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AugustusDIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER
Rev. SC winged thunderbolt
Copper as.
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Constantine the Great Barbaric Barbaric immitation of a Constantine the Great, VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP type.
Obv. The inscription is ornimental and makes no sense
Helmeted ,Laureate, and cuirassed bust right.
Rev:Two Victories placing Shield on altar.
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Assortment of replica Biblical coinsI'm told that these were made in the 50's for use in Sunday schools. 7 coins encased in a slab of plastic. From smallest to largest they are as follows:
Lepton of Caponius 6 AD
Lepton of Pontius Pilate 29 AD
Herod Antipas 29 AD
Denarius of Tiberius14-37 AD
Harod the Great 37 BC
Shekel of Tyre 126 BC
Vespasian 72 AD
Quality is not as good as modern replicas but it makes a nice addition to my desk. I don't think these coins would fool anyone! :DJay GT4
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Mark Antony Legionary denarius LEG VIIANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow
Rev LEG VII legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae mint 32-31BC
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Legio VII Claudia Pia Fidelis (faithful and loyal Claudian legion) dates back to the four legions used by Julius Caesar in his Gallic Wars and played a crucial role in The Battle of Pharsalus in 58 BC, and it existed at least until the end of the 4th century, guarding middle Danube. The emblem of this legion, as well as of all Caesar's legions, was the bull, together with the lion.
Legio VII was one of the two legions used in Caesar's invasions of Britain.
Tiberius Claudius Maximus the Roman soldier who brought the head of Decebalus to emperor Trajan was serving in Legio VII Claudia.
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Widow's Mite LeptonAlexander Jannaeus
AE Lepta
obverse Star of eight pellets within diadem, המלך יהונתן (King Alexander)
reverse ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, around anchor.Jay GT4
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Widow's Mite LeptonAlexander Jannaeus
AE Lepta
obverse Star of eight pellets within diadem, המלך יהונתן (King Alexander)
reverse ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ , around anchor.Jay GT4
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Julian IIDN IVLIANVS NOB C
Bare head right
SPES REIPVBLICE
Emperor standing left holding globe and spear
ASIRM or BSIRM, no field marks
RIC VIII Sirmium 81
Sirmium Mint
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FaustinaDIVA FAVSTINA
Diademed and draped bust right
AVGVSTA SC
Ceres standing left holding corn ears and scepter
Rome 141 AD
Sear 4645
Ex-Arcade Coins
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DomitianDupondius
25mm
12g
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Trajan SestertiusIMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP CO VI PP
Trajan facing right with aegis on front shoulder and behind the neck of the portrait.
Rev. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC in Ex
Trajan on horseback holding spear and victory
Rome 112-114 AD
Rare
RIC 599
34mm 23.6g
Ex-Arcade coins
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Comments from Mr. C. Clay:
"The interest of this rev. type, apart from its rarity on sestertii, is that it apparently represents the famous equestrian statue of Trajan in his Forum, which mightily impressed Constantius II when he visited Rome in 357 AD, but of which nothing is today extant.
This interpretation of the type is based on its date, soon after 1 Jan. 112 (Trajan COS VI), which we know was the dedication date of the Forum. Other coins of similar date explicitly commemorated the Forum, with legends FORVM TRAIANI and BASILICA VLPIA, and the horseman coin type make a very statuesque impression, the upright spear in the emperor's right hand hitting the ground and apparently providing support for that corner of the statue, in place of the raised right foreleg of the horse.
Moreover, when Septimius Severus used a very similar type on his own coins, he joined it with the famous Trajanic rev. legend SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI, the only time this legend appeared in Septimius' coinage. Who can doubt that these coins commemorate the Senate's vote of an equestrian statue to Septimius too, and that this statue deliberately imitated the famous one of Trajan in his Forum, explaining why the Trajanic legend was revived for the rev. type?"
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Commodus Provincial Countermark[Α Κ?] Μ ΑΥ ΚΟ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟΣ
laureate head of Commodus, r.
ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ ΝΕΩ ΝΙΚΟ
seafaring hero (an Argonaut?) standing with foot on prow, r., head, l., extending r. hand, holding transverse sceptre
Countermark of "young Emperor" facing right (Caracalla?)
177–192 AD
Nicomedia Bithynia-Pontus; Bithynia
REC 152
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Claudius MinvervaT CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP
Rev. Minerva advancing with spear and shield SC
Rome 42 AD
12.0g
Sear 1862
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Claudius LibertasTI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP
bare head of Claudius left
Rev. LIBERTAS AVGVSTA SC
Libertas standing facing head right holding pileus, left hand extended
Rome 41-42 AD
11.28g
Sear 1859
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GaleriusGAL MAXIMIANVS PF AVG
laureate head right
GENIO AVGVSTI
Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopiae
star left B right SMSD in exe
Ric 35
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Livia DupondiusIVSTITIA
Diad. and draped bust of Livia as Justitia right
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVG P M TR POT XXIIII around large SC
Rome 22-23AD
12.61g
Sear 1739
Countermark on reverse NCAP?:
There are several interpretations of what this, the most interesting of all Julio-Caludian ctmk., means. The two most likely are:
1. Nero Ceasar Augustus Populi Romani
2. Nero Caesar Augustus Probavit
In the first instance it is a congiarium or public dole given by Nero to the people of Rome. In the second, it is a revalidation of the earlier coins of ones predecessors still in circulation.
