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| Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D. |   | Spes was the Roman personification of Hope. In art Spes is normally depicted carrying flowers or a cornucopia, but on coins she is almost invariably depicted holding a flower in her extended right hand, while the left is raising a fold of her dress. She was also named "ultima dea" - for Hope is the last resort of men. On this coin, the Caesar, Geta, the designated successor of the emperors, is identified as the future hope of the Roman people. |
| RS48393. Silver denarius, RIC IV 96, RSC III 192a, VF, weight 3.192 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 150o, Laodicea ad Mare mint, 198 - 200 A.D.; obverse L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, bare head, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse SPEI PERPETVAE, Spes walking left, raising flower in right, raising fold of skirt with left; $127.00 (€97.79) |
| Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D. |  | |
| RS30374. Silver antoninianus, Ovari 28A, Cunetio 30, RIC IV 76 var (cuirassed bust left), EF, weight 3.907 g, maximum diameter 23.6 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, 247 A.D.; obverse IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Felicitas standing left, long caduceus in right, cornucopia in left; rare; $110.00 (€84.70) |
| Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D. |  | Julia Domna, was from Emesa. She was the youngest daughter of high-priest Julius Bassianus, a descendant of the Royal House of Emesa. |
| RS49580. Silver denarius, RIC IV 627 var (reverse legend), SRCV II 6591 var (same), F, weight 2.695 g, maximum diameter 16.9 mm, die axis 0o, Emesa mint, 194 - 195 A.D.; obverse IVLIA DOMNA AVG, draped bust right; reverse LIBER AVG, Liberalitas standing left, counting board in right, cornucopia in left; very rare; $110.00 (€84.70) |
| Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D. |  | |
| RS48395. Silver denarius, RIC IV 105(a), RSC III 83, SRCV II 7181, gVF, weight 2.663 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 180o, Laodicea ad Mare mint, 199 - 200 A.D.; obverse P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, bare headed, draped bust right, seen from behind; reverse MINERV SANCT, Minerva standing half left, resting right on shield, inverted spear in left; scarce; $105.00 (€80.85) |
| Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D. |  | |
| RS56156. Silver denarius, RIC IV 490a, RSC III 444, BMCRE V 452, gVF, weight 2.787 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 180o, Laodicea ad Mare mint, 196 - 197 A.D.; obverse L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right; reverse P M TR P V COS II P P, Pax seated left, olive-branch in right, transverse scepter in left; $105.00 (€80.85) |
| Elagabalus, 16 May 218 - 11 March 222 A.D. |  | Felicitas was the goddess or personification of good luck and success. She played an important role in Rome's state religion during the empire, and was frequently portrayed on coins. She became a prominent symbol of the wealth and prosperity of the Roman Empire. |
| RS56879. Silver denarius, RSC III 278, RIC IV 201, BMCRE V 289, VF, weight 2.874 g, maximum diameter 19.6 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch mint, 219 - 220 A.D.; obverse ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate,draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse TEMPORVM FEL, Felicitas standing half left, patera in right, long caduceus in left; $100.00 (€77.00) |
| Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D. |  | In 194, Septimius Severus marched with his army of 12 legions to Cilicia and defeated Pescennius Niger, governor of Syria, at the Battle of Issus. Pescennius retreated to Antioch where he was executed by Severus' troops. |
| RS58675. Silver denarius, RIC IV 389, RSC III 232, aVF, weight 2.426 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 180o, Emesa mint, 194 - 195 A.D.; obverse IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right; reverse INVICTO IMP, trophy of arms with additional captured arms below; nice portrait; scarce; $95.00 (€73.15) |
| Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D. |  | In 222, Severus Alexander became emperor when he was only 13 years old. His mother, Julia Mamaea, governed the Roman Empire with the help of Domitius Ulpianus and a council composed of 16 senators. |
| RS56379. Silver denarius, RIC IV 281, RSC III 108, gVF, weight 3.188 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, 222 - 228 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse LIBERALITAS AVG, Liberalitas standing left, counting board in right, cornucopia in left; $90.00 (€69.30) |
| Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D. |  | In 202, Septimius Severus returned to Rome after a five year absence. Festivals were held to celebrate his six year reign. Severus made changes in the imperial government, giving the Roman army a dominant role, raising pay in the legions and permitting legionaries to marry in order to secure their loyalty. |
| RS60465. Silver denarius, RIC IV 103, RSC III 76, VF, weight 3.153 g, maximum diameter 19.6 mm, die axis 180o, Laodicea ad Mare mint, 202 A.D.; obverse P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, draped bust right, from behind; reverse MARTI VICTORI, Mars advancing right, transverse spear in right, trophy over shoulder in left; scarce; $90.00 (€69.30) |
| Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D. |  | Emesa was famous for its Temple of the Sun, the center of worship for the ancient pagan cult El-Gebal (or Elagabal). El-Gebal, worshipped in the form of a conical black stone, was the Aramaic name for the Syrian Sun God and means God of the Mountain. |
| RS49475. Silver denarius, RIC IV 369, RSC III 68, BMCRE V 343, Choice VF, weight 3.446 g, maximum diameter 17.5 mm, die axis 0o, Emesa mint, 194 A.D.; obverse IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right; reverse BONI EVENTVS, Bonus Eventus standing left, basket of fruit in right, two heads of grain in left; attractive centering; $85.00 (€65.45) |
| Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D. |  | |
