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Eolide, Myrina. Tetradrachme stéphanophore (150-140 AC)a: Tête d'Apollon Grynion laurée et diadémée à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur le cou. Anépigraphe.
r: MYPINAIΩN. Apollon marchant à droite, tenant de la main droite un phiale, sacrifiant, et de la gauche une branche de laurier à laquelle sont suspendues deux bandelettes ; à ses pieds à droite, l'omphalos et une amphore ; dans le champ à gauche, monogramme ; le tout dans une couronne de laurier.
32mm; 16.36g; 11h
Référence : GC.4216 var. - RQEMH.217 - BMC.223 - P.2307
ex Laurent Fabre enchère n°13 lot 311 commentsT.MooT04/24/24 at 15:34Callimachus: One of my favorite ancient coins. Beautiful.

Great Britain, 1791 Liverpool Halfpenny Token (Ship/Coat of Arms, Numista 17518) v.1CONDER TOKEN
Lancashire, Liverpool
CU Halfpenny Token (30.35mm, 12.09g, 6h)
Dated 1791
Obverse: LIVERPOOL HALFPENNY, Ship under sail to right, wreath below
Reverse: DEUS NOBIS HÆC OTIA FECIT, Coat of Arms of the city of Liverpool (a cormorant in shield surmounted by another, both holding seaweed in beaks, with bulrushes either side), date below
On edge: PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOMAS CLARKE . X . X .
References: Numista 17518

Worn with some edge damage. Dark blue-green patina.
Thomas Clarke, (1742-1815) was a grocer, seedman, and warehouseman with offices at Fenwick Street, later Marshall Street, Liverpool.
Source: Gary Groll https://www.garygroll.com/thomas-clarke-commercial-halfpenny-1791-d-h-lancashire-72/)2 commentsCPK04/24/24 at 14:15Tracy Aiello: A splendid token.

RIC III Marcus Aurelius 305 (var)Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVIII
Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, cuirassed, right
Rev: IMP VII COS III
Roma, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical spear in left hand
The difference is in the bust type. RIC III 305 - head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right1 commentsPavel L04/24/24 at 11:28CPK: Great portrait!

Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 248Septimius Severus AR denarius

2.95g, 19.89mm, 180 degrees, Rome mint, 201-202 CE.

Attribution: RIC IVa 248. Cohen 1.

O: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right.

R: ADVENT AVGG, Severus on horseback left, raising right hand and holding spear, preceeded by a soldier.

21 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.93.

Ex H. Schulman collection, Ex-Marc Breitsprecher #45654.1 commentsRon C204/23/24 at 10:53Anaximander: Adventus! Excellent specimen.

Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 14Septimius Severus AR denarius

2.66g, 16.9mm, 345 degrees, Rome mint, 194 CE.

Attribution: RIC IVa 14. Cohen 272. BMCRE V 20.

O: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right.

R: LEG XIIII GEM M V TR P COS, Legionary eagle between two standards.

LEG XIIII is Gemina, the twinned Fourteenth Legion.

18 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.97.

Ex-Herakles Numismatics.2 commentsRon C204/23/24 at 10:46Anaximander: A Legionary denarius, oh my!

Galba TetradrachmGalba, Silver Tetradrachm, Antioch, 68 AD, 26.9mm, 14.412g, die axis 45 o, RPC Online I 4195; Wruck taf. III, 56; Prieur 95; McAlee 304; SNG Hunterian 2849
OBV: ΓAΛBAC AUTOKPATΩP CEBACTOC KAICAP (clockwise from upper right), laureate head right, star lower right
REV: ETOYC NEOY IEPOY·A, eagle standing left on fulmen (thunderbolt), head left, wings partially open, palm frond left
Ex: Forvm Ancient Coins
SCARCE
2 commentsSRukke04/23/24 at 07:45David Atherton: Super rarity!

Macedonia, Philippi AE (Victory/standards, RPC 1651) v.1MACEDONIA, PHILIPPI
Time of Claudius or Nero
AE (18.65mm, 4.38g, 6h)
Struck AD 41-68
Obverse: VIC AVG, Victory with wreath and palm, facing left on base
Reverse: COHOR PRAE PHIL, three military standards
References: RPC 1651

Dark patina with some rough surfaces. Well-centered and sharply struck. The obverse commemorates Octavian and Antony's victory over Brutus and Cassius at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, while the reverse refers to the settlement of retired Praetorian veterans in the provincial colony of Philippi.3 commentsCPK04/23/24 at 07:43David Atherton: Nice example.

161Marcus Aurelius 161-80 AD
AE as
Obv: "M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG"
Laureate bust right.
Rev: "TRP XXXIIII IMP X COS III SC"
She-wolf standing right in cave, suckling twins, Remus and Romulus, representing the Lupercal at the base of the Palatine hill.
Rome mint
RIC 12472 commentsmauseus04/23/24 at 02:47CPK: Nice!

RIC 080 DomitianÆ Sestertius, 19.98g
Rome mint, 81 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: TR P COS VII DES VIII P P; S C in field; Domitian stg. l., togate, with palladium
RIC 80 (C). BMC 265. BNC 278.
Acquired from Jetons Canada, eBay, April 2024. Ex Paris dealer, February 2024.

