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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 8170922, member: 75937"]That IS obviously the helmet of Venus' boy-toy, Mars, [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER].</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's one I've posted before, but it was 3-1/2 years ago, so I'll post it again for grins...</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse of this sestertius of Faustina II issued under her father (RIC 1386b) supposedly depicts "Venus Genetrix standing left, holding apple and child in swaddling clothes."</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-veneri-genetrici-sestertius-jpg.811434/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I dunno ... that doesn't look like an apple to me. In fact, it's clear that it's a cylindrical object with roundish logo on the side, a heap of whipped cream, and a straw.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-veneri-genetrici-sestertius-close-up-jpg.811437/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It can be nothing other than the Unicorn Frappucino!!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/unicorn-frappuccino-t-jpg.811436/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1427429[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Nobody misidentified that one. The die-engraver just made a weird-looking apple.</p><p><br /></p><p>But seriously, here's one that WAS misidentified by the dealer. It was sold as "Faustina" -- because we all know that EVERY EMPRESS WITH A BUN IN HER HAIR IS FAUSTINA. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It's Plautilla. And I like a nice Plautilla provincial.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/plautilla-otrus-demeter-zeus-jpg.1323469/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Plautilla, AD 202-205.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 20 mm, 4.1 g.</p><p>Phrygia, Otrus, AD 202-205.</p><p>Obv: ΦOVΛ ΠΛ-AVTIΛΛAC, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: OTP-O-HNΩN, Demeter standing left, holding grain ears and long torch.</p><p>Refs: BMC 25.344,7; Von Aulock Phrygiens, 802-8; cf. SNG Cop 633.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 8170922, member: 75937"]That IS obviously the helmet of Venus' boy-toy, Mars, [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]. Here's one I've posted before, but it was 3-1/2 years ago, so I'll post it again for grins... The reverse of this sestertius of Faustina II issued under her father (RIC 1386b) supposedly depicts "Venus Genetrix standing left, holding apple and child in swaddling clothes." [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-veneri-genetrici-sestertius-jpg.811434/[/IMG] I dunno ... that doesn't look like an apple to me. In fact, it's clear that it's a cylindrical object with roundish logo on the side, a heap of whipped cream, and a straw. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-veneri-genetrici-sestertius-close-up-jpg.811437/[/IMG] It can be nothing other than the Unicorn Frappucino!! [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/unicorn-frappuccino-t-jpg.811436/[/IMG] [ATTACH=full]1427429[/ATTACH] Nobody misidentified that one. The die-engraver just made a weird-looking apple. But seriously, here's one that WAS misidentified by the dealer. It was sold as "Faustina" -- because we all know that EVERY EMPRESS WITH A BUN IN HER HAIR IS FAUSTINA. ;) It's Plautilla. And I like a nice Plautilla provincial. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/plautilla-otrus-demeter-zeus-jpg.1323469/[/IMG] Plautilla, AD 202-205. Roman provincial Æ 20 mm, 4.1 g. Phrygia, Otrus, AD 202-205. Obv: ΦOVΛ ΠΛ-AVTIΛΛAC, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: OTP-O-HNΩN, Demeter standing left, holding grain ears and long torch. Refs: BMC 25.344,7; Von Aulock Phrygiens, 802-8; cf. SNG Cop 633.[/QUOTE]
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