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C. VALERIUS FLACCUS XVI - Denarius, RRC 228/1Denomination: Denarius
Era: c. 140 BC
Metal: AR
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma R; Behind, XVI downward. Border of dots
Reverse: Victory in biga r., Holding reins in l. hand and whip in r. hand; above FLAC; below monogram of C. VAL.C.F. Line border
Mint: Rome
Weight: 4.03 gm.
Reference: RRC 128/1
Provenance: Aureo & Calico Alba Longa sale, November 7, 2018, Lot 710; Ex. NFA XXVII, Dec 4-5, 1991, Lot 343.
Sear plate coin for this type in Roman Coins and their Values. This issue is one of the five issues listed in RRC with the mark of value XVI instead of X, signaling the re-tariffing of the denarius. Beautiful toning, well centered and Superb EF.
06/10/19 at 09:17carthago: NFA XXVII was Roberto Russo’s collection. Great c...
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Roman Republic / C. POSTUMIUS Denarius.Obverse : Bust of Diana draped right, bow and quiver on shoulder.
Reverse : Hound running right, hunting spear below, C.POSTVMI
TA or AT in exergue
Moneyer : Caius Postumius. Struck 74 BC , Max Diameter 17mm , 4.03 Gr.
EF , well centered and struck and attractive dark toning.
References ; Syd 785.
The hound was a constant companion of Diana in her capacity as the huntress.
The Sam Mansourati Collection.Sam08/19/17 at 23:48carthago: Great example, Sam! 5*'s!
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Roman Imperators, Octavian Denarius - Pax (RIC 252)AR Denarius
Brundisium or Rome, circa 32-29 BC
3.43g
Obv: Bare head of Octavian (R)
Rev: Pax, draped, standing left, holding olive branch and cornucopiae
CAESAR DIVI F
RIC 252 BMC 605
Künker Auction 280, 466
Ex. Hannelore Scheiner collection
Sear, The History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators 49-27 BC, London 1998, Nr. 399.Optimo Principi10/03/16 at 23:07carthago: Great portrait and nice coin.
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Diocletian antoninianus from LvgdvnvmDiocletian antoninianus. Lvgdvnvm mint. 286 AD.
3.62 grs and 21 mm.
Obs. : IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev. : IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left.
RIC 47labienus03/15/15 at 15:33carthago: Very nice coin Pierre
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ROMAN REPUBLIC, Anonymous - Quadrigatus/DidrachmAnonymous. Silver Didrachm (6.80g, 22.5mm), ca. 225-214 BC. Uncertain mint.
O: Laureate head of Janus (Dioscuri?), two annulets atop head.
R: ROMA incuse on solid tablet in exergue, Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt and holding scepter, in galloping quadriga right driven by Victory. - Described in listing as Cr. 29, 3 Syd. 65Nemonater03/10/15 at 23:11carthago: Beautiful coin Nemo!
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0169 - Denarius Hostilia 48 BCObv/Female head r., wearing oak-wreath.
Rev/Victory advancing r., holding caduceus and palm-branch, L HOSTILIVS before, SASERNA behind.
Ag, 18.5mm, 3.95g
Moneyer: L. Hostilius Saserna.
Mint: Roma.
RRC 448/1a [dies o/r: 99/110 (var. 1a+1b)] - Syd.951 - RSC Hostilia 5
ex-AUREA Numismatika, auction 49, lot 3207dafnis12/04/14 at 21:12carthago: a nice reverse which is hard to come by
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ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL, Trajan Drachm - Club of HerculesAR Drachm
Cappadocia, 112 CE
Obv: Laureate bust of Trajan (R)
Rev: CLUB of HERCULES.
More common as a didrachm. Rare to see this type as a drachm.
Syd 218 (?)Optimo Principi11/15/14 at 18:40carthago: Neat coin.
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Ancient Greece (Thessaly), silver pseudo-Rhodian drachm struck by King Perseus of Macedon, ca. 175-170 BClordmarcovan05/17/14 at 23:14carthago: Beautiful coin and fabulous photography!
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L. Manlius Torquatus and L. Cornelius SullaL. Manlius Torquatus and L. Cornelius Sulla (82 BC). AR denarius 3.99 g. Military military mint with Sulla.
O: Helmeted bust of Roma right, with peaked visor, cruciform earring and necklace, hair in three locks; L MANLI before; PRO•Q behind
R: Sulla, togate, driving triumphal quadriga right, holding branch and reins; above, Victory flying left crowning Sulla with laurel wreath; L•SVLLA•IM in exergue. - Crawford 367/5. Sydenham 757. Manlia 4.
Fine style, light golden toning.
As consul for the year 88 BC, Sulla was awarded the coveted assignment of suppressing the revolt of Mithradates VI of Pontus, but political maneuvers resulted in this assignment being transferred to Marius. In response, Sulla turned his army on Rome, captured it, and reclaimed his command against Mithradates. His prosecution of the first Mithradatic War was successful, but he spared the Pontic king for personal gain. In 83 BC, Sulla returned to Italy as an outlaw, but he was able to win the support of many of the leading Romans. Within a year, he fought his way to Rome, where he was elected dictator. It was during this campaign to Rome that this denarius was struck. The obverse type represents Sulla's claim to be acting in Rome's best interest. The reverse shows Sulla enjoying the highest honor to which a Roman could aspire: the celebration of a triumph at Rome.
We learn from Plutarch that L. Manlius Torquatus was one of Sulla’s generals. This type was struck during Sulla’s political campaign to be elected dictator, following his return to Rome after his victory against Mithridates. Prior to the Mithridatic Wars, L. Manlius Torquatus had been Sulla’s quaestor - a post he had resigned to assume his military role; hence on this issue he is proquaestor. Nemonater03/13/14 at 16:45carthago: An interesting coin from an interesting time in Ro...
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VespasianVespasianus Sestertius, 34mm 23g, 71 AD, Rome mint.
Obv: Laureate head rightIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III,.
Rev: Vespasianus standing right, holding spear and parazonium, left foot on helmet, to right, mourning Judaea. IVDAEA CAPTA / S C
- RIC II 167
Well worn but a nice coin to carry around and show friends without panicking that someone is going to drop or scratch it. Nemonater02/08/14 at 21:07carthago: A nice pocket piece.
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Roman Empire, Vespasian AR Denarius / VestaROMAN IMPERIAL
Vespasian AR Denarius ( 3.49gr) AD 71 July – December. IMP CAES VES-P AVG [PM] Laureate head of Vespasian to right. Rev. Vesta seated to left, holding simpulum; in field TRI – POT.
BMC p. 10, 58 and pl. 1.20; C. 561; RIC p. 62, 46.
Ex G. Hirsch 26, Munich 11-13 Jan 1961, 1850.
From the Sam Mansourati collection.Sam01/26/14 at 12:09carthago: The combination of a fantastic portrait and magnif...
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CaracallaANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Laureate head of Caracalla right
LAETITIA TEMPORVM
The spina of the Circus Maximus decorated as a ship facing l., with the turning posts at its prow and stern, a sail mounted on the central obelisk, and the spina's other monuments visible in between; above the ship, four quadrigas racing l.; below, seven animals: an ostrich at l. and bear at r.; between them a lion and a lioness chasing a wild ass and a panther attacking a bison.
Rome 206 AD
3.34g
Ex-Londinium coins, Ex Professor K.D. White with original envelope.