Struck fleetingly during Domitian's first meagre bronze issue, this unique reverse features Domitian as Emperor standing togate holding the palladium of Pallas Athena. Considered an accession type, it was never struck again and has the distinction of being the first original Domitianic design employed on his coinage. Mattingly in BMCRE says of the new type - 'Domitian holding the palladium is the Emperor entrusted with the destinies of Rome.' Rarely noted in the catalogues is the scroll Domitian is holding with his left hand, symbolising his authority. RIC's frequency rating is 'common', but only two other examples are listed on asearch in trade during the past 20 years and just four examples cited in OCRE. Same dies as the BM and Paris specimens.

A superb example of early Domitianic portraiture. 4 commentsDavid Atherton04/22/24 at 10:58Dirk J: A really great piece, my congratulations!

RIC 080 DomitianÆ Sestertius, 19.98g
Rome mint, 81 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: TR P COS VII DES VIII P P; S C in field; Domitian stg. l., togate, with palladium
RIC 80 (C). BMC 265. BNC 278.
Acquired from Jetons Canada, eBay, April 2024. Ex Paris dealer, February 2024.

Struck fleetingly during Domitian's first meagre bronze issue, this unique reverse features Domitian as Emperor standing togate holding the palladium of Pallas Athena. Considered an accession type, it was never struck again and has the distinction of being the first original Domitianic design employed on his coinage. Mattingly in BMCRE says of the new type - 'Domitian holding the palladium is the Emperor entrusted with the destinies of Rome.' Rarely noted in the catalogues is the scroll Domitian is holding with his left hand, symbolising his authority. RIC's frequency rating is 'common', but only two other examples are listed on asearch in trade during the past 20 years and just four examples cited in OCRE. Same dies as the BM and Paris specimens.

A superb example of early Domitianic portraiture. 4 commentsDavid Atherton04/22/24 at 08:29FlaviusDomitianus: I agree, the coin is definitely rarer than RIC ind...

Severus Alexander Denarius (Sol with whip, RIC IV 120) v.1SEVERUS ALEXANDER, AD 222-235
AR Denarius (20.28mm, 3.95g, 6h)
Struck AD 233. Rome mint
Obverse: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander right
Reverse: P M TR P XII COS III P P, Sol, radiate with cloak over left shoulder, advancing left, holding whip in left hand and raising right hand
References: RIC IV 120, RCV 7915

A superb specimen, with lovely old cabinet toning, sharply struck on a broad and heavy flan.6 commentsCPK04/22/24 at 07:04Enodia: Great coin. Bull's eye centering!

Titus As (Spes, RIC II 1273) v.1TITUS as Caesar, AD 69-79
AE As (27.75mm, 10.03g, 7h)
Struck AD 77/8. Lugdunum mint
Obverse: T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR, laureate head of Titus right
Reverse: S C, Spes standing left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt in left
References: RIC II 1273

Old collection patina. Portrait struck in very high relief.
From the Kenneth Bressett Collection (1928 - )
Ex Corbitt & Hunter Ltd., unknown date2 commentsCPK04/22/24 at 07:00Enodia: Bold

Great Britain Lord Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson 1758 - 1805British and Foreign Sailors Society Medal Commemorating the Trafalgar Centenary

Copper medal; Brown BHM 3924, Hardy 112; VF, scratches, rim dings; 12.470g; 28.8mm; 0o; 1905. Obverse PRESENTED BY BRITISH & FOREIGN SAILORS SOCIETY (top clockwise) CONTAINING VICTORY COPPER FROM LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY (bottom counter clockwise), Lord Nelson standing left, DEATH OF NELSON OCT 21 1809 CENTENARY MEMENTO OCT 21 1905 in banner across, E.R. VII below. Reverse "ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EV ERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY" (top clockwise) "THANK GOD I HAVE DONE MY DUTY" (bottom counter clockwise), flagship HMS Victory right, VICTORY.TRAFALGAR / OCT. 21 1805 in two lines below; from the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.

Descriptive Write-Up and Photo Credits: Forum Ancient Coins

I note that on the top of the reverse at 12h between “EV” and “ERY” is a 1 mm diameter circle with a raised outline. Could this be a marker for a pierce point should the owner want to suspend the medal?3 commentsTracy Aiello04/22/24 at 06:39Enodia: Great!

RIC 080 DomitianÆ Sestertius, 19.98g
Rome mint, 81 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: TR P COS VII DES VIII P P; S C in field; Domitian stg. l., togate, with palladium
RIC 80 (C). BMC 265. BNC 278.
Acquired from Jetons Canada, eBay, April 2024. Ex Paris dealer, February 2024.

Struck fleetingly during Domitian's first meagre bronze issue, this unique reverse features Domitian as Emperor standing togate holding the palladium of Pallas Athena. Considered an accession type, it was never struck again and has the distinction of being the first original Domitianic design employed on his coinage. Mattingly in BMCRE says of the new type - 'Domitian holding the palladium is the Emperor entrusted with the destinies of Rome.' Rarely noted in the catalogues is the scroll Domitian is holding with his left hand, symbolising his authority. RIC's frequency rating is 'common', but only two other examples are listed on asearch in trade during the past 20 years and just four examples cited in OCRE. Same dies as the BM and Paris specimens.

