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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3363079, member: 14873"]<font face="Times New Roman">I have always liked this definition of patina:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">“The surface of an object that has grown lovely with the passage of time and use”</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/ric09o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/ric09rs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>RIC Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 99 41-50 AD,</i> (36mm, 25.3gm)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription clockwise from bottom: <b>TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse depiction: Personification of Spes</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left hand</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription clockwise from bottom: <b>SPES AVGVSTA - S C</b> (exergue)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/ric06os.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/ric06rs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>RIC Vol. I, NERO, As, Lugdunum, No. 543</b> (AD 66)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse: Nero, bare headed facing right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription clockwise from bottom: <b>IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TRP P P</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse: Winged Victory, walking left, holding shield inscribed SPQR</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>S -------- C</b> (left and right)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000augustoo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000augustor.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>Sestertius, RIC, Vol. I, Tiberius, No. 68, AD 36-37 (35mm, 22.6gm)</i></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Cataloged in Wildwinds under Augustus - Sear 1784</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Coin obverse depiction: Augustus, radiate, togate, holding laurel branch in r. hand and long sceptre in l., seated on throne, placed on a car, drawn l. by four elephants, each bearing a mahout on its neck. The side of the car is ornamented with shields (?)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription across top in three lines <b>DIVO AVGVSTO SPQR</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Coin reverse depiction: Large, centered <b>S C</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription clockwise from top: <b>TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST PM TR POT XXXIIX</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000trajano.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000trajanr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>RIC Vol. II, TRAJAN, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 534, 98-117AD,</i> (35mm, 22.6gm)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse depiction: Trajan, head facing right, wearing aegis</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>IMP CAES NERVAE TRIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse depiction: Trajan galloping on horseback spearing a fallen Dacian soldier</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI</b> - in exergue <b>S C</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000nerox.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000neroy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>RIC Vol. I, NERO, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 356, 66-67AD,</i> (36mm, 24.8gm)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>BMCRE Vol. I, NERO, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 114, 66-67AD,</i></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse depiction: Nero, laureate head facing right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>IMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM PM TRP XIII PP</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse depiction: Personification of Roma seated left on cuirass</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">resting elbow on shield and holding spear, helmet behind</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>ROMA</b> in exergue <b>S C</b> left and right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3363079, member: 14873"][FONT=Times New Roman]I have always liked this definition of patina: “The surface of an object that has grown lovely with the passage of time and use” [IMG]http://jp29.org/ric09o.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://jp29.org/ric09rs.jpg[/IMG] [I]RIC Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 99 41-50 AD,[/I] (36mm, 25.3gm) Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing right Inscription clockwise from bottom: [B]TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP[/B] Reverse depiction: Personification of Spes holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left hand Inscription clockwise from bottom: [B]SPES AVGVSTA - S C[/B] (exergue) [IMG]http://jp29.org/ric06os.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://jp29.org/ric06rs.jpg[/IMG] [B]RIC Vol. I, NERO, As, Lugdunum, No. 543[/B] (AD 66) Obverse: Nero, bare headed facing right Inscription clockwise from bottom: [B]IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TRP P P[/B] Reverse: Winged Victory, walking left, holding shield inscribed SPQR Inscription: [B]S -------- C[/B] (left and right) [IMG]http://jp29.org/000augustoo.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://jp29.org/000augustor.jpg[/IMG] [I]Sestertius, RIC, Vol. I, Tiberius, No. 68, AD 36-37 (35mm, 22.6gm)[/I] Cataloged in Wildwinds under Augustus - Sear 1784 Coin obverse depiction: Augustus, radiate, togate, holding laurel branch in r. hand and long sceptre in l., seated on throne, placed on a car, drawn l. by four elephants, each bearing a mahout on its neck. The side of the car is ornamented with shields (?) Inscription across top in three lines [B]DIVO AVGVSTO SPQR[/B] Coin reverse depiction: Large, centered [B]S C[/B] Inscription clockwise from top: [B]TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST PM TR POT XXXIIX[/B] [IMG]http://jp29.org/000trajano.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://jp29.org/000trajanr.jpg[/IMG] [I]RIC Vol. II, TRAJAN, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 534, 98-117AD,[/I] (35mm, 22.6gm) Obverse depiction: Trajan, head facing right, wearing aegis Inscription: [B]IMP CAES NERVAE TRIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP[/B] Reverse depiction: Trajan galloping on horseback spearing a fallen Dacian soldier Inscription: [B]SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI[/B] - in exergue [B]S C[/B] [IMG]http://jp29.org/000nerox.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://jp29.org/000neroy.jpg[/IMG] [I]RIC Vol. I, NERO, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 356, 66-67AD,[/I] (36mm, 24.8gm) [I]BMCRE Vol. I, NERO, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 114, 66-67AD,[/I] Obverse depiction: Nero, laureate head facing right Inscription: [B]IMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM PM TRP XIII PP[/B] Reverse depiction: Personification of Roma seated left on cuirass resting elbow on shield and holding spear, helmet behind Inscription: [B]ROMA[/B] in exergue [B]S C[/B] left and right [/FONT][/QUOTE]
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