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Another example of Ceres standing a little while before Faustina.
28 mm, 11,55 g.
Julia Titi 80-81 AD. Æ dupondius. Rome.
IVLIA IMP T AVG F AVGVSTA, bust of Julia Titi, draped, right; hair bundled high in front and wrapped in bun (sometimes small bun) in back / CERES AVGVST S C, Ceres standing left, holding corn-ears and torch.
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 392.- 6
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Hadrian
19 mm, 3,84 g.
Hadrian 117-138 AD. Æ semis. Rome. 124-125.
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, viewed from rear or side / COS III / S C, lyre.
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 758; old RIC 688.- 7
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Nice finds all and it's cool to discover new emperors!
I have a decent example of the great emperor Salsa.
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Horn silver was distracting on this
20 mm, 2,43 g.
Titus, as Caesar under Vespasian. AR denarius. Rome. 77-78.
T CAESAR VESPASIANVS, head of Titus, laureate, right / IMP XIII, sow left, with three piglets.
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 986.Next - a coin you cleaned, even if the results were good or bad.
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Here is a "poor relative" of the OP coin.
25 mm, 12,22 g.
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Emesa. Caracalla 198-217. AR tetradrachm. 215-217.
AΥ•T K M ANTΩNEINOC CE•B•, laureate bust right / ΔΗΜΑΡX ΕΞ VΠΑΤOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wreath in beak; H under beak; radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Shamash left between legs.
Prieur 983.This was a very satisfactory purchase. Because a few months before buying it, I was outbid on a better example and I regretted it, as I really liked the portrait with the expressive look and also the particularity of these types (Shamash). I won this one quite unexpectedly, paying a good price and the coin has both the features I was interested in.
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Sarapis, Alexandria
25 mm, 12,71 g.
Egypt, Alexandria. Hadrian 117-138. Billon tetradrachm. 133-134 AD.
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ, laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., seen from rear / L ΙΗ, Sarapis seated, l., holding sceptre; to l., Cerberus.
RPC III, 5871; BMC 620-623.- 6
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16 mm, 2,86 g.
Titus 79-81. AR denarius. Rome. January-June 80 AD.
IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head of Titus right / TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, Pulvinar (throne) of Jupiter and Juno with square seat, draped, with tassels and triangular frame.
RIC 124; RSC 313a.Next - pulvinar
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From the "classic grapes neck beard category" this one is the best from my collection
"Big surprised eye" category
"Heavy night last night, can't keep my eyes open"
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My favorite Gallienus coin has a decent portrait, but what makes it interesting, in my opinion, is that "it doesn't look like Gallienus" - because it was struck very early in his reign.
22 mm, 1,99 g.
Gallienus 253-268 AD. AR antoninianus. Rome. 253.
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG, bust of Gallienus, radiate, draped, right / CONCORDIA AVGG, two right hands clasped together.
RIC V Gallienus (joint reign) 131; Cohen 125.- 12
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Link Annia - however as a gens name
19,3 mm, 3,77 g.
C. Annius T. f. T. n. and L. Fabius L. f. Hispaniensis AR denarius. Mint in North Italy or Spain. 82-81 BC.
Diademed and draped bust of Anna Perenna to right; C•ANNI•T•F•T•N•PRO•COS•EX•S•C• around, scales before, winged caduceus behind / Victory driving quadriga to right, holding reins and palm-branch; Q above, B• below, L•FABI•L•F•HISP in exergue.
Crawford 366/1c; BMCRR Spain 29; RSC Annia 2; Syd. 748b.- 6
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Maesa
19 mm, 2,31 g.
Julia Maesa, Augusta 218-224. AR denarius. Rome. 218-222.
IVLIA MAESA AVG, bust of Julia Maesa, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right / FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas, draped, standing left, extending her right hand over a child and holding cornucopiae in left hand.
RIC IV Elagabalus 249.- 7
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21 mm, 4,16 g.
Gallienus 253-268. Billon antoninianus. Rome. 267.
GALLIENVS AVG, bust of Gallienus, radiate, cuirassed, right / FIDES AVG, Mercury, nude except for cloak draped over left arm, standing left, holding purse in right hand and caduceus in left hand. Exergue: PXV.