A superb example of early Domitianic portraiture. 4 commentsDavid Atherton04/22/24 at 03:20CPK: Yes, that is remarkable! A magnificent coin!

RIC 080 DomitianÆ Sestertius, 19.98g
Rome mint, 81 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: TR P COS VII DES VIII P P; S C in field; Domitian stg. l., togate, with palladium
RIC 80 (C). BMC 265. BNC 278.
Acquired from Jetons Canada, eBay, April 2024. Ex Paris dealer, February 2024.

Struck fleetingly during Domitian's first meagre bronze issue, this unique reverse features Domitian as Emperor standing togate holding the palladium of Pallas Athena. Considered an accession type, it was never struck again and has the distinction of being the first original Domitianic design employed on his coinage. Mattingly in BMCRE says of the new type - 'Domitian holding the palladium is the Emperor entrusted with the destinies of Rome.' Rarely noted in the catalogues is the scroll Domitian is holding with his left hand, symbolising his authority. RIC's frequency rating is 'common', but only two other examples are listed on asearch in trade during the past 20 years and just four examples cited in OCRE. Same dies as the BM and Paris specimens.

A superb example of early Domitianic portraiture. 4 commentsDavid Atherton04/22/24 at 01:42Jay GT4: Outstanding! Love that you can see Domitian'...

Archelaus Philopatris Ktistes Drachm HGC 7, 857Archelaus Philopatris Ktistes AR drachm

3.65g, 18.0mm, 0 degrees, Kingdom of Cappadocia. Eusebeia (Caeserea) under Mount Argaios, Regnal year 42 (6/7 CE)

Attribution: HGC 7, 857. Simonetta 5.

O: Diademed head right.

R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡXEΛΑOV ΦIΛOΠATPIΔOΣ KAI KTIΣTOV, Club of Herakles, Regnal year date MB across fields.

Ex-CNG e-auction 559, lot 135, April 3, 2024. Ex-Weise Collection. Ex-Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 19 (16 May 2006), lot 259, EX-Numismatica Ars Classica B (25 February 1992), lot 1499.3 commentsRon C204/21/24 at 19:04Tracy Aiello: Excellent upgrade.

RIC 0641 TitusT CAES IMP PON TR P COS II CENS
Laureate head right.

VICTORIA AVGVST SC.
Victoria standing right on prow, holding wreath and palm.

Rome, 73 CE

11.03 g. 28.00 mm.

RIC 641 (R)

Ex-Artemidea eLive 32, lot 4776 commentsJay GT404/21/24 at 16:19*Alex: Great portrait. Very nice coin Jay.

Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 516Septimius Severus AR denarius

3.57g, 20.0mm, 180 degrees, Laodicea mint, 202 CE

Attribution: RIC IVa 516. Cohen 719. BMCRE V 678.

O: L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right.

R: VICTORIA-[E] [A]VGG FEL, Victory flying left, holding wreath with long ribbon with both hands over shield set on cippus.

88 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.104.

Ex-Bertolami Fine Art, Prague, Auction 279, Lot 316, 12 Mar 2024.2 commentsRon C204/21/24 at 13:41Jay GT4: Great strike, great coin

Roman Republic, Q. Ant. Balbus, c83/2 BC, AR Denarius serratus, 4.21 grams. Obverse: Jupiter, Reverse: Victory in Quadriga.4 commentspaul188804/20/24 at 22:29CPK: Wow, that is one sharp coin!

1355 - 1375, Edward the Black Prince, AR Hardi d'Argent, Struck 1362 -1372 at Limoges, Aquitaine, FranceObverse: ED PO GNS REGI AGEL. Facing robed half-length figure of Edward wearing a coronet of a simple band around his head (as opposed to the crown of a king) under Gothic canopy, holding sword in right hand, left hand raised with finger pointing in benedictory position. Rosette either side of coronet.
Reverse: ✤ PRI-CPS ✤ AQIT-ANE Long cross collarino, pattée at the ends, extending through legend. Fleur de lis in first and second quarters; lion passant, guardant in second and third quarters. Rosettes (marked in text by ✤) in legend.
Diameter: 19.1mm | Weight: 1.033gms | Axis 6h
SPINK: 8134 | Elias: 204
Ex. FORVM Ancient Coins
Scarce

This coin was struck for use in the English territory held in France, it had the value of an English silver penny.

