I had to catch up on this thread a bit, but what an amazing collection of weapons. If I didn't know any better I'd think you were making yourself that Iron Throne from Game of Thrones to sit on so you could rule Westeros.
Nice looking As circus max, good details and a pleasing patina. Portrait looks great, I'm still hunting for a good MA portrait coin myself.
Several years ago I picked this up out of bargain bin, it is a worn sestertius of MA as caesar. Not great, but I l nice in hand at over 30 mm and over 20 g. It feels better than it looks.
Marcus Aurelius. Sestertius. 145 AD. O AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bare head right R: TR POT COS II S-C, Minerva standing right, holding spear and resting hand on shield. RIC 1248 (Ant. Pius); Cohen 596; Sear 4811. Rome mint. 32 mm, 21.7 g.
Another very cool reverse type, what a neat little galley...and I don't think I knew about the laetitia reverse type..also nice.
Here's my last coin to add the the thread, a ragged little ant also with a pretty cool reverse, this is my only coin depicting Nemesis, neat type..even if she has a crab hand.
Postumus Antoninianus, 260-269 AD O:Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: Rev: IMP X COS V, Nemesis with palm branch in left hand. 20 mm, 3.3g.
I enjoyed your post erafjel, I was pretty rusty on my Postumus history. That's a great Hercules reverse on your coin.
I only have a couple of Postumus coins, here is the first one I picked up.
Postumus Billon Antoninianus (260-269 AD) Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: ORIENS AVG / P (in field), Sol left, with right hand raised and holding whip in left hand, cloak flies out behind. 3.6 g, 20 mm. RIC 316
Here is the only ancient coin I picked up last year. I was picking up some older near Eastern denominations I didn't have yet, like a Siglos from Persia and some Phoenician fractional shekels, but didn't have a full shekel..so got this one. Rough (but I could afford it), and cool devices with the wrestlers and slinger, a triskeles, and a cool little countermark I can't make out.
Pamphylia, Aspendos 420-400 BC, Ar Stater
O:Two wrestlers. R: Slinger about to release his sling. Triskeles to right. SNG Von Aulock 4504
Here is a cool medal I picked up last fall. Commemorating an 1837 of Queen Victoria to London to attend a banquet on November 9th. I like medals that commemorate a specific historical and even, and like them even better the medal has a specific date.
This is a large medal, about 60 mm and is in pretty high relief, especially the bust of Victoria. It is SUPER shiny white metal, you can see my camera and some of myself reflected on the mirror like reverse.
I didn't think the picture really captured the medal, so I included a short video I shot in my backyard last fall. It shows the size and relief pretty well, even if my I'm the best camera man.
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If you open the video in YouTube and crank up the resolution to 1080p it looks pretty sweet!
Posted 05/01/2023 4:05 pm
