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Pillar of the Community
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should not one of the coins say Nerva? Second coin in the top row is Emperor Nerva. |
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Thank you t360 I thougt it was trajanus  but havent looked closely on that one yet |
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Not a bad "Roman emperor starter set". Since it may not be entirely obvious which coin belongs to which tag (and since one of the tags is just plain wrong), your eight coins are, reading across from top left to bottom right:
1. Gordian III
2. Trajan. The obverse legend unusually says "IMP NERVA CAES" rather than the more usual order "IMP CAES NERVA", but the "TRAIAN" indicates it's clearly Trajan, not Nerva.
3. Philip II. I believe the rule of thumb is "Philip I is bearded, Philip II is not".
4. Trebonianus Gallus
5. Volusian
6. Philip I. See note for Philip II above.
7. Caracalla
8. Septimus Severus.
If the portrait is wreathed, it's a denarius. If the portrait has spiky headgear, it's a double-denarius or antoninianus.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Thank you Sap for pinning them. Appriciate it. They are hard to pinpoint, there is a plethora of different reverses. I guess thats why books are written  Interesting about the legend The philip I portrait is rather chunky Edited by Moniker
08/22/2024 02:20 am
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@Sap thanks for the clarification on #2. The portrait bothered me because it doesn't have the distinctive nose of Nerva.
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Edited by Moniker
08/24/2024 07:44 am
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so I finally got them, looks good imho Really nice coins indeed, @Moniker, with beautifully detailed portraits.  |
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Thank you Novicius, I treasure them. Having a hard time pinpinting the Philip I. Does anyone know what the reverse says? I see MQ MILLITAS AVGG?  Edited by Moniker
08/24/2024 07:08 am
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Edited by Moniker
08/24/2024 06:21 am
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Edited by Moniker
08/24/2024 07:19 am
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Does anyone know what the reverse says? I see MQ MILLITAS AVGG? It says "TRANQVILLITAS AVGG" - "tranquillity of the emperors". Reverse figure is the aforenamed minor deity Tranquillitas, holding a capricorn. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Edited by Moniker
08/24/2024 09:22 am
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@Moniker: Very nice set of coins. Edited by Sharks
08/24/2024 1:55 pm
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Thank you Sharks, appreciate it |
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Posted 08/21/2024 5:19 pm
Very fascinating. And interesting to see the map on numista where they have been found
