Roman Coins

We've been busy on this. Here are a few recent additions.

Antoninus Pius
OB: DIVVUS ANTONINVS
RE: CONSECRATIO

Trajan Decius
OB: IMP C MQ TRAIANIVS DECIVS AVG
RE: PANNONIAE

Philip II
OB: M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES
RE: PRINCIPI IVVENT

These are not pics of the actual coins, but the condition is close. Let me know of you're interested in the attributions. More to come.....

Hadrian Denarius

The kid was excited about this one.

Obv: IMPCAESARTRAIANHADRIANVSAVG - Laureate head right, draped left shoulder.
Rev: PMTRPCOSII Exe: FORTRED - Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia.

Trajan Decius AR Antoninianus

The 10-year old got this one for twenty bucks today. We're starting to get a pretty good collection.

Legend by Wildwinds.
IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right / GENIVS EXERC ILLVRICIANI, Genius standing left with patera & cornucopiae; standard at right. RIC 16c, RSC 49.

Elagabalus, RIP baby

We picked up one similar to this from a local coin dealer last month, though ours is in a little better condition. We picked up a Phillip the Arab denarius while we were there as well. My ten year old son is learning the fine art of negotiating - he got almost twenty percent off the pair.

Elagabalus had a hard time of it. While he was trying to figure out whether he liked girls or boys, his granny fomented a plot to have him assassinated in favor of another grandson, Severus Alexander. Thems the breaks. Ettu, Granny? More about Elagabalus here.

Legend from Wildwinds.
Elagabalus Denarius. IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate draped bust right / P M TRP IIII COS III P P, Victory flying left holding open wreath, star in field right. RSC 195.