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<p>[QUOTE="rg3, post: 3936168, member: 79213"]Here are my five favorite Romans (and two honorable mentions for good measure). Shout out to Orfew and Severeus Alexander for making some of these purchases possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1037569[/ATTACH] </p><p>OCTAVIAN AUGUSTUS, 44 BC-27 BC-14 AD. AR Denarius (3.51 gm), 32-29 BC. Bare head / Venus, half-nude, standing, leaning on column, and holding spear and helmet; shield behind. RIC.250a(S). RSC.62.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1037570[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Octavian as Augustus, 27 BC – 14 AD Denarius circa 17 BC, AR 20mm., 3.90g. Bare head of Augustus r. Rev Laureate, youthful head of deified Julius Caesar r.; above, comet with tail. C 1. RIC 338.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1037571[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Augustus (27 BCE-14 CE), AR Denarius, issued c. 17 BCE. Rome, 3.50g, 16mm.</b></p><p><b>Obv: Youthful, bare head right (the young Augustus? Gaius Caesar? Iulus?) within oak wreath</b></p><p><b>Rev: Symbols of the Ludi Saeculares: Candelabrum, ornamented with rams' heads and surmounted by a crescent; all within a floral wreath entwined with two bucrania and two pateras.</b></p><p><b>RIC 540(R2); RSC 2 (Gaius Caesar).</b></p><p><b>Probable undertype: Augustus AR Denarius, Rome mint. P. Licinius Stolo, moneyer, struck circa 17 BC. Obv: Bare head right / Apex flaminis between two studded ancilia. RIC I 343(R2); RSC 438.</b></p><p><b>From the Severus Alexander collection; ex Savoca Blue 8 lot 952, 14.07.2018.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1037572[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><b>Q. Pomponius Musa. Denarius circa 66, AR 17.8mm., 3.70g. Laureate head of Apollo r.; behind, two flutes in saltire. Rev. Q ·POMPONI – MVSA Eutherpes standing r., resting l. elbow on column and holding two flutes in r. hand. Babelon Pomponia 13. Sydenham 815. RBW –. Crawford 410/5.</b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p><b><b>[ATTACH=full]1037573[/ATTACH] </b></b></p><p><b><b>Mark Antony, as Triumvir 43-30 BC. Military mint moving with M.Antony</b></b></p><p><b><b>Denarius AR *(this must be attributed better)</b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p>Note: Most excited about my first antony legion (thank you Bing for getting me interested) and the overstruck saecular games issue (love Sev's due diligence in the auction description).</p><p><br /></p><p>Honorable mention: The first allowed completion of 12 Caesars in denarii (well I guess 30 Caesars but this is a story for a different post). Very glad SA and Orfew made this possible. Thank you both. The second is my first Alexandrian Provincial (thank you TIF for getting me interested). The drachm is not pretty, but saying it is hard to come by and has good provenance is an understatement.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1037574[/ATTACH] </p><p>Gaius ‘Caligula’ (37-41) with Divus Augustus, AR Denarius, issued 37 (first emission). Lugdunum, 3.26g, 17.5mm.</p><p>Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT; Bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right</p><p>Rev: Radiate head of Divus Augustus right, between two stars.</p><p>RIC 2; RSC 11.</p><p>From the Orfew collection; ex CNG 428 lot 344, 05.09.2018</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1037582[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Egypt, Alexandria. Dattari. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 Drachm circa 160-161 (year 21), Æ 32mm., 17.58g. Laureate and draped bust r. Rev. Heracles and Antaeus: Heracles standing, r., head, l., lifting Antaeus; to r., club and lion-skin(?); in field, L-K/Δ. RPC Online 13995 (this coin cited). Dattari-Savio Pl. 130, 2603 (this coin). Dattari 2603 and Pl. XV (this rev. Illustraed).</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rg3, post: 3936168, member: 79213"]Here are my five favorite Romans (and two honorable mentions for good measure). Shout out to Orfew and Severeus Alexander for making some of these purchases possible. [ATTACH=full]1037569[/ATTACH] OCTAVIAN AUGUSTUS, 44 BC-27 BC-14 AD. AR Denarius (3.51 gm), 32-29 BC. Bare head / Venus, half-nude, standing, leaning on column, and holding spear and helmet; shield behind. RIC.250a(S). RSC.62. [ATTACH=full]1037570[/ATTACH] [B]Octavian as Augustus, 27 BC – 14 AD Denarius circa 17 BC, AR 20mm., 3.90g. Bare head of Augustus r. Rev Laureate, youthful head of deified Julius Caesar r.; above, comet with tail. C 1. RIC 338.[/B] [B] [ATTACH=full]1037571[/ATTACH] Augustus (27 BCE-14 CE), AR Denarius, issued c. 17 BCE. Rome, 3.50g, 16mm. Obv: Youthful, bare head right (the young Augustus? Gaius Caesar? Iulus?) within oak wreath Rev: Symbols of the Ludi Saeculares: Candelabrum, ornamented with rams' heads and surmounted by a crescent; all within a floral wreath entwined with two bucrania and two pateras. RIC 540(R2); RSC 2 (Gaius Caesar). Probable undertype: Augustus AR Denarius, Rome mint. P. Licinius Stolo, moneyer, struck circa 17 BC. Obv: Bare head right / Apex flaminis between two studded ancilia. RIC I 343(R2); RSC 438. From the Severus Alexander collection; ex Savoca Blue 8 lot 952, 14.07.2018. [ATTACH=full]1037572[/ATTACH] [B]Q. Pomponius Musa. Denarius circa 66, AR 17.8mm., 3.70g. Laureate head of Apollo r.; behind, two flutes in saltire. Rev. Q ·POMPONI – MVSA Eutherpes standing r., resting l. elbow on column and holding two flutes in r. hand. Babelon Pomponia 13. Sydenham 815. RBW –. Crawford 410/5.[/B] [B] [ATTACH=full]1037573[/ATTACH] Mark Antony, as Triumvir 43-30 BC. Military mint moving with M.Antony Denarius AR *(this must be attributed better) [/B][/B] Note: Most excited about my first antony legion (thank you Bing for getting me interested) and the overstruck saecular games issue (love Sev's due diligence in the auction description). Honorable mention: The first allowed completion of 12 Caesars in denarii (well I guess 30 Caesars but this is a story for a different post). Very glad SA and Orfew made this possible. Thank you both. The second is my first Alexandrian Provincial (thank you TIF for getting me interested). The drachm is not pretty, but saying it is hard to come by and has good provenance is an understatement. [ATTACH=full]1037574[/ATTACH] Gaius ‘Caligula’ (37-41) with Divus Augustus, AR Denarius, issued 37 (first emission). Lugdunum, 3.26g, 17.5mm. Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT; Bare head of Gaius (Caligula) right Rev: Radiate head of Divus Augustus right, between two stars. RIC 2; RSC 11. From the Orfew collection; ex CNG 428 lot 344, 05.09.2018 [ATTACH=full]1037582[/ATTACH] [B]Egypt, Alexandria. Dattari. Antoninus Pius, 138-161 Drachm circa 160-161 (year 21), Æ 32mm., 17.58g. Laureate and draped bust r. Rev. Heracles and Antaeus: Heracles standing, r., head, l., lifting Antaeus; to r., club and lion-skin(?); in field, L-K/Δ. RPC Online 13995 (this coin cited). Dattari-Savio Pl. 130, 2603 (this coin). Dattari 2603 and Pl. XV (this rev. Illustraed).[/B][/QUOTE]
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