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DIOCLETIANVS - AE Follis - Mint of Carthago -298/303 AD.
Obv.: IMP DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG, laureate head right
Rev.: SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthago standing left, holding fruits in both hands, A in ex.
Gs. 7,7 mm. 27,9
Cohen 438, RIC 31aMaxentius

MAXIMINVS II - Follis - Mint of Carthago - 305-306 AD.
Obv.:GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, laureate head right
Rev.: SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthage standing left holding fruits in both hands, I in left field, Δ in ex.
Gs. 3,9 mm 29,4
RIC VI 40b, Cohen 150. 2 commentsMaxentius

2 Augustus and Ptolemy, King of Mauretania Æ Semis, Carthago Nova, Spain
C. Laetilius Apalus and Ptolemy, duoviri.

Bare head of Augustus right / Name and titles of the duoviri around diadem, REX PTOL inside

RPC 172; SNG Copenhagen 494

Ptolemy of Mauretania (Greek: Î Ï„Î¿Î»ÎµÎ¼Î±á¿–Î¿Ï‚, Latin: Ptolemaeus, 1 BC-40) was the son of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene and the grandson of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony. He was the last Roman client King of Mauretania, and the last of the Ptolemy line.1 commentsSosius

Scipio AfricanusSCIPIO AFRICANUS
Æ15, Spain, Carthago Nova, (2.4g) c. 209 B.C.

Male Roman style head left, probably Scipio Africanus before he was given title Africanus / Horse head right

SNG Cop. 298, Lindgren Eur. Mints 6. Toynbee p. 18-19. VF, green patina, encrust.

This coin may be the earliest depiction of a living Roman. Carthago Nova also produced rare likely portraits of Hannibal.
RR0029Sosius

(03) TIBERIUS14 - 37 AD
AE 28.5 mm; 11.46 g
O: His bare head left
R: Confronted heads of Caesars Nero and Drusus
Spain (Hispania Tarraconensis), Carthago Nova mint
cf RPC 179, SNG Cop 500 Scarcelaney

004a. CaesoniaSpain, Carthago Nova. Gaius Caligula, with Caesonia. A.D. 37-41. Æ 26.6 mm (11.5 g). Cn. Atellius Flaccus and Cn. Pompeius Flaccus, duovirs. Laureate head of Caligula right / Draped bust of Caesonia, as Salus, right. RPC 186.

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004b01. Caesonia (?)Milonia Caesonia. Fourth wife of Caligula. Killed as part of the same plot against Caligula.

Coin: Carthago Nova, Spain. AE 28. 27mm, 11.17 g. Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERMANIC IMP P M TR P COS, laureate head right. Rev: CN ATEL FLAC CN POM FLAC II VIR Q V I N C, SAL-AVG across field, head of Caesonia (?) as Salus right. SGI 419, RPC 185.

NOTE: There is a dispute over the identification of the female bust on the reverse. Sear identifies it as Caesonia, (as the personification of Salus), the fourth wife of Caligula. RPC and Vagi identify it as Salus. There is one other provincial coin that clearly is of Caesonia.lawrence c

01-61 - Cartago Nova - AUGUSTO (27 A.C. - 14 D.C.)AE Semis 23 mm 6.5 gr.
C.Varius Rufus y Sex Iulius Pollio - duoviri.

Anv: "AVGVSTVS - DIVI F" (Leyenda anti-horaria)- Cabeza laureada viendo a derecha.
Rev: "C·VAR·RVF·SEX·IVL·POL·II·VIR·Q" (Leyenda anti-horaria),Implementos sacerdotales, Simpulum (Copa pequeña con mango), aspergillum/aspersorio (Instrumento para espolvorear o rociar), Securis/Segur (Hacha ritual) y Ápex (Gorro utilizado por los Sacerdotes o Flamines).

Acuñada 27 A.C. - 14 D.C.
Ceca: Cartago Nova, Hispania (Hoy Cartagena, España)

Referencias: RPC #168, SNG Cop #510, ACIP #3137, SNG München #130, Sim.NAH #992, Vives #131/132 Pl.CXXXI #12, Burgos (2008) #455, FAB #1451 P.180, Sim. Sear GICTV #12 Pag.2 (Semis en lugar de AS), Beltram #23mdelvalle

0106 - Punic - AE unit - 242-209 BCObv/ Head of Tanit (rough) l.
Rev/ Horse's head (rough) r.: before, punic letter “aleph”.

