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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7303498, member: 75937&quot;]Fun write-up and lovely coin, [USER=101013]@Limes[/USER]! There&#039;s quite the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexiosis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexiosis" rel="nofollow"><i>dexiosis</i></a> going on in this thread! Here are some of my hand-shaking coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/nerva-concordia-exercitvvm-denarius-jpg.857451/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Nerva, AD 96-98.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.21 g, 18.5 mm, 7 h.</p><p>Rome, January - September, AD 97.</p><p>Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head, right.</p><p>Rev: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM, clasped hands.</p><p>Refs: RIC 14; BMCRE 25-26; Cohen/RSC 20; RCV 3020; CBN 15.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1277245[/ATTACH]</p><p>Faustina Senior, AD 138-141.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.73g, 17mm.</p><p>Rome, AD 142.</p><p>Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: CONCORDIA, Antoninus standing right, holding scroll, clasping right hands with Faustina I, standing left, holding sceptre.</p><p>Refs: RIC 381b; BMCRE 288; RCV 4592; Cohen 159.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1277252[/ATTACH] </p><p>Julia Paula, AD 219-220.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.16 g, 18.6 mm.</p><p>Antioch, AD 219.</p><p>Obv: IVLIA PAVLA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: CONCORDIA, emperor and empress standing facing each other, clasping hands.</p><p>Refs: RIC 214; BMCRE 318-320; Cohen 12; RCV 7656; CRE 454.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/orbiana-concordia-sestertius-jpg.980401/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Orbiana, wife of Severus Alexander, Augusta AD 225-227.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 20.02 g, 28.6 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, special marriage issue, AD 225.</p><p>Obv: SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM S C, Severus Alexander, togate, standing right, holding scroll in left hand and clasping right hands with Orbiana, veiled and draped, standing left.</p><p>Refs: RIC 657; BMCRE 301; Cohen 6; RCV 8194; Banti 3.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/severina-serdica-concordia-avgg-antoninianus-jpg.857453/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Severina, AD 270-275.</p><p>Roman billon antoninianus, 4.01 g, 24.2 mm.</p><p>Serdica, issue 8, AD 274-275.</p><p>Obv: SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust right on crescent.</p><p>Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG, emperor and empress clasping hands, * in field between them; KA Δ in exergue.</p><p>Refs: RIC 16; MER/RIC temp no 2827; RCV 11703; Cohen 2.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1277248[/ATTACH]</p><p>Maximian, AD 286-308.</p><p>Roman Æ Antoninianus, 3.78 mm, 23.0 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Cyzicus, AD 293-294.</p><p>Obv: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS AVG, radiate and draped bust right.</p><p>Rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM•, Emperor standing right, receiving Victory from Jupiter standing left; Г/XII•.</p><p>Refs: RIC 607; Cohen 53; RCV 13115.</p><p><br /></p><p>And a modern (forgive me) exploration of the theme ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1277251[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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