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1br Clodius Albinus195-197
Denarius
Bare head, right, D CL SEPT ALBIN CAES
Roma seated on shield holding Palladium and scepter, ROMAE AETERNAE
RIC 11
According to the Historia Augusta, which in the case of Albinus is thought to be of dubious veracity: After the death of Pertinax, who was slain at Albinus' advice, various men were hailed emperor at about one and the same time by the senate Julianus at Rome, and by the armies, Septimius Severus in Illyricum, Pescennius Niger in the East, and Clodius Albinus in Gaul. According to Herodian, Clodius had been named Caesar by Severus. But as time went on, each chafed at the other's rule, and the armies of Gaul and Germany demanded an emperor of their own naming, and so all parts of the empire were thrown into an uproar. . . .
It is an undeniable fact, moreover, and Marius Maximus also relates it, that Severus at first intended to name Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus as his successors, in case aught befell him. Later, as it happened, in the interest of his growing sons, and through envy of the affection in which Albinus was held, and most of all becau-e of his wires entreaties, he changed his purpose and crushed both of them in war. But he did name Albinus consul, and this he never would have done had not Aibinus been a worthy man, since he was ever most careful in his choice of magistrate. . . .
As soon as he came of age he entered military service, and by the aid of Lollius Serenus, Baebius Maecianus and Ceionius Postumianus, all his kinsmen, he gained the notice of the Antonines. In the capacity of a tribune he commanded a troop of Dalmatian horse: he also commanded soldiers of the I and the IV legions. At the time of Avidius' revolt he loyally held the Bithynian army to its allegiance. Next, Commodus transferred him to Gaul; and here he routed the tribes from over the Rhine and made his name illustrious among both Romans and barbarians. This aroused Commodus' interest, and he offered Albinus the name of Caesar and the privilege, too, of giving the soldiers a present and wearing the scarlet cloak. But all these offers Albinus wisely refused, for Commodus, he said, was only looking for a man who would perish with him, or whom he could reasonably put to death. . . .
[A]fter a decisive engagement, where countless of his soldiers fell, and very many fled, and many, too, surrendered, Albinus also fled away and, according to some, stabbed himself, according to others, was stabbed by a slave. At any rate, he was brought to Severus only half alive. . . . Albinus' head was cut off and paraded on a pike, and finally sent to Rome.Blindado
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5768 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Tetradrachm 130-31 AD Hadrian-AlexandriaReference.
RPC III, 5768; Emmett 845.15; Köln 1026; Dattari 1268.
Issue L IE = year 15
Obv. AVT KAI TPAI ADPIA CEB
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev. L-IE
Hadrian standing to left holding scepter receiving corn ears from Alexandria
12.16 gr
25 mm
12 h
Note.
Struck to commemorate the emperor’s visit to Alexandria in AD 130. It was during this visit that Hadrian’s favorite, the Bithynian youth Antinous, drowned in the Nile.
Ex CNG Auction 322, 2014okidoki
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Bithynia, Tion, Domitian, Rec.Gen. p.619 no22Domitian, AD 81-96
AE22, 7.45g
obv. AYT DOMITIANOS KAISAR SEBA GERM (BA and RM ligate)
Head, laureate, r.
rev. ZEYS SYRGASTHS - TEIANWN
Zeus Syrgastes in himation, stg. l., holding phiale in outstretched r. hand and
knotted sceptre in raised l. hand; l. before him an uncertain item (eagle?)
Rec. Gen. II, p.619 no.22 (thanks to Pat Lawrence); RPC 702 (thanks to Markus)
extremly rare, about VF, red-brown patina
Syrgastes was a Thrakian-Bithynian deity later on assimilated with Zeus. For more information take a look at the thread 'Mythological interested Coins' (coming soon!)Jochen
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Bithynian kingdom, King Prusias IIAE17
185-149 B.C.
17mm, 4.93g
GCV-7268
Obverse:
Head of Prusius right, wearing winged diadem.
Reverse:
BAΣIΛEΩΣ
ΠPOYΣIOY
Herakles standing left, holding club in right and lion skin in left.Will J
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Bithynian Kingdom, Reign of Prusias I228-185 BC
AE17 (3.88g)
O: Laureate head of Apollo right.
R: BAΣIΛEΩΣ and ΠPOYΣIOY on either side of quiver and bow.
SNG Cop 146; SNG von Aulock 250; Sear 7263; BMC 13 209,9Enodia
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Bithynian Kingdom-PRUSIAS IIBithynian Kingdom - PRUSIAS II
Obverse: Diadeneous head of Prusias II on the right. ANÉPIGRAPHE
Reverse: Naked Herakles standing on the left, leaning with his right hand on his club and holding the lesonté with his left hand. BASILEWS/ PROUSIOU/ (MT).
Macedonian Warrior
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BITHYNIAN KINGDOM. Prusias II (ca. 182-149 BC). AE (21mm, 1h).BITHYNIAN KINGDOM. Prusias II (ca. 182-149 BC). AE (21mm, 1h). NGC AU, adjusted flan. Wreathed head of Dionysus right / BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΟΥ, Chiron advancing right, playing lyre; ΠY monogram below raised foreleg. SNG Copenhagen 637.Mark R1
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Egypt, Alexandria; HadrianHadrian, 117-138 AD, bronze drachm of 33.8 mm, 23.41 grams. Struck at the mint of Alexandria in Egypt. Dated RY 15 (AD 130/1).
Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: Hadrian standing left, holding scepter, greeted by Alexandria, clad in elephant skin headdress, chiton, and peplos, holding two grain ears and kissing Hadrian’s extended hand; L IE (date) across field.
