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HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS Caesar antoninianus AD249obv:Q.HER.ETR.MES.DECIVS.NOB.C.
rev:PIETAS.AVGG
ref:RIC142b
mint: Rome, 3.23g
Scarce
Herennius Etruscus was the elder son of Trajan Decius and was given the rank of Caesar by him in 250 AD. He was created Augustus in the following year, but he died in the battle of Abrittus, struck by an enemy arrow in June 251.berserkerJul 07, 2007
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HOSTILIAN (as Augustus) billon antoninianus - June-Sept 251 ADobv:C.OVL.OSTIL.MES.COVINTVS.AVG
rev:VICTORIA.AVG (Victory standing right on globe, holding wreath & palm)
ref:RIC IViii-209(Trajan Decius), C.67(25fr.) but see below.
mint: Antioch
Very rare
Obverse bust below IIV or VII (it’s difficult to say exactly, because seen only four line) but I think rather IIV. It’s also interesting: initial of the legend is same as Hostilian ’Caesar’ coins: C.OVL.OSTIL… instead of C.OVAL.OSTIL…-by RIC (missing the ’A’), so this coin not in RIC.
Caius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus was the younger son of Trajan Decius and brother of Herennius Etruscus. In June 251 raised him to the rank of Augustus by Senate, because of his father and brother died. Shortly afterwards he died of plague in the end of July 251 (or a month later). The other alternative he was murdered by the order of Trebonianus Gallus.berserkerJul 07, 2007
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OTACILIA SEVERA AR antoninianus AD247obv:M.OTACIL.SEVERA.AVG (diademed, draped bust right on crescent)
rev:CONCORDIA.AVGG (Concordia seated left with patera & cornucopiae)
ref:RIC125c, C.4
mint:Rome, 3.91g
Wife of Philip I berserkerJul 07, 2007
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19 PertinaxAR Denarius, 193 AD. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate head right/ AEQVIT AVG TR P COS II, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. RIC 1. Weight 2.79 g. Die Axis 5 hr. Max Dia 17.7 mm.
mix_valJul 07, 2007
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027 BC-14 AD - AUGUSTUS AE quadrans - struck 5 BCobv: GALVS.MESSALLA.III.VIR
rev: SISENNA.APRONIVS.AAA.FF / S.C.
ref: RIC I 443, C.352
mint: Rome, 3.03gms, 16mm
Moneyers Apronius, Galus, Messalla, and Sisena.
The quadrans (literally meaning "a quarter") was a low-value Roman bronze coin worth 1/4th of an as. After ca. 90 BC, when bronze coinage was reduced to the semuncial standard, the quadrans became the lowest-valued coin in production.berserkerJul 06, 2007
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222-228 AD - SEVERUS ALEXANDER denarius obv: IMP.C.M.AVR.SEV.ALEXAND.AVG
rev: VIRTVS.AVG (Virtus standing right, holding reversed spear & leaning on shield with left hand)
ref: RIC182, C.578
mint: Rome, 3.31gmsberserkerJul 06, 2007
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230 AD - SEVERUS ALEXANDER denarius obv: IMP.SEV.ALEXAND.AVG
rev: FIDES.MILITVM (Fides standing facing, head left, holding two legionary standards)
ref: RIC139, C.52
mint: Rome, 2.68gmsberserkerJul 06, 2007
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228 AD - SEVERUS ALEXANDER denarius obv: IMP.SEV.ALEXANDER.AVG
rev: VIRTVS.AVG (Virtus standing left holding Victory, leaning on shield, spear resting against arm)
ref: RIC220, C.579(3fr.)
mint: Rome, 3.19gmsberserkerJul 06, 2007
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220 AD - JULIA SOAEMIAS denarius obv: IVLIA SOAMIAS AVG (draped bust right)
rev: VENVS CAELESTIS (Venus seated left, holding scepter, extending her hand to Cupid standing before her)
ref: RIC243(Elagabalus), C.14
mint: Rome, 2.32g
She was the mother of Elagabalus, killed together his son by Praetorian Guard in 222 ADberserkerJul 06, 2007
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221 AD - ELAGABALUS denarius obv: IMP.ANTONINVS.PIVS.AVG (laureate bust right)
rev: PM.TRP.IIII.COS.III.PP (Elagabalus standing half-left sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar, holding branch upwards in left hand, star in left field)
ref: RIC177, C.196
mint: Antiochia, 2.72gberserkerJul 06, 2007
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KINGDOM OF HAWAIIKingdom of Hawaii - 1883 50 Cents. Silver. King Kalakaua I. dpaul7Jul 06, 2007
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Caracalla, RIC IV, 22(a)Caracalla, AD 198-217
AR - denarius, 3.04g, 19.27mm
Rome, AD 198
obv. IMP CAES M AVR - ANTON AVG
Bust of the young emperor, draped and laureate, r.
