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1.09 Constantine as Caesar: Antioch follis.Follis, ca 307, Antioch mint.
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAESAR / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / Genius standing, chlamys over left shoulder & hanging low, pouring liquid from patera, holding cornucopiae. S in right field.
Mint mark: ANT:
9.21 gm., 27 mm.
PBCC #1086; unlisted in RIC and Sear. CallimachusMar 14, 2024
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1.53 Constantine as Filius Augustorum: Thessalonica follis.Follis, Dec. 308- May 310, Thessalonica mint.
Obverse: CONSTANTINVS FIL AVGG / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: GENIO CAESARIS / Genius standing, modius on head, chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae. Star in left field; Δ in right field.
Mint mark: . SM . TS .
6.28 gm., 25 mm.
RIC #32b; PBCC #859; Sear #15583.
A coin with ugly gray surfaces. But then, Constantine's FIL AVGG coins do not come along very often.CallimachusSep 16, 2023
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74.9. Detail of item 74.8.Detail of the previous Jacobite medal showing the Wolf & Twins on the bust truncation of the obverse.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=182170
CallimachusSep 16, 2023
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70a. Charles II.Three pence, 1660-1662.
Obverse: CAROLVS II D G M BR FR ET HI REX / Crowned bust, left.
Reverse: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO / Square shield on cross fleury.
Third issue: with inner circle and mark of value, mint mark (crown) on both sides.
1.52 gm., 19 mm.
Seaby #3325; North #2769.
During the first two years of the reign of Charles II, three issues of hammered coins were made. This coin comes from the last of these issues, which also happens to be the last issue of hammered coinage in England.
On the photo above, the little white dot under the king's ear is a little bump. Since it is in the exact center of the coin, it is likely the remnant of the hole made in the die by a point of the compass used to mark out the circles of the coin design. CallimachusSep 16, 2023
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92b Charles III - Investiture medal, 1969.Unofficial medal for the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales, 1969.
Made by John Pinches, Ltd.
Obverse: CHARLES PRINCE OF WALES / Crowned bust of Prince Charles, right.
Reverse: . INVESTITURE . CAERNARVON . JULY 1969 / British Coat of Arms.
A total of 2,000 medals were issued.
28.92 gm of .9583 Britannia silver, 38 mm. CallimachusAug 04, 2023
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92a Charles III - Investiture medal, 1969.Unofficial medal for the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales, 1969.
Made by Geoffrey Hearn.
Obverse: INVESTITURE OF CHARLES . PRINCE OF WALES .
CAERNARVON / JULY / 1969
Crowned bust of Prince Charles, left.
Reverse: ARWISGIAD . SIARL TYWYSOG . CYMRU /
Caernarvon Castle. Welsh Dragon at bottom.
At top are the Prince of Wale's ostrich plumes & motto ICH DIEN;
surrounded by a garter with the motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE;
all surmounted by a crown.
Numbered 1336 on edge, from a total edition of 1500.
26.57 gm of .925 Sterling silver, 38 mm.
The obverse and reverse designs of this medal were obviously based on the investiture medal of Edward VIII issued in 1911. CallimachusAug 04, 2023
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1.05 Constantine as Caesar: Alexandria follis.Follis, late 306 - early 307, Alexandria mint.
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: PERPETVITAS AVGG / Roma, helmeted, seatedon throne with shield underneath, holding small Victory on globe, and leaning on sceptre. S in left field; Δ and P in right field.
Mint mark: ALE
9.70 gm., 25 mm.
RIC #63; PBCC #1164; Sear #15545.
Reference: Dharmadhikari, Jay. “L’atelier tétrarchique d’Alexandrie de 304 à 307,” Revue Numismatique, Année 2016, pp. 303-358.
This coin is listed as #39 on page 346 of this article. A coin of the same dies is pictured on page 358. It is listed as 39 (3) – Paris 9139.CallimachusMay 09, 2023
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74.8 Charles Edward Stuart & Henry Benedict Stuart.Legitimacy of Jacobite Succession, ca 1737-40. Bronze Medal attributed to Ermenegildo Hamerani.
Obverse: HVNC SALTEM EVERSO IVVENEM [svccvrrere sæclo] / Bust of Charles Edward Stuart as an adolescent (about age 16 or 17), in armor and wearing ermine mantle. Wolf & Twins on bust truncation.
Reverse: TRIPLICIS SPES TERTIA GENTIS / Bust of Henry Benedict Stuart as a child (about age 11 or 12), in armor.
44.80 gm., 45 mm.
MI ii 493/35; Eimer 544A; Woolf 47:1.
Translations:
Obverse: A quote from Virgil, of which only the first 4 words appear on the medal: HVNC SALTEM EVERSO IVVENEM which translates as “At Least Permit This Youth . . . “ But Virgil continues with the words “svccvrrere sæclo” which are not on the medal. The meaning of the entire quote is usually given as “At least permit this youth to repair the ruins of the age.”
Reverse: The Third Hope of a Triple Nation.
The Wolf & Twins on the truncation of the obverse bust indicate this medal was struck in Rome.
CallimachusApr 15, 2023
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12. Severus II as Caesar.Follis, 305-306, London mint.
Obverse: SEVERUS NOBILISSIMVS CAES / Laureate bust of Severus II.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / Genius standing, holding patera and cornucopiae.
Mint mark: (none).
10.51 gm., 30 mm.
RIC #59a; Sear #14630 var.CallimachusApr 04, 2023
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19. Continental "Porcupine" sceat.AR sceat, ca. 720-40. Mint: likely Dorestad or Domburg.
Obverse: Porcupine-like figure, three parallel lines in curve.
Reverse: Standard with VOT /.\ design. Small cross on each side of standard.
1.09 gm., 12 mm.
North #48; Seaby #786; Metcalf Secondary phase, Series E .
Although the porcupine sceattas are found extensively in England, most of them were likely minted in what is today The Netherlands. The coins identified by Metcalf as being of the secondary (“Kloster Barthe”) phase were likely minted in Dorestad or Domburg rather than Friesland, ca. 720-40.
Reference:
Metcalf, Michael; and Op den Velde, Wybrand. "The Monetary Economy of the Netherlands, c. 690 – c. 760 and the Trade with England: A Study of the “Porcupine” Sceattas of Series E." Volume I. 2010. 284 pp.
The above work contains “. . . a dauntingly large amount of detailed information about the porcupine sceattas . . .” (p. 262). I hope the information I’ve gathered about this coin is correct.CallimachusDec 22, 2022
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00. The Canti.Potin unit, 125-50 BC.
