spear and shield. Rev.: VOT / X / MVLT / XX - Legend within wreath // HERACLA Constantine I, AD 306-337 AE, follis, 3.51g, 20.5mm; 12h; Trier mint, AD 332-333 Obv.: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; helmeted, cuirassed bust right Rev.: BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS; globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX above, three stars In Ex.: dot PTR dot Ex. Langtoft hoard Constantine I, AD 306-337 AE, follis, 3.02g, 19mm; 6h; Siscia, AD 319 Obv.: IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust right Rev.: VICT LAETAE PRINC PERP; two victories standing, facing one another, together holding shield inscribed VOT/PR on altar with S In. Exe.: dot ЄSIS dot
Best armor has to belong to Probus but I do not have one of the better ones. I was hoping Martin would jump on this thread and show one. My best is a Serdica with tiny Medusa on the breastplate.
Elagabalus (218 - 222 A.D.) SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch Billon Tetradrachm Obv.: AVT K M A ANTWNEINOC, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Rev.: ΔHMAPX EΞYΠATOC TOB, Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, holding wreath in beak, Δ Є above wings, star between legs. Billon, 14.46g, 24mm Ref.: Prieur 264
Justinian, Byzantine Empire AV solidus Obv: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe and shield Rev: VICTORI-A AVGGG delta, angel standing facing, holding P-headed cross and cross on globe, star in right field Mint: Constantinople (Mintmark: CONOB) Ref: SB 140 Size: 20.75 mm, 4.49gr.
Probus sometimes has cool armor and shield: VIRTVS PROBI AVG MARTI PACIF, Mars the pacifier walking left holding olive branch and spear and shield. RIC 509 Lovely green patina with some red too.
Great OP cuirass ont that tet ! My best cuirassed bust is for Macrinus Macrinus, Bronze struck in Nicopolis AVT KM .... H MAKRINOC, Laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrinus right V M AGRIPPA NIKOPOLITWNPROC IC TR, Tyche standing left, holding cornucopia and rudder 14.26 gr Ref : ANMG #1710 That one is quite cool too Probus, Antoninianus Siscia mint IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate ust of Probus left, wearing imperial mantle (bust type H) SOLI INVICTO, Sol in quadriga, XXIT at exergue 3.77 gr Ref : Cohen #662, RCV # 12038 var, RIC 767 And here is the emperor wearing cuirass on both obverse and reverse Jovianus, AE 1 Antioch mint, 3 rd officina D N IOVIAN VS P F AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Jovianus right VICTORIA ROMANORVM, Jovianus standing, holding victory on a globe and labarum, ANT gamma at exergue 8.46 gr Ref : RIC # 228, Cohen #22, RC #4085, LRBC #2645 Q
