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Augustus Quinarius (Victory & trophy, RIC I 1a) v.1AUGUSTUS, 27 BC - AD 14
AR Quinarius (16.11mm, 1.76g, 4h)
Struck 25-23 BC. Emerita Augusta mint
Obverse: AVGVST, bare head of Augustus right
Reverse: P CARISI LEG, Victory standing right, crowning trophy
References: RIC I 1a, RCV 1642
Attractive dark cabinet toning with a particularly fine portrait. From the Lt. Col. William Taylor McAninch Collection. (1906-1996)
"The colony of Emerita Augusta (modern Mérida) was founded in 25 BC by P. Carisius, governor of Lusitania, for veterans of legions V Alauda and X Gemina who had recently participated in Augustus' campaigns in north-western Spain."
- David R. Sear, Roman Coins and Their Values, Vol. I (p. 324.)CPKMar 06, 2024
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Titus Denarius (Kneeling captive, RIC II 49) v.1TITUS, AD 79-81
AR Denarius (18.54mm, 3.34g, 6h)
Struck September-December, AD 79. Rome mint
Obverse: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head of Titus right
Reverse: TR P VIIII IMP XV COS VII P P, bound captive kneeling under trophy of arms and armor
References: RIC II 49, RCV 2511 var. (obv. leg.)
A choice specimen, sharply struck with a superb portrait.
"The reverse type refers either to the victory in Judaea or, alternatively, may be associated with the activities in northern Britain of the celebrated governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola, father-in-law of the historian Tacitus."
- David R. Sear (Roman Coins and Their Values, Vol. I, p. 465)CPKMar 06, 2024
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Carausius Antoninianus (PAX AVGGG, RIC V 335 var.) v.1CARAUSIUS, AD 286-293
BI Antoninianus (23.77mm, 3.31g, 1h)
Struck AD 286-293. Camulodunum mint
Obverse: IMP C CARAVSIVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Carausius right
Reverse: PAX AVGGG, Pax standing left holding branch and transverse scepter, S-P across fields, MC in exergue
References: Unpublished variant of RIC V 335 (obv. legend & scepter angle.) This coin illustrated on wildwinds.com.
Corroded surfaces. The triple "G" ending in the reverse inscription was a propagandistic attempt by the rebel emperor Carausius to place himself as an equal among the ruling Augusti Diocletian and Maximian.CPKMar 06, 2024
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Septimius Severus Denarius (Neptune, RIC IV 228) v.1SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, AD 193-211
AR Denarius (19.71mm, 3.70g, 12h)
Struck AD 209. Rome mint
Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head of Septimius Severus right
Reverse: P M TR P XVII COS III P P, Neptune standing left, foot on rock, right hand resting on upper leg, left hand holding long trident
References: RIC IV 228, RCV 6346
A beautiful specimen, choice EF with lustrous fields, perfectly centered on a large and heavy flan.
From the Mark Salton Collection (1914-2005)CPKMar 06, 2024
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Faustina II Denarius (Venus Genetrix, RIC III 734) v.1FAUSTINA II as Augusta, AD 161-175
AR Denarius (20.03mm, 3.19g, 12h)
Struck AD 161-75. Rome mint
Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Faustina II right
Reverse: VENVS GENETRIX, Venus standing left, holding Victory and resting left hand on shield with Dioscuri device
References: RIC III 734, RCV 5268
Lightly toned. Weak reverse strike. An excellent obverse portrait, struck in high relief.CPKMar 06, 2024
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Augustus Denarius (OB CIVIS SERVATOS, RIC I 75a) v.1AUGUSTUS, 27 BC-AD 14
AR Denarius (20.36mm, 3.77g, 7h)
Struck 19 BC. Colonia Patricia mint
Obverse: CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right
Reverse: OB CIVIS SERVATOS in straight lines above and below oak wreath
References: RIC I 75a, RCV 1625 var.
Toned. Good metal and surfaces. A fine portrait of Caesar Augustus.CPKMar 06, 2024
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RPC 1413 Titus as Caesar [Vespasian]Æ19, 3.92g
Dorylaeum (Phrygia) mint, before 79 AD, Ti. Catius Silius Italicus proconsul
Obv: ΤΙΤΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ; Head of Titus, laureate, r.
Rev: ΙΤΑΛΙΚΩ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΩ ΔΟΡΥΛΑΕΩΝ; Zeus std. l., holding thunderbolt and sceptre
RPC 1413 (8 spec.).
Acquired from collectamoneta, eBay, January 2024.
Dorylaeum first struck coins under Vespasian during the proconsulship of Ti. Catius Silius Italicus sometime before 79. Two denominations are known - 24 mm for Vespasian and 19 mm for Titus Caesar. Qualitative metal analysis shows them to be brass. A local civic issue that is somewhat scarce today. David AthertonMar 06, 2024
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062b01. ZenobiaBI Antoninianus. Antioch, March-May AD 272. S ZENOBIA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / IVNO REGINA, Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre, peacock standing left at her feet; star in left field. RIC 2 corr. (star not noted); Bland, Coinage 29, e–k, dies 45/Jun ii; Carson, Zenobia 3; MIR 47, 360b/0; BN 1267a. 3.23g, 23mm, 1h. Roma Numismatics Auction 117, Lot 1107.lawrence cMar 06, 2024
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Denaro Provisino (Roman senate mid 1100's)Obv: cross surrounded with SENATVS PQR
Rev: ROMACAPUTMVN Comb in middle, S above
Date: mid-late 1100's
Mint: Rome
15mm, .71g
Berman 94
R4735
ex Allen Berman
The billion/peace, silver deniers struck at Provins had been a common coin associated with the fairs of champagne and circulated widely through southern France and Italy. The comb on the coin represents the wool trade that flourished in that time. It is also considered a pun on the name of the region as Champagne, Champ (field) and peigne (comb).