rev. SECV - RIT ORBIS
Securitas, in long clothes, std. r., leaning with r. arm on restback and cropping
head in r. hand, holding scepter in l. hand; before her a flaming altar,
decorated with garlands.
RIC IV/1, 22(a); C.571; BMC 118
EF
Pedigree:
ex Künker
JochenJul 06, 2007
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Umayyad FalsFals Umayyad circa 90 AH
Realm : Jund Filastin
Mint: Al-Ramla
Ref: SNAT 56
Rare
TanitJul 06, 2007
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Islamic Umayyad FalsFals Umayyad circa 100 AH
Realm : Jund Dimashq
Mint: Adhri'at
Obv.: In the field, three line inscription: "There is no god/ but God,/ alone.
Rev. : In the field, three line inscription: "Muhammad (is the)/Apostle (of)/ God".
Ref: SNAT 231
Rare
TanitJul 06, 2007
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MAXIMINUS I denarius AD235obv:IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG
rev:SALVS AVGVSTI (Salus seated left, feeding from patera a serpent arising from altar)
ref:RIC14, C.85
2.80gms
See also at Historical Coins galleryberserkerJul 06, 2007
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161-169 AD - LUCILLA AE sestertiusobv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F (draped bust right)
rev: PIETAS / S.C. (Pietas standing, head right, holding patera, altar before)
ref: RIC III 1756 (M.Aurelius), C.53
20.06gms, 29mmberserkerJul 06, 2007
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Caesarea maritima mint Hostilian AE21OB: Bust r wearing paludamentum and cuirass
HOSTILIANOQVINTOC
R:Tyche to R, turreted with door inside drapery over sholder leaving bosom partly bare
COLPFAVFG CAESMETRPMaritimaJul 06, 2007
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207 AD - CARACALLA denarius obv:ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
rev:PONTIF TRP X COS II (Securitas seated right on curule chair, propping head on right hand & holding scepter, altar before)
ref:RIC92, C.434
2.63gberserkerJul 06, 2007
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203 AD - CARACALLA denariusobv:ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
rev:VIRTVS AVGG (Virtus standing left, holding Victory & scepter)
ref:RIC149, C.667
2.49gberserkerJul 06, 2007
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213 AD - CARACALLA limes denarius obv: ANTONINVS.PIVS.AVG.BRIT
rev: P.M.TR.P.XVI.COS.IIII.P.P. (Hercules standing left, holding branch, club and lion's skin)
ref: RIC IV 206a, RSC 220
3.23gms
Limes (or "border") denarii were produced on the fringes of the Empire – mainly on the Eastern borders - because of the coin shortage. They were made of zink and some other metals, and were invariably cast. It seems that the coins were official or, at least, semi-official, since they circulated alongside the official coins. They were usually molded, but sometimes was struck - like this.berserkerJul 06, 2007
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198 AD - GETA Caesar denarius obv: L.SEPTIMIVS.GETA.CAES
rev: FELICITAS.TEMPOR (Felicitas standing left left, holding cauduceus & cornucopiae)
ref: RIC2, C.44
mint: Laodicea ad Mare
3.12gmsberserkerJul 06, 2007
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196-197 AD - SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS denarius obv: L.SEPT.SEV.PERT.AVG.IMP VIII
rev: PM TRP V COS II PP (Pax seated left with branch & scepter)
ref: RIC490a, C.444
mint: Laodicea ad Mare, 2.37gmsberserkerJul 06, 2007
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Pergamon, MysiaBronze coin
Pergamon, Mysia
133 B C - Augustus
Head of Athena r.
AQHNAS NIKHFOROU
Owl on palm branch
3.36 gram
17.6 mm
BMC 133, 195.
cwonsidlerJul 06, 2007
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agathoklesAgathokles, Syracuse, 317-289 BC, Bronze.
Obverse- SWTEIRA, head of Artemis right, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, quiver over shoulder.
