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Hadrian - large semis ?HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, draped and laureate bust right
COS III / S C, cithar
Handsome coin. The cithar (ancestor of the Spanish guitar or the Indian sitar) is the instrument played by Apollo. I always wondered what kind of music was played with it. Did it sound more like Spanish, Greek, Arabic, Indian music ?Ginolerhino06/06/15 at 05:13Pharsalos: Great style, lovely coin overall.
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Marcus Aurelius - sestertiusM ANTONINVS AVG GERM TR P XXIX , laureate bust r.
LIBERALITAS AVG VI IMP VII COS III / S C , Liberalitas standing l. holding abacus and cornucopiae
Minted 174-175
RIC 1147Ginolerhino08/14/10 at 16:27Noah: great eye appeal
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Trajan - denariusIMP. CAES. NER. TRAIAN. OPTIM. AVG. GERM. DAC., draped and laureate bust right
PARTHICO P.M. TR.P. COS. VI P.P. S.P.Q.R. / PROVID. , Providentia standing left holding long sceptre, terrestrial globe at her feet.Ginolerhino01/08/10 at 23:12Noah: great toning
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Galba dupondiusObv : SER GALBA [IMP] CAESAR AVG TR P, laureate and draped bust right.
Rev: [PAX] AVGVSTA, Pax standing left holding branch and caduceus, dividing [S]C.
Too bad for the crust, but I had better leave the coin untouched. There is a picture on Wildwinds of the same coin from the same obverse die : http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/galba/RIC_0415-o.jpgGinolerhino01/08/10 at 23:12Noah: Spectacular portrait on an amazing coin
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Augustus - denariusNo legend ; head of Venus right, wearing stephanè.
CAESAR DIVI F. ; Augustus in military dress standing left, holding transverse spear and raising right hand.Ginolerhino01/08/10 at 23:11Noah: Amazing toning...second to none...this is my favor...
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Antoninus Pius - denariusANTONINVS AVG. PIVS P.P., laureate bust right
TEMPLVM DIVI AVG. REST. / COS. IIII, front-view of the Temple of Divine Augustus, with 8 columns and 2 statues inside.
The legend should be read as one single sentence, starting from the obverse : Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, templum Divi Augusti restituit consul IIII : Antoninus Augustus Pious, father of the country, 4 times consul, restored the temple of the Divine Augustus.Ginolerhino01/08/10 at 23:11Noah: very good
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Hadrian - large semis ?HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, draped and laureate bust right
COS III / S C, cithar
Handsome coin. The cithar (ancestor of the Spanish guitar or the Indian sitar) is the instrument played by Apollo. I always wondered what kind of music was played with it. Did it sound more like Spanish, Greek, Arabic, Indian music ?Ginolerhino07/24/09 at 22:06ancientdave: Pretty patina!
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Claudius. DupondiusTI. CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG. P.M. TR.P. IMP.; bare head left.
[CERES] AVGVSTA : Ceres seated left on throne, holding corn-ears and torch. S C.
Claudius faced violent protests in Rome when the citizens had difficulties to find enough corn. His propaganda insisted on his efforts to supply Rome with food. Hence the Ceres reverse.
Ginolerhino08/14/06 at 01:45Noah: beautiful reverse!
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Faustina Senior - sestertiusAE 31 mm, 20.41 g
DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA , veiled and diademed bust r.
PIETAS AVG / S C , Pietas standing l., dropping incense on candelabrum and holding box of perfumes
Minted after 141.
RIC III Antoninus Pius 1146AcGinolerhino07/27/06 at 13:08Noah: Nice high relief on the obverse!
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Nero - semisNERO CLAV. CAE. AVG. GERM..... ; laureate bust right.
CERTA. QV[INQ. ROM.] CO. (Certamina quinquennalia Romae condidit) : "Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (etc.) instated in Rome the Quinquennal Competitions." / S C : table ornamented with griffins supporting a prize-urn and a crown.Ginolerhino07/20/06 at 13:55Jochen: Nice reverse because of its details!
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