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Luck (Forutuna)

The Romans believed that Fortuna after deserting the Persians and Assyrians took flight over Macedonia and saw Alexander perish as she passed into Egypt and into Syria. At last arriving on Mount Palatine she threw aside her wings and casting away her wheel, entered Rome where she took up her abode forever. Fortuna distributed good and evil among mankind according to her caprice and without any regard to merit. Fortuna Redux, one of the many aspects of Fortuna, was in charge of bringing people home safely, primarily from wars - redux means "coming back" or "returning."

Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.

|Hadrian|, |Hadrian,| |11| |August| |117| |-| |10| |July| |138| |A.D.||sestertius|
Felicitas was the goddess or personification of happiness, good fortune, 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.
RB114510. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC II 563b, BMCRE III 1153, Cohen II 1192, SRCV II 3623, aVF, dark patina, rough areas of corrosion, weight 24.169 g, maximum diameter 34.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 119 A.D.; obverse IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right, bare chest, slight drapery on far shoulder; reverse PONT MAX TR POT COS III (high priest, holder of Tribunitian power, consul for the 3rd time), Felicitas standing slightly left, caduceus in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; $300.00 SALE PRICE $270.00
 


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D.

|Trajan|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.||denarius|
The "ship of state," famously expounded by Plato in the Republic, likens the governance of a state to the command of a vessel. The Romans believed that Fortuna, the goddess of luck and fortune, after deserting the Persians and Assyrians, saw Alexander perish as she flew over Syria and Egypt, and at last arriving on Mount Palatine, cast aside her wings to live in Rome forever. This coin was dedicated to Fortuna, depicting holding a rudder, for steering the Roman ship of state to prosperity, symbolized by the cornucopia.
RS113673. Silver denarius, Woytek 191b, RSC II 481, BMCRE III 203, RIC II 178, Hunter II 57, Strack I 107, BnF IV 202 var. (no drapery), SRCV I -, gVF, flow lines, scratches, weight 3.234 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 210o, Rome mint, 104 A.D.; obverse IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Fortuna seated left, rudder held by tiller in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; ex Stack's Bowers auction August 2023, lot 53487 (part of); ex Freeman and Sear; $160.00 SALE PRICE $144.00
 


Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D.

|Julia| |Domna|, |Julia| |Domna,| |Augusta| |194| |-| |8| |April| |217| |A.D.||denarius|
Fortuna distributed good and evil among mankind according to her caprice and without any regard to merit.
RS112406. Silver denarius, RIC IV S553; RSC III 58; BMCRE V p. 160, 27; SRCV II 6584, Choice EF, well centered, reverse die wear, flan cracks/splits, weight 3.077 g, maximum diameter 19.8 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, under Septimius Severus, c. 209 A.D.; obverse IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair in horizontal ridges, chignon at back of head; reverse FORTVNAE FELICI, Fortuna seated left on high backed throne, cornucopia in right hand, resting left hand on rudder on globe behind; $150.00 SALE PRICE $135.00
 


Romano-Gallic Empire, Postumus, Summer 260 - Spring 269 A.D., Struck by Aureolus

|Postumus|, |Romano-Gallic| |Empire,| |Postumus,| |Summer| |260| |-| |Spring| |269| |A.D.,| |Struck| |by| |Aureolus||antoninianus|
Struck by Aureolus in the name of Postumus during his hold of Milan against Gallienus. Gallienus died during the siege but the new emperor Claudius brought the rebellion to an end.

The exact attribution of our coin rests on a complete reading of the reverse, which we are sadly not afforded in this case. It could be "CONCORD AEQVIT" (RIC V-4 437) or "CONCORD EQVIT" (RIC V-4 445), or even possibly "CONCORDIA EQVIT," representing the rumored RIC V-2 375. The last was first recorded by De Witte (1868), whose information was copied by Cohen (1886) and then RIC V-2 (1933) in turn, but as no one but perhaps de Witte had actually studied an example of the supposed variant, it was dropped from the new RIC volume covering the Gallic Empire.
RA114680. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-4 (new) 437 or 445, RIC V-2 (old) 371 or 373, Cunetio 2472 or 2474, Cohen VI 18 or 19, VF, some silvering remains, oval flan, edge split, flatly struck center rev., weight 2.979 g, maximum diameter 22.1 mm, die axis 180o, 2nd officina, Mediolanum (Milan, Italy) mint, issue 1 or 2, c. early or mid 268 A.D.,; obverse IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front; reverse CONCORD (A)EQVIT, Fortuna standing slightly left with head left, right foot on prow, patera extended in right hand, left hand on top of rudder on globe behind; $150.00 SALE PRICE $135.00
 


Antoninus Pius, August 138 - 7 March 161 A.D.