Reverse- AGAQOKLEOS above, ASILEOS below; winged thunderbolt.
23mm, 10.2 grams.b70Jul 06, 2007
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Cilicia, Hieropolis-Kastabala, Septimius Severus, SNG Levante 1589Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 30, 15.97g
obv. AVT KAI L C - EP CEVHROC PER CE
Emperor in military cloak and wearing parazonium(?), stg. l., resting with l. hand on
spear and holding in outstretched r. hand Nike on globe, holding wreath and
palm-branch
rev. IE - ROPOLI - TWN KACTABALEW - N
Bust of young Dionysos, wearing ivy wreath and clad in panther skin, r.,
thyrsos over l. shoulder and vine-grape before.
SNG Levante 1589; SNG Paris 2339
about VF, corrosion in upper field of obv.
It's interesting that here the portrait is not the emperor's. Therefore I think it's on the rev.!
JochenJul 05, 2007
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CHINA - Ten Kingdoms Period - Tang GuoChina, Ten Kingdoms, Southern Tang Kingdom, Emperor Yuan Zu (Li Jing), AD 937-975 .Denomination: AE Cash, cast from 959. Obverse: Seal script, "Tang Guo tong bao". Reverse Plain. Weight 4.34gm Diameter 24.5mm. Reference -- Hartill 15.80 Grade VF.dpaul7Jul 05, 2007
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Moesia inferior, Markianopolis, 41. Philip I & Otacilia Severa, HrJ (2014) 6.41.10.01 (plate coin)Philip I & Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249
AE 28, 12.28g, 27.76mm, 210°
struck under governor Prastina Messallinus
obv. [AVT M IOVL FI]LIPPOC AVG M WTAK
below CEB[HRAC]
Confronted busts of Philip I, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate, r., and
Otacilia Severa, draped and diademed, l.
rev. VP PRACT MECCALLEINOV MARKIANOPOLEITWN
Hermes, nude, stg. crooked l., looking facing, r. foot set on ram's head, l. arm with chlamys
resting on r. knee; between his feet turtle on ground, behind him tree stump with caduceus before
in r. field E (for pentassarion)
ref. a) not in AMNG:
rev. AMNG I/1, 1209 (for Philip II)
obv. AMNG I/1, 1206
b) not in Varbanov (engl.), #2107 cites AMNG 1209
c) not in Hristova/Jekov (2014) No. 6.41.10.1 (plate coin)
vary rare, good F, overall roughness
This type is known for Philip II with confronted bust of Serapis but was not known for Philip I yet.
The rev. shows the statue of the Sandal Binder of Lysipp. Sometimes called 'Jason' or 'Cincinnatus' in error. The correct interpretation as Hermes comes from a description in the Ekphrasis of Christodoros of Koptos.
JochenJul 05, 2007
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202-205 AD - CARACALLA AE27 of Nicopolis, Moesia Inferior obv:AV K M AVP ANTWNINOC
rev:VP AVP GALLOV NIKOPOLIT PROCI (eagle standing facing, wings spread, head right with wreath in its beak)
ref:Moushmov 1114v
mint:Nicopolis, 11.68g, 27mm
Legate Aurelius Gallus (c. AD202-205)berserkerJul 05, 2007
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226-227 AD - SEVERUS ALEXANDER AE24 Markianopolis, Moesia Inferior obv: AVT K M AVP CEV ALEZANDROC
rev: HG OUM TEREBENTINOU MARKIANOPOLITWN (Nemesis standing left with scales & rod, wheel at foot)
ref: Moushmov 710v
mint: Markianapolis, 9.04gms, 24mm
Legate Umbrius Tereventinus (c.AD226-227)berserkerJul 05, 2007
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GORDIAN III AE24 of Viminacium - 242-243 ADobv: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG (radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right)
rev: PMS COL VIM / AN IIII (Moesia standing between bull and lion)
ref: Moushmov 27
mint: Viminacium, Moesia Superior
5.32gms, 24mm
P.M.S. COL. VIM. = Provinciae Moesiae Superioris Colonia Viminacium.