AE, 21.5 mm, 10.35 g
Mint: Qart Hadasht (Cartagena, Spain)
CNH/HC45 [R1]
ex-Sanrode Numismática – eBay, art. #260689847460dafnis

0107 - As Caligula 37-38 ACObv/ C CAESAR AVG GERMANIC IMP PM TR P COS, laureate head of C. r.
Rev/ PM CN ATEL FLAC CN POM FLAC II VIR Q VINC, Salus (Cesonia?) r.; SAL - AVG in field.

AE, 29.0 mm, 14.76 g
Mint: carthago Nova.
APRH/185
ex-Numismática Hinojosa – eBay, art. #290555714886dafnis

0109 - Punic - 1/4 AE 242-209 BCObv/ Head of Tanit l.
Rev/ Helmet; behind, punic letter “ayin”.

AE, 13.5 mm, 1.52 g
Mint: Qart Hadasht
CNH/HC43 [R4]
ex-Soler y Llach, auction may 2011, lot 2178dafnis

0110 - Semis Augustus 13-14 ACObv/ AVGVSTVS DIVI F, bare head of A. l.
Rev/ C LAETILIVS APALVS II V Q, diadem or wreath: inside, REX TOL.

AE, 20.3 mm, 4.48 g
Mint: Carthago Nova.
APRH/173 [6-8 dies] – RPC I/173
ex-Soler y Llach, auction may 2011, lot 21861 commentsdafnis

0168 - Semis Augustus 12-11 BCObv/ M AGRIP QVIN HIBERO PRAE, bare head of Agrippa (?) r.
Rev/ L BENNIO PRAEF, trophy over shields.

AE, 19.5mm, 4.65g
Mint: Carthago Nova.
APRH/164 – RPC I/164 - AB589
ex-Jesús Vico, auction 132, lot 548 (ex-Hispanic Society of America, colln. Archer M. Huntington, #21102)1 commentsdafnis

0180 - Semis Roman Republic 42-36 BCObv/Head of Minerva (?) r.
Rev/Statue standing l. on top of pedestal; (CV)-IN on both sides.

AE, 22.2 mm, 5.60 g
Moneyer: anonymous.
Mint: Carthago Nova.
APRH/151 - CNH/7 [R2]
ex-Ibercoin, auction 16.1, lot 2018dafnis

0185 - As Augustus 2-1 BCObv/ AVGVSTVS DIVI F, bare head of A. r.
Rev/ C VAR RVF SEX IVL (P)OL II VIR Q, pontifical instruments (aspergillum, simpullum, ax and apex).

AE, 28.9 mm, 12.88 g
Mint: Carthago Nova.
APRH/167a [36 dies] – RPC I/167
ex-AENP Numismatic Convention, Madrid, march 2014 (Miró)dafnis

0197 - Quadrans Tiberius 33-34 ACObv/ TI CAESAR DIV AVG F, laureate head of Tiberius l.
Rev/ C CAESAR Q(VINQ) (IN VIN)K bare head of Caligula l.

AE, 17.5 mm, 3.08 g.
Mint: Carthago Nova.
RPC I/184 [3-4 dies]
ex-Naville Numismatics, auction e11, lot 182dafnis

0200 - Semis Augustus 2-1 BCObv/ AVGVSTVS DIVI F, laureate head of A. r.
Rev/ C VAR RVF SEX IVL POL II VIR Q, simpulum, aspergillum, axe and apex.

AE, 22.5 mm, 6.50 g
Mint: Carthago Nova.
APRH/168 [12-33 dies] – RPC I/168
ex-Herrero, auction december 2014, lot 41.dafnis

0201 - As Augustus 7-8 ACObv/ AVGVSTVS DIVI F, laureate head of A. r.
Rev/ (M POSTV)M ALBIN L PORC CAPIT II VIR Q, priest standing facing front, holding simpulum and branch.

AE, 28.0 mm, 10.98 g
Mint: Carthago Nova.
APRH/170 [7-20 dies] – RPC I/170
ex-Soler y Llach, auction 84, lot 32dafnis

0204 - Semis Augustus 20 BC-23 ACObv/Lotus flower, around IVBA REX IVBAE F II VIR QV.
Rev/Priesthood accessories, around CN ATELIVS PONTI II V Q.

