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193 AD - PERTINAX AR denarius - struck January-March 193 ADobv: IMP.CAES.P.HELV.PERTIN.AVG (laureate head right)
rev:OPI.DIVIN.TR.P.COS.II (Ops seated left, holding two corn ears, left hand on top of throne)
ref: RIC IVi 8 (R2), C.33 (60frcs)
2.43gms
Very rare

This coin is ugly, worn and holed, but... it's a Pertinax.

Publius Helvius Pertinax was commander of an equestrian unit in Moesia Superior (or Pannonia Inferior), on the Middle Danube in 167 AD, and fight against the Yaziges. He was also the commander of the First legion Adiutrix, stationed at Brigetio (modern Szöny) between 171-174 AD. Pertinax played an important role during the campaigns against the Marcomanni. It is very likely that I Adiutrix and the two newly founded legions II Italica and III Italica were grouped together in a single task-force. According to the historian Herodian, Pertinax freed the provinces of Noricum and Raetia completely, and took part in the attacks on the Quadi and Sarmatians north of the Danube.2 commentsberserker12/04/14 at 15:38mdelvalle: A desirable coin in any condition.

161-169 AD - LUCIUS VERUS AE sestertius - struck 169 ADobv: DIVVS VERVS (bare head of Divus Verus right)
rev: CONSECRATIO (elephant quadriga advancing left, atop car shrine containing statue of Divus Verus seated left, raising hand), S-C in ex.
ref: RIC III 1507 (M.Aurelius), C.53 (30frcs), BMCRE (Marcus) 1369
23.51gms, 30mm, bronze
Very Rare
History: In the end of 168 AD as Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus were returning home from the fontier of south Pannonia, Lucius suddenly became ill with symptoms attributed to food poisoning, and was dead at the age of 38 near Altinum (Altino). The older Emperor accompanied the body to Rome, where he offered games to honour his memory. After the funeral, the senate declared Verus divine to be worshipped as Divus Verus.2 commentsberserker12/04/14 at 15:36mdelvalle: I like that reverse, thanks for show us.

177-192 AD - COMMODUS AR denarius - struck 191 or 192 ADobv: L AEL AVREL COM-M AVG P FEL (laureate head right)
rev: PROVIDENTIAE AVG (Hercules standing right, his foot is placed on the prow of a vessel, resting club on treetrunk right and holding thunderbolt; clasping hands with Africa, who wears elephantskin on head, in her left hand holding sistrum, at her feet lion)
ref: RIC III 259a (R), RSC 643 (20frcs)
mint: Rome
2.86gms, 18mm
Rare

This coin legend and type is regarded to the African fleet of corn transports. The elephant's head, the sistrum, and the lion are attributes peculiar to Egypt and to Africa proper, which were the granaries of Rome. But Commodus having sent his ships for freights of corn is on this coin represented paying worship to Hercules, and he himself plants his foot on the prow of one of the vessels, as if showing care for his new colony.1 commentsberserker09/08/11 at 06:56Pedja R: great!

098-117 AD - TRAJAN coin sizesThis picture can be seen the relationship of different denomination. Unfortunately the AV aureus, AV quinar and the medallion sizes are missing...2 commentsberserker07/17/11 at 20:12Randygeki(h2): nice!

138-161 AD - ANTONINUS PIUS AE sestertius - struck 143-144 ADobv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III (laureate head right)
rev: IMPERATOR II / S.C. (Victory flying right, holding trophy in both hands)
ref: RIC III 717, C.433(4frcs)
mint: Rome
23.01gms, 30mm, brass2 commentsberserker03/01/11 at 05:39Randygeki(h2): very nice

161-180 AD - MARCUS AURELIUS AE sestertius - struck 180 ADobv: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS (Marcus Autrelius bare head right)
rev: CONSECRATIO (Statue of Aurelius in quadriga drawn by elephants), S-C in ex.
ref: RIC III 661 (Commodus), Cohen 95 (30 frcs)
18.31gms, 28mm
Very rare

The last ’Good Emperor’, Marcus Aurelius died at a military encampment at Bononia on the Danube on 17 March 180, possibly of the plague, leaving the Roman Empire to his nineteen-year-old son. Upon hearing of his father's death, Commodus made preparations for Marcus' funeral, made concessions to the northern tribes, and made haste to return back to Rome in order to enjoy peace after nearly two decades of war.1 commentsberserker08/14/10 at 16:22Noah: very rare and very cool coin

161-180 AD - MARCUS AURELIUS AE dupondius - struck 179 ADobv: M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG TRP XXXII (radiate head right)
rev: IMP VIIII COS III PP (Aequitas standing standing left holding scales & cornucopaie), S-C in field
ref: RIC III 1232, C.376
mint: Rome
11.52gms, 24mm1 commentsberserker08/14/10 at 16:21Noah: nice portrait

098-117 AD - TRAJAN AR denarius - struck 112-114 ADobv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI PP (laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder)
rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI (Abundantia standing left, holding cornucopiae and grain ears; at her feet, a child holding a roll), in ex. ALIM ITAL [Alimenta Italiae]
ref: RIC II 243, C.9 (3frcs)
mint: Rome
2.91gms, 19mm