Viminacium was a town of Moesia Superior and a Roman Colony, supposed to have been founded by Gordianus Pius in A.D. 239.berserkerJul 05, 2007
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VOLUSIAN AE25 of Dacia AD251/252obv:IMP.C.C.VIB.VOLVSIANVS.AVG
rev:PROVINCIA.DACIA / AN VI (Dacia standing left with branch & scepter, between eagle & lion.)
ref:Moushmov 18
mint: Viminacium, 17.71g, 25mm
RareberserkerJul 05, 2007
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Trajan Decius SestertiusTrajan Decius AE Sestertius. 250-251 AD. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right / PAX AVGVSTI S-C, Pax standing left, holding branch and scepter.
RIC 125a , Cohen 93.
TanitJul 05, 2007
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18 CommodusDenarius. 184-185 AD. COMM ANT AVG P BRIT, laureate head right / P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding cornucopiae & Victoria, with ROM in ex. RSC 661; RIC 112. Weight 3.54 g. Die Axis 6 hr. Max Dia 17 mm. mix_valJul 05, 2007
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Aretas IV NabataeaAretas IV, 9 BC-40 AD, King of Nabataea, bronze of 18 mm, 3.46 grams.
Obverse: Jugate busts of Aretas and Shuqailait, Nabataean Aramaic letters above heads.
Reverse: Double cornucopias, the names of the King and Queen in Nabataean Aramaic between them.
Reference: cf. Meshorer 114.
TanitJul 05, 2007
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161-180 AD - MARCUS AURELIUS Æ quadrans obv: diademed and draped female head right
rev: METAL AURELIANIS (three-line legend in wreath)
ref: RIC III 1255, Cohen 1515(Hadrian!!)
2.21gms, 16mm, mines coin
Very rare
The mines coins served as a substitute for the small copper Senate coins of which there were not sufficient quantities in circulation in the period between the years 98-180 AD in the province Illyricum and Noricum. The mining coins served also in the trade between miners and the inhabitants of localities where the respective mines were located.berserkerJul 04, 2007
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MAXIMINUS I denarius AD235obv:IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG
rev:FIDES MILITVM (Fides standing left, a standard in each hand)
ref:RIC7, C.7
2.99gberserkerJul 04, 2007
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MAXIMINUS I denarius AD235obv:IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG
rev:SALVS AVGVSTI (Salus seated left, feeding from patera a serpent arising from altar)
ref:RIC14, C.85
2.80gms
The reverse of SALVS AVGVSTI means the Health of the Emperor – should commemorate the Emperor’s survival through two conspiracies against his life. (from RIC IV i)
The ex-consul Magnus had entered into a conspiracy with a number of soldiers and centurions to stab Maximinus, wishing thereby to get the imperial power for himself. Maximinus wished to make a bridge (through the Rhine at Mogantiacum) and cross over against the Germans, and it was resolved that the conspirators should cross over with him and then, breaking the bridge behind them, surround Maximinus on the barbarians' side and kill him, while Magnus seized the throne. (from Historia Augusta)
There was an another uprising by disgruntled soldiers who accompanied Severus Alexander from the East and who championed the recently dismissed provincial governor Quartinus as a rival emperor.
berserkerJul 04, 2007
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54-68 AD - NERO AR denarius - struck 64-65 ADobv: IMP NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS
rev: IVPITER CVSTOS (Jupiter seated left, bare to the waist, holding thunderbolt and scepter)
ref: RIC I 53, C.119 (3frcs), BMC74
mint: Rome
3.15gms, 18mm
Rare
This coin is usually seen as commemorating the failure of the Piso conspiracy, its reverse depicting Jupiter, the "guardian" of Nero.berserkerJul 04, 2007
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CORNELIA 58 Pub. Lentulus P.f. L.n. Spinther AR denarius 71 BCobv:Head of Hercules right, behind Q.S.C.