Sear 6813, RIC 157, BMCRE 257, CSS 793
Very rare! Only 2 examples in the Reka Devnia hoard
Better in hand
Notes by Curtis Clay:
This famous type commemorates the chariot races and animal hunt that took place on the seventh and final day of Severus' Saecular Games in 204 AD, as described in the inscriptional acts of those games which were found in Rome in the 1870s and 1930s. According to the acts, after three days of sacrifices and three days of honorary stage shows, Severus and Caracalla held circus games on the seventh day, consisting of chariot races and then a hunt of 700 beasts, 100 each of "lions, lionesses, panthers, bears, bisons, wild asses, ostriches". Dio Cassius describes the same hunt, adding the detail that the cage from which the animals were discharged was formed like a boat: "The entire receptacle in the theater had been fashioned in the shape of a boat and was capable of receiving or discharging four hundred beasts at once; and then, as it suddenly fell apart, there came rushing forth bears, lionesses, panthers, lions, ostriches, wild asses, bisons, so that 700 beasts in all, both wild and domesticated, at one and the same time were seen running about and were slaughtered. For to correspond with the duration of the festival, which lasted seven days, the number of the animals was also seven times one hundred." In Dio's text this passage follows directly on his account of Severus' Decennalian Games in 202 AD, causing scholars to accuse Dio of misdating the hunt or to postulate that similar hunts of 700 animals were held both in 202 and in 204. But the true explanation, in my opinion, is that Dio's Byzantine epitimator Xiphilinus, on whom we are dependent for this section of Dio's text, has simply jumped without warning or transition from Dio's description of the Decennalian Games of 202 to his description of the circus spectacle concluding the Saecular Games of 204. This hypothesis easily explains why Dio's text as we have it makes no mention of the Saecular Games themselves or of any event of 203: Xiphilinus omitted this whole section of Dio's history! The seven kinds of animals named by both Dio and the inscriptional acts are also depicted in the coin type: on good specimens, especially the aureus BM pl. 34.4, the ostrich and the bear are clear, the lion has a mane, the ass has long ears, the bison has horns and a hump. Two large felines remain, of which we may suppose that the one accompanying the lion is the lioness and the one attacking the bison is the panther. The animals are named somewhat differently in Cohen, BMC, and other numismatic works: though numismatists have long cited Dio's text to explain the coin type, no one previously seems to have posed the question whether the seven animals in the lower part of the type might not be the same seven that Dio and now the inscriptional acts too name! These circus games with the ship and 700 animals were held in 204 AD, but the coin type commemorating them did not appear until two years later: on aurei of Septimius the type is die linked to a dated type of 206 AD, and for Caracalla the type passes from a draped and cuirassed obverse type on the aureus to the "head only" type on his denarii, a transition that took place in 206 AD according to his dated coins.
SOLD October 2014Jay GT401/25/14 at 23:06carthago: neat coin!
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Athens, Greece, Old Style Tetradrachm, 449 - 413 B.C.Silver tetradrachm, SNG Cop 31 ff., SGCV I 2526, EF, light scuff on cheek, 17.184g, 25.6mm, 180o, Athens mint, obverse head of Athena right, almond shaped eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and floral scroll, wire necklace, round earring, hair in parallel curves; reverse AQE right, owl standing right, head facing, erect in posture, olive sprig and crescent left, all within incuse square;
A superb beauty ex FORVM .
The old-style tetradrachm of Athens is famous for its almond shaped eye, archaic smile and charming owl reverse. Around 480 B.C. a wreath of olive leaves and a decorative scroll were added to Athena's helmet. On the reverse a crescent moon was added.
During the period 449 - 413 B.C. huge quantities of tetradrachms were minted to finance grandiose building projects such as the Parthenon and to cover the costs of the Peloponnesian War.
*With my sincere thank , Photo and Description courtesy of FORVM Ancient Coins Staff.
From The Sam Mansourati Collection.Sam01/24/14 at 18:01carthago: Nice crest, beautifully centered reverse.
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Italy, Sicily, Agrigento, Temple of ConcordiaDue to its good state of preservation, the Temple of Concordia is ranked amongst the most notable edifices of the Greek civilization existing today. It has a peristatis of 6 x 13 columns built over a basement of 39.44 x 16.91 m; each Doric column has twenty grooves and a slight entasis, and is surmounted by an architrave with triglyphs and metopes; also perfectly preserved are the tympani. The cella, preceded by a pronaos, is accessed by a single step; also existing are the pylons with the stairs which allowed to reach the roof and, over the cella's walls and in the blocks of the peristasis entablature, the holes for the wooden beam of the ceiling. The exterior and the interior of the temple were covered by polychrome stucco. The upper frame had gutters with lion-like protomes, while the roof was covered by marble tiles.
When the temple was turned into a church the entrance was moved to the rear, and the rear wall of the cella was destroyed. The spaces between the columns were closed, while 12 arched openings were created in the cella, in order to obtain a structure with one nave and two aisles. The pagan altar was destroyed and sacristies were carved out in the eastern corners. The sepultures visible inside and outside the temple date to the High Middle Age.
Joe Sermarini01/24/14 at 17:58carthago: Great picture. We were there last summer and temp...
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Greek Silver TrayPlan to individually photograph my Greeks soon...Sosius01/05/14 at 20:10carthago: Great way to display your coins.
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Philipp II tetradrachmAmphipolis circa 323-315
25 mm, 14.30 g
obv: laureate head of Zeus right
rev: ΦIΛIΠΠOY; Youth on horseback right, holding palm; dolphin below, pellet in Π below raised foreleg
(SNG Delepierre 695. Le Rider pl. 46, 19)areich01/04/14 at 21:55carthago: Nicely balanced and toned.
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Roman Empire, Titus, AE-As, RIC II 126, RIC-New 226, Roma.022 Titus (69-79 A.D. Caesar, 79-81 A.D. Augustus), AE-As, RIC II 126, RIC-New 226, Roma, GENI P R, S-C, Scarce!,
avers:- IMP-T-CAES-VESP-AVG-P-M-TR-P-COS-VIII, Laureat head left.
revers:- GENI-P-R, Genius standing left holding cornucopia and patera. S-C across the field.
exe: S/C//--, diameter: 27-29mm, weight: 12,76g, axis:- h,
mint: , date: , ref: RIC-II-126, p-130, RIC-New-226, C-96,
Q-001quadrans12/22/13 at 16:20carthago: lovely specimen!
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Domitian sestertius with the Victory reverseDomitian sestertius. Rome mint. 90-91 AD.
26.10 grs.
Observe : IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER PP. Laureate head right.
Reverse : SC in exergue. Domitian stg left with thunderbolt and spear, crowned by Victory standing left.
RIC 703.
Rarity : C (laureate head right with aegis is R3).
A splendid portrait and un untouched patina. Much, much better in hand than on photo.labienus12/19/13 at 22:43carthago: Ohhh. Nice. 
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Mark Antony denariusBare head of a bearded Mark Antony right
C VIBVS VARVS
Fortuna standing left holding Victory and cornucopiae
Rome 42 BC
3.25g
Rough but much better in hand!
Sear 1466, RRC 494/32
ex-Londinium
Fortuna holding Victory shows the confidence the Triumvirs had in defeating the Ruplicans, namely Brutus and Cassius. Varus also struck this type for Octavian. It is interesting to note that on the evidence of stylistic similarity it is possible that the die-engraver responsible for the triumviral portraits was later transferred from the Capitoline mint to Antony's military mint outside the city.
