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Arcadius AE2. 392-395 AD. D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust right / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor standing facing, head right, holding standard and globeAntonivs Protti
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UNITED STATES, Trade Tokens. Wooster, Ohio. Archer House. Circa 1878-1966.
AL Ten Cent Token (22.5mm, 1.28 g, 2h)
ARCHER HOUSE -:- around central hole
GOOD FOR/ 10¢/ IN TRADE
Lipscomb WO 8051; TC 226639
Archer House hotel was constructed in 1878 on the corner of Buckeye and Liberty Streets, on the site of the earlier wood frame Washington House tavern. The founders, tailor E.B. Connelly and his sister-in-law Melinda, named the establishment after Melinda's deceased son, Archer. Melinda Connelly later remarried to A.M. Parrish, with whom she would operate the hotel until her death. The property passed to heir great-grandson, on who's behalf it was sold to Dr. Alonzo Smith in 1923. Archer House was finally purchased by Robert Freeman in 1964, and was razed in 1966. Today, a two story professional building stands on the spot.Ardatirion
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(502a) Roman Republic, L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, 90 B.C.Silver denarius, S 235, Calpurnia 11, Crawford 340/1, Syd 663a, VF, rainbow toning, Rome mint, 3.772g, 18.5mm, 180o, 90 B.C. obverse: laureate head of Apollo right, scorpion behind; Reverse naked horseman galloping right holding palm, L PISO FRVGI and control number CXI below; ex-CNA XV 6/5/91, #443. Ex FORVM.
A portion of the following text is a passage taken from the excellent article “The Calpurnii and Roman Family History: An Analysis of the Piso Frugi Coin in the Joel Handshu Collection at the College of Charleston,” by Chance W. Cook:
In the Roman world, particularly prior to the inception of the principate, moneyers were allotted a high degree of latitude to mint their coins as they saw fit. The tres viri monetales, the three men in charge of minting coins, who served one-year terms, often emblazoned their coins with an incredible variety of images and inscriptions reflecting the grandeur, history, and religion of Rome. Yet also prominent are references to personal or familial accomplishments; in this manner coins were also a means by which the tres viri monetales could honor their forbearers. Most obvious from an analysis of the Piso Frugi denarius is the respect and admiration that Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi, who minted the coin, had for his ancestors. For the images he selected for his dies relate directly to the lofty deeds performed by his Calpurnii forbearers in the century prior to his term as moneyer. The Calpurnii were present at many of the watershed events in the late Republic and had long distinguished themselves in serving the state, becoming an influential and well-respected family whose defense of traditional Roman values cannot be doubted.
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi, who was moneyer in 90 B.C., depicted Apollo on the obverse and the galloping horseman on the reverse, as does his son Gaius. However, all of L. Piso Frugi’s coins have lettering similar to “L-PISO-FRVGI” on the reverse, quite disparate from his son Gaius’ derivations of “C-PISO-L-F-FRV.”
Moreover, C. Piso Frugi coins are noted as possessing “superior workmanship” to those produced by L. Piso Frugi.
The Frugi cognomen, which became hereditary, was first given to L. Calpurnius Piso, consul in 133 B.C., for his integrity and overall moral virtue. Cicero is noted as saying that frugal men possessed the three cardinal Stoic virtues of bravery, justice, and wisdom; indeed in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae, a synonym of frugalitas is bonus, generically meaning “good” but also implying virtuous behavior. Gary Forsythe notes that Cicero would sometimes invoke L. Calpurnius Piso’s name at the beginning of speeches as “a paragon of moral rectitude” for his audience.
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi’s inclusion of the laureled head of Apollo, essentially the same obverse die used by his son Gaius (c. 67 B.C.), was due to his family’s important role in the establishment of the Ludi Apollinares, the Games of Apollo, which were first instituted in 212 B.C. at the height of Hannibal’s invasion of Italy during the Second Punic War. By that time, Hannibal had crushed Roman armies at Cannae, seized Tarentum and was invading Campania.
Games had been used throughout Roman history as a means of allaying the fears
of the populace and distracting them from issues at hand; the Ludi Apollinares were no different. Forsythe follows the traditional interpretation that in 211 B.C., when C. Calpurnius Piso was praetor, he became the chief magistrate in Rome while both consuls were absent and the three other praetors were sent on military expeditions against Hannibal.
At this juncture, he put forth a motion in the Senate to make the Ludi Apollinares a yearly event, which was passed; the Ludi Apollinares did indeed become an important festival, eventually spanning eight days in the later Republic. However, this interpretation is debatable; H.H. Scullard suggests that the games were not made permanent until 208 B.C. after a severe plague prompted the Senate to make them a fixture on the calendar. The Senators believed Apollo would serve as a “healing god” for the people of Rome.
Nonetheless, the Calpurnii obviously believed their ancestor had played an integral role in the establishment of the Ludi Apollinares and thus prominently displayed
the head or bust of Apollo on the obverse of the coins they minted.
The meaning of the galloping horseman found on the reverse of the L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi coin is more complicated. It is possible that this is yet another reference to the Ludi Apollinares. Chariot races in the Circus Maximus were a major component of the games, along with animal hunts and theatrical performances.
A more intriguing possibility is that the horseman is a reference to C. Calpurnius Piso, son of the Calpurnius Piso who is said to have founded the Ludi Apollinares. This C. Calpurnius Piso was given a military command in 186 B.C. to quell a revolt in Spain. He was victorious, restoring order to the province and also gaining significant wealth in the process.
Upon his return to Rome in 184, he was granted a triumph by the Senate and eventually erected an arch on the Capitoline Hill celebrating his victory. Of course
the arch prominently displayed the Calpurnius name. Piso, however, was not an infantry commander; he led the cavalry.
The difficulty in accepting C. Calpurnius Piso’s victory in Spain as the impetus for the galloping horseman image is that not all of C. Piso Frugi’s coins depict the horseman or cavalryman carrying the palm, which is a symbol of victory. One is inclined to believe that the victory palm would be prominent in all of the coins minted by C. Piso Frugi (the son of L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi) if it indeed signified the great triumph of C. Calpurnius Piso in 186 B.C. Yet the palm’s appearance is clearly not a direct reference to military feats of C. Piso Frugi’s day. As noted, it is accepted that his coins were minted in 67 B.C.; in that year, the major victory by Roman forces was Pompey’s swift defeat of the pirates throughout the Mediterranean.
Chrestomathy: Annual Review of Undergraduate Research at the College of Charleston. Volume 1, 2002: pp. 1-10© 2002 by the College of Charleston, Charleston SC 29424, USA.All rights to be retained by the author.
http://www.cofc.edu/chrestomathy/vol1/cook.pdf
There are six (debatably seven) prominent Romans who have been known to posterity as Lucius Calpurnius Piso:
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi: (d. 261 A.D.) a Roman usurper, whose existence is
questionable, based on the unreliable Historia Augusta.
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus: deputy Roman Emperor, 10 January 69 to15 January
69, appointed by Galba.