Possible is also a later use, eg. by Nerva, or that no emperors name was part of the countermark, Countermark Martini Pangerl Collection 1; 20; 60 depending on subtype
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Claudius SestertiusTI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP
Laur head of Claudius right
EX SC
OB
CIVES
SERVATOS
in four lines within oak-wreath
Rome 41-2 BC
Sear 1849
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Mark Antony Legionary Denarius LEG XIIIANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow
Rev LEG XIII legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae mint 32-31BC
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Purchased as a low budget LEG XII upon viewing in hand it is definately a 13th Legion
Legio XIII was levied by Julius Caesar in 57 BC, before marching against the Belgae, in one of his early interventions in intra-Gallic conflicts.
During the Gallic wars (58-51 BC), Legio XIII was present at the Battle against the Nervians, the siege of Gergovia, and while not specifically mentioned in the sources, it is not unreasonable to assume that Legio XIII was also present for the Battle of Alesia.
Forced to choose either the end of his political career, or civil war, Caesar brought Legio XIII across the Rubicon river and into Italy. The legion remained faithful to Caesar during the resulting civil war between Caesar and the conservative Optimates faction of the senate, whose legions were commanded by Pompey. Legio XIII was active throughout the entire war, fighting at Dyrrhachium (48 BC) and Pharsalus (48 BC). After the decisive victory over Pompey at Pharsalus, the legion was to be disbanded, and the legionaries "pensioned off" with the traditional land grants; however, the legion was recalled for the Battle of Thapsus (46 BC) and the final Battle of Munda (45 BC). After Munda, Caesar disbanded the legion, retired his veterans, and gave them farmlands in Italy.
Reconstituted by Octavian in 41 BC.
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HadiranHADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
laur. bust right with drapery on shoulder
COS III
Roma standing right with spear, parazonium and foot on helmet
Rome 125-128 AD
RSC 353
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SOLD! AurelianIMP C DOM AVRELIANVS AVG
Radiate bust right
FELICIT TEMP
Felicitas standing l. caduceus in right hand cornucopia in left
Cyzicus mint 270-271 AD
2.83g
RIC 5,1 327; Sear 11530
Updated picture after soaking in distilled water for a few months
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Julian IIDN FL CL IVLI ANVS PF AVG
Pearl, Diad. draped cuirassed right
SPES REIPVBLICE
Emperor standing left holding globe and spear
SMK
Cyzicus mint
361-363 AD
Ric VIII Cyzicus 124
rare
This is the Wildwinds example!
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Vespasian denariusIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Laur. head facing right
rev. COS VII
Pair of oxen under yoke
Rome 77-78 AD
Sear 2289
ex-Arcade Coins
28 specimens in Reka Devinia hoard
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62 BC L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus PAVLLVS LEPIDVS CONCORDIA
Veiled and diad. head of Concordia right
Rev. Togate figure of L. Aemilius Paullus standing left touching trophy to left of which stand King Perseus of Macedon and his two sons as captives
TER above, PAVLLVS in ex.
Rome 62 BC
Sear 366
This moneyer was the elder brother of the triumvir M. Aemillius Lepidus
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46 BC Gaius Julius Caesar DICT ITER COS TERT
Head of Ceres right wreathed with corn
AVGVR PONT MAX
Simpulum, sprinkler, jug and lituus D or M on right
Utica? 46 BC
Sear 1403
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This extensive issue of denarii would seem to represent another measure on the part of Caesar to ease the burden on the Capitoline mint in the period prior to the distribution of vast sums of money at the quadruple triumph. The inscription on these coins omit the actual name of the dictator. However, the titles clearly refer to Caesar- his dictatorships, consulships and possession of various priestly offices.
Attention is drawn to the extraordinary nature of the issue by the appearance of either a "D" (Donativum) or "M" (munus, gift) in the reverse field. This tells of the intended use of the coins for the payment of Caesar's loyal veterans, both prior to the quadruple triumph and during the celebration itself. Jay GT4
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Mark Antony Legionary Denarius LEG III ANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow
LEG III
legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae mint 32-31BC
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Legio III Gallica was levied by Julius Caesar around 49 BC, for his civil war against the conservative republicans led by Pompey.
The legion took part in all Julius Caesar's campaigns against his enemies, including the battles of Pharsalus and Munda. Following Caesar's death, III Gallica was integrated in the army of Mark Antony for his campaigns against the Parthians. They were included in the army levied by Fulvia and Lucius Antonius (Antony's wife and brother) to oppose Octavian, but ended by surrendering in Perugia, in the winter of 41 BC. After the battle of Actium and Antony's suicide, the III Gallica was sent again to the East, where they garrisoned the province of Syria.
III Gallica was used in Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo's campaign against the Parthians over the control of Armenia (63). Corbulo's successes triggered emperor Nero's paranoia of persecution and eventually the general was forced to commit suicide. After this, III Gallica is transferred to Moesia province, in the Danube border.Jay GT4
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Mark Antony Legionary Denarius LEG V ANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow
Rev LEG V legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae mint 32-31BC
Legio V Alaudae (also known as Gallica) was the first Roman legion composed of provincial soldiers, as opposed to Roman citizens. Caesar paid the soldiers with his own resources, but the legion was later recognized by the Roman Senate. V Alaudae fought in the Gallic wars until 49 BC, as one of the most brave legions of Caesar, then they were moved to Spain. They served with Mark Antony between 41 and 31 BC and probably fought in Actium. After Antony committed suicide, they were merged into Augustus' army in 30 BC.