The Alimenta was a welfare program for poor children and orphans. Credit for designing the program is usually attributed to Nerva, but it was increased and formally organized under Trajan. The Alimenta was funded from several sources. Probably, money from the Dacian Wars was used to initially underwrite the program; however, the long-term existence of the program was insured through 5% interest paid by wealthy landowners on loans and estate taxes. Philanthropy was also encouraged and contributed to the total funding.
Under Alimenta, boys of freemen received 16 sesterces monthly, girls received 12, while children borne out of wedlock received a bit less. The Alimenta was supplemented with a special young girls foundation initiated by Antoninus Pius in honor of his deceased wife Faustina. Municipal magistrates administered the alimentary funds and in turn were supervised by imperial clerks who had the status of knights. 1 commentsberserker01/15/10 at 02:38randy h2: i like the portrait on that one

177-192 AD - COMMODUS AE sestertius - struck 186 ADobv: M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT (laureate head right)
rev: SAEC FEL P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P (Victory standing right, foot on a helmet, inscribing VO DE {for VOTA DECENNALIA – here 177-186 AD} on a shield set upon a palm), S-C in field
ref: RIC III 472 (R), Cohen 670 (6frcs), BMC 584
18.18gms, 27mm
Rare

The Decennial vows were reckoned as accomplished, not at the beginning but at the termination of the tenth year of an emperor’s reign. This coin is also commemorate the victory in Britannia 183-184 AD.1 commentsberserker01/10/10 at 00:39Noah: lovely style of this portrait

177-192 AD - COMMODUS AE dupondius - struck 179 ADobv: L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TRP IIII (radiate head right)
rev: IMP III COS II PP / S.C. (Victory advancing left bearing wreath & palm)
ref: RIC III 1614(M.Aurelius), C.237
12.18gms, 25mm

History: In 177, the Quadi rebelled, followed soon by their neighbours, the Marcomanni and Marcus Aurelius once again headed north, to begin his second Germanic campaign (secunda expeditio germanica). He arrived at Carnuntum in August 178, and set out to quell the rebellion in a repeat of his first campaign, moving first against the Marcomanni.1 commentsberserker01/10/10 at 00:38Noah: beautiful patina

117-138 AD - HADRIAN AE as - struck 118 ADobv: IMP.CAES.DIVI.TRA.PARTH.F.DIVI NER.NEP.TRAIANO.HADRIANO.AVG (laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder)
rev: PONT.MAX.TR.POT.COS.II (legionary eagle between two standards), S-C in ex.
ref: RIC II 546b (S), C.1182 (5frcs)
mint: Rome
8.68gms, 28mm
Scarce

History: Quintus Marcius Turbo (who was governor of Pannonia [117-118] and later became Hadrian's praetorian prefect) successfully led II Adiutrix against the Sarmatians in 118, this coin probably commemorated the succesfull campaign.
1 commentsberserker05/22/09 at 13:40Titus Pullo: Very cool coin!

117-138 AD - HADRIAN AE sestertius - struck 134-138 ADobv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP (laureate head right)
rev: - (Nemesis standing right, holding fold of dress with right hand and branch pointed downward in left), S-C across field
ref: RIC II 779b (S), C.1372 (12frcs), BMCRE 1549
mint: Rome
20.57gms, 30mm
Scarce

A nice and scarce Hadrian bronze. This coin shows the original condition with original patina, there’s no corrections or special matters for sharping, and better in hand than the picture allows.1 commentsberserker04/29/09 at 18:14Titus Pullo: I really like this one!

096-098 AD - NERVA AE sestertius - struck 97 ADobv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG PMTRP COS III PP (laureate head right)
rev: FORTVNA AVGVST (Fortuna standing left, holding rudder & cornucopia), S-C in field
ref: RIC II 83, C.67 (5frcs)
23.16gms, 33mm2 commentsberserker08/07/08 at 17:45berserker: Thank you. I corrected to COS III.

096-098 AD - NERVA AE sestertius - struck 97 ADobv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG PMTRP COS III PP (laureate head right)
rev: FORTVNA AVGVST (Fortuna standing left, holding rudder & cornucopia), S-C in field
ref: RIC II 83, C.67 (5frcs)
23.16gms, 33mm2 commentsberserker07/30/08 at 11:39Tanit: With COS II , it is: RIC 60 Cohen 60

117-138 AD - HADRIAN AE as - struck after 132 ADobv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS (draped bust right)
rev: CLEMENTIA AVG PP (Clementia standing left holding patera and scepter), COS III in ex. S.C. in field
ref: RIC II 714, C.223
10.38gms, 27mm1 commentsberserker07/24/08 at 18:13divvsavgvstvs: Nice patina, nice bust.