Ag, 22.9mm, 5.02g
Moneyer: anonymous.
Mint: Carthago Nova.
RPC I/169 [7-20c.]
ex-Herrero, auction may 2015, lot 2043.dafnis

0245 - As Tiberius 23-29 ACObv/ TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTI F AVGVSTVS PM, head of T. l.
Rev/ NERO ET DRVSVS CAESARES QVINQ CVINC, confronted heads of Nero and Drusus.

AE, 29.9 mm, 15.08 g
Mint: Carthago Nova.
APRH/179 [30-36 dies] – RPC I/179
ex-Soler y Llach, auction 1110, lot 72dafnis

0258 - Semis Augustus 17-16 BCObv/ HIBERVS (II V) QVINQ, head of river divinity r., spitting water.
Rev/ C LVCI PF II V QVINQ, surrounded by dotted circle.

AE, 21.6 mm, 4.55 g
Mint: Carthago Nova.
RPC I/160 [7-20 dies] – ACIP 2542 [R3]
ex-Jesús Vico, auction e8, lot 17.dafnis

0263 - Semis Tiberius 17-18 ACObv/ (P) TVRVLL / VINK / III VIR / QVINQV, quadriga r.
Rev/ (M POSTV) ALBINVS II VIR QVINQ I(TER) R, around tetrastyle temple inscribed (AVGV)STO, and VI NK on the sides.

AE, 20.7 mm, 4.90 g
Mint: Carthago Nova.
RPC I/174a [7-10 dies] – ACIP/3144
ex-Tauler & Fau, auction e61, lot 1049dafnis

0264 - Semis Roman Republic 42-41 BCObv/ Dolphin r.; around, C CAEDI T POPILI.
Rev/ Palm l.; around, II VIR QVIN.

AE, 20.0 mm, 5.17 g
Moneyer: Popilia / Caedia.
Mint: Carthago Nova.
RPC I/147 [12-33 dies] - ACIP/2526
ex-Tauler & Fau, auction e63, lot 3049dafnis

079a01. Constantius IAE Follis. 28mm, 9.35 g. Carthage mint. 298-299 AD. Obv: CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right (large head type). Rev: SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, head left, in long robe, holding fruits in both hands. Mintmark Gamma. RIC VI Carthage 32a.lawrence c

121 Constantius I. Chlorus (293-305 A.D. Caesar, 305-306 A.D. Augustus), Carthage, RIC VI 032a, AE-1 Follis, SALVIS AVG G ET CAES S FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, #1121 Constantius I. Chlorus (293-305 A.D. Caesar, 305-306 A.D. Augustus), Carthage, RIC VI 032a, AE-1 Follis, SALVIS AVG G ET CAES S FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, #1
avers: CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, Laureate head right. Larger portarit-head.
revers: SALVIS AVG G ET CAES S FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, head left, in long robe, holding fruits in both hands.
exerg: -/-//Γ, diameter: 28,5-29,5mm, weight: 10,17g, axes:11h,
mint: Carthage, date: 298-299 A.D., ref: RIC VI 032a,
Q-001quadrans

121 Constantius-I. Chlorus (293-305 A.D. Caesar, 305-306 A.D. Augustus), Carthage, RIC VI 32a, AE-1 Follis, SALVIS AVG G ET CAES S FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, #2121 Constantius-I. Chlorus (293-305 A.D. Caesar, 305-306 A.D. Augustus), Carthage, RIC VI 32a, AE-1 Follis, SALVIS AVG G ET CAES S FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, #2
avers: CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, Laureate head right. Larger portrait-head.
reverse: SALVIS AVG G ET CAES S FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, head left, in a long robe, holding fruits in both hands.
exergue: -/-//Γ, diameter: 27,0-29,5mm, weight: 9,81g, axes:0h,
mint: Carthage, date: 298-299 A.D., ref: RIC VI 32a,
Q-0022 commentsquadrans

160 - Constantine the Great (as Caesar) - Follis - RIC VI Carthage 61Follis
Obv:– CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES, Laureate head right
Rev:– CONSERVATO-RES KART SVAE, Carthago standing facing, head left, within hexastyle temple, holding fruit in both hands
Minted in Carthage (// PKD). circa summer A.D. 307.
Reference(s) – RIC VI Carthage 61

6.04g. 23.96 mm. 0 degreesmaridvnvm

1ao2 Caesonia (?)AE 27 of Carthago Nova, Spain

Laureate head of Caligula, right, C CAESAR AVG GERMANIS
Draped bust of Caesonia (as Salus) right, DN ATEL FLAC CN POM FLAC II VIR Q V I N C, SAL AVG across field

Generally held to portray the fourth wife of Caligula.