rev:Genius of the Roman People seated facing with cornucopiae & scepter; Nike flying above & crowning Genius
ref:Cr397/1, Syd 791
3.81g
Very rare
Publius Cornelius Lentulus, nicknamed Spinther because of his likeness to a popular actor of that name, came from an ancient Roman patrician family of the Cornelia gens. Although treated with great favour by Julius Caesar, Spinther eventually came to support the aristocratic senatorial cause of Caesar's great rival Pompey and to align himself with the Pompeian party. This proved an unwise move that would eventually lead to his political destruction and perhaps to his death.berserkerJul 04, 2007
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81-96 AD - DOMITIAN AR denarius - struck 96 ADobv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TR P XV (laureate head right)
rev: IMP XXII COS XVII CENS PPP (Minerva standing right on prow right with javelin and sheild, owl at foot)
ref: RIC II 191, C.293 (2frcs)
2.89gms, 18mmberserkerJul 04, 2007
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81-96 AD - DOMITIAN AR denarius - struck 92-93 ADobv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TR P XII (laureate head right)
rev: IMP XXII COS XVII CENS PPP (Minerva with thunderbolt and spear, sheild at feet)
ref: RIC II 173, C.279 (2frcs)
mint: Rome
3.36gms, 17mmberserkerJul 04, 2007
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69-79 AD - TITUS (Caesar) AR denarius - struck 72 ADobv: T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT (laureate head right)
rev: NEP RED (Neptune standing right, foot on globe, holding acrostolium & scepter)
ref: RIC II 155 (Vespasian), C.121 (3frcs)
mint: Rome
3.00gms, 17mm
The reverse of this coin celebrates the return of Titus from Jerusalem with a depiction of Neptune, god of the sea, characterized in the coin's legend as the Returner. He holds his usual attributes, a trident (here scepter) and an acrostolium or bow ornament of a ship.berserkerJul 04, 2007
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69-79 AD - VESPASIAN - AR denarius - struck 69-71 ADobv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG (laureate head right)
rev: COS ITER TR POT (Aequitas standing left, holding scales & scepter)
ref: RIC II 5, RSC-
mint: Rome
3.34gms, 18mmberserkerJul 04, 2007
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17 Lucius VerusDenarius. IMP L VERVS AVG, bare head right / PROV DEOR TR P III COS II, Providentia standing left holding globe & cornucopiae. RSC 154; RIC III 483; BMCRE 207. Weight 3.45 g. Die Axis 6 hr. Max Dia 18 mm.
mix_valJul 03, 2007
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RIC 0788 Domitian as Caesar [Vespasian]AR Denarius, 3.36g
Rome mint, 74 AD
Obv: CAES AVG F DOMIT COS III; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: PRINCEPS IVVENTVT; Spes, draped, advancing l., holding up flower in r. hand and with l. holding up her skirt.
RIC 788 (C). BMC 156. RSC 375. BNC 135.
Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 155, 31 July 2007, lot 247.
During Vespasian's reign, Domitian was given the honorary title PRINCEPS IVVENTVT or 'Prince of Youth', celebrated here on this denarius from 74 AD. The title is one that was often given to young princes who were marked out as chosen heirs.
Spes, the personification of hope, is seen here on the reverse advacing left, holding a budding flower. The flower is a symbol of future well being.
Domitian's coinage during Vespasian's rule was unique. While Titus followed closely the types of his father, Domitian struck out on his own. One wonders how much of an input the young prince had on his own series.
A very likeable coin with a good portrait and excellent centring.
David AthertonJul 03, 2007
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Carinus, RIC 220 LugdunumAE Antoninianus. Lugdunum Mint, 283-285 AD.
Obverse: IMP CARINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right
Reverse: VICTORIA AVGG, Victory advancing left holding wreath & palm, A to left.
20mm, 3.8gm
RIC 220; Cohen 151; La Venera 143-168 (26 spec)
Jerome HoldermanJul 03, 2007
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098-117 AD - TRAJAN AR denarius - struck 98-100 ADobv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM
rev: PM TRP COS II PP (Pax standing left, holding branch & cornucopiae)
ref: RIC6, C209
3.12gms, 19mmberserkerJul 02, 2007
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117-138 AD - HADRIAN AR denarius - struck 125-128 ADobv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
rev: COS III (Roma standing, head left, holding Victory & spear)
ref: RIC161, C.349, BMC.361
2.84gmsberserkerJul 02, 2007
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117-138 AD - HADRIAN AR denarius - struck 134-138 ADobv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP
rev: FELICITAS AVG (Felicitas standing left, holding a caduceus & branch)
ref: RIC233, C.602
3.29gmsberserkerJul 02, 2007
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117-138 AD - SABINA AR denarius - struck 117-135 ADobv: SABINA AVGVSTA
rev: VENERI GENETRICI (Venus standing right holding an apple)
ref: RIC396, C.73
2.76gmsberserkerJul 02, 2007
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193 AD - PERTINAX AR denarius - struck January-March 193 ADobv: IMP.CAES.P.HELV.PERTIN.AVG (laureate head right)
rev:OPI.DIVIN.TR.P.COS.II (Ops seated left, holding two corn ears, left hand on top of throne)
ref: RIC IVi 8 (R2), C.33 (60frcs)
2.43gms
Very rare
This coin is ugly, worn and holed, but... it's a Pertinax.
