Mohawk 2,866 posts Report post Posted July 11 (edited) 11 hours ago, EmiCoins said: And yes, I’ll add a few Faustinas and Lucillas to the set, to make it more interesting. I love it Emi and, yes, they are very interesting people. In my opinion, you'd be hard pressed to find a Roman Imperial in this time period who isn't interesting, which is what makes collecting the Five Good Emperors and the people connected to them so much fun! I'd say that the closest you come to an uninteresting Roman royal for this time is probable Faustina victim Lucius Verus. He was kind of a flat tire, at least in my opinion, but the rest are absolutely fascinating! I love the contrast between Marcus Aurelius, who was so stoic, peaceful and and philosophically spiritual and his wife Faustina who, well.......wasn't. She was an educated, intelligent and cultured woman, to be sure, but she also had that brutal warrior side to her, much more so than her husband. But they loved each other in spite of these differences and had what was arguably the most normal marriage in all of Roman Imperial history. And, Faustina's vicious side allowed her to do some of the heavy lifting for Marcus Aurelius, so he didn't have to endure such activities, which would have been much more distasteful to him and taken a higher toll on him than they would have for Faustina. In spite of whatever else she did (the poisonings, the alleged throwing of people to wild beasts for various reasons, the angering of many Senators with her outspoken and sometimes violent nature. But not the infidelity to Marcus Aurelius. That does not appear to be true. Rather, these allegations were likely made by Senators and other powerful enemies she made to discredit her and, maybe, get her out of the way.) , Faustina clearly loved him deeply to the point where she was always by his side, wherever he was and whatever had to be done there. And she gave him 13 children, so something was definitely good in that marriage . But Commodus seems to have certainly inherited this brutal side from Faustina and unlike her, he was unable to check it at all. Nor did he have a partner to help him check it, like Faustina had in Marcus Aurelius. And poor Lucilla, who was married to Verus, who has always struck me as a total *spoon*, first was betrothed to him then 4 years later, loses her Augusta status when Verus either dies of the Antonine Plague or at the hands of Lucilla's mother! I think she was fine with losing Verus but not her status. And apparently Faustina didn't approve of Lucilla's second marriage to a Senator (I don't recall his name off the top of my head) either, but at least she didn't kill the guy. Sorry for the small book....Faustina is a passionate subject for me....she's so absolutely fascinating to me! I'm so pleased to hear that you are going to add her and Lucilla to your collection Emi. If I can help you with that in any way, don't be afraid to ask. I always love talking ancients, clearly ~Tom Edited July 11 by Mohawk 1 mdwoods reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EmiCoins 66 posts Report post Posted July 11 Thank you Tom! Great info! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohawk 2,866 posts Report post Posted July 11 2 hours ago, EmiCoins said: Thank you Tom! Great info! No problem....I can talk Faustina and this time in Roman history all day. I have a Bachelor's and a Master's in Historical Studies, but I've been stuck teaching Modern World History for way too long......I always enjoy an opportunity to talk Romans, Faustina especially. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coinbuf 1,094 posts Report post Posted July 24 5 1 mdwoods, EmiCoins, CRAWTOMATIC and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdwoods 240 posts Report post Posted July 28 Here's a lovely toned GB penny I picked up recently. 1 Coinbuf reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coinbuf 1,094 posts Report post Posted August 5 1 EmiCoins reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor40 53 posts Report post Posted August 11 Interesting penny .... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor40 53 posts Report post Posted August 11 always an odd one to me... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor40 53 posts Report post Posted August 13 I hate to say the word, but what do you guys see here? Thanks 1 Matt_dac reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor40 53 posts Report post Posted August 23 Been looking at coins so long, think I’m seeing mint marks in wired places.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor40 53 posts Report post Posted August 23 Nothing, I was so cross eyed last night his ear looked like a P to me.... went through about 1500 pennies for an estate... my wife thinks I’m going nuts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capone1929 285 posts Report post Posted August 30 (edited) Wow Some really beautiful Nice All. Edited August 30 by Capone1929 Add Data Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor40 53 posts Report post Posted August 31 Best finds in a while Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coinsandmedals 574 posts Report post Posted September 5 (edited) I am a little behind but here are two of my newer additions. PCGS did not list this on the label, but the 1806 is an example of Peck-1370. Edited September 5 by coinsandmedals 1 rrantique reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coinbuf 1,094 posts Report post Posted September 12 2 rrantique and Matt_dac reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coinsandmedals 574 posts Report post Posted September 18 Yet another violation of my prior decision not to add George IV examples yet. To make matters worse I have another on the way! 1 rrantique reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leeg 4,230 posts Report post Posted September 25 3 Coinbuf, ldhair and rrantique reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ldhair 4,185 posts Report post Posted September 26 3 rrantique, Coinbuf and Walkerfan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bsshog40 17,039 posts Report post Posted September 28 On 9/25/2019 at 8:36 PM, ldhair said: Nice one Larry! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coinbuf 1,094 posts Report post Posted October 4 3 rrantique, leeg and Matt_dac reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robec1347 4,744 posts Report post Posted October 17 4 Coinbuf, Matt_dac, ldhair and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leeg 4,230 posts Report post Posted October 19 Stewart Blay told me this example had been treated with Ammonia. Sent it back to PCGS and they took it off the market. They must have agreed. They did make me whole. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3142 526 posts Report post Posted October 20 One of many from an original roll! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