Lucius Calpurnius Piso: Consul in 27 A.D.
Lucius Calpurnius Piso: Consul in 1 B.C., augur
Lucius Calpurnius Piso: Consul in 15 B.C., pontifex
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus: Consul in 58 B.C. (the uncle of Julius Caesar)
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi: Moneyer in 90 B.C. (our man)
All but one (or two--if you believe in the existence of "Frugi the usurper" ca. 261 A.D.) of these gentlemen lack the Frugi cognomen, indicating they are not from the same direct lineage as our moneyer, though all are Calpurnii.
Calpurnius Piso Frugi's massive issue was intended to support the war against the Marsic Confederation. The type has numerous variations and control marks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Calpurnius_Piso
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/indexfrm.asp?vpar=55&pos=0
Edited by J. P. Fitzgerald, Jr.
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00093 Horse Prancing Right, Larissa Left with Wreath and BallThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: Horse prancing r. on ground line. Ο[𐌔] above. All within border of dots.
Rev: Larissa standing on ground line facing the viewer, head turned r. [viewer's l.], wreath in raised r. hand and ball in lowered l. hand. On l. and below an A, on r. and downward ΛΑΡΙ𐌔. All within incuse square.
Denomination: silver obol; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 420 - 400 BC1; Weight: 1.00g; Diameter: 13mm: Die axis: 0º; References, for example: BCD Thessaly II 363.3 and 364.1 [this coin]; HGC 4, 496.
Notes:
1This is the date given in HGC 4.
Provenance: Ex Dr. Martina Dieterle March 22, 2021; Ex BCD Thessaly, January 3, 2012.
Photo Credits: Dr. Martina Dieterle
CLICK FOR SOURCESTracy Aiello
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015. Faustina II AE SestertiusAE Sestertius. Rome mint.
Obv. Draped bust right FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
Rev. Cybele seated right, lion at her side MATRI MAGNAE.
RIC1663. aEF/gVF
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0153 Hadrian Dupondius Roma 118 AD Fortuna Reference.
RIC II, 557; Spink 3663 var; Co. 757 var; Strack 515; RIC 153
Bust A4
Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG
Radiate head with bare bust with drapery
Rev. PONT MAX TR POT COS II; S C in field FORT RED in ex.
Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia
13.13 gr
27 mm
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0153 Hadrian Dupondius Roma 118 AD FortunaReference.
RIC II, 557;Spink 3663; C. 757; Strack 515; RIC 153
Bust A4
Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG.
Radiate bust with bare chest and drapery, with balteus strap
Rev. PONT MAX TR POT COS II; S C in field FORT RED in ex.
Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia
12.39 gr
26 mm
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027 Traianus (98-117 A.D.), Rome, RIC II 0663, AE-Sestertius, PROVIDENTIA AVGVSTI S P Q R, SC, Providentia standing left, #1027 Traianus (98-117 A.D.), Rome, RIC II 0663, AE-Sestertius, PROVIDENTIA AVGVSTI S P Q R, SC, Providentia standing left, #1
avers: IMP CAES TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P, Laureate draped bust right.
reverse: PROVIDENTIA AVGVSTI S P Q R, Providentia standing left, resting elbow on the column and pointing to the globe at feet.
exergue: S/C//--, diameter: mm, weight:g, axis: h,
mint: Rome, date: 114-117 A.D.,
ref: RIC II 663-p-291, C 320,
Q-001, quadrans
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064. Commodus (180-192 A.D.)Av.: M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT
Rv.: SECVRIT ORB P M TR P XIIII IMP VIII / S-C
EX.: COS V P P
AE Sestertius Ø30 / 21.5g
RIC 529 Rome, Cohen 698, BMC 630
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076b Philippus II. (244-7 A.D., Caes, 247-9 A.D. Aug.), Rome, RIC IV-III 226, AR-Antoninianus, AETERNIT IMPER, Sol advancing left, Scarce! #1076b Philippus II. (244-7 A.D., Caes, 247-9 A.D. Aug.), Rome, RIC IV-III 226, AR-Antoninianus, AETERNIT IMPER, Sol advancing left, Scarce! #1
avers: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: AETERNIT IMPER, Sol advancing left, holding whip and raising right hand.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 20,5-22 mm, weight: 4,34 g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 246-47 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV-III 226, RSC 6, Sear 2663, Scarce!
Q-001
Note: RIC questions whether this coin is from Antioch or if it is a hybrid from his father.quadrans
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076b Philippus II. (244-7 A.D., Caes, 247-9 A.D. Aug.), Rome, RIC IV-III 226, AR-Antoninianus, AETERNIT IMPER, Sol advancing left, Scarce! #2076b Philippus II. (244-7 A.D., Caes, 247-9 A.D. Aug.), Rome, RIC IV-III 226, AR-Antoninianus, AETERNIT IMPER, Sol advancing left, Scarce! #2
avers: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: AETERNIT IMPER, Sol advancing left, holding a whip and raising right hand.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 21,5-22,5 mm, weight: 3,90 g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 246-47 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV-III 226, RSC 6, Sear 2663, Scarce!
Q-002
Note: RIC questions whether this coin is from Antioch or if it is a hybrid from his father.quadrans
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090 B.C., Lucius Calpurnius Piso, Republic AR-Denarius, Crawford 340/1, Rome, Warrior riding horse right, #1090 B.C., Lucius Calpurnius Piso, Republic AR-Denarius, Crawford 340/1, Rome, Warrior riding horse right, #1
avers: Laureate head of Apollo right; control-number to left XXXXV (right to left).
reverse: L•PISO FRVGI, Warrior riding horse right, holding reins and palm frond; control-number above ↓XV, Roma monogram below (PMA).
exergue: -/-//L•PISO FRVGI, diameter: 18,0mm, weight: 3,74g, axis: 3h,
mint: Rome, date: 90 B.C.,
ref: Crawford 340/1, Sydenham 663., Calpurnia 12,
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13-01 - L. CALPURNIUS PISO L.f. L.n. FRUGI (90 A.C.)AR Denarius 18 mm 2.8 gr
Anv: Cabeza de Apolo laureado viendo a derecha - "A" letra de control detrás de la cabeza.
Rev: "L.PISO FRVGI" Jinete cabalgando a der. y portando una hoja de palma. Número de control en Exergo.
Ceca: Roma
Referencias: Sear RCTV Vol.1 #235 Pag.117 - Craw RRC #340/1 - Syd CRR #663-670 - BMCRR #1938-2129 - RSC Vol.1 Calpurnia 11 Pag.24mdelvalle
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132 - Probus - RIC 663 - Bust Type C (Siscia) (T/XXI)Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– CONCORDIA MILIT, Emperor standing right, clasping hand of Concordia.
Minted in Siscia (T in centre field, XXI in exe) Emission 7, Officina 3. A.D. 280
Reference:– RIC 663 Bust type C. Alföldi type 23, n° 133maridvnvm
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1663Antoninianus
Antioch
Issue 14
SOLI INVICTO
G 1663mauseus
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1663 - mairie de Nantescuivre
7,10g
29mm
mairie de Louis Macé, sieur de la Roche
INTER. ASPERA. MITIS .