Publius Helvius Pertinax was commander of an equestrian unit in Moesia Superior (or Pannonia Inferior), on the Middle Danube in 167 AD, and fight against the Yaziges. He was also the commander of the First legion Adiutrix, stationed at Brigetio (modern Szöny) between 171-174 AD. Pertinax played an important role during the campaigns against the Marcomanni. It is very likely that I Adiutrix and the two newly founded legions II Italica and III Italica were grouped together in a single task-force. According to the historian Herodian, Pertinax freed the provinces of Noricum and Raetia completely, and took part in the attacks on the Quadi and Sarmatians north of the Danube.berserkerJul 02, 2007
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Geta, Pautalia, Homonoia, AE18AE18, 3.0g
areichJul 01, 2007
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Septimius Severus, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Club, AE16.AE16, 2.6g
laureate head right
NIKOPOLI PROC [] around clubareichJul 01, 2007
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BYZANTINE, Latin Trachy 1204-1261 ConstantinopleObv: Christ Enthroned
Rev: Emperor Holding Labarum, Crowned by Virgin
Overstruck on an Uncertain Undertype, and Clipped
Sear 2026. DO Vol IV, Plate XLIX, 6.
Jul 01, 2007
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81-161 AD - Anonymous AE quadrans - period of Domitian to Antoninus Pius, c81-161 ADobv: Helmeted & draped bust of Minerva right
rev: S-C in fields, owl standing half right, head facing
ref: RIC II 7, C.7
3.41gms, 17-19mm
ScarceberserkerJul 01, 2007
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138-161 AD - ANTONINUS PIUS AR denarius - struck 139 ADobv: ANTONINVS [AVG] PIVS PP (bare head right)
rev: TR P[OT] COS II (modius with two grain ears & poppy)
ref: RIC III 44, RSC834 (3frcs)
3.26gms, 18mm,
ScarceberserkerJul 01, 2007
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138-161 AD - ANTONINUS PIUS AR denarius - struck 154-155 ADobv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TRP XVIII (laureate head right)
rev: COS IIII (Vesta standing left, holding patera & palladium;altar at feet left)
ref: RIC III 238, C.201 (2frcs)
2.66gms, 18mm, berserkerJul 01, 2007
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177-192 AD - COMMODUS AR denarius - struck 191 ADobv: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT PP
rev: CONC COM PM TRP XVI COSVI (Concordia standing left, holding patera & scepter)
ref: RIC III 219, C.45 (30frcs)
2.41gms, 17mm
Rare
History: In 190 AD Commodus named Rome after himself, Colonia Commodiana, adding the prenomina of LUCIA ANTONINIANA. This coin is belong to the group of the loyalty of the cohorts, Concordia Commodi Augusti.berserkerJul 01, 2007
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CHINA - Fake Song Dynasty!Xing Zhao Zhong Bao, 3 wen - Denomination: 3 wen - Metal: AE From ZENO: #1: Hua Huangpu, 3-vol edition, page 804. However, presented coin looks bad - calligraphy is wrong, and metal and patina color are similar to the modern production fakes. #2: This is one of three coins in this series. There is a similar piece with "Tang Wu" (value 5) on the reverse, and there is a smaller coin with the character "Pao" abbreviated on the obverse and with the cyclical date "Jen Shen" on the reverse. As far as I can determine, the small coin was first published in 1877 in the supplement to Ku Ch'uan Hui by Li Tso-hsien. The other two coins were first published in the 1920's or 1930's - making them a little suspicious. Ting Fu-pao's Encyclopedia (1938) shows the small dated coin, but quotes Cheng Chia-hsiang who mentions the other two coins. Another Value 3 is shown in Ku Ch'ien Hsin Tien (Guqian Xindian) [English title: New Illustrative Plates of Chinese Ancient Coins] by Chu Huo (Zhu Huo). published in 1991 and in Hua Kuang-p'u (Hua Guangpu) catalog of old Chinese coins (I have the 1999 edition). All of these Value 3 illustrations are of the same calligraphy, which is entirely different from the calligraphy of the coin shown here. The different references to these coins do not agree on the dating, attribution or even the reading of the inscription. Some read it Hsing Chao Chung Pao (Xingzhao Zhongbao) because this looks like a coin inscription -- even though this reading starts on the left, something never seen on Chinese coins. But most read it Chao Pao Chung Hsing, and this is how it is listed in Arthur Coole's index of cash coin inscriptions in Volume 1 of his Encyclopedia of Chinese Coins. Li Tso-hsien mentions a Chung Hsing reign title, but this was used in Annam from 1285 to 1293, and would require starting