Their emblem depicted an elephant and was awarded in 46 BC for bravery against a charge of elephants in the Battle of Thapsus.Jay GT4
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Mark Antony Legionary Denarius LEG VI ANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow
Rev LEG VI legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae mint 32-31BC
The photo appears to show this as LEG VII but in hand you can see that the second I is a scratch
Background History on the VI Legion
Raised in Cisalpine Gaul in 58 BC by Julius Caesar, the Sixth Legion served with him during his tenure as governor and was withdrawn to Spain in 49 BC where it earned the title “Hispaniensis”.
Later seeing action at Pharsalus in 48 BC, Julius Caesar took the 6th to Alexandria to settle the dispute in Egypt with Cleopatra. Alexandria was laid to siege and the 6th was almost wiped out losing almost two thirds of its entire manpower. Julius Caesar eventually triumphed when reinforcements arrived.
Julius Caesar took his “Veteran Sixth Legion” with him to Syria and Pontus. The Legion then served in Pontus under Caesar in 48 BC and 47 BC. This culminated in the battle of Zela where victory was won by Legio VI.
During Caesar’s African war against Scipio, the Sixth Legion deserted en masse from Scipio to reinforce Caesar and fought under him.
The legion was disbanded in 45 BC after Munda establishing a colony at Arelate (Arles), but was re-formed by Lepidus the following year (44 BC) and given over to Marcus Antonius the year after that. Following the defeat of the republican generals Cassius and Brutus in successive battles at Philippi in 42 BC and the subsequent division of control between Antony and Octavian, a colony was again formed from retired veterans at Beneventum in 41 BC (this is the colony which it is believed became Legio VI Victrix) and the remainder of Legio VI Ferrata was taken by Antony to the East where it garrisoned Judea.
Legio VI fought in the Parthian War in 36 BC.
Another Legio VI Victrix evidently saw action at Perusia in 41 BC, which presents us with a problem because the official Legio VI Ferrata was at that moment with Anthony in the East. This is explained in Lawrence Keppie's excellent book The Making of the Roman Army - from Republic to Empire (pp.134); “Octavian did not hesitate to duplicate legionary numerals already in use by Antony. The latter had serving with him legio V Alaudae, legio VI Ferrata and legio X Equestris. Soon we find Octavian's army boasting of a legio V (the later Macedonica), legio VI (the later Victrix) and legio X (soon to be Fretensis). Of these, legio V and legio X, and less certainly legio VI, bore under the empire a bull-emblem which would normally indicate a foundation by Caesar; but the true Caesarian legions with these numerals (Alaudae, Ferrata and Equestris) were with Antony.”
It would seem, therefore, that Octavian had again used the veterans of Caesars Sixth Legion, this time from those left at Beneventum, to form the core of his own Sixth Legion used at Perusia.
Both Legio VI’s (Ferrata and Victrix) fought at the Battle of Actium, after this event the legio VI Ferrata was dispatched back to Judea and the next time we hear of the legio VI Victrix was in Spain.
Legio VI Ferrata was severely mauled at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC by the forces loyal to Caesar's nephew and heir, Octavian. Following the Battle of Actium, another colony of veterans seems to have been created at Byllis, probably together with soldiers from other legions, and the remainder of VI Ferrata was moved to Syria/Judea where it was to remain.
From 9 BC to 73 AD the VI Ferrata was garrisoned the area of Judea. It was in this time frame that Jesus Christ was tried before Pontius Pilatus, the Roman Governor of Judea.
From 54 AD to 68 AD the Legion served under Corbulo at Artaxata and Tigranocerta against the Parthians. In 69 AD the Legion returned to Judea and fought in the Jewish Civil War. As the Jewish Civil War wound down, the sixth was placed under Mucianis and fought against Vitellius. Legion VI was largely responsible for Mucianis victory over the forces of Vitellius during the brief Roman Civil War .
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Mark Antony and Octavian M ANT IMP AVG III VIR R P C M BARBAT Q P (MP and AV in monogram)
Bare hd of Mark Antony right
Rev
CAESAR IMP PONT III VIR R P C
Bare head of Octavian right
Ephesus spring/summer 41 BC
2.97g
Sear 1504
This series of coins commemorates the establishment of the second Triumvirate of November 43 B.C. between Antony, Octavian and Lepidus. Both sides bear the inscription "III VIR R P C", meaning "One of Three Men for the Regulation of the Republic. Within a few years Antony would depart Italy for the Eastern provinces.
The moneyer for this coin is M. Barbatius Pollio who was also a Questor in 41 BC. Barbatius bears the title of "Quaestor pro praetore" abbreviated to QP a distinction shared by his colleague L. Gelllius.
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Mark Antony Legionary Denarius LEG XII ANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow
LEG XII
legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae mint 32-31BC
This was Caesar's 12th legion, raised in 58 BC for the campaign against the Helvetii. It served throughout the wars in Gaul (58 to 49), Italy (49), and at Pharsalus (48). It was disbanded 46-45 BC and the colonists were settled at Parma. The legion was reformed in 44-43 BC most likely by Lepidus. The legion was then passed to Antony in 41-31 BC and was present at Actium. It appears on Antony's coinage as LEG XII ANTIQVAE. Colonists were settled at Patrai, Greece alongside men of Legio X Equestris, perhaps by Antony, more likely by Octavian soon after Actium.
The legion's whereabouts during most of Augustus' reign is unclear. The 12th was very possibly the unnamed third legion (with III Cyrenaica and XXII Deiotariana) stationed in Egypt. That unnamed legion disappears from Egypt at just about the same time that Legio XII Fulminata is first found in Syria. By early in the reign of Tiberius, the 12th legion was based at Raphanae. Jay GT4
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Vespasian Judea Capta denariusIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Laur. head of Vespasian right
Rev.
