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Vespasian, 1 July 69 - 24 June 79 A.D.

|Vespasian|, |Vespasian,| |1| |July| |69| |-| |24| |June| |79| |A.D.||aureus|
In 72 A.D. the Roman governor Lucius Flavius Silva laid siege to Masada, a desert fortress, the last outpost of Jewish rebels after the First Jewish Revolt ended in 70 A.D. Legio X Fretensis surrounded the mountain fortress with a 7-mile long siege wall and built a rampart of stones and beaten earth against the western approach. In the spring of 73 A.D., when defeat became imminent, 960 Zealots under the leadership of Eleazar ben Ya'ir committed mass suicide.
SH64148. Gold aureus, Calico I 656, RIC II 1180, BMCRE II 403, Cohen I 284, F, ding at 12 o, weight 7.128 g, maximum diameter 13.9 mm, die axis 270o, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, c. 72 - 73 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P IIII P P COS IIII, laureate head right; reverse PACI AVGVSTI, winged Pax-Nemesis advancing right, pulling out a fold of drapery below her neck with her right hand, holding caduceus downward in left over snake at feet; ex January 2013 N.Y.I.N.C Auction, lot 2033; SOLD


Marcus Aurelius, 7 March 161 - 17 March 180 A.D., Laodiceia ad Lycum, Phrygia, in Alliance with Smyrna, Ionia

|Laodicea| |ad| |Lycus|, |Marcus| |Aurelius,| |7| |March| |161| |-| |17| |March| |180| |A.D.,| |Laodiceia| |ad| |Lycum,| |Phrygia,| |in| |Alliance| |with| |Smyrna,| |Ionia||medallion|
This alliance medallion celebrates the Harmony between Laodicea and Smyrna. Such alliances between cities inside of the Roman Empire were generally political or economic.
RB110374. Bronze medallion, BMC Phrygia p. 326, 275; SNGvA -; SNG Cop -; SNG Mün -; SNG Tüb -, F, well centered; green, red, brown and black dark patina; old cleaning marks, weight 26.314 g, maximum diameter 39.3 mm, die axis 180o, Laodicea ad Lycum (near Denizli, Turkey) mint, 7 Mar 161 - 17 Mar 180; obverse AV KAI M AVP - ANTONINOC·, laureate head right; reverse ΛAOΔIKEO-N - C-MYPNAION, Zeus Laodikeos standing half left, head left, wearing long chiton and himation, eagle in right hand scepter in left hand, flanked by the two Nemeses of Smyrna facing inward toward Nemeses, both clad in long chiton and peplos, plucking chiton from breast; ·OMONOIA· in exergue; this coin is the only specimen of the type on Coin Archives, huge 39 mm bronze!, ex Harlan Berk sale 216 (27 Jul 2021), lot 460; ex CNG sale 61 (23 Sep 2002), lot 1049; extremely rare; SOLD


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

|Hadrian|, |Hadrian,| |11| |August| |117| |-| |10| |July| |138| |A.D.||denarius|
This type, depicting Nemesis, the avenger of crimes and punisher of wicked doers, likely refers to the final subjugation of the Bar Kochba rebellion which was brutally crushed in the summer of 135 A.D.
SH05278. Silver denarius, RIC II-3 2240, RSC II 1454, BMCRE III 757, Strack II 280, SRCV II 3547, aMS, weight 3.32 g, maximum diameter 17.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 135 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right; reverse VICTORIA AVG (the victory of the Emperor), Victory-Nemesis walking right, drawing out fold of drapery at neck with right hand to spit on chest, branch downward in left hand; SOLD


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

|Hadrian|, |Hadrian,| |11| |August| |117| |-| |10| |July| |138| |A.D.||denarius|
This type, depicting Nemesis, the avenger of crimes and punisher of wicked doers, likely refers to the final subjugation of the Bar Kochba rebellion which was brutally crushed in the summer of 135 A.D.
RS84761. Silver denarius, RIC II-3 2239, RSC II 1455, BMCRE III 761, Hunter II 254, Strack II 280, SRCV II 3547 var. (bare head), Choice VF, dark iridescent toning, well centered, nice portrait, weight 3.179 g, maximum diameter 17.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 135 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right; reverse VICTORIA AVG (the victory of the Emperor), Victory-Nemesis walking right, drawing out fold of drapery at neck with right hand to spit on chest, branch downward in left hand; SOLD


Tripolis, Lydia, 193 - 268 A.D.

|Other| |Lydia|, |Tripolis,| |Lydia,| |193| |-| |268| |A.D.||AE| |19|
Nemesis, the balancer of life, is the goddess of revenge, the avenger of crimes and punisher of wicked doers. She distributes fortune, good or bad, in due proportion to each according to what is deserved. She holds a cubit rule to measure each man's just deserts, and her adamantine bridles to restrain the frivolous insolences of mortals. The wheel of fate rests against her side.
RP99406. Bronze AE 19, Choice VF, attractive contrasting dark fields and brassy high points, GRPC Lydia IV 18; BMC Lydia p. 366, 18; SNG Hunterian 2019; SNG Righetti 1112; Weber 6956; Waddington 2664; Mionnet Suppl. VI 565, weight 4.320 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 0o, Lydia, Tripolis (near Yenicekent, Turkey) mint, 193 - 268 A.D.; obverse bearded and draped bust of Asklepios right, serpent entwined staff before him; reverse TPIΠOΛEITΩN, winged Nemesis standing slightly left, head left, pulling out the neck of her long chiton with right hand, adamantine bridles in left hand hanging down at side; SOLD


