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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4038761, member: 110350"]Hi, everyone. I've been reading in this forum for a while, but just joined yesterday and this is the first time I've posted anything. As a brief introduction, I should probably explain that I've been buying a few ancient coins here and there (on an extremely sporadic basis) since the 1980s, as a very ancillary sideline to my primary collecting activity, namely collecting Greek, Roman, and Egyptian antiquities. (I actually bought my first Roman coins, a few very worn 4th century bronzes, for a few pennies in the 1960s, when I was about 8 years old, at a coin store a few blocks from where I lived.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I also used to collect British coins and historical medals very actively for many years, but sold most of those a few years ago when I was no longer so interested in that area and had a need for some immediate cash. For the last couple of years, I've been buying ancient coins on a more frequent basis. My collection is still relatively tiny, though -- the total number I own is less than 100. Among them, I have two "Consecratio" coins of Roman empresses with peacocks on the reverse, one of Faustina Jr. and one of Mariniana. My apologies in advance for the extremely amateurish cell phone photos, and for not knowing how to combine the obverse and reverse photos of a coin into a single image.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the catalogue I keep of all my ancient coins -- which I always try to identify independently*, because the sellers' descriptions sometimes get the RIC or RSC numbers wrong -- the description of my first peacock coin is as follows: Diva Faustina II [Jr.] (wife of Marcus Aurelius & daughter of Antoninus Pius), AR Denarius, Rome mint. Obv. Draped bust right, DIVA FAV-STINA PIA / Rev. CONSECRATIO, peacock standing right. RIC III 744, RSC II 71. 19.18 mm., 3.23 g.:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1060363[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1060364[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's my catalogue description of my second peacock Consecratio coin: Mariniana (wife of Valerian I), Silvered Billon Antoninianus. 254-258 AD, Viminacium Mint. Obv. DIVAE MARINIANAE, Veiled and draped bust right on crescent/ Rev. CONSECRATIO, Peacock standing, head right, tail in splendor. RSC IV 4, RIC V-1 4, Sear RCV III 10068. 21.5 mm., 3.9 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1060365[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1060367[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I also have a Diva Faustina I Consecratio denarius (RIC III 382b, RSC II 165a, Sear RCV II 4593), but am not posting an image because the reverse has Ceres standing left holding a torch, rather than a peacock.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I will post images of my Divus Antoninus Pius Consecratio denarius, because I like the image of a funeral pyre on the reverse: Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius; Obv. Bare-headed bust right, slight drapery, DIVVS ANTONINVS / Rev. Funeral pyre, CONSECRATIO. RIC III 438MA , RSC II 164a, Sear RCV II 5193, BMCRE 60 (MA).</p><p>17.46 mm., 3.37 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1060368[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1060372[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Every time I look at the reverse, I can't help seeing a layer cake with candles rather than a funeral pyre!</p><p><br /></p><p>Donna ML</p><p><br /></p><p>* The sources I own for identifying Roman coins include the five volumes of Roman Silver Coins and the first four volumes of the Millenium edition of Sear's Roman Coins and their Values, plus a copy of ERIC II. I was also able to find free downloads of volumes I, IV-2, 5, 7, and 8 of RIC, and, for Republican coinage, both volumes of Crawford. I also use Wildwinds a lot.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4038761, member: 110350"]Hi, everyone. I've been reading in this forum for a while, but just joined yesterday and this is the first time I've posted anything. As a brief introduction, I should probably explain that I've been buying a few ancient coins here and there (on an extremely sporadic basis) since the 1980s, as a very ancillary sideline to my primary collecting activity, namely collecting Greek, Roman, and Egyptian antiquities. (I actually bought my first Roman coins, a few very worn 4th century bronzes, for a few pennies in the 1960s, when I was about 8 years old, at a coin store a few blocks from where I lived.) I also used to collect British coins and historical medals very actively for many years, but sold most of those a few years ago when I was no longer so interested in that area and had a need for some immediate cash. For the last couple of years, I've been buying ancient coins on a more frequent basis. My collection is still relatively tiny, though -- the total number I own is less than 100. Among them, I have two "Consecratio" coins of Roman empresses with peacocks on the reverse, one of Faustina Jr. and one of Mariniana. My apologies in advance for the extremely amateurish cell phone photos, and for not knowing how to combine the obverse and reverse photos of a coin into a single image. In the catalogue I keep of all my ancient coins -- which I always try to identify independently*, because the sellers' descriptions sometimes get the RIC or RSC numbers wrong -- the description of my first peacock coin is as follows: Diva Faustina II [Jr.] (wife of Marcus Aurelius & daughter of Antoninus Pius), AR Denarius, Rome mint. Obv. Draped bust right, DIVA FAV-STINA PIA / Rev. CONSECRATIO, peacock standing right. RIC III 744, RSC II 71. 19.18 mm., 3.23 g.: [ATTACH=full]1060363[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1060364[/ATTACH] Here's my catalogue description of my second peacock Consecratio coin: Mariniana (wife of Valerian I), Silvered Billon Antoninianus. 254-258 AD, Viminacium Mint. Obv. DIVAE MARINIANAE, Veiled and draped bust right on crescent/ Rev. CONSECRATIO, Peacock standing, head right, tail in splendor. RSC IV 4, RIC V-1 4, Sear RCV III 10068. 21.5 mm., 3.9 g. [ATTACH=full]1060365[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1060367[/ATTACH] I also have a Diva Faustina I Consecratio denarius (RIC III 382b, RSC II 165a, Sear RCV II 4593), but am not posting an image because the reverse has Ceres standing left holding a torch, rather than a peacock. However, I will post images of my Divus Antoninus Pius Consecratio denarius, because I like the image of a funeral pyre on the reverse: Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius; Obv. Bare-headed bust right, slight drapery, DIVVS ANTONINVS / Rev. Funeral pyre, CONSECRATIO. RIC III 438MA , RSC II 164a, Sear RCV II 5193, BMCRE 60 (MA). 17.46 mm., 3.37 g. [ATTACH=full]1060368[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1060372[/ATTACH] Every time I look at the reverse, I can't help seeing a layer cake with candles rather than a funeral pyre! Donna ML * The sources I own for identifying Roman coins include the five volumes of Roman Silver Coins and the first four volumes of the Millenium edition of Sear's Roman Coins and their Values, plus a copy of ERIC II. I was also able to find free downloads of volumes I, IV-2, 5, 7, and 8 of RIC, and, for Republican coinage, both volumes of Crawford. I also use Wildwinds a lot.[/QUOTE]
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