In the 1100s, the pope spent much less time in Rome. Having moved the papacy up to Avignon in France. With the decreased pilgrimage, traffic in Rome, Roman senate started minting coins issued with the wool comb and cross design. Generally, these are poorly struck coins. Difficult to read the entire inscription. One of the significant differences is that the original coins struck in Provins I have a V above the comb where the coins from Rome have a S.
excerpt from Ancient Medieval coins; Power struggle (2023) Allen Berman wileycMar 05, 2024
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Tranqeubar, Christian V, 1 Kas ND, UBJ 145, KM 95, Sieg 36.2, nice.
VF Quant.GeekMar 05, 2024
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Frederik III (1648-1670) Pb Kas (UBJ 92; Gray 79; KM#49)Obv: Crowned F3 monogram
Rev: 3 R D; said to be an anagram for Latin "Fredericus tertius Rex Daniae"Quant.GeekMar 05, 2024
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Frederik III (1648-1670) Pb Kas (UBJ-91; Gray-72a; KM#56) Obv: Crowned F3 monogram
Rev: NOR entwined, abbreviation of "Norge " for NorwayQuant.GeekMar 05, 2024
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Christian IV (1620-1648) Pb Cash (UBJ-28; Gray-20; KM#23)Obv: DANS/BORG in two lines
Rev: NY/BE or NIS/BE in two lines, probably for the town of Nibe in the Jutland peninsulaQuant.GeekMar 05, 2024
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Christian IV (1620-1648) Pb Cash (UBJ-50; Gray-36; KM#29)Obv: Crowned C4 monogram
Rev: GVD, for Gud, which is "God " in Danish, large pellet above & below GVDQuant.GeekMar 05, 2024
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Maximinus II GENIO CAESARIS from CyzicusMaximinus II
A.D. 309- 310
Ӕ follis 24x25mm 8.4g
GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB C; laureate head right.
GENIO CAESARIS; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows & cornucopiae; Γ in left, ✶in right.
In ex. MKV
RIC VI Cyzicus 55
Victor CMar 04, 2024
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The London Mint. CT 10.01.006 (this coin); RIC VII -; RML 1104Constantine II (as Caesar) BI Nummus. London, c. AD 324. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOBIL C, laureate bust right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM - VOT / X in two lines within laurel wreath; PLONᴗ in exergue. 3.12g, 20mm, 5h.
Ex DFA Collection (CNG eAuction 555, 7th February 2024, Lot 649).
Ex Paul DiMarzio Collection (CNG eAuction 516, 18th May 2022, Lot 642).
Previously purchased from Lee Toone (Hookmoor Ancient Coins), 28th May 2018.
Previously purchased from eBay seller "copiapoa", February 2010.
Ex Warwick & Warwick 645, 9th December 2009, Lot 1040 (part of).
CT Rarity: RR (one of three known examples with this longer obverse legend).Paulus JMar 04, 2024
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Oil Lamp #6Greek
(Greek colonies – Howland type 25)
c. 3rd century BC
73 mm (2.9”) (l) x 38.1 (1.5”) (h)
Description:
Wheel-made body, black glazed, large central filling hole, nozzle gouged and broken, inward sloping shoulder, concave underside of base signed in ink:
“Lamp from Macedonia
Kieffer
1915
(ASN)”
Form similar to this Attic example from the Met:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/241699KamnaskiresMar 04, 2024
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Philip II denier TournoisObv+ PHILLIPVS RE. Cross in center.
Rev:+ SCS MARTINVS. Chatel Tournois in center
Mint:Tours
Date:1206-1223
19mm, .89g
Roberts 2402
wileycMar 04, 2024
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Claudius II Double StruckClaudius II Gothicus, 268 - 270 AD, RIC V 14, Cohen 6
OBV: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right
REV: AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopiae.
SRukkeMar 04, 2024
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Antoninus Pius Tyche LaodiciaAntoninus Pius, Laodicia ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria, 138 - 161 AD, Diassarian, 26mm, 10.8g, RPC IV.3 online 9007 (temporary); SNG Copenhagen 350
OBV: ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙΛ [ΑΔΡΙ] ΑΝΤⲰΝЄΙΝΟϹ ϹЄ ЄΥΒ (sic!) Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right.
REV: IΟYΛΙЄⲰΝ ΤⲰΝ ΚΑΙ [ΛΑΟΔΙΚЄⲰΝ] / ZΠΡ / ΘЄ Turreted and draped bust of the city-goddess to right, wearing bunch of grapes.
SRukkeMar 04, 2024
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RIC 1144 Vespasian VariantÆ Dupondius, 12.58g
Lyon mint, 71 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG COS III; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: PAX AVG; S C in field; Pax stg. l., with patera over altar and branch and caduceus
RIC 1144 var. (Radiate portrait). BMC -. BNC 803 var. (same).
Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 225, 30 November 2023, lot 88. Ex Curtis Clay Collection. Ex roman-num, eBay, 19 June 2011.
An early Pax type struck in 71 unique to the Lyon mint. H. Mattingly in BMCRE writes 'The type of Pax sacrificing, which is peculiar to Lugdunum, conveys the thought of thanksgiving for peace and prosperity (cp. the caduceus held by Pax) restored.' At Rome a similar reverse was produced sans altar. The propaganda value of Pax for the new Flavian dynasty after the Civil War and Jewish Rebellion cannot be underestimated. Unique with laureate portrait, RIC records this variety only with a radiate bust. Same obverse die as BNC 801.David AthertonMar 04, 2024
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Philip II AD 247-249. AE Sestertius Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games)/1000th Anniversary of Rome issue. Rome
IMP M IV[L PHILIPPV]S AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SAEC[VLARES] AVGG, Goat or Elk advancing left; S C in exergue.
RIC 264a.
30 mm, 16,13 g paul1888Mar 03, 2024
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Maxentius CONSERV VRB SVAE from Rome...Dioscuri in pedimentMaxentius
A.D. 308- 310
27mm 6.2g
IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG; laureate head right.