THE BLACK PRINCE
Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376) was the eldest son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainaut. He was an excellent military leader and his victory over the French at the battle of Crécy in 1346 made him very popular at home in England. He was strongly impressed by the chivalrous attitude of John the Blind, King of Bohemia, who preferred to die rather than bear the dishonour of defeat and Edward took as his heraldic arms the ostrich feathers which the King of Bohemia had already worn. In 1356 Edward crushed the French at Poitiers, taking King Jean le Bon prisoner. The Treaty of Brétigny in May 1360, confirmed the independence of Aquitaine and Edward was its first prince (from 1362 to 1372). In 1369, war resumed with France but, after the first English defeats in Aquitaine, in 1371 the Black Prince returned to England and renounced his principality the following year. He died in 1376, his father Edward III died the next year, 1377, and Richard II, who was the son of the Black Prince, ascended the throne. The Black Prince, was the first English Prince of Wales not to become King of England.3 comments*Alex04/20/24 at 21:08quadrans: Great piece 👍

1100 - 1135, HENRY I, AR Penny, Struck 1125 - 1135 at York, EnglandObverse: HENRICUS : R - . Crowned bust of Henry I, facing three-quarters to left, holding short sceptre topped with fleur-de-lys over his right shoulder.
Reverse: -- ULF : ON : EVERW surrounding quadrilateral figure with concave sides, each angle terminating in a fleur-de-lys, over a cross fleury with pellet in each angle, all within beaded circle.
Possibilities for the moneyer “ULF” include, amongst others, HEAWULF, HARTHULF and HEARDWULF.
BMC Type 15 "Quadrilateral on Cross Fleury" issue
Diameter: 20mm | Weight: 1.4gms | Die Axis: 2h
Flan chipped and cracked, legends largely illegible.
Found near Womersley, West Yorkshire, England. Recorded by UKDFD, February 2012, # 36152
SPINK: 1276
Rare

Henry I's coinage is remarkable for its deterioration in quality, and the public, losing faith in its silver content, often cut or mutilated them. In 1124, alongside his purge of the moneyers, Henry ordered that his coins be cut at the time of their issue so as to force the public to accept all his circulating coinage. This is why his later coins often contain a 'snick' or cut, it was to prove to people that the coins were silver all the way through.
In 1984 David Walker pointed out that only 11 of the 106 moneyers of type 14 recorded in Brooke's BMC were also known at the same mint in type 15, and that the number of mints declined from 46 to 19. J D Gomm suggested that this apparent upheaval was the result of Henry I's assize of moneyers in 1124-25. Brooke disputed that on the basis that he did not believe that type 15 could have remained in production for around ten years until the end of Henry I's reign in 1135. However, Gomm's suggestion has now received strong support from Blackburn's analysis of the activity of moneyers in the reign of Henry the first. This analysis has shown that the turnover of moneyers between types 14 and 15 was substantially greater than that between any of Henry I's other types. Blackburn also estimated that the loss of moneyers caused by the assize is likely to have been about 80-85 against the 94 victims of the purge recorded by the Margam annals which he thinks might have included mint officials whose names did not appear on the coins as moneyers.

After the death of William II in an alleged hunting accident in the New Forest, the fourth son of William the Conqueror, Henry I, was crowned King of England. Henry was well educated (hence his given epithet of 'Beauclerc') and he was the first Norman king able to speak fluent English. He appears to have been an energetic and decisive ruler, he increased the royal revenues and he made peace with Scotland by marrying Matilda of Scotland. Henry I died in 1135, reportedly from a 'surfeit of lampreys', leaving his only heir, his daughter also called Matilda, in line for the throne. However, within a month, Stephen of Blois, Matilda's cousin, had himself crowned king starting what was to become a bitter struggle for power during a period which became known as “The Anarchy”. Stability only returned when Henry II, son of Matilda, was crowned king on the death of Steven in 1154.
2 comments*Alex04/20/24 at 21:07quadrans: Wow 👍

Ionia, Phokaia. Archaic female head hemihekea.Asia Minor. Ionia. c. 521-478 BC. AR Hemihekea (1.29 gm, 9.3mm) of Phokaia. "Smyrna-type" female head left, wearing helmet or sakkos, with earring. / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF. CNG EA 555 #133. Lightly toned, granular surfaces. Klein Kleinsilbermünzen 452-453; ACNAC Rosen 596-597; SNG Cop. 7 (Uncertain) #389-394; SNG Kayhan 1 #522–526, SNG Kayhan 2 #1433-1434; SNG Munich 796; SNG von Aulock 1813-1815.1 commentsAnaximander04/20/24 at 17:58T.MooT: splendid

Thrace, Satyr Tritartemorion of Thasos.Thrace. Thasos. c. 412-404 BC. AR Tritartemorion (0.39 gm, 8.4mm, 2h). Head of bald and bearded satyr Selinos right. / Two dolphins within shallow incuse square. Θ-Α-Σ (ethnic). VF. CNG EA 555. #57. Ex Vineyard Collection (Nomos Obolos 16, 11 Oct. 2020) #84; Pegasi Numismatics BBS 120 (20 Nov. 2000) #69. Le Rider, Thasiennes 12; HGC 6, 340; SNG Cop. 2 (Thrace) 1033-1034; SNG Lockett #1238.1 commentsAnaximander04/20/24 at 17:58T.MooT: great!

Roman Republic, Q. Ant. Balbus, c83/2 BC, AR Denarius serratus, 4.21 grams. Obverse: Jupiter, Reverse: Victory in Quadriga.4 commentspaul188804/20/24 at 14:26kc: So nice!