|Antoninus| |Pius|, |Antoninus| |Pius,| |August| |138| |-| |7| |March| |161| |A.D.||denarius|NEW
The "ship of state," famously expounded by Plato in the Republic, likens the governance of a state to the command of a vessel. The Romans believed that Fortuna, the goddess of luck and fortune, after deserting the Persians and Assyrians, saw Alexander perish as she flew over Syria and Egypt, and at last arriving on Mount Palatine, cast aside her wings to live in Rome forever. On this coin, Fortuna is depicting holding a rudder, for steering the Roman ship of state to prosperity, symbolized by the cornucopia.
RS114352. Silver denarius, RIC III 205, RSC II 267, BMCRE 768, cf. SRCV II 4073 (TR P XVI), VF, well centered, flow lines, edge splits and flan cracks, weight 3.126 g, maximum diameter 18.6 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 151 - 152 A.D.; obverse ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XV, laureate head right; reverse COS IIII, Fortuna standing slightly right, head right, long rudder on globe in right hand, out-turned cornucopia in left hand; $140.00 SALE PRICE $126.00
 


Geta, 209 - c. 26 December 211 A.D.

|Geta|, |Geta,| |209| |-| |c.| |26| |December| |211| |A.D.||denarius|
In 205, Hadrian's Wall was restored, after heavy raids by Caledonian tribes had overrun much of northern Britain.
RS112513. Silver denarius, RIC IV 8; RSC III 36; BMCRE V p. 197, 218; Hunter III 5; SRCV II -, VF, flow lines, scratches, obv. off center, small edge cracks/splits, weight 2.200 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, as caesar, 200 - 202 A.D.; obverse P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, older boy's bare-headed draped bust right; reverse FELICITAS AVGG (the good fortune of the two emperors), Felicitas standing slightly left, head left, caduceus in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; $120.00 SALE PRICE $108.00
 


Romano-Gallic Empire, Postumus, Summer 260 - Spring 269 A.D.

|Postumus|, |Romano-Gallic| |Empire,| |Postumus,| |Summer| |260| |-| |Spring| |269| |A.D.||antoninianus|
The Romans believed that Fortuna after deserting the Persians and Assyrians took flight over Macedonia and saw Alexander perish as she passed into Egypt and into Syria. At last arriving on Mount Palatine, she threw aside her wings and casting away her wheel, entered Rome where she took up her abode forever.
RA113493. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 60, RSC IV 80, Schulzki AGK 23, Elmer 385, Cunetio 2425, Hunter IV 56, SRCV III 10941, gVF, silvering, flow lines, light deposits, weight 3.539 g, maximum diameter 19.8 mm, die axis 225o, Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne, Germany) mint, 266 A.D.; obverse IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse FORTVNA AVG (good fortune of the Emperor), Fortuna standing slightly left, head left, draped, rudder held by tiller in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; $90.00 SALE PRICE $81.00
 


Gallienus, August 253 - September 268 A.D.

|Gallienus|, |Gallienus,| |August| |253| |-| |September| |268| |A.D.||antoninianus|
Upon his father's capture by Parthia, Gallienus assumed the throne and began numerous reforms and military campaigns against usurpers and barbarians. He presided over a late flowering of Roman culture, patronizing poets, artists, and philosophers. He was assassinated while besieging Milan.
RA111835. Billon antoninianus, Göbl MIR 1391a; RSC IV 98; SRCV III 10185; RIC V-1 p. 172, S470 var. (EVENT); Hunter IV - (p. lxvii), VF, ovoid flan, a few spots of encrustation, small edge cracks, weight 2.646 g, maximum diameter 20.7 mm, die axis 0o, 3rd officina, Mediolanum (Milan, Italy) mint, 264 - 265 A.D.; obverse GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right; reverse BON EVEN AVG, Bonus Eventus standing left, nude, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lit altar on left, grain ears downward in left hand, MT in exergue; $60.00 SALE PRICE $54.00
 


Pescennius Niger, April to 1 June 193 - March, April or May 194 A.D.

|Pescennius| |Niger|, |Pescennius| |Niger,| |April| |to| |1| |June| |193| |-| |March,| |April| |or| |May| |194| |A.D.||denarius|
The Romans believed that Fortuna, after deserting the Persians and Assyrians, took flight over Macedonia and saw Alexander perish as she passed into Egypt and into Syria. At last arriving on Mount Palatine, she threw aside her wings and casting away her wheel, entered Rome where she took up her abode forever.
SH28187. Silver denarius, cf. Lanz 114, 447 and CNG 61, 1848 (both with different obv legends); cf. RIC IV 29 for rev type (based on BMC specimen which doesn't actually exist), gVF but softly struck, weight 3.105 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, obverse [IMP CAES C] PESCE NIGER IVSTI AV, laureate head right; reverse FORTVNAE REDVCI, Fortuna standing left, grounded long palm vertical in right, cornucopia in left; extremely rare; SOLD


Macrinus, 11 April 217 - 8 June 218 A.D.

|Macrinus|, |Macrinus,| |11| |April| |217| |-| |8| |June| |218| |A.D.||denarius|
Felicitas was the goddess or personification of happiness, good fortune, 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.
SH33438. Silver denarius, RIC IV 60; RSC III 15b; BMCRE V 62; Hunter III 26; SRCV II 7332 var. (short beard), EF, weight 3.399 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 2nd emission, 217 A.D.; obverse IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right; reverse FELICITAS TEMPORVM (happy times), Felicitas standing left, caduceus in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; fabulous short-beard portrait, excellent centering, mint luster; SOLD







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