CONSERV VRB SVAE; Roma seated in hexastyle temple holding globe & sceptre; Dioscuri between altars in pediment; Victories with garlands as acroteria.
In ex. RBQ
RIC VI Rome 208
Victor CMar 03, 2024
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BCC M122 Trajan Hemhem CrownCaesarea Minima
Trajan 98-117CE
Alexandria Mint
AE Dichalkon
Obv: Laureate head of Trajan right.
Rev: LIZ (Year 17), below Hemhem
crown of Harpocrates.
13.5x12.0mm. 1.53gm. Axis:0
cf. H. Hamburger “Minute Coins from
Caesarea Maritima” Atiqot, Vol.1, 1954. #78,
cited reference: BMC 561. See also Emmett
707; Milne 710; and BCC M1, M2, M91
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
This is another of the small denomination
coins, generally presumed to be official
issues of the mint at Alexandria, which
are very frequently found at Caesarea
alongside smaller, local imitations of the
same types. These coins are included in
our Minima Collection rather than the Roman
Greek Provincial gallery (BCC RGP) in order
to remain consistent with Hamburger's
catalogued collection, cited above.v-dromeMar 03, 2024
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The London Mint. CT 7.08.011 (same dies); RIC VI -; RML 501Constantine I BI Nummus. London, c. AD 311-312. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left arm / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing left, chlamys draped across shoulders, right hand raised, left holding up globe. 3.58g, 24mm, 5h.
Ex DFA Collection (CNG eAuction 555, 7th February 2024, Lot 649).
Ex Paul DiMarzio Collection (CNG eAuction 516, 18th May 2022, Lot 588).
Previously purchased from Lee Toone (Hookmoor Ancient Coins), 25th July 2012.
CT Rarity: RR (one of 2 known examples).Paulus JMar 03, 2024
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Isle of ManMackay 47; Pridmore 29; KM 3a
AE/copper ½ penny; Second Derby Coinage, issued by James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby (1702-1736), and struck at Castleton by Amos Topping and Charles Dyall of London between January 15, 1733 and March 23, 1734. 5.18 g., 24.04 mm. max., 180°
Obv: SANS • CHANGER [without changing], Stanley family crest of eagle over child in wicker basket, above the cap of maintenance, 1733 below.
Rev: QUOCUNQUE • IECERIS • STABIT [whithersoever you throw it, it will stand] triskeles in center, I-D-½ [Iacobus Darbiensis 1/2 Penny] between legs.
The Second Derby Coinage is comprised of two distinct issues, with this coin coming from the second issue. The metal came from some old brass cannons at Castle Rushen ans is usually referred to as Bath metal. It is a low-grade tin-bronze (copper 97.6; tin 2.2; iron .04; traces of zinc). There were 60,000 minted.StkpMar 03, 2024
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001x1a. Kings of Galatia, Amyntas, 37 - 25 B.C.Coin: Bronze AE 23, RPC I 3505; SNG Cop 99; SNGvA 6108; SNG BnF 2377; BMC Galatia p. 3, 12, weight 8.214g, maximum diameter 22.5mm, die axis 0o, obverse bust of Herakles right, club over left shoulder, E - C behind; reverse Nemean lion walking right, B above, AMYNTOY monogram in exergue. A FORUM coin.
Amyntas was a King of Galatia and of several adjacent countries between 36 and 25 BC. He first seemed to have controlled Lycaonia and then added Derbe. He commanded the Galatian auxiliaries sent to help Brutus and Cassius against the Triumvires but deserted to Mark Anthony just before the battle of Philippi in 42 BC. After the death of Deiotarus, Amyntas was made king of Cappadocia in 37 as a client ruler of Mark Antony. He deserted to Octavian shortly before the battle of Actium, and he was confirmed as king of Galatia. After he took over Homonada and killed its ruler, he was killed in an ambush in 25 AD. After his death, Galatia became a Roman province.
lawrence cMar 02, 2024
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VRBS ROMA VOT XX from Nicomedia
VRBS ROMA
A.D. 347- 348
15x16mm 1.4g
VRBS ROMA; Roma, helmeted, wearing imperial cloak.
VOT XX MVLT XXX surrounded by laurel wreath.
In ex. SMNB
RIC VIII Nicomedia 53
Victor CMar 02, 2024
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1810-A French Napoleon Silver Demi FrancFrance, Napoleon I (First Empire, 1804-14/15), Silver 1/2 (Demi) Franc, 1810-A, SCWC KM 691.1, Gadoury 399, F. 178/10, aUNC, this example has a dark right, plain edge, weight 2.5g (ASW 0.0723oz), composition 0.9 Ag, 0.1 Cu, diameter 18.0mm, thickness 0.8mm, die axis 180°, Paris mint, 1810; obverse NAPOLEON-EMPEREUR ⬪ (Emperor Napoleon), laureate head of Napoleon I right, a ribbon descending behind neck, Tiolier raised below truncation for engraver Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, toothed border surrounding; reverse EMPIRE FRANÇAIS ⬪ (French Empire), DEMI/FRANC ⬪ (Half Franc) in two lines, within closed olive wreath tied with bow at base, 1810 ⬪ in exergue, flanked by rooster privy and A mint marks, engraved by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex CGB Numismatics Paris (18 Dec 2023); £94.60.SerendipityMar 02, 2024
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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 degreesmaridvnvmMar 01, 2024
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P. Fonteius P. f. Capito (55 BC)AR Denarius
19.16 mm 3.90 gr.