Reference: Köln 1034; Dattari (Savio) 1610; K&G 32.509
Struck to commemorate the emperor’s visit to Alexandria in AD 130. It was during this visit that Hadrian’s favorite, the Bithynian youth Antinous, drowned in the Nile.
ecoli
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GREEK, Bithynian Kingdom, Nikomedes III Euergetes, 127-94 BC, AR Tetradrachm struck 126/5 BC Diademed head of Nikomedes II right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ EПiΦANOYΣ NIKOMHΔΩΣ Zeus standing left holding sceptre and laurel wreath capping Nikomedes name, eagle standing left on fulmen in inner left field above monogram ΩΓYE, dated below BOP (Bithynian era year 172 = 126/5 BC).
De Callatay pl. XV, D12-R1a (this coin); SNG von Aulock 6894 (same reverse die); Sear GCV 7274 (date variant).
(33mm, 16.68 g,11h)
Jencek; ex- Noble Investments (UK) PLC; ex- Spink Sale 5014 (28 September 2005) Lot 121; ex- Monnaies et Medailles (19-20 June 1975) lot 163; ex- Bank Leu Auction 2 (25 April 1972) lot 224
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Greek, Nikomedes II of Bithynia (149-127 BC)Bithynian Kingdom, Nikomedes III Euergetes, 127-94 BC, AR Tetradrachm struck 126/5 BC
Diademed head of Nikomedes II right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ EПiΦANOYΣ NIKOMHΔΩΣ.
(The reverse is Zeus standing left holding sceptre and laurel wreath capping Nikomedes name, eagle standing left on fulmen in inner left field above monogram ΩΓYE, dated below BOP = Bithynian era year 172 = 126/5 BC).
De Callatay pl. XV, D12-R1a (this coin); SNG von Aulock 6894 (same reverse die); Sear GCV 7274 (date variant).
(33mm, 16.68 g,11h)
Jencek; ex- Noble Investments (UK) PLC; ex- Spink Sale 5014 (28 September 2005) Lot 121; ex- Monnaies et Medailles (19-20 June 1975) lot 163; ex- Bank Leu Auction 2 (25 April 1972) lot 224
This coin holds it own amongst the masterpieces of late Hellenistic portraiture. The obverse image is that of a confident and contented ruler, Nikomedes II (149-127 BC), comfortable in his role leading a client state of Rome, while secure in the knowledge that the military might of the latter underpinned his position. Following Nikomedes II reign, the portrait on the obverse of the kingdom’s coinage continued unchanged, through the reign of his son (Nikomedes III) and grandson (Nikomedes IV). However, the issuing king can be readily identified by the date on coins and to a lesser degree by the style of the obverse.
Nikomedes II commenced the practice of dating Bithynian coinage, with reference to the era commencing 297/6 BC, this date being the date of foundation of the Bithynian Kingdom by Zipoetes. This coin was struck shortly after the death of Nikomedes II and the portrait closely resembles that on coins struck during his reign. It is an accurate portrayal of Nikomedes II. With time the portrait became increasingly stylized so that some examples struck toward the end of the kingdom’s existence bear only a passing resemblance to the original portrait.
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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 22. Geta, HrHJ (2018) 8.22.09.05Geta, AD 209-212
AE 28, 13.43g, 27.66mm, 195°
struck under governor Flavius Ulpianus
obv. [AVT] KP CE - [P] GETAC [AV]
Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate, r.
rev. V FL OVLPIAN - N - IKOPOLIT / PROC I
Nike, wingted, in double chiton, advancing l., holding in l. arm palmbranch and in extended r. hand
unknown object
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1669, pl. XVI, no.12 (4 ex., Bukarest, Sofia, Turin, Wien)
b) Varbanov (engl.) 3298 (same dies)
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.22.9.5 (same dies)
F/F+, dark green patina
Pick, p. 341: "The attribute is suggested to be an open wreath. But that is barely possible. Some similar is found on medallions of Perinthos where Serapis is holding two of these objects on a ribbon over an altar (Ex.: Gotha; Mus. Hunter; London cat. 153, 39; Mailand; Paris Mionnet 1, 400, 302; Wien); for this type, seen on a coin of the Bithynian city of Kios too, a plausible explanation is found neither."
Take a look at the discussion on FAC under the title "So what IS she holding?"!
Jochen
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Nicomedes 1V Philopator tetradrachm 88/7 BC SOLDObv: Diademed head of Nicomedes 11 right
Rev: Zeus Stratios standing in Himeiton holding wreath in LH and Sceptre in other.
Eagle on thunderbolt under Left arm, below monogram, below ΙΣ date Bithynian-Pontic era 210 = 88/7 BC
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ NIKOMHΔOY
16.19g 34.4 mm
de Callatay: NEW
SOLDcicerokid
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RPC II 0709var1 Domitianus Obv: AY ΔOMITIANΩC KAIΣAP ΣEBAΣTOΣ ΓEP - Laureate head of Domitian right
Rev: ΣEBAΣTOY - Nike advancing left, holding shield and wreath
mm 27,68 g 12,82 die axis 5 - Struck in uncertain Bithynian mint (Nicaea?)
RPC II 709 var (unpublished obverse legend)
From CNG Electronic Auction 222 Lot 302FlaviusDomitianus
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RPC II 0709var2 DomitianusObv: AYT ΔOMITIANOΣ KAIΣAP ΣEB ΓEP, Laureate head of Domitian right
Rev: ΣEBAΣTOY, Nike advancing left, holding shield and wreath
AE28 (27.56 mm 11.33 g 5h) Struck in uncertain Bithynian mint (Nicaea?)
RPC 709 var. same obv. legend as in S2 Supplement FlaviusDomitianus
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