"La douceur parmi la rudesse."
Écu couronné aux armes de Louis Macé (De gueules à trois rencontres de daims d'or boisés de même, au chef cousu d'azur, chargé d'une croix engrelée d'argent) entre deux palmes ; à l’exergue : 1663 .
CIVITATIS. NANNETENSIS. INSIGNIA .
"excellente ville de Nantes"
Quintefeuille. Ecusson des armes de la ville de Nantes : vaisseau Nantais voguant à droite. Au chef chargé de 5 hermines.Surmonté d'une couronne de comte, le tout entouré de la cordelièrePYL
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1663 1 Real1663 1 Real
Potosi, Bolivia
King Philip IV
Assayer: E (Antonio de Ergueta)
2.72 grams
Sedwick type: P37acmcdon0923
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1663 Lion Daalder - DaventerNetherlands: Daventer
1663 Lion Daalder
Obv: Knight facing, looking to his left, above shield w/rampant lion; MO. ARG.CIVIT.IMP.IMPER.DAVENT.
Rev: Rampant lion facing left; CONFIDENS.DNO.NON.MOVETVR.1663.; mintmark: moor’s head, dividing date
xx.xx grams; xx.xx mm
Davenport: 4875
Delmonte: 858
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1663 MYSIA, Pionia Hadrian. Heracles standingReference.
RPC III, 1663; BMC 4; SNG BN Paris 2335
Magistrate Neikomachos (strategos)
Obv. [ ]ΝΟΝ [ΑΔ]ΡΙΑΝΟ[ ]
Laureate head of Hadrian, r.
Rev. ΕΠΙ ΝΙΚΟ ΠΙΟΝΙΤΩΝ
Heracles standing facing, resting on club with his r. hand, holding lion skin in l.
2.20 gr
14 mm
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1680, Carlos II, Valladolid1680 AD, Carlos II, Valladolid Mint, 2 Maravedis. Similar to Clemente-Cayon 6631.Molinari
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170 Constans II, AD 641-668Gold solidus, 20.2mm, 4.48g, EF
Struck AD 661-663 at Constantinople
[legend blundered and fragmentary], facing busts of Contans II with long beard (on left), and Constantine IV, beardless (on right), each clad in chlamys, Constans wearing plumed crown (or helmet), his son wearing simple crown, cross in upper field between their heads / VICTORIA AVGU H, cross potent on three steps between facing standing figures of Heraclius (on left) and Tiberius, both beardless, each wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger in right hand; CoNoB in exergue.
Certificate of Authenticity by David R. Sear, ACCS
Sear 964; DOC 30g; Wroth 58; Tolstoi 304; Ratto 1606Lawrence W
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172 Constans II, AD 641-668Gold solidus, 20mm, 4.41g, EF
Struck c. AD 661-663 at Constantinople
[legend blundered and fragmentary], facing busts of Contans II with long beard (on left), and beardless Constantine IV, each clad in chlamys, Constans wearing plumed crown (or helmet), his son wearing simple crown, cross in upper field between their heads / VICTORIA AVGU A, cross potent on three steps between facing standing figures of Heraclius (on left) and Tiberius, both beardless, each wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger in right hand; CoNoB in exergue.
Ex: Glenn Woods
Sear 964; DOC 30a; MIB 31Lawrence W
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18-01 - Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus (62 A.C)AR Denarius 19 mm 3.9 gr
Este Magistrado Monetario era el hermano mayor de M. Aemilius Lepidus, que con posterioridad se convertiría en uno de los tres triúnviros junto a Octavio y Marco Antonio.
Esta emisión conmemora las victorias de L. Aemilius Paullus, supuesto ancestro del Magistrado Monetario. La palabra TER en el reverso, significa "Tertia", lo que referiría a los tres triunfos; en España en 190 A.C., Liguria en 181 A.C. y la famosa batalla de de Pydna en 168 A.C., donde los romanos extinguieron el reino independiente de Macedonia..
Anv: "PAVLLVS LEPIDVS - CONCORDIA", Busto de Concordia a der., vistiendo velo y diadema.
Rev: "TER" sobre, "PAVLLVS" en exergo. El ancestro del Magistrado, L. Aemilius Lepidus, vistiendo toga y estante a la izquierda de un trofeo de armas, a la derecha del mismo el Rey Perseo de Macedonia y sus dos hijos.
Este Rey y sus hijos fueron llevados a Roma, luego de su derrota, para hacerlos participar del desfile de la victoria.
Ceca: Roma
Referencias: Sear RCTV Vol.1 #366 Pag.141 - Craw RRC #415/1 - Syd CRR #926 -BMCRR #3373 pl.43/8 - Harlan RRM 1p 1-10 - RSC Vol.1 Aemilia 10 Pag.11 - Babelon MRR Vol.1 #10 (Aemilia) Pag.122 - CDMR #126 - Albert MRR #1332 - Catalli #591mdelvalle
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22005 Gallienus/VictoryGallienus/Victory
Obv:GALLIENVS AVG,
Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VICTORIA AVG,
Victory advancing left holding wreath left and branch right
Star in Left field
Mint:Antioch 20.4mm 2.3g
Struck: 264 AD
RIC 663C Asian Mint ; Goebl 1615i Antioch; Sear 10384.
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2255 Hadrian Sestertius Roma 130-38 AD FelicitasReference.
RIC II, 750; RIC 2255; Strack 663; Banti 324
Bust A1
Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Laureate head
Rev. FELICITAS AVG S C in field.
Felicitas standing l., holding branch and long caduceus.
25.85 gr
32.3 mm
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2255 Hadrian Sestertius Roma 130-38 FelicitasReference.
RIC II, 750; RIC 2255; Strack 663; Banti 325
Bust A2
Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Laureate head with drapery
Rev. FELICITAS AVG S C in field.
Felicitas standing l., holding branch and long caduceus.
26.18 gr
32 mm
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2258 Hadrian AS Roma 134-38 AD Felicitas Reference.
RIC II 803; Strack 663; RIC 2258
Bust A1
Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P.
Laureate head
Rev: FELICITAS AVG; in field S C
Felicitas standing left, holding branch and long caduceus
12.50 gr
26 mm
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2266 Hadrian Sestertius Roma 130-38 AD FidesReference.
RIC 758; cf BMCRE 1504; cf RIC 2266; Strack 668; Banti --
Bust A1 Aegis
Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Laureate head with Aegis
Rev. FIDES PVBLICA S C in field
Fides standing right, holding bunch of corn ears and serving disk of fruits
27.77 gr
32.6 mm
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285 PELOPONNESUS, Patras Hadrian Reference.
RPC III, 285/4; BCD Corinth 613 (as Corinth).
Issue Asses
Obv. HADRIANVS - AVG COS III P P
Laureate bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum, seen from front
Rev. COL A A PATREN
Mercury standing facing, head l., holding caduceus on l. shoulder; at his feet, l. and r., ram and amphora
8.11 gr
20 mm
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37-02 - COMODO (177 - 192 D.C.)AR Denario 17 mm 2.6 gr.