IVDAEA
Judaea as mourning captive seated right on ground at foot of trophy.
Celebrating the success of Vespasian and Titus in quelling the first Jewish Revolt.
Rome 69-70 AD
Sear 2296
3.11g
Ex-Incitatus
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Augustus moneyer's series AE AsCAESAR AVGVST PONT MAX TRIBVNIC POT
Rev. M SALVIVS OTHO III VIR A A A FF around large SC
Rome 7 BC
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Trajan denariusIMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TR P COS V PP
laureate, draped and cuir. bust of Trajan right
SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI
Mars standing facing looking right, resting on spear and shield
Rome 107 AD
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Marcus Agrippa M AGRIPPA L F COS III
head of Agrippa left wearing rostral crown
Rev. SC either side of Neptune standing holding dolphin and trident
Issued by Caligula in honour of his deceased grandfather Agrippa
Minted in Rome 37-41 A.D.
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Mark Antony Legionary Denarius LEG XX ANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow
Rev LEG XX legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae mint 32-31BC
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The 20th legion was founded in 49 BC by Julius Caesar.
B. The 20th Valeria was founded by Pompey in 84 BC, it was given the vacant 20th number by Augustus in 31-30 BC. Augustus granted the legion the title "Victrix" in about 25 BC.
Unfortunately I can't link the 20th legion of Mark Antony to an exact Imperial Legion. David Sear writes that Legio XX may have been raised after Actium, in which case it could have contained some elements of Antony's disbanded twentieth. Jay GT4
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Mark Antony Legionary Denarius LEG XIANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow
Rev LEG XI legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae mint 32-31BC
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An Antonian legion which was disbanded or lost its separate identity after the battle of Actium.
The two centurions Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus were from Legio XI (not XIII as the series Rome would have us believe). Pullo and Vorenus were fierce rivals for promotion to primus pilus, the most senior centurion in a legion. Both distinguished themselves in 54 BC when the Nervii attacked the legion under Quintus Cicero in their winter quarters in Nervian territory. In an effort to outdo Vorenus, Pullo charged out of the fortified camp and attacked the enemy, but was soon wounded and surrounded. Vorenus followed and engaged his attackers in hand-to-hand combat, killing one and driving the rest back, but lost his footing and was himself soon surrounded. Pullo in turn rescued Vorenus, and after killing several of the enemy, the pair returned to camp amid applause from their comrades.
In the Civil War of 49 BC, Pullo was assigned to the XXIV Victrix Rapax, a new Italian legion commanded by the legate Gaius Antonius. In 48 BC, Antonius was blockaded on an island and forced to surrender. Pullo was apparently responsible for most of his soldiers switching sides to fight for Pompey. Later that year, he is recorded bravely defending Pompey's camp in Greece from Caesar's attack shortly before the Battle of Pharsalus.
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Marcus Aurelius MARCUS AURELIUS
M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIII
laureate head r.
SALVTI AVG COS III SC
Salus standing l. extending Patera to snake rising from altar, holding scepter
AE Sestertius
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Antonia Augusta ANTONIA AVGVSTA
Rev. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP SC
Cladius veiled and togate stg left holding simpulum
Sear 1902
Antonia was the younger daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia and was born on January 31st 36B.C. She was married at age 20 to Tiberius' younger brother Nero Claudius Drusus and had two sons, the great Germanicus and the future emperor Claudius. She was widowed in 9 BC and refused to marry again and devoted her life to her families interests. Her wealth and status made her very influencial during Tiberius' reign and it was she who brought about the downfall of Sejanus.
On the accession of her grandson Caligula in 37 AD she received many honours but died later that year at the age of 73. She did not receive postumous honours until the reign of her son Claudius in 41 AD and all of the coinage in Antonia's name was issued by Claudius.
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Claudius Minerva T CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP
Rev. Minerva advancing with spear and shield SC
Rome 42 AD
Sear 1862
Ex-Arcade Coins
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AugustusDIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER
Rev. SC eagle stg. facing on globe hd right wings open.
Rome 34-34 AD
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AugustusDIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER
Rev. PROVIDENT SC around alter
Posthumous issue by Tiberius Aug 19th 14 A.D.
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56 BC Faustus Cornelius Sulla Laur. diad. and draped bust of Venus right, sceptre over shoulder SC behind
Three trophies between jub and lituus, monogram FAVSTVS in ex.
RRC 426/3
Sear 386
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The three trophies were engraved on the signet ring of Pompey the Great symbolizing his victories on three continents. Faustus was the son of Lucius Cornelius Sulla and son-in-law of Pompey the Great.Jay GT4
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Constantius IIFL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C
laureate, draped & cuirassed bust left
PROVIDENTIAE CAESS
camp-gate with two turrets & star above PTRE in exe
Trier 327-8 AD
Ric 506
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Tiberius denariusTI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS
Laureate head of Tiberius right
PONTIF MAXIM
Livia seated right holding scepter and branch, legs on char ornamented, feet on footstool
Minted in India
Sear 1763, RIC 26
ex-Forum
Part of a hoard of nearly 200 Tiberius and Augustus denarii found in India produced and used for local trade. Some were struck, some cast. This specimen was cast
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Justin II Gold SolidusD N I VSTI NVS P P AVI
helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globe surmounted by crowning Victory and shield.