Obverse: stylized head, right.
Reverse: stylized bull right; two crescents above.
1.74 gm., 19 mm.
Seaby #367;
Holman Group F.
In "A New Classification for the Flat Linear Coinage" by David Holman (BNJ 2016-86-2), this coin seems to be from Group F, and most nearly resembles F 2/3-11a. A suggested date for Group F is ca. 75/70 BC - 60/55 BC. CallimachusDec 22, 2022
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0.00 Numbering system used in this gallery.Within each group, the coins are more or less in chronological order.CallimachusMar 21, 2022
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3.19 Crispus: Constantinople.AE3, 326, Constantinople mint.
Obverse: CRISPVS NOB CAES / Laureate bust of Crispus.
Reverse: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS / Campgate, on a base, two turrets, star above. B in left field.
Mint mark: CONS
3.47 gm, 19.5 mm.
RIC #8; LRBC #971; Sear #16805.
The mint at Constantinople opened late Summer of 326. Constantine had Crispus executed about October or November of 326, at which time his coinage ceased. A very rare coin.
CallimachusMar 15, 2022
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86b. Edward VII and Queen Alexandria.Official Medal for the Coronation of Edward VII & Queen Alexandria, 1902.
Designed by Sir Edgar Bertram MacKennel.
Obverse: EDWARD VII CROWNED 9 AUGUST 1902 / Crowned bust of Edward VII wearing coronation robes. Laurel branch below.
Reverse: ALEXANDRIA QUEEN CONSORT 9 AUG 1902 / Crowned bust of Queen Alexandria. Roses and ribbon below.
12.72 gm of .925 Sterling silver, 31 mm.
Eimer #1871; BHM #3737CallimachusJan 01, 2022
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19 Diocletian: Alexandria abdication follis.Follis, ca late 308 AD, Alexandria mint.
Obverse: DN DIOCLETIANO BAEATISS / Laureate bust of Diocletian, wearing the imperial mantle, olive branch in right hand, mappa in left hand.
Reverse: PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG / Providentia standing, extending hand to Quies, also standing, holding branch and leaning on sceptre. X K between, with B above.
Mint mark: ALE
6.61 gm, 24.5 mm.
RIC #80; Sear #12921; PBCC #1178.
RIC #80 (VI, p. 675) is listed as having a single S at the end of the obverse legend. THis is a known error in RIC. The obverse legend should have a double S at the end -- as on this coin.
CallimachusDec 17, 2021
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90b. George VI and Queen Elizabeth.Official Medal for the Coronation of George VI & Queen Elizabeth, 1937.
Designed by Percy Metcalfe.
Obverse: GEORGE VI CROWNED 12 MAY 1937 / Crowned bust of George VI.
Reverse: QUEEN ELIZABETH 12 MAY 1937 / Crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth.
15.95 gm of .925 Sterling silver; 31 mm;
UNC, light golden & mauve toning.
Eimer # 2046, BHM #4314.
CallimachusDec 17, 2021
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42 Galerius as Caesar: Cyzicus Post Reform Radiate"Post-Reform Radiate," ca 295 - 299 AD, Cyzicus mint.
Obverse: GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES / Radiate bust of Galerius.
Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM / Galerius standing, receiving globe (surmounted by Victory) from Jupiter, also standing and holding sceptre.
Mint mark: KA
2.62 gm., 21 mm.
RIC #19b; Sear #14415.CallimachusDec 06, 2021
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02 Diocletian: Heraclea Post Reform Radiate"Post-Reform Radiate," 295 - 298 AD, Heraclea mint.
Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG / Radiate bust of Diocletian.
Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM / Diocletian standing, receiving globe (surmounted by Victory) from Jupiter, also standing and holding sceptre.
Mint mark: HE
3.33 gm., 20 mm.
RIC #13/21; Sear #12833.CallimachusDec 06, 2021
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22 Maximian: Cyzicus Post Reform Radiate"Post-Reform Radiate," ca 295 - 299 AD, Cyzicus mint.
Obverse: IMP C M A VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG / Radiate bust of Maximian.
Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM / Maximian standing, receiving globe (surmounted by Victory) from Jupiter, also standing and holding sceptre.
Mint mark: KE
3.94 gm., 20 mm.
RIC #16b; Sear #13315. CallimachusDec 06, 2021
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31. Gordian III / RIC 92, year IIII.Antoninianus, July 241 - July 242 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG / Radiate bust of Gordian.
Reverse: P M TR P IIII COS II P P / Gordian in military dress, holding globe and transverse spear.
4.55 gm., 22 mm.
RIC #92; Sear #8646.
CallimachusDec 05, 2021
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1.51 Constantine as Filius Augustorum: Alexandria follis.Follis, 308-310, Alexandria mint.
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS FIL AVG / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: GENIO CAESARIS / Genius standing, modius on head, chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae. K in left field; A and P in right field.
Mint mark: ALE
6.08 gm., 24 mm.
RIC #99b; PBCC #1191; Sear #15585 var.
The obverse legend shows Constantine as "Filius Augustorum" -- an empty title granted him after the conference at Carnuntum in November 308. Coins with this title were issued for a short time at 5 mints under the control of Galerius (Siscia, Thessalonica, Nicomedia, Antioch, Alexandria). This title was not recognized in the area under the control of Constantine himself, nor in Italy which was under the control of Maxentius.
CallimachusDec 03, 2021
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1.19 Constantine as Caesar; Aquileia follis.Follis, late Summer 307, Aquileia mint.
Obverse: CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: CONSERV VRB SVAE / Roma seated in hexrastyle temple, holding globe and sceptre; wreath on pediment.
Mint mark: AQΓ
7.20 gm., 25 mm.
RIC #117; PBCC #723; Sear #15507.
CallimachusDec 03, 2021
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87a. George V and Queen Mary.Official Medal for the Coronation of George V & Queen Mary, 1911.
Designed by Sir Edgar Bertram MacKennel.
Obverse: GEORGE V CROWNED JUNE 22 1911 / Crowned bust of George V wearing Coronation robes; Orb at left; laurel branch below.
Reverse: QUEEN MARY JUNE 22 1911 / Crowned bust of Queen Mary; roses and a ribbon below.
12.24 gm of .925 Sterling silver; 30 mm; toned UNC.
Eimer # 1922, BHM #4022.
This medal has spent most of its life (110 + years) in the small envelope in which it was issued.
That accounts for the absolutely flawless surfaces on the medal, and the dark toning of these surfaces.
