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Africa on Ancient Coins
Kyrene, Kyrenaika, North Africa, c. 37 - 36 B.C.

|Kyrenaica|, |Kyrene,| |Kyrenaika,| |North| |Africa,| |c.| |37| |-| |36| |B.C.||quadrans|
This is perhaps the last numismatic depiction of a silphium plant.

The Crassus in named on this coin cannot be the wealthy triumvirate colleague of Julius Caesar and Pompey, who died in 53 B.C., long before this coinage. This Crassus is almost certainly his grandson, Marcus Licinius Crassus the Younger. He fought with Sextus Pompey but transferred his loyalty to Marc Antony in c. 36 B.C. Under Mark Antony he was responsible for Crete and Cyrene. Shortly before Actium, Crassus defected to Octavian. He was consul in 30 B.C., triumphed in 27 B.C., and died long after.
GB96100. Bronze quadrans, RPC Online I 918 (12 spec.); BMC Cyrenaica p. 64, 26; Asolati 149a-b; SNG Cop 1312; Müller Afrique -, VF, brown tone, well centered, porous, edge cracks/splits, beveled obverse edge, weight 3.366 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 180o, Kyrene (near Shahhat, Libya) mint, magistrate Crassus, c. 37 - 36 B.C.; obverse KPA (Crassus), head of Libya right, with corkscrew curls; reverse silphium plant, K-Y/P-A (Kyrene) flanking in two divided lines; rare; SOLD


Roman Republic, Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio, Imperator 47 - 46 B.C.

|Pompeians|, |Roman| |Republic,| |Q.| |Caecilius| |Metellus| |Pius| |Scipio,| |Imperator| |47| |-| |46| |B.C.||denarius|
Scipio was the Pompeian commander of the anti-Caesareans. His headquarters was at the provincial capital of Utica, near the site of Carthage, and this is likely the site of his mint. Defeated by Caesar's forces, Scipio committed suicide in 46 B.C.
SH58573. Silver denarius, SRCV I 1380/1 (large Africa head), BMCRR Africa 10 (same), RSC I Caecilia 50, Crawford 461/1, Sear CRI 44, Sydenham 1051, VF, weight 3.756 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 0o, Africa, Utica mint, 47 - 46 B.C.; obverse Q METELL SCIPIO IMP, head of Africa right, laureate and clad in elephant scalp, stalk of grain before, plough below; reverse EPPIVS LEG F C, Herakles standing facing, naked, right hand on hip, resting on club draped with Nemean lion's skin and set on a rock; SOLD


Maximian, 286 - 305, 306 - 308, and 310 A.D.

|Maximian|, |Maximian,| |286| |-| |305,| |306| |-| |308,| |and| |310| |A.D.||argenteus|
"'Argenteus' is the modern name of the 95% fine silver coins of about 3.15 grams which the Tetrarchy issued beginning with Diocletian's coinage reform in 294. They were struck at a nominal 96 to the Roman libra (pound), which gave them a theoretical weight of 3.40 grams, but the government simply over-valued them. The term 'siliqua' replaces the term 'argenteus' during the reign of Constantine I, but argenteus is applied interchangeably with the term '1½ siliqua' for fourth and fifth century Roman silver coins struck at about 3.0 grams (since the siliqua was reduced to about 2.0 grams about 355)." - Moneta Historical Research by Thomas Schroer
SH21403. Silver argenteus, RIC VI Carthago 13b, RSC V 92, VF, weight 3.094 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, die axis 0o, Carthago (near Tunis, Tunisia) mint, 296 - 298 A.D.; obverse MAXIMIANVS AVG, laureate head right; reverse F ADVENT AVGG NN, Africa standing facing wearing an elephant-head headdress, holding tusk and standard, bull at feet to left, S in exergue (obscured); very rare (R3); SOLD


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

|Hadrian|, |Hadrian,| |11| |August| |117| |-| |10| |July| |138| |A.D.||denarius|
Hadrian traveled to nearly every province of the Empire and spent more than half his reign outside Italy. Nero had been criticized as self-indulgent for his trip to Greece, but Hadrian proudly advertised his travels with his coinage series. Unlike Nero, the pleasure-seeking tourist, Hadrian inspected and corrected the legions and made grants for the construction of new public buildings, projects, and settlements. Hadrian travels were intended to transform conquered lands into a unified Roman Empire.
SH51678. Silver denarius, RSC II 138, BMCRE III 816, RIC II 299, gVF, weight 3.219 g, maximum diameter 18.3 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 134 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right; reverse AFRICA, Africa reclining left, wearing elephant scalp headdress, scorpion in right hand, scepter in left hand, basket grain and poppies at her feet on far side; ex CNG auction 240, lot 383 (sold for $310 plus buyer's fee); SOLD