064 - Septimius Severus denarius - RIC 373 NoteObv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right
Rev:– FELICIT TEMPOM (sic), grain ear between crossed cornucopiae.
Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194-195
Reference:- RIC IV 373 note
Die axis 0 degrees. Weight 3.09g 1 commentsmaridvnvm04/20/24 at 13:54septimus: The reverse legend is in fact FEIICIIT TEMPOM as s...

Roman Republic, Q. Ant. Balbus, c83/2 BC, AR Denarius serratus, 4.21 grams. Obverse: Jupiter, Reverse: Victory in Quadriga.4 commentspaul188804/20/24 at 12:18T.MooT: Great one!

Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 269Septimius Severus AR denarius

16.0mm, 3.14g, 180 degrees, Rome mint, 204 CE.

Attribution: RIC IVa 269. Cohen 229. BMCRE V 340.

O: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, Laureate head right

R: INVICTA VIRTVS, Septimius Severus on horseback right, cloak flying behind him, brandishing javelin at fallen foe.

1 example in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.96.

Ex-CNG e-auction 559, lot 522, April 3, 2024. Ex-Weise Collection, purchased from Anglo Antiquities on Ebay, 2003.3 commentsRon C204/20/24 at 10:36Anaximander: Wonderful obverse (the lettering is fantastic). Ni...

Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 267aSeptimius Severus AR denarius

19.5mm, 3.45g, 0 degrees, Rome mint, 203 CE.

Attribution: RIC IVa 267a. Cohen 217 (222var in Mouchmov). BMCRE V 333.

O: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, Laureate head right

R: INDVLGENTIA AVGG IN CARTH, Dea Caelestis, facing, riding lion leaping to the right, holding drum and sceptre, water gushing from rocks on the left.

3 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.96.

Ex-CNG e-auction 559, lot 521, April 3, 2024. Ex-Weise Collection. Ex-Barry P. Murphy inventory 12343 (2003)3 commentsRon C204/20/24 at 10:34Anaximander: Handsome. I dare say it was this coin that gave ri...

Japan. Tokugawa Shogunate. Bunkyu Eiho (So Bun = Cursive script).Hartill 5.17; Jones (2007) 355; KM C 6a; Zeno # 332046

4 mon (cast copper alloy; made from old 1 mon coins); cast from March 1863 (Bunkyu 3) to 1868 at the Asakusa mint (near Edo) and Kosuge mint; written by Court Councillor Itakura Katsuyoshi; 3.86 g., 26.87 mm., 0°

Obv.: 文久永寶 Bun Kyu Ei Ho (=Eternal Treasure of the Bunkyu Era); cursive script, wide rim around hole

Rev.: Eleven nami/waves

Hartill rarity VC; In total, 891,515,631 bunkyu Eiho of all varieties were cast.1 commentsStkp04/20/24 at 03:42Justin L1: I like this coin-it has an organic simplicity that...

Roman Republic, Q. Ant. Balbus, c83/2 BC, AR Denarius serratus, 4.21 grams. Obverse: Jupiter, Reverse: Victory in Quadriga.4 commentspaul188804/20/24 at 03:40Justin L1: Beautiful all around but that quadriga reverse…wow...

Severus Alexander Denarius (Sol with whip, RIC IV 120) v.1SEVERUS ALEXANDER, AD 222-235
AR Denarius (20.28mm, 3.95g, 6h)
Struck AD 233. Rome mint
Obverse: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander right
Reverse: P M TR P XII COS III P P, Sol, radiate with cloak over left shoulder, advancing left, holding whip in left hand and raising right hand
References: RIC IV 120, RCV 7915

A superb specimen, with lovely old cabinet toning, sharply struck on a broad and heavy flan.6 commentsCPK04/20/24 at 03:39Justin L1: Perfection! Love the wide flan, portrait, toning, ...

Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 269Septimius Severus AR denarius

16.0mm, 3.14g, 180 degrees, Rome mint, 204 CE.

Attribution: RIC IVa 269. Cohen 229. BMCRE V 340.

O: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, Laureate head right

R: INVICTA VIRTVS, Septimius Severus on horseback right, cloak flying behind him, brandishing javelin at fallen foe.

1 example in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.96.

Ex-CNG e-auction 559, lot 522, April 3, 2024. Ex-Weise Collection, purchased from Anglo Antiquities on Ebay, 2003.3 commentsRon C204/20/24 at 03:38Justin L1: Love this type!! The reverse is so cool!

004a2. CaligulaAE As. 27mm, 9.48 g. Struck 37-8 AD. Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head left. Rev: VESTA above, S C across field, Vesta seated left, holding patera and sceptre. Cohen 27, RIC 38.1 commentslawrence c04/20/24 at 01:10CPK: Nice coin.

001j2. OctavianAR Quinarius. 14mm, 1.31 g. Uncertain Italian mint, 29-27 BC. Obv: CAESAR IMP VII, bare head right. Rev: ASIA RECEPTA, Victory standing left on cista mystica between two serpents erect. BMCRE 647, RSC 14, RIC 276.1 commentslawrence c04/20/24 at 01:09CPK: Cool type!

