A roman silver denarius, I have had a look in the book but cant pin him down.I know it says Antoninus Pius around the bust , but it doesnt look like him.Any help on date and value ,please
Good one Bone!!,I'm proud of you...here is a "similar" coin. http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/bigp...la/RIC_0281b.jpg&ruler=./ric/caracalla/i.html Alphaphil...he was named Antoninus Pius but was known by his nickname Caracalla.
Drusus...I didn't know that...sorta reminds one of "little boots" Caligula. This might be the exact coin...it was minted in 212 AD http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/caracalla/RIC_0193.jpg
His name was L. Septimius Bassianus (son of Septimus Severus), his name was changed when he was 7 to Marcus Aurilius Antoninus. Thus he was yet another ruler out of what? 7? to take the name Antoninus...goes to show just how great of a man Antoninus Pius was that so many emprors after him took his name. His nickname was Caracalla after a style of cloak he not only wore but is said to have given as gifts to the people. Like Gaius, you didnt call him that to his face. You didnt want to make this guy mad... His brother Geta made him mad...here is a Severan Family Portrait can you guess who is Geta?
Thanks Drusus...I love the history connected to coins,especially ancients. Is this the reason that a lot of coins of Geta show him as VERY young? Here is the same portrait in coins.(with Antoninus spelled wrong..hehe)
I would say so...just a bit after Septimus Severus died Geta was killed...Although history tends to think of his story as unfortunate and Caracalla as rather brutal for having him killed...It is not out of the question that Geta at that age (and his party) was not trying to do the same to Caracalla. I love Geta coins on the whole, his portaits on his coins makes one think that he was an innocent child killed by a brute but he was just one year younger than Caracalla and there are many caracalla coins that show him as a young boy as well. Because of his death at 21 you mostly only see child Getas and not ones like this that show him as a young adult (or adult)...he was only co-ruler with caracalla for a few months. I would think this coin was minted closer to his death though it still names him as Caes while the lower one names him as Aug. this is a coin of Caracalla as a child...a favorite in my collection Nice little family collection you have there
What lovely coins :thumb: :thumb: and thanks also for the History lesson, allways finding out new things I love it. De Orc
@Marcoin: Looks like you have a sestertius of Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor 161- 180 AD). Reverse shows Marcus Aurelius standing, holding a spear, between four military standards. Based on the titles on the reverse legend, this was minted between December 164 and August 165 AD. It looks like this would catalog as RIC 908 for Marcus Aurelius (909 and 910 are very similar, but I'm pretty sure you've got 908). If you'd like to get other opinions, an estimate of value, etc. I suggest you post this over in the Ancients section- they are extremely knowledgeable and friendly there.