The toning is mostly dark brown, but with flashes of gold, blue, and mauve.
If you like toning on coins, this one is gorgeous.
CallimachusDec 03, 2021
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012. C. Calpurnius Piso L.f. Frugi.Denarius (3.93 gm), ca 67-59 BC, Rome mint.
Obverse: Die O-229. Head of Apollo, in high relief, facing right;
his hair long and in ringlets, bound with taenia (fillet).
Sequence mark: IE (retrograde E), with bar above.
Reverse: Die R-2045. Horseman galloping to right; no hat; carrying palm branch.
Sequence mark below: dolphin facing right.
Legend: C PISO . L . F FRV
In Hersh’s die study of this issue, these 2 dies come together in #219.
Crawford #3/8.
Sydenham #851.
Sear #348.
The dating of the coins by this moneyer vary greatly:
67 BC: Crawford, Sear.
64 BC: BMCRR, Sydenham.
63 BC: Hersh (1976).
61 BC: Hersh & Walker (1984).
59 BC: Harlan RRM II.
Hersh, Charles A. “A Study of the Coinage of the Moneyer C. Calpurnius Piso L. F. Frugi.” The Numismatic Chronicle (1966-) 16 (136) (1976): pp. 7–63.
CallimachusOct 17, 2021
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58b. Edward IV, second reign.Groat, 1477-90, London mint, Second reign.
Obverse: EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC / Crowned bust, facing, fleurs on cusps.
Reverse: POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM CIVITAS LONDON / Long cross, with three pellets in each angle.
Mint mark: Pierced cross with pellet in one angle.
2.98 gm., 25 mm.
North #1631; Seaby #2098.CallimachusSep 21, 2021
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58a. Edward IV, first reign.Groat, light coinage of 1464-1470; London mint.
Obverse: EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC / Crowned bust, facing, quatrefoils at neck.
Reverse: POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM CIVITAS LONDON / Long cross with three pellets in each angle.
Mint mark: crown on both sides.
3.09 gm., 25 mm.
North #1570; Seaby #2000.
Classification: North classifies Edward IV's groats into at least 22 types. Fortunately many of them have different mint marks, and the crown mint mark on both sides of this coin readily identify it as type 7. It is suggested that this mint mark was used from July 1466 to July 1467.CallimachusSep 21, 2021
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56b. Henry VI, second reign.Groat, 2'nd (Restored) Reign, Oct. 1470 - Apr. 1471. London mint.
Obverse: +HENBICV DI GBA BEX ANGL Z FBANC / Crowned bust facing.
Reverse: +POSVI DEVM ADIVTOBE MEVM CIVITAS LONDON / Long cross with three pellets in each angle.
Mint Marks: Cross pattee (6) on obverse; Restoration Cross (13) on reverse.
2.84 gm., 26 mm.
North #1617; Seaby #2082.
Classification: - On many coins of this reign the R looks like a B.
- Many coins of this reign are missing the S at the end of the king's name.
- The mint marks also identify it as coming from Henry's 2'nd (restored) reign.
CallimachusAug 01, 2021
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68. Severus Alexander & Julia MamaeaAE 26 minted in Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior.
Obverse: AVT K M AVP CEVH AΛE ΞAN ΔPOC KAI IOV ΛIA MAMAIA / busts of Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea facing each other.
Reverse: VΠ ΦIP ΦIΛOΠAΠΠOV MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN / Demeter standing, holding grain ears and scepter. E in right field.
10.36 gm, 26 mm.
M. 739.
The reverse legend indicates this coin was minted while Fir. Philipappus was legate (about 225-26 AD).CallimachusJul 23, 2021
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88. Edward VIII: Investiture as Prince of Wales, 1911.Official Medal for the Investiture of Prince Edward as Prince of Wales, 1911.
Medal designed by Sir William Goscombe John; minted by the Royal Mint.
Obverse: INVESTITVRE . OF . EDWARD . PRINCE . OF . WALES . K . G
CARN- -ARVON IVLY . XIII MCMXI /
Crowned bust of Prince Edward, three-quarters left.
Reverse: . ARWISGIAD . IORWERTH TYWYSOG . CYMRU .M . G .
Above castle tower at right: GORPHENAF MCMXI /
Caernarvon Castle. Welsh Dragon at bottom.
At top are the Prince of Wales’ Ostrich Plumes & Motto ICH DIEN;
surrounded by a garter with the motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE;
all surmounted by a Crown.
.925 Sterling silver, 21.41 gm, 35 mm, with red case of issue.
Dappled toning, EF.
There were 5411 silver, and 129 gold medals issued.
Eimer #1925; British Historical Medals (BHM) vol. 3, #4079.
CallimachusFeb 21, 2021
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235. Severus Alexander / RSC 231a.Denarius, 223 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG / Laureate bust of Severus Alexander.
Reverse: P M TR P II COS P P / Mars, standing, holding olive branch and reversed spear; star in left field.
3.75 gm., 19 mm.
RIC & Sear unlisted; RSC #231a.
Spanish export license #2020/08919. CallimachusFeb 21, 2021
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59. Edward V.Medal, ca 1820.
Obverse: EDOUARD . V . D . G . ANG . FR . ET . HIB . REX . J . DASSIER F . / Bust of Edward V.
Reverse: NAT . 8 . OCTOB . 1470 . MORT . 1483 . / A monument, on top of which are 2 infants
embracing -- a reference to the affectation of Edward and his brother Richard. At center is a bas-relief
showing the murder of the young princes in the Tower. Inscription at bottom of monument.
30.13 gm., 40 mm.
Eimer #21; MI I p. 18-19; Eisler 259/19.
Coins of Edward V are so rare as to be virtually non-existent. So in place of a coin of Edward V, I have a medal with his portrait. It is not contemporary with Edward V - that is, 15th century - but neither is it modern.
In 1731, Jean Dassier of Geneva, Switzerland, made a series of 34 medals showing the Kings and Queens of England. Dassier was an important European medalist, and this series is one of his most important. This series of medals was begun during his second stay in London, and was approved by Queen Caroline.
Eventually the dies for the medals came into the possession of Sir Edward Thomason, and he re-issued the medals around 1820. This medal of Edward V is from Thomason's re-issued series. CallimachusFeb 09, 2021
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69b. Oliver Cromwell medal.Obverse: KIRK FEC / Laureate bust, left.
Reverse: OLIVAR CROMWELL 1658
5.92 gm., 25 mm.
