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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |Roman Mints| ▸ |Alexandria||View Options:   | | | Alexandria struck coins for provincal Egypt before becoming a regular imperial mint. Alexandria was reopened by the Byzantines 525 - 646 A.D. Dates of Operation: 294 - 421 and 457 - 474 A.D. Mintmarks: AL, ALE, ALEX, SMAL. |
Doug Smith notes, "Only recently have rare coins of this mint for Commodus been recognized." All examples share the same reverse spelling errors. This specimen has an error on the obverse as well.Click here to read more about |Alexandria denarii| on |Doug |Smith's website. SH33824. Silver denarius, unpublished, RIC III -, SRCV II -, Cohen III -, RSC II -, BMCRE IV -, VF, weight 1.796 g, maximum diameter 18.6 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 192 A.D.; obverse M COMM ANTO-N AVG PIVS RBIT, laureate head right; reverse LIR AVG R M TR P XVII COS VII P P, Libertas standing right, pileus in right, long scepter in left hand, star in left field; very rare; SOLD
Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D.
Bonus Eventus, the god of good outcomes, was originally worshiped by the Romans as a deity especially presiding over agriculture and successful harvests. During the Imperial era, he was associated with other types of success. The epithet Bonus, "the Good," is used with other abstract deities such as Bona Fortuna ("Good Fortune"), Bona Mens ("Good Thinking" or "Sound Mind"), and Bona Spes ("Good Hope," perhaps to be translated as "optimism"), as well as with the mysterious and multivalent Bona Dea, a goddess whose rites were celebrated by women.RS98495. Silver denarius, Unpublished with Bonus Eventus r., rev. die match with a Julia Domna in Vienna"; Bickford-Smith p. 56 var.; RIC IV 608 var. (Bonus Eventus left), aVF, centered on a tight flan cutting off tops of some legend letters, flown lines, light tone, light marks, weight 2.690 g, maximum diameter 17.1 mm, die axis 0o, Egypt, Alexandria mint, 194 A.D.; obverse IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right; reverse BONI EVENTVS, Bonus Eventus standing slightly right, head right, basket of fruit in left, stalks of grain downward at side in right; only one other specimen known to FORVM; extremely rare; SOLD
Commodus, March or April 177 - 31 December 192 A.D.
Curtis Clay suggests that this issue was struck in preparation for Commodus' proposed visit to Alexandria, prior to his assassination.RS96923. Silver denarius, Bickford-Smith p. 54, note 7; RIC III -; MIR -; BMCRE -; RSC -, aVF, well centered on a tight flan, toned, small edge cracks, weight 2.588 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, late 192 A.D.; obverse IM COMM ANTONINVS PIVS TR P II, laureate head right; reverse LIB AVG P M TR P XVIII COS VII P P, Libertas standing slightly left, head left, pileus (freedom cap - worn by freed slaves) in right hand, vindicta (rod) in vertical in left hand, star upper left field; very rare; SOLD
Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., LEG III IT AVG
IT in the reverse legend was an error. The mint at Alexandria copied a legionary type struck at Rome in 193 A.D. for Legio III Italica with the reverse legend LEG III ITAL. Legio III Augusta was never called Italica. Legio III Augusta supported Octavian in his civil war against Mark Antony (31 - 30 B.C.) and was officially refounded in 30 B.C., when Octavian achieved sole mastery of the Roman empire. In that year, it was deployed in the Roman province of Africa, where it was responsible for multiple building projects and the enforced the rule of the Roman Empire for over three hundred years. In 193 A.D., the year before this coin was struck, Septimius Severus awarded Legio III Augusta the title Pia Vindex (Faithful avenger) for supporting his claim to the purple.RS98475. Silver denarius, Bickford-Smith 3, RSC III 262 corr. (illustrated but misdescribed), RIC IV -, BMCRE V -, Hunter III -, gF, toned, compact flan typical of the period, weight 3.123 g, maximum diameter 18.3 mm, die axis 0o, Egypt, Alexandria mint, 194 A.D.; obverse IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right; reverse LEG - III - IT - AV-G, TR P COS ending in exergue, aquila (legionary eagle) between two signa (legionary standards); extremely rare; SOLD
Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D.
This extremely rare type copied a type struck at Rome in 193 (RIC IV 22). The primary reference for Severus' Alexandria denarii, Roger Bickford-Smith's "The imperial mints in the east for Septimius Severus: it is time to begin a thorough reconsideration," cites only one specimen, Tbilisi A 780, with only [-]G TR P COS legible. Other than that coin, this is the only specimen of the type known to FORVM.RS98482. Silver denarius, Bickford-Smith p. 53 ff. (1 spec., citing Tbilisi A 780); RIC IV -; BMCRE V -; RSC III-; Hunter III -; SRCV II -, VF, light toning, well centered with only the tops of some leg. letters off flan, light bumps and scratches, weight 2.728 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 0o, Egypt, Alexandria mint, 194 - 195 A.D.; obverse IMP CAE L SEP - SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right; reverse VICT AV-G - T-R P COS, Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left; zero sales of this type listed on Coin Archives in the last two decades, only the 2nd specimen of the type known to FORVM; extremely rare; SOLD
Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D.
