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GallienusIt might look a bit featureless on the back in the FORUM picture, but this coin definitely has more detail in hand. Haven't gotten it narrowed down yet, but here's what I know, and where I think I'm going.
Very similar to GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right / PROVID AVG, Providentia standing left, holding baton and cornucopiae, globe at foot. X in right field. RIC V-1 Rome 267.
2.747g, 20.3mm, 180 degree die axis.EvaJupiterSkiesFeb 06, 2015
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Probus AE AntoninianusIMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate draped bust right / CONCORD MILIT, Emperor and Concordia clasping hands.
Siscia mint. 3.453g, 21.8mm, 180 degree die axis. Still working on a RIC number.EvaJupiterSkiesFeb 05, 2015
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Antiochus IVFrom my uncleaned batch I got back in November. I love this little guy, though I am mildly embarrassed at how far into the cleaning process I got before I realized that was a head!
SC 1479. Struck circa 173/172 - 168 BC. Series 2 from the mint of Ake, known as Antioch in Ptolemais at the time, now known as Acre, Israel. EvaJupiterSkiesFeb 02, 2015
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Constantius II camp gate, Arles mint, RIC VII Arles 290.Constantius II, AE3, 19mm. 325-326 AD, Arles.
Obverse: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust left
Reverse: PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, Campgate with five layers, two turrets, no doors, star above. Mintmark QA crescent RL.
RIC VII Arles 290. EvaJupiterSkiesDec 17, 2014
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Constantinian Commemorative, 18mm at widest, 180 degree die axis, Trier mintObverse: CONSTANTINOPOLIS; Helmeted bust of Constantinopolis left, sceptre over left shoulder
Reverse: Victory with sceptre holding shield set on ground and foot on prow, TR•P in exergueEvaJupiterSkiesDec 16, 2014
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I sense an African theme...Top left: Can I sing some U2? "I stillllll haven't found... what I'm looking forrrrrr..."
Top and bottom right: Ptolemaic, not sure exactly which Ptolemy. Gorgeous though.
Bottom left: Carthaginian.
Bronze, 17 mm at widest, 4 grams (by my terrible kitchen scale)
Head of Tanit left, obverse
Prancing (or rearing?) horse right, reverse
60-75 degree die axis (ish)EvaJupiterSkiesDec 15, 2014
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Aurelian antoninianus, 270-275 AD, RIC 64I love Aurelian. I just do. The man knew what he was doing, had the appropriate force of personality to do what he was doing, and was an overall beast, reuniting the empire. And thanks to Mike Duncan from the History of Rome podcast, I will always remember that Aurelian is the Sandy Koufax of Roman Emperors: peak value.
I made have made mildly unhuman noises upon handling this coin the first time. It is ridiculous in hand. Pretty sure I can count the hairs in his beard.EvaJupiterSkiesDec 15, 2014
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Domitian as, 88 AD, Rome mintI love this reverse. Yes, there's not much to get off of it at first glance (or second), but looking up the RIC number... on a piece in better condition, I adore that reverse. I have a fondness for the pre-Christian empire for many reasons, and this depiction, which officially is listed below according to the RIC number, is something I hold near and dear to my heart. :)
COS XIIII-LVD SAEC FEC
Domitian standing facing at right, head left, sacrificing from patera in right hand over lit, garlanded altar, flautist and harpist at left standing right, hexastyle temple with wreath in pediment in background
S C in exergue EvaJupiterSkiesDec 15, 2014
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Domitian dupondius, 92-94 AD, Rome mintDomitian. An emperor very much shaped by the circumstances of his upbringing, in a tumultuous and chaotic time, and neglected by (one of my more loved emperors) Vespasian in favor of Titus. I will give him serious commendation on the seriousness of his paranoia... "your lord and god Domitian" might have been paranoid, but he wasn't crazy in the vein of Commodus, Caracalla, or Caligula. For that, I can respect him.
Die axis 180 degrees.EvaJupiterSkiesDec 15, 2014
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Late ConstantiniansIt's a bloody Constantius II camp gate! A beautiful, I can see every last detail on it camp gate! It's like Christmas! Mr. Constantinopolis has some stunning detail too. I have a feeling the Third Amigo is going to take a little digging, as the lettering on the front isn't very crisp, but I love the reverse on it. That's probably where I'll start looking. The camp gate really is a tiny magnificent piece of art though. Wow. EvaJupiterSkiesDec 15, 2014
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Postumus antoninianus - RIC V 75You can see every last hair on his head. This coin is stunning in hand, the strike on the back is a bit off flan, but this is a seriously beautiful coin. My boyfriend picked it up, took a good look at it, and told me he thought Postumus looks a bit like Santa Claus. Tis the season, eh?EvaJupiterSkiesDec 15, 2014
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5 grams, 20mmIf there's one thing I dislike intensely at the moment, it's that my iPhone cannot take better pictures, and that I don't possess an actual camera. Humor me and Rorschach this one while you read this. I see a radiate bust facing right on the obverse. I jumped to Tyche in my mind, because that's the first thing that popped up, but if I can get more detail gleaned out of here, I might have to reevaluate. I know some later emperors were radiate also...
The lack of reverse detail means I can't make heads or tails of it (Anyone else laughing at my usage of that? Just me? Okay...). Something is there, and I think it's a someone, but I can't tell what's up or down, or anything, so I don't have a die axis. Boo. I really do love this, I promise it looks better in hand than in this frankly bad photograph, but I've got a feeling it's going to be tricky to pin down with certainty. -sigh-EvaJupiterSkiesDec 07, 2014
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Super crusties!These are my coins from my bit of uncleaned hoard (1/16kg) that are super encrusted or don't have discernible detail. These are the guys who I'm sure six months to a year from now I'll be trying crazy things on to try and get them to any point of attribution or detail at least, haha. All sizes and shapes here. I'm sure I'll have some fun with these.EvaJupiterSkies
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Domitian as, 88 AD, Rome mintI love this reverse. Yes, there's not much to get off of it at first glance (or second), but looking up the RIC number... on a piece in better condition, I adore that reverse. I have a fondness for the pre-Christian empire for many reasons, and this depiction, which officially is listed below according to the RIC number, is something I hold near and dear to my heart. :)
COS XIIII-LVD SAEC FEC
Domitian standing facing at right, head left, sacrificing from patera in right hand over lit, garlanded altar, flautist and harpist at left standing right, hexastyle temple with wreath in pediment in background
S C in exergue EvaJupiterSkies
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Domitian dupondius, 92-94 AD, Rome mintDomitian. An emperor very much shaped by the circumstances of his upbringing, in a tumultuous and chaotic time, and neglected by (one of my more loved emperors) Vespasian in favor of Titus. I will give him serious commendation on the seriousness of his paranoia... "your lord and god Domitian" might have been paranoid, but he wasn't crazy in the vein of Commodus, Caracalla, or Caligula. For that, I can respect him.
Die axis 180 degrees.EvaJupiterSkies
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