VICTORI A AVGGG E
Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding spear and globus cruciger; CONOB.
E: 5th Officina
Constantinople 565-578 AD
21mm 4.2g
Sear 345
Ex-ANE
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Vespasian Judea Capta Ae AsIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III
Laureate head of Vespasian right
IVDAEA CAPTA SC
Judea as mourning captive seated right amidst arms at foot of palm-tree
Rome 71 AD
10.54g
Sear 2357
RIC 303 (R)
Ex-Incitatus
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Celebrates the success of Vespasian and Titus in quelling the First Jewish Revolt and the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem
From Curtis Clay:
The same type is more common with IVDEA (one A omitted): RIC 305 (C). However. IVDAEA CAPTA asses as a group are rarer than the corresponding sestertii, which add a standing Jew or the standing emperor to the type of Judaea mourning below a palm tree.
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Vespasian AE AsIMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG COS III
laureate head right, globe at point of bust
VICTORIA AVGVSTI
Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm, SC in fields
9.08g
Lugdunum mint 71 AD
Cohen 607. RIC 502
Early Judea Capta series AE
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Justinian I SolidusDN IVSTINIANVS PP AVI
Helmeted cuir. bust of Justinian I front, holding cross on globe and shield
VICTORIA AVCCCΘ
Angel standing front, holding cross on globe and long cross surmounted by Christogram, star at right
CONOB in ex.
9th Officina
Constantinople 527-565 AD
4.49g
SEAR 140
EF with amazing lustre
Ex- Wayne C. Phillips Rare Coins
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Vespasian by TitusDIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS
laureate head of Vespasian right
SC on circular shield supported by two capricorns back to back, globe below
Rome 80 AD
Sear 2569
Scarce
Tight flan 18mm
2.88g
Issued by Titus in honour of his father Divus Vespasian
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Antoninus Pius by Marcus AureliusDIVVS ANTONINVS
Bare head of Antoninus Pius right
DIVO PIO
Alter-enclosure with double panelled door and horns visible above
Rome 162 AD
Sear 5196, RIC 441
High relief strike.
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Ptolemy IV drachmBronze drachm
Horned head of Zeus Ammon right, wearing taenia
ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ (PTOLEMAIOU BASILWS)
Eagle with wings closed standing left on thunderbolt, filleted cornucopia left, LI between eagle's legs
Alexandria (or Sidon) mint
220-203 BC
Svoronos 1126, VF, brown patina,
68.751g, 40.9mm, 0o,
Ex-Forum
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40 BC Octavian denariusC CAESAR III VIR R P C
Bare haed of Octavian right
Q SALVIVS IMP COS DESIG
thunderbolt
Italy early 40 BC
3.43g
Sear 1541
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David Sear says that this Q Salvius may be Quintus Salvius Salvidienus Rufus who was the boyhood friend and confidant of Octavian. In 42 BC Octavian made him admiral of his fleet and instructed him to attack Sextus Pompey in Sicily. Despite being beaten by Sextus he was granted the title of Imperator which appears on this coin.
After the battle of Philippi Salvidienus was given command of 6 Legions an sent to Spain however he quickly had to return to Italy to confront Fulvia (Antony's wife) and Lucius Antonius (Antony's brother). Salvidienus captured and destroyed the city of Sentinum and then moved on to Perusia with Agrippa to besiege Lucius Antony. At the end of the Perusian War Octavian sent Salvidienus to Gallia as Governor, with eleven legions. He was also designated as consul for 39 BC, although he had not reached senatorial rank.
Salvidienus proved to be unworthy of Octavian's trust and entered into secret negotiations with Mark Antony thinking that Antony would prevail. Unfortunately for Salvidienus, Antony and Octavian were reconciled and Antony informed Octavian of Salvidienus treachary. Antony's decision to inform on Salvidienus has been used to show his desire to settle the differences with Octavian. The senate declared Salvidienus a public enemy and shortly after he was killed, either by his own hand or by execution.Jay GT4
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Hadrian SestertiusAE Sestertius
HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP
Laur. and Draped bust of Hadrian right
ADVENTI AVG AFRICAE SC
Hadrian standing right his right hand raised, facing Africa standing left sacrificing over altar between them and holding corn-ears in left, sacrificial bull beside altar
Rome 136 AD
Sear 3559
Ex-Arcade coin
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Tiberius with Germanicus and DrususCOL ROM PERM DIVI AVG
laureate head of Tiberius left
GERMANICVS CAESAR DRVSVS CAESAR
Confronted heads of Germanicus and Drusus
Spain, Colonia Romula (Seville).
10.28g
RPC 74; Burgos 1588.
Rare
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Vitellius MacedonOUITELLIOS GERMAIKOS AVTOK
Laureate head of Vitellius left
ΣEBAΣTOΣ MAKEΔONΩN
around round Macedonian shield
AE25
Macedonia
69 –70 A.D.
8.46g
RPC 1616, Moushmov 5878, Varbanov 2465
Rare
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Calabria NomosAR Nomos
Helmeted warrior on horse left, holding shield ornamented with eight-rayed star & two spears behind him
Dionysiac Taras astride dolphin left, holding distaff & grape-bunch
Calabria, Tarentum
ca 281-272 BC
5.58g
Vlasto 789 (SNG ANS 1133)
Ex-Calgary coins
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RIC 0680 (V) Domitian denarius SOLDCAES AVG F DOMIT COS II
Laureate head of Domitian right
No legend
Domitian on horseback prancing left, right hand raised, holding human-headed (helmet) sceptre in left
Rome 73 AD
3.25g
RIC 680 Vespasian (C); Sear 2627
Double die match to CNG E-Auction 481 lot 557
Ex-Forum
The reverse depicts Domitian participating in the Judaea Capta triumph of 71 A.D. He is, as Josephus described him, riding alongside in magnificent apparel and mounted on a horse that was itself a site worth seeing.