Sentimental Magazine medal by John Kirk (1724-1776):
Issued as “promotional give-aways,” 13 different medals were produced in 1773-1774 for Sentimental Magazine [London]. This medal came with the October 1773 issue of the magazine.
From the Bath Journal, Monday, March 29, 1773:
A NEW MAGAZINE, With every Number of which will be given a curious MEDAL, struck on fine Metal, about the Size and Weight of a Guinea, executed by Mr. KIRKE, who is universally esteemed the First Artist in London in his Profession. This Medal will of itself, exclusive of the Magazine, be Worth at least Half-a-Crown; it will represent some reigning Toast, some Great Personage, some Hero celebrated in the Annals of our own Kingdom, or in those of the Continent, some Patriot, or some uncommon literary Genius. CallimachusJan 07, 2021
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35c. Cnut.Penny, 1029-1035; Norwich mint.
Obverse: +CNVT . REX / Diademed bust of Cnut.
Reverse: +SIRIC ON NORÐǷ / Short cross voided; circle and pellet at center.
Moneyer: Siric.
1.11 gm, 18 mm.
North #790; Seaby #1159.
Provenance: ex. Norweb Collection (part 1, 80).CallimachusSep 14, 2020
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16.2. Gordian III / RIC 2, first issue.Antoninianus, 238 - 239 AD (year 1), Rome mint.
Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG / Radiate bust of Gordian.
Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI / Jupiter standing, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; Small figure of Gordian at left.
4.20 gm., 21 mm.
RIC #2; Sear #8614. CallimachusSep 13, 2020
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71b. James-II.Ireland: Gunmoney: half-crown (2 ½ shillings, or 30 pence), May 1690, Limerick.
Obverse: IACOBVS . II . DEI . GRATIA / Laureate bust of James II, left.
Reverse: MAG . BR . FRA . ET . HIB . REX / Two scepters in saltire behind a crown, which divides the letters J R ; above the crown is the date . 1690 . and XXX for the mark of value; below the crown is the month MAY .
9.35 gm (144.29329 gr), 29 mm.
S-6580B.
This half-crown is from the second (“reduced size”) issue of gunmoney. The bust is that used in Limerick to mint half-crowns from May to October 1690.
The reverse side of this coin shows evidence of clashed dies. There are traces of incuse reversed letters under and in between the letters of the reverse legend.
Under and in between MAG . BR . are the reversed letters SVBOCA.
Under and in between HIB . REX are the reversed letters AITARG.
When read right to left, these letters are part of the obverse legend IACOBVS . II . GRATIA.
If these letters were evidence of this coin being overstruck on another coin – which apparently happened with the second issue – the letters would be in relief (perhaps a bit flattened) and would read left to right as usual.
CallimachusAug 05, 2020
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74.6. Charles Edward Stuart & Henry Benedict Stuart.Legitimacy of Jacobite Succession, ca 1732. Bronze Medal by Ottone Hamerani.
Obverse: MICAT INTER OMNES / Bust of Charles Edward Stuart as a child (about age 11), in armor with straps and lion’s head on the shoulder, and ermine mantle. Star in right field.
Reverse: ALTER AB ILLO / Bust of Henry Benedict Stuart as a child (about age 6), in figured breast-plate and ribbon across chest. H on bust truncation.
Edge: DIE XXI DECEMBR MDCCXX EXTVLIT OS SACRVM COELO
33.27 gm., 41 mm.
MI ii 492/34; Eimer 521; Woolf 43:1.
Translations:
Obverse: He shines in the midst of all . . .
Reverse: . . . And the next after him . . .
Edge: On December 31, 1720, he produced his sacred countenance from Heaven (A quote adapted from Virgil).
CallimachusMar 30, 2020
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74.4b. James Francis Edward Stuart.Ticket that came with the Roettiers Jacobite medal.
It is about 32 mm in diameter, and made of laid paper (the horizontal laid lines can be seen on the photo).
The ink is dark brown to black. Based on these characteristics, I believe it may date from the 19th century.
The reverse side references the following article (which can be found online):
“Medals of the Pretender. (Continued from Vol. II, p. 42.),” The Numismatic Chronicle (1838-1842), Vol. 2 (June 1839-April 1840), pp. 124-132.
CallimachusMar 30, 2020
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74.4a. James Francis Edward Stuart.Succession of Prince James. Medal by Norbert Roettiers, 1699.
Obverse: IAC WALLIÆ PRINCEPS / bust of James Francis Edward Stuart as a child (age 11), in armor. N.R. below bust truncation.
Reverse: SOLA LVCE FVGAT 1699 / The sun, rising over a tranquil sea with ships on it, dispersing clouds and demons.
7.55 gm., 27 mm.
MI ii 204/ 519; Eimer 381; Woolf 15:1.
Translations:
Obverse: James, Prince of Wales.
Reverse: He disperses them by his light alone. CallimachusMar 30, 2020
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110. Elagabalus / RIC-203var.Denarius, 218-219 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP ANTONINVS AVG / Laureate bust of Elagabalus.
Reverse: VOTA PVBLICA / Elagabalus standing, sacrificing over lighted altar.
3.22 gm. 19 mm.
RIC #203 var.; Sear unlisted.
Of interest on this coin: The reverse figure of Elagabalus seems to have two elbows on his right arm. This makes the arm appear to have three parts to it rather than two. CallimachusMar 13, 2020
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340. Severus Alexander / RIC 290Denarius, 222-223 AD, Antioch mint.
Obv: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG / Laureate bust of Severus Alexander.
Rev: NOBILITAS / Nobilitas standing, holding long sceptre and Paladium.
3.98 gm., 19 mm.
RIC #290; Sear 7885.CallimachusMar 03, 2020
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100. Elagabalus / RIC 202.Denarius, 218-219 AD, Antioch mint.
Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG / Laureate bust of Elagabalus.
Rev: VOTA PVBLICA / Elagabalus standing, sacrificing over a lighted tripod.
2.87 gm., 18 mm.
RIC #202; Sear 7556.CallimachusMar 03, 2020
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2.16 Constantine: Treveri follis.Follis, 310 - 313, Treveri mint.
Obverse: CONSTANTINVS P F AVG / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: SOLI INVICTO COMITI / Sol standing, holding globe. T in left field, F in right field.
Mint mark: PTR
5.83 gm., 24 mm.
RIC #873; PBCC #157; Sear #16060.CallimachusMar 03, 2020
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35a. Cnut.Penny, 1017-1023; Lincoln mint.
