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Thanks - you are not to know but I have been collecting scince 1960, oooops! it tell my age (old an crokerty) My passion is coins and the link to history + the dreams I have when I doze in a 'rocking chair' and dream whose hands and pockets has a specific coin been. The Hadrian Britanicus I dream of Hadrian speaking to the head of the Legion with the troops behind the heads of the Legion outside York as he gave instructions to build Hadrians Wall some 2'000 years ago.
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Augustus & Agrippa
The impressive bronze coin was struck near the end of the reign of Augustus, the first emperor of Rome (ruled 27 BCE-14 CE). Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was at Octavian's side the entire time. Duri… (View Post)4 -
Re: "Natural Untouched" NERO Roman Imperial Bronze (The importance of Bronzes untouched?)
Hi Bill, delighted you have an Agrippa, I am lucky I live in Europe as this piece was found direct in clay in the Tiber near Hadrian Mausoleum (Castel Sant'Angelo). For interest those coins take… (View Post)1 -
Re: "Natural Untouched" NERO Roman Imperial Bronze (The importance of Bronzes untouched?)
Bill correct again The AGRIPPA coin as Bill correctly remarks is linked to the Pantheon temple - look at the facade of the temple Roman Pantheion "[temple] of every god") is a former Roman … (View Post)1 -
Re: "Natural Untouched" NERO Roman Imperial Bronze (The importance of Bronzes untouched?)
Hi Mark here is photo of reverse showing the bricks and closed door of the temple (View Post)2 -
"Natural Untouched" NERO Roman Imperial Bronze (The importance of Bronzes untouched?)
A masterpiece of ancient Imperial Rome in the form of a Nero Sestertius as discovered after nearly 2’000 years after striking. A rarity in this condition. This coin was struck on a massive flan. ****… (View Post)3
