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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3108649, member: 75937"]The year's pretty much halfway over and I decided to review what I've added to my collection so far. It's hard to narrow down one's favorite new coins because the list changes so frequently. However, educational value and aesthetic value count for more than simply filling holes and all of these coins are accompanied by links to posts about them so those who wish may read more about why I consider them interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post anything you feel is relevant!</p><p><br /></p><p>10. This Faustina II denarius depicts CERES seated, holding a transverse torch which <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/when-is-a-variant-not-just-a-variant-faustina-ii-ceres-seated-denarii.313826/#post-3038239" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/when-is-a-variant-not-just-a-variant-faustina-ii-ceres-seated-denarii.313826/#post-3038239">I consider to be a separate issue</a> from a similar issue with an upright torch:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]788215[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>9. Provincial bronze from Laodicea Combusta, <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/titus-and-domitian-provincial.310068/#post-2978261" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/titus-and-domitian-provincial.310068/#post-2978261">a city not otherwise represented</a> in my collection or in [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] 's big <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/roman-provincial-coin-cities-how-many-can-we-cover.300235/page-18#post-2978546" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/roman-provincial-coin-cities-how-many-can-we-cover.300235/page-18#post-2978546">provincial cities thread</a>, featuring the confronted busts of Titus & Domitian:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]788216[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>8. Speaking of Domitian, I really like this denarius because it inspired me to learn <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-aegis-of-minerva-athena.310227/#post-2980718" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-aegis-of-minerva-athena.310227/#post-2980718">all about the aegis of Minerva</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]788218[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>7. The reason I like this antoninianus of Philip I is pretty straightforward: the elephant is just plain cool. But it did <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-pair-of-pachyderms.316368/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-pair-of-pachyderms.316368/">get us talking about the term <i>pachyderm</i></a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]788221[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>6. I like this quasi-autonomous issue of Smyrna because it illustrates <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mesomedes-hymn-to-nemesis-numismatically-illustrated.311787/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mesomedes-hymn-to-nemesis-numismatically-illustrated.311787/">Nemesis with long wings, as in the ancient Greek "Hymn to Nemesis"</a> by Mesomedes of Crete, one of the few songs with musical notation to survive from antiquity. Moreover, it appears to be a <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/reverse-die-match-to-sng-copenhagen-plate-coin.312138/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/reverse-die-match-to-sng-copenhagen-plate-coin.312138/">die match to the SNG Copenhagen plate coin</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]788224[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>5. I like architectural issues, though I don't specialize in them. This antoninianus of Valerian I depicts <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/temple-of-vulcan.315174/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/temple-of-vulcan.315174/">Vulcan standing inside the temple of Vulcan</a> and few Roman coins do so.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]788227[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>4. Speaking of Temples, this follis of Maxentius inspired me to <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/temple-of-venus-felix-and-roma-aeterna.309413/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/temple-of-venus-felix-and-roma-aeterna.309413/">learn a lot about the Temple of Venus Felix and Roma Aeterna</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]788242[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>3. This dupondius of Faustina II issued by her father, Antoninus Pius, isn't in RIC or Sear and is listed in BMCRE 4 only as a footnote because the British Museum didn't obtain an example for their collection until 1959. In fact, Cohen appears to be the only standard reference in which it appears. <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-ii-dupondius-unlisted-by-ric-or-sear.311209/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-ii-dupondius-unlisted-by-ric-or-sear.311209/">Learning about this coin</a> allowed me to match the obverse die with the BMC's example and to identify two variants of the reverse type, one with a thin column, and one with a thick column.