Obverse: +CNVT REX ANGLORV. / Crowned bust of Cnut, in quatrefoil.
Reverse: +ÆÐELMER MO LINC / long cross, voided, on quatrefoil.
Moneyer: Aethelmer.
1.03 gm., 18.5 mm.
North #781; Seaby #1157.
Provenance: Found in Tetford, Lincolnshire, September 1, 2005.
(Recorded: EMC. 2006.0016; PAS. DENO-00C081.) CallimachusNov 30, 2019
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47. Philip II as Caesar.Antoninianus, ca 246 -247 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES / Radiate bust of Philip II.
Reverse: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS / Philip standing, holding standard and spear.
4.00 gm., 22 mm.
RIC #220d; Sear #9240.CallimachusNov 15, 2019
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310. Severus Alexander / RIC 281Denarius, 222 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG / Laureate bust of Severus Alexander.
Reverse: LIBERALITAS AVG / Liberalitas standing, holding abacus and cornucopiae.
3.01 gm., 19 mm.
RIC #281; Sear #7875.CallimachusOct 19, 2019
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29. Trebonianus Gallus.Antoninianus, ca 252 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: IMP CAES VIB TREB GALLVS AVG / Radiate bust of Gallus.
Reverse: APOLL SALVTARI / Apollo standing, holding branch and a lyre set on a rock.
3.82 gm., 20 mm.
RIC #32; Sear #9627.
In his book The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, & the End of an Empire, author Kyle Harper suggests the plague described by Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, was not a localized plague of some sort, but was one and the same with the plague that ravaged the Roman Empire during the reign of Trebonianus Gallus and several of his successors.
The plague was first reported in Alexandria in 249 AD, and by 251 AD it had made its way to Rome where the boy emperor Hostilian died from it. Harper says (p, 138), “The Plague of Cyprian is in the background of imperial history from ca. AD 249 to AD 262, possibly with even later effects around AD 270.”
Harper also presents a case that the plague was either pandemic influenza (similar to that of 1918) or a viral hemorrhagic fever (similar to the Ebola virus of today).
Coins with the reverse legend APOLL SALVTARI (“Apollo the Healer”) exist on coins of Trebonianus Gallus, Volusian, Aemilian, and Valerian I. This reverse type is certainly to be interpreted as an appeal to Apollo for deliverance from the plague that was spreading through the Empire at this time.CallimachusJun 19, 2019
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1.16 Constantine as Caesar: Treveri follis.Follis, Summer 307, Treveri mint.
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: GENIO POP ROM / Genius standing, holding patera and cornucopia. S in left field; A in right field.
Mint mark: PTR
7.75 gm., 27 mm.
RIC #719b; PBCC #122; Sear #15520.CallimachusJun 14, 2019
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1.07 Constantine as Caesar: Lugdunum follis.Follis, Spring 307, Lugdunum mint.
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS N C / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: GENIO POP ROM / Genius standing, holding patera and cornucopia. Lighted altar at left. N in right field.
Mint mark: PLG
6.86 gm., 34.5 mm.
RIC #213b; PBCC #246; Sear #15525.CallimachusJun 14, 2019
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31. Eadwig.Penny, 955-959, possibly minted in York.
Obverse: +E-A-DǷIG REX / Small cross.
Reverse: HERIG / +++ / 'ER MO
Moneyer: Heriger.
1.40 gm., 21 mm.
North #724; Seaby #1122.
Provenance: Tetney Hoard, 1945.
E.J. Winstanley Collection. CallimachusApr 03, 2019
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330. Severus Alexander / RIC 288 var.Denarius, 222-224 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAD AVG / Laureate bust of Severus Alexander.
Reverse: LIBERTAS AVG / Aequitas standing, holding scales and cornucopiae.
3.12 gm., 18.5 mm.
RIC #288 var.
The most interesting thing about this coin is the die error on the reverse. With the legend LIBERTAS AVG, the figure should be Libertas, holding a pileus and sceptre. Instead the figure is of Aequitas, holding scales and cornucopiae.
This very coin was apparently discussed and pictured in Moneytrend 9, 2008, pp 146 f. and plate 27. CallimachusJan 22, 2019
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34a. Aethelred II.Penny, 979-985, First Hand type, York mint.
Obverse: +ÆÐELRED REX ANGLOX / Diademed bust of Aethelred, right.
Reverse: +ZTYR M-O EOFER / Hand of Christ between A and ω .
Moneyer: Ztyr.
1.42 gm., 21 mm.
North #766; Seaby #1144.
The moneyer Ztyr is not listed as being a moneyer for Aethelred's First Hand type from York. However, there is a moneyer named Styr at York who coined for Edward the Martyr, 975-978. Ztyr is probably the same man.CallimachusDec 18, 2017
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1.10 Constantine as Caesar: London follis.Follis, summer 307, Londinium mint.
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C / Laureate bust of Constantine.
Reverse: GENIO POP ROM / Genius standing, holding patera and cornucopiae.
Mint mark: PLN
7.05 gm., 28 mm.
RIC #88b; PBCC #11; Sear unlisted.CallimachusNov 30, 2017
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51. Valerian II.Antoninianus, 256 - 258 AD, Cologne mint.
Obverse: VALERIANVS CAES / Radiate bust of Valerian II.
Reverse: IOVI CRESCENTI / The infant Jupier siting on a goat.
3.16 gm., 22 mm.
RIC #3; Sear #10731.
In all of Roman coinage, this coin of Valerian II is the only coin which has this reverse legend and type.
According to legend, the infant Zeus (Jupiter, Jove) was hidden in the cave of Dicte on Crete where he was suckled by a goat. He was hidden from his father Cronus, who intended to eat him just as he had swallowed all of Zeus' other siblings, to escape the prophesy that he would be succeeded by his son. CallimachusNov 11, 2017
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400. Severus Alexander / RIC 302Denarius, ca 222-223 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG / Laureate bust of Severus Alexander.
Reverse: VICTORIA AVG / Victoria running, holding wreath and palm.
2.61 gm., 19 mm.
RIC #302.
The obverse legend is the shortened legend that was occasionally used in Antioch, and is enough to attribute this coin to Antioch. Perhaps unusual, though, is the broken obverse legend -- IMPSEVALE XANDAVG -- which I have not seen on other coins of Severus Alexander. If this were a coin of Elagabalus from Antioch, the broken legend would be significant because it divides the Antioch denarii into two different issues: the large first issue (unbroken legend) and the second smaller issue (broken legend). So, at this point I do not know if this broken obverse legend is significant or not.CallimachusAug 02, 2017
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33. Edward the Martyr.Penny, 975-978, Stamford mint.