Anv: "M COMM ANT P FEL - AVG BRIT" - Busto laureado viendo a derecha.
Rev: "NOBILIT AVG P M TR P [X]I IMP VIII COS V P P" – Nobilitas (La Nobleza/Grandeza) de pié a derecha, portando un largo cetro en la mano derecha y estatua (Minerva?) en su mano izquierda extendida.
Cómodo, como parte de sus esfuerzos publicitarios, enfatizó su legitimidad para gobernar basado en su nobleza de nacimiento, después del fallido complot del 185 D.C. comandado por Sextus Tigidius Perennis, Prefecto de la Guardia Pretoriana (guardaespaldas imperiales romanos)..
Acuñada: 2da. Emisión 186 D.C.
Ceca: Roma
Rareza: S
Referencias: RIC Vol.III #139 Pag.381 - Sear RCTV Vol.II #5663 var (Leyenda reverso) Pag.388 - BMCRE Pag.726 nota - Cohen Vol.III #382 Pag.278 - RSC Vol. II #382 Pag.241 – DVM #51 Pag.161
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37-02 - COMODO (177 - 192 D.C.)AR Denario 17 mm 2.6 gr.
Anv: "M COMM ANT P FEL - AVG BRIT" - Busto laureado viendo a derecha.
Rev: "NOBILIT AVG P M TR P [X]I IMP VIII COS V P P" – Nobilitas (La Nobleza/Grandeza) de pié a derecha, portando un largo cetro en la mano derecha y estatua (Minerva?) en su mano izquierda extendida.
Cómodo, como parte de sus esfuerzos publicitarios, enfatizó su legitimidad para gobernar basado en su nobleza de nacimiento, después del fallido complot del 185 D.C. comandado por Sextus Tigidius Perennis, Prefecto de la Guardia Pretoriana (guardaespaldas imperiales romanos)..
Acuñada: 2da. Emisión 186 D.C.
Ceca: Roma
Rareza: S
Referencias: RIC Vol.III #139 Pag.381 - Sear RCTV Vol.II #5663 var (Leyenda reverso) Pag.388 - BMCRE Pag.726 nota - Cohen Vol.III #382 Pag.278 - RSC Vol. II #382 Pag.241 – DVM #51 Pag.161mdelvalle
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55200 Gallienus/Sol55200 Gallienus/Sol
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG
Radiate draped bust right
Rev: SOLI INVICTO
Sol standing right, head left, raising right
hand and holding globe
PXV in Exergue
Mint: Antioch 20.8mm 3.8g
RIC V-1 (S), Asian Mint 611; Goebl 1663i; Sear 10365
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6160 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Drachm 136-37 AD Two canopi on EagleReference.
RPC III, 6160.2. Dattari-Savio Pl. 78, 1663 (this coin); Emmett 936.21
Issue L KA = year 21
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СƐΒ
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., seen from rear
Rev. Κ Α L
Two canopi on eagle standing facing, with outstretched wings
20.27 gr
33 mm
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6567 Hadrian As 132-34 AD Hadrian on horsback leftReference.
RIC -; C.-; BMC 1433; RPC III, 6567;
Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS.
Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder
Rev. ADVENTVS AVGVSTI / COS III P P.
Hadrian on horse rearing left, raising hand and holding spear.
14.95 gr
28 mm
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70b. Charles II.Shilling, 1663.
Obverse: CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA / Laureate bust, right.
Reverse: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1663 / Four crowned shields, two intertwined Cs in each angle.
5.75 gm., 25 mm.
Seaby #3372.Callimachus
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Achaemenid Empire, Siglos of Lydia.Asia Minor. Lydia. 546-510 BC. Cyrus-Darios I. AR Half Stater (siglos) of Sardis (5.27gm, 15.7mm), Kroiseid type. Facing foreparts of lion left and bull right. / Two incuse punches, one larger. VF. Bt. Coral Gables 1999. Babelon Traité I #409-411; Berk 22; ACNAC Rosen 663; SNG Ashmolean 762-771; SNG Berry II #1140; SNG Cop 5 (Lydia) #456-457; SNG Kayhan 1024-1026, 1738; SNG von Aulock 2877-2879. Lydia is said to be named for the legendary king Lydos.Anaximander
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ACHAIA, Achaean League, Elis. Circa 191-188 BC. AR Hemidrachm (16mm, 2.42 g, 6h).
obv: Laureate head of Zeus right
rev: Monogram of the Achaian League; above, eagle standing right; in fields, N-I/Σ-Ω; below, FA; all within laurel wreath.
Benner 1; BCD Peloponnesos 663; Agrinion Hoard 331a (same obverse die)
VF, toned.
Ex BCD Collection (not in previous sales); CNG 221, lot 89.Dino
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AE follis Justin II SB 381, regnal yr 4Obverse: Justin on L., and Sophia on r., seated facing on double throne, both nimbate; they hold between them globe surmounted by large cross, and each holds long sceptre. sometimes cruciform.
Reverse: Large K between ANNO , and regnal yr IIII=4, on r. broken R below
Date: 568/9 CE
Mint: Theoupolis (Antioch)
Sear 381
25mm, 6.63g
wileyc
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AE half follis PhocasObverse: DM FOCA PER AVG or similar, crowned, bust facing wearing consular robes and holding mappa and cross
Reverse: XX, cross above, III (regnal yr) to r. NIKO in ex
Mint: Nicomedia
Date: 604/5 CE
Sear 663 DO 63-8
25mm 3.47
Thin ragged flanwileyc
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AE Sestertius, RIC 3, p.346, 1663 - Faustina II, CybeleFaustina II
Sestertius, AD 161-175
Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right.
Rev.: MATRI MAGNAE / S - C, Cybele, holding drum, seated right between two lions.
AE, 26.24g, 32 mm
Ref.: RIC 1663
Ex Lanz Numismatik
Ex Künker
Ex Collection Pudillshanxi
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Aegyptus_Alexandria_Philippus_Arabs_Milne 3663 var.Philippus Arabs
BI-Tetradrachm, Aegyptus, Alexandria
Struck: 246/47 (Year 4) / 24 mm / 12,21 g
Av: A K M IOY ΦIΛIΠΠOC EYCE
Laureate, cuirassed and draped bust right seen from behind
Rv: Nike advancing right, holding wreath in both hands
In field: L Δ (Year 4)
Reference: Milne 3663 var.Andicz
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Aigeai, Cilicia - AE164-120 BC
turreted head Tyche righ
bridled horse head left
AIΓEAIΩN
(TPAM)
Bloesch 39; SNG Levante 1635; SNG BnF 2284; SNGvA 8663; BMC Lycaonia p. 20, 1; SNG Cop 28 var. (monogram)
5,75g 19mmJ. B.
