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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Themes & Provenance| ▸ |Types| ▸ |Nude or Erotic||View Options:   | | | The ancients had a grand appreciation for the beauty of the human body and a rather bawdy view of sexuality. |
The Latin word comiti, during imperial times, indicated a minister of the emperor. Even the two consuls where called "comites." The reverse legend therefore reads: "to the unconquered Sun, minister [of Constantine]."RL62337. Billon follis, RIC VII Arles 92 (R4), SRCV IV 16077, Cohen VII 536, aEF, well centered, attractive style, sharp detail, weight 3.641 g, maximum diameter 21.0 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Arelatum (Arles, France) mint, 316 A.D.; obverse IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, from front; reverse SOLI INVICTO COMITI (to the unconquered Sun, minister [of the Emperor]), Sol standing slightly right, head turned back looking left, radiate, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, raising right hand commanding the sun to rise, globe in left hand, M - F divided across fields, PARL in exergue; very rare; SOLD
Constantine the Great, Early 307 - 22 May 337 A.D.
On 25 July 315, The Arch of Constantine was completed near the Colosseum at Rome to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge. As part of the ceremony Constantine was expected to make a sacrifice to Rome's traditional gods, but he refused to do so.RT84695. Billon follis, Hunter V 189 (also 3rd officina), RIC VII Rome 33, SRCV IV 16098, Cohen VII 536,, VF, excellent portrait, weight 2.932 g, maximum diameter 19.3 mm, die axis 315o, 3rd officina, Rome mint, 315 A.D.; obverse IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse SOLI INVICTO COMITI (to the unconquered Sun, minister [of the Emperor]), Sol standing half left, radiate, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, raising right hand commanding the sun to rise, globe in left hand, S - F flanking at sides, RT in exergue; SOLD
Maximinus II Daia, May 310 - 30 April 313 A.D.
The meaning of the CMH ligature, used at Nicomedia and Cyzicus, is uncertain but it may be a mark of value indicating 48 coins per pound of bronze.RT87894. Billon follis (large), RIC VI Nicomedia 54a, cf. SRCV IV 14827 (310- 311 A.D.), Hunter V 33 var. (2nd officina), Cohen VII -, Choice aEF, excellent centering and stike, minor surface flaws, tiny edge split, weight 7.637 g, maximum diameter 26.1 mm, die axis 180o, 4th officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, c. Dec 308 - May 310 A.D.; obverse IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse GENIO AVGVSTI CMH (CMH ligate), Genius standing slightly left, head left, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, kalathos on head, pouring libations from patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, SMNΔ in exergue; ex Beast Coins; SOLD
Constantine the Great, Early 307 - 22 May 337 A.D.
In 316, Constantine I sent his half-brother Julius Constantius to Licinius at Sirmium (Pannonia), with a proposal to make Bassianus caesar with power over Italy. Licinius refused, elevated Valerius Valens to augustus, mobilized an army against Constantine, and executed Bassianus. Constantine I defeated Licinius and Valerius Valens at the Battle of Mardia (near Harmanli, Bulgaria).RL88036. Billon follis, RIC VII Trier 162 (R4), SRCV IV 16064, Cohen VII 525, Hunter V -, Choice gVF, excellent centering, flow lines, black tone with some coppery high spots, tiny edge cracks, weight 3.271 g, maximum diameter 19.8 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, 317 - 318 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse SOLI INVICTO COMITI (to the unconquered Sun, minister [of the Emperor]), Sol standing slightly left, radiate, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, raising right hand commanding sunrise, globe in left hand, F - T divided across fields, •ATR in exergue; rare; SOLD
Trebonianus Gallus, June or July 251 - July or August 253 A.D.
In 251 A.D., a fifteen-year plague began in the Roman Empire. In Roman Coins and Their Values III, David Sear notes, "This unusual reverse type doubtless represents an appeal to the god of healing for deliverance from the pestilence which was afflicting Rome."RS91605. Silver antoninianus, RIC IV 32 (S), RSC IV 20, SRCV III 9627, Hunter III -, VF/F, toned, flow lines, porous, frosty surfaces, weight 3.207 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, c. 252 A.D.; obverse IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse APOLL SALVTARI (Apollo the Healer), Apollo standing left, nude, laurel branch in right hand, leaning with left on lyre set on rock; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection, ex Numismatique Archeologie, M. Platt (Paris); scarce; SOLD
Maroneia, Thrace, c. 150 - 100 B.C.
Maroneia was on the Aegean coast about midway between the mouths of the Hebrus and the Nestus rivers. The city was named after Maron, sometimes identified as a son of Dionysos, who in the Odyssey gives Odysseus the wine with which he intoxicates Polyphemos. Maroneia was famous for its wine, which was esteemed everywhere and was said to possess the odor of nectar.GB91721. Bronze AE 28, cf. Schönert-Geiss Maroneia 1354 ff.; BMC Thrace p. 130, 75; SNG Cop 643; SNG Fitzwilliam 1734, aF, nice green-turquoise patina, some porosity, weight 11.779 g, maximum diameter 27.6 mm, die axis 0o, Maroneia (Maroneia-Sapes, Greece) mint, c. 150 - 100 B.C.; obverse head of young Dionysos right, wearing band across forehead, and ivy wreath; reverse Dionysos standing left, nude but for chlamys on left arm, bunch of grapes in right hand, two stalks of narthex in left hand, monogram inner left above exergue line, ΔIONIΣOY downward on right, ΣΩTHPOΣ downward on left, MAPΩNITΩN in exergue; SOLD
Constantine the Great, Early 307 - 22 May 337 A.D.