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

|Hadrian|, |Hadrian,| |11| |August| |117| |-| |10| |July| |138| |A.D.||denarius|
This type, depicting Nemesis, the avenger of crimes and punisher of wicked doers, likely refers to the final subjugation of the Bar Kochba rebellion which was brutally crushed in the summer of 135 A.D.
RS77390. Silver denarius, RIC II-3 2239, RSC II 1455, BMCRE III 761, Hunter II 254, Strack II 280, SRCV II 3547 var. (bare head), gVF, excellent portrait, light toning, bumps and marks, ragged flan, edge splits, weight 2.995 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 135 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right; reverse VICTORIA AVG (the victory of the Emperor), Victory-Nemesis walking right, drawing out fold of drapery at neck with right hand to spit on chest, branch downward in left hand; SOLD


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

|Hadrian|, |Hadrian,| |11| |August| |117| |-| |10| |July| |138| |A.D.||denarius|
This type, depicting Nemesis, the avenger of crimes and punisher of wicked doers, likely refers to the final subjugation of the Bar Kochba rebellion which was brutally crushed in the summer of 135 A.D.
RS99262. Silver denarius, RIC II-3 2240, RSC II 1454, BMCRE III 757, Strack II 280, SRCV II 3547, Choice gF, centered, toned, flow lines, light scratches, edge ragged with small splits, weight 3.124 g, maximum diameter 18.8 mm, die axis 195o, Rome mint, 136 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right; reverse VICTORIA AVG (the victory of the Emperor), Victory-Nemesis walking right, drawing out fold of drapery at neck with right hand to spit on chest, branch downward in left hand; SOLD


Macrinus, 11 April 217 - 8 June 218 A.D., Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior

|Nikopolis|, |Macrinus,| |11| |April| |217| |-| |8| |June| |218| |A.D.,| |Nikopolis| |ad| |Istrum,| |Moesia| |Inferior||AE| |29|
Nemesis, the winged balancer of life, is the goddess of revenge, the avenger of crimes and punisher of wicked doers. She distributes fortune, good or bad, in due proportion to each according to what is deserved. She often holds a lorum, a long scarf worn by Roman magistrates, to symbolize her authority as judge, and sometimes holds scales and cubit rule to measure each man's just deserts. The wheel of fate sometimes rests against her side. On this coin she holds her adamantine bridles to restrain the frivolous insolences of mortals.
RP110104. Bronze AE 29, H-H-J Nikopolis 8.23.35.10 (R4), AMNG 1771, Moushmov 1265, Varbanov I -, aF, nice portrait, light deposits, uneven strike with parts of legends unstruck, weight 14.119 g, maximum diameter 29.4 mm, die axis 180o, Nicopolis ad Istrum (Nikyup, Bulgaria) mint, consular legate Statius Longinus, 217 - 218 A.D.; obverse AYT K M OΠEΛ CEY MAKPEINOC, laureate head right; reverse VΠ CTATI ΛONΓINOV NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC I,CTPΩ (last four letters in exergue), Nemesis-Dikaiosyne (Aequitas) standing slightly left, head left, scales in right hand, goad in left hand, wheel at feet left; from the Shawn Caza Collection (purchased 2006); SOLD


Smyrna, Ionia, Homonoia with Athens, 180 - 192 A.D.

|Smyrna|, |Smyrna,| |Ionia,| |Homonoia| |with| |Athens,| |180| |-| |192| |A.D.||AE| |28|
Nemesis, the winged balancer of life, is the goddess of revenge, the avenger of crimes and punisher of wicked doers. She distributes fortune, good or bad, in due proportion to each according to what is deserved. She often holds a lorum, a long scarf worn by Roman magistrates, to symbolize her authority as judge, and sometimes holds scales and cubit rule to measure each man's just deserts. The wheel of fate sometimes rests against her side. On this coin she holds her adamantine bridles that restrain the frivolous insolences of mortals.
RP56918. Bronze AE 28, Franke-Nolle 2095; BMC Ionia p. 301, 480; Klose 328; SNGvA -, F, well centered, nice green patina, weight 9.107 g, maximum diameter 28.0 mm, die axis 180o, Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey) mint, time of Commodus, 180 - 192 A.D.; obverse IEPA CVNKΛHTOC, youthful bust of Senate right; reverse CTP HPA K ΛEIΔOV OMO AΘ CMVP, winged Nemesis, plucking chiton at neck, holding adamantine bridles, wheel at feet, facing Athena holding phiale, resting left on shield; rare; SOLD


Elagabalus, 16 May 218 - 11 March 222 A.D.

|Elagabalus|, |Elagabalus,| |16| |May| |218| |-| |11| |March| |222| |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. It appears, however, she kept her wheel. She just hid it under her seat.
RS68504. Silver denarius, SRCV II 7529, BMCRE V 96, RSC III 149, RIC IV 19, aEF, nice style, toned, weight 2.775 g, maximum diameter 19.2 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 219 A.D.; obverse IMP ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind; reverse P M TR P II COS II P P, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder on globe by tiller in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, wheel under seat; from the Butte College Foundation, ex Lindgren with Antioch Associates tag; SOLD




  




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