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Speaking of Faustina-II => her Dad was also kinda cool (eh?) *whateva* => maybe our B.C. vacation will be a total vagrant-ride?! (but hopefully we'll be okay) => Ummm, eh-heh-heh => ooops, I kinda caved and bought a couple of Antoninus Pius coins (Faustina-II's Big-Daddy) Antoninus Pius Sestertius Date: 144 AD Diameter: 30 mm Weight: 20.4 grams Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III - Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius. Reverse: DES IIII - Salus holding rudder and patera, feeding snake entwined on altar. References: RIC 122, 749   Antoninus Pius Sestertius Date: 140-144 AD Diameter: 33.4 mm Weight: 23.4 grams Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III - Laureate head of Antoninus Pius. Reverse: TIBERIS - Tiber reclining on rock, hand on ship, holding reed. References: RIC 643 (Rare)   Edited by stevex6
06/18/2012 6:41 pm
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man => ya wanna talk about a couple of pond skippers!!
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stevex6, Very nice, love these large coins..  ...sweet, nice details...good job...  |
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One of my favorite emperors. Nice coins Steve.
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Jerry, Jerry. What am I gonna do with you?  However, nice coins. I too like the big ones. |
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That definitely is a large and decent coins. I assume those are orichalcum?
I don't have an Antoninus Pius yet. Those are fairly common and within my price range, at lower grades of course.
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In numismatics, orichalcum is the golden-colored bronze alloy used for the sestertius and dupondius coins. => ummm, sure? ... yah, orichalcum ... yah, that's the ticket!!  => eeccchh!! ... wow, a fool and his money, eh?!! (please don't tell my wife!!) |
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However, I'm totally joking ... Honestly => I "never" regret buying big, healthy, cool coins like these bad-boys ... they're exactly what I think an ancient coin should look like, ya know? => these two dawgs, were money well spent!! => arrrrggghhhh!   |
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Nice coins Steve. I don't have a Sestertius yet.
Have you ever wondered what Salus is feeding that snake?
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Steve, very nice examples--the portraits are especially strong! I hope you don't try "pond-skipping" these two, but if you do...aim towards my beach.  |
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A worked with an engineer who actually LOOKED like Antoninus Pius!
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Hmmm? ... ummm, maybe that's why I thought these coins looked purdy? => apparently they look like engineers!! ... yah, I'm an engineer ... yah, I know ... *whateva* (don't judge me)  |
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Big, super-cool, warm lookin' colours and heavy, heavy, heavy coins => I can hardly wait to get these two worthy ol' dogs into my collection (we're all gonna live happily ever after!!)  |
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Doucet => you're right ... hmmm, I wonder what is being fed to the snake? (it doesn't look like a small rodent) ... => it actually looks like it might be some sort of disc ... ummm, maybe it is an egg? (that makes sense, yes?)   |
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Love 'em Steve! You come up with some real nice coins. I too like the fact they are so large. These puppies are eye catchers! |
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Great looking coins and my favorite emperor.
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Posted 06/18/2012 6:52 pm
