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Roman Empire / Philip I , The Syrian / Felicitas . AD 244-249. Silver Antoninianus (23mm, 3.57 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 247-248. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia. RIC IV 75A; Bland 29; RSC 130. aEF, lightly toned, a few minor scratches on obverse.
If you really want to see or know how Emperor or Ruler really looked like.
Find an Antioch issue .
From The Sam Mansourati Collection / EX CNG
Photo and Description , courtesy of Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Sam04/17/14 at 16:26Richard M10: A great coin and great photos
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ROMAN EMPIRE, MacrinusMacrinus antoninianus.Rad and draped seen from behind REV. Salus enthroned l feeding snake arising from altar and holding sceptre.VOTA PUBL PM TR P. Weight.4,85gr RIC 11 varspikbjorn04/08/14 at 12:25Richard M10: A stupendous specimen
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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.Sam04/08/14 at 12:16Richard M10: I would love to have this in my collection
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Roman Empire, Claudius I (41-54), Quadrans, Rome (RIC-91)Roman Imperial: Claudius (41-54) Quadrans, Rome (RIC-91)
Obv: CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG II. Hand left, holding scales; PNR below.
Rev: TR P IMP P P COS II PON M. S • C; legend around.Quant.Geek04/07/14 at 18:13Richard M10: Simply this coin has it all, what more could anyon...
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IBERIA, Belikio. Circa 100-70 BC. Æ Unit IBERIA, Belikio. Circa 100-70 BC. Æ Unit ( 22 mm ,10.39 gm). Bearded male head
right; letter behind / Horseman right, carrying lance. Villaronga page. 214,
ACIP 1433; CNH 4; SNG BM Spain 763-70. , mottled green-red patina.
An exceptional fine example of this struck issue ,well centered on a pleasant flan.
From The Sam Mansourati Collection Sam01/27/14 at 15:39Richard M10: This coin has it all
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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 S11/07/13 at 16:15Richard M10: Great color, bold strike almost perfect centering
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Hadrian, AR Denarius, RSC 1140Hadrian Denarius.
IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head right / P M TR P COS III, Pax standing left holding branch & scepter.
RSC 1140, Sear 3523. Very high relief, a very well centered and beautiful coin.03/02/13 at 22:04Richard M10: I truly love this coin - well done
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