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Another very interesting Republican denarius, Martin! Thanks for providing the background information about the Aqua Marcia aqueduct.
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This is another Geta as Caesar 198 - 209 A.D. but very pores 2.6g 18.6mm Rome mint RIC 20a Obv:P SEPT GETA CAES PONT,br hd draped bust R Rev:SECVRIT IMPERII,securitas std L holding globe,arm on chair   and Caracalla as Caesar 196 - 198 A.D. 2.5g 17mm Rome mint an unlisted variation Obv:M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF,br hd draped bust R Rev:IMPERII (FELICITAS),felicitas stg L (holding child ?) and caduceus   not to much quality in the geta regards Harry Edited by nuggethill
11/07/2008 09:14 am
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Yes it looks like Felicitas is holding a screaming child!
There is a very interesting die crack at 10:00 running from the edge through the R,
then over to Felicitas' hand and down to her knee.
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I have a Geta Securitas too.  Whilst we are with the family, here is a reasonably interesting Caracalla:- Caracalla denarius Obv:- ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, Laureate bust right Rev:- P M TR P XV COS III P P (XV engraved over XIIII), Elephant walking right References:- RIC 211a (Scarce), RSC 230  And what about a rare eastern Julia Domna? Julia Domna denarius Obv:- IVLIA DOMNA AVG, Draped bust right Rev:- FORT AVG, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia Minted in Emesa, A.D. 194-195 References:- BMCRE -, RIC -, RSC -  Regards, Martin |
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Great looking coins, Martin! The elephant reverse is reminiscent of Julius Caesar's elephant denarius.
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  Mn. Acilius Glabrio, 49 BC. obv: Laureate head of Salus, right, SALVTIS behind. rev. MN ACILIVS III VIR VALETV (MN and TV in monogram), Valetudo standing left, holding snake and resting on a column. |
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Great coins and there's another one I would love to have as I don't have any with elephants,well this is my last Republican coin and as you'll see not much of a coin but I was finally able to pin it down to a C ALLIVS BALA 92 B.C.it took me a while to figure out the reverse but slowly rotating the coin I could see what it was @ 17mm 3.4g its a rather chunky Denarii I think this is CRAW 336/1c as the 1a has no obverse letters and the 1b has BALA and R under chin Obv:BALA behind neck E under chin (Diana)female head right (die crack from the 3 o'clock) Rev:Diana in biga of stags right symbol below,C . ALLI in ex   more Severan's to come regards Harry Oh and P.S. this is the coin from the FORUM 10 coin lot (they pick) Edited by nuggethill
11/08/2008 5:14 pm
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I bought this Hadrian denarius at the coin show in Auburn today. The portrait is in very high relief. It looks to me like rusted dies caused the additional metal at 2:00 on the obverse.   Date: 125-128 AD Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS PP, Laureate bust right Rev: COS III, Pudicitia (godess of modesty and chastity) seated left, adjusting her veil, globe in exergue. |
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That is a lovely Hadrian. I haven't bought too many Hadrians over the years but here is one of my better ones. Obv:- IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Laureate bust right, far shoulder draped Rev:- P M TR P COS III, Mars advancing right with spear & trophy Reference RIC 256. RSC 1073  Regards, Martin |
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That's a really nice Hadrian too, Martin! I also bought this denarius at the coin show last weekend.   Faustina Major, wife of Antoninus Pius, 105-140 AD. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped and diademed bust of empress right. Rev: AVGVSTA Vesta standing left, holding Patera and sacrificing over altar. |
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A nice one. Faustina looks quite young in that one. Here is one of mine that suffers from a flan flaw in the field on the obverse but is otherwise acceptable.  Regards, Martin |
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The flaw is barely noticeable. It has a very nice portrait of the Empress! Well I am all out of denarii now. So I'll sneek in this Nero tetradrachm.   NERO silver tetradrachm. Struck in Antioch, Syria. obv: NERWNOS [KAISAROS SEBASTOU], laureate bust right, wearing aegis. rev: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm branch before. |
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Here is one of my denarii of Clodius Albinus as Augustus. Obv:- IMP CAES D CLO SEP ALB AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:- GEN LVG COS II, Genius of Lugdunum, standing facing, towered head left, vertical scepter in right hand, cornucopiae in left, eagle at feet to left and looking upward right Minted in Lugdunum. November A.D. 195 to 19th February A.D. 196 Reference:- RIC 23d (R2)  The coinage of Albinus in Lugdunum began after he declared against Septimius Severus and continued until his defeat and death near Lugdunum. They are much scarcer than his coinage as Caesar from Rome. I we wander off from denarii then we are in danger of me wandering into my collection of Antoninianii! Regards, Martin Edited by maridvnvm
11/16/2008 10:23 am
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maridvnvm, I can't see the picture of your Albinus  |
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G'Day all very nice Hadrianvs you two  and Favstinas the elder has great hair decoration  ,sorry I haven't been posting had to post VAM's on another thread with about seven left to sort will be back posting soon regards Harry  |
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