Obverse: +EADǷEARD REX ANGLO / Diademed bust of Edward.
Reverse: +ǷACER M-O STAMFO. / small cross.
Moneyer: Wacer.
1.36 gm., 20 mm.
North #763; Seaby #1142.CallimachusMay 31, 2017
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305. Severus Alexander / RIC unlisted.Denarius, 222-223 AD, Antioch mint.
Obv: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG / Laureate bust of Severus Alexander.
Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI / Jupiter standing, holding thunderbolt and sceptre.
2.75 gm., 17.5 mm.
RIC #141 var.
This coin is not listed in RIC as coming from Antioch. The closest coin listed in RIC is #141, so I've listed this coin as a variety of that number. CallimachusMay 31, 2017
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54. Henry IV.Penny, heavy coinage: 1399-1412, York mint.
Obverse: +HENRIC REX ANGL Z FRANC / Crowned bust, facing.
Reverse: CIVITAS EBORACI / Long cross with three pellets in each angle, quatrefoil at center.
Classification: The identifying feature of the mint of York is the Quatrefoil at the center of the reverse cross. The broad face with rounded chin identifies the specific catalog numbers in both North and Seaby.
1.03 gm., 18 mm.
North #1351; Seaby #1722.
Provenance: ex. Lord Stewartby collection.CallimachusApr 19, 2017
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4.19 Constantine II: Antioch.AE3, 335, Antioch mint.
Obverse: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C / Laureate bust of Constantine II.
Reverse: GLORIA EXERCITVS / Two soldiers, each holding spear and shield, two standards between them.
Mint mark: SMANS
2.17 gm., 16 mm.
RIC #87; LRBC #1357; Sear #17343.
CallimachusFeb 11, 2017
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025. Elagabalus / RIC 172.Denarius, 219 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG . . / Laureate bust of Elagabalus.
Reverse: PONT MAX T P II COS II / Mars walking left, holding laurel branch and trophy.
3.81 gm., 20 mm.
RIC #172 var.; Sear unlisted.
The reverse legend has only a T P in it rather than the normal TR P. That is why I listed it as a variety of RIC #172.CallimachusNov 11, 2016
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260. Severus Alexander / RIC 274.Denarius, ca 222 - 223 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG / Laureate bust of Severus Alexander.
Reverse: AEQVITAS AVG / Aequitas standing, holding scales and cornucopiae. Star at left.
2.36 gm., 19 mm.
RIC #274; Sear #7856.CallimachusOct 14, 2016
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Roman, Caracalla tetradrachm.Tetradrachm, 205-207 AD, Laodiceia ad Mare.
Obverse: AVT KAI . ANTΩNEINOC . CE . / Laureate bust of Caracalla.
Reverse: ΔHMAPX EΞ VΠATOC B / Eagle, holding wreath in beak, star between legs.
12.91 gm., 25 mm.
Bellinger #57; Prieur #1144.
A portrait of Caracalla as an adolescent.CallimachusSep 18, 2016
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45. Philip II as Caesar.Antoninianus, ca 244 -246 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES / Radiate bust of Philip II.
Reverse: PIETAS AVGVSTOR / Sacrificial implements: sprinkler, simpulum, jug, knife, lituus.
4.49 gm., 23 mm.
RIC #215; Sear #9239.CallimachusAug 20, 2016
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29. Eadmund.Penny, 939-946.
Obverse: +EADMVND REX / Small cross.
Reverse: HVNSI / + + + / GE MO
Moneyer: Hunsige.
1.22 gm., 22 mm.
North #689; Seaby #1105.
Perhaps of interest on this coin is the up-side-down A instead of a V in the king's name.CallimachusJun 04, 2016
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05 Diocletian: Lugdunum follis.Follis, 303-305 AD, Lugdunum mint.
Obverse: IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG / Laureate bust of Diocletian facing left.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / Genius standing, altar at feet, chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera, and cornucopiae. Star in right field.
Mint mark: PLC
8.52 gm., 27 mm.
RIC #177a; Sear unlisted. CallimachusMay 28, 2016
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62 Constantius I as Caesar: Cyzicus post reform radiate."Post-Reform Radiate," ca 295 - 299 AD, Cyzicus mint.
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES / Radiate bust of Constantius.
Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM / Galerius standing, receiving globe (surmounted by Victory) from Jupiter, also standing and holding sceptre.
Mint mark: K B
3.71 gm gm., 22 mm.
RIC #18a; Sear #14104.CallimachusMay 23, 2016
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210. Severus Alexander / RIC 262.Denarius, 222 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG / Laureate bust of Severus Alexander.
Reverse: P M TR P COS / Mar standing, holding branch and reversed spear; star in left field.
3.35 gm., 18 mm.
RIC #262; S #7890.CallimachusMay 04, 2016
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Roman Empire, Gordian III.Antoninianus, 238-239 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG / Radiate bust of Gordian.
Reverse: AEQVIT LIBER / Body and feet of Aequitas holding scales; Body and feet of Libertas holding pileus (Liberty cap) .
5.00 gm, 22 mm.
RIC #177 over #187.
This is the exact coin that is described (but not pictured) in the footnote to RIC 231 (vol. IV, part III, p. 39):
"231. A strange Antoninianus (G. B. Pears Coll.) shows rev. type of AEQVIT[AS] apparently overstruck with type of LIBER[TAS] -- obv. of Gordian III, rev. of Philip overstruck with rev. of Trebonianus Gallus (?)."
There is a plaster cast of this coin in the British Museum. This cast is illustrated in Roger Bland's "unpublished" thesis on the coinage of Gordian III from Antioch: plate 10 18/21.
For more info, see http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=105681.0CallimachusFeb 13, 2016
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Gordian III / RIC 177 over 187, 1'st series.Antoninianus, 238-239 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG / Radiate bust of Gordian.
Reverse: AEQVIT LIBER / Body and feet of Aequitas holding scales; Body and feet of Libertas holding pileus (Liberty cap) .
5.00 gm, 22 mm.
RIC #177 over #187. Bland 18/21.
This coin has two different reverses: the Aequitas type (RIC #177) is overstruck at 180 degree rotation on top of the Libertas type (RIC #187). Or, perhaps it is the other way around: The Libertas type (RIC #187) is overstruck on top of the Aequitas type (RIC #177).
The T of AEQVITAS AVG is almost flattened out and is just barely visible. At Antioch, Libertas with the pileus always has the legend LIBERALITAS AVG rather than LIBERTAS AVG.
There is a footnote to RIC #231 (vol. IV, part III, p. 39) which is quite intriguing:
"231. A strange Antoninianus (G. B. Pears Coll.) shows rev. type of AEQVIT[AS] apparently overstruck with type of LIBER[TAS] -- obv. of Gordian III, rev. of Philip overstruck with rev. of Trebonianus Gallus (?)."
I posted this coin on Forvmancientcoins.com and got this reply from Curtis Clay:
"A neat example of this error, and one I hadn't been aware of before, despite its mention in the RIC footnote!
As you expected, you now own the coin formerly in the Pears collection: we know because there is a plaster cast of it so labeled in the BM, which is illustrated in Roger Bland's dissertation, pl. 10, 18/21 !
One of the reverse types is Libertas with cap, but its legend must have been LIBERALITAS not LIBERTAS AVG: the Eastern mint always mislabeled its Libertas type as Liberalitas. RIC made the same mistake regarding the reverse legend; corrected by Bland, who lists the coin under the type LIBERALITAS AVG.
I had never heard of G. B. Pears or his collection before, so can supply no information in that regard."CallimachusFeb 13, 2016
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33. Constantius II / Phoenix.Half Maiorina (AE 3), 348-350, Constantinople mint.
Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS P F AVG / Diademed bust of Constantius.
Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO / Phoenix standing on globe, holding wreath in its beak.
Mint mark: CONSB*
2.29 gm., 18 mm.
RIC #93; LRBC #2019; Sear #18253.CallimachusJan 06, 2016
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28. Aethelstan.Penny, 927-939, York mint.
Obverse: +EÐELSTAN REX TO BRIT / small cross; C privy mark at left of cross.
Reverse: +REGNALD MO EFORǷIC / small cross.
Moneyer: Regnald.
1.48 gm., 22.5 mm.
North #672; Seaby #1093.
Aethelstan was the first British king to be styled "King of All Britain" on his coins (Rex Totius Britanniae). Regnald was also a moneyer for the Vikings when they were in control of York.
Provenance: the Schembrai Collection.CallimachusJan 04, 2016
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Roman Empire, Constantius I.Follis, ca 298-300 AD, London mint (group II).
Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C / Laureate and curassed bust of Constantius I.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / Genius standing, holding patera and cornucopiae.
Mint mark: (none)
9.71 gm., 27 mm.
RIC #14a; Sear #14034 (this coin).
This coin is pictured in Sear's Roman Coins and Their Values, vol. IV, p. 249 above the listing of #14034.CallimachusDec 24, 2015
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Gordian III / RIC 187, 1'st series.Antoninianus, 238 - 239 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG / Radiate bust of Gordian.
Reverse: LIBERALITAS AVG / Libertas standing, holding pileus (Liberty cap) and sceptre.
4.47 gm., 22 mm.
RIC #187; Sear #8618.
The reverse type of this coin is interesting in that the legend speaks of LIBERALITAS, but the image is that of Libertas. There must have been some confusion between these two personifications in the mint at Antioch. This is probably understandable since the language in the East was Greek, not Latin.CallimachusAug 31, 2015
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64. Elagabalus.AE 26, Marcianopolis, Moesia.
Obverse: AVT K M AVPHΛI - ANTΩNEINOC - / Bust of Elagabalus.
Reverse: VΠ IOVΛ ANT CEΛEVKOV MAPKIANOΠOΛiTΩN / Homonoia (Concordia) standing, holding patera and cornucopiae.
11.45 gm., 26 mm.
Mushmov #633 (?).
The reverse legend indicates this coin was minted while Julius Antonius Seleucus was magistrate.CallimachusAug 31, 2015
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225. Severus Alexander / RIC 266 var.Denarius, 222 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG / Laureate bust of Severus Alexander.
Reverse: P M TR P COS P P / Mars standing, holding branch and spear. No star on reverse.
2.91 gm., 17.5 mm.
RIC #266 var.
If you go by legends and reverse types, this coin is RIC #7 from the mint of Rome. I am attributing it to the mint of Antioch for several reasons: The flan is base silver. The lettering is large and uneven -- quite different from that of Rome which is usually small, neat, and, on the obverse, usually leans slightly to the right. So, this coin seems to be a variety of the next coin, but without a star on the reverse. CallimachusAug 28, 2015
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Gordian III / RIC 209, 2'nd series.Antoninianus, 242 -244 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG / Radiate bust of Gordian.
Reverse: FIDES MILITVM / Fides standing, holding two standards.
3.61 gm., 24 mm.
RIC #209; Sear #8611.CallimachusApr 17, 2015
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360. Severus Alexander / RIC 292/93.Denarius, 222 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG / Laureate bust of Severus Alexander.
Reverse: PIETAS AVG / Pietas, veiled, standing, raising right hand over altar, and holding incense box.
2.99 gm., 19 mm.
RIC #292 / 293; Sear #7889.
The reverse side of this coin has a major double strike. Notice the beaded border on the right. Notice too, there are two altars, and Pietas' feet are shifted to the left (with the second altar).CallimachusMar 17, 2015
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3.07 Crispus: CyzicusAE3, 317-20, Cyzicus mint.
Obverse: DN FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES / laureate bust of Crispus, left, in consular robe; globe and scepter in left hand, mappa in right hand.
Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI CAESS / Jupiter standing left; Victory on globe in right hand, scepter in left hand; wreath in left field, Γ in right field.
Mint mark: SMK
18 mm, 2.88 gm.
RIC #10; Sear #16688; PBCC #1071.CallimachusFeb 10, 2015
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Diocletion abdication follis.Follis, ca 305-306 AD, Serdica mint.
Obverse: DN DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG / Laureate bust of Diocletian, wearing the imperial mantle, olive branch in right hand, mappa in left hand.
Reverse: PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG / Providentia standing, extending hand to Quies, also standing, holding branch and leaning on sceptre. S F in fields, &Gamma: between.
Mint mark: . SM . SD .
10.63 gm., 28 mm.
RIC #15a; Sear # 12940, PBCC #843.
On May 1, 305, Diocletian and Maximian retired. These coins were issued to commemorate that event.CallimachusDec 15, 2014
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Maximianus abdication follis.Follis, 305-306 AD, Treveri mint.
Obverse: DN MAXIMIANO BAEATISSIMO SEN AVG / Laureate bust of Maximian, wearing the imperial mantle, olive branch in right hand, mappa in left hand.
Reverse: PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG / Providentia standing, extending hand to Quies, also standing, holding branch and leaning on sceptre. S F in fields.
Mint mark: PTR
12.62 gm., 27 mm.
RIC #673b; Sear #13394.
On May 1, 305, Diocletian and Maximian retired. These coins were issued to commemorate that event.CallimachusDec 15, 2014
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Elagabalus.Denarius, 218-219 AD, Antioch mint.
Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG / Laureate bust of Elagabalus.
Rev: SANCT DEO SOLI ELAGABAL / Slow quadriga bearing the conical stone of Emesa, on which is an eagle, surrounded by four parasols.
2.41 gm., 17 mm.
RIC #195.
Elagabalus was a high priest of the local ba'al of Emesa, Syria, at the time he was proclaimed emperor. This deity was named El-Gabal, and was worshiped in the form of a large, black, conical-shaped stone, which was probably a meteorite. When Elagabalus moved to Rome, he took this god with him. After a long overland journey from Emesa, Elagabalus and his entourage entered Rome in 219. The black stone was carried on a cart pulled by white horses. It was decorated with an eagle, and shaded by four parasols. Elagabalus, dressed in his priestly robes, walked backwards in front of this cart to show his reverence for his deity.
The entry of their new emperor into the city shocked the people of Rome. They soon realized that he fully intended to continue in his duties as High Priest to El-Gabal, and that his worship was to be imposed on the whole Empire. The the temple of Jupiter (Jove) in Rome was turned into the temple of El-Gabal. The religious excesses of the reign finally ended with the murder of Elagabalus. Under the new emperor, Severus Alexander, the temple was cleansed, rededicated to Jupiter, and El-Gabal sent back home to Emesa.
This coin commemorates the journey of El-Gabal to Rome and his entrance into the city. The legend on the reverse translates "Holy Sun-God Elagabal." Silver denarii with this reverse type all seem to be in the "Eastern" style so numismatists generally assign them to the mint at Antioch. It is possible, though, that they could have been minted by a mint that traveled with Elagabalus on his journey from Emesa to Rome, spending the winter of 218-219 in Nicomedia. CallimachusDec 15, 2014
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Greek, Euthydemos IITetradrachm, ca 190-170 BC.
Obverse: Diademed bust of Euthydemos II.
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ / Herakles standing, holding wreath, club, and lion's skin. PK monogram at left.
16.90 gm., 30 cm.
Sear #7536; Bepearachchi Serie 1C. CallimachusDec 15, 2014
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Gordian I, RIC 1.Denarius, March - April 238, Rome mint.
Obverse: IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG / Laureate bust of Gordian I.
Reverse: P M TR P COS P P / Gordian I standing, togate, holding branch, and wearing parzonium.
2.88 gm., 20 mm.
RIC #1; Sear #8446.
The third century saw numerous usurpers in various parts of the Empire. However, the local revolt in Africa which brought Gordian I and his son to power was the first and only time the cause of a usurper was taken up by the Senate before a current emperor was dead. Thus the Gordiani became legitimate Roman emperors, and their coinage, all minted at the imperial mint in Rome, became legitimate coinage of the Empire.
Provenance:
ex Gillardi Collection.
Tinchant sale (1962). CallimachusDec 07, 2014
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055. Elagabalus / RIC 190.Denarius, 218-219 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG / Laureate bust of Elagabalus.
Reverse: HILARITAS AVG / Hilaritas standing, holding wreath and long palm branch; small child standing on either side.
3.13 gm., 18 mm.
RIC #190; Sear #7517.
This coin has the correct obverse legend and the correct reverse type for RIC #190. I have listed the other Hilaritas coins in this collection as varieties of RIC 190 because they are not listed separately.
CallimachusNov 18, 2014
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35. Valerian I.Antoninianus, 255-56 AD, either the Antioch mint or a mint in Samaosata.
Obverse: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG / Radiate bust of Valerian.
Reverse: PIETAS AVGG / Emperors (Valerian & Galienus) standing face to face, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and parazonium, sacrificing on lighted altar.
4.55 gm., 25 mm.
RIC #284; Gobl #1676e.
Both sides of this coin are double-struck. The obverse is obviously so; and if you follow the beaded border around the reverse, you will see it is also double-struck. CallimachusJul 24, 2014
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34. Constans / PhoenixHalf Maiorina (AE 3), 348-350, Arles mint.
Obverse: DN CONSTANS P F AVG / Diademed bust of Constans.
Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO / Radiate phoenix standing on a globe.
Mint mark: SARL(branch)
2.29 gm., 17 mm.
RIC #113; LRBC unlisted; Sear #18711.CallimachusJul 09, 2014
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Gordian III / RIC 214, 2'nd series.Antoninianus, 242 -244 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG / Radiate bust of Gordian.
Reverse: PAX AVGVSTI / Pax running, holding branch and sceptre.
5.46 gm., 22 mm.
RIC #214; Sear #8629.CallimachusJun 04, 2014
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Gordian III / RIC 216, 2'nd series.Antoninianus, 242 -244 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG / Radiate bust of Gordian.
Reverse: SAECVLI FELICITAS / Gordian standing, holding spear and globe.
4.66 gm., 22 mm.
RIC #216; Sear #8659.CallimachusJun 04, 2014
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66. Severus Alexander Aes.Aes, 222-223 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG / Laureate bust of Severus Alexander.
Reverse: PROVIDENTIA DEORVM / Providentia standing, leaning on column, legs crossed, holding cornucopiae and wand; globe at her feet.
11.44 gm., 28 mm.
RIC #599; Sear #8098.
The reverse of this coins shows evidence of clashed dies and a partial double strike.
The coin is considerably darker than this photo.CallimachusMay 07, 2014
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230. Severus ALexander / RIC 267.Denarius, 222 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG / Laureate bust of Severus Alexander.
Reverse: P M TR P COS P P / Fortuna holding rudder and cornucopiae; star in left field.
2.85 gm., 17 mm.
RIC #267; S #7892.CallimachusApr 30, 2014
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91. Koinon of Macedonia.AE 25, ca mid 3'rd century AD, Beroea.
Obverse: AΛEΞANΔΡO&Upsilon / Diademed head of Alexander.
Reverse: KOINON MAKEΔONΩN B NE / Soldier standing, holding a spear and a parazonium.
9.66 gm., 25 mm.
Moushmov #7206.
Minted some 550+ years after his death, The portrait of Alexander on this coin was likely copied from a coin of Lysimachos.CallimachusApr 28, 2014
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