The fact that Antony is again shown bearded is in reference to his mourning for Caesar's death. Only after Caesar was avenged would Antony be shown as a typical clean shaven Roman.Jay GT412/19/13 at 22:35carthago: I think this issue has the best portrait style of ...
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GREEK, Macedonian Kingdom, Lysimachos, tetradrachma, 297-282 B.C.THRACE, Lysimachus (306-281), AR tetradrachm, 297-282 BC. BC Lampsacus.
Obverse: Tiara Head. Alexander the Great right, wearing horn of Ammon.
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛYΣΙΜΑΧΟY Athena seated left, leaning on shield and holding a small Nike. A left aplustre.
Ref: Thompson, Lysimachus, 48; Müller, Lysimacus 356.. 17.19 g. 12/11/13 at 18:43carthago: Very nice looking piece
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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus CN MAG
Lead sling shot reportedly from the battle of Munda.
Found in Estepa, Spain
74.19g
49x28mm
The Battle of Munda took place on March 17, 45 BC in the plains of Munda, which is in modern southern Spain. This was the last great battle of Julius Caesar's civil war against the republican armies. After this victory, and the deaths of Titus Labienus and Gnaeus Pompeius (Pompey's oldest son), Caesar was free to return to Rome and govern as dictator. Tens of thousands of Romans died at Munda. About one month after defeat, Gnaeus was captured and executed. His brother Sextus survived to initiate another rebellion, on Sicily, where he was finally defeated by Marcus Agrippa and executed in Asia in 35 BC by Mark Antony, ten years after Munda.
Eitan Hirsch, a ballistics expert with the Israeli Defense Forces calculated that an expert slinger could hit a target from 35 meters away. According to his calculations a projectile could be hurled at a velocity of 34 meters per second. Equivalent to a modern day handgun.Jay GT412/05/13 at 11:22carthago: Neat! And a great photo too.
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The First 12You know who they are!Nemonater12/02/13 at 10:33carthago: Indeed a nice run.
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Q. Thermus M.f. - Minucia-19ROMAN REPUBLIC. Q. Thermus M.f. 103 BC. Silver denarius (3.86 gm). Head of Mars left / Two warriors fighting, the one on the left protecting fallen comrade, the other wearing horned helmet, Q THERM M F in exergue. Crawford 319/1, Sydenham 592, Babelon Minucia 19, RCV 197Bud Stewart11/30/13 at 14:01carthago: You should put this in the BOT gallery.
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Ti. Minucius C.f. Augurinus – Minucia-9ROMAN REPUBLIC Ti. Minucius C.f. Augurinus 134 BC AR denarius (19mm, 3.83g). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; mark of value behind neck / Ionic column surmounted by statue; at base, grain ear to inner left and right; to outer left, Minucius Augurinus standing right, with foot on modius; to outer right, M. Minucius Faesus standing left, holding lituus. Crawford 243/1; SRCV 120; Sydenham 494; Minucia 9Bud Stewart11/30/13 at 14:00carthago: Nice coin and hard to find with a good reverse lik...
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1718 - Mark Antony, DenariusDenarius struck in a travelling mint, c.32-31 BC
ANT AVG III VIR RPC, Galley right
LEG IV, Legionary eagle between two standards
3.67 gr
Ref : HCRI #352, Cohen #30Potator II11/23/13 at 21:18carthago: An outstanding galley. Hard to find a nicer legio...
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1479 - Sextus Pompeius and Q. Nasidius, DenariusMint moving with Sextus Pompeius, Sicily, 42-39 BC
NEPTVNI, head of Pompey the great right, trident before head, dolphin below
Q.NASIDIVS at exergue, galley sailing right, star in upper field
3.92 gr
Ref : HCRI # 235, RCV # 1390, Crawford # 483/2, Sydenham # 1350, Cohen # 20
Ex Freeman & Sear, Ex Barry Feirstein collection (NAC auction # 42/279)
Ex Roma NumismaticsPotator II11/23/13 at 21:17carthago: Very nice example. Feirstein had great coins.
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1400 - Julius Caesar, DenariusDenarius minted in North Africa c.47-46 BC
No legend, Diademed head of Venus right
CAESAR, Aeneas left, bearing Anchises on his shoulder
3.91 gr
Ref : HCRI # 55, RCV #1402, Cohen #12Potator II11/23/13 at 21:15carthago: superb!
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032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RIC II 0282, Rome, AR-Denarius, VICTORIA AVG, Victory (or Nemesis) advancing right,032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RIC II 0282, Rome, AR-Denarius, VICTORIA AVG, Victory (or Nemesis) advancing right,
avers:-HADRIANVS-AVG-COS-III-P-P, Laureate head right.
revers:-VICTO-RIA-AVG, Victory (or Nemesis) advancing right, drawing out neck of robe, and pointing downward with branch.
exerg: -/-//--, diameter: 18mm, weight: 3,37g, axes: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 134-138 A.D., ref: RIC II 282, RSC 1454, BMC 757
Q-001quadrans11/14/13 at 23:01carthago: Sharply struck! Looks almost high relief.
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032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RIC II 0133b, Rome, AR-Denarius, P M TR P COS III, PRO-AVG, Providentia standing left,032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RIC II 0133b, Rome, AR-Denarius, P M TR P COS III, PRO-AVG, Providentia standing left,
avers:-IMP-CAESAR-TRAIAN-HADRIANVS-AVG, Laureate head right, with draped left shoulder.
revers:-P-M-TR-P-COS-III, Providentia standing left, holding right hand above globe at feet and holding a transverse scepter.
exerg: PRO/AVG//--, diameter: 17-17,5mm, weight: 3,41g, axes: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 121 A.D., ref: RIC II 133b, p-365, C-1198,
Q-001quadrans11/14/13 at 23:00carthago: spectacular
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ANTIQUITIES, Greek, Iron spear, c.300 B.C.An ancient Greek Iron spear point, dating to approximately 300 B.C.
A powerful weapon with long cylindrical socket for attachment to a wooden pole, now long since perished. The blade itself of elongated, triangular form with strong central mid rib.
Height: 14 inches. 11/03/13 at 12:05carthago: That's neat!
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24. Seleukos I.Tetradrachm, ca 305 - 304 BC, Seleuceia ad Tigram mint.
Obverse: Head of Alexander as Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress.
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ / Zeus sitting, holding his attendant eagle and sceptre. Monogram at left, ΔΙ under throne.
16.93 gm., 26 mm.
Houghton #941; ESM #4; BMC 4.1, 5.
In Eastern Seleucid Mints, E.T. Newell has this coin in Series 1, Group A. He suggests a date of 305 - 304 BC. Martin J. Price lists a coin in the name of Alexander the Great (#3784) with the exact same monograms. He suggests a date of ca 295 BC for the coin, but admits the whole attribution is very tentative.Callimachus11/01/13 at 02:52carthago: A real beauty
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14 Hadrian RIC 176Hadrian 117-138 AD. AR Denarius. Rome Mint. 125-128 AD. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder. Rev: COS III, Pudicitia standing left, covering face with veil.
RIC 176; BMCRE 405; RSC 392Paddy10/25/13 at 11:38carthago: Great eye appeal!
