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Author Topic: Orbania sestertius, she's so beautiful.  (Read 447 times)

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Offline Arinda D

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Orbania sestertius, she's so beautiful.
« on: January 06, 2023, 11:28:59 am »
My first Orbiana, What a beautiful portrait.

RIC 655
Sear5 #8193   Orbiana AE sestertius. SAL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, diademed and draped bust right / CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM S-C, Concordis seated left holding patera and double cornucopiae. RIC 655, Cohen 4.


Offline Ken W2

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Re: Orbania sestertius, she's so beautiful.
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2023, 10:40:12 pm »

Arinda: Thanks for sharing and I second that emotion! Her portraits are my favorite of all the the empresses.  So much so that there are three of her denarii in my empress album.

Offline Ron C2

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Re: Orbania sestertius, she's so beautiful.
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2023, 11:40:08 pm »
I love orbiana - stunning!
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Offline Virgil H

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Re: Orbania sestertius, she's so beautiful.
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2023, 05:04:25 pm »
Truly is a beautiful portrait.

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Re: Orbania sestertius, she's so beautiful.
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2023, 06:10:22 pm »
A delicate portrait.  Congrats

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Re: Orbania sestertius, she's so beautiful.
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2023, 08:34:50 pm »
Very pretty portrait

Offline Callimachus

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Re: Orbania sestertius, she's so beautiful.
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2023, 09:48:03 pm »
Elegant is the word.

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Re: Orbania sestertius, she's so beautiful.
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2023, 09:45:52 am »
Elegant, yet austere portrait. Good coin!

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Re: Orbania sestertius, she's so beautiful.
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2023, 09:20:19 pm »
Lovely!
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