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ALFOLDI 023.131OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: CONCORDIA MILIT
BUST TYPE: H2
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//XXIV
WEIGHT 3.54g / AXIS: 6h / WIDTH 20-21mm
RIC 663
ALFOLDI 023.131
COLLECTION NO. 672Barnaba6
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ALFOLDI 023/ - (UNLISTED) OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: CONCORDIA MILIT
BUST TYPE: E1
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//XXIP
WEIGHT 3.63g / AXIS: 6h / WIDTH 20mm
RIC 663
ALFOLDI 023/ - (UNLISTED)
COLLECTION NO. 697
Barnaba6
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ALFOLDI 097 / - (UNLISTED) OBVERSE: IMP PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG (Emperor on horse to right spearing enemy)
BUST TYPE: B1 = radiate, cuirassed bust left
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//XXIVII
WEIGHT 4.20g / AXIS: / WIDTH 21mm
MINT: Siscia
RIC: unlisted
ALFOLDI 097 / - (unlisted with B1 bust)
COLLECTION NO. 1375
Note: extremely rare and completely unlisted type! Only the 2nd example known to me (the other being in M. Griffiths collection = coin no. 3017 on probuscoins.fr)
Provenance: Savoca Numismatik Silver Auction 27 lot 663Barnaba6
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anazarbus006Elagabalus
Anazarbos, Cilicia
Obv: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝƐΙΝΟϹ; radiate head right.
Rev: ΑΝΑΖΑΡΒΟΥ; eagle standing facing, looking left, spreading wings.
18 mm, 4.40 gms
RPC VI online 7321 (temporary)--this coin used as the illustration; SNG Tahberer---; SNG Levante and Supp---.
From Zeus Numismatics Budget Auction 10, lot 605.Charles M
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Angouleme time of Guillaume V-Huges I, AR denierAR denier
Obv:+ LODOICVS (S horizontal), cross pattée.
Rev.: + EGOLISSIME (Ss horizontal), cross, three arms ending in circles, fourth ending in crescent
Mint: La Marche
Date: 1170-1245
18mm, .82g
R 4361, PDA, 2663, Duplessy
ex cng 29/3/23
wileyc
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Anonymous, Mesembria, Thrace, AE20, METAMBRIANΩNAE20
AE
Greek Imperial: Mesembria, Thrace
Anonymous
Issued: 200 - 100BC
20.00mm 6.09gr 1h
O: NO LEGEND; Diademed head of female, right; beaded border.
R: METAM-BRIANΩN; Athena Promachos, walking left, brandishing spear, shield on arm.
Mesembria, Thrace Mint
VF
BMC 8; SNG BMC 280.
CSNS Show Harlan Berk Pick Bin
4/28/22 6/3/22Nicholas Z
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Antiochos IV EpiphanesSELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. Æ . Byblos mint. Diademed and radiate head right / Six-winged Kroson-El standing left, holding was-scepter. SC 1444; HGC 9, 663.ecoli
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Antoninus Pius, RIC 663, Dupondius of AD 140-144 (Providentiae Deorum)Æ Dupondius (11.7g, Ø27mm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 140-144.
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, radiate head of Antoninus Pius facing right.
Rev.: PROVIDENTIAE DEORVM (around), S C (in field), winged thunderbolt.
RIC 663; Cohen 685; BMC 1342-44; Strack 845
ex Mike R. Vosper (2001)Charles S
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Argolis. Argos (Circa 480-430 BC)Triobol AR
14 mm, 2.95 g
Obverse: Forepart of wolf at bay left
Reverse: Large A, two small incuse squares above, pellet below, all within shallow incuse square.
BCD Peloponnesos 1022-4; HGC 5, 663Nathan P
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AUSTRIA - Sigismund FrancisAUSTRIA - Upper Austria - Sigismund Francis (1662-1665) AR 3 Kreuzer, 1663. Hall mint. Ref.: KM #1209.dpaul7
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Baktria, Agathokles. Herakles Seated on Rock Tetradrachm.Agathokles. 185-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.74 gm, 31.1mm, 12h) of Pushkalavati mint. Pedigree coinage in the name of Euthydemos I. Diademed head right. ΕΥΘΥΔΕΜΟΥ-ΘΕΟΥ. / Herakles seated left on rock covered with lionskin, club resting on support next to knee, monogram ⩚ inside O to inner right. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΟΝΤΟΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΟΣ. VF.
Ponterio 132 #2251. OCV-663; Bopearachchi Série 16B; HGC 12 #87; MIG 1 Type 145; SNG ANS 9 #261. Anaximander
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Baktria, PhiloxenosPhiloxenos. 125-110 BC. AR Tetradrachm (9.97 gm, 25mm, 12h). Draped & diademed bust of Philoxenos r. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΙΚΗΤΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΞΕΝΟΥ. / Diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed king prancing on horseback r. Monograms Σ below and \ inside ⊟ to its r. Karosthi legend Maharajasa apadihatasa Philasinasa (of Great King Philoxenos the Unconquered). EF. Bt. Coral Gables, 2000. Bopearachchi Série 3H #2; MIG Type 338g; HGC 12 #267; Sear Greek 7663; SNG ANS 9 #1164. Anaximander
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Baktria, Straton IIStraton II. 25-10 BC. AR Drachm (2.44 gm, 17mm, 12h) of Jammu and Akhnoor. Diademed and draped bust of elderly king r. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ. / Athena Promachos standing l., brandishing thunderbolt & shield. Karosthi legend Majarajasa tratarasa Stratasa (of Great King Straton the Savior). Monogram ⊟v to r. VF. CNG 75 #663. Bopearachchi Série 2A #E-F; HGC 12 #476 (this coin); MIG 3 Type 469c; SNG ANS 9 #1721-1722.
Anaximander
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Barbaric imitation of Claudius II " Consecratio " Antoninianus C. 270-280 AD. AE 15-19mmBarbaric imitation of Claudius II " Consecratio " Antoninianus C. 270-280 AD.
Obv. Radiate head right
Rev. Eagle standing left . CONSECRATIO Lee S
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Barbaric imitative of Tetricus I SPES PVBLICA. AE 15mm. C271 AD.Barbaric imitation of Imitative of Tetricus I SPES PVBLICA. C.271 AD.
Obv. radiate draped bust right
Rev. SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking left, holding flower in right hand and raising robe with left hand.
Uk Find.
Lee S
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BCC B13 PhocasByzantine Period - Caesarea
Phocas 602-610 CE
AE Half Follis, Nicomedia Mint
Obv:DN FOCAS P P AVG
Facing bust, holding cross in left
hand, mappa in right.
Rev: XX, no cross above,
to right III, in ex. NIKOB
29x25mm. 6.30gm. Axis:180
SB 663v. (no cross)
Below the mintmark is a cross shaped
object which may be an artifact of an
earlier strike. v-drome
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Belt Plates - 4th/5th century - Propeller shaped "Stiffeners"A variety of propeller-shaped sword belt stiffeners, circa 4th to early 5th century AD.
These items were spaced along the sword belt to keep the side belt from bending under the weight of the sword.
