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Damnatio Memoriae
Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D.

|Caligula|, |Caligula,| |16| |March| |37| |-| |24| |January| |41| |A.D.||sestertius|
It appears that, in accordance with his damnatio, the identity of Caligula was removed in the legend through the effacement of the first C and perhaps additional letters. To "improve" the coin, the letter was re-engraved in modern times (19th c.?).
SH65419. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC I 46, BMCRE I 58, Cohen I 25, SRCV I 1801, VF, smoothing, tooling of the beginning of the obv legend, mottled mahogany brown patina, fantastic portrait, weight 28.852 g, maximum diameter 35.9 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 39 - 40 A.D.; obverse C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG P M TR P III P P, laureate head left; reverse S P Q R / P P / OB CIVES / SERVATOS, inscription in four lines inside oak wreath (Corona Civica); ex Stack's Bowers and Ponterio, sale 173; rare; SOLD


Caracalla [and Geta], 198 - 212 A.D., Stratonicea, Caria, Damnatio Memoriae

|Geta|, |Caracalla| |[and| |Geta],| |198| |-| |212| |A.D.,| |Stratonicea,| |Caria,| |Damnatio| |Memoriae||AE| |36|
After Geta's murder, Caracalla damned his memory, Damnatio Memoriae, requiring the destruction of every reference to his younger brother. Both Geta's portrait and legend were intentionally erased from this coin. The countermark shows an older Caracalla.
SH60677. Bronze AE 36, SNGvA 2687, SNG Cop -; countermark: Howgego 84, aF, flan crack, weight 19.254 g, maximum diameter 36.4 mm, die axis 0o, Stratoniceia (Eskihisar, Mugla Province, Turkey) mint, 198 - 212 A.D.; obverse [MAP ANTΩNINON CE...], confronted laureate and draped busts of Caracalla and Geta [the bust of Geta erased]; countermark: laureate bearded bust of Caracalla right in round punch; reverse [EΠI EΠITYNXANONTOΣ TOY ΦIΛΩNOΣ ΣTPATONIKEN], Hekate standing facing, head left, patera in right hand, torch in left hand, altar at feet left; rare; SOLD


Caracalla, 28 January 198 - 8 April 217 A.D., Stratoniceia, Caria, Geta Damnatio Memoriae

|Other| |Caria|, |Caracalla,| |28| |January| |198| |-| |8| |April| |217| |A.D.,| |Stratoniceia,| |Caria,| |Geta| |Damnatio| |Memoriae||AE| |36|
After Geta's murder, Caracalla damned his memory, Damnatio Memoriae, requiring the destruction of every reference to his younger brother. Both Geta's portrait and legend were intentionally erased from this coin. Rare.
RP01474. Bronze AE 36, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, Lindgren -, SGICV -, aF, radiate bust countermark, weight 18.54 g, maximum diameter 36.2 mm, die axis 180o, Stratoniceia (Eskihisar, Mugla Province, Turkey) mint, 209 - 212 A.D.; obverse AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC, 2nd half of legend (referring to Geta) removed, laureate bust of Caracalla right, bust of Geta on right intentionally erased; reverse Hekate standing half left, holding patera over altar in right hand, torch in left hand; SOLD


Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D., Thessalonica, Macedonia

|Roman| |Macedonia|, |Nero,| |13| |October| |54| |-| |9| |June| |68| |A.D.,| |Thessalonica,| |Macedonia||AE| |23|
RPC I plate 78, 1592A/2 is similar to our type, also with Nero's bust defaced. On that coin a countermark is clear, with ΘEC in a rectangular incuse. While not part of any official Damnatio, it seems the official responsible for application of the countermarks on this type did not care for Nero.
BB60543. Bronze AE 23, Touratsoglou 15 (V9/R13); RPC I 1594, F, obverse hammered, countermarks, weight 9.257 g, maximum diameter 22.6 mm, die axis 0o, Thessalonika (Salonika, Greece) mint, obverse NEPWN - KAICAP, bare head left, defaced and two countermarks; reverse ΘEXXA/ΛONIKE/WN, inscription in three lines, eagle left with wings closed and head right above, all within oak wreath; very rare; SOLD


Sejanus, Pretorian Prefect of Tiberius, Damnatio Memoriae, Bibilis, Spain, 31 A.D.

|Roman| |Hispania|, |Sejanus,| |Pretorian| |Prefect| |of| |Tiberius,| |Damnatio| |Memoriae,| |Bibilis,| |Spain,| |31| |A.D.||provincial| |as|
Under Augustus, Bilbilis was given the status of Municipium becoming Augusta Bilbilis and thus enjoyed many privileges under Roman law, including bestowing Roman citizenship on all its inhabitants. Coins were minted in the city under Augustus, Tiberius and Caligula with "Augusta Bilbilis" on the reverse along with the governor's name. One type struck under Tiberius, named Lucius Aelius Sejanus as consul on the reverse. The town must have flourished with Sejanus as benefactor, but was ultimately hurt with his demise when he was proved to be a traitor. All Sejanus' statues and monuments were subject to "damnatio memoriae." His name was even removed from coins, as seen on this example.Bilbilis
RP08927. Copper provincial as, RPC I 398, Burgos 196, SNG Cop 620, Choice gVF, weight 10.87 g, maximum diameter 28.3 mm, die axis 180o, Bilbilis (near Calatayud, Spain) mint, 31 A.D.; obverse TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTI F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right; reverse MVN AVGVSTA BILBILIS TI CAESARE V L AELIO SEIANO (L AELIO SEIANO erased in Damnatio Memoriae!), COS in laurel wreath; rare; SOLD


Caracalla [and Geta], 198 - 212 A.D., Stratonicea, Caria, Damnatio Memoriae

|Damnatio| |Memoriae|, |Caracalla| |[and| |Geta],| |198| |-| |212| |A.D.,| |Stratonicea,| |Caria,| |Damnatio| |Memoriae||AE| |39|
After Geta's murder, Caracalla damned his memory, Damnatio Memoriae, requiring the destruction of every reference to his younger brother. Both Geta's portrait and legend were intentionally erased from this coin. The countermark shows an older Caracalla.
CM57755. Bronze AE 39, SNGvA 2684, SNG Cop -; countermark: Howgego 84, coin Fair, countermark F, weight 23.433 g, maximum diameter 39.0 mm, die axis 0o, Stratoniceia (Eskihisar, Mugla Province, Turkey) mint, 198 - 212 A.D.; obverse confronted laureate and draped busts of Caracalla and Geta [the bust of Geta erased]; countermark: laureate bearded bust of Caracalla right in round punch; reverse Nike advancing left, wreath in right hand, palm frond in left; huge 39 mm bronze, great story coin!; rare; SOLD








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