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Mark Antony Legionary Denarius LEG VIIIANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow
LEG VIII
legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae mint 32-31BC
3.63g
This legion is not LEG VIII Augusta which was disbanded by Caesar and re-enlisted by Octavian.
Ex-Forum
Jay GT410/25/13 at 11:36carthago: Nice, clear legion.
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Claudius, DupondiusTI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, head left
CERES AVGVSTA, Ceres, veiled and draped, seated left on ornamental throne, holding two corn-ears and a long torch, S C in exergue.
11,20 gr
Ref : RCV # 1855, RIC # 94Potator II10/25/13 at 11:32carthago: Great eye appeal!
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Titus - OrichalcumObv: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, laureate head right
Rev: PAX AVGVST S C, Pax standing left, olive branch in right, cornucopia in left
Size: 19.292g, 34.0mm, 180o
Mint: Rome, 80 AD
Id: RIC II pt. I 154
Notes: 1. From a hoard of very worn sestertii found in France
2. Ex-Forum
3. I picked this large coin up so that I could see how the material of an Orichalcum sestertius felt likeickster10/25/13 at 11:31carthago: Now that's a well used coin!
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Roman Republic, Anonymous AE SemisState : Roman Republic
Denomination : Bronze Semis
Date : Circa 211-206 BC
Maximum Diameter : 28.97 Millimeters
Weight : 19.78 Grames
Moneyer : ( anonymous)
Mint : Rome
Die Axis : →
Grade : Almost EF with smooth dark patina , an exceptionally fine example of this early issue.
Obverse : Laureate head of bearded Saturn Right, mark of value S behind
Reverse : Prow of galley right, mark of value S above , ROMA below.
References : Crawford 56/3 ; BMCRR 229 ; Sydenham 143a ; Sear ( Roman Coins & Their Values I ) 766
This Coin has been personally inspected and authenticated by Dr. David R. Sear as an exceptional fine example of this early struck issue.
**Numismatic Note by Mr. Andrew McCabe :
Dear Sam,
This exceptional looking semis is an anonymous version of the Crawford 50 anchor series, published by me in The Anonymous Struck Bronze Coinage of the Roman Republic: a Provisional Arrangement, in Essays Russo, 2013 (Witschonke, van Alfen eds). It's in my group D, whose description says
McCabe group D1, Related to RRC 50 anchor. Broad squared Janus, tall thick prowstem, prominent keel and rostrum. Average 40 gram As. Asses have a broad square Janus head. Reverses have tall thick prowstems which are either line bounded or solid fill. There are often curved keel lines with downward pointing rostrums. The deck structures are small and flat-topped. Flans are thick and dumpy. There are often off-strikes, flat-strikes or flan defects.
I show below pictures of two styles of As and Semis from this series. The two styles probably relate to two different die engravers. Your coin corresponds to the second of the semisses shown below. I admit I considered buying it myself but wondered whether the field surfaces were smoothed, and then you bought it. Now I see the coin again I think there's no problem with it, it's likely been professionally cleaned and patinated. It is a very high quality coin for a Roman Republican bronze.
Below my Group D photo, I show a standard Crawford 50/3 anchor as, with the symbol. You should hopefully see that the anonymous and the coin with anchor symbol look essentially similar as regards style, design details and flans.
Andrew
For more information , please go to :
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=100262.msg618261#msg618261
Numismatic Note: The rapid slide in the weight standard of the Roman Republican bronze coinage, occasioned by Rome's military
catastrophes at the hands of the Carthaginian Hannibal in the early stages of the Second Punic War, was finally halted by the enactment of the sweeping currency reform of circa 211 BC. For the first time asses were issued as struck coins in place of the cast Aes Grave pieces, thus completing the process which had begun about six years before with the introduction of struck fractional denominations. Following the reform, struck bronzes were produced in a range of values (principally as, semis, triens, quadrans, sextans, and uncia) on the sextantal weight standard based on an as of about 44 grams. The initial issues were anonymous but as the series progressed, various control-marks (symbols, letters and monograms) began to appear, usually on the reverse, indicating the moneyer responsible for the coin's production. This exceptionally fine example of the semis, or half as, is anonymous and belongs to the initial phase of production following the reform of circa 211 BC. Crawford dates it to the half decade 211-206 BC.
The obverse type of Saturn, father of Jupiter, became standard on the semis denomination about 225 BC and at the same time the reverse type for all bronze denominations was standardized as the prow of a galley, the principal instrument of Rome's success against Carthage in the First Punic War.
From Sam Mansourati Collection.Sam10/25/13 at 01:52carthago: Fantastic condition and beautiful coin.
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RIC 1237 VespasianIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS VIII PP
Laureate head of Vespasian right
SC
Eagle standing facing on globe, head right, wings spread
Lugdunum mint
77-78 AD
8.77g
RIC 1237 (C3); Sear 2362
From the collection of Gordon Wyatt Goldfinch (1895-1918) of Elfindale Road, London.
With hand written old ticket citing #209 collection number.
Ex-Artancient Ltd.
Private Goldfinch was a passionate collector of Imperial Roman coinage. His personal catalog of coins dates to August 1910 when he was just 15 years of age. Goldfinch volunteered for service in 1914 with the 2nd London Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. He died in service on March 28th, 1918 at the age of 23.Jay GT410/23/13 at 11:54carthago: Fascinating pedigree. But sad. 
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ROMAN REPUBLIC, P. Crepusius, AR Denarius82 BC
3.94 grams
Obv.: Bust Laureate head of Apollo right, sceptre and letter on left, M, symbol below chin, probably a clump of grapes on a vine
Rev.: Horseman galloping right, hurling spear, on left numeral, CVII, in exergue P.CREPVSI.
Sear #283: Cr. 261/1Richard M1010/21/13 at 12:55carthago: a pleasing example
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Trajan ProvincialTrajan 98-117 AD. AR Drachm. Bostra Mint. 112-117 AD (COS VI). (3.3g, 15mm) Obv: (AVTOKP KAI)C NER TRAIANO APICTW CEB GERM DAK, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right. Rev: DHMARC EX UPATO V, Bactrian (two-humped) camel advancing left.
SNGANS 1159
Ex: Aeternitas NumismaticsPaddy10/21/13 at 12:52carthago: great coin with beautiful toning.
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Velia, Lucania350-310 BC (Period VI: Kleudoros Group)
AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.50g)
O: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with griffin, swan's head at front of visor.
R: Lion prowling left; Φ above, >E monogram (Kleudoros) below, YEΛHTΩN in ex, all within linear circle.
Williams 297; SNG ANS 1312; SNG Ashmolean 1233; HGC I, 1311; HN Italy 1289; Sear 460v
ex Jack H. Beymer
In 545 BC the Persian King Cyrus the Great conquered the Ionian colony of Phocaea in Asia Minor. The survivors fled by sea, and after a settlement on Corsica was destroyed by the Carthaginians the Phocaean refugees finally reached the south-west coast of Lucania between 538 and 535 BC, where they founded Velia on a promontory between two rivers.
Its’ natural harbor and fortunate situation on the road between Rome and Rhegion made Velia a prime center of commerce, and it soon became known throughout the Mediterranean as a profitable destination and a safe shelter from the harsh winds of the Tyrrhenian Sea. This allowed the colony to thrive, and by the middle of the 5th century BC the Eleatic school of philosophy took form here under Xenophanes and Parmenides, the latter also writing the city's constitution.
Enodia09/22/13 at 13:40carthago: Very interesting piece. Love the helmet.
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Faustina I AR denarius (148 AD)o/ DIVA-FAVSTINA, draped bust to the right, hair arranged in a chignon on top of the head.
r/ AVGV-STA, Ceres, veiled, standing left, holding long torch and raising robe with left hand.
3,28g. 17x18mm. 6h.
RIC III.362Augustin Caron09/10/13 at 11:39carthago: Great portrait!
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PUNIC, Zeugitana, Carthage, BI Tridrachm - Second Punic War Issue, struck ca. 215-210 BC Youthful head of Tanit left, wreathed with corn, wearing single drop pendant earring.
Horse standing right, palm tree behind.
Lorber Group 2; MAA 79; SNG Copenhagen 351.
(26 mm, 10.48 g, 12h)
Lorber in analysing a 1995 commerce hoard (CH 9.690) of Second Punic War billon tridrachms that was closed around 205 BC, concluded that this youthful portrayal of Tanit was most probably introduced in the aftermath of Hannibal’s victory over the Romans at Cannae in 216 BC. She inferred a Barcid propaganda association with the youthful portrayal, one that was later overturned as the tide of war turned against the Barcid generals, accompanied by the reversion to the traditional portrayal of Tanit on the coinage of Carthage in the closing years of the Second Punic War. 09/10/13 at 11:35carthago: A beautiful coin Lloyd with an outstanding reverse...
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037b Marcus Aurelius (139-161 A.D. as Caesar, 161-180 A.D. as Augustus), RIC III 1186, Rome, AE-Dupondius, IMP VIII COS III•P•P•, Trophy, at base a seated Sarmatian woman and man, S-C/ DE SARM, Rare !!!037b Marcus Aurelius (139-161 A.D. as Caesar, 161-180 A.D. as Augustus), RIC III 1186, Rome, AE-Dupondius, IMP VIII COS III•P•P•, Trophy, at base a seated Sarmatian woman and man, S-C/ DE SARM, Rare !!!
Sarmatian victory commemoration for Marcus Aurelius.
avers: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TR P XXXI, Radiate head right.
reverse: IMP VIII COS III•P•P•, Trophy, at base a seated Sarmatian woman and man, S-C across the field, DE SARM in exergue.
exergue: S/C//DE SARM, diameter: 24-26mm, weight: 10,10g, axis: 5h,
mint: Rome, date:176-77 A.D., ref: RIC-III-1186, p-306, C-168, Sear-, Rare!!!,
Q-001quadrans08/24/13 at 17:55carthago: Nice looking coin and I love the reverse trophy
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RIC 789 Domitian (1)AR Denarius, 3.47g
Rome mint, 95-96 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XV; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P; Minerva stg. l., with thunderbolt and spear, shield at her l. side (M3)
RIC 789 (C2). BMC 234. RSC 291. BNC 208.
Acquired from Roma Numismatics, August 2013.
Between September 95 and September 96 Domitian struck his last great issue of denarii. The series varies wildly in quality - some denarii it seems were struck in a bit of a hurry (ragged flans and bad style), while others were more carefully crafted with better quality control. Domitian's hand, it seems, may not have been as firmly on the mint's tiller as in times past.
This denarius was struck in that same great issue and exhibits some of its better qualities. For a start, the centering is spot on and the flan is almost perfect. Style wise we see the Flavian baroque (ostentatious and overdone) which is very much in evidence on certain denarii from 88 onwards. Here the elaborate hairstyle, plump face, and gaudy laurel wreath (crowding into the legend) shows off this baroque style in fine fashion. A skilled engraver's handiwork in the then fashionable court style. Also of note, many of the portraits from this time (such as the current example) show a Domitian with slightly raised 'eyes toward heaven' - which Mattingly postulated as 'lofty aspirations'.
David Atherton08/24/13 at 16:54carthago: Interesting historical background and coin.
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RIC 101 DomitianAR Denarius, 3.43g
Rome Mint, 82 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: TR POT COS VIII P P; Seat, draped; above, winged thunderbolt
RIC 101 (R). BMC 26. RSC 597. BNC 30.
Ex Gemini X, 13 January 2013, Harry N. Sneh Collection, lot 712. Ex CNG E212, 17 June 2009, lot 294.
This denarius is part of the last issue before Domitian reformed the coinage in 82 AD. Prior to the reform Domitian's coinage maintained the same reverse types (evidenced by this carry over 'pulvinar' reverse of Titus), fabric, fineness, and style as those minted under Titus. After the reform all of that changed, along with the dismissal and banishment of the financial secretary Julius Aug. lib. who presumably did not approve of the new changes.
A sharp looking denarius in hand. Nicely toned too.David Atherton08/22/13 at 12:19carthago: Great looking coin and interesting history
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Trajan Tridrachm StandardsObv.
AYTOKP KAIC NEP TPAIANO CEB GERM DAK
Laureate head right
Rev.
DHMARC EX UPATO V
Aquila at center between two standards, the left surmounted by a wreath, the right with a hand
24 mm 8.2 gancientdave08/22/13 at 12:13carthago: Neat looking coin. Congrats.
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RIC 0541 Domitian as Caesar [Vespasian]AR Denarius, 3.46g
Rome mint, 73 AD
Obv: CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: No legend; Domitian on horse l.; r. hand raised, sceptre in l.
RIC 541 (R2). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.
Ex Gemini X, 13 January 2013, Harry N. Sneh Collection, lot 701. = Helios, ebay, 29 November 2010 (A. Lynn Collection).
This is an extremely rare denarius of Domitian as Caesar, the second earliest minted at Rome. Here the legend is clockwise, the much more common Domitian on horseback type has the legend anticlockwise. The reverse may allude to Domitian's participation in Vespasian and Titus' joint triumph where he rode a 'magnificent' steed. The obverse is a die match with the RIC plate coin from Oxford. Missing from both the BM and Paris collections.
The early portrait on this one is quite outstanding.
David Atherton08/20/13 at 12:55carthago: Very interesting and great looking coin.
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RIC 0523 Vespasian denarius IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII CEN
Laureate head of Vespasian right.
SPQR
within oak wreath with serrate leaves, acorns, and six long spikes.
Rome, 73 AD
2.95g
RIC 523 (C ). BM 86A. Cohen 517.
Rare: not in Paris, only one specimen in Reka Devnia hoard although RIC cites it as Common.
Holed for suspension in antiquity.
Reportedly found in Spain.
Ex-Tater'sJay GT408/07/13 at 02:45carthago: Strong portrait of the old man!
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ElagabalusIMP ANTONINVS AVG
Radiate head right
PM TR P II COS II PP
Fortuna enthroned left holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae, wheel below seat
Rome 219 AD
Sear 7495
ex-Canadian Coin
SOLD! Forum Auction January 2017Jay GT408/04/13 at 15:22carthago: Well balance with a great look.
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4) Antony: Mark Antony and Lucius AntonyMARC ANTONY & LUCIUS ANTONY
AR Denarius, 41 B.C.
Military mint traveling with Antony in Asia Minor, M. Cocceius Nerva, proquaestor pro praetore.
M ANT IMP AVG III VIR R P C M NERVA PRO Q P, bare head of Mark Antony right, capis behind / L ANTONIVS COS, bare head of Lucius Antony right.
Crawford 517/5c; CRI 247; Sydenham 1186; RSC 2b.
This coin discussed and authenticated on Forum Ancient Coins board (by former owner and others)
It's ugly, but it's rare!
RM0033Sosius08/03/13 at 16:14carthago: Indeed it is rare. Congrats!
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Claudius I, AE Quadrans. RIC 84Claudius. 41-54 AD. Æ Quadrans (3.70 gm). Struck 41 AD. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG,
three-legged modius / PON M TR P IMP COS DES IT around large S·C. RIC I 84HELEN S08/01/13 at 23:00carthago: Indeed. It has a very nice look to it with the pa...
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Marcus, Commodus, Albinus, Septimius, Caracalla, Geta, Macrinus, Diadumenian, ElagabalusNemonater07/29/13 at 00:24carthago: I wonder if Geta and Caracalla will get along bett...
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Roman Republic, Fouree SestertiusObv: IIS
helmeted head of Roma, r.
Rev: ROMA
dioscuri r.
13mm 0.94g
imitating Sear RCV 46
minted 211 B.C. or later
it may not be in very good condition, but fouree Sestertii are not often seen!07/27/13 at 13:39carthago: Indeed they aren't seen often. Interesting ex...
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Julia Domna, VenusSilver denarius, Laodicea ad Mare mint, 198 - 202 A.D.
3.326g, 22.0mm, die axis 0o,
IVLIA AVGVSTA
draped bust right
VENVS FELIX
Venus standing slightly left, head left, apple in raised right, scepter vertical behind in left
RIC IV 646, RSC III 197, BMCRE IV 620,
Prov. Forvm Ancient coinsarizonarobin07/23/13 at 11:56carthago: Nice coin with great details
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RIC 565 DomitianAR Denarius, 3.25g
Rome mint, 88 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG GERMANICVS; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: COS XIIII across field; Minerva stg. r. on capital of rostral column, with spear and shield; to r., owl (M2)
RIC 565 (R3). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.
This denarius features an extremely rare obverse legend (notice the full spelling of DOMITIANVS and GERMANICVS) with the rare COS XIIII legend across reverse field. It is part of a short lived series minted near the beginning of 88. The only other known specimen is in the Fitzwilliam collection, which is an obverse die match with my coin (the reverse is a die match with the RIC 564 plate coin).
Struck in high relief on a broad flan (22mm!) with an exquisite portrait, Domitian would have been very pleased. A phenomenal coin in hand regardless of rarity.David Atherton07/22/13 at 17:12carthago: Wonderful eye appeal! I agree, leave it alone. I...
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RIC 0972 (V)Titus DenariusT CAESAR VESPASIANVS
Laureate head right
ANNONA AVG
Annona seated left, holding sack of corn ears
Rome 77-78 AD
3.57g
RIC II 972 Vespasian, (C)
Ex-Jencek Historical Enterprise
Jay GT407/22/13 at 17:04carthago: Expressive portrait!
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0030 - Republic, DidrachmRome mint c. 269-266 BC
No legend, Diademed head of young Hercules right, with club and lion's skin over shoulder
ROMANO, She wolf right, suckling Romulus and Remus
7.29 gr
Ref : RCV # 24, RSC # 8Potator II07/17/13 at 13:31carthago: Great example with a particularly nice reverse. ...
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Vespasian - [RIC 522, BMCRE 87, RSC 432 var. (CENS)]Silver denarius, 3.52g, 19.55mm, 0 degree, Rome mint, 73 A.D.
Obv. - IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII CEN, laureate head right
Rev. - SALVS AVG; Salus seated left, holding patera in extended right hand
Salus is depicted twice on Vespasian denarii. This example, with the longer COS IIII obverse legend, is the rarer of the two types.
The obverse portrait on this example is extraordinarily realistic, capturing a life-like personification of the emperor. The reverse braided hairstyle of Salus is also of note, as it does not appear to be the typical depiction for these coins.
There also appears to be some minor die clogging on the reverse in ex.
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Purchased from eBay
Sold 25Apr2015 to Lucas Harsh Collectionrenegade322007/17/13 at 13:27carthago: Great portrait and a coin with a beautiful look to...
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Silver duckOrnamental part of a silver fibulaTibsi07/17/13 at 00:17carthago: That's interesting. Would make a unique Monop...
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CAMPANIA, Teanum SidicinumTeanum Sidicinum. Æ. Helmeted head of Athena left / Cock standing right; star behind. HN 453. Rare.
Ex. CNG eAuction 305, lot 466 (part of).
Ex. Reverend Edward A. Sydenham Collection.Molinari07/16/13 at 12:29carthago: Interesting coin and even more interesting pedigre...
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Macrinus Pentassarion AE28, Hr & J (2012) 6.24.22.6, Coiled Radiate SerpentOBV: AVT K OPEL CEVH MAKREINOC K M OPEL ANTWNEINOC - confronted busts
REV: VP PONTIAN-OV MARKIANO/ POLIT, Coiled serpent with radiate head
28mm
Struck at Markianopolis under Magistrate Pontianus, 217-218 ADLegatus07/16/13 at 12:25carthago: Fascinating reverse!
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Macedonia under Roman Protectorate, First Meris, Tetradrachm (Circa 167-148 B.C.)Silver Tetradrachm
Obv: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of Macedonian shield.
Rev: MAKEΔONΩN / PRΩTHΣ, Club; monogram above, two monograms below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left.
Minted in Amphipolis
Reference:- SNG Copenhagen 1315.
Weight: 17.0 g.
Diameter: 28.5 mm. maridvnvm07/16/13 at 12:22carthago: nice coin with great tone
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Roman Empire, Geta (209-211 A.D.), AR-Denarius, RIC IV-I 075, Rome, FORT RED TR P III COS II, Fortuna seated left,053 Geta (209-211 A.D.), AR-Denarius, RIC IV-I 075, Rome, FORT RED TR P III COS II, Fortuna seated left,
avers:- P-SEPT-GETA-PIVS-AVG-BRIT, Laureate head right.
revers:- FORT-RED-TR-P-III-COS-II, Fortuna seated left with rudder & cornucopiae, wheel below seat.
exe: , diameter: 19mm, weight: 3,47g, axis:- 0 h,
mint: Rome, date: 211 A.D., ref: RIC-IV-I-075-p-324, C-51,
Q-001quadrans07/16/13 at 12:19carthago: nice portrait
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ROMAN IMPERATORS, BRUTUSQ. Caepio Brutus, AR Denarius - Military Mint travelling in Lycia, spring-early summer 42 BC
LEIBERTAS Head of Libertas right. / CAEPIO-BRVTVS-PRO-COS Plectrum, lyre, and filleted laurel branch. Crawford 501/1; CRI 199; Sydenham 1287; RSC 5; Sear (Millennium) 1432; Seaby, Brutus 5. Minted in the spring to early summer of 42 BC by a military mint traveling with Brutus in Lycia.
(18 mm, 3.71 g, 5h)
 07/10/13 at 23:40carthago: A very nice coin that is surprisingly tough to fin...
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SOLD! Probus Billon AntoninianusIMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG
Radiate, mantled bust left holding eagle tipped scepter
SOL INVICTO
Sol in spread Quadriga holding whip KAΓ in ex
Serdica 277 AD
RIC 864 Bust type H
3.84g
Scarce
This coin published on Probuscoins.fr
Sold Coin Expo May 2023 to CPJay GT406/25/13 at 12:10carthago: Lovely
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Antoninus Pius denariusANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII
Laureate bust right of
COS IIII
Vesta sacrifices left over altar, holding palladium
Rome 153/4 AD
3.13g
RIC 238; Cohen 201
Amazing dark "as found" patina
SOLD! Forum Auctions January 2017
Jay GT406/10/13 at 22:12carthago: Now that looks like an ancient coin!
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Antony quinariusIII VIR R P C
Diademed and veiled head of Concordia right
M ANTON C CAESAR
Two hands clasped round caduceus
Mint moving with Octavian in Gaul
39 BC
1.57g
Crawford 529/4b. Sydenham 1195. Sear, Imperators 304
From a very old collection
Museum number 175 on obverse.
Could use some more cleaning but I don't want to loose the number.Jay GT406/01/13 at 14:20carthago: Very nostalgic and neat addition. I wonder where i...
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Roman Empire, Gordianus-III. (238-244 A.D.), AE-Sestercius, RIC IV-III 269a, Rome, LIBERALITAS AVG II,072 Gordianus-III. (238-244 A.D.), AE-Sestercius, RIC IV-III 269a, Rome, LIBERALITAS AVG II,
avers:- IMP-CAES-MANT-GORDIANVS-AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
revers:- LIBERALITAS-AVG-II, Liberalitas standing left, holding coin counter and two cornucopiae; S-C across fields.
exe:-/-//--, diameter: 30mm, weight: 17,91g, axis: h,
mint: Rome, date: 240 A.D., ref: RIC-269a, C-136,
Q-001quadrans05/31/13 at 00:14carthago: Nice eye appeal.
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053b Elagabalus. AR denariusobv: IMP ANTONINIVS PIVS AVG laur. drp. bust r.
rev: PM TR P II COS II PP Sol radiate std. l. raising r. hand and holding whiphill13205/30/13 at 02:39carthago: Neat reverse design
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GREEK, Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III The Great, Babylon, 336-323 BC, AR Tetradrachm - Price 3664Head of young Herakles right in lion-skin headdress, paws tied at neck. / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[OΥ] Zeus enthroned left, confronting eagle held in right hand and grasping scepter with left, sea monster in left field, ΦIΛI monogram above thin strut between legs of throne, M thereunder.
Price 3664.
Babylon Royal Mint ca. 325-323 BC.
(24 mm, 17.18 gm, 6h)
Freeman & Sear Manhattan 2 Sale (4 January 2011) Lot 133
 05/29/13 at 12:08carthago: Babylon mint and lifetime issue. Exactly the one ...
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GREEK, Attica, Athens, 449-413 BC, AR Tetradrachm - Starr pl. xxii, 6Head of Athena right, wearing helmet ornamented with vine scroll and laurel leaves.
Owl facing standing right, head facing, AΘE to right, olive sprig and crescent to left, all within incuse square.
Starr pl. xxii, 6; SNG Copenhagen 33; Sear 2526.
(22 mm, 17.18 g, 10h)
   05/29/13 at 12:06carthago: Exceptional
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SOLD! Antony fouree bare head of Antony right
Plowman with yoke of two oxen to left
2.30g
Reverse may be immitating the denarius of C. Marius C.f. Capito. 81 BC
Ex-Sosius
SOLD July 2022Jay GT405/19/13 at 23:18carthago: Interesting fourree hybrid.
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ROMAN IMPERATORS, Octavian, AR DenariusObv: Bare head of Octavian right
Rev: Naked Mercury seated on a rock, petasus hanging down his back, playing a lyre. CAESAR DIVI F
RIC.257 Sear RCV I 1550 RSC I 61 BMCRE.596 BMCRR East 236
nemesis05/07/13 at 01:14carthago: Nice coin with fancy toning!
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GREEK, Seleukid Kingdom, Seleukos I Nikator, 312-281 BC, AR Hemidrachm - Babylonia, Uncertain Mint 6A Head of Herakles right wearing lion skin.
AΛΕΞANΔPOY Zeus Aetophoros seated left, inverted anchor to left, EP beneath throne.
SC 70.1; HGC 9, 42; Price 3442 (Marathus); Müller 1493; Houghton Group III, Series A, 127.
Issued by Seleukos in the name of Alexander from Babylonia Uncertain Mint 6A, 311-305 BC.
(13 mm, 2.15 g, 7h)
Judge this coin remembering it is a hemidrachm of 13 mm diameter. It does not possess the large palette of a tetradrachm!
This coin is the best of four known examples of this emission and the only one known outside of a museum. It is an obverse die match to an example from the Hersh Collection, now housed in in the British Museum (BM 2002,0101.796). The progression of the die break on Herakles neck indicates that this coin was struck after the Hersh coin.
05/07/13 at 01:14carthago: What an amazing little coin with such detail!! Yo...
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Marc Antony Leg XII FoureeMarc Antony AR Legionary Denarius Fouree. 32-31 BC
Obverse: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley to the right
Reverse: LEG XII, legionary eagle (aquila) between two standards
Size: 19mm Weight: 3.07gm
ID#: RSC 39; Cr544/25; Syd 1229
Minted: 32-31BC
ickster04/28/13 at 23:25carthago: Indeed, very nice.
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Julia Domna, AR AntoninianusAR Antoninianus, Rome mint, struck in A.D.215 (under Caracalla)
Obv: IVLIA PIA - FELIX AVG Diademed, draped bust right, crescent behind shoulders
Rev: LVNA LVCIFERA Luna driving biga pulled by horses left, drapery billowing in a semi-circle behind her head.
Weight: 5.12g
RIC.C.379a Sear RCV II 7096
ex F Sternberg Auction, Zurich, November 1975, Lot 153
nemesis04/28/13 at 23:24carthago: Fascinating coin, especially the reverse.
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44 BC Julius Caesar Lifetime Portrait denariusCAESAR DICT PERPETVO
laureate head of Julius Caesar right
L BVCA
Venus seated right holding Victory on extended right hand, transverse scepter in left
Struck Feb - Mar 14th, 44 BC.
3.58g
RCV 1410, RSC 24.
Venus seated' only appears on this one type of Caesar's 'lifetime' issues, on the remainder she is standing.
Lucius Aemilius Buca was a distant relative of the dictator Sulla. This coin was struck within a month of Caesar's murder.
Ex-Incitatus, Ex-CNG Electronic Auction 223, lot 393Jay GT404/27/13 at 13:03carthago: Great coin and hard to come by with that reverse. ...
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Anonymous Aes Grave AsAnonymous. Circa 225-217 BC. Æ Aes Grave As (63mm, 266.40 g, 12h). Libral standard. Rome mint. Head of bearded Janus; – (mark of value) below; all on a raised disk / Prow of galley right; | (mark of value) above; all on a raised disk. Crawford 35/1; Thurlow & Vecchi 51; Haeberlin pl. 10, 1-16, 4; HN Italy 337; Sydenham 71; Kestner 111-5; BMCRR Rome (Aes Grave) 1-16.
Ex. CNG eAuction 163, lot 211 (2007)
Ex. Triton XVI, lot 753 (2013)
Ex. CNG Coin Shop (2013)Molinari04/25/13 at 01:32carthago: Nothing quite like these and yours is very pleasin...
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Domitian, AD 81-96AR Denarius, 20.38 mm (3.42 gm).
IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG GERMANIC, laureate head right / P M TR POT III IMP V COS X P P, eagle standing front on thunderbolt, wings outspread, head left. Rome mint, struck 84 AD.
RIC II.1, 196 (R2); BMCRE II, unlisted; RSC II, unlisted.
socalcoins04/21/13 at 23:15carthago: Excellent coin and a fantastic eagle!
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1) Julius Caesar FoureeJULIUS CAESAR
AR Denarius fouree.
CAESAR IMP, laureate head right, lituus & simpulum behind / M METTIVS, Venus standing left with Victory & scepter, shield resting on globe; control letter to left.
Cr480/3; Syd 1056, RSC 34, Sear5 #1407
RM0029Sosius04/20/13 at 21:59carthago: Neat coin!
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RIC 335 DomitianAR Denarius, 3.41g
Rome mint, 85 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P IIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: IMP VIIII COS XI CENS POT P P; Minerva stg. l., with thunderbolt and spear; shield at her side (M3)
RIC 335 (R2). BMC p. 315 note. RSC 178. BNC -.
Ex Harry N Sneh Collection. Ex Jyrki Muona Collection.
A denarius which is part of the fourth issue of 85 minted after Domitian reduced the silver fineness back to the Neronian standard. Despite the reduction in silver content, the coin has been minted on a large flan and the portrait is in a similar fine style as the previous issues with the higher silver standard.
This coin is a RIC plate coin, mislabeled as 338, pl. 124.
David Atherton04/20/13 at 21:53carthago: Beautiful coin in wonderful style.
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Antony & The 12 CaesarsA variation on my other virtual coin trays. This one includes a lifetime portrait of Julius Caesar. It's difficult choosing which coin to include in this set, in some cases I only had one (Galba, Otho) but others I had many more to choose from. I do have better portraits of some but I thought these had more interesting reverse types or portrait styles:
Marcus Antonius denarius
Julius Caesar denarius
Augustus denarius
Tiberius denarius
Caligula AE As
Claudius AE As
Nero Dupondius
Galba AE As
Otho Tetradrachm
Vitellius denarius
Vespasian denarius
Titus denarius
Domitian denarius
Image is clickable for larger size.
To see the coins individually see them in my gallery.Jay GT404/11/13 at 03:12carthago: What a great group!! 
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23.5 Septimius Severus - overstrike of Pescennius Niger DenariusSilver denarius, RIC IV 377 or similar, F, overstruck, 2.118g, 19.3mm, 180o, Emesa mint, 194 - 195 A.D.; obverse IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II (or similar), laureate head right; reverse FORTVN REDVC (or similar), Fortuna standing left, cornucopia in left, rudder (?) in right
Purchased from FORVM
RI0129Sosius04/11/13 at 03:07carthago: Very interesting.
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RIC 1340 VespasianAR Denarius, 3.15g
Uncertain Spanish mint, 69-70 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.
Rev: VICTORIA IMP VESPASIANI; Victory stg. l. on globe, with wreath and palm
RIC 1340 (R). BMC 362. RSC 630. BNC 30.
Ex Private Collection; acquired from Incitatus Coins, December 2012.
This early undated denarius of Vespasian is fairly rare and is minted in an eye appealing style. The mint is uncertain, but the reverse type of Victory and Globe was struck under Vitellius at Tarraco and the prominence of left facing busts of Galba and Vitellius from that mint suggests a Spanish location despite the different styles between the two series. Future die links will most likely clear the matter up. My hunch is that it is indeed Tarraco (as assigned in the BMCRE) and the style differences can be explained by different engravers working at the mint and/or the elapsed time between the issues. The Paris specimen (BNC 30) is attributed to Rome.
The coin is quite a beauty. The style is almost baroquely garish in its representation of Vespasian, luscious locks and all.
David Atherton04/10/13 at 17:24carthago: Nice left facing portrait in fine style
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42 BC L. Mussidius LongusCONCORDIA
Veiled and diad. head of Concordia right star below chin
L. MVSSIDIVS LONGVS
Shrine of Venus Cloacina consisting of circular platform, inscribed CLOACIN, surmounted by two statues of the goddess
Rome
42 BC
3.42g
Sear 494, RRC 494/42
Plated Fouree
ex-Canadian Coin
In Roman mythology, Cloacina (Latin, cloaca: "sewer" or "drain") was the goddess who presided over the Cloaca Maxima the main sewer drain in Rome. The Cloaca Maxima is traditionally said to have beeen started by one of Rome's Etruscan kings, Tarquinius Priscus. Despite her Etruscan origins, she later became identified with Venus.
Titus Tatius, who reigned with Romulus, erected a statue to Cloacina as the spirit of the "Great Drain". As well as controlling sewers, she was also a protector of sexual intercourse in marriage. The Romans believed that a good sewage system was important for the success of Rome, as a good sewer system was necessary for the physical health of Roman citizens. Additionally, Romans worshipped Cloacina as the goddess of purity. Cloacina was worshipped as an aspect of Venus at the small Shrine of Venus Cloacina, located in front of the Basilica Aemilia in the Roman Forum and directly above the Cloaca Maxima. The depiction on the reverse of this coin is that shrine.
The image of Concordia could be interpreted to convey the thought of Unity between the triumvirs to defeat Brutus and Cassius. Venus Cloacina on the reverse conveys the thought of purification for the treacherous murder of the dictator Julius Caesar by men who claimed to be his friends.Jay GT404/09/13 at 23:22carthago: Great coin and cool type to have as a fourree
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ROMAN EMPIRE, TIBERIUS Denarius, RIC 26Lyon mint, after 15-16 AD
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGUSTUS, Laureate head of Tiberius right
PONTIF MAXIM, Woman seated right on a throne (Livia ?) and holding sceptre
3.71 gr
Ref : RIC # 30, RCV #1763, Cohen #16Potator II04/09/13 at 02:39carthago: Very nice style with what looks like intense tonin...
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ATTICA,Athens. AR tetradrachmThomson 31b/bmc 445/ 135-134bc
obv: Helmeted head of Athena bust R.
rev: Owl std.r.head facing on amphora. Magistrates name in field
Asklepios std.l. holding serpent. intwined scepter. Z on amphora,delta
I below. all within wreathhill13204/09/13 at 00:53carthago: Very nice example and fascinating symbol
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Pamphylia, Aspendos. AR staterSNG COP 227 / 380-325 BC
obv: two naked wrestlers grappling, LF between feet.
rev: slinger,wearing short chiton. std. and discharging sling to r.
Trisceles to r.hill13204/09/13 at 00:52carthago: Fantastic detail!
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Celtic AE Ring-coin 001Celtic AE Ring-coin 001quadrans04/05/13 at 02:42carthago: Intriguing. 
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Roman Empire, Licinius I. (308-324 A.D.), AE-3 Follis, RIC VII 110, Siscia, VIRTVS EXERCIT, R4!!!, #2132 Licinius-l. (308-324 A.D.), AE-3 Follis, RIC VII 110, Siscia, VIRTVS EXERCIT, R4!!!, #2
avers:- IMP-LI-CINIVS-AVG, 2, D2, Helmeted and cuirassed bust right.
revers:- VIRTVS-EXERCIT, Standard inscribed VOT/XX, captive sit in ground on either side, S and F left and right side in fields.
exergo: ε SIS *,
diameter: 20mm,
weight: 3,17g,
mint: Siscia,
axis: 1h,
date: 320 A.D.,
ref: RIC-VII-110, p-438, r4,
Q-002quadrans04/02/13 at 00:29carthago: Very nice!
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