Left to right:
#1) early-mid 4th century (340-360s AD), 22 mm tall, circle design in centre, one rivet remaining
Ref: JRMES 16, page 303, fig. 74, Burgenae Serbia; Militaria Sisciensia # 374; Redzic, Viminacium, # 652, type XXIv1.
#2) 4th century (likely middle), 33 mm tall, circle design in centre, part of one rivet remaining
Ref: JRMES 16, page 303, fig. 76, Burgenae Serbia; Carnuntum AD 313a, # 426; Redzic, Viminacium, # 641, type XXIv1; Poetovio Museum, fig. 117b (5 examples).
#3) early-mid 4th century (340-360s AD), 27 mm tall, plain design, one rivet remaining
Ref: JRMES 16, page 303, fig. 75, Burgenae Serbia; Militaria Sisciensia # 370-371; Redzic, Viminacium, # 663, type XXIv1.
#4) Lead mould matrix or model, mid-4th century, 42 mm tall, ridge down centre
Ref: Militaria Sisciensia # 378-384; Redzic, Viminacium, # 657, type XXIv1.
Bottom: mid-late 4th century (340-360s AD), 68 mm tall, ridge down centre, one rivet remaining
Ref: Redzic, Viminacium, type XXIv2.
They were found across the Roman empire especially in Western Europe, the Balkans and North Africa. SC
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Brettian league - AE drachmBruttium
c. 216-203 BC
laureate head of Zeus right, stalk of grain behind
eagle standing left on lightning, cornucopia right, star above
BPET_TIΩN
SNG ANS 44; SNG Cop 1663; Pfeiler p. 22, 1; HN Italy 1942
7,3g 21,5mm
ex DionysosJ. B.
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BYZANTINE EMPIRE - Constans IIBYZANTINE EMPIRE - Constans II (641-668 AD) AV Solidus. Struck c. 661-663 AD. Constantinople. Facing busts of Constans, bearded and Constantine IV, beardless; cross between heads D N CONST. . ./ VICTORIA AVGU Cross potent on three steps between standing figures of Heraclius and Tiberius. CONOB in exurge (Constantinople mint). Sear # sb0964. 4.42 g. Coin was mounted in 18k bezel, so some minor field damage. dpaul7
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Byzantine, John VIII Palaeologus (1425-1448) AR stavraton, Constantinople (Sear-2563; DOC 1663)Obv: Facing bust of Christ Pantocrator, with radiate nimbus, flanked by IC - XC and • - ? / + IΩANHC ΔECÎ OTHC O ΠΑΛΕΟΛΟΓOC (outer circle);
Rev: + ΘV XAPITI AVTOKPATWP (inner circle), facing bust of John, crowned and nimbate; sigla: pellet | pellet
From The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection
Quant.Geek
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C. Servilius C.f. - AR denarius¹²Rome
²54 BC / ¹57 BC
head of Flora right wreathed with flower; lituus left
FLOR(AL)·PRI(MV)S
Two soldiers facing each other, each holding shield and sword upright
C·F
C·SE(RVE)IL·
¹Crawford 423/1, SRCV I 380, Crawford 423/1, Sydenham 890, RSC I Servilia 15
²Mark Passehl - Roman moneyer & coin type chronology, 150 – 50 BC
3,70g 17,50mm
ex Roma NumismaticsJ. B.
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Caligula RIC 0016SH86638. Silver denarius, RIC I 16 (R2, Rome), RSC I 2, Lyon 167, BnF II 21, BMCRE I 17, cf. SRCV I 1807 (aureus), VF, toned, attractive portraits, bumps and marks, some pitting, lamination defects, ex jewelry, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, weight 3.443g, maximum diameter 18.2mm, die axis 180o, 2nd emission, 37 - 38 A.D.; obverse C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT (counterclockwise from lower right), laureate head of Caligula right; reverse DIVVS AVG PATER PATRIAE (counterclockwise from lower right), radiate head of Divus Augustus right; ex Classical Numismatic Group, e-auction 69 (23 July 2003), lot 90
Ex: Forum Ancient coins, March 2, 2018.
This is my second denarius of Gaius. I was extremely happy to get this one. I know the surfaces are a bit rough, but it is still a VF example of a rare coin. Denarii of Caligula do not show up for sale very often outside of large auction houses. When they do appear they are often very expensive. I waited for about 2 1/2 years for a coin like this to show up. As soon as it did I bought it.
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Anyone trying to assemble a set of the 12 Caesars in silver will need to find a denarius of Gaius. His is one of the most difficult to add along with denarii of Claudius and Otho. It has also been suggested by some that it is the fault of 12 Caesars collectors that drives the prices so high. While true that there is a lot of competition for these coins when they appear, it is also true that there are alternatives to the denarii of Gaius. One popular choice is the Vesta As. These are quite common and can be had in nice condition for reasonable prices.
On the obverse we have the typical portrait of Gaius, while on the reverse we see a portrait of his great grandfather Augustus. Augustus is depicted as a Divus or god. The reverse legend "Pater Patriae" refers to Augustus as the father of the country. One reason Augustus was on the reverse was to remind the people of Rome of their emperor's connection to the Julio-Claudian ruling dynasty.
Why are denarii of Gaius so scarce? One explanation is has to do with Gresham's law or bad money drives out good money. The theory is that the monetary reforms of Nero, which debased to coinage in both weight and fineness, caused people to hoard the older more valuable coins of emperors like Caligula and Claudius. The problem with this explanation is that there are plenty of "tribute penny" denarii of Tiberius. The other possibility is that perhaps smaller numbers of Gaius' denarii were originally minted. Maybe there was already enough silver coinage circulating and therefore fewer were needed. Whatever the real reason, we are unlikely to ever get a satisfactory answer.
orfew
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Caracalla Caesarea Maritima mint 198-217 A.D. Caracalla Caesarea Maritima mint 198-217 A.D.
AR25.4 Tetradracma
Obv:bust r. slightly bearded
R:eagle standing over torch around which serpent is twined
Ros- 62 ,Prieur 1663Maritima
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CARTEIA - HispaniaHoy Guarranqué - San Roque - España
AE Semis 18/19 mm 4.8 gr.
Anv: "CARTEIA" (leyenda horaria), Tyche vistiendo corona mural, viendo a derecha.
Rev: "D D" en campo izquierdo. Neptuno estante a izquierda, apoyando su pié derecho en una roca?, portando delfín en la mano de su brazo derecho extendido y tridente en izquierdo.
Acuñada: En tiempos de Augusto 27 A.C. - 12 D.C.
Referencias: SNG Cop #443, Vv Pl. CXXIX #2, ABH #663, Villaronga CNH #71 P.420, MBR #48, RPC I #122, Guadan #957, ACIP #2615, ABH(Ant) #1407 P.176, Ripolles #2320/2412 P.289/97, Chaves IV (1979) #29, NAH #949
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Charles X - 20 francs - 1825 Paris.20 francs, or, 21 mm, 6,38 g.
