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Thanks Alex and yes  I'm very glad mate,I also hope they put a smile  on all that see them  regards Harry |
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Antoninus Pius was Roman emperor from 138 to 161.   |
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What a great portrait of Antoninus Pius ripper coin t360 regards Harry |
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T360, I'll see that and raise you . What a beautiful, detailed portrait. Say, does anyone have a denarius example with a well-detailed image of Concordia on the reverse? It always seems that no matter how perfectly executed the Emperor's portrait may be, the standing female reverse image is just plain crude. |
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thanks everyone! Faustina the Elder was the wife of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius   |
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I think one of the reasons you don't seem to find detailed reverses is where at the wrong end of the market,all the gold and best detailed coins are plucked out of the hoards for top end selling,I only have a few examples of Concordia and they all seem the same so I'll post another denarii with that theme this is Faustina Sr as Augusta 18.mm 2.85g Rome mint 139-141 A.D.supose RIC A Pius 335 but variation Obv:FAVSTINA AVGVSTA Rev:CONCORDIA AVG   I think you see what I mean regards Harry Edited by nuggethill
10/18/2008 4:18 pm
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Nice Faustina Sr you know what they say great minds think alike  regards Harry |
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My 50th post and sorry t360 tried to post over you but I'm a bit slow when it comes to the keyboard   I tie my fingers up too in slow motion regards Harry |
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great minds think alike congrats on 50 posts, Harry!  |
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Very interesting topic also the related articles make good reading nice find t360 regards Harry oh and thanks if it wasn't for this thread I wouldn't have made the 50 so quickly
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10/18/2008 4:58 pm
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I have a few more examples of Antoninus Pius this is one 18.mm 3.5g Rome mint after 161 A.D. Obv:DIVVS ANTONINVS Rev:DIVO PIO   this is about my best denarii of Antoninus Pius regards Harry |
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I have a few other denarii from Antonine Dynasty. This is a two-headed coin, with Antoninius Pius on one side and his successor Marcus Aurelius on the other.   |
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Good on ya mate that's a very hard coin to come by in that grade excellent coin t360 I want one of thous too regards Harry |
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Thanks Harry! It's great to have someone to show them to. I've gradually picked them up one at a time over the past eight years. Here is Marcus Aurelius' wife, Empress Faustina the Younger. She was the daughter of Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder.   |
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