Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 6641081, member: 75937&quot;]Sure, everyone likes it smooth ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]QGYR54cg4M4[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>... like the middle bronze versions of these coins ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267990[/ATTACH]</p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Faustina Senior, AD 138-140.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman orichalcum as or dupondius, 12.02 g, 28 mm, 5h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, AD 139-140.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: VENERI AVGVSTAE S C, Venus, standing right, drawing drapery from right shoulder with right hand and holding apple in left hand.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC 1097; BMCRE 1132; Cohen 283; Strack 1224; RCV 4685; Hill<i> UCR </i>155.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-ivnoni-reginae-lifetime-as-jpg.907482/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Faustina I, AD 138-140.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman Æ as, 10.10 g, 27.1 mm, 11 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, AD 139-140.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: FAVSTINA AVG AN-TONINI AVG PII P P, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: IVNONI REGINAE S C, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; at her feet, peacock standing left, head right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC 1091; BMCRE 1129-1130; Cohen --; RCV --; Strack 1218; ERIC II 280.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>... but sometimes you gotta go to the rough side of town ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]g_woOD4IbTM[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>... to get what you need.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-veneri-avgvstae-s-c-lifetime-sestertius-jpg.1109904/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Faustina I, AD 138-140.</font></p><p><font size="3">Roman orichalcum sestertius, 23.19 g, 33.5 mm, 12 h.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rome, AD 139-140.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII P P, bust of Faustina I, draped, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: VENERI AVGVSTAE S C, Venus, standing right, drawing drapery from right shoulder with right hand and holding apple in left hand.</font></p><p><font size="3">Refs: RIC 1081; BMCRE 1120-22; Cohen 282; Strack 1224; RCV 4677; Hill<i> UCR </i>146.</font></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-sr-ivnoni-reginae-s-c-lifetime-sestertius-jpg.1114253/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><blockquote><p><font size="3">Faustina I, AD 138-140.</font></p><p><font size="3"> Roman orichalcum sestertius, 22.64 g, 32.6 mm, 5 h.</font></p><p><font size="3"> Rome, AD 139-140.</font></p><p><font size="3"> Obv: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII P P, bust of Faustina I, draped, right.</font></p><p><font size="3"> Rev: IVNONI REGINAE S C, Juno standing left, holding patera in right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand.</font></p><p><font size="3"> Refs: RIC 1077a; BMCRE 1116; Cohen 216; Strack 1218; RCV 4675; Hill<i> UCR </i>143.</font></p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p><i>Post the coins you like despite their rough surfaces!</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in