on the right and reading crosswise, then top to bottom. Most works date the coins to the end of the Sung dynasty, issued by loyalist generals. Zhu Huo, however, lists these coins under the Yuan dynasty and apparently believes they were made in the 1300's. The cyclical date on the small coin could be 1272 AD - near the end of the Sung dynasty - or 1332 during the Yuan dynasty. It could also be 1152 or 1212, but this seems less likely. What does the inscription mean? The top character, Chao, is the family name of the Sung emperors. Hsing means to raise up. I think the intention of the inscription is: "raise up (or restore) the Chao family (of emperors)". Grammatically it should read "Hsing Chao", but in printed works, any reference to the emperor must begin one line above the rest of the text, so the family name was put at the top. The only way I can think of using the other two characters is "chung pao", meaning simply "heavy currency". Pao could be an adjective for Chao ("precious Chao"), but then how does the "chung" fit in the inscription? So I think the correct reading is "Hsing Chao Chung Pao" or "Chao Hsing Chung Pao".
dpaul7Jul 01, 2007
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Helena - Bronze AE4 Struck posthumously circa 337-340 ADObverse: FL IVL HELENA AVG - Diademed, draped bust right
Reverse: PAXPVBLICA - Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptor
Size: 16 mmMarjan EJul 01, 2007
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Helena (325-326 AD)Obv. FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust right
Rev. SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing left, holding branch in right hand
RIC VII, Nicomedia 129, rated R4Marjan EJul 01, 2007
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Helena, Mother of Constantine the GreatVF Helena AE 4. Mother of Constantine the Great.
1.8 g, 14.6 x 15.5 mm.
Van Meter 4.
OBV.: Helena right, FL IVL HELENA AVG.
REV.: Pax standing left, PAX PVBLICA.
Minted in Constantinople.
Marjan EJun 30, 2007
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Septimius Severus, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Eros leaning on torch, AE17AE17, 3.55g
$12areichJun 30, 2007
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Septimius Severus, Nikopolis ad Istrum, bull right, AE18AE18, 2.85g
obv: AY KAI CE - CEYHPOC, laureate head right
rev: NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC IC, bull standing right
AMNG - , rareareichJun 30, 2007
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BYZANTINE, Andronicus II 1282-1328 Thessalonica Obv: Patriarchal Cross Winged Right (indistinct)
Rev: Emperor Holding Cross in Circle, Monogram Above
Sear 2383
Jun 30, 2007
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ANTIOCH 2 Oc SMAN[theta] reduced weightAdrianusJun 30, 2007
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ANTIOCH 2 Ob SMAN[theta] reduced weightAdrianusJun 30, 2007
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ANTIOCH 1 O SMAN[theta]AdrianusJun 30, 2007
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ANTIOCH 1 D SMAN[delta]The mintmark is difficult to read and could possibly end in Z; the construction of the final letter, however, appears to suggest a delta. A reasonably rare mark but by no means excessively so.AdrianusJun 30, 2007
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ANTIOCH 1 H SMANHRIC 91. LRBC 1359.
Aside from the SMAN[theta] mark, this mark, together with the SMANI mark, is the commonest of the Antioch wolf and twins issues. Weight 2.10g.AdrianusJun 30, 2007
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ANTIOCH 1 H SMANHRIC 91, LRBC 1359.
Another SMANH specimen, one of the less rare Antioch marks for the full weight wolf and twins issues. Weight 1.99g.AdrianusJun 30, 2007
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ANTIOCH 1 I SMANIRIC 91, LRBC 1359.
One of the commoner Antioch wolf and twins marks, though not so common as the standard mark for this type, SMAN[theta]. Weight 2.30g.AdrianusJun 30, 2007
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ANTIOCH 01 [9]a SMANT[delta,epsilon]RIC -
An excessively rare coin, representing a link between the Camp gate issues with their SMANT[officina letter] marks and the later 330-5 issues with shorter SMAN[officina letter] marks. Struck from the same dies as another specimen on this gallery. Weight 3.14g.AdrianusJun 30, 2007
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ANTIOCH 1 O SMAN[theta]The commonest of the Antioch wolf and twins issues.AdrianusJun 30, 2007
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ANTIOCH 1 Z SMANZRIC 91, LRBC 1359.