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

|Hadrian|, |Hadrian,| |11| |August| |117| |-| |10| |July| |138| |A.D.,| |Roman| |Provincial| |Egypt||tetradrachm|
RX43494. Billon tetradrachm, Geissen 1026, Milne 1294, Emmett 845, VF, weight 12.814 g, maximum diameter 23.3 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 130 - 28 Aug 131 A.D.; obverse AYT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing aegis; reverse Africa standing right, scepter in left, ears of grain in extended right hand, clasping hands with Hadrian, who stands left, scepter in left, L IE (year 15) across fields; rare; SOLD


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

|Hadrian|, |Hadrian,| |11| |August| |117| |-| |10| |July| |138| |A.D.||denarius|
SH33879. Silver denarius, RSC II 137, RIC II 299 var. (bust), BMCRE III 821 note, aVF, weight 3.192 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 134 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head left; reverse AFRICA, Africa reclining left, wearing elephant scalp headdress, scorpion in right hand, scepter in left hand, basket with fruits or grain before her; SOLD


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

|Hadrian|, |Hadrian,| |11| |August| |117| |-| |10| |July| |138| |A.D.||as|
Curtis Clay convincingly argues that Hadrian's "travel" coins naming provinces, including those having him arrive in a province, with "ADVENTVS" legends, restoring a province, with "RESTITVTORI" legends, and those having him address a provincial army, with "EXERCITVS" legends, were actually issued beginning soon after his safe return to Rome from his second journey in 131 A.D. Most references date them after 134 A.D.
RB99084. Copper as, RIC II-3 1615 (S), BMCRE III 1714, Cohen II 145, Strack 708, SRCV II 3673, Hunter II 604 var. (bare head), aVF, excellent portrait, centered on a tight flan, toned bare (cleaned) copper, light corrosion, weight 11.255 g, maximum diameter 25.0 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 131 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate bust right, seen from behind; reverse AFRICA, Africa reclining left, wearing elephant scalp headdress, scorpion in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, basket with fruits and grain before her, S C (senatus consulto) in exergue; ex Numismatic Naumann auction 104 (4 Jul 2021), lot 821; scarce; SOLD


Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., Ancient Counterfeit

|Septimius| |Severus|, |Septimius| |Severus,| |9| |April| |193| |-| |4| |February| |211| |A.D.,| |Ancient| |Counterfeit||denarius|
The ancient counterfeiter did a phenomenal job with the reverse. It is stylistically similar to the official mint issue but superior in detail and artistry. The copper core is visible in the edge cracks under a microscope; otherwise the silver plate is unbroken.
RS34682. Fouree silver plated denarius, cf. RIC IV 253, RSC III 25 and BMCRE V 309 (official, Rome mint, 207 A.D.), VF, great reverse style, weight 1.852 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 0o, illegal mint, obverse SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right; reverse AFRICA, Africa standing right, wearing elephant-skin headdress, emptying crops from fold of dress, lion at feet; SOLD


Constantius I, May 305 - 25 July 306 A.D.

|Constantius| |I|, |Constantius| |I,| |May| |305| |-| |25| |July| |306| |A.D.||follis| |(large)|
"KARTHAGO (Carthage, Tunisia - 36°54'N, 10°16'E), on a peninsula in the Bay of Tunis, was founded as a Tyrian colony about 800 BC. It rivaled Rome by the third century BC, but after three Punic Wars in the period from 264 BC until 146 BC it was finally destroyed by Rome. Rome re-colonized it about 42 BC and it grew to become the second largest western city by the third century. Maximian opened a mint there in 296, but it was moved to Ostia in 307. The usurper Alexander struck his coins there from 308 to 311. The city was lost to the Vandals in 439, recovered in 533, and finally lost to the Muslims in 697." - from Moneta Historical Research by Tom Schroer
RT04202. Billon follis (large), RIC VI Carthago 24a, gVF, weight 11.485 g, maximum diameter 27.5 mm, die axis 180o, Carthage (near Tunis, Tunisia) mint, 298 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, Laureate head right; reverse FELIX ADVENT AVGG NN, Africa standing right, head left, wearing elephant head headdress, standard in right and tusk in left, lion and bull at feet left, H left, PKT in exergue; from the Aiello Collection; SOLD


Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D.

|Septimius| |Severus|, |Septimius| |Severus,| |9| |April| |193| |-| |4| |February| |211| |A.D.||denarius|
Septimius Severus was born in what is now Libya, making him the first emperor to be born in the Roman province of Africa. This type was probably issued to commemorate Septimius' visit to his home town, Leptis Magna, in 203.
RS47414. Silver denarius, RIC IV 253; RSC III 25; BMCRE V p. 214, 309; Hunter III 82; SRCV II 6260, Choice VF, fantastic portrait, weight 3.326 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 207 A.D.; obverse SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right; reverse AFRICA, Africa standing right, wearing elephant-skin headdress, carrying fruits in fold of drapery, lion right at feet on right; SOLD




  




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