Obv: P FONTEIVS P F CAPITO III VIR, Mars helmeted draped bust right with trophy over shoulder
Rev: MN FONT TR MIL, Marcus Fonteius on horseback riding right spearing Gaulish enemy having already speared another
Mint: Rome (55 BC)
Crawford 429/1; RSC I 17; Sydenham 900
[As many of you probably knew before me, it was inevitable I would get into Republican coinage. This coin, pointedly, among others, celebrates through stark representation Roman prowess achieved through violence. Although the cited references describe the reverse as a Roman horseman spearing an enemy about to slay an unarmed captive, Crawford noted that the enemy has the same helmet and shield type of the supposed captive. Thus, I subscribe to the view that both infantrymen are Gallic soldiers, one already having been dispatched and the other about to be, celebrating the exploits of the moneyer’s ancestor Marcus Fonteius in Gaul.]Ken W2Mar 01, 2024
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031b04. Julia MamaeaSynnada, Phrygia. Bronze diassarion, RPC Online VI T5767 (4 spec.), Synnada (Suhut, Turkey) mint, 4.451g, 23.7mm, c. 222 - 235 A.D.; obverse IOYΛIA MAMEA C, draped bust right; reverse CYNNAΔEΩN, Athena standing facing, head right, wearing crested helmet, spear in right hand, left hand on hip, shield at feet on right. A FORUM coin.
lawrence cFeb 29, 2024
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Maximianus GENIO POPVLI ROMANI from Trier
Maximianus
A.D. 296- 297
Ӕ follis 25x28mm 8.3g
IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG; laureate head right, H under bust.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera, left cornucopiae; B in left, Γ in right.
In ex. TR
RIC VI Trier 171b
This coin from Trier has an H under the bust, which honors the family members of Hercules-- Maximianus and Constantius. RIC says it was issued when "Constantius' British campaign was successfully concluded" This is his campaign against Carausius and Allectus. It also commemorates the beginning of the campaign of Maximianus against the Quinquegentiani in North Africa.
Victor CFeb 29, 2024
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Constantius II GLORIA EXERCITVS from ConstantinopleConstantius II
A.D. 330- 333
16x18mm 2.7g
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS; Two soldiers helmeted, stg. facing one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on the ground; between them two standards.
In ex. CONSS
RIC VII Constantinople 61
expressive bust
Victor CFeb 29, 2024
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Licinius II VLPP from Siscia...star on shoulderLicinius II
A.D. 319-20
19mm 2.8g
LICINIVS IVN NOB C; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; with ✶ on shoulder.
VICT•LAETAE PRINC PERP; two Victories stg., facing one another, together holding shield inscribed VOT PR on altar inscribed with the letter I.
In ex. ASIS✶
RIC VII Siscia 98
Victor CFeb 29, 2024
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Gordian II (A.D. 238)AE Sestertius, A.D. 238, Rome, 27mm, 16.98g, 0°, VF, RIC IVii 5 Rare.
Obv: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG. Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right.
Rev: ROMAE AETERNAE. Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear; S C in ex.
Marti VltoriFeb 29, 2024
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112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-II 904.2a.0.E1.A., Cyzicus, ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, Bust-E1, -/-//--, Emperor riding left, Scarce, #5112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-II 904.2a.0.E1.A., Cyzicus, ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, Bust-E1, -/-//--, Emperor riding left, Scarce, #5
avers: VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield. Shield decorated with a rider right. (E1)
reverse: ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, Emperor riding left, right hand raised, left holding scepter; at foot, captive. (A)
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 23,0mm, weight: 4,01g, axis: 0h,
mint: Cyzicus, 2nd. em. phase a., date: 276-277 A.D.,
ref: RIC V-II 904.2a.0.E1.A., Scarce!
Q-005quadransFeb 29, 2024
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112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-II 904.2a.0.E1.A., Cyzicus, ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, Bust-E1, -/-//--, Emperor riding left, Scarce, #6112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-II 904.2a.0.E1.A., Cyzicus, ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, Bust-E1, -/-//--, Emperor riding left, Scarce, #6
avers: VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield. Shield decorated with a rider right. (E1)
reverse: ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, Emperor riding left, right hand raised, left holding scepter; at foot, captive. (A)
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 23,0mm, weight: 4,55g, axis: 0h,
mint: Cyzicus, 2nd. em. phase a., date: 276-277 A.D.,
ref: RIC V-II 904.2a.0.E1.A., Scarce!
Q-006quadransFeb 29, 2024
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Byzantine Empire: Constans II (641-668) Æ Follis, Constantinople, RY1 (Unpublished in Normal Sources)Obv: Constans II, wearing chlamys and crown with pendilia, standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger, around: ЄNTϪT-ONIKA
Rev: Large m with cross above, either side and ending in exergue: ANA-NЄO-CIC, officina A, regal year 1
Dim: 24 mm; 4.23 g
Classified as the first follis of Constans II as noted by Goodwin & Donald. See:
‘Ananeosis’ and the Earliest Folles of Constans II, by Peter Donald
The Early Folles of Constans II, by Tony Goodwin
Quant.GeekFeb 29, 2024
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112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), Lugdunum, RIC V-II 038.4.2.B.A., -/-//II, MARS VICTOR, AE-Ant., Mars walking right, #1 112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), Lugdunum, RIC V-II 038.4.2.B.A., -/-//II, MARS VICTOR, AE-Ant., Mars walking right, #1
avers: IMP C PROBVS•P•F•AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right. (B),
reverse: MARS VICTOR, Mars walking right, holding spear and trophy. (A),
exergue: -/-//II, diameter: 21,5-22mm, weight: 4,69g, axis: 0h,
mint: Lugdunum, 4th. emiss., 2nd. off., date: 277 A.D.,
ref: RIC V-II 038.4.2.B.A., p-23, C-, Bastien 191, HO 284,
Q-001quadransFeb 29, 2024
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112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), Siscia, Alföldi 0096.0208, -/T//XXI, Bust-F1, RIC V-II 810.7a.3.F1.A., AE-Antoninianus, VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Mars walking right, Rare, #1112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), Siscia, Alföldi 0096.0208, -/T//XXI, Bust-F1, RIC V-II 810.7a.3.F1.A., AE-Antoninianus, VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Mars walking right, Rare, #1
avers: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield. (F1)
reverse: VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Mars walking right, holding spear and trophy; T right-field. (A)
exergue: -/T//XXI, diameter: 22,0-23,0mm, weight: 4,00g, axis: 0h,
mint: Siscia, 7th emission of Siscia, 280, date: 280 A.D.,
ref: RIC V-II 810, C-, Alföldi type 96, n° 208; Rare,
RIC V-II 810.7a.3.F1.A.,
Q-001
note: RIC V-II 810.7a.3.F1.A., RIC 810 Siscia, 7a.3., 7th. Emission, phase a, 3rd. Officinae, E1.A., Buste type E1, Reverse type A.quadransFeb 29, 2024
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Turkey, Sart - Sardis, Lydia, Remains of the Temple of Artemis with the acropolis visible in the backgroundTurkey, Sart - Sardis, Lydia, Remains of the Temple of Artemis with the Acropolis visible in the background.