The pulvinar (plural pulvinaria) was a special couch used for displaying images of the gods, that they might receive offerings at ceremonies such as the lectisternium or supplicatio. In the famous lectisternium of 217 B.C., on orders of the Sibylline books, six pulvinaria were arranged, each for a divine male-female pair. By extension, pulvinar can also mean the shrine or platform housing several of these couches and their images. At the Circus Maximus, the couches and images of the gods were placed on an elevated pulvinar to "watch" the games.RS98493. Silver denarius, FMRÖ III 2640, Bickford-Smith p. 55, Yale University Art Gallery 2007.183.65, RIC IV -, RSC III -, BMCRE V -, SRCV II -, Hunter III -, gF, toned, tight flan cutting off tops of part of legends, marks, tiny edge splits, weight 2.412 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 0o, Egypt, Alexandria mint, 194 A.D.; obverse IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right; reverse COS II, horizontal winged fulmen (thunderbolt) on draped pulvinar (empty throne) of Jupiter; very rare; SOLD
Pertinax, 31 December 192 - 28 March 193 A.D.
Pertinax was the son of a humble charcoal-burner. After a successful career in the military, as a senator and then as praefect of the city of Rome, he reluctantly accepted the throne offered by the murderers of Commodus. After a reign of only 86 day he was murdered by mutinous guards.
Opis was the wife of Saturn, and also his sister and the daughter of Caelus. Her children were Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, Juno, Ceres, and Vesta. When Saturn learned of a prophecy that his and Opis' children would overthrow him as leader, he ate his children one by one after they were born. Opis, being the loving mother that she was, could not just stand by and let the last of her children be eaten by her husband. So, she wrapped a rock in swaddling clothes, and fed that to Saturn instead of Jupiter. Opis then went on to raise Jupiter, and then helped him free his siblings from their father's stomach.SH82706. Silver denarius, Bickford-Smith p. 54; cf. RSC III 33a; RIC IV 8a (R2); BMCRE V p. 4, 19 (Rome); Hunter III 6; SRCV II 6045 (all but Bickford-Smith, Rome mint), F, nice portrait, porous, legends weak, tight irregular flan, weight 2.508 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 180o, Alexandria mint, 1 Jan - 28 Mar 193 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate head right; reverse OPI DIVIN TR P COS II, Ops (plenty) seated left on throne with ornamented back, two stalks of grain in right hand, leaning back on left hand resting on the edge of the seat behind; very rare; SOLD
Diocletian, 20 November 284 - 1 May 305 A.D., Emperor's Name Misspelled!
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.RT114036. Billon follis (large), RIC VI Alexandria p.665, 32a var. (normal spelling); SRCV IV 12803 var. (same), Cohen VI 101 var. (same); Hunter V 114 var. (same, 2nd officina),, Choice EF, considerable silvering remaining, full legends, engraving error misspelling the Emperor's name!, weight 11.126 g, maximum diameter 28.0 mm, die axis 0o, 5th officina, Alexandria mint, c. 301 A.D.; obverse IMP C DIOCETANVS P F AVG (sic!, emperor's name should read DIOCLETIANVS, missing L and second I), laureate head right; reverse GENIO POPVLI ROMANI (to the guardian spirit of the Roman People), Genius standing left, kalathos on head, nude but for cloak over shoulders and left arm, pouring libations from patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, E (5th officina) right, XX-I (mark of value, 20 denarii communes = 1 follis) divided across field flanking below center, ALE (Alexandria) in exergue; ON LAYAWAY
Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., LEG III IT AVG
IT in the reverse legend was an error. The mint at Alexandria copied a legionary type struck at Rome in 193 A.D. for Legio III Italica with the reverse legend LEG III ITAL. Legio III Augusta was never called Italica. Legio III Augusta supported Octavian in his civil war against Mark Antony (31 - 30 B.C.) and was officially refounded in 30 B.C., when Octavian achieved sole mastery of the Roman empire. In that year, it was deployed in the Roman province of Africa, where it was responsible for multiple building projects and the enforced the rule of the Roman Empire for over three hundred years. In 193 A.D., the year before this coin was struck, Septimius Severus awarded Legio III Augusta the title Pia Vindex (Faithful avenger) for supporting his claim to the purple.RS98490. Silver denarius, Bickford-Smith 3, RSC III 262 corr. (illustrated but misdescribed), RIC IV -, BMCRE V -, Hunter III -, aVF, centered on a tight flan, struck with very worn dies, weight 2.141 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 0o, Egypt, Alexandria mint, 193 A.D.; obverse IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right; reverse LEG - III - IT - A-VI, aquila (legionary eagle) between two signa (legionary standards), TR P COS in exergue; extremely rare; SOLD
Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D.
This is an extremely rare mule denarius with an obverse of Julia Domna and a reverse of Septimius Severus. The reverse type, dedicated to the the manly virtues and courage of the emperor, is clearly not intended for the empress. This is a mule, an official mint strike. The distinction between an official mule and unofficial hybrid is crucial. Most ancient Roman hybrids are unofficial, ancient counterfeits or imitatives. Official mules are rare error coins, interesting for showing a chronological connection between dies that we otherwise wouldn't have known were in use at the same time.RL98393. Silver denarius, unpublished, fourth known specimen, hybrid with a Septimius reverse (RIC IV 350I, R2), aVF, toned, centered on an oval flan, weight 2.646 g, maximum diameter 18.1 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 194 A.D.; obverse IVLA DOMNA AVG, draped bust right, hair in waved horizontal ridges, bun at back of head; reverse VIRTVS AVG COS II (the valor of the Emperor, consul for the second time), Roma seated left on shield, wearing crested helmet, Victory in extended right hand, spear vertical behind in left; extremely rare; SOLD
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