Sear 624

Caesonia, Milonia, (d41AD) was the fourth and last wife of Caligula. Her younger half-brother was the Consul Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo. Her niece, Domitia Longina, married Domitian. In 41, Caligula was assassinated and Caesonia and her daughter Julia Drusilla murdered.

Suetonius states: As for Caesonia, who was neither young nor beautiful, had three daughters by another man, and was wildly promiscuous and extravagant, he not only loved her more passionately for it, but also more faithfully, taking her out riding, and showing her to the soldiers, dressed in a cloak with helmet and shield: while he exhibited her to his friends stark naked. He did not honour her with the title of wife until she had given him a child, announcing his paternity and the marriage on the very same day. This child, whom he named Julia Drusilla, he carried round all the temples of the goddesses, before finally entrusting her to Minerva’s lap, calling on that goddess to nurture and educate his daughter. Nothing persuaded him more clearly that she was his own issue than her violent temper, which was so savage the infant would tear at the faces and eyes of her little playmates. . . .

And as [Caligula] kissed the neck of wife or sweetheart, he never failed to say: ‘This lovely thing will be slit whenever I say.’ Now and then he even threatened his dear Caesonia with torture, if that was the only way of discovering why he was so enamoured of her. . . . Some think that Caesonia his wife administered a love potion that had instead the effect of driving him mad.Blindado

Alexander (Tyrannus) of CarthageAlexander of Carthage. Usurper, AD 308-310.
Æ Follis (21.5mm, 5.26 g, 6h). Carthago (Carthage) mint.
IMP ALEXANDER P F AVG, laureate head right
[S P Q R OPT]IMO PRINCIPI, aquila between two signa, one on left surmounted by hand, one on right surmounted by wreath; PK.
RIC VI 72 (R3); Salama type X, portrait style G. VF, green patina, earthen encrustation. Very rare reverse type.

CNG Coins Triton XXII Auction, Lot 1170. 4 commentsMark Z

AUGUSTUS & PTOLEMY OF NUMIDIA AE semisAVGVSTVS DIVI F
bare head of Augustus right

C LAETILIVS APALVS II V Q, REX PTOL (Ptolemy, King) within diadem

Carthago Nova, Spain, under sole 'duovir quinqunennales' C Laetilius Apalus.

18.5mm, 5.3g.
RPC 172.

Ex-Incitatus

Ptolemy of Numidia was the son of King Juba II of Numidia and Cleopatra Selene II. He was also the grandson of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII on his mohter's side. He was named in honor of the memory of Cleopatra VII, the birthplace of his mother and the birthplace of her relatives. In choosing her son's name, Cleopatra Selene II created a distinct Greek-Egyptian tone and emphasized her role as the monarch who would continue the Ptolemaic dynasty. She by-passed the ancestral names of her husband. By naming her son Ptolemy instead of a Berber ancestral name, she offers an example rare in ancient history, especially in the case of a son who is the primary male heir, of reaching into the mother's family instead of the father's for a name. This emphasized the idea that his mother was the heiress of the Ptolemies and the leader of a Ptolemaic government in exile.

Through his parents he received Roman citizenship and was actually educated in Rome. Amazingly he grew up in the house of his maternal aunt, and Antony's daughter Antonia Minor, the youngest daughter of Mark Antony and the youngest niece of Augustus. Antonia was also a half-sister of Ptolemy's late mother, also a daughter of Mark Antony. Antonia Minor's mother was Octavia Minor, Mark Antony's fourth wife and the second sister of Octavian (later Augustus). Ptolemy lived in Rome until the age of 21, when he returned to the court of his aging father in Mauretania.

Ptolemy was a co-ruler with his father Juba II until Juba's death and was the last semi-autonomous ruler of Africa. On a visit to Rome in 40 AD he was seen by the Emperor Caligula in an amphitheather wearing a spectacular purpal cloak. A jealous Caligula had him murdered for his fashionable purple cloak.

