Got no new coins to share due to the lockdown... To kill some time, I tried to reconstruct Augustus´ Temple of Peace in it´s original color scheme in 1:50 scale: Thanks for looking! Is there any coin showing this artifact?
Great job, always impressive. Do you keep them set up or break them up for future builds? Nero ARA PACIS or Altar of Augustun Peace, Lugdunum mint 65 AD, Ae AS 9.9gm, RIC 1 526.
The last week before the local library makerspace shut down we helped a patron print a custom Lego head to fit with official minifigures. I had hoped to do some of them but that was months ago. There are rather few online but the idea seems adaptable --- assuming any of us recall how to operate the printers if they reopen. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3142898
May not be as pretty or as colorful as Julius Germanicus' , but it's the Ara Pacis none the less. Nero, As.
That’s incredible. You can actually see the detail in the reliefs. And it’s also marked as this. Absolutely amazing, and definitely an invaluable historical connection
I had to scrap the Theartre of Marcellus in order to build the Colosseum, but since then I kept most stuff and my monuments are slowly taking over the living room shelves. I am still looking for a universal scale. The Minifigures are close to 1:50, but that is not practicable for larger buildings like the Panthenon which I am designing right now. I wish someone would offer a set of custom made Lego heads for a variety of Roman Emperors . It is even hard to find genuine Lego Roman Legionnaires nowadays. Originals go for 20 USD a piece now and on ebay you get mostly chinese fakes. What a beauty! It seems to show that the Ara Pacis originally had a two-winged door (made from wood or bronze) of which no traces are left today. I will see if I can find or create one for my building. Does anyone know if the building originally had two entries (with or without doors)? There seems to have been only one set of outside stairs and the Altar is facing to the other side.
Here's my specimen. Not as nice as others but I like it. Nero (Augustus) Coin: Bronze As IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P - Bare head right. Ara Pacis - Altar enclosure with ornamented panels and central double door, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field, ARA PACIS in exergue Exergue: ARAPACIS Mint: Lugdunum (66 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 8.87g / 27.2mm / 180 Rarity: Common References: RIC I, 527 Mac Dowall WCN 590 BnF II 150 Cohen I 30 BMCRE I - Provenances: Forvm Ancient Coins Acquisition/Sale: Forvm Ancient Coins Internet $0.00 09/19 Notes: Sep 12, 19 - The Gary R. Wilson Collection
Augustus Æ As. Struck under Tiberius. Rome, circa AD 22/3-30. Obv: DIVI AVGVSTVS PATER, radiate head left Rev: Altar; S-C across fields PROVIDENT below. RIC 81 (Tiberius). 10.81g, 28mm, Ex L. Rose Collection. Roma Numismatics E-Sale 60 Lot 720
Tiberius Italica, Spain. AD 14-37. Obv: TI CAESAR AVGVSTVS PONT MAX IMP, bare head right Rev: MVNIC ITALIC PERM DIVI AVG, altar inscribed PROVIDENTIAE AVGVSTI in three lines. ACIP 3333; RPC I 65; SNG Copenhagen 417. Æ As 13.18g, 29mm, 10h. Very Fine. From the collection of a Yorkshire Gentleman. Roma Numismatics £300 E-Sale 68 27th Feb 2020