One of the less common Antioch workshops with a Z for the 7th officina. Weight 2.44g.AdrianusJun 30, 2007
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ANTIOCH 2 Oa SMAN[theta] reduced weightAn example of the reduced weight variety struck from 335-7AdrianusJun 30, 2007
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Constantine the Great AE centenionalis AD323-324obv:CONSTANTINVS.AVG
rev:SARMATIA.DEVICTA / SIRM
ref:RICvii-Sirmium48
mint:Sirmium, 3.07g, 18mm
ScarceberserkerJun 30, 2007
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Constantine the Great AE centenionalis AD319-320obv:CONSTAN-TINVS.AVG
rev:VIRTVS.EXERCIT / S/F / ΕSIS*
ref:RICvii-Siscia120
mint:Siscia, 3.45g, 20mm
RareberserkerJun 30, 2007
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Constantine the Great AE centenionalis AD320obv:CONSTA-NTINVS.AVG
rev:CONSTANTINI.AVGVSTI / VOT IS XX / *SIS
ref:RICvii-Siscia140, C.86(2fr.)
mint:Siscia, 3.15g, 17-20mm
Very rareberserkerJun 30, 2007
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Constantine the Great AE centenionalis AD319obv:CONSTANTINVS.AVG
rev:VICTORIAE.LAETAE.PRINC.PERP / ΔSIS (in cippus S)
ref:RICvii-Siscia61
mint:Siscia, 2.68g, 19mm
RareberserkerJun 30, 2007
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Constantine the Great AE half follis AD316obv:IMP.CONSTANTINVS.PF.AVG
rev:SOL.INVICTO.COMITI / M/F / P.ARL
ref:RICvii-Arles89
mint:Arles, 2.84g, 20mm
Very rareberserkerJun 30, 2007
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Constantine the Great AE centenionalis AD327-328obv:CONSTANTINVS.MAX.AVG
rev:CONSTANTINIANA.DAFNE / CONS*
ref:RICvii-Constantinople31
mint:Constantinopolis, 5.34g, 21mm
Very rareberserkerJun 30, 2007
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Constantine the Great AE centenionalis AD314obv:IMP.CONSTANTINVS.PF.AVG
rev:MARTI.CONSERVATORI / */ P T
ref:RICvii-Ticinum19
mint:Ticinum, 2.70g, 19mm
Very rareberserkerJun 30, 2007
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Constantine the Great AE red.follis AD313obv:DN.CONSTANTINUS.AVG
rev:IOVI.CONSERVATORI / B / SIS
ref:C.297
mint: Siscia, 3.12g, 21mmberserkerJun 30, 2007
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Tiberius Alter of Lugdunum AsTiberius, as Caesar. 12-14 AD. Æ As. Lugdunum mint.
Obverse: TI CAESAR AVGVST F IMPERAT VII, laureate head right
Reverse: ROM ET AVG, front elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurels, nude figures, & Victories.
RIC 245 [Augustus], Cohen 37, BMC 585, Paris 1769
26mm, 11.1gm
Jerome HoldermanJun 30, 2007
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Carus- RIC 120-SAe. Antoniniaus, Struck 282-283 AD, Cyzicus
Obverse: IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front
Reverse: VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm.
S in exergue
RIC 120 Bust type C, Officina S not recorded in RIC
23mm, 4.4gm Jerome HoldermanJun 30, 2007
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SPAIN - PHILIP IVPhilip IV (1621-1665) Copper 4 Maravedis Resellado. Type 30, 1658. Cayon #5214, Toledo. dpaul7Jun 29, 2007
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SPAIN - PHILIP IVPhilip IV (1621-1665) Copper, 4 Maravedis Resellado. Dated 1659, Cuenca mintmark. It appears this was the SECOND revaluation. The VIII with CUenca mintmark would have been done between 1651 and 1655. Type #31 (Cayon).dpaul7Jun 29, 2007
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SPAIN - PHILIP IVSPain, Philip IV (1621-1665). 4 Maravedis Resellado. Countermarked in 1652. Type #28 (Cayon). Mint not visible.dpaul7Jun 29, 2007
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