In 310 A.D. Maximian, supposedly retired, attempted to make himself emperor again at Arles. When Constantine the Great marched with his army, Maximian fled but was captured at Marseille. Constantine encouraged his suicide and Maximian, age 60, hung himself.RL93238. Billon follis, RIC VI Londinium 121a, SRCV IV 16046, Cohen VII 536, Hunter V 4, VF, dark patina, small deposits, broad flan ragged with edge splits, weight 2.829 g, maximum diameter 27.0 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Londinium (London, England) mint, 310 A.D.; obverse IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right; reverse SOLI INVICTO COMITI (to the unconquered Sun, minister [of the Emperor]), Sol standing slightly left, radiate, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, raising right hand commanding the sun to rise, globe in left hand, T left, F right, PLN in exergue; SOLD
Romano-Gallic Empire, Postumus, Summer 260 - Spring 269 A.D.
Oriens is Latin for "east." Literally, it means "rising" from orior, "rise." The use of the word for "rising" to refer to the east (where the sun rises) has analogs from many languages: compare the terms "Levant" (French levant "rising"), "Anatolia" (Greek anatole), "mizrahi" in Hebrew (from "zriha" meaning sunrise), "sharq" in Arabic, and others. The Chinese pictograph for east is based on the sun rising behind a tree and "The Land of the Rising Sun" to refers to Japan. Also, many ancient temples, including the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, were built with their main entrances facing the East. To situate them in such a manner was to "orient" them in the proper direction. When something is facing the correct direction, it is said to have the proper "orientation."RS93324. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 316, RSC IV 213d, Elmer 568, Cunetio 2454, Schulzki AGK 49, SRCV III 10964, Hunter IV 96, Choice gVF, dark patina with some light earthen highlighting, well centered, flow lines, tiny edge cracks, weight 3.529 g, maximum diameter 20.0 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, 267 - 268 A.D.; obverse IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, from front; reverse ORIENS AVG (the rising sun of the Emperor), Sol advancing left, radiate, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, raising right hand commanding sunrise, whip in left hand, P left; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Maximian, 286 - 305, 306 - 308, and 310 A.D.
In Roman religion, every man has a genius, a presiding spirit. In De Die Natali, Censorinus says, from the moment we are born, we live under the guard and tutelage of Genius. Cities, organizations, and peoples also had a genius. On coins, we find inscriptions to the Genius of the Army, of the Senate, of the Emperor, etc. The legend GENIO POPVLI ROMANI dedicates this coin to the Genius of the Roman People. Genius' image is of a man with a cloak half covering the shoulders leaving the rest of his body naked, holding a cornucopia in one hand, and a simpulum or a patera in the other.RB93175. Billon follis (large), Hunter V 80 (also 4th officina), RIC VI Cyzicus 10b, SRCV IV 13269, Cohen VI 184, Choice VF, well centered, nice portrait, dark brown tone with buff earthen highlighting, weight 8.688 g, maximum diameter 28.0 mm, die axis 0o, 4th officina, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, c. 295 - 296 A.D.; obverse IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse GENIO POPVLI ROMANI (to the guardian spirit of the Roman People), Genius of the Roman people standing slightly left, head left, kalathos on head, nude but for cloak on shoulders and left arm, pouring libations from patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, [K]Δ (K not fully struck) in exergue; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Diocletian, 20 November 284 - 1 May 305 A.D.
In Roman religion, every man has a genius, a presiding spirit. In De Die Natali, Censorinus says, from the moment we are born, we live under the guard and tutelage of Genius. Cities, organizations, and peoples also had a genius. On coins, we find inscriptions to the Genius of the Army, of the Senate, of the Emperor, etc. The legend GENIO POPVLI ROMANI dedicates this coin to the Genius of the Roman People. Genius' image is of a man with a cloak half covering the shoulders leaving the rest of his body naked, holding a cornucopia in one hand, and a simpulum or a patera in the other.RB95281. Billon follis (large), RIC VI Cyzicus 12a, Cohen VI 106, SRCV IV 12791, Hunter V 79 var. (3rd officina), Choice aVF, excellent centering, dark brown tone, flow lines, centers weakly struck, light marks, weight 7.943 g, maximum diameter 26.7 mm, die axis 0o, 6th officina, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, c. 297 - 299 A.D.; obverse IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse GENIO POPVLI ROMANI (to the guardian spirit of the Roman People), Genius standing half left, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, kalathos on head, pouring libations from patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, KS in exergue; from a Norwegian collection; SOLD
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