The Temple of Artemis, originally built in 300 B.C., renovated by the Romans in the 2nd century A.D., Sardis, Lydia.
Photo by Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany, 2 April 2015.
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.Joe SermariniFeb 29, 2024
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BCC MOD1 Palestine 5 MilsModern Era
Palestine British Mandate
1944 5 Mils Copper
Obv: (פלשתינה(א"י • PALESTINE • فلسطين
Trilingual inscription in English,
Arabic, and Hebrew around olive wreath
and central hole. English/Arabic date below.
Rev: 5 מילים MILS ٥ملات
Trilingual denomination in English, Arabic,
and Hebrew.
Struck at the British Royal Mint, London.
19.9mm. 2.80gm. Axis:0
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
The 5 mils coin was issued in copper as opposed to
copper-nickel in 1942 and 1944 during the Second
World War so that the nickel could go towards the
war effort.v-dromeFeb 29, 2024
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003a9. TiberiusPHRYGIA. Eumenea. Ae. 20mm, 4.89 g. Kleon Agapetos, magistrate. Obv: ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ. Laureate head right. Rev: KΛEΩN AΓAΠHTOΣ / EΥMENEΩN. Zeus standing left, holding patera and sceptre; star and crescent to left. RPC I 3147 (this coin shown); SNG Copenhagen 391; SNG von Aulock 3589; BMC 37. Naumann Auction 137, lot 403 lawrence cFeb 28, 2024
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032a11. Maximinus ThraxCILICIA. Philadelphia. Ae. 27mm, 12.44 g. Obv: ΑΥΤ Κ Γ Ι ΟΥΗ ΜΑΞΙΜЄΙΝΟΝ. Radiate and cuirassed bust right, with gorgoneion on breastplate. Rev: ΦΙΛΑΔЄΛΦЄωΝ ΚΗΤΙΔΟϹ. Zeus standing left, holding patera and long sceptre. RPC VI online 6893; SNG BN 762; SNG Levante Suppl. 146. Naumann Auction 137, lot 463lawrence cFeb 28, 2024
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096a05. Constantius GallusAe3. Cyzicus. Obv: D N FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES. Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO / SMKΔ. Soldier left, spearing fallen horseman to lower left. 18mm, 2.61 g. RIC 106. Naumann Auction 137, lot 846lawrence cFeb 28, 2024
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RIC - (after RIC 81)-2Denarius, 103-111
Obv: IMP NERVA TRAIANVS AVG GER DACICVS
Laur. r., dr. l. s.
Rev: P M TR P COS V P P
Victory standing frontal, holding wreath and palm.
19mm, 3.21g
RIC (-); Strack (-); Woytek 169b (-)
ex Curtis Clay CollectionklausklageFeb 28, 2024
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019b05. Faustina JuniorDenarius. Rome. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. Draped bust right. Rev: HILARITAS. Hilaritas standing left, holding cornucopia and palm frond. 2.74g., 18mm. RIC 686 (Aurelius). Naumann Auction 137, lot 712lawrence cFeb 28, 2024
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018a001. Antoninus PiusDenarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P. Laureate head right. Rev: COS IIII. Thunderbolt over draped throne (pulvinar). 3.16 g. 18 mm. RIC 137. Naumann Auction 137, lot 677lawrence cFeb 28, 2024
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N231Roman Provincial Coin. AE23 of Septimius Severus. Alexandros, magistrate. Sala Mint. AD 193-211. OBV: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus right / AV•KA•Λ•CЄΠ CЄOVH. REV: Zeus Lydios standing to left, holding eagle and sceptre / ЄΠI AΛЄΞANΔPOV CAΛHNΩN. GRPC Lydia 71; BMC 41-42; SNG Copenhagen 443.