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]788262[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Speaking of Faustina's father, Antoninus Pius, he was one proud grandpa! It's not the highest grade or most well-preserved example of this coin, but research about it led me on a <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/antoninus-pius-grandchildren-but-which-ones.314260/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/antoninus-pius-grandchildren-but-which-ones.314260/">quest to identify who the two grandchildren depicted on the reverse might be</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]788268[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1. This humble provincial of Julia Domna from Marcianopolis depicting The Three Nymphs led me not only to learn about what distinguishes the nymphs from the Three Graces, but to also do a die study. My study revealed the coin appears to have produced from only two pairs of obverse and reverse dies, without crossover between them. This was the <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/three-nymphs-not-three-graces.316058/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/three-nymphs-not-three-graces.316058/">most interesting research project in ancient numismatics I have ever done</a>!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]788274[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3108649, member: 75937"]The year's pretty much halfway over and I decided to review what I've added to my collection so far. It's hard to narrow down one's favorite new coins because the list changes so frequently. However, educational value and aesthetic value count for more than simply filling holes and all of these coins are accompanied by links to posts about them so those who wish may read more about why I consider them interesting. Post anything you feel is relevant! 10. This Faustina II denarius depicts CERES seated, holding a transverse torch which [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/when-is-a-variant-not-just-a-variant-faustina-ii-ceres-seated-denarii.313826/#post-3038239']I consider to be a separate issue[/URL] from a similar issue with an upright torch: [ATTACH=full]788215[/ATTACH] 9. Provincial bronze from Laodicea Combusta, [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/titus-and-domitian-provincial.310068/#post-2978261']a city not otherwise represented[/URL] in my collection or in [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] 's big [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/roman-provincial-coin-cities-how-many-can-we-cover.300235/page-18#post-2978546']provincial cities thread[/URL], featuring the confronted busts of Titus & Domitian: [ATTACH=full]788216[/ATTACH] 8. Speaking of Domitian, I really like this denarius because it inspired me to learn [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-aegis-of-minerva-athena.310227/#post-2980718']all about the aegis of Minerva[/URL]: [ATTACH=full]788218[/ATTACH] 7. The reason I like this antoninianus of Philip I is pretty straightforward: the elephant is just plain cool. But it did [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-pair-of-pachyderms.316368/']get us talking about the term [I]pachyderm[/I][/URL]. [ATTACH=full]788221[/ATTACH] 6. I like this quasi-autonomous issue of Smyrna because it illustrates [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mesomedes-hymn-to-nemesis-numismatically-illustrated.311787/']Nemesis with long wings, as in the ancient Greek "Hymn to Nemesis"[/URL] by Mesomedes of Crete, one of the few songs with musical notation to survive from antiquity. Moreover, it appears to be a [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/reverse-die-match-to-sng-copenhagen-plate-coin.312138/']die match to the SNG Copenhagen plate coin[/URL]. [ATTACH=full]788224[/ATTACH] 5. I like architectural issues, though I don't specialize in them. This antoninianus of Valerian I depicts [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/temple-of-vulcan.315174/']Vulcan standing inside the temple of Vulcan[/URL] and few Roman coins do so. [ATTACH=full]788227[/ATTACH] 4. Speaking of Temples, this follis of Maxentius inspired me to [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/temple-of-venus-felix-and-roma-aeterna.309413/']learn a lot about the Temple of Venus Felix and Roma Aeterna[/URL]: [ATTACH=full]788242[/ATTACH] 3. This dupondius of Faustina II issued by her father, Antoninus Pius, isn't in RIC or Sear and is listed in BMCRE 4 only as a footnote because the British Museum didn't obtain an example for their collection until 1959. In fact, Cohen appears to be the only standard reference in which it appears. [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/faustina-ii-dupondius-unlisted-by-ric-or-sear.311209/']Learning about this coin[/URL] allowed me to match the obverse die with the BMC's example and to identify two variants of the reverse type, one with a thin column, and one with a thick column. [ATTACH=full]788262[/ATTACH] 2. Speaking of Faustina's father, Antoninus Pius, he was one proud grandpa! It's not the highest grade or most well-preserved example of this coin, but research about it led me on a [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/antoninus-pius-grandchildren-but-which-ones.314260/']quest to identify who the two grandchildren depicted on the reverse might be[/URL]: [ATTACH=full]788268[/ATTACH] 1. This humble provincial of Julia Domna from Marcianopolis depicting The Three Nymphs led me not only to learn about what distinguishes the nymphs from the Three Graces, but to also do a die study. My study revealed the coin appears to have produced from only two pairs of obverse and reverse dies, without crossover between them. This was the [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/three-nymphs-not-three-graces.316058/']most interesting research project in ancient numismatics I have ever done[/URL]! [ATTACH=full]788274[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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