A/ CHARLES X ROI DE FRANCE, tête de Charles X à droite.
R/ Ecu de France couronné entre deux branches de laurier, 20 F., 1825 A.
Réfs : F.-544-4 (663.764 ex.)Gabalor
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ClaudiusAE Quadrans, Struck 41-54 AD, Rome Mint
Obverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG, Modius on three legs.
Reverse: PON M TR P IMP P P COS II, Legend surrounding SC.
References: RIC I 90, RCV 1865
Size: 18mm, 3.18gJustin L
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Commodus 180 - 192 ADaw. L AVREL COMMODVS AVG
Head of Commodus, laureate, right
rew. TR P IIII IMP III COS II P P
Salus, draped, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar
Ric 663
mint Rome , circa 179 ADWaldemar S
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Constans (RIC 195, Coin #663)RIC 195 (C2), AE4, Siscia, 347 - 348 AD.
OBV: CONSTANS P F AVG; Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
REV: VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN (ASIS); Two victories facing one another, each holding a wreath and palm frond, palm in center.
SIZE: 16.4mm 1.52gMaynardGee
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Constantius II, AE3, PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, SMTSBAE3
Constantius II
Caesar: 324 - 337AD
Augustus: 337 - 361AD
Issued: 326 - 328AD
20.0 x 19.0mm 3.10gr 6h
O: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
R: PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; City gate with two turrets, seven layers of bricks, dots and arches in top layer, no doors, star above.
Exergue: SMTSB
Thessalonica Mint
RIC VII Thessalonica 158 var. (dots in arches); Sear 17659; Aorta: 2528: B45, O25, R42, T2, M16.
Rated C3
numis-kimel/Anna Kimelova 283833230701
4/21/20 6/13/20Nicholas Z
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CoriosolitesStatère de billon
classe II au nez pointé
6,13g
24,5mm
Avers anépigraphe, tête humaine à droite, chevelure en trois rouleaux, les cheveux divisés en grosses mèches en forme de S, le nez réaliste, l’œil est en amande.
Revers anépigraphe, cheval stylisé, à tête aviforme, galopant à droite ; au-dessus, restes de la tête de l'aurige ; entre les jambes, un sanglier à droite
LATOUR 6634PYL
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Cr 293/1 AR Denarius L. Philippus113 to 111-ish BCE
o: Head of Philip of Macedon right, wearing royal Macedonian helmet; under chin, Φ; behind, ROMA monogram
r: Equestrian statue right, base inscribed L. PHILIPPVS; below horse, flower; in exergue, XVI [mono]
Marcia 12. 3.92 gm 21.00 mm
The obverse oddly depicts Philip V of Macedon, sometime ally and sometime opponent of Rome, and seems to point to an earlier claim by the Marcii Philippi to a connection to the Macedonian dynasty. The reverse likely depicts a statue of another Marcius in the Roman Forum. There are monograms, flowers, and other elements to round out an array of meanings. The bronze issues, a quadrans and uncia, are also a bit busy and a bit scarcer.
This is a really nice coin, with a bit of deposit at 9:00 obverse, but I just can't get enthusiastic about the type.
PMah
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Crawford 337/3, ROMAN REPUBLIC, D. Silanus, 91 BCERome, The Republic.
D. Silanus, 91 BCE.
AR Denarius (4.06g; 20mm).
Rome Mint.
Obv: Roma head, wearing winged helmet ornamented with gryphon head, facing right; N behind.
Rev: Victory in biga galloping right; VII above; D SILANVS L F//ROMA in exergue.
References: Crawford 337/3; Syd 646; BMCRR 1772; Junia 15.
Provenance: Ex NAC 100 (30 May 2017), Lot 1447.
This moneyer is unkown except from his coins. The control marks on these coins may have several dies. The issue must have been huge, as Crawford estimates near 600 obverse and 663 reverse dies.
Carausius
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Crawford 458/1, ROMAN IMPERATORIAL, Julius Caesar, AR DenariusRome. The Imperators.
Julius Caesar, 47-6 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.87g; 18mm).
Military Mint in North Africa.
Obverse: Diademed head of Venus facing right, wearing necklace.
Reverse: Aeneas walking left, carrying his aged father, Anchises on his shoulder and the palladium in his right hand; CAESAR in right field.
References: Crawford 458/1; HCRI 55; BMCRR (East) 31-5; Julia 10.
Provenance: Ex Stöcklin Collection [Nomos 14 (17 May 2017) Lot 275]; ex E. J. Haeberlin Collection [Cahn-Hess (17 Jul 1933), Lot 2663].
Struck in Africa near the end of Caesar’s civil war struggle with Pompey, the coin advertises the mythical roots of the Julia gens descent from Venus and Anchises. The obverse depicts the goddess, Venus, while the reverse shows Aeneas carrying his aged father, Anchises, from Troy. Sear thought that among Caesar’s coinage, this issue was second in size only to the "elephant" coinage, and Crawford estimated 390 obverse dies and 433 reverse dies.
Carausius
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Crawford 538/1, ROMAN IMPERATORIAL, Octavian, AR DenariusRome. The Imperators.
Octavian, 44-27 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.79g; 20mm).
Italian Mint, Summer 37 BCE.
Obverse: IMP CAESAR-DIVI·F·III·VIR·ITER R·P·C; Octavian’s bare head, bearded and facing right.
Reverse: COS·ITER·ET·TER·DESIG; Simpulum, aspergillum, jug and lituus.
References: Crawford 538/1; Sydenham 1334; HCRI 312; BMCRR (Gaul) 116.
Provenance: Ex Ernst Ploil Collection [NAC 101 (24 Oct 2017), Lot 41]; Peus 386 (26 Apr 2006), Lot 663; Astarte 5 (1999), Lot 703.
The obverse inscription records the renewal of the second triumvirate in 37 BCE.
Carausius
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Denar, RIC 3, p.271, 714 - Faustina II, Salus seatedFaustina II
AR-Denar
Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair tied in bun, diadem
Rev.: SALVS, Salus seated left, feeding snake twined around altar
Ag, 3.07g, 17x18.8mm
Ref.: RIC III 714, CRE 213 [C]shanxi
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Denarius; P M TR P COS P P, Fortuna; RIC 264Severus Alexander, 222-235. Silver denarius, RIC IV 264, Cohen 223, VF, Antioch mint, 2.663g, 19.1mm, 0o, 222 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse P M TR P COS P P, Fortuna standing left, rudder on globe in right, cornucopia in left; rare. Ex FORVM Podiceps
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Diocletian, Antoninianus, IOVI CONSERVATORI AVG, ε, XXIAE Antoninianus
Diocletian
Augustus: 284 - 305AD
Issued: 284AD
22.0 x 20.0mm 3.10gr 0h
O: IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG; Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
R: IOVI CONSERVATO-RI AVG; Diocletian standing right on left, holding scepter, receiving Victory on a globe from Jupiter, to right, holding scepter.
Antioch Mint
Exergue: ε, above line; XXI, below line.
