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In 187 A.D., Septimius Severus married a Syrian princess Julia Domna (age 17), she was the youngest daughter of high-priest Julius Bassianus, a descendant of the Royal House of Emesa. Her elder sister was Julia Maesa.RX92517. Billon tetradrachm, RPC Online IV.4 T14204; Geissen 2225; Dattari 3900; Milne 2668; SNG Milan 1420; BMC Alexandria p. 175, 1402; Kampmann 41.84; Emmett 2568/27 (R1), VF, brown toning, reverse off center, light corrosion/pitting, weight 11.486 g, maximum diameter 24.3 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 186 - 28 Aug 187 A.D.; obverse M A KOM ANTW CEB EYCEB, laureate head right; reverse bearded and horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, surmounted by solar disc; date K/L-Z (year 27 [of Marcus Aurelius]) across fields; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Constantine II, 22 May 337 - March or April 340 A.D.
Sear notes that this type was only issued by the first officina.RL92853. Billon reduced centenionalis, RIC VIII Rome 47 (R), LRBC I 608, SRCV V 17453, Cohen VII 233, Hunter V -, F, nice green patina, tight flan, a little rough, weight 1.155 g, maximum diameter 14.6 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Rome mint, 9 Sep 337 - May 340; obverse VIC CONSTANTINVS AVG, laurel and rosette diademed and cuirassed bust right; reverse VIRTVS AVGVSTI, Emperor standing facing, bare head right, wearing military garb, spear in right hand, left hand resting on grounded shield, R crescent P in exergue; rare; SOLD
Diocletian, 20 November 284 - 1 May 305 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
In 291, Diocletian signed peace treaties with the kingdoms of Aksum and Nubia.RX93112. Billon tetradrachm, Geissen 3250; Dattari-Savio 5776; Milne 4946; Curtis 2045; BMC Alexandria p. 321, 2475; Kampmann 119.68; Emmett 4087/7 (R1), VF, well centered, chocolate patina, flow lines, edge a bit ragged, weight 6.831 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 290 - 28 Aug 291 A.D.; obverse ΔIOKΛHTIANOC CEB, laureate head right; reverse Zeus standing half left, head left, patera in right hand, scepter in left hand, eagle at feet, L - Z (year 7) flanking across field; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Probus, Summer 276 - September 282 A.D.
In 280, Proculus, a Roman usurper, started a rebellion at Lugdunum (Lyon, France) and proclaimed himself emperor. Probus suppressed the revolt and Proculus was executed. RL93295. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 53F, SRCV III 12050, Cohen VI 728, Hunter III - (p. cxxxviii), Choice VF, well centered, nice portrait, light marks, light encrustations, part of reverse legend unstruck, weight 4.270 g, maximum diameter 22.7 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, 277 A.D.; obverse IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder; reverse TEMPORVM FELICITAS (time of good fortune), Felicitas standing right, long caduceus in right hand, cornucopia inwardly in left hand, I in exergue; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D.
In 248, Trajan Decius put down the revolts of Pacatianus in Moesia and Iotapianus in Syria. In 249, after his legionaries proclaimed him emperor, Trajan Decius marched to Verona, where his forces defeated and killed Philip the Arab.RS93300. Silver antoninianus, RSC IV 98, Hunter III 41, SRCV III 8938, RIC IV 8 corr. (officina mark), VF, excellent portrait, toned, well centered, scratches, struck with a worn reverse die, weight 3.957 g, maximum diameter 22.0 mm, die axis 0o, 6th officina, Rome mint, 248 A.D.; obverse IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse NOBILITAS AVGG, Nobilitas standing facing, head right, long scepter vertical in right hand, globe in left hand, Σ (6th officina) left; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D.
Much less common than the 244 - 247 A.D. issue.RS93301. Silver antoninianus, RIC IV 57, RSC IV 12, Hunter III 29, SRCV III 8919, VF, toning, struck with a very worn reverse die, edge split, weight 4.596 g, maximum diameter 22.5 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 247 - 249 A.D.; obverse IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse AEQVITAS AVGG (equity of the two emperors), Aequitas standing slightly left, head left, scales in right hand, cornucopia in left; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D.
In Roman mythology, Aequitas was the minor goddess of fair trade and honest merchants. Aequitas was also the personification of the virtues equity and fairness of the emperor (Aequitas Augusti). The scales, a natural emblem of equity, express righteousness. The cornucopia signifies the prosperity which results from Aequitas and Aequitas Augusti.RB94240. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC IV 267a, Cohen V 19, SRCV III 8699, Hunter III - (p. lxxxiii), F, well centered, squared flan, brassy high points, areas of corrosion/encrustation, weight 19.449 g, maximum diameter 29.2 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 240 A.D; obverse IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing facing, head left, scales in right hand, cornucopiae in left, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; SOLD
Crispus, Caesar, 1 March 317 - 326 A.D.
In 320, Crispus, the eldest son of Constantine the Great, led a victorious campaign against the Franks, assuring twenty years of peace along the Rhine frontier. He established his residence in Augusta Treverorum (modern Trier), the capital of Germania.RL95860. Billon centenionalis, RIC VII Rome 234 (S), Cohen VII 31, Hunter V 47, SRCV IV -, VF, reverse slightly off center, porous, rough areas, tiny encrustations, weight 2.760 g, maximum diameter 19.2 mm, die axis 180o, 3rd officina, Rome mint, 321 A.D.; obverse CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse CAESARVM NOSTRORVM (our prince), VOT• V in wreath, RT in exergue; scarce; SOLD
Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Tancred, Regent, March 1101 - May 1103 and Late 1104 - December 1112
Tancred, a Norman leader of the 1st Crusade, became Prince of Galilee and regent of the Principality of Antioch when his uncle Bohemund was taken prisoner. He later took the County of Edessa when Baldwin II was captured, but Baldwin was released, defeated him and took it back. Tancred was made regent of Antioch again when Bohemund went to Europe to recruit more Crusaders. Tancred refused to honor a treaty in of fealty to the Byzantine Emperor, making Antioch independent, and ruled until his death in a typhoid epidemic.CR110071. Bronze follis, Metcalf Crusades pl. 5, 82; Malloy CCS p. 199, 5; Schlumberger pl. II, 8, aF, dark patina, red earthen deposits, parts of edge ragged, weight 1.826 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, Mar 1101 - Dec 1112; obverse facing bust of Christ, wears nimbus cruciger ornamented with one pellet in each limb of cross, pallium, and colobium, Gospels in both hands, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: IΗΣOúΣ XPIΣTOΣ - Jesus Christ) across field; reverse cross pommée, fleuronnée at base, TA-NK/P-H in quarters; SOLD
Istros, Thrace, c. 280 - 255 B.C.
The obverse type has been variously interpreted as representing the Dioscuri, the rising and setting sun, and the two branches of the river Danube. - Greek Coins and Their Values by David SearGS76744. Silver 1/4 drachm, Dima subgroup V, I, pl. XVIII, 7 (R, same dies); AMNG I 444; SNG BM 250; BMC Thrace -; SNG Stancomb -, F, struck with worn dies, weight 0.850 g, maximum diameter 11.2 mm, Istros (near Istria, Romania) mint, c. 280 - 256/255 B.C.; obverse two facing male heads, right head inverted; reverse IΣTPIH, sea-eagle left grasping a dolphin left with talons, ΠA (control) monogram below dolphin; rare; SOLD
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