138-161 AD - ANTONINUS PIUS AR denarius - struck 158-159 ADobv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP (laureate head right)
rev: TEMPLVM DIV AVG REST COS IIII (octastyle temple [8 columns] in which the statues of Augustus and Livia reside)
ref: RIC III 143D (R), Cohen 809 (8frcs)
3.01 gms, 18mm,
Rare

History: The Temple of Divus Augustus was built between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills, behind the Basilica Julia. It is known from Roman coinage that the temple was originally built to an Ionic hexastyle design (see my Caligula sestertius). During the reign of Domitian the Temple of Divus Augustus was destroyed by fire but was rebuilt and rededicated in 89/90 with a shrine to his favourite deity, Minerva. The temple was redesigned as a memorial to four deified emperors, including Vespasian and Titus.
It was restored again in the late 150s by Antoninus Pius, who was perhaps motivated by a desire to be publicly associated with the first emperor. The exact date of the restoration is not known, but the restored temple was an octostyle design with Corinthian capitals and two statues - presumably of Augustus and Livia - in the cella. The pediment displayed a relief featuring Augustus and was topped by a quadriga. Two figures stood on the eaves of the roof, that on the left representing Romulus and the one on the right depicting Aeneas leading his family out of Troy, alluding to Rome's origin-myth. The steps of the temple were flanked by two statues of Victory.1 commentsberserker07/24/08 at 00:43Noah: it is great to me how a nice patina can either mak...

161-169 AD - LUCIUS VERUS AE sestertius - struck 169 ADobv: DIVVS VERVS (bare head of Divus Verus right)
rev: CONSECRATIO (elephant quadriga advancing left, atop car shrine containing statue of Divus Verus seated left, raising hand), S-C in ex.
ref: RIC III 1507 (M.Aurelius), C.53 (30frcs), BMCRE (Marcus) 1369
23.51gms, 30mm, bronze
Very Rare
History: In the end of 168 AD as Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus were returning home from the fontier of south Pannonia, Lucius suddenly became ill with symptoms attributed to food poisoning, and was dead at the age of 38 near Altinum (Altino). The older Emperor accompanied the body to Rome, where he offered games to honour his memory. After the funeral, the senate declared Verus divine to be worshipped as Divus Verus.2 commentsberserker06/15/08 at 11:22Johnny: very interesting coin, thanks for writing the his...

161-169 AD - LUCIUS VERUS AE sestertius - struck 166-167 ADobv: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX (laureate head right)
rev: TR POT VII IMP IIII COS II (Victory advancing left, holding wreath & palm), S.C. in field
ref: RIC III 1461 (M.Aurelius), Cohen 209
23.08gms, 30mm2 commentsberserker06/09/08 at 19:06areich: And a great portrait.

193 AD - PERTINAX AR denarius - struck January-March 193 ADobv: IMP.CAES.P.HELV.PERTIN.AVG (laureate head right)
rev:OPI.DIVIN.TR.P.COS.II (Ops seated left, holding two corn ears, left hand on top of throne)
ref: RIC IVi 8 (R2), C.33 (60frcs)
2.43gms
Very rare

This coin is ugly, worn and holed, but... it's a Pertinax.

Publius Helvius Pertinax was commander of an equestrian unit in Moesia Superior (or Pannonia Inferior), on the Middle Danube in 167 AD, and fight against the Yaziges. He was also the commander of the First legion Adiutrix, stationed at Brigetio (modern Szöny) between 171-174 AD. Pertinax played an important role during the campaigns against the Marcomanni. It is very likely that I Adiutrix and the two newly founded legions II Italica and III Italica were grouped together in a single task-force. According to the historian Herodian, Pertinax freed the provinces of Noricum and Raetia completely, and took part in the attacks on the Quadi and Sarmatians north of the Danube.2 commentsberserker06/09/08 at 18:30Noah: always nice to own one of these regardless of cond...

138-161 AD - FAVSTINA Senior AE sestertius - struck after 141 ADbv: DIVA FAVSTINA (diademed & draped bust right)
rev: - / S.C. (Vesta standing left, holding long torch & palladium {Pallas statue})
ref: RIC III 1151(AntPius) (S), C.268 (6fr.)
23.51gms, 30mm,

I think it's a rare piece.
SOLD2 commentsberserker06/09/08 at 18:28Noah: impressive

138-161 AD - ANTONINUS PIUS AE as - struck 140-143 ADobv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TRP COS III (laureate head right)
rev: IMPERATOR II / S.C. (Victory advancing left, holding shield inscibed BRITAN)
ref: RIC III 732, C.442 ( 6frcs)
11.71gms, 27mm, brass
Scarce1 commentsberserker02/06/08 at 13:20Noah: atypical reverse for Pius...nice coin

098-117 AD - TRAJAN AE sestertius - struck 104-110 ADobv: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V PP (laureate head right, drapery at left shoulder)
rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI (Dacia, in attitude of mourning, seated left on pile of arms; trophy before), S-C in ex.
ref: RIC II 564, Cohen 534(4frcs), BMC 785
24.33gms, 33mm1 commentsberserker10/12/07 at 21:31Noah: rough, but still a desirable and beautiful coin

TRAJAN AE dupondius 99-100 AD (edge)This picture shows the build of multi-layered coin. The core probably weak moulding, and the brass can be seen only in outside of coin. The 2 Antoninus Pius sestertius' edges are normal and continous the substance.
1 commentsberserker08/10/07 at 19:42Jochen: Thanks for showing this!

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