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Here are a few more chick-coins that I've purchased since this thread was first created ...

=> these are my sweet ladies of 2016

Severina Silvered Antoninianus
(Ticinum mint)
Date: 275 AD
Diameter: 23.1 mm
Weight: 4.04 grams
Obverse: SEVERINA AVG - Diademed and draped bust of Severina, set on a crescent
Reverse: CONCORDIAE MILITVM- Concordia, holding two standards. [Q ?]XXT in ex. (Ticinum mint)
References: RIC 8
Other: almost all silvering remaining ... a very sharp coin, well centered on a broad flan (it's sweet)




Orbiana. Augusta, AR Denarius
Special marriage emission of Severus Alexander
Rome mint
AD 225-227, AD 225
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 2.61 grams
Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing stephane
Reverse: Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and double cornucopia
Reference: RIC IV 319 (Alexander); RSC 1




Sabina, wife of Hadrian. Augusta, AR Denarius
128-136/7 AD
Struck circa 128-134 AD
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 2.9 grams
Obverse: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, diademed and draped bust right, hair in plaited coil on crown of head
Reverse: Anepigraphic, Venus standing right, seen from behind, leaning on column with shield behind, holding reverted spear and helmet
Reference: RIC II 412 (Hadrian); Strack 363a; BMCRE 920 (Hadrian); RSC 89
Other: Sweet and Rare




Magnia Urbica. Augusta, Antoninianus
Ticinum mint. 5th emission of Carus, August AD 283
AD 283-285
Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 3.45 grams
Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing stephane and set on crescent
Reverse: Venus standing left, holding helmet and scepter; shield at side; SXXIT
Reference: RIC V 347; Pink VI/2, p. 29
Other: 6h … cozy brown surfaces (flan crack)
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Justice Frederic Rockwell Sanborn Collection (Sotheby Parke Bernet, 24 February 1977), lot 89




Julia Paula. Augusta, AR Denarius
Rome mint
219-220 AD
Diameter: 19mm
Weight: 2.97 grams
Obverse: IVLIA PAVLA AVG, draped bust right
Reverse: CONC-ORDIA, Concordia seated left, holding patera; star in field
Reference: RIC IV 211 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 172 (Elagabalus); RSC 6a
Other: amazingly sweet toning




... 5 total winners, eh?

Man, choosing my "Coinboy Pin-up of the Year" is gonna be fricken tough!!

 

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Has anyone posted Mariniana yet?

 

Nice examples, RC.


Mariniana (254 - 258 A.D.)
AR Antoninianus
O: DIVAE MARINIANAE, Veiled and draped bust right, set on crescent.
R: CONSECRATIO, Apotheosis of Mariniana: Mariniana, raising hand and holding scepter, reclining left on peacock flying upward to the right.
Rome Mint
22mm
3.3g
RIC 6

Ex Hans Schulman April 21, 1962

 

Nice Mariniana examples, fellas ... yah, that peacock reverse is always on my target-list (I've come close a few times, but I've either been outbid, or I've gunned for a different coin)

=> one day, that fine reverse is gonna be in my coin-collection

 

AV Aureus ND Rome Mint
Herennia Etruscilla/ Augusta 249-51AD
She was the wife of Trajan Decius
Won Leu Auction

 

I just bought this Lucilla sestertius, not for its condition (obviously) and I know the coin isn't rare or have any special historical significance - I just liked her portrait on this coin. I wanted a Lucilla coin for her connection to Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus, and Commodus (especially Commodus, and Lucilla's role in the plot against him). Also, I love the movie "Gladiator", as historically inaccurate as it is, so I thought I'd grab a coin of someone real who was portrayed in the movie. As nice as silver denarii are, I want bigger coins, so that also played into it. I can't buy the coins I love seeing here on Coin Talk, so buying this was kind of a big deal for me, and I'm happy for it.

 

You sure got a lot of empresses!

 

I am sorry to hear about your layoff/ then forced to sell your coll.

I guess, I should not complain ever about working long hours. But, I hope you start again, its definately great idea to concentrate on quality/ nice for eye appeal. I did not mention better investment/ since that is a bad reason for collecting, with speculators driving up prices.

 

I started as a kid, when my parents gave me a gold coin for Christmas/ Birthday. Nothing special, sovereigns/ 20 Franncs/ egad....Austrian restrikes. All where about EF/ except for those restrikes. Well, when I hit 20 and had my first job,, I started collecting in ernest.

so, I started buying Franklin Mint Proof sets/ coins. My first serious buy was a 1969 Biafra 5 piece gold proof set Valcambi Mint, it cost me 900US (4 weeks pay) back then. Then my quality standards changed, so I got rid of all my stuff/ except for the Biafra Set. Then I started getting high grade collector coins from Stacks/ NFA/ Paramount.....full steam ahead since that time. I never sold anything and never will. I am know at 840 gold/ platinum/paladium coins I still have those Austrian/ Hungarian restrike gold coins, since they are FDC, and are listed in Krause/ Friedberg. I just consigned a slew of banknotes with Heritage Auctions, put that $$$ into some MS Aurei We are blessed to have such a passion for coins.

 

I saw back 6 years ago Rauch Auction had a 1683 AV 30 Dukaten, not a govt. restrike, but a private one. It looked absolutely gorgeous, and matched the original issue. I bid on it, since I could NEVER afford an original (million euro coin) I did not win it/ a 105 g. gold piece is still $$$$ . I wish they woulfd find the original dies for the Bohemia 100 Dukaten 350g. 1629 Ferdinand III, I would love to buy that coin. Would be nice to hold in its protective holder.

 

Constantia.....and I don't know why.
Just a feeling. My grandfather's name was Constantine.

 

Mine would be Constantia

John

 

Wife of Gallienus!
Salonina AR Antoninianus. Rome mint, 257-258 AD. SALONINA AVG, draped bust right on crescent / IVNO REGINA, Juno standing left holding patera and sceptre. RSC 60; Sear 10640.

 

Salonina with Eirene on the reverse. Regnal year 12; Emmett 3855

 

Now here's an oddball empress, Aquilia Severa and married to an oddball emperor if there ever was one, the sun worshipping Elagabalus, who would discover that the Roman people had a limit to what they would put up with in an emperor. Perhaps I am being unfair to the empress calling her an oddball. Maybe unfortunate would be a better term. Before catching the attention of Elagabalus Aquilia was safely ensconced in the ranks of the Vestal Virgins. Being an emperor had privileges and Aquilia was removed from the House of the Vestals and married to the emperor. The marriage was a notably brief one, hence the scarcity of her coinage. Elagabalus divorced her and married again, but in an odd twist of fate, Elagabalus divorced that wife and took up again with Aquilia. After his sudden demise not only did Elagabalus disappear but so did Aquilia who is never heard from or about again. The coin below is a brass dichalchon of 13.3 grams with Latin legends. Obv. is AQUILIA SEVERA AUG and reverse is TURIORUM as it was issued in Tyre, probably around 220 AD. The strange design on the reverse is woven basket, serving as an urn, from which projects a palm stalk. Just about everything on this coin seems unusual.