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Alexander III AR Drachm Kings of Macedon Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC
Head of Herakles in lion skin facing right
AΛEΞANΔPOY in right field, Zeus enthroned facing left holding eagle and sceptre; double-head (bipennis) axe beneath throne, circled ΠPYA monogram in left field.
Price 2148; Thompson DM 260; Newell 49.
3.97g
Struck under Demetrios Poliorketes ca. 300-294 BC at Ionia, Miletos Mint.
Some encrustations remain around Zeus
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Trajan Sestertius Æ Sestertius
IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V PP
Laureate head right
SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC
Trajan standing facing on dais, head left, holding olive branch and scepter, being crowned by Victory flying left; kneeling figures on either side at feet, raising hands; all surrounded by garlanded balustrade surmounted by four eagles.
22.71g
Struck circa 104-107 AD.
RIC II 551; BMCRE 826 note; Cohen 519.
Very Rare!
This type is a clear reference to the victory of Trajan and his four legions (represented by the four eagles) in the first Dacian war.
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SOLD! Nero and Divus Claudius HemidrachmNERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERMANI
Laureate head of youthful Nero right
ARME NIAC
Victory advancing right, wreath upward in right hand, palm in left over shoulder
Cappadocia-Caesarea
c.59-60 AD
1.77g
Group III, Cappadocia-Caesarea - RIC I, 616; BMC 406 (rare), RPC 3644
Rare
This is the Wildwinds specimen.
Some encrustations removed from Nero's head and nose and in front of Victory
Issue celebrating Corbulo's Armenian conquest
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Julian II the PhilosopherD N FL CL IVLIANVS
draped and cuirassed bust of Julian right
SECURITAS REIPVB
bull walking right, two stars above, CYZA in exergue
AE1 7.73g
RIC VIII, 127
LRBC 2511
Ex-Calgary Coin
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Trajan MarsIMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO
Laureate and draped bust of Trajan right
P M TR P COS VI P P SPQR
Mars advancing right carrying spear and trophy
3.28g
Rome
116-117 AD
RIC 340
Ex-Arcade Coins
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Trajan DupondiusIMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P
Radiate and draped bust of Trajan right
SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS SC
Trajan, in military attire, advancing right, head left, between two trophies
Rome 116 AD
12.83g
RIC 676
Sear 3219
Scarce?
Ex-Arcade Coins
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AurelianIMP C AVRELIANVS AVG
Radiate and cuirassed bust right
ORIENS AVG
Sol advancing left, holding whip and extending hand; at feet to left and right, bound captives. S in left field, XXIV in exergue
EF with almost full silvering left
summer 275 AD
3.49g
Unpublished variant RIC 255 "S" in field
Wildwinds example
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Titus DupondiusIMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII
radiate head right
ROMA
Roma seated left on cuirass, holding wreath and parazonium, shields behind SC in exergue
Rome 80 AD
11.86g
Sear 2540, RIC 183
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Philip I TetradrachmAVTOK K M IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
DHMAPX EZOVCIAC
Eagle standing right, head left with wreath in beak, S - C in field, A (officina 1) above left wing
MON VRB ('The Mint of Rome') in exergue.
Scarce with officina letter in reverse field.
EF reverse a bit corroded
244 AD
Probably struck in Rome for use in the East
13.29g
Prieur-305 (20 spec.)
Wildwinds example
Ex-Harlan J Berk
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Justin II SolidusD N I VSTI NVS P P AVI
Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globe surmounted by crowning Victory and shield.
VICTORI A AVGGG A
Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding spear and globus cruciger; CONOB.
Officina A.
Constantinople 567-578 AD
4.34 g.
Sear 345
VF, holed
Ex-Ritter
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Ptolemy II TetradrachmDiademed bust of Ptolemy I Soster right, Aegis around neck
ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
Eagle on thunderbolt left. In left field city monogram over club (Tyre), right year date KΔ as monogram= year 24
Tyre mint
262-261 BC
14.21g
SNG COP 486
ex-ANE
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SOLD! AugustusVIC - AVG
Victory standing left on base holding wreath and palm
COHOR PRAE PHIL
three standards
Philippi, Macedonia mint
27 B.C. - 14 A.D. or later
2.81g 17mm
SGIC 32, RPC 1651
SOLD Torex Feb 2022
Typically attributed to Octavian to commemorate the defeat of Cassius and Brutus at the battle of Philippi. It is also suggested it may be from the time of Claudius or Nero
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Hadrian SestertiusHADRIANVS AVG COS III PP
Laureate head of Hadrian Right
FORTVNA AG SC
Fortuna standing left holding rudder set on globe and cornucopiae
Rome 133 AD
25.78g
Sear 3599, RIC 759
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GallienusGALLIENVS AVG
Radiate bust right
AETERNITAS AVG
Sol standing left, right hand raised, left hand holding globe
Rome
267-268 AD
Sear 10169 (var), RIC 160 (var.), Gobl (MIR) 576a
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Mark Antony Legionary Denarius LEG VII ANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow
LEG VII
legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae mint 32-31BC
Legio VII Claudia Pia Fidelis (faithful and loyal Claudian legion) dates back to the four legions used by Julius Caesar in his Gallic Wars and played a crucial role in The Battle of Pharsalus in 58 BC, and it existed at least until the end of the 4th century, guarding middle Danube. The emblem of this legion, as well as of all Caesar's legions, was the bull, together with the lion.
