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Next up: a coin portraying somebody\something begin killed

 

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I love the blue azurite and green malachite patina on you coin!

 

Here's a pretty graphic scene, on a tetradrachm of Paeonia, 340-315 BC, acquired in 2018:



Next: A coin depicting concord or peace.

 

next: pax

 

Gordian III, Ruled 238-244 AD
AR Antoninianus, Struck 238-239 AD, Rome or Antioch mint
Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, bust of Gordian III, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Reverse: PAX AVGVSTI, Pax, draped, standing front, head left, holding branch in extended right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand.
References: RIC IV 3 or 189
Size: 22mm, 5.16g

My coin has M ANT in its obverse legend...
Next, a coin with M AVR in obverse legend.

 

Fun theme! Here you go, @Justin Lee :


Carus, AD 282-283.
Roman billon Antoninianus, 3.57 g, 21 mm, 6 h.
Antioch, AD 282.
Obv: IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: VIRTVS AVGG, emperor standing right, holding parazonium and receiving Victory on globe from Carinus (or Jupiter) standing left, holding scepter; A//XXI .
Refs: RIC 124C; Cohen 116; RCV 12188.

Next: Dude with hair loss.

 

How about good'ol Vespasian?!
Next, an emperor (not only Roman) with an elaborate hair-do!

 

How about the "spiked" Celtic look of a Gaulish leader?



next, a coin minted in Gaul.

 

next: gallic coin

 

Gaul, Massalia, Marseille. Æ12.
Obv: MAC / Laureate head of Apollo r.
Rev: NM / Dolphin on trident.
After 49BC.

Next: Pseudo-autonomous Provincial coin.

 

Here's a pseudo-autonomous/quasi-autonomous one from Smyrna featuring a personification of the senate on the obverse:


Time of Commodus.
Pseudo-autonomous Æ 26.1 mm, 8.01 g, 5 h.
Ionia, Smyrna, Strategos Kl. Stratoneikianos, AD 182-184.
Obv: ΙЄΡΑ ϹVΝ [ΚΛΗΤΟϹ], draped bust of Senate, right.
Rev: CΤΡ•CΤΡΑΤΟΝЄΚ[ΙΑΝΟV СΜVΡΝΑΙΩΝ], Winged Nemesis of Smyrna, advancing right, plucking chiton and holding bridle.
Refs: RPC IV 278 (temp); Klose XV series B, 7–10; SNG Cop. 1304 (same dies).

Next: Winged Nemesis.

 

This is a dupondius with Nemesis reverse I've had for a few years - it came in a CGB group lot of Hadrian middle bronzes in 2013 and is my favourite coin from the lot.

Hadrian Brass Dupondius
Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P - Laureate head right
Rev. S C - Victory-Nemesis walking right, drawing out fold of drapery from neck and pointing downwards with branch held in left hand
Mint: Rome (136 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 12.30g / 24mm / 6h
References:

• RIC 2290 (New RIC II.3)
• BMC 1615
• Sear 3669
• RIC 828 (Old RIC II)

Next - any other Hadrian dupondius

 

Hadrian dupondius featuring Aequitas.
Next, post a Roman coin featuring more than one god (deified people doesn't count)

 

Annona - goddess of the grain supply to Rome with Ceres - goddess of crops / agriculture.

next, coin of Nero's mother. RIP.

 

Agrippina II


RI Agrippina II 50-59 BCE AE 26mm Egypt Bust of Euthenia w Corn in Hair RPC 5188

Next: Agrippina II

 

Next up: another claudius

 

Claudius I

RI Claudius 41-54 Ae As 28mm LIBERTAS AVGVSTA holding pileus S-C RIC 113

Next: Claudius

 

Next up: an @Alegandron owned coin. Either previously or currently

 

LOL, good luck with that. I have never sold, nor traded. However, I have gifted.

 

Or current, means you could post....
But I'll add the*or any coin you think he'd like