Severus AlexanderSeverus Alexander
225 AD.
19mm, 4.35 grams, unusually heavy for a third century denarius.
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander to right.
Reverse - FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing front, head to left, holding two military standards. BMC 220; Cohen 52; RIC 139.1 commentsJayAg4704/18/24 at 22:48CPK: That is super heavy! Nice coin.

Vespasian Denarius (Winged Caduceus, RIC II 686) v.2VESPASIAN, AD 69-79
AR Denarius (18.35mm, 3.26g, 6h)
Struck AD 74. Rome mint
Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESP AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right
Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM around winged caduceus
References: RIC II 686 (R), RCV 2306

Lightly toned and lustrous. A magnificent portrait of Vespasian and an exemplar of the veristic style of Flavian portraiture.8 commentsCPK04/18/24 at 20:52Virgil H: Incredible coin

Antoninus Pius As (MVNIFICENTIA AVG/elephant, RIC III 863)ANTONINUS PIUS, AD 138-161
AE As (28.12mm, 13.73g, 11h)
Struck AD 148/9. Rome mint
Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right
Reverse: MVNIFICENTIA AVG, African elephant walking left, COS IIII S C in exergue
References: RIC III 863, RCV 4308 var.

Well-struck on a heavy flan. Masterfully engraved elephant. This type commemorates the public games held in celebration of the 900th anniversary of the founding of Rome.9 commentsCPK04/18/24 at 20:51Virgil H: Elephant is great, so is portrait

Herod Agrippa I Prutah (Canopy/barley, Hendin 6274) v.1HEROD AGRIPPA I, AD 41-44
AE Prutah (17.95mm, 2.43g, 1h)
Struck AD 41/2. Jerusalem mint
Obverse: ΒΑϹΙΛΕΩϹ ΑΓΡΙΠΑ around canopy
Reverse: L Ϛ, three heads of barley between two leaves
References: RPC I 4981, Hendin 6274

Dark bronze patina highlighted with earthen deposits. A decent specimen for the type.2 commentsCPK04/18/24 at 20:49Virgil H: Lovely

Hadrian Sestertius Restitutori Hispaniae Obv.

HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Draped bust right

Rev.

RESTITVTORI HISPANIAE
Emperor standing left, raising the kneeling figure of Hispania holding branch, rabbit between
SC in ex.

134-138 AD

31.5mm 26.04g

RIC 952 Cohen 1272 BMC 1815
4 commentsancientdave04/18/24 at 20:48Virgil H: Lovely coin

Julius Caesar Denarius (Portrait/Fasces and caduceus, RRC 480/6) v.1JULIUS CAESAR, 49-44 BC
AR Denarius (18.91mm, 3.53g, 12h)
Struck late February to early March, 44 BC. Rome mint
Obverse: CAESAR DICT PERPETVO, wreathed head of Julius Caesar right
Reverse: L·BVCA, fasces and winged caduceus in saltire; axe, clasped hands, and globe in three quarters
References: RRC 480/6, RCV 1409

Toned. A scarce, late-lifetime portrait denarius of Julius Caesar. Caesar received the title of Dictator Perpetuo (Dictator for Life) in February of 44 BC; this coin would have been struck mere weeks before his assassination on the ides of March that same year.9 commentsCPK04/18/24 at 20:45Virgil H: Incredible coin

Lysimachos Tetradrachm (Deified Alexander/Athena, Stockholm 845) v.1LYSIMACHOS, 306-281 BC
AR Tetradrachm (28.30mm, 16.15g, 12h)
Struck 297 - 281 BC. Alexandreia Troas mint
Obverse: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with the horn of Ammon
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; cornucopia to inner left, Λ under throne
References: SNG Stockholm 845 (same dies)

A rare variant. Toned with scratches on reverse. Well centered portrait of Alexander the Great in fine style.5 commentsCPK04/18/24 at 20:43Virgil H: Fantastic portrait

RIC 789A DomitianAR Denarius, 3.44g
Rome mint, 95-96 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XV; Bust of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r., with aegis
Rev: IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P; Minerva stg. l., with thunderbolt and spear, shield at her l. side (M3)
RIC 789A (R3). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.
Ex JLB Coins, eBay, 7 February 2024. Formerly in NGC holder #4184475-010, with grade Ch VF.

A second known example of the M3 Minerva type from the 95-96 denarius issue with aegis portrait. Domitian's aegis portraits on denarii were more commonly struck in 84 and 85, sparingly so afterwards. The Rome mint was experimenting with new reverse designs and portrait types for the denarius issues during the last year of the reign. Perhaps the reintroduction of the aegis may have been part of this new programme? Of course we shall never know - Domitian's assassination in September 96 cut short any experimentation with his coinage. This rare variant only came to light recently and has been added to the RIC II.1 Addenda as RIC 789A.5 commentsDavid Atherton04/18/24 at 20:41Virgil H: Very nice

Great Britain Lord Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson 1758 - 1805Medal Commemorating the Wreck of HMS 'Foudroyant', 1897