Legio VII was one of the two legions used in Caesar's invasions of Britain.
Tiberius Claudius Maximus the Roman soldier who brought the head of Decebalus to emperor Trajan was serving in Legio VII Claudia.
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Probus AntoninianusIMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
Radiate bust left in imperial mantle, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle.
VIRTVS PROBI AVG
Mars advancing right, holding a trophy and spear; P in right field.
Ex: XXI
280 AD, Siscia.
3.89 g
RIC V, Part 2, 810
Amazing reverse!
SOLD October 2014
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Probus AE Antoninianus. IMP C PROBVS P F AVG
Radiate, cuirassed bust right
MARS VICTOR
Mars walking right, spear in right hand pointing forward, trophy over left shoulder; II in ex.
Officina 2
Lugdunum, 276 AD.
4.29g
RIC V, Part II, 38; Bastien 190.
Ex-Canadian coin
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Claudius Copper AsTI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP P P
Bare head of Claudius left
CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI SC
Constantia helmeted standing left, right hand raised holding sceptre in left
Rome 42 AD
9.88g
Sear 1858 RIC 111
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CarausiusCarausius (287-293AD)
IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG
radiate, draped and cuirassed thick-necked bust right
PAX AVG
Pax standing left holding olive branch and sceptre, F O in field, ML in exergue
4.02 grams
London mint
RCV 3562
RIC 101
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AUGUSTUS & PTOLEMY OF NUMIDIA AE semisAVGVSTVS DIVI F
bare head of Augustus right
C LAETILIVS APALVS II V Q, REX PTOL (Ptolemy, King) within diadem
Carthago Nova, Spain, under sole 'duovir quinqunennales' C Laetilius Apalus.
18.5mm, 5.3g.
RPC 172.
Ex-Incitatus
Ptolemy of Numidia was the son of King Juba II of Numidia and Cleopatra Selene II. He was also the grandson of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII on his mohter's side. He was named in honor of the memory of Cleopatra VII, the birthplace of his mother and the birthplace of her relatives. In choosing her son's name, Cleopatra Selene II created a distinct Greek-Egyptian tone and emphasized her role as the monarch who would continue the Ptolemaic dynasty. She by-passed the ancestral names of her husband. By naming her son Ptolemy instead of a Berber ancestral name, she offers an example rare in ancient history, especially in the case of a son who is the primary male heir, of reaching into the mother's family instead of the father's for a name. This emphasized the idea that his mother was the heiress of the Ptolemies and the leader of a Ptolemaic government in exile.
Through his parents he received Roman citizenship and was actually educated in Rome. Amazingly he grew up in the house of his maternal aunt, and Antony's daughter Antonia Minor, the youngest daughter of Mark Antony and the youngest niece of Augustus. Antonia was also a half-sister of Ptolemy's late mother, also a daughter of Mark Antony. Antonia Minor's mother was Octavia Minor, Mark Antony's fourth wife and the second sister of Octavian (later Augustus). Ptolemy lived in Rome until the age of 21, when he returned to the court of his aging father in Mauretania.
Ptolemy was a co-ruler with his father Juba II until Juba's death and was the last semi-autonomous ruler of Africa. On a visit to Rome in 40 AD he was seen by the Emperor Caligula in an amphitheather wearing a spectacular purpal cloak. A jealous Caligula had him murdered for his fashionable purple cloak.
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SOLD! AugustusAVGVSTVS DIVI F
bare head right
IMP X ACT
Apollo standing left, plectrum in right, lyre in left hand
15 - 13 B.C. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint
3.457g, 17.8mm, die axis 255o
RIC I 171a, BMCRE I 461, RSC I 144
Ex- Forum, ex-Ancient Imports, ex-McSorley Westchester Stamp Coin Show 4 April 1976
Commemorates the battle of Actium over Antony and Cleopatra
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Nero Tetradrachm HeraNEPΩ KΛAV KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEP AV
Radiate head left, L IΔ in left field
HPA-APΓEIA
Diademed, veiled bust of Hera Argeia right
Alexandria mint
Milne 291
9.82g
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Mark Antony Legionary Denarius LEG XANT AVG III VIR R P C
Galley r. mast with banners at prow
LEG X
Legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae mint 32-31BC
LEG X (later called Gemina) was levied in 59 BC or earlier by Julius Caesar. It was the first legion levied by him personally and was raised in Spain. It played a major role in the Gallic war featuring prominently in Caesar's "Gallic Wars." Legio X was his most trusted and loyal Legion. In 45 BC the Legion was disbanded and given land grants in Southern Gaul.
During the civil war that followed Caesar's assassination, Legio X was reconstituted by Lepidus in the winter of 44/43 BC making use of many retired legionaries who re-enlisted. It was eventually turned over to Antony and fought for him until the final Battle of Philippi. The veterans obtained lands near Cremona, and an inscription reports that the name of the legion at the time was Veneria, "devoted to Venus." This alluded to Julius Caesar's claimed descent from Venus.
The newly levied Tenth was then taken by Antony to Armenia for his Parthian campaign. During Antony's civil war, the legion fought for him until his defeat at the Battle of Actium, after which the legion changed sides and moved into Octavian's army. They were then taken to Egypt to finish off Antony and Cleopatra. Octavian never fully trusted the 10th Legion as it had been fiercely loyal to both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. After Antony's death Octavian left the legion in the East in Syria. In 29 BC the legion was due to be discharged. When the legionaries pressed for their release and land grants Octavian was slow in complying. Suetonius says that the entire legion rioted and Octavian dishonorably discharged the entire legion.