From private European collection
Roma Numismatics E-Sale 105 (January 2023), Lot 629
Roma Numismatics E-Sale 117 (February 2024), Lot 668Sebastian H2Feb 28, 2024
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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.David AthertonFeb 28, 2024
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1886-A French Genius Gold 20 FrancsFrance, Third Republic (1870-1940), Gold 20 Francs, 1886-A, SCWC KM 825, Gadoury 1063, F. 533/9 R1, Friedberg 592, Winged Genius type, Mint State, magnificent example, but presence of graffito in upper part of tablet, raised edge lettering DIEU * PROTEGE * LA * FRANCE ***** (God Protect France), weight 6.4516g (AGW 0.1867oz), composition 0.9 Au, 0.1 Cu, diameter 21.0mm, thickness 1.3mm, die axis 180°, Paris mint, 1886; obverse RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (French Republic), Winged Genius standing right, with shoulder-length hair, nude but for chlamys draped over left arm, left leg cocked, holding tablet on cippus by upper edge with left hand, inscribing it with stylus in right, flanked by lictor's fasces surmounted by Hand of Justice to left, rooster to right, Dupré raised in exergue for engraver Augustin Dupré, toothed border surrounding; reverse LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity), 20/FRANCS/1886 in three lines, within closed and continuous oak wreath, mint mark A in exergue, flanked by cornucopia and fasces privy marks, engraved by Henri-Auguste Patey, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex CGB Numismatics Paris (27 Feb 2024); rare; £442.00.SerendipityFeb 27, 2024
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Front:
Line: 1 ]•δο σιδο ασο ασταρ̣[
Line: 2 ] ναμαγο ϕαρ̣ο •[
Line: 3 ο]δο σιδασο̣ ι̣ χοηνα̣γ̣[γο
Line: 4 ]ζδ̣διναδο α̣βο̣ ϸαυρο̣[
Line: 5 ι]ω̣λανο ποσο γʹ ασο χ[
Line: 6 ]•ιωγο ποσο γʹ ασ[ο]
Line: 7 [ ]ζ̣ο ποσο βʹ ασο παπ̣[ο]
Line: 8 []π̣οσο γʹ ασο *νατο-
Line: 9 [••]νδο ποσο βʹ ασο ο[]-
Line: 10 [αρα]ζοαραυρανο ποσο̣
Line: 11 []•ʹ ασο βαγοιηϸανο π-
Line: 12 [οσ]ο̣ αʹ ασο ιωλοιηϸα̣-
Line: 13 [ν]ο ποσο βʹ ασο μι-
Line: 14 υροβαμανο ποσο
Line: 15 αʹ ασο βαγομαρη-
Line: 16 γο ποσο αʹ ασο ο-
Line: 17 ινδοϕρομανο̣-
Line: 18 ιαμϸο αλο̣ π̣ιια̣-
Line: 19 ροιαμϸο ποσο
Line: 20 αʹ α̣σ̣ο βα̣χαρ-
Line: 21 αγο πο̣[σο ]•ʹ
Back:
Line: 22-23 traces
Line: 24 [ ]μ̣α̣ν̣ο̣ π̣ο̣σ̣ο̣
Line: 25 αʹ α̣σ̣ο̣ β[ι]βοσ-
Line: 26 ηνο π̣[οσ]ο̣ α̣ʹ
Quant.GeekFeb 27, 2024
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BCC M121 Cross in WreathCaesarea Minima
Late 4th-Early 5th Cent. CE
Obv: Imperial bust right.
Rev: Cross with perpendicular cross-
bars at each of its ends (Cross Potent),
within laurel wreath.
AE9.0mm. 0.70gm. Axis:0
cf. Hamburger #111 “Minute Coins from
Caesarea Maritima” Vol.1 Atiqot,1954.
cf. RIC X 453 and 2145, Theodosius II,
and Valentinian III.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
This tiny coin may be an imitation or even an
official issue of a Late Roman type known for
Theodosius II and Valentinian III. Per Hamburger:
"In the IVth and Vth centuries Roman bronze
coinage becomes progressively smaller with the
passage of each decade, so that by the time of
Arcadius, Theodosius, Valentinian III etc. the
coins are reduced to 10 mm... Considering the
extremely small size of the regular coins, it is
remarkable that it has been possible to find any
of the still smaller minute coins of this period..."
in the sand dunes surrounding Caesarea Maritima.v-dromeFeb 27, 2024
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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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 *AlexFeb 27, 2024
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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 Italy 645
ex Marc Breitsprecher
EnodiaFeb 27, 2024
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Elagabalus: Augustus 218-222 ADElagabalus AR Denarius
Denomination: AR Denarius
Year: 218-222 AD
Bust: Laureate, draped, bust right.
Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG
Reverse: FIDES EXERCITVS
Type: Fides, draped, seated left, holding eagle in right hand and standard in left hand; before her, standard.
Mint: Rome
Weight & Measures: 4.06g; 21mm
RIC: RIC IVii, 71
Provenance: Ex. Marti Classical Numismatics
Translation: OB:Imperator Caesar marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus. Supreme commander and Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, emperor.
Translation: REV: Fides Exercitus; Loyalty of the Army.
Notes: Fides (Latin: Fidēs) was the goddess of trust, faithfulness, and good faith (bona fides) in ancient Roman religion. She was one of the original virtues to be considered an actual religious divinity.Justin L1Feb 27, 2024
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053a02. AureolusBillon antoninianus, AD 267-268, Struck in the name of Postumus. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AEQVIT, Virtus walking right, holding spear and shield. Elmer 605; Cunetio 2473. NGC VFlawrence cFeb 27, 2024
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061a01. Tetricus IAugustus "Gallic Empire" 271 - 274 AD
Nephew of Victorina, mother of Victorinus, who nominated him. Lost a battle to Aurelian, and the Gallic Empire was restored to Roman control. The battle itself may have been essentially a sham (except of course for the soldiers who fought and died), because both Tetricus and his son Tetricus II survived and in fact prospered as nobles in the empire.
Coin: Billon Antoninianus. IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate draped bust right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes advancing left holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC 136. NGC VF.lawrence cFeb 27, 2024
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Constantine I VLPP from Siscia...Martock HoardConstantine I
A.D. 319-20
Ӕ nummus 18x19mm 2.5g
CONSTANTINVS AVG -- high crested helmet, cuir., spear across r. shoulder, shield on left arm
VICT• LAETAE PRINC PERP -- two Victories stg., facing one another, together holding shield/wreath inscribed VOT PR on altar inscribed with the letter I.
In ex. BSIS✶
RIC VII Siscia 95
This coin is a part of the Martock Hoard, consisting of some 425 Roman coins from the Constantinian period found in 2012 buried in a pot in Martok, UK.
Victor CFeb 26, 2024
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Roman Republic: L. Cassius Longinus; 3.86g. Veiled vesta bust left, in front L, behind it stands Kylix//Togatus left. and throws the voting stone with V into the urn.
Bab. 10; BMC 3931; Crawf. 413/1; Syd. 935
Ex: Auktion Áureo & Calicó 314, Barcelona 2018, Nr. 2034paul1888Feb 26, 2024
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ROMAN IMPERIAL ERA.
Philip II, 247 - 249.
As 248, Rome.
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG . Drap., geharn. Bust of Philip II with laurel wreath to the right.
Rev.: SAECVLARES AVGG , S - C . Cippus COS II.
RIC IV/3, p.102, 265b; C.79; Camp.76.26.