Copper medal, Brown BHM 3613, Eimer 1813, Hardy 107, AT, scratches and marks, pendant loop attached, 28.58g, 38.1mm, 0o, Birmingham mint, after 1897; obverse ·:· HORATIO. VISCOUNT NELSON ·:·, uniformed bust facing slightly left, wearing tricorne decorated with diamond aigrette; BORN, 29th SEPTEMBER, 1758/DIED, 21st OCTOBER, 1805 / in two lines below, REG: No 311490 in small lettering along the bottom; reverse "FOUDROYANT," LORD NELSON'S FLAGSHIP., the HMS Foudroyant under sail left, COMMENCED BUILDING 1789 / LAUNCHED AT PLYMOUTH APRIL 1798 / WRECKED AT BLACK POOL / JUNE 16TH, 1897 in five lines below, MEDAL STRUCK FROM COPPER OF VESSEL AFTER BREAKING UP in small lettering along the bottom.; ex J. Eric Engstrom Collection.

Descriptive Write-Up and Photo Credits: Forum Ancient Coins

Per Wikipedia the Foudroyant was Lord Nelson’s flagship from June 6, 1799 until the end of June 1800.4 commentsTracy Aiello04/18/24 at 20:14Virgil H: Beautiful

Trajan SestertiusObv. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust right.
Rev. IMPERATOR VIIII S C, The army saluting Trajan "imperator" for the ninth time; Trajan sits right on platform, extending right hand and attended by two standing officers, while a lictor shouldering fasces stands right before platform; the army is represented by (a) three soldiers standing left, all wearing helmets and holding shields, the first two raising their right arms to acclaim Trajan and the third holding a horse by the bridle and (b) the heads and standards of two standard-bearers, unhelmeted, visible in a second row above the heads of the soldiers and the horse in the front row.
Mint: Rome, 114/116 AD.

34mm 29.67g

BMC 1019; Coh. 178; MIR 549 v; RIC 658.

Provenance:
Ex Künker, Auction 382, lot 417.
Ex Lanz, Auction 109, lot 409.

Trajan extended the Empire's borders to their greatest limit. After two major campaigns (AD 101-103 and 105-106), he incorporated Dacia as a Roman province. In AD 114, in consequence of the installation of a Parthian puppet on the throne of Armenia, Trajan annexed the area as another Roman province and then extended operations into Mesopotamia. The reverse of this coin depicts Trajan's acclamation by the troops as imperator for the eighth time, which occurred with the fall of the city of Singara in AD 115 during the campaigns on the eastern frontier (CNG).
After major victories, the army saluted the emperor "imperator" ("commander"), entitling him to celebrate a triumph in Rome if the Senate decreed one. This sestertius of Trajan, a similar sestertius with IMPERATOR VIII, and a similar aureus with IMPERATOR VII, are the only Roman coins to depict such a salutation. These three acclamations commemorated the first three victories of Trajan's Parthian war, IMP VII being accorded for his conquest of Armenia in 114, IMP VIII and VIIII for the first two victories of his second campaign in 115.5 commentskc04/18/24 at 20:13Virgil H: Beautiful

N248Roman Empire Coin. AR Denarius of Vespasian. Rome Mint. AD 69/70. OBV: Laureate head of Vespasian right / IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. REV: Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning with trophy left / IVDAEA. RIC II.1 (2nd ed) Vespasian 2; Hendin 6509.

Acquired from Hobart Dealer (2022)
Bought from Romanorum (April 2024)2 commentsSebastian H204/18/24 at 19:22Jay GT4: Iconic type

Great Britain Lord Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson 1758 - 1805The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society Membership Token

Tin medal; Hardy 94; Weight 8.7g; Diameter 32mm; Die axis 0o; Date 1905; Obverse: uniformed bust of Lord Vice Admiral Nelson l., in l. field: №, circular and clockwise ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY inscribed on a belt with the fastened buckle at 6 1/2h; Reverse: port-quarter view of a three-masted ship partially dismasted driving on the rocks in a heavy sea, clockwise SHIPWRECKED MARINERS SOCIETY, ・1861・at 6h between the start and end of the legend. Slot pierced for suspension. Creator: Joseph Davis.

Photo Credits: 56salesman

Per Royal Museums Greenwich this is a membership token issued annually as a receipt for a subscription. I assume that the № in the left field was for inscribing one’s membership number, but I have no evidence of that. The date at 6h is the date of issue.3 commentsTracy Aiello04/18/24 at 11:11CPK: Interesting token!

Carausius Antoninianus (PAX AVGGG, RIC V 335 var.) v.1CARAUSIUS, AD 286-293
BI Antoninianus (23.77mm, 3.31g, 1h)
Struck AD 286-293. Camulodunum mint
Obverse: IMP C CARAVSIVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Carausius right
Reverse: PAX AVGGG, Pax standing left holding branch and transverse scepter, S-P across fields, MC in exergue
References: Unpublished variant of RIC V 335 (obv. legend & scepter angle.) This coin illustrated on wildwinds.com.

Corroded surfaces. The triple "G" ending in the reverse inscription was a propagandistic attempt by the rebel emperor Carausius to place himself as an equal among the ruling Augusti Diocletian and Maximian.1 commentsCPK04/17/24 at 12:42mauseus: Nice find. Not listed in Bourne (2009), nor my sup...