| RS51597. Silver denarius, RIC IV 103, RSC III 76, nice VF, weight 3.219 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 0o, Laodicea ad Mare mint, 202 A.D.; obverse P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, draped bust right, from behind; reverse MARTI VICTORI, Mars advancing right, transverse spear in right, trophy over shoulder in left; scarce; $85.00 (€65.45) |
| Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D. |  | |
| RS57389. Silver denarius, RIC IV 103, RSC III 76, VF, weight 2.926 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 180o, Laodicea ad Mare mint, 202 A.D.; obverse P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, draped bust right, from behind; reverse MARTI VICTORI, Mars advancing right, transverse spear in right, trophy over shoulder in left; scarce; $85.00 (€65.45) |
| Philip II, July or August 247 - Late 249 A.D. |  | In Roman mythology, Aequitas was the minor goddess of fair trade and honest merchants. Aequitas was also a personification of the virtues equity and fairness of the emperor (Aequitas Augusti). She is depicted with a cornucopia and a balance suggesting Aequitas Augusti is a source of prosperity. |
| RS41871. Silver antoninianus, SRCV III 9258, RIC IV -, RSC IV -, aVF, weight 3.691 g, maximum diameter 20.7 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch mint, 247 A.D.; obverse IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust left, from behind; reverse AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing half left, scales in right, cornucopia in left; nicely centered, frosty surfaces; very rare; $80.00 (€61.60) |
| Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D. |  | Pietas in traditional Latin usage expressed a complex, highly valued Roman virtue; a man or woman with pietas respected his or her responsibilities to the gods, faimily, other people and entities (such as the state), and understood his or her place in society with respect to others. |
| RS49582. Silver denarius, RIC IV 643, RSC III 156, BMCRE V 612, SRCV II 6601 var (Rome), VF, weight 3.901 g, maximum diameter 20.0 mm, die axis 30o, Laodicea ad Mare mint, 198 - 202 A.D.; obverse IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right; reverse PIETAS PVBLICA, Pietas, veiled, standing half left, raising both arms, altar at feet left; scarce; $80.00 (€61.60) |
| Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D. |  | In 194, Septimius Severus marched with his army of 12 legions to Cilicia and defeated Pescennius Niger, governor of Syria, at the Battle of Issus. Pescennius retreated to Antioch where he was executed by Severus' troops. |
| RS56171. Silver denarius, RIC IV 632, RSC III 194, cf. SRCV II 6608 (Rome), aVF, weight 3.139 g, maximum diameter 17.1 mm, die axis 0o, Emesa mint, 194 A.D.; obverse IVLIA DOMNA AVG, draped bust right; reverse VENERI VICTR, Venus standing right, seen from behind, naked to below the buttocks, apple in right, palm frond in left, resting left elbow on column; scarce; $80.00 (€61.60) |
| Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D. |  | In 200, Septimius Severus visited Syria, Palestine and Arabia. Palestine, benefiting from the benevolent policies of Severus, began a significant economic revival. |
| RS56176. Silver denarius, RIC IV 105(a), RSC III 83, SRCV II 7181, VF, weight 3.087 g, maximum diameter 18.3 mm, die axis 0o, Laodicea ad Mare mint, 199 - 200 A.D.; obverse P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, bare headed, draped bust right, seen from behind; reverse MINERV SANCT, Minerva standing half left, resting right on grounded shield, inverted spear behind in left; nice portrait; scarce; $80.00 (€61.60) |
| Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D., Ancient Counterfeit |  | The official type this coin copies has traditionally been attributed to Pergamum, c. 27 - 20 B.C., but it has been suggested that it was struck at Samos, c. 21 - 20 B.C., when the city was Augustus' headquarters during his visit to the East. |
| SH58266. Fouree silver plated denarius, cf. RIC I 475, RSC I 28, BMCRE I 662 - 663, CBN I 941 (head right, official, silver, uncertain eastern mint, c. 27 - 20 B.C.), F, core exposure, weight 1.989 g, maximum diameter 17.4 mm, die axis 270o, illegal mint, c. 27 - 1 B.C.; obverse CAESAR, bare head of Augustus left; reverse AVGVSTVS, bull standing right, head erect; $80.00 (€61.60) |
| Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D. |  | Pudicitia was the personification of modesty and chastity. |
| RS49583. Silver denarius, SRCV II 6602, RIC IV 644, RSC III 168, VF, weight 3.339 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 180o, Laodicea ad Mar mint, 196 - 202 A.D.; obverse ILIVA AVGVSTA, draped bust right with hair; reverse PVDICITIA, Pudicitia, veiled, enthroned left, right hand on breast, left hand at side of chair; $75.00 (€57.75) |
| Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D. |  | Felicitas was the goddess or personification of good luck and success. She played an important role in Rome's state religion during the empire, and was frequently portrayed on coins. She became a prominent symbol of the wealth and prosperity of the Roman Empire. |
| RS41865. Silver antoninianus, SRCV III 8950, RIC IV 78, RSC IV 155, VF, horn silver, tight crack, weight 3.315 g, maximum diameter 23.7 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch mint, 249 A.D.; obverse IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse P M TR P VI COS P P, Felicitas standing left, long caduceus in right, cornucopia in left; rare; $60.00 (€46.20) |
| Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D. |  | Laodicea ad Mare is today Latakia, Syria. It was a Phoenician town, refounded by Seleucus I Nicator 301-281 B.C. and renamed after his mother, Laodicea. Coins of Julia Domna from the Laodicea mint can be identified by the loop coming up from her drapery at the neck. |
| RS48813. Silver denarius, RIC IV 644, BMCRE V 613, RSC III 168, SRCV II 6602, VF, toned, weight 3.284 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, die axis 0o, Laodicea ad Mare mint, 196 - 202 A.D.; obverse IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right; reverse PVDICITIA, Vesta seated left, veiled, right hand on breast, left on hip; $60.00 (€46.20) |
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