Æ; 8.39 g; St.0.
Ex: Hirsch Auction 173 (1992) No. 1183.paul1888Feb 26, 2024
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Thrace, Satyr Tritartemorion of Thasos.Thrace. Thasos. c. 412-404 BC. AR Tritartemorion (0.39 gm, 8.4mm, 2h). Head of bald and bearded satyr Selinos right. / Two dolphins within shallow incuse square. Θ-Α-Σ (ethnic). VF. CNG EA 555. #57. Ex Vineyard Collection (Nomos Obolos 16, 11 Oct. 2020) #84; Pegasi Numismatics BBS 120 (20 Nov. 2000) #69. Le Rider, Thasiennes 12; HGC 6, 340; SNG Cop. 2 (Thrace) 1033-1034; SNG Lockett #1238.AnaximanderFeb 26, 2024
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Ionia, Phokaia. Archaic female head hemihekea.Asia Minor. Ionia. c. 521-478 BC. AR Hemihekea (1.29 gm, 9.3mm) of Phokaia. "Smyrna-type" female head left, wearing helmet or sakkos, with earring. / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF. CNG EA 555 #133. Lightly toned, granular surfaces. Klein Kleinsilbermünzen 452-453; ACNAC Rosen 596-597; SNG Cop. 7 (Uncertain) #389-394; SNG Kayhan 1 #522–526, SNG Kayhan 2 #1433-1434; SNG Munich 796; SNG von Aulock 1813-1815.AnaximanderFeb 26, 2024
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Arkadian League. Zeus and Pan Hemidrachm.Greece. Arkadian League. 100-80 вс. AR Hemidrachm (2.32ᵍᵐ 15.8ᵐᵐ 6ʰ) of Megalopolis. Laureate head of Zeus left. / Pan seated left on rock, raising hand and holding logobolon; above knee, eagle flying left; APK (Arkadia) monogram to lower left and MEΓ (Megalopolis) to right. VF. CNG EA 555 #100. Rare. Dengate Group III, Issue 7; BCD Peloponnesos 1553; HGC 5 #947.AnaximanderFeb 26, 2024
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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.
LordBestFeb 26, 2024
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RIC 0820 VespasianÆ Dupondius, 11.24g
Rome mint, 75 AD
Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG PM T P COS VI; Head of Vespasian, radiate, r.
Rev: VESTA in exergue; S C in field; Vesta std. l., with patera and palladium
RIC 820 (R2). BMC 714A. BNC -.
Acquired from eBay, DK-Aureus Numismatics, January 2024.
It's not unusual for the Rome mint to strike coin types that conjure up feelings of familiarity and continuance. Vesta is certainly one of those types and Vespasian's moneyers made full use of her propaganda value. She frequently appears on the coinage with her message of religious piety and security. Her main attribute here is the palladium - a wooden cult image of Pallas Athena which oversees the safety and well being of Rome. This is a decently scarce variety, missing from Paris and rated 'very rare' in RIC.David AthertonFeb 26, 2024
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Constantine I FVNDAT PACIS from RomeConstantine I
Half follis 16mm 1.5g
A.D. 313
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; bare head right.
FVNDAT PACIS; Mars advancing right with trophy over left shoulder, dragging captive.
in ex. RT
RIC VII Rome 12
Victor CFeb 25, 2024
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Theodosius II Solidus RIC X 293Theodosius II AV Solidus
4.35g, 21.0mm, 180 degrees, Constantinople mint, 443-450 CE
Attribution: RIC X 293. Depeyrot 84/1.
O: D N THEODOSI-VS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman on left arm.
R: IMP XXXXII COS XVII P P, Constantinopolis seated left on throne, foot on prow, holding globus cruciger and scepter; shield to right side of throne; star in left field, CONOB in exergue.
Ex-CNG eAuction 555 (7 Feb 2024) Lot 665.Ron C2Feb 25, 2024
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 214Septimius Severus AR denarius
3.11g, 18.6mm, 180 degrees, Rome mint, 207 CE
Attribution: RIC IVa 214. Cohen 498. BMCRE V 541.
O: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right.
R: P M TR P XV COS III P P, Trophy, standing captive right, seated captive left.
6 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.101.
Ex-Roma Numismatics E-sale 116, lot 821, January 18, 2024; Ex-Roma Numismatics E-sale 48, lot 688, July 27, 2018.Ron C2Feb 25, 2024
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Julia Domna Denarius, RIC IVa 577JULIA DOMNA AR Denarius
3.45g, 18.3mm, 0 degrees, Rome mint, 196-211 CE.
Attribution: RIC IVa 577. Cohen 174.
O: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
R: SAECVLI FELICITAS, Isis, wearing peaked head-dress, standing right, left foot on prow, with infant Horus at her breast. To left, altar, against which rests a rudder.
131 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.107.
Ex-Incitatus Coins, February 2024.Ron C2Feb 25, 2024
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Umayyads of Spain, Abd al-Rahman I AR Dirham2.49g, 27.0mm, 15 degrees, Al-Andalus (Cordoba) mint, 154AH (772 CE)
Attribution: Vives 52.
Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Quran CXII in four lines; Quran IX, 33 around.
Ex-Roma Numismatics, e-sale 116, lot 1620, 18 Jan 2024.Ron C2Feb 25, 2024
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Turkey, Dinar - Ruins of Apamea Cibotus (Apameia ad Maeandrum)Ruins of Apamea Cibotus (Apameia ad Maeandrum)
Apameia in Phrygia (or Apamea, Apamea Cibotus, Apamea Kibotos, or Apamea ad Maeandrum) was an ancient city founded in the 3rd century B.C. by Antiochus I Soter, who named it after his mother Apama. It was in Hellenistic Phrygia, but became part of the Roman province of Pisidia. Apamea is mentioned in the Talmud (Ber. 62a, Niddah, 30b and Yeb. 115b). Christianity was very likely established early in the city. Saint Paul probably visited the place when he went throughout Phrygia. The mid third century A.D. coins of Apamea Kibotos with scenes of Noah and his ark are among the earliest biblical scenes in Roman art. Apamea continued to be a prosperous town under the Roman Empire. Its decline began with the local disorganization of the empire in the 3rd century and when trade routes were diverted to Constantinople. Although a bishopric, it was not an important military or commercial center in Byzantine times. Its ruin was completed by an earthquake.