RIC V-2 Antioch 324, ε
Aorta: 1394: B50, O32, R75, T40, M2.
gac-coins 142966394521
10/14/18 12/5/18Nicholas Z
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Dionkia of Eryx, Sicily. 412 - 409 B.C. AE14mmDionkia of Eryx, Sicily. 412 - 409 B.C.
Obv. Head of nymph right.
Rev. Hound right, head reverted; in field two pellets above and below.
Ref. Calciati I.283.11
Campana Eryx group VIII, 33.b
SNG ANS 663-664 (listed as Segesta)
SNG Cop 587-588 (listed as Segesta)
SNG Munchen 871 (listed as Segesta)Lee S
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Domitian denarius RIC 663Denarius from Domitian. Rome mint. 88-89 AD.
3.32 grs. 18 mm.
Observe : laureate right. Around : IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TR P VIII.
Reverse : Minerva advancing righ (M1 type) with spear and shield. Around : IMP XVIII COS XIII CENS PPP.
RIC 663.
Rarity : R2.
A classic type with a portrait in good style ; should have been minted only during a few days. labienus
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E. Jewelry, "Edge Altered": Syracuse Tetradrachm, c. 450 BCEThis coin also in my "Greek Coins" Album, w/ notes on its unpublished (unique?) die pair: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=180304
Greek (Classical). Sicily, Syracuse, AR Tetradrachm (16.19g, 28mm, 12h), Second Democracy (466-405 BCE), c. 450 – 440.
Obv: Charioteer, wearing long chiton, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning with wreath a horse to outside left, rearing up to receive it; in exergue, Pistrix (Sea serpent or ketos) right; all within pearl border, except the charioteer, whose head breaks the dotted circle.
Rev: ΣVRAKOΣ-IO-N. Head of Arethusa facing right, wavy hair rolled up in back under a thin band (or diadem), wearing beaded necklace with a jewel, and loop-and-pendant earrings; four dolphins around, facing clockwise.
Ref: Böhringer series XV, unlisted die pair (V274/R378). Only known example to my knowledge, in trade or published. Cf. SNG ANS 177; du Chastel 28-29 type; HGC 2, 1311; BMC 85; SNG München 1018-9; McClean 2663.
Prov: Ex Goldberg 84 (27 Jan 2015), Lot 3010 [LINK]; NGC #3763070-001 (XF; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5, Edge altered), encapsulated by 2014 [LINK].
Notes: The NGC tag indicates "edge altered." Although the reason for alteration is not suggested, jewelry seems most likely. Syracuse tetradrachm flans from this period rarely approximate a perfect circle, so this coin's edges were likely shaved to fit a circular bezel. I see no tool marks on the edges or periphery, so I'm not sure whether there was also some smoothing. Despite being exceptionally broad, the weight is 0.5-1.0g too light (it should weigh ~16.7 - 17.4g), suggesting metal was removed. (Of course, I'd really like to be able to double-check NGC's weight and make sure a digit isn't in error!)
Assuming the toning is natural, I'd guess the housing was from the 19th century, but that's just speculation until I find a prior provenance (a long shot, since Boehringer didn't find it) or get a technical opinion based on how the coin was modified.Curtis JJ
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EB0663 Aurelian / VabalathusAurelian (270 - 275 A.D.) and Vabalathus (267-272), billon tetradrachm of Alexandria, year 1 of Aurelian = 271 AD.
Obverse: A K H DOM AVPHLIANOC CEB, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Aurelian right, L[A?].
Reverse: A C OVABAΛΛAΘOC AΘHN V A C P, Laureate, diademed and draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus right, L-Δ.
References: BMC Alexandria 2384, Milne 4308.
Diameter: 23.5mm Weight: 8.737gEB
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Emmett 1663 - Antoninus Pius Drachm, Serapis seated left, KerberosEGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (31mm, 14,05g). Dated RY 2 (AD 138/9). Laureate bust right / Serapis seated left; to left, Kerberos.
Dattari 2916; G.3471; Emmett 1663.2 (R5) K-G 35.31
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Emperor Standing over Bound Captive: One of the Last Roman Captives, c. 472-474 CERoman Imperial-Byzantine. Leo I AE2 Reduced Maiorina (20.5mm, 3.12g, 6h), Constantinople or Cherson, 472-474 CE.
Obverse: D N LEO P RPET AC (sic). Diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: SΛLVS R PVRLICΛ (sic). Leo standing r., holding labarum & globe, bound captive to r. CON in exergue.
References: DOC 561; MIRB 24; LRBC 2254-5 (see also 2256-7); RIC X 663 (cf. 657-664 for legend vars.); Esty Type ES4 ([Cherson LINK] & [Cherson-Leo LINK]).
Provenance: Priv. acq. 2013 from the collection T.A.
Notes: These were once much scarcer. There remains a debate about whether they were struck in Cherson, or were struck in Constantinople for circulation in Crimea. Among the final Roman “captives coins." The only later types I know were struck under Zeno (476-491): (1) the "small AE2" CONCORDIA's showing the Emperor holding labarum & spurning a captive; (2) tiny Victory-dragging-captive AE4s.Curtis JJ
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Faustina Jr SestertiusÆ Sestertius.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
Rev: MATRI MAGNAE, Cybele, holding drum, seated right between two lions, SC in ex.
RIC 1663, Cohen 169, BMC 932
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Faustina Jr SestertiusÆ Sestertius.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
Rev: MATRI MAGNAE, Cybele, holding drum, seated right between two lions, SC in ex.
RIC 1663, Cohen 169, BMC 932
ScarceTanit
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FRANCE - Jeton, Louis XIVFRANCE -- Jeton, brass. Theme: Victory at Battle of Seneffe. Made by Lazarus Gottlieb Lauffer, Nuremberg, Germany, 1663-1709. Obverse: Bust of Louis XIV., to r.: LVDOVICVS . MAGNUS . REX . LGL. under bust. Reverse: Winged Victory flying above field of military equipment with armour, weapons, flags; carrying a flag in right hand and laurel wreath in left: PVCNA AD . SENEFFAM . Weight: 4.56 grams, 25.9 mm. Reference: Mitchiner.1808.
The Battle of Seneffe was fought on 11 August 1674 between French army under the command of Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé and the Dutch-German-Spanish army under William III of Orange. During the Franco-Dutch war, William III commanded a Dutch-German-Spanish army through the southern Netherlands into the territory of Northern France. France defended this area with an army under Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé. For five weeks the two armies manoeuvred without getting into combat with each other. On the 10th of August, William III decided to head for Paris in order to force the enemy into fighting. Condé sent a detachment of about 500 horsemen to keep the Dutch vanguard busy near the village of Seneffe, blocking the advance of William. In the meantime, Condé tried to surround the 60,000 allied troops with the 45,000 men at his disposal. The horsemen managed to keep the Dutch vanguard busy, but the envelopment of the main allied force failed. After ten hours Condé had 8,000 dead or wounded and William - 11,000. Both armies retreated from the battlefield and although the battle was indecisive; both sides claimed victory.
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