RIC 0821 VespasianÆ As, 11.99g
Rome mint, 75 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESP AVG COS VI; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: AEQVITAS AVGVST; S C in field; Aequitas stg. l., with scales and rod
RIC 821 (R). BMC -. BNC 739.
Ex Savoca Blue 202, 23 March 2024, lot 375.

Vespasian's bronze coinage output in 75 was very meagre. Even this common Aequitas type is considered rare in RIC. Obverse die match with the Oxford and Paris specimens.

Uncleaned.2 commentsDavid Atherton04/17/24 at 02:28CPK: Nice rarity!

RPC 1660AYTOKP KAICAP OYECΠACIANOC CEBA
Laureate head right.

Nike seated right on globe, holding wreath.

Cappadocia, Caesarea
66-67 CE?

1.82g; 15mm

RPC 1660.

Ex-Olympus Auction 11, lot 1944 commentsJay GT404/17/24 at 00:59orfew: Very nice

RPC 1659 Vespasian HemidrachmΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑ
Laureate head of Vespasian, right

Nike advancing right, wreath in right hand, palm in left hand

Cappadocia, Caesarea

66-67 CE?

1.67g; 13mm

RPC 1659

EX-Olympus Auction 11, lot 196

3 commentsJay GT404/17/24 at 00:59orfew: Cool!

Marcus Agrippa As (Neptune, RIC I 58) v.1MARCUS AGRIPPA, died 12 BC
AE As (29.08mm, 11.54g, 6h)
Struck under Caligula, AD 37-41. Rome mint
Obverse: M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head of Marcus Agrippa left, wearing rostral crown
Reverse: Neptune, draped, standing left, holding dolphin in extended right hand and trident in left
References: RIC I 58, RCV 1812

Rich brown patina. A characteristically stern portrait of Marcus Agrippa, loyal friend of Augustus and grandfather to the emperor Caligula.1 commentsCPK04/16/24 at 20:48Jay GT4: Lovely

Domitian as Caesar RIC II V1081Domitian as Caesar. 70-81 A.D. AR Denarius. Rome Mint 79 A.D. to 24 June. (3.02g, 18.9m, 6h ). Obv: CÉ…ESÉ…R É…VG F DOMITINVS COS VI, laureate head right. Rev: PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, hands clasped over Aquila on prow. RIC II V1081, RSC 393, BMC V269.

The obverse legend should read DOMITIANVS, but the die engraver forgot the “A” in this example. Still, it’s in a great state of preservation for a common coin of Domitian as Caesar in the last months of Vespasian’s life.
2 commentsLucas H04/16/24 at 18:43Russell K2: Neat engraver error on a superb looking coin

The Amazon Kyme 3 (Vespasian) Kyme, Aeolis
AE 19
70-73 AD

Laureate head of Vespasian r. ΒΑϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟΝ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΑ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΑ
The Amazon Kyme standing l., holding globe and trident, ΑΝΘΥ ΕΠΡΙΩ ΜΑΡΚΕΛΛΩ ΤΟ Γ ΚΥ

RPC II 970, Cop 144; Stumpf 319

Adrienne Mayor's The Amazons has a section on the amazons at sea, but that does not share much light on this coin. The amazon queen Kyme was the legendary founder of the city Cyme on the Black Sea coast. The engraver portrays an historical accurate amazon wearing a short dress, trousers, belt and baldric, and a Scythian gorytos (quiver) on her left hip. He has added a crown, as befits the notion of a queen.
2 commentsBlindado04/16/24 at 17:52Virgil H: Nice one!

Trajan Decius As (DACIA, RIC IV 112c) v.1TRAJAN DECIUS, AD 249-251
AE As (28.92mm, 12.00g, 1h)
Struck AD 250-251. Rome mint
Obverse: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust of Trajan Decius right
Reverse: DACIA, Dacia standing left, draped in long robe, holding Dacian standard (draco) with wolf's head, S C across fields
References: RIC IV 112c, RCV 9422

A scarce type with attractive earthen highlights. Double-struck on reverse.1 commentsCPK04/16/24 at 04:11Skyler: Nice

AE Caracalla - Gabala / SyriaAY[T K M A ANTΩNINOC] - radiated draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right
Γ A - [B]AΛEΩ - Caracalla (?) on horse back to right, speer in right hand, ro right dog (?) jumping
minted 196 - 217 in Gabala / Syria
24,5 - 25 mm - 13.43 g - 12 h
British Museum Registration Number 1982,0514.2 (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1982-0514-2 );
BMC-, SNG Cop -;
1 commentsandi8904/16/24 at 04:09Skyler: Interesting type

S.808E Anglo-Saxon sceatSecondary phase Anglo-Saxon sceat
Mint: East Anglia
Series Q I E
Type 67
S.808E
Abramson 63-70
O: Bust right with cross before
R: Bird left

Ex- Hosker Haynes Auction 3 (lot 61)1 commentsSt. George's Collection04/16/24 at 04:07Skyler: Amazing!

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