23.19. István V., (Stephen V.), King of Hungary, ((1245)1270-1272 A.D.), CÁC III. 23.19.1.1., H-, CNH I.-, U-, PTN-K-VI 109 (2005), AR-Obolus, Very Rare!!!23.19. István V., (Stephen V.), King of Hungary, ((1245)1270-1272 A.D.), CÁC III. 23.19.1.1., H-, CNH I.-, U-, PTN-K-VI 109 (2005), AR-Obolus, Very Rare!!!
avers: Animal figure advancing left, above the star.
reverse: •RЄX•/STЄ•-•PAN, Doublecross on the shield.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 9,6mm, weight: 0,23g, axis: 6h,
mint: , date: A.D., ref: Huszár-, CNH I.-, Unger-,
Pannonia Terra Numizmatika (PTN)-Kamara(K)-VI/109(2005), PTN38/130(2014), PTN-39/165(2014), Nudelman-9/125(2011),
CÁC III. 23.19.1.1., Very Rare!!
Q-001quadrans
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C. Naevius Balbus DenariusAR Serrate Denarius: 18mm, 3.85 grams, Die axis: 6h
Moneyer: C. Naevius Balbus, circa 79 BCE
Obverse: Diademed head of Venus to right, H below chin, SC behind neck.
Reverse: Victory in triga to right, C.NAE BALB monogram in exergue.
Mint: Rome
References: Crawford 382/1a
Notes:
- The purpose of the serrated edge on 1st century BCE denarii is not agreed upon. One hypothesis in that it was an attempt to thwart clipping; another to prove that the coin did not contain a copper core.
- The ancestor of C. Naeveius Balbus, also of the same name, wrote the earliest known Latin epic poem. It was a versed history of the first Punic War, 264 to 241 BCE.
- 79 BCE was the year Sulla resigned his dictatorship and returned to his country estate. He died a year later.
Ex Classical Numismatics Group eAuction 121 (2005), lot 170.Pharsalos
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E. Cut in Modernity: Titus AR Denarius "Quartered for Science," ex Muona, Short Colls.Photo sources (edited): CNG (after) [LINK] & Archaeology Data Service UK (before) [LINK]
Roman Imperial. Titus AR Denarius (Sectioned, 17mm 2.65g, 6h). Rome, 80 CE.
Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M. Laureate head right.
Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P. Curule chair.
Ref: RIC 108.
Published: Ponting & Butcher (2005), “Analysis of Roman Silver Coins…” (Archaeology Data Service, UK) coin No. M40 [LINK]; Butcher & Ponting (2014/2015), Metallurgy of Roman Silver Coinage… (Cambridge U. Press): pp. 139, 140 (Fig. 6.11 "Coin M40: Dendritic Structure"), 145 351, 356 (measured at 79% AR) [Preview on Google Books: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Metallurgy_of_Roman_Silver_Coinage/aBVoBgAAQBAJ].
Prov: Ex Jyrki Muona Collection; Orfew / Andrew Short Collection; HJB BBS 212 (9 Sep 2020), Lot 511 (part); Marc Breitspecher (VCoins, May 2021); CNG Triton XXV – 6 (online, 11 Jan 2022), Lot 6953 (part).
Notes: See also my similarly sectioned Otho Denarius that was part of the same study (in another album): https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=174650. Jyrki Muona (jmuona here) donated several dozen coins from his collection to a metallurgical analysis of Roman silver coins, published by Kevin Butcher and Matthew Ponting.
All of the coins were drilled for core samples, which allowed for much more accurate measurements of the silver content than the surface XRF studies that had come before. The results dramatically altered our understanding of the composition of silver coins, the history of debasement in the 1st century, the processes of surface enrichment, and the methods for their study. A number of the coins were additionally sectioned for "microscopy imaging." Photographs were shown of this coin ("M40") and the Otho denarius ("M16") to illustrate the microscopic features (e.g., "dendritic structures") of variability in metallic composition between surface and core.Curtis JJ
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