RIC V Gallienus 607; MIR 1667k; RSC 219.Next - another coin like this and the previous one - showing a deity but the legend does not contain the name.
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Ashamed? certainly not. Some regrets when realizing the price I spent is too much compared to the amount of joy the coin brings (this why I collect and most of us would agree)? sometimes but NOT often. And usually it lasts a few seconds.
Although I try to keep a decent level of condition in my collection, I am not impressed about excelently preserved coins. It is not a major criteria. I like them, of course, but there are other things I consider more important.
And when I consider what we collect - 2000-2500 years old coins, the wear is a witness of centuries and millenia of history. As long as 1. I like the coin, 2. it fits in my collection; and 3. it had a right price I consider them good coins and important parts of my collection.
Some coins that were 10 euros or under. I like them all.
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My only Decius antoninianus is the type that interested me the most
I could not resist this tetradrachm.
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Let's give Herakles a break as he must be tired of such a long fight with a lion. And I will replace him with another lion.
7 mm, 0,36 g.
Greek satraps of Caria, Mylasa. Hekatomnos. AR hemiobol. Circa 395-377 BC.
Forepart of a roaring lion, left / forepart of a lion, with both forelegs facing.
Klein 506; SNG Keckman 837-840; SNG von Aulock 7805.- 7
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14 mm, 1,56 g.
Cappadocia, Caesaraea-Eusebia. Nero 54-68. AR hemidrachm. 59-60.
[NERO CLAVD DIVI] CLAVD F CAESAR AVG [GERMANI], laureate head of Nero to right / Victory seated right on globe, holding wreath in both hands. BMC 409; RIC I Nero 617; RPC 3645.Next - any silver provincial coin.
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Laureate head of Apollo
19 mm, 3,81 g.
P. Clodius M.f. Turrinus. AR denarius. Rome. 42 BC.
Laureate head of Apollo right; behind, lyre / P.CLODIVS – ·M·F, Diana standing facing, with bow and quiver over shoulder, holding lit torch in each hand. Crawford 494/23; BMCRR Rome 4290.- 5
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I bought an Indo-Greek square hemiobol and I also did a write up about it
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Something like this (I said like, not 100% match as the control marks look different)
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=433861
But in my opinion this coin is not genuine as the style is strange.
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Hadrian
19,7 mm, 3,1 g.
Hadrian 117-138. AR denarius. Rome. 137-138 AD.
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated left on low seat, shield at her side, holding palladium and spear.
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2342; Old RIC II Hadrian 265.- 6
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26 mm, 10,95 g.
Macedon, Philippi. Claudius 41-54. Ӕ.
TI CLAVDIVS CAES AVG IMP P M TR P P P, bare head of Claudius, l. / COL IVL AVG PHILIP, DIVVS AVG (on base); statue of Augustus in military dress crowned by statue of Divus Julius Caesar wearing toga on central base; altar, l. and r.
RPC I 1654 var. (reverse legend COL IVL AVG instead of COL AVG IVL); SNG Copenhagen 307-8 var.; Varbanov 3774 var.Next - statue. Could be cult statue, equestrian statue ...
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I am not qualified enough to provide a verdict about authenticity, but this type is one of the most forged from all Roman imperials. Including Paduan copies (these ones have a numismatic value, but still copies). And of course modern ones.
I remember I saw an auction with a forgery, listed as 'copy of Paduan'. A specialist would have no doubts, but for me it was very deceiving - corroded, toned and cleaned, whatever.
The price for a genuine example is pretty high so the purchase price should be a good clue - if it was cheap this is a big suggestion.
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19,4 mm, 2,7 g.
Septimius Severus 193-211. AR denarius. Rome. 197.
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII, laureate head right / MVNIFICENTIA AVG, elephant, cuirassed, advancing right.
RIC 100; BMCRE 168; RSC 349.Next - ANOTHER large animal
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Stag, but just standing
18 mm, 3,86 g.
Ionia, Ephesos. Geta as Caesar 198-211. Ӕ. 209-211.
Λ CEΠ ΓETAC K, bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / EΦECIΩN, stag standing right.
Karwiese 553; SNG Cop 428 var.- 6
Cappadocia - Roman Province
in Roman Empire
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One of my favorite provincial mints - the style is elegant and the engravers were skilled.
An older one: