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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.
4 commentsDavid Atherton03/18/24 at 19:23quadrans: Nice find 🤗👍
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RPC 2649 DomitianÆ Obol, 5.12g
Alexandria mint, 91-92 AD
Obv: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΔΟΜΙΤ ϹƐΒ ΓƐΡΜ; Head of Domitian, laureate, r.
Rev: LΙA; Dolphin coiled round anchor
RPC 2649 (13 spec.). Emmett 308.11. Dattari-Savio 600.
Acquired from Herakles, January 2024. Ex Naville Auction 76, 2 October 2022, lot 183.

A decently rare Alexandrian obol from Domitian's regnal year 11. The dolphin is the totem animal of Poseidon and likely can be viewed in that context here. One cannot help but be reminded of an identical dolphin and anchor pulvinar type struck previously by Titus and Domitian between 80-82 at Rome on the denarius. This coin is cited in the RPC online database. https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/438475
4 commentsDavid Atherton03/13/24 at 16:51quadrans: Nice find 🤗👍
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 481Septimius Severus AR denarius

2.37g, 18.2mm, 180 degrees, Laodicea mint, 196-197 CE

Attribution: RIC IVa 481. Cohen 288. BMCRE V 445.

O: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right.

R: LIBER AVG, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia.

No examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.97.

Ex-Den of Antiquity Coins, 1 March 2024.
2 commentsRon C203/12/24 at 05:51quadrans: Nice find 🤗👍
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 257Septimius Severus AR denarius

3.40g, 20.0mm, 180 degrees, Rome mint, 202-210 CE

Attribution: RIC IVa 257. Cohen 109. BMCRE V 315.

O: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right.

R: COS III LVDOS SAECVL FEC, Bacchus (Liber) standing to right, emptying oenochoe over leopard and holding thyrsus, and Hercules standing to left, holding club and lion skin.

1 example in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.94.

Ex-Roma Numismatics E-sale 117, lot 909, February 22, 2024.
3 commentsRon C203/12/24 at 05:51quadrans: 🤗👍
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RIC 503A TitusÆ Dupondius, 12.03g
Eastern Mint (Thrace?), 80-81 AD
Obv: IMP T CAESAR DIVI VESP F AVG P M; Head of Titus, radiate, bearded, r.
Rev: ROMA; S C in exergue; Roma std. l. on cuirass, with wreath and parazonium
RIC 503A (R2). BMC -. RPC -. BNC -.
Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 225, 30 November 2023, lot 96. Ex Curtis Clay Collection. Ex Savoca Blue E9, 15 July 2018, lot 965.

A mystery mint struck coins for Titus sometime between 80-81. The style (heavily seriffed letters, large portraits, and massive reverse figures), unique obverse legends, and uncommon fabric (flat, almost convex flans) all suggest a mint other than Rome. Attributing exactly where these coins were struck has historically been a moving target - Mattingly in BMCRE thought Lugdunum, H.A. Cahn believed somewhere in Bithynia. More recent scholarship has looked towards Thrace as a possible location for production based on the Balkan distribution pattern of found specimens. Although the region of mintage has been narrowed down, the city itself remains elusive. RPC has suggested possibly Perinthus. Presumably a shortage of bronze coins in the region during Titus' reign prompted a localised imperial issue. The striking of imperial bronze outside of Rome was an exceptional step at the time considering the last imperial branch mint at Lugdunum had shuttered late in Vespasian's reign. The issue consisted of sestertii, dupondii, asses, and semisses which copied types struck at Rome. This rare dupondius features a variant obverse legend previously unattested at this mint. A recent discovery, just two specimens are cited by the RIC II.1 Addenda, Curtis Clay had two others ... so possibly only four known. Clay proposes his two former specimens, which share an obverse die, were struck at a separate eastern mint rather than the 'Thracian' one.

3 commentsDavid Atherton03/12/24 at 05:50quadrans: Great 🤗👍
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Bruttium, Terina didrachm/StaterHead of the nymph Terina left, hair tightly rolled in ampyx, with necklace, all within olive wreath

Nike seated left on hydria (amphora), holding wreath and kerykeion TEPINAION in left field.

Terina, Bruttium

445-425 BCE

6.43g

Regling, Terina 13 (dies K/λ); Kunstfreund 75 (same dies - prior to the die break); Holloway & Jenkins 14, N. Italy 2575. Sear 506.

Ex-Astarte YCA #2, lot 14

Regling's monograph from 1906 was the first die study of any Greek coinage to be published. The obverse die break is known from at least 4 other specimans (Roma, CNG, Nomos, Seaby's Coin & Medal bulletin April 1975, A236 and front cover) all sharing the same obverse and reverse dies. Further examination could possibly help place the coins in chronological order of striking based on die wear.

I missed out acquiring the Seaby coin when it was auctioned at the Geoffry Bell Toronto Coin Auction in 2017. Since then I've been on the lookout for one of these coins with the die break. 7 years later, I finally added one to my collection.
8 commentsJay GT403/10/24 at 21:10quadrans: Wow, vety nice 😲🤗👍
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Arpi, Apulia 275-250 BC
AE 26 (21x26mm, 6.28g)
O: Horse galloping right; APΠI / NOY above and below.
R: Bull butting right.
SNG ANS 644; SNG Cop 608; HGC I, 535; Sear 570; HN 645
ex Marc Breitsprecher
3 commentsEnodia03/04/24 at 18:27quadrans: Great 🤗👍
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Marcus Aurelius as Augustus Aureus, RIC 183Marcus Aurelius AV Aureus.
Rome, February - December AD 168.
Obv.: M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head to right.
Rev.: FORT RED TR P XXII IMP V, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; COS III in exergue.
RIC III 183; C. 207; BMCRE 458; Calicó 1857 (these dies).
7.24 g, 20mm.
Extremely fine, traces of mounting.
Ex Teutoburger Münzhandel.
5 commentsvindelicus03/02/24 at 07:02quadrans: Great 👍
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064 - Septimius Severus denarius - RIC 495Obv:– L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG P M IMP XI, laureate head right
Rev:– PAR AR AD TR P VI COS II P P, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm
Minted in Laodicea ad Mare, A.D. 198
References:– BMCRE 625. RIC 495, RSC 361

Ex Spink Auction 18055, Lot 448. Ex. Michael Kelly Collection

3.97 gms, 19.07 mm. 0 degrees
4 commentsmaridvnvm03/02/24 at 07:01quadrans: Nice find 🤗👍
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035. Philip I 244-249. AR Antoninianus. Felicitas standingAR Antoninianus. Rome. 3.34 g, 21mm.

Obv: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG.
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: P M TR P IIII COS II P P.
Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia.

RIC 4.
3 commentsLordBest02/29/24 at 18:18quadrans: Nice piece.. Smile
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198 - 217, CARACALLA, AR Denarius, Struck 210 – 213 at Rome, alluding to BritanniaObverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, Laureate head of Caracalla facing right.
Reverse: VICTORIAE BRIT. Victory advancing right, carrying trophy in both hands.
Diameter: 18.85mm | Weight: 2.76gms | Die Axis: 12h
RIC IV: 231A | RSC: 629 | SRCV: 6900 | SPINK: 658A
SCARCE

This coin commemorates the victories achieved by the Romans in Scotland during the campaigns led jointly by Septimius Severus and his eldest son Caracalla in 209, and by Caracalla alone the following year during his father's illness.

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3 comments*Alex02/28/24 at 19:06quadrans: Nice one 😉🤗👍
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RIC 0928 Domitian as Caesar [Vespasian]Æ Dupondius, 13.42g
Rome mint, 76-77 AD
Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS IV; Bust of Domitian, laureate, draped, bearded, r.
Rev: FELICITAS PVBLICA; S C in field; Felicitas stg. l., with caduceus and cornucopiae
RIC 928 (R2). BMC -. BNC -.
Acquired from Aegean, January 2024. Ex Ephesus Numismatics.

Domitian as Caesar's dupondii under Vespasian are typically laureate instead of radiate and can be differentiated from the asses by the draped busts and metal content (yellowish orichalcum). The Felicitas on the reverse symbolises the prosperity and abundance the Flavian dynasty has brought to the empire. This rare variety with the COS date rendered as 'IV' instead of the much more commonly seen 'IIII' is missing from both the BM and Paris collections. RIC cites only 2 examples - one from a 1980 Lanz sale, the other from a private collection. An obverse die match with the RIC plate coin.
2 commentsDavid Atherton02/28/24 at 19:05quadrans: Nice find 🤗👍
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Sicily, Akragas: Punic Occupation 1/4 ShekelHead of Triptolemus? right, wreathed in corn.

Horse galloping right; Punic letters 'ht' below.

Akragas, Sicily; 213-211 BC (Punic Occupation)

1.57g

SNG Cop 379; Walker Group II, 1st Series

Ex-Londinium Coins; Ex-CNG #63024 6/18/2001 (with ticket)

Minted during the Carthaginian occupation of Sicily and the 2nd Punic War. Rare, only one other in Forum Galleries (Enodia) possible reverse die match.


TRIPTOLEMOS (Triptolemus) was a demi-god of the Eleusinian mysteries who presided over the sowing of grain-seed and the milling of wheat. He was one of the Eleusinian princes who hospitably received the goddess Demeter when she was mourning the loss of her daughter.
5 commentsJay GT402/26/24 at 20:25quadrans: Wow, what a coin 🤗👍
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RIC 1507 VespasianÆ20, 3.89g
Ephesus (?) mint, 77-78 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVGVST; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: PON MAX TR P P P COS VIII CENS; S C in field; Victory adv. l., with shield
RIC 1507 (R2). BMC -. BNC -. RPC 1477 (0 spec.).
Ex Numismad Auction 12, 5-6 January 2024, lot 817.

Late in Vespasian's reign a rare series of orichalcum bronze coins were struck in Asia Minor at an unknown mint. Although imperial in appearance, the style, weight system, and metal used all point to a mint other than Rome. Due to their extreme rarity today, they could not have been struck for any great length of time (the date cannot be narrowed down any further than Vespasian's COS VIII, 77-78 AD). The types consist of ones variously copied from either Rome or Lugdunum (such as this Victory type) or local provincial issues. A stylistic similarity with the earlier 'o' mint denarii possibly struck at Ephesus has been noted by both RIC and RPC. The entire issue is very rarely encountered in trade. This particular Victory variety is missing from all the major collections.

My assumption is that a piece like this did not have wide circulation beyond the region of mintage. Orichalcum was not used for such small bronze denominations at Rome and would have been a baffling coin to your average Roman pleb.
4 commentsDavid Atherton02/22/24 at 14:46quadrans: Great addition 🤗👍
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RIC 302 Domitian Æ As, 11.64g
Rome mint, 85 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r., with aegis
Rev: IOVI CONSERVAT; S C in field; Jupiter stg. l., with thunderbolt and sceptre
RIC 302 (C). BMC 315A. BNC 336.
Ex Originalskincoins, eBay, January 2024.

Domitian's bronze mint after a brief hiatus in 83 returned the following year with a slate of new reverse designs. This relatively scarce type showing a standing Jupiter appears for the first time on the asses in 84. It would later be discontinued after 86. With the legend IOVI CONSERVAT, it symbolises the god as Domitian's divine protector. Although rated as 'common' in RIC, this variety of the type struck in 85 is not often encountered in trade. The portrait is a fine example of the Rome mint's superb mid-period Domitianic style.
2 commentsDavid Atherton02/14/24 at 13:56quadrans: wow, great coin,
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RIC 200 TitusÆ Dupondius, 10.39g
Rome mint, 80-81 AD
Obv: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII; Head of Titus, radiate, bearded, l.
Rev: PAX AVGVST; S C in field; Pax stg. l., with branch and cornucopiae
RIC 200 (R2). BMC -. BNC -.
Acquired from Lukas Kalchhauser, December 2023.

The various stock Pax types struck for Titus are carry-overs from Vespasian's reign and are normally seen on Titus' sestertii and asses. This is a rare variety of the standing Pax type struck for the dupondii. She is seen here holding a cornucopiae instead of the much more common caduceus. The left facing portrait variant is much scarcer than the right facing variety. Missing from both the BM and Paris collections.
2 commentsDavid Atherton02/12/24 at 20:26quadrans: Nice
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RIC 0182 VespasianÆ Sestertius, 23.86g
Rome mint, 71 AD
Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r., with aegis
Rev: PAX AVGVSTI; S C in field; Pax stg. l., with branch and cornucopiae
RIC 182 (R3, this coin). BMC -. BNC -.
Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 225, 30 November 2023, lot 9. Ex Curtis Clay Collection. Ex CNG E93, 7 July 2004, lot 83.

A unique Pax variety with aegis portrait. This is the RIC reference coin and an obverse die match with BMC 567 (RIC 200, R3). The rarity of this unique aegis variety indicates the mint was phasing out the more elaborate portrait designs at this point in time.
3 commentsDavid Atherton02/12/24 at 20:25quadrans: Wow...
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Valerian II Antoninianus RIC Va 8Valerian II AR Antoninianus

2.14g, 19.5mm, 195 degrees, Rome mint, 257-258 CE.

Attribution: RIC Va 8. Cohen 4.

O: DIVO VALERIANO CAES, radiate, draped bust right.

R: CONSACRATIO, eagle standing left.

Ex-Incitatus Coins, Jan 7, 2024.
2 commentsRon C202/12/24 at 20:16quadrans: Interesting ...
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017. Crispina. AR Denarius. IVNOCrispina. Augusta, AD 178-182. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.03 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Commodus. Draped bust right / Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; to left, peacock standing left. RIC III 283 (Commodus); MIR 18, 12-4a; RSC 21. Toned, some iridescence and underlying luster, hairline flan crack

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 2311.
6 commentsLordBest02/03/24 at 06:47quadrans: Great 😉👍
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RIC 1562 Titus denariusT CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.

Palm tree; to left, Titus standing right with spear and parazonium, foot on helmet; to right, Judaea mourning seated right.

Antioch; 72-3 CE

2.73g

RIC 1562 (C)

EX-Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 136 lot 519

This coin was described by the auction house as a Limes (unofficial) coin. However, this coin is indeed solid silver with a heavy dark toning and encrustations, as can be seen on the reverse. The double strike obverse, Ad Marco scoop on the reverse and being a double die match to the Sneh coin make this an official coin from Antioch. Interestingly, the Antioch version is more common than the Rome mint issue. One which I am happy to add to my collection. I may try to remove the encrustation from the palm tree and back of Judaea.
4 commentsJay GT402/03/24 at 06:25quadrans: Great find 👍😲😉🤗
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Umayyads of Spain, Hisham II AR Dirham3.00g, 23.0mm, 15 degrees, Al-Andalus (Cordoba) mint, 395AH (1004 CE)

Attribution: Vives 587.

Citing ´Abd / Al-Malik in IA &´Al-Hayib / ´Abd Al-Malik in IIA.

Ex-Traianvs Coins, 3 Jan 2024.
4 commentsRon C201/30/24 at 22:28quadrans: 🤗👍😲 great …
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RPC 2708 DomitianÆ Drachm, 21.63g
Alexandria mint, 94-95 AD
Obv: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΘƐΟΥ ΥΙΟϹ ΔΟΜΙΤ ϹƐΒ ΓƐΡΜ; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: Triumphal arch; date LΙΔ
RPC 2708 (6 spec.). Emmett 257.14. Dattari-Savio 542-3.
Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 225, 30 November 2023, lot 505. Ex Shimmer, 1986, lot 118.

'He erected so many and such huge vaulted passage-ways and arches in the various regions of the city, adorned with chariots and triumphal emblems, that on one of them someone wrote in Greek: "enough!" '- Suetonius, Life of Domitian, 13.2.

Thus we begin with a pun. Some nameless wag scrawled ARCI on one of Domitian’s many arches, punning on the similarity between arcus (‘arch’) and the Greek arkei (‘enough’). Suetonius thought it clever enough to pass it along in his Life of Domitian. Domitian was a builder and he did indeed erect many arches throughout the city of Rome and the wider empire. This remarkable drachm struck at Alexandria for Domitian features a grandiose triple-span triumphal arch. The exact location of the structure is unknown. Some scholars have argued it represents a local Alexandrian arch (Price-Trell 1977, Vogt 1924, Handler 1971). F. Kleiner on the other hand convincingly proposes it to be a triumphal arch erected in Rome commemorating Domitian's victory over the Germanic Chatti. That it's a triumphal arch is fairly sound. The rooftop central figure of the emperor driving a triumphal quadriga pulled by six horses, flanked by twin trophies with defeated captives makes it fairly clear the arch was erected with a triumph in mind. The type first appeared on Alexandrian tetradrachms in 86, just a few years after the victory over the Chatti making a connection to that triumph very appealing. How accurate is the depiction? We simply do not know. Quite possibly the Alexandrian engravers based the composition on generic stock triumphal types, perhaps augmented by written descriptions, paintings, or sketches. The arch did not survive antiquity but is replicated on drachms of Trajan and Hadrian, likely repurposed for their own needs (whether it was located in Rome or Alexandria) and seemingly escaped damnatio memoriae destruction. Luckily, the coins survive to give us an idea of what this impressive monument may have looked like.
4 commentsDavid Atherton01/28/24 at 14:59quadrans: Wow, congrats 👍🤗
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Trajan Sestertius Trajan's ColumnObv.

IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI
P P
Laureate and draped bust right, seen from the back

Rev.

SENATVS POPVLVS QVE ROMANVS
S C in field
Trajan's column surmounted by statue of Trajan on a square pedestal
ornamented with reliefs and two eagles

114-116 AD

36mm 24.70g

RIC 678 BMCRE 1024 Cohen 359 Woytek 537v Banti 110

Rare (R2)

Ex Gorny & Mosch Auction 160 Lot 2311 (2007)

Ex NAC Auction 114 Lot 1524 (2019)
10 commentsancientdave01/20/24 at 06:18quadrans: Great piece ..I like it..Smile
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Roman Empire, Sextus Pompeius, DenariusObv. MAG • PIVS • IMP • ITER,
Bare head of Pompey the Great right; capis to left, lituus to right.
Rev. CLAS • ET • OR[Æ]/(MAR)IT • EX • S • C,
Neptune, naked but for chlamys on left arm, holding apluster and resting right foot on prow, standing left between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus running in opposite directions, bearing their parents on their shoulders; PRÆF above.
Mint: Uncertain Sicilian mint, 37/6 BC.

19mm 3.81g

Crawford 511/3a; CRI 334; Sydenham 1344; RSC 17 (Pompey the Great); BMCRR Sicily 7-10; Kestner 3783-4; RBW 1785.

Provenance:
Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel, Auction 35 (1967), lot 7.
Ex Paul-Francis Jacquier, Auction 51, 15th September 2023, Lot 455.

The brothers Anapias and Amphinomus carried their parents upon their shoulder to safety during an eruption of Mt. Aetna near their home in Sicily. Familial fidelity was highly valued in Roman society, and was used on this issue along with the obverse depicting the head of Pompey the Great to show his son's, Sextus Pompey, fidelity to his memory (written by New York Sale).
10 commentskc01/20/24 at 06:14quadrans: Spectacular
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Roman Empire, Agrippa, AsObv. M AGRIPPA L F COS III, Head left, wearing rostral crown.
Rev. S C, Neptune standing left, holding small dolphin and trident.
Mint: Rome, 37-41 AD.

29mm 11.34g

RIC Gaius 58; BMC Tiberius 161; RCV 1812.

Provenance:
Ex Dr. Eugen Merzbacher, Auction 15th November 1910, lot 1339.
Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG, Auction 43, 12th November 1970, lot 282.
Ex Frank Sternberg AG, Auction 3, 30th November 1973, lot 48.
Ex Sotheby's, Auction 7th March 1996, lot 151.
Ex Collection M.F. Price
Ex Stack's, Auction 3rd December 1996, lot 114.
Ex Noonans, Auction 5th December 2023, lot 253.

The very talented and ambitious Agrippa held high state positions at a young age. In his lightning career, he won important victories at the age of 27 as fleet chief for his closest friend Augustus. In the year 21 B.C. He married Julia, daughter of Augustus, who then declared him his co-regent and successor. Through his designated buildings - e.g. B. water pipes and thermal baths - Agrippa contributed significantly to the infrastructure of ancient Rome. The Pantheon in Rome is still admired today. At the age of only 51, he died due to an injury, a well-respected man in Campania.
6 commentskc01/18/24 at 19:54quadrans: Great piece ..I like it..Smile
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RIC 951 Titus denariusT CASESAR IMP VESPASIANVS
Laureate head right

COS VI
Two oxen yoked left

2.85g

Rome 77-78 CE

RIC 951 (R)

Ex-Emad Khaleel
10 commentsJay GT401/17/24 at 22:25quadrans: Great piece ..I like it..Smile
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Roman Empire, Faustina Sr., Augusta 25 February 138 - Early 141, Wife of Antoninus Pius, gold aureus, RIC III AP356dFaustina Sr., Augusta 25 February 138 - Early 141, Wife of Antoninus Pius
SH33181. Gold aureus, SRCV II 4553 (same dies), Cayon 1765 (same), RIC III AP356d, Cohen II 98, BMCRE IV AP398, Choice EF, Rome mint, weight 6.923g, maximum diameter 19.8mm, die axis 180o, 147 - 161 A.D.; obverse DIVA FAVSTINA, diademed, draped and veiled bust left; reverse AVGVSTA, Ceres standing left, torch in right hand, scepter in left hand; very light hairline scratches; ex Numismatik Lanz auction 135, lot 745 (misattributed); ex Goldberg auction 44, lot 3704 (ICG AU 50); hints of red toning, bold and beautiful, struck with elegant dies!; scarce
3 commentsJoe Sermarini01/16/24 at 17:21quadrans: Great piece ..I like it..Smile
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Roman Empire, Philipp II, SestertiusObv. M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, Bare-headed and draped bust right.
Rev. PRINCIPI IVVENT S C, Philip standing right, holding globus and spear.
Mint: Rome, 244-246 AD.

32mm 21.66g

RIC 255a.

Provenance:
Ex Collection Rev. Percy Barron.
Ex Dr. Jacob Hirsch, Auction 30, 11th May 1911, lot 1193.
Ex Otto Helbing Nachfolger, Auction 86, 25th November 1942, lot 1888
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts, Auction 24, 22nd June 2016, lot 890.

Numbering among the unfortunate boy-emperors of the 3rd Century, Philip II was only about seven years old when his eponymous father hailed him Caesar early in 244. These formative years must have been traumatic for the young Caesar, as his father had come to the throne by way of a coup in Asia Minor, and upon returning to Europe he was perpetually at risk on the Danube front, where he fought hard to keep Rome's enemies at bay. Philip II held the title Caesar for slightly more than three years, during which time he had many attractive coins struck in his honour – principally silver double- denarii and brass sestertii (NAC).
13 commentskc01/16/24 at 06:54quadrans: Nice 🤗👍
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0009931 Larissa ¾ Left, Rider on Horse Prancing RightThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa

Obv: Head of the nymph Larissa 3/4 facing l., an ampyx in her hair, wearing a simple necklace, [a single globule earring hanging from the bottom of the base of the last lock of hair on the r]. All within a border of dots.
Rev: Thessalian cavalryman on prancing horse r., wearing chlamys and petasos. [Λ]API above l., [Σ] downwards in front of horse, [AIΩN] in exergue below the ground line.
Denomination: Obol (?); Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 395 - 344/3 BC1; Weight: 1.04g; Diameter: 11mm: Die axis: 180º; References, for example: Traité VI, 724, pl. CCXCIX, 12; Herrmann Group VII 1 Series B pl. VI, 1 var. mention of a whip and different legend orientation, although he allows for variations.

Notes:
1This is the date provided in Herrmann.

Provenance: Ex. Bermondsey Coins, December 26, 2023

Photo Credits: Bermondsey Coins

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5 commentsTracy Aiello01/16/24 at 04:46quadrans: Nice one 👍🤗😉
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00071 Horse Prancing Left Lion’s Head Left, Lion’s Head Spout Right Larissa Right Balancing HydriaThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa

Obv: horse prancing l., lion’s head above facing l. [protruding tongue or stream of water?]. All within a border of dots.
Rev: [Λ]-Α above l. to r., R-I in front and downwards, Larissa standing r. and balancing hydra on her raised l. knee, behind is a spout in the form of a lion’s head from which pours water. All within incuse square.

Denomination: silver obol; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 440 - 420 BC1; Weight: .95g; Diameter: 13 mm: Die axis: 270º; References, for example: Herrmann Group II b 𝛼, pl. I 13; BCD Thessaly I 1433.5 var. no lion’s head above horse; BCD Thessaly II 160; HGC 4 483.

Notes:
1This is the date given in HGC 4

Provenance: Ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. December 10, 2023

Photo Credits: Dr. Busso Peus Nachf.

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2 commentsTracy Aiello01/14/24 at 21:02quadrans: Nice piece 🤗👍😉
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RIC 0774 Vespasian denariusIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Laureate head right

PON MAX TR P COS VI
Securitas seated left, head resting on raised arm

Rome, 75 CE

3.22g

RIC 774 (C)

Ex-Aphrodite Auction 18, lot 481 misattributed as RIC 772

A beautifully toned denarius in hand. Often times this coin is mistaken for the common Pax reverse (as was this one). The difference is in the position of the deities head resting on her arm. The pose is most likely taken from a cult statue of the goddess.
6 commentsJay GT401/11/24 at 05:09quadrans: Congrats Jay 👍
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Bruttium, Lokri EpizephyrioiHead of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; XIIII above.

Pegasos flying to right; ΛΟΚΡΩΝ below.

3.92g, 18mm

Lokroi Epizephyrioi

3rd Century BCE

HN Italy 2423 corr. (ΛIII); HGC 1, 1591 corr. (same).

Ex-Aphrodite Auction 18, lot 29; Ex-Roma Mike Ballerini Collection Auction lot 199 with his ticket noting "Lotto 29"

Beautiful glossy black patina in hand
4 commentsJay GT401/11/24 at 05:08quadrans: Great piece 👍
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RIC 1569 Vespasian QuadransIMP VESP AVG
Laureate head left

PM TR POT PP
Winged Caduceus

Rome, 74 CE

2.95g

RIC 1569 (R)

EX NSB Web Auction 20, lot 234

Part of an interesting series of coins struck in Rome with an Eastern flare.
4 commentsJay GT401/02/24 at 10:21quadrans: Nice piece.. Smile
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Trajan Dupondius Seated Roma with Victory Obv.

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP
Radiate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder

Rev.

SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI
SC in ex
Roma, helmeted, seated left on cuirass, left foot on a Dacian helmet, holding Victory and spear. Two circular and an oval shield at her side

103-111 AD

28mm 12.98g

RIC 490 Paris 568 Cohen 393
1 commentsancientdave12/30/23 at 17:54quadrans: Nice find Laughing
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Trajan Antioch As SC in Wreath Obv.

IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GERM

Rev.

DAC PARTHICO PM TR POT XX COS VI PP

116 AD

24mm 6.45g

RIC 645 Woytek 938 b McAlee 516 BMC 1100
1 commentsancientdave12/30/23 at 17:53quadrans: Nice one
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RIC 1029 Titus DupondiusT CAESAR VESPASIANVS TR P COS VI
Laureate head left

PRINCIP IVVENT SC across lower field
Domitian Caesar on horse prancing left, raising right hand and holding scepter in left.

Rome; 77-78 CE

10.66g

RIC 1029 (R3)

HJB 225th Bid or Buy lot 63 from the Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex CNG E329, 25 June 2014, 409.

The reverse depicts Domitian participating in the Judaea Capta triumph of 71 A.D. He is, as Josephus described him, riding alongside in magnificent apparel and mounted on a horse that was itself a site worth seeing.

RIC notes that this is "presumably a mule, with the reverse of Domitian from the parallel issue." David Atherton believes the reverse die is intentional for both Titus and Domitian, making this an official pairing of dies for Titus. Regardless, the type is very rare. None in Forum galleries.
9 commentsJay GT412/22/23 at 05:59quadrans: Wow 😲🤗👍
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JUSTINIAN I, AR 120 Nummi, struck 552 - 565 at Rome or RavennaObverse: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG Diademed bust of Justinian I facing right, wearing robe ornamented with a row of pellets.
Reverse: Large P•K enclosed within wreath.
Diameter: 11mm | Weight: 0.67gms | Die Axis: 6
SBCV: 317 (Rome) | DOC: 336.3 (Ravenna) | MIB: 76 (Rome) | Ranieri: 355 (Ravenna)
Very Rare

In 552 the Byzantine general Narses crossed the Apennines with an army of around 25,000 men and marched on Rome only to find himself blocked by a Gothic force, under their king Totila, near Taginae in central Italy. However, Narses deployed his army in the form of a crescent in a narrow mountain valley with his dismounted cavalry mercenaries placed as a phalanx in the centre and his flanks protected by a mixed force of archers he had sent to seize the dominant heights. The Goths opened the battle with a determined cavalry charge but were halted by the enfilading fire from both sides and fell back in disarray on to the Byzantine infantry which had curved round behind them. The Byzantine cataphracts then swept into the confused Gothic mass and more than 6,000 Goths, including their leader Totila, were killed. The remnants of the Gothic army fled and Narses proceeded to Rome, capturing the city after a brief siege. The following year Narses ambushed a combined Gothic force under King Teia and his brother Aligern. The Gothic force was crushed in a hopeless last stand south of Naples, Teia was killed in the fighting and, though Aligern escaped the battle, he surrendered a few months later, so ending the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy after 60 years of rule.
3 comments*Alex12/16/23 at 23:33quadrans: Wow 👍
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Vespasian Lugdunum Sestertius Standing RomaObv.

IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III
Laureate head right
Globe at point of bust

Rev.

ROMA
S C
Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding Victory on extended right hand and vertical spear in left

71 AD

36mm 27.67g

RIC II.1 1136
2 commentsancientdave12/16/23 at 23:28quadrans: Great 🤗👍
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Nero Dupondius Head Left Macellum Magnum Obv.

NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P
Radiate head left

Rev.

MAC AVG
II in ex
S-C across fields,
Frontal view of the domed Macellum Magnum, male figure in niche on left, holding sceptre

64 AD

29mm 14.86g

RIC I 188 WCN 202
6 commentsancientdave11/24/23 at 13:39quadrans: Great 😉🤗👍
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RPC 2463 Titus TetradrachmΑΥΤΟΚ ΤΙΤΟΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ ΣΕΒ
Laureate head of Titus right

ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ LΒ (Year 2)
Homonoia seated, l., with olive branch

Alexandria, Egypt 79-80 CE

12.41g

RPC 2463 (12 in the core collection) Scarce

Ex-Incitatus

A scarce debased Alexandrian tetradrachm for Year 2 of Titus.
2 commentsJay GT410/28/23 at 17:56quadrans: Wow 🤗👍
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RIC 1570 Vespasian quadransIMP VESP AVG
Laureate head left

PON TR POT
Winged caduceus

Rome; 74 CE
2.91g
RIC 1570 (R3)

An official mule using the reverse of Titus. Reverse die matched to RIC 1575 in my gallery.

Ex-Zeus Auction 26 lot 448

Very rare. None in Forum galleries. One on acsearch.
7 commentsJay GT410/28/23 at 17:53quadrans: Nice 😉🤗👍
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RIC 1575 (V) Titus QuadransT CAES IMP
Laureate head right

PON TR POT
Winged Caduceus

Rome, 74 CE

2.79g

RIC 1575 (R2)

Ex-Tom Vossen (Netherlands)

Black patina under earthen deposits. This reverse is die matched to RIC 1570 (R3) in my collection (a mule with Vespasian obverse).
5 commentsJay GT410/28/23 at 17:53quadrans: Great 🤗👍
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Roman Republic, C. Cassius Longinus, Crawford 500/3C. Cassius Longinus, gens Cassia
AR - denarius, 3.74g, 20.81mm, 180°
Military mint with Brutus and Cassius, probably Smyrna, 42 BC
Obv. Head of Libertas, diademed and draped, r.
behind C.CASSIV.IMP
before LEIBERTAS
Rev. Capis and lituus
below in 2 lines LENTVLVS / SPINT
Ref. Crawford 500/3; Sydenham 1307; CRI 221; BMCR East 77; Kester 3767; RBW 1762; RSC 4
Rare, F+

C. Cassius Longinus was the driving force behind the Caesar murder.
2 commentsJochen10/08/23 at 20:27quadrans: wow, great coin,
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Ronan Republic, D. Iunius Brutus Albinus, Crawford 450/2D. Iunius Brutus Albinus, gens Iunia
AR - denarius, 3.99g, 17.82mm, 0°
Rome, 48 BC
Obv. Head of Pietas r., wearing necklace and earrings
behind PIETAS
Rev. Clasping hands around winged caduceus
below ALBINVS BRUTI.F
Ref. Crawford 450/2; RSC Junia 25; Postumia 10
F+/about VF

Iunius Brutus Albbinus was one of the Caesar murderers
3 commentsJochen10/08/23 at 20:25quadrans: Interesting piece..
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RIC 0323 VespasianÆ As, 9.69g
Rome mint, 71 AD
Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: S C in field; Temple of Capitoline Jupiter with six columns
RIC 323 (R2). BMC 614. BNC 588.
Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 225, 30 November 2023, lot 453. Ex Harlan J Berk, Summer 1986, lot 439.

In December 69 AD the Temple of Capitoline Jupiter was set ablaze and destroyed during factional warfare in the city of Rome between Vitellian and Flavian forces. Upon Vespasian's victorious arrival in October 70, one of his first acts was to lavishly rebuild the temple, supposedly carrying the first basket of rubble from the site himself. As it was the first major building project of the reign, the opening religious ceremonies were conducted with great fanfare. This extremely rare* as from 71 commemorates the rebuilding of the structure and is the earliest appearance of it on a Flavian coin. The reverse depicts an idealised rendition of the Vespasianic temple, as it was still a work in progress and would not be completed for several more years. The rebuilt temple would again succumb to fire in 80 under Titus. A double die match with the Oxford cast and the BM and Paris specimens.

*Rare enough that M. Tameanko in his book Monumental Coins erroneously refers to it as a sestertius and R. Darwell-Smith in Emperors and Architecture calls it a dupondius! N. T. Elkins gets it some-what right in his Monuments in Miniature, but unfortunately links this as variety of 71 to a photo of a heavily tooled sestertius from the BM with a fabricated reverse! No COS III sestertii with the temple of Jupiter exist.
5 commentsDavid Atherton10/08/23 at 20:24quadrans: Nice one
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Two Captives-and-Trophy: Commodus' Germanic & Sarmatian Captives from Marcomannic WarsCommodus AR Denarius (18mm, 2.31g, 12h), Rome mint, 180 CE.
Obv: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG. Laureate head right.
Rev: TR P V IMP IIII COS II P P. Two captives seated back to back on shields propped against trophy of captive arms.
Ref: RIC 9a; RSC 791; RCV 5706.
Prov: Ex Forum RS111654 (2 Oct 2023).​

Notes: These coins do not name the captives, but they must relate to the Marcomannic Wars. Commodus, as a young Caesar, had accompanied Marcus Aurelius north to prosecute was against the Sarmatians and various Germanic tribes. When M. Aurel. died in 180, Commodus promptly negotiated a peace, ending the wars (a few minor outbursts over the next year or two notwithstanding). This series may mark the moment.

One detail distinctive to M. Aurelius & Commodus’ captives-and-trophy: The captives are seated on shields propped against the trophy, not seated on the ground. (Almost a gentle touch, in a perverse Roman Imperial sort of way.)
1 commentsCurtis JJ10/08/23 at 20:23quadrans: Nice piece.. Smile
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Caracalla, Bimetallic SestertiusObv. M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS FELIX AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right.
Rev. P M TR P XVII IMP III COS IIII P P, emperor, accompanied by two officiers, standing r. on platform, haranguing soldiers behind, standards, in ex. S C.
Mint: Rome, 214 A.D.

32mm 32.71g

RIC 525c var. (draped bust); Banti 59


Provenance:
Ex Bertolami, Auction 12, 29th October 2014, lot 863.

Before a battle, or on parade, the emperor would address his troops in an event known as an adlocutio cohortium (address to the cohorts). This was an important opportunity for the emperor to be present among his troops and inspire morale and esprit de corps among them. A sestertius of Gaius (Caligula), issued on behalf of a donative for the Praetorian Guard, was the first to employ the adlocutio as a reverse type. Similar subsequent issues were minted to emphasize the emperor's perceived, if not actual, role as military commander. The present specimen commemorates Caracalla's victory against the Germans and his preparations for a Persian war. Caracalla idolized Alexander the Great and, as other emperors before him, wished to recreate his successes in the east. Thus, in 214 AD, after having been proclaimed "Alexander" at Philippopolis in Thrace, he assembled his troops, who had been outfitted as Macedonians, and proceeded into Asia Minor. Caracalla's ambitions were, however, hampered by his own unfit physical and mental state; over the next three years the campaign degeneratged into near-chaos and ended with Caracalla's murder.
(written by CNG, 2003)
3 commentskc08/11/23 at 15:07quadrans: Nice piece 👍
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Lucilla Sestertius Pietas 2Obv.

LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F
Draped bust right

Rev.

PIETAS
S C
Pietas standing, head right, holding patera, altar before

164-166 A.D.

32mm 24.32g

RIC 1756 (Aurelius) BMCRE 1161 (Aurelius) Sear 5505
4 commentsancientdave08/07/23 at 10:17quadrans: Wow 🤗👍
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Marcus Aurelius Dupondius Seated RomaObv.

M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVI
Radiate head to right

Rev.

IMP VI COS III
S C
Roma seated left, holding Victory and sceptre, large shield behind decorated with head of Medusa or wolf and twins

171-172 A.D.

RIC 1035
1 commentsancientdave08/07/23 at 10:16quadrans: Nice 😉👍
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 398Septimius Severus AR denarius

3.38g, 18.0mm, 15 degrees, Emesa mint, 194-195 CE

Attribution: RIC IVa 398. Cohen 283 var. BMCRE V 374.

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

R: LIBER AVG, Liberalitas standing left, holding account-board and cornucopiae.

12 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.97.

Ex-Tom Vossen Coins, July 2023.
1 commentsRon C208/07/23 at 10:14quadrans: Nice one 😉👍
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Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II359 - 336 BC
AR tetrobol, 12.7 mm, 2.271 grams, 135 degrees
Pella(?) mint, posthumous, c. 323 - 315 BC

O: Diademed head of Apollo right

R: ΦIΛIΠΠOY, nude horseman cantering right, fulmen(?) below.

Ref: cf. SNG ANS 572 ff. (various control symbols)

Notes: F/aF, etched porous surfaces, scrapes

Ex-Forum Ancient Coins
1 commentsVirgil H08/07/23 at 10:12quadrans: Nice find 😉🤗👍
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Roman Republic, C. Mamilius Limetanus82 BC
AR serratus denarius, 19mm, 3.69 g, 90°
Rome mint

O: Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus, caduceus at shoulder; I to left

R: C•MAMIL-LIMETAN (TA ligate), Ulysses walking right, staff in left hand, extending hand to greet his dog Argos

Ref: Crawford 362/1. Sydenham 741. RSC Mamilia 6.

Notes: This is one of my holy grail coins, the saddest part of my favorite book, Homer's Odyssey, where the disguised Odysseus meets his old dog, Argos, who recognizes him and then dies. The Mercury obverse is also stunning.

Ex-Jean Elsen Auction 155, Lot 828, June 2023, ex-Casa d'Aste Thesaurus, San Marino, with tag
7 commentsVirgil H08/04/23 at 05:11quadrans: Great coin 🤗👍
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RIC 0221 Vespasian sestertiusIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III
Laureate head of Vespasian right

VICTORIA AVGVSTI; S C in exergue
Victory standing right, left foot on helmet, inscribing OB / CIV / SERV on shield on palm tree; to right, Judaea seated right.

Rome, 71 CE

18.91g

RIC 221 (C3); Hendin 6538 (C)

Ex-Savoca 169 Blue auction lot 965

A very common but unmolested and honestly worn Judaea Capta sestertius
5 commentsJay GT408/04/23 at 05:09quadrans: Wow 👍🤗
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RIC 1556 Vespasian denariusIMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII
Laureate Head of Vespasian right

VESTA
Vesta standing. left, with simpulum and sceptre

Antioch 72-73 CE

2.96g; 20-21mm

RIC 1556 (R3)

Double struck. Centering line still visible on reverse

Ex-Olympus Auction 4 lot 551 (mistakenly attributed as the common RIC 360 from the Rome mint)

Very rare. RIC cites one example from CNG 61, 25 September 2002, lot 1689. Since then a second example has appeared in the Atherton collection. This is the 3rd known example of the type although not a die match to the other 2 specimens.
7 commentsJay GT408/03/23 at 18:53quadrans: Interesting piece..
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Macedon, Amphipolis169 – 146 BC
AE 23 mm, 7.26 grams, 0 degrees

O: Diademed head of Artemis Tauropoulos (or Apollo) right.

R: AMΦIΠΟ-ΛI-TΩ-N across fields and beneath two goats standing on their hind legs, fighting.

Ref: SG 1394; Plant 1092; SNG ANS 115-117

Ex-Forum Ancient Coins Lot (part of) Nov 2022
1 commentsVirgil H08/03/23 at 18:52quadrans: Nice one
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Kushano-Sasanian KingdomPeroz II
303-330 AD
AE unit 14mm, 2.15 grams, 180 degrees
ANACS VF 30 #7320859
Bactrian mint (probably Balkh)

O: Bust of Peroz II right, wearing flat crown with bull's horns and lotus bud feature above; dotted border

R: Exalted god emerging from fire altar, head left, flames emanating from head and shoulders, crescent on crown, diadem in outstretched right hand, spear raised in left; dotted border.

Ref: ANS Kushan 2343-2349. Göbl 1081-1083. 

Note: This was removed from ANACS encapsulation, I have the tag

Ex- Heritage Auction #232322 Lot 61099, June 2023
1 commentsVirgil H08/03/23 at 18:52quadrans: Nice piece.. Smile
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RIC 0165 VespasianÆ Sestertius, 23.94g
Rome mint, 71 AD
Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: IVDAEA CAPTA; S C in exergue; Palm tree; to l., Judaea std. l. on cuirass; to r., Captive stg. l.; both figures surrounded by arms
RIC 165 (R). BMC 540. BNC 494. Hendin 1502.
Acquired from Sebastian Sondermann, June 2023.

In 70 AD Jerusalem was besieged and sacked and the Temple razed by the Roman forces commanded by Titus Caesar. The following year a massive joint Triumph was held in Rome for Vespasian and Titus to celebrate their successful conclusion of the Jewish Rebellion. Coins were also issued to commemorate their victory. These so called 'Judaea Capta' coins first appeared in late 70 just after the fall of Jerusalem in August, both in the precious metals and at first sparingly in bronze. It wasn't until 71, the year of the triumph, that the bronze coinage came into its own with a whole host of 'Judaea Capta' types. Probably the most famous of these depicts the ubiquitous date palm with a standing bound captive and a seated Judaea, both surrounded by arms. The second bronze issue of 71 saw these produced in massive quantities with a few different variations on the theme. This coin is a rarer variety featuring Judaea seated to the left of the palm and the standing captive to the right. It is more commonly encountered with the position of the figures reversed.

Modern viewers see this as a forlorn scene of defeat, however, to the Roman coin designers the images are meant to convey victory over a worthy foe. The Jewish War was an important event for the fledgling Flavian dynasty - in essence it gave them the legitimacy to rule. The ensuing propaganda onslaught after the 'Gotterdammerung' fall of Jerusalem is awe inspiring. The coins were a major part of the regime's propaganda commemorating Vespasian's defeat of the Jews and saving the empire. Their efforts paid off, for even today this 'Judaea Capta' type is one of the most iconic and recognised reverses in the whole of Roman coinage.

4 commentsDavid Atherton07/17/23 at 17:34quadrans: Wow 👍🤗
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Claudius Cistophorus Claudius and Fortuna in TempleObv.

TI CLAVD CAES AVG
Bare head of Claudius to left

Rev.

COM – ASI
Distyle temple of Roma, within Claudius on left being crowned by Fortuna on right
ROM ET AVG on temple frieze

26mm 10.26gm

RIC 120 (Pergamum) RPC 2221
4 commentsancientdave07/06/23 at 06:36quadrans: Great 👍🤗
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RPC 2466 TitusAR Tetradrachm, 13.08g
Alexandria mint, 80-81 AD
Obv: AYTOK TITOY KAIΣ OYEΣΠAΣIANOY ΣEB; Head of Titus, laureate, r.
Rev: NIA-OΣ; bust of Nilus with lotus on shoulder, r., date LΓ to r.
RPC 2466 (4 spec.). Emmett 234.3. Dattari-Savio 462.
Acquired from Tater's Relics, eBay, June 2023.

The Nilus type makes an appearance on Titus's tetradrachms during his third regnal year and is a carry-over reverse from Vespasian's Alexandrian bronze issues. Nilus was the god of the river Nile and father to several children. He is often shown on the coinage as a bearded old man holding a lotus flower, which symbolises the sun breaking forth from the water every morning with a beautiful bloom.

Titus's Alexandrian tetradrachms are scarcer than those of his father, perhaps owing to the shorter amount of time they were struck and a general winding down of the mint's production.
3 commentsDavid Atherton07/05/23 at 14:51quadrans: 👍🤗
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Greek, Birytis, Troasc. 300 BC
AE 11 mm, 1.28 grams. 180 degrees

O: Head of bearded Cabirus (Kabeiros) wearing pileus left; no visible stars either side

R: B-I / P–Y either side of club; all within laurel wreath

Ref: SG 4058 (version with beard and no stars); SNG Turkey 4 345-346; other references listed in SNG Turkey 4: SNG Cop Troas 247 ff; SNG Tubingen Mysienlonien 2573 ff.; SNG Munchen Troas-Lesbos 168 ff;

Note: nice little coin with good detail. I have considered cleaning this one to reveal more detail, but am hesitant to mess up a nice coin.

Ex-Forum Ancient Coins Lot (part of), Nov 2022
2 commentsVirgil H05/29/23 at 19:11quadrans: 👍
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Roman Republic, P. Clodius M.f. TurrinusMoneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome
42 BC
AR Denarius, 17 mm, 3.5 grams, 180 degrees
Rome mint

O: Laureate head of Apollo right; lyre to left

R: Diana Lucifera standing right, bow and quiver over her shoulder, holding torches. P. CLODIVS to right; M.F. to left.

Ref: RSC Claudia 15; Crawford 494/23; CRI 184; Sydenham 1117; RBW 1727

Notes: My first Republican coin, have had this one a few years. I would rate this one as Fine, reverse slightly off center. Pretty nice coin in hand.
2 commentsVirgil H05/29/23 at 19:11quadrans: 👍
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Roman Republic, Lucius Caesius112-111 BC
AR Denarius, 19 mm, 3.72 grams, 180 degrees

O: Bust of Apollo-Vejovis left, seen from behind and with drapery on left shoulder, preparing to hurl thunderbolt; monogram of Roma to right.

R: The two Lares seated right, dog between them, LA on left, R3 on right, (LA and R3 interlace), L. CAESI, in exergue, head of Vulcan and tongs above

Ref: Crawford 298/1; RSC Caesia 1; Sydenham 564

Notes: A worn but lovely in hand coin, there is something about a worn silver coin. The obverse is also often attributed to Apollo, as well as Vejovis. This is also one of my dog collection coins. Graded as Fine-Very Fine by the auction house.

Ex-Jean Elsen & ses Fils Auction 154 lot 305, March 2023
4 commentsVirgil H05/29/23 at 19:10quadrans: Nice one 🤗👍
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Antoninus Pius (138 - 161 A.D.)EGYPT, Alexandria
BI Tetradrachm
O: ΑΝΤⲰNINOC CЄΒ ЄΥCЄΒ Laureate head right.
R:L - Ζ Athena Stathmia standing front, head to left, holding scales in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left; at feet to right, shield.
Alexandria Mint RY 7 = 143/4
23mm
13.95g
Dattari (Savio) 2178. Emmett 1372.7. K&G 35.198. RPC IV.4 online 13508.

Published on Wildwinds!
3 commentsMat05/29/23 at 19:09quadrans: 🤗👍
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RIC 1580 Domitian as Caesar [Vespasian]Æ Semis, 5.32g
Rome mint, 74 AD
Obv: CAESAR DOMIT COS II; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, l.
Rev: ANTIOCHIA; Bust of city-goddess, r.
RIC 1580 (C). BMC -. BNC -. RPC 2004 (7 spec.).
Acquired from London Ancient Coins, April 2023.

Traditionally, the remarkable bronze issue this rather odd semis is from has been attributed to various different mints over the years. Ted Buttrey in the unpublished RIC II.1 Addenda wrote - 'RIC 756-767 are irregular Dupondii, which should be taken together with Asses, semisses and quadrantes (RIC 1564-1581), forming together a single extraordinary issue in four denominations, distinct in typology and metal, as well as overall character from the regular coinage of the year. Although Eastern in aspect and reverse type, the circulation area of the dupondii is almost exclusively Gaul, Germany, Italy – i.e. the West, with scarcely any penetration of the East. Finds of the smaller denominations are rarely attested anywhere, East or West. The citations in RPC II are drawn almost entirely from Western collections, and total: Western - 108, Eastern - 4. The Eastern finds appear to be simply the débris of Mediterranean circulation. Previously the series had been attributed to Commagene (BMCRE II, pp.217-222), then as a likelihood to Antioch (e.g. RPC II 1982-2005). The correct attribution to Rome is proved by mules of the dupondii with regular issues (Buttrey, “Vespasian’s Roman Orichalcum: An Unrecognized Celebratory Coinage” in David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos, Judaea and Rome in Coins, 65 CBE – 135 CE (2012).'

Here we have a semis struck for Domitian Caesar featuring Antiocha on the reverse. I think it quite extraordinary that the Rome mint would produce a coin blatantly featuring a provincial city-goddess intended for circulation in the West. Vespasian's fondness for the region that elevated him to the purple must have been strong indeed! The type was struck for all three Flavians.
3 commentsDavid Atherton05/15/23 at 13:56quadrans: 👍
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Aemilian (253 A.D.)AR Antoninianus
O: IMP AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
R: PACI AVG, Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre.
Rome Mint
3.44g
21mm
RIC 8, C 26
6 commentsMat05/15/23 at 13:52quadrans: 👍🤗
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Suessiones, Area of Soissons, Potin au sanglierIst century BC
Obverse: Very stylized head right.
Reverse: Boar right, between legs, a dotted annulet, in left field, another annulet, below, six pellets on top of a torque
Ref: Delestré:530
Ex: Numiscorner

Photo Credits: Numiscorner
3 commentsJustin W04/08/23 at 17:56quadrans: 🤗👍
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Postumus Antoninianus RIC Vb 75Postumus BI Antoninianus

2.96g, 21.1mm, 0 degrees, Lugdunum mint, 260-269 CE.

Attribution: RIC Vb 75. Cohen 200.

O: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust, radiate, draped and cuirassed, right.

R: MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae.

Ex-Incitatus Coins
2 commentsRon C204/08/23 at 12:53quadrans: Nice 🤗👍
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JUSTINIAN I, AR Anonymous Half-Siliqua, struck c.530 at ConstantinopleObverse: No legend. Helmeted and draped bust of Constantinopolis facing right.
Reverse: Large K (Kappa) within pelleted circle.
Diameter: 15mm | Weight: 0.7gms | Die Axis: 12
Bendall, Anonymous, 8c. | Vagi 3051
Not in SBCV or DOC

The issue of this particular coin has been tentatively dated, based on style, to around 530 and struck in connection with the bicentennial of the founding of Constantinople.
According to the late Simon Bendall, type 8c is the commonest of all the anonymous types, the majority being quite crude, very light and obviously of sixth century date.
These issues are a copy of a type issued by Constantine I for the foundation of Constantinople in 330, but with the bust of Constantinopolis facing right rather than facing left as it did on Constantine's coin. There seems little doubt that the type was originally resuscitated by Justinian I on the anniversary of the 330 issue, presumably c.530. However, as the overall type is commoner than any sixth century silver coin bearing an imperial portrait, and is of varying degenerative styles and weights (the smallest specimens being the crudest) it would appear that some numbers of them must have continued to have been struck after 530, perhaps even as much as 50 or so years after. A number of theories have been put forward regarding the dating of these but, due to the scant archaeological, epigraphical and hoard evidence presently available, the exact date or dates of issue of individual coins of this type has so far proved to be inconclusive.

6 comments*Alex02/24/23 at 19:25quadrans: Wow 🤗👍
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373AE double sestertius
Uncertain mint
IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
LAETITIA AVG
Galley left
Bastien 373
1 commentsmauseus02/05/23 at 19:16quadrans: Wow
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RIC 0431V Titus sestertiusT CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II
Laureate head right

Titus standing right, with branch and sceptre, in quadriga right. SC in exergue

Rome, 72 CE (second issue)

25.02g

RIC 431V (R); Hendin 6555 (R)

Ex-Senatus Consulto

A rare sestertius depicting the newly returned Titus from the east. He is shown in a quadriga during the Judaea Capta triumph of 72 CE along the Via Sacra in Rome. A true Judaea Capta coin. Much better in hand with a beautiful red/brown patina
8 commentsJay GT402/05/23 at 19:15quadrans: wow, great coin,
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Philip I, ZeugmaPhilip I, 244-249 AD
Ae 29-30mm; 14.29g
Zeugma, Commagene

AVTOK K M IOVΛI ΦΙΛΙΠΠOC CЄB,
laureate, draped and bust to right

ZЄVΓMATЄΩN,
tetrastyle temple atop hill;

exergue, capricorn to right.

SNG Cop. 32, SNG München 434
1 commentsarizonarobin02/03/23 at 08:52quadrans: 👍🤗
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Huszár 569 var., Pohl 114-11 var., Unger 443l var., Réthy II 116 var., Frynas H.26.4 var., Lengyel 26/2/11 var., Tóth 3.6.1.11 var.Hungary. Maria/Mária (1382-1387 solo reign; 1387-1395 with husband Sigismund/Zsigmond of Luxembourg)

AR denár, .66 g., 14.74 mm. max., 0°

Obv: + mARIE • R • VnGARI [antiqua-style letters A without interior bars], Crown with S below

Rev: + mOnETA mARIE: [antiqua-style letters A without interior bar], Patriarchal cross with pellets

As both sides carry a titular legend, there is no consensus regarding obverse and reverse. Huszár, Pohl and Toma identify the side with the crown as the obverse whereas Unger, Réthy, Frynas, Lengyel, Tóth and Gyöngyössy identify the side with the patriarchal cross as the obverse.

The type was struck in 1383-1387 (per Lengyel) or in 1384-1395 (per Huszár, with Unger and Frynas agreeing that it incepted in 1384) or in 1385-1395 (per Pohl), and is traditionally viewed as the last of three denarii struck by Maria. More recently, it has been viewed as the second type struck by her (after Huszár 565 and before Huszár 566), per Lengyel, Tóth, Gyöngyössi and Toma. Those with an S below the crown were possibly struck in Syrmien in 1386-1395 (per Pohl) or in 1385 by János Szereszen (per Lengyel).

No coins of this type were contained in the Cluj-Mănăştur Hoard, found in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (formerly, Kolozsvár, Hungary), in 1934.

Huszár/Pohl rarity 5; Unger rarity 10; Frynas rarity C. This precise obverse/reverse legend combination is not recorded in any of the catalogs.
1 commentsStkp02/03/23 at 08:46quadrans: Interesting 👍
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Huszár 569, Pohl 114-4, Unger 443d, Réthy II 116, Frynas H.26.4, Lengyel 26/2/5-5K, Tóth 3.6.1.4; contemporary counterfeit.Hungary. Maria/Mária (1382-1387 solo reign; 1387-1395 with husband Sigismund/Zsigmond of Luxembourg)

AR denar, .62 g., 15.18 mm. max, 270°

Obv: Bungled legend, open crown with retrograde Cm below

Rev: Bungled legend, Patriarchal cross

As both sides carry a titular legend, there is no consensus regarding obverse and reverse. Huszár, Pohl and Toma identify the side with the crown as the obverse whereas Unger, Réthy, Frynas, Lengyel, Tóth and Gyöngyössy identify the side with the patriarchal cross as the obverse,

The standard Huszár 569 was struck in 1384-1395 (per Huszár, with Unger and Frynas agreeing that it incepted in 1384) or in 1385-1395 (per Pohl), and is traditionally viewed as the last of three denarii struck by Maria. More recently, it has been viewed as the second type struck by her (after Huszár 565 and before Huszár 566), in 1383-1385 (per Gyöngyössi and Toma) or 1383-1387 (per Lengyel) (and per Tóth). The official coin, with a Cm below the crown, was struck in Körmöcbánya/Kremnitz (now Kremnica, Slovakia) by Johannes Craczer/János Kratzer in 1385 (per Pohl and Lengyel).

Toma notes the presence of a contemporary counterfeit of Pohl 114-4 (with the Cm mark) within the Cluj-Mănăştur Hoard, found in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (formerly, Kolozsvár, Hungary), in 1934. It is not the same as this coin.

Huszár/Pohl rarity 5; Unger rarity 10; Frynas rarity C.
2 commentsStkp02/02/23 at 16:08quadrans: wow, great coin,
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Faustina Senior, Crescent/StarsFaustina I
Ae; 26--27mm; 9.98g

DIVA AVGVSTA-FAVSTINA
draped bust right

Crescent with seven stars
SC below

RIC 1199; Cohen 275
2 commentsarizonarobin02/02/23 at 16:07quadrans: wow, great coin,
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Sicily, Syracuse, Arethusa, WheelSicily, Syracuse
AR Obol.
Deinomenid Tyranny.
Time of Hieron I, circa 478/5-475/0 BCE.
Obv.: Head of Arethusa to right, wearing pearl tainia
Rev.: Wheel with four spokes.
Ref.: HGC 2, 1371
1 commentsshanxi01/31/23 at 19:51quadrans: Wow…👍
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AE Spearhead #29NW Iran?
(Possibly Amlash)
Early first millennium BC
33.7 cm (13.25")

Cf. Khorasani (Arms and Armor from Iran), Cat. 284 for a similar example, though with shorter socket

Description:
Lanceolate-shaped blade with midrib, long cylindrical socket.
1 commentsKamnaskires01/31/23 at 19:40quadrans: Wow, nice piece ..👍
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Sources - 01 Attica, Athenian TetradrachmBMC 11: Head, Barclay V. A Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum. Atica - Megaris - Aegina. London: Longmans & Co., 1888.
HGC 4: HGC: Hoover, Oliver D. Handbook of Coins of Northern and Central Greece, The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Vol. 4. Lancaster/London: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc, 2014.
Kroll: Kroll, John H. and Walker, Alan S. The Athenian Agora. Results of Excavations Conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, vol. XXVI: The Greek Coins. New Jersey: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1993.
SGCV I: Sear, David. Greek Coins and Their Values, Vol. I, Europe: Coins of Spain, Gaul, Italy, Sicily, the Balkan lands, Greece, the Cyclades and Crete; also the Celtic issues of Western and Central Europe. London: Seaby, 1978.
SNG COP: Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Danish National Museum: Attica - Aegina, Vol. 14. Copenhagen: Einar Munksgaard, 1944.
SNG München: Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Deutschland, Staatliche Münzsammlung München. 14 Heft. Attika, Megaris, Ägina: Nr. 1 - 601. München: Hirmer Verlag, 2002.
Starr: Starr, Chester G. Athenian coinage 480-449 B.C. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1970.
1 commentsTracy Aiello01/30/23 at 18:25quadrans: Great coin Smile, and details,
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Sources - 03 Attica, Athenian ObolBMC 11: Head, Barclay V. A Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum. Atica - Megaris - Aegina. London: Longmans & Co., 1888.
HGC 4: HGC: Hoover, Oliver D. Handbook of Coins of Northern and Central Greece, The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Vol. 4. Lancaster/London: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc, 2014.
SGCV I: Sear, David. Greek Coins and Their Values, Vol. I, Europe: Coins of Spain, Gaul, Italy, Sicily, the Balkan lands, Greece, the Cyclades and Crete; also the Cletic issues of Western and Central Europe. London: Seaby, 1978.
Kroll: Kroll, John H. and Walker, Alan S. The Athenian Agora. Results of Excavations Conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, vol. XXVI: The Greek Coins. New Jersey: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1993.
SNG COP: Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Danish National Museum: Attica - Aegina, Vol. 14. Copenhagen: Einar Munksgaard, 1944.
SNG München: Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Deutschland, Staatliche Münzsammlung München, Attika, Megaris, Ägina, Nr. 1 - 601, Vol. 14. München: Hirmer Verlag, 2002.
Starr: Starr, Chester G. Athenian coinage 480-449 B.C. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1970.
Svornos Athens: Svoronos, John N. Corpus of the Ancient Coins of Athens. Chicago: Ares Publishers Inc., 1975.
3 commentsTracy Aiello01/30/23 at 18:24quadrans: wow, great coin,
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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 17. Julia Domna, HrHJ(2021) 8.17.48.06 corr. (rev. only) Iulia Domna, AD 193-211
AE 17, 3.31g, 16.62mm, 30°
obv. IOV DOM - CEBACT
Bust, draped, r.
rev. NIKOPOLI PROC ICTRO
Big 8-pointed star
ref. a) not in AMNG
b) not in Varbanov
c) not in Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2021):
rev. No. 8.17.48.6 corr. (same die, writes NIKOPOLITWN)
obv. e.g. No. 8.17.1.5 (same die)
VF, scarce
Pedigree:
ex Gorny&Mosch, Auktion 204, 3.5.12, im Lot 2979
1 commentsJochen01/30/23 at 18:24quadrans: Nice piece.. Smile
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British Celts, Iceni (East Anglia), Ecen10 - 43 AD
AR unit 14 mm, 1.279 gams,

O: two crescents back to back, pellets between;

R: Celticized horse right, daisy of pellets above, additional pellets before and below, EDN, ECEN or similar (not fully struck) below

Ref: cf. Cottam ABC 1672, Van Arsdell 734

Notes: aF, scyphate. This was the first coin I ever purchased in "modern" times. it was for my Irish mother-in-law who was from Liverpool and it has returned to me upon her death, She appreciated such gifts of historical significance and there was no doubt who would get it when she passed. I bought my first Alexander the Great coin in this same order. I have come a long way since then in my collecting, but I still love this one and the dealer, Forum Ancient Coins.

Ex-Forum Ancient Coins
2 commentsVirgil H01/30/23 at 18:18quadrans: Interesting piece..
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Crusaders, Antioch. Tancred as Regent 1102-1012. First type follisTancred. Regent, 1101-1112. Æ Follis (21mm, 3.18 g, 12h). First type. Nimbate bust of St. Peter facing, holding cross-tipped scepter; O/[Π]Є to right; [(TP)/O/C to left] / +/ KЄ BO/ ΘH TO ΔV/ΛO COV [T/ANHRI/+] across field. Metcalf, Crusades 60; CCS 3a. Earthen black patina. VF.3 commentsLordBest01/30/23 at 18:17quadrans: Nice piece.. Smile
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031. Orbiana, 225-227. AR Denarius. Rome mint.Sallustia Barbia Orbiana 225-227. AR Denarius. Rome mint. 2.83g.
Obv: SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, diademed and draped bust right.
Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopiae.
RIC 319
7 commentsLordBest01/30/23 at 18:17quadrans: Great coin Smile, and details,
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00001 Larissa Profile Left, Jason’s Sandal RightThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa

Obv: Archaic representation of Larissa in profile to the l. All within a border of dots.
Rev: Jason’s sandal to the r., Λ - Α above. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver obol; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 500 - 479 BC; Weight: .65g; Diameter: 10mm: Die axis: 210º; References, for example: Weber 2826, pl. 109; Herrmann Group 1 Obolen; SNG Cop 90; BCD Thessaly I 1098 (this coin); HGC 4, 404.

Provenance: Ex. Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 133 Lot 53 21 Nov 2022, from the collection of “A Man In Love With Art.”; Ex. BCD Thessaly Nomos AG Auction 4 Lot 1098 May 10, 2011.

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Photo Credits: Numismatica Ars Classica
5 commentsTracy Aiello01/30/23 at 18:16quadrans: Great piece ..I like it..Smile
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1st Century BC - 1st Century CE, IRON AGE BRITAIN, Tribe: Trinovantes, AE Unit, Struck c.10 BC – 10 CE in Camulodunum(?) in Essex under DubnovellaunusObverse: Head facing right, hair(?) lines on head divided by clear centre parting.
Reverse: Horse prancing left; complex pellets and circles above and below.
Diameter: 13.5mm | Weight: 1.61gms | Axis: 3h
SPINK: -- | BMC -- | ABC 2413
VERY RARE

Very rare uninscribed bronze unit of Dubnovellaunus found in Essex. The type is designated as a “Dubnovellaunus Centre Parting” bronze unit in ABC (Ancient British Coins), and to date (January, 2023) it is unlisted in any other major reference works.

DUBNOVELLAUNUS

It is generally thought that Dubnovellaunus succeeded his father Addedomarus as king of the Trinovantes somewhere around 10-5 BC and ruled for several years before being supplanted by Cunobelinus of the Catuvellauni.
In the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, a British king called Dumnovellaunus appears, alongside Tincomarus of the Atrebates, as a supplicant to Augustus in around AD 7 and, given the chronology, it is indeed possible that Dubnovellaunus of the Trinovantes is the same person as the Dumnovellaunus who presented himself to Augustus. The spelling variation is due to a Celtic, rather than a Latin, interpretation of the ruler's name.
It is worth mentioning that the authors of ABC (Ancient British Coins) also think that Dubnovellaunus of the Trinovantes could possibly be the same individual as the Dumnovellaunus who ruled in Kent in the 30s - 20s BC, they suggest that he could have been a Cantian king who later gained control over the southern part of the Trinovantes and that therefore he might have ruled both territories north and south of the Thames estuary for a few years. It should be noted however, that Van Arsdell, an authority on the Celtic Coinage of Britain, emphatically disputes this.

TRINOVANTES
The Trinovantes were one of the Iron Age Celtic tribes of Pre-Roman Britain. Their territory was on the north side of the Thames estuary in the present day counties of Essex, Hertfordshire and Suffolk, and also included lands now located in Greater London. They were bordered to the north by the Iceni, and to the west by the Catuvellauni. Their capital was Camulodunum (modern Colchester).
Shortly before Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain in 55 and 54 BC, the Trinovantes were considered the most powerful tribe in Britain. At this time their capital was probably at Braughing (in modern-day Hertfordshire). In some copies of Caesar's Gallic War their king is referred to as Imanuentius, although no name is given in other copies which have come down to us. That said however, it seems that this king was overthrown by Cassivellaunus, king of the Catuvellauni, some time before Caesar's second expedition and that Imanuentius' son, Mandubracius, fled to the protection of Caesar in Gaul. During his second expedition Caesar defeated Cassivellaunus and restored Mandubracius to the kingship. Cassivellaunus agreed to pay tribute and also undertook not to attack him again.
The next identifiable king of the Trinovantes, known from numismatic evidence, was Addedomarus, who took power around 20 – 15 BCE, and moved the tribe's capital to Camulodunum. For a brief period, around 10 BCE, Tasciovanus of the Catuvellauni issued coins from Camulodunum, suggesting that he must have conquered the Trinovantes, but he was soon forced to withdraw, perhaps as a result of pressure from the Romans. Addedomarus was restored and Tasciovanus' later coins no longer bear the mark “REX”. Addedomarus was briefly succeeded by his son Dubnovellaunus, around 10 to 5 BCE, but a few years later the tribe was conquered by either Tasciovanus or his son Cunobelinus.
The Trinovantes do not appear in history again until their participation in Boudica's revolt against the Romans in 60 CE. After that though they seem to have embraced the Romanisation of Britain and their name was later given to one of the “civitates” of Roman Britain, whose chief town was Caesaromagus (modern Chelmsford in Essex).

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1 comments*Alex01/28/23 at 18:12quadrans: wow, great coin,
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Greek, Thrace, Byzantion387 - 340 BC
AR Hemidrachm, 11.6 mm, 1.967 grams 270 degrees
Byzantion (Istanbul) mint

O: Forepart of cow standing left on dolphin left, right foreleg raised, “BU” above (the first letter is an archaic form of "B" used at Byzantium), monogram under foreleg.

R: Ornamented trident head

Ref: cf. Schönert-Geiss Byzantion 773 ff.; SNG BM 17; SNG Cop 484; BMC Thrace p. 94, 22.

Notes: F, toned, tight flan, edge split, perhaps overstruck.

Ex-Forum Ancient Coins, ex-Errett Bishop Collection
1 commentsVirgil H01/28/23 at 07:08quadrans: Nice piece.. Smile
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Cilicia, Coropissus. Lucius Verus Æ29Obv: ΑVΤΟ ΚΑΙϹ?Α?[ ]Λ ΑVΡΗ ΟV[; laureate head of Lucius Verus with traces of drapery, r.
Rev: ΚΟΡΟΠΙϹϹƐⲰΝ ΚΗΤⲰΝ Μ[; Zeus standing, l., holding patera over eagle and long sceptre.
2 commentsancientone01/27/23 at 06:09quadrans: Nice 👍
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Julia Paula, ConcordiaJulia Paula, Concordia
Rome mint, 220 A.D.
AR 2.892g, 19.6mm,

IVLIA PAVLA AVG,
bare-headed, draped bust right, hair in horizontal ridges, small looped plait bun at back

CONCORDIA (harmony),
Concordia seated left, patera in right hand, left elbow resting on arm of throne, star in left field

BMCRE V 172, RSC III 6a, RIC IV 211, Hunter III 1, Eauze Hoard 376 (29 spec.), SRCV II 7655
from the Jyrki Muona Collection, ex Harlan J. Berk, Ex ForvmAncientCoins
1 commentsarizonarobin01/26/23 at 05:01quadrans: Great 🤗👍
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Salonina, TarsosSalonina, Tarsos
(Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey) mint,
AE 15.837g, maximum diameter 29.2mm

KOPNHΛIAN CAΛΩNINAN CE,
draped bust right, wearing stephane, crescent behind shoulders, all within wreath;

TAPCOV MHTPOΠOΛEΩC,
Cybele seated right, wearing tall turreted crown, long scepter in left hand over left shoulder, drum on seat behind, two lions at her feet,
A M / K - Γ / Γ across fields in two lines;

SNG BnF 1837; SNG Levante 1198; SNGvA 6082; BMC Lycaonia p. 230, 329
ex Savoca Numismatik auction 118 (21 Nov 2021), lot 336
Ex ForvmAncientCoins
1 commentsarizonarobin01/26/23 at 05:00quadrans: Nice 👍
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Salonina, SideSalonina, Side

AE Bronze 5 assaria; 13.130g, 29.1mm
Side (near Selimiye, Antalya Province, Turkey) mint, 254 - 260 A.D.

KOPNHΛIA CAΛΩNINA CEBA,
draped bust right, wearing stephane, star above, IA (mark of value) before neck,
countermark: E in a 7mm round punch over mark of value (revaluation to 5 assaria)

CI∆HTΩN NEΩKOPΩN,
Tyche standing slightly left, head left, kalathos on head, rudder held by tiller in right hand, cornucopia in left hand

BMC Lycia -, SNG BnF -, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, SNG Leypold -, SNG Hunterian -, SNG Righetti -, Lindgren -; c/m: Howgego 805 (169 pcs.)
Ex ForvmAncientCoins

Information from FORVM purchase:
apparently unpublished, extremely rare, and only the second specimen of the type known to Forum
This type is unpublished and missing from the ANS, Coin Archives, Wildwinds, and Asia Minor Coins databases online. After an exhaustive search we found one other example of this type. The only other example know to Forum is on our own website, in the Forum Ancient Coins Members' Gallery, Countermarks Theme Gallery. Both coins were struck with the same dies.
2 commentsarizonarobin01/26/23 at 05:00quadrans: Wow 😲
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Ionia, ErythraiSilver diobol, c. 480 - 450 B.C. ; 1.340g, 11.5mm
Erythrai (north of Ildiri, Turkey) mint,

Pegasus flying right, curled wings, pileus upper left;

EPYΘ,
rosette in incuse square

SNG Cop 561,
ex CNG auction 287, lot 169, Ex ForvmAncientCoins
3 commentsarizonarobin01/26/23 at 04:58quadrans: Nice small piece 🤗👍
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