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And to stay in the intended theme of the post, here is a my obverse mirror for Diva Faustina I. @happy_collector, I could not find a double mirror in my collection !

Nice Sabina! I don’t think there are left facing bust for Diva Sabina denarii, but there are some nice variants too ;). Here are mine

Hihi, that is what I thought too @shanxi 😉 here is mine

Some nice coins here! Not easy to add Lucilla in my consecration collection... but here is mine 🙂

Roman Consecration coinage does not lack birds! A few eagles below, which I think I did not show yet:

Very good @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, happy it went to you. some legend errors here: divus Constantius in Aquilea, missing O in DIVO CONSTANTI[O] AVG obverse legend divus Galerius in Alexandria, wrong reverse legend AETERNAE [missing ME]MORIAE GAL MAXIMIANI. One other specimen known from this emission, with the same pair of dies (Vienna museum). illustration from P.Bastien 1968:

@Constantivs, nice coins and fun topic! The first one looks official as the second one would rather be an unofficial imitation to me... great portrait 🙂 here are two of mine (Solid silver imitations) with cartoon portraits of Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius

Thanks @mc9 , nice coins! The first three were indeed issued by Maxentius (Galerius and Romulus in Ostia and Constantius in Ticinum) while the last one is a restitution of Galerius by Licinus in Siscia.

@DLTcoins, thank you for this piece of History, giving precious context to these Aurelian hybrids. Here is a third and last one:

Yes, indeed! For Victorinus and Valerianus II, they most likely had already passed away when these mistakes were made, as they were actually deified eventually, and the consecration dies were used in their names (Divo Victorino or Divo Valeriano). For Aurelian, it is indeed funnier as he was not given a consecration coinage after his assassination, and the consecration dies were those used for his predecessor, while he was still alive (the obverse style is typical from Quintillus and early Aurelian coins). here is another example for Aurelian - most likely from the same engraver. Who knows what happened to him 🙂

Dear All, As part of my consecration coinage collection, I particularly like to find hybrids, which combine a lifetime side to a posthumous side. Such hybrids are often rare and offer fun results. They are more common in unofficial fraudulent coinage, but one can find some artefacts born from official issues. Here are some of mine: Aurelian lifetime obverse with Claudius II consecration reverse Valerian II lifetime obverse with consecration reverse Victorin lifetime obverse with consecration reverse please, share tour lifetime/posthumous coins here!

Nice topic! I like my divine « couple » formed by Hadrian and Sabina:

Hi All, Among the Roman consecration coinage, I particularly like the late folles struck for the deified Tetrarchs. Maxentius has largely contributed to this specific coinage, for Galerius, Constantius and Maximianus, in several mints (Aquilea, Ticinum, Roma and Ostia). Rome and Ostia coins share the same general features, with veiled portraits of the deified characters on the obverse, and a domed shrine surmounted by an eagle on the reverse. The obverse is circled by long and interesting legends aiming at recalling the links between Maxentius and his divine and honorable parents. These legends contain the mentions COGN(AT) and ADFINI for Constantius, SOCERO for Galerius, and PATRI for Maximianus. On the reverse, the legend reads MEMORIAE AETERNAE in Rome or MEMORIA AETERNA in Ostia. The architecture of the shrine may vary substantially: The hexastyle type is the most seen, and is present on all the coins from Ostia, but Distyle or Tetrastyle types appear in Rome mint, with interesting variations and decoration elements. As part of my collection, I am aiming at building the most exhaustive galery of temples varieties. Maxentius issued consecration coins for his son Romulus too, in Rome and Ostia, with the same features (but barehead portrait on the obverse). A few examples Galerius: DIVO MAXIMIANO SOCERO MAXENTIVS AVG, Ostia (5th officina), Hexastyle temple Constantius: IMP MAXENTIUS DIVO CONSTANTIO COGN, Rome (RET, 3rd officina), Tetrastyle temple Maximianus: IMP MAXENTIUS DIVO MAXIMIANO PATRI, Rome (RES, 2nd officina), Tetrastyle decorated temple Here below a family picture from Rome mint. Please, add your specimens from Rome and Ostia for Divus Maximianus, Galerius, Constantius and Romulus to this post! Especially if they depict a fancy temple... 🙂

Thank you very much @seth77 and @Severus Alexander. I was not aware neither that my coin was listed in NotinRic not that these Egyptians casts existed. As suggested , I am tagging @Lech Stępniewski to point him towards the coin. Thanks!

Thanks @thejewk and @Severus Alexander. I also tend to think than corrosion is not to blame... but then it comes down to what you suggest and the use of an erroneous die or a kind of prototype...? I honestly don’t know.

And by the way, here is the rest of the serie!

Hello, Among my Divus Galerius coins, i particularly like the ones struck by Maximinus Daia in Alexandria. These coins usually have emissions and officina marks on the reverse, on each side of the altar. But there Is one specimen that I acquired, not because of its condition, but because I can’t see any marks... i am still wondering if this is due to the corroded metal, or simply the fact that this is a real type without mark. However, for the second case, i never found any other example or reference. Any clue? 25mm, 6.17g MAXIMIANO MAXIMINVS AVG FIL, laureate head of Galerius right / AETERNAE MEMORIAE GAL MAXIMIANI, lighted altar decorated with eagle standing left, head right, above garland; ALE in exergue.

@Roman Collector, funnily enough, I have a barbaric imitation or Tetricus, which seems to Reproduce this consecratio reverse

A few more characters that were not represented yet 🙂 Julia Domna, Caracalla and Pertinax

Great video @Leo, thanks. Some coins below, struck after the poor boy was dead 😭

Nice, to continue with Vespasien, here is one combining a lifetime obverse and posthumous reverse with capricorns. Style is more.. approximate 😊

Hi, Within my main theme of Roman consecration coins, I particularly like strange coins and oddities. And it s often counterfeits that offer the most exciting things. Here is one that is really astonishing by its fine style and iridescent tone, and which has the advantage to depict a representation of The She-Wolf, that normally never appears on official consecration issues. don’t hesitate to share your thoughts or other specimens if you have seen any! Hybrid: Divus Vespasianus Obverse with Domitian reverse

Very few left facing busts in my consecration coins. None for any emperor. And overall only three denarii, all for Diva Faustina I:

Great, thanks for your answer @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix. I tend to agree with the last part of your answer. Knowing the industrial scale of these emissions, it seems (too) extraordinary to find a new type represented by only one specimen! ill get the weight and diameter when I can, to feed this interesting discussion 🙂

Very nice @Roman Collector, congrats! I have several other hybrid imitation denarii for Diva Faustina, but rarely of the same fine style - and never with veiled portraits. Still, there are two other fourree denarii of mine that are close to official dies, and that exhibit a « wrong » obverse/reverse combination... lifetime obverse/ posthumous reverse