Photo by Haubi Gerhard Haubold, 20 October 1994, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.Joe SermariniFeb 25, 2024
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The London Mint. CT 5.03.016; RIC VI 100; RML 212 (this coin)Maximian BI Nummus. London, c. Nov- Dec AD 307. D N MAXIMIANO P F S AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right / ROMAE AETER, Roma seated facing, holding Victory in right hand and sceptre in left, within hexastyle temple of Roma; PLN in exergue. 6.91g, 26mm, 6h.
Ex CNG Triton XXVII, 10th January 2024, Lot 872.
Ex CNG 88, 14th September 2011, Lot 1411.
CT Rarity: RR (6 known examples).
I was pleased to acquire this coin as it joins my Constantine bust issue with the same reverse (5.03.015). It is a rare London mint issue, struck by Constantine as Caesar in order to solidify and celebrate the alliance between Constantine & Maximian, whilst also showing support for Maxentius who was occupying Rome at the time. The legend 'Romae Aeter' translated means 'To eternal Rome'. These "Italianate' series of coins, as they have become known, are rare due to the fact they were only issued during a period of roughly one month in AD 307.
The issues with the bust of Maximian are the far rarer of the two coins; with there being just 6 known examples versus 21 for Constantine (although many of these are not available to trade). This coin will be a plate coin in the forthcoming RML (Elks, RML 212).Paulus JFeb 25, 2024
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Constantine 8.02.002Constantine
Obv IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG
(L, helm, cuir, spear across right shoulder, shield on left arm)
Rev ADVENTVS AVG N (Emperor mounted left, raising right hand, left holding spear)
S|F
PLN
London
RIC VII 2 (r3)
LMCC 8.02.002 (R)
2.43g, 24.5mm x 25.8 mm
Ex Silbury Coins
Ex Haddenham Collection of English Coins (Spink Auction 23005 Lot 112).
(This coin is an obverse and reverse match for the coin sold in CNG Auction 121 (Lot 976).) NoviomagusFeb 25, 2024
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Severus Alexander (A.D. 222-235)AE Sestertius, A.D. 231-235, Rome, 30mm, 22.80g, 0°, VF, RIC IVii 648c.
Obv: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG. Laureate, draped bust right.
Rev: SPES PVBLICA. Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt; S C in field.
Marti VltoriFeb 25, 2024
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Elagabalus (A.D. 218-222)AR Denarius, A.D. 219, Rome, 18.7mm, 3.25g, 180°, EF, RIC IV 73.
Obv: IMP ANTONINVS AVG. Laureate and draped bust right.
Rev: FIDES MILITVM. Fides standing, head right, holding standard and vexillium.
Marti VltoriFeb 25, 2024
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Macrinus (A.D. 217-218)AR Denarius, A.D. 217-218, Rome, 19.2 mm, 3.82g, 0°, EF, RIC IVii 59.
Obv: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. Laureate, cuirassed bust right.
Rev: FELICITAS TEMPORVM. Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia.
Marti VltoriFeb 25, 2024
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Geta (A.D. 209-211)AR Denarius, A.D. 210, Rome, 19mm, 2.69g, 0°, aEF, RIC IV 69a.
Obv: IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG. Laureate head right.
Rev: PONTIF TR P II COS II. Felicitas standing left, holding cornucopia and a long caduceus.
Marti VltoriFeb 25, 2024
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Caracalla (A.D. 198-217)AR Denarius, A.D. 201-206, Rome, 18.6mm, 3.05g, 0°, VF, RIC IVi 127.
Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. Laureate, draped bust right.
Rev: FELICITAS AVGG. Felicitas standing left, caduceus in right, cornucopia in left.
Marti VltoriFeb 25, 2024
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Septimius Severus (A.D. 193-211)AR Denarius, A.D. 196, Laodicia ad Mare, 19.0mm, 3.06g, 0°, VF, RIC IV 491 a.
Obv: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII. Laureate head right.
Rev: PROVIDENTIA AVG. Providentia standing left, wand over orb in right, scepter in left.
Marti VltoriFeb 25, 2024
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Didius Julianus (A.D. 193)AE Sestertius, A.D. 193, Rome, 27.5mm, 13.35, ~10°, aVF, RIC IVi 16a; Very rare.
Obv: IMP CAES M DID SEVER IVLIAN AVG. Laureate head right.
Rev: RECTOR ORBIS; S C in field. Julianus standing left, holding globe and scroll.
Marti VltoriFeb 25, 2024
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Pertinax (A.D. 193)AR Denarius, A.D. 193, Rome, 17.0 mm, 3.36g, 0°, gVF, RIC IV.I 4a; Very rare.
Obv: IMP CAES P HELV-PERTIN AVG. Laureate head right.
Rev: LAETITIA TEM-P-OR COS I. Laetitia standing facing, head left, wreath downward in right hand, grounded scepter in left.
Marti VltoriFeb 25, 2024
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Commodus (A.D. 177-192)AR Denarius, A.D. 189, Rome, 16.4mm, 3.40g, 0°, VF, RIC III 176.
Obv: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT. Laureate head right.
Rev: MIN VICT P M TR P XIIII COS V P P. Minerva standing left holding Victory and spear, shield at feet, trophy behind.
Marti VltoriFeb 25, 2024
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Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 161-180)AE Sestertius, A.D. 170, Rome, 32.5mm, 26.9g, 180°, gVF, RIC III 979.
Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIIII. Laureate head right.
Rev: SALVTI AVG COS III. Salus standing left, feeding snake on alter and holding scepter; SC in field.
Marti VltoriFeb 25, 2024
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