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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2510981, member: 44183&quot;]<b><span style="color: #0000ff">Here are a few more chick-coins that I&#039;ve purchased since this thread was first created ... </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; these are my sweet ladies of 2016</span></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Severina Silvered Antoninianus</span></b></p><p>(Ticinum mint)</p><p>Date: 275 AD</p><p>Diameter: 23.1 mm</p><p>Weight: 4.04 grams</p><p>Obverse: SEVERINA AVG - Diademed and draped bust of Severina, set on a crescent</p><p>Reverse: CONCORDIAE MILITVM- Concordia, holding two standards. [Q ?]XXT in ex. (Ticinum mint)</p><p>References: RIC 8</p><p>Other: almost all silvering remaining ... a very sharp coin, well centered on a broad flan (it&#039;s sweet)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/severina-antoninianus-a-jpg.465457/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/severina-antoninianus-b-jpg.465458/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Orbiana. Augusta, AR Denarius</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Special marriage emission of Severus Alexander</span></b></p><p>Rome mint</p><p>AD 225-227, AD 225</p><p>Diameter: 18 mm</p><p>Weight: 2.61 grams</p><p>Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing stephane</p><p>Reverse: Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and double cornucopia</p><p>Reference: RIC IV 319 (Alexander); RSC 1</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]534040[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Sabina, wife of Hadrian. Augusta, AR Denarius</span> </b></p><p>128-136/7 AD</p><p>Struck circa 128-134 AD</p><p>Diameter: 20 mm</p><p>Weight: 2.9 grams</p><p>Obverse: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, diademed and draped bust right, hair in plaited coil on crown of head</p><p>Reverse: Anepigraphic, Venus standing right, seen from behind, leaning on column with shield behind, holding reverted spear and helmet</p><p>Reference: RIC II 412 (Hadrian); Strack 363a; BMCRE 920 (Hadrian); RSC 89</p><p>Other: Sweet and Rare</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/sabina-jpg.503851/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Magnia Urbica. Augusta, Antoninianus</span></b></p><p>Ticinum mint. 5th emission of Carus, August AD 283</p><p>AD 283-285</p><p>Diameter: 21 mm</p><p>Weight: 3.45 grams</p><p>Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing stephane and set on crescent</p><p>Reverse: Venus standing left, holding helmet and scepter; shield at side; SXXIT</p><p>Reference: RIC V 347; Pink VI/2, p. 29</p><p>Other: 6h … cozy brown surfaces (flan crack)</p><p>From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Justice Frederic Rockwell Sanborn Collection (Sotheby Parke Bernet, 24 February 1977), lot 89</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/magnia-urbica-jpg.503853/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Julia Paula. Augusta, AR Denarius</span></b></p><p>Rome mint</p><p>219-220 AD</p><p>Diameter: 19mm</p><p>Weight: 2.97 grams</p><p>Obverse: IVLIA PAVLA AVG, draped bust right</p><p>Reverse: CONC-ORDIA, Concordia seated left, holding patera; star in field</p><p>Reference: RIC IV 211 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 172 (Elagabalus); RSC 6a</p><p>Other: amazingly sweet toning</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/julia-paula-ar-denarius-jpg.503856/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><b>... 5 total winners, eh?</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><b>Man, choosing my &quot;Coinboy Pin-up of the Year&quot; is gonna be fricken tough!!</b></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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