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Nero, Ruled 54-68 AD
AE As, Struck 65 AD, Rome mint
Obverse: NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP, Laureate head of Nero right.
Reverse: Victory alighting left, wings spread holding shield inscribed SPQR, S-C across field.
References: RIC I 312, Sear 1976

Next: another emperor's coin with Victory alighting

 

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Man, that's a nice one. Mine is kinda crusty and not as detailed.



Anyway, this post is not part of the game. Please carry on.

 

NEXT: A coin with a ruler who was the last of his dynastic line/family line.

 

Commodus Ar Denarius RIC 251 191-192 A.D. Next coin Divus

 

Faustina be representing!




Next: Elaborate hair style

 

I think a crab headdress counts...



next: something weird & wacky

 

I think this coin of Julia Domna might fit here, even though photography contributed in that wacky appearance. Next : Roman Dice.

 

Here are a couple of ancient dice. Next: Silver Tet of any of the 12 Caesars.

 

NERO:


RI Nero AR Tetradrachm 54-68 CE Eagle

Next up: Killer of a Dynasty

 

Dynasty killer:


Maximinus I, AD 235-238.
Roman Æ Sestertius, 26.7 mm, 18.01 gm.
Rome, AD 236-238.
Obv: MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: SALVS AVGVSTI SC, Salus enthroned left, feeding snake arising from altar.
Refs: RIC-85; BMCRE-175, Sear-8338; Cohen-92.

Next: Salus/Hygieia.

 

Here's Salus on one side and Valetudo (Roman version of Hygeia) on the other.

Cr. 442/1a denarius - Manlius Acilius Glabrio moneyer, 49 BC.




Next - some other coin with a snake being held

 

Gorgeous!!!

 

Up next, another coin with cool metal flow lines.

 

Otacilia Severa
AR Antoninianus, Struck 248-249 AD
Obverse: OTACIL SEVERA AVG, bust of Otacilia Severa, diademed, draped, on crescent, right.
Reverse: CONCORDIA Avgg, Concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; to left, altar.
References: RIC IV 129
Size: 22mm, 3.8g

Next coin a Provincial of her husband

 

That's Philip. Struck at Heriopolis, with Atargatis on reverse. Next: Provincial from Cyrrhus.

 

Cyrrhus (Kyreston)-Syria. Philip head right. Reverse shows Zeus in hexastyle temple. BMC 30. Next : Herennius Etruscus.

 

Next: Principi Ivventvtis

 

How about a different PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS of Herennius Etruscus?


Herennius Etruscus as Caesar, AD 249-251.
Roman AR antoninianus, 3.83 g, 22.4 mm, 11 h.
Rome, 5th emission, early AD 151.
Obv: Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C, radiate and draped bust, right.
Rev: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Apollo seated left, holding branch and resting left elbow on lyre.
Refs: RIC 146; RSC 24a; Cohen --; RCV 9522; Hunter 9; ERIC II 40.

Next, Apollo with a lyre.

 

Here's a very worn Augustus denarius, with Apollo and a lyre on the reverse.

RIC 193a.


Next - another Augustus denarius

 

AUGUSTUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: AVGVSTUS DIVI F, bare head right
REVERSE: Bull butting right
IMP X in exergue
Lugdunum 15-13 BC
3.7g, 18mm
RIC I 167a, BMC 451. C 137, CBN 1382

Next: Charging bull