Octavian now recruited new legionaries to fill the 10th Legion in its traditional recruiting grounds of Spain. Some of the senior Centurions may have re-enlisted for a third term to serve with the 10th. These men would have been in their late 40's or early 50's. The new legionaries marched over land to Syria to take up their posting. The new 10th Legion's home base was on the Euphrates to keep an eye on the Parthians.
The next discharge date would be 14-13 BC. This time the 10th Legion was settled in Beirut and the city was given Colony status. Ten years later the 10th Legion under Publius Quintilius Varus was marched down to Jerusalem to garrison the city after Herod the Great died. The 10th Legion would remain in Jerusalem until 6 AD. Jay GT4
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Mark Antony Sol denariusM ANTONIVS M F M N AVGVR IMP TERT around (MP and RT ligatured)
Mark Antony, veiled and wearing the priestly robes of an Augur, standing right, holding lituus in right hand.
III VIR R P C COS DESIG ITER ET TERT
Radiate head of Sol right
Athens
Summer 38 BC
2.73g
Crawford 533/2, Sear Imperators 267
Purchased broken into several pieces and Glued together.
Antony's third Imperatorial acclimation resulted from Ventidius' victory at Gindarus. Antony's depiction in priestly robes of an augur emphasizes the importance which he placed on the possession of this religious office. The word AVGVR features prominently on most of Antony's remaining coinage right down to Actium. No doubt this was to stress his adherence to Republican traditions. Sol is symbolic of the East and shows Antony's personal concern for eastern affairs after the distraction caused by his extended stay in Italy starting in the second half of 40 BC and running almost the whole of the following year. Jay GT4
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VespasianIMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII
Laureate head of Vespasian right
NEP RED
Neptune standing left, right foot on globe, holding aplustre and sceptre
Antioch
76 AD
2.46g
Sear 2276, RIC 361
Scarce!
The reverse of this type is copied from the coinage of Octavian
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Mark Antony Legionary Denarius LEG XIXANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow
LEG XIX
legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae mint 32-31BC
3.37g
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SOLD! FaustaFLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG
Draped bust right
SPES REIPVBLICAE
Fausta standing facing, head left holding two children (Constantius II and Constans) in her arms
Mint mark SMANT Officina E (5)
Antioch mint 325-6 AD
3.59g
Sear IV 16580, RIC69
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Faustina II denariusFAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL
VENVS
Venus standing left holding apple and rudder, around shaft of which dolphin is entwined
Rome 148-152 AD
2.65g
Sear 4708
Delicate portrait with an elegant Venus
Faustina II was the daughter of Antoninus Pius, wife of Marcus Aurelius and mother of Commodus.
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Faustina II denariusFAVSTINA AVGVSTA
Draped and diad. bust right
IVNONI REGINAE
Juno seated holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet
Rome 161-175 AD
Sear 5257
RIC 698
RSC 145
3.1g
A more mature Faustina
Ex-CNG catalog May 22, 2002 part of Lot 1711
From the Jurgen K. Schmidt collection
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Caracalla ProvincialAYT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC Π
Caracalla facing right
BIZYHNΩN
Tyche standing
Bizya, Thrace.
16.17g
29-30mm
Jurukova, Bizye, no. 54, pl. 9, same dies, citing one specimen in Sofia
Very rare!
Wildwinds example
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Henry VIII half GroatHenry VIII (1509-47)
Silver Half Groat.
Profile portrait type, bust crowned right
Arms over Cross, WA beside shield, the insignia of Archbishop Warham of Canterbury.
Canterbury mint.
Second coinage (1526-44)
S-2343.
Ex-Calgary coins, Ex- Gordon Andreas Singer
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Gotarzes II TetradrachmBust left, long pointed beard, no ear visible, O behind head
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ
King enthroned right, receiving diadem from Tyche holding cornucopia, date above diadem
Seleukeia on the Tigris mint
Dated Seleukid Era 361 (49/50 AD)
Sellwood 65.25-27; Shore 362.
ex-Calgary Coin
"King of Kings Arsaces, bringer of plenty, the just, friend of the Greeks"
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Faustina DIVA FAVSTINA
Diademed and draped bust right
AVGVSTA SC
Ceres standing left holding corn ears and scepter
Rome 141 AD
9.02g
Sear 4645
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VF Green patina. Reverse a bit rough.Jay GT4
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Mark Antony Legionary Denarius LEG XIXANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow
LEG XIX
legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae mint 32-31BC
3.10g
Ex-Calgary Coin
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Antonia/Claudius muleANTONIA AVGVSTA
Bare head of Antonia right
CERES AVGVSTA SC
Ceres enthroned left holding corn ears and torch
Provincial mint? 41-2 AD
10.83g
Die axis 180
Obverse Sear 1902 or 1903, RIC 92 or 104
Reverse Sear 1855 or 1856, RIC 94 or RIC 110
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An interesting and rare dupondius. The obverse from Claudius in honor of his mother Antonia, daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia. The reverse is from a dupondius of Claudius. Both dies were in use at the same time giving rise to speculation, was this an "official" mistake from the mint or is this an ancient counterfeit? Style suggests a Provincial mint.
Encrustations and some bronze disease on the obverse is being treated.Jay GT4
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