Sold to Calgary Coin Feb 20172 commentsJay GT4

Augustus / Tiberius / Caligula - Carthago NovaAE semis
C. Laetilius Apalus and king Ptolemy of Mauretania (duovir quinquennalis)
22-40 AD - Ptolemy of Mauretania became king in 22 AD
bare head right
AVGVSTVS__DIVI·F
REX / PTOL within diadem
C·LAETILIVS·APALVS·II·V·_Q
RPC I, 172; Vives 131–5, Beltrán 30, GMI 167, NAH 996
3,0g 18mm
ex IbercoinsJ. B.

AUGUSTUS AE as. Carthago Nova, Hispania. Duovirs M Postumius Albinus & L Porcius Capito. Priest standing holding branch.AUGUSTUS AE as. Struck at Carthago Nova, Hispania, under Duovirs Marcus Postumius Albinus & Lucius Porcius Capito. AVGVSTVS DIVI F, laureate head of Augustus right. Reverse - M POSTVM ALBIN LPORC CAPIT II VIR Q, Priest standing, holding vase & branch. RPC 170. 28mm, 13.2g. Antonivs Protti

Augustus- RPC 168Octavian as Augustus, 27 BC – 14 AD
Bronze, Carthago Nova after 27 BC.
Laureate head r. DIVIF AVGVSTVS
Simpulum aspergiullum, securis and apex.
Duumviri C. Varius Rufus und Sextus Iulius Pollioxokleng

Battle of Thapsus - Cato the Younger (47-46 BC)The Pompeians. M. Porcius Cato. Spring 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius. Utica mint.

Obv: Draped bust right of Roma, hair tied with fillet; ROMA behind
Rev: Victory seated right, holding palm frond and wreath.

Marcus Porcius Cato, also known as Cato the Younger, was a defender of the Roman Republic, he forcefully opposed Julius Caesar and was known as the highly moral, incorruptible, inflexible supporter of the Optimates. He was the great-grandson of Cato the Elder——a prominent figure in Rome during the Second Punic War, who used to end his speech with the words “Carthago delenda est”(Carthage must be destroyed). When Pompey was defeated by Caesar at the Battle of Pharsalus, Cato fled to North Africa with Pompey, after whose assassination he supported Metellus Pius Scipio wresting the chief command of Pompey’s forces. On the news of the defeat of Scipio at the Battle of Thapsusus, Cato committed suicide. Caesar was upset by this and was reported by Plutarch to have said:

"Cato, I grudge you your death, as you would have grudged me the preservation of your life."YuenTsin C

Battle of Thapsus - Metellus Scipio (47-46 BC)Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio, AR Denarius, military mint in Africa, 47- Spring 46 BC.

Obv: Laureate head of Jupiter r.; Q•METEL PIVS
Rev: African elephant walking r.; SCIPIO above, IMP below.

This denarius was issued by Scipio when he fled to North Africa after being defeated by Caesar at the Battle of Pharsalus. Scipio wrested the chief command of Pompey’s forces after his death, and held command at the Battle of Thapsus against Caesar. Under his unskilled command, he was unsurprisingly defeated by Caesar, again, along with his ally and supporter Cato the Younger. He committed suicide by stabbing himself after an unsuccessful attempt to escape.

The ancestors of Metellus Scipio and Cato the Younger were prominent figures in Rome during the Second Punic War. Scipio was descended from Scipio Africanus, the famous Roman general that defeated Hannibal Barca at the Battle of Zama, while Cato was the great-grandson of Cato the Elder, the Roman senator who often ended his speeches with the words “Carthago delenda est”, who was the opponent of Scipio Africanus by the way. Apparently, Scipio and Cato did not glorify their ancestors under the power of mighty Caesar.YuenTsin C

C. Cut in Antiquity: Halved AR Shekel (13 x 22mm, 4.10g), Punic Spain, Carthago Nova, 2nd Punic WarPhoto source: CNG [LINK]
Greek World (Hellenistic/Post-Classical N. Africa). Spain under Carthage, Carthago Nova AR Shekel (Halved, 13 x 22mm, 4.10g, 11h). Second Punic War issue, temp. Barcids, ca. 237-209 BCE.
Obv: Male head left (bare head of Melqart w/ features of Hannibal?); dotted border.
Rev: Horse standing right, palm tree in background; ground line, linear border.
Ref: MHC 131–65 (unlisted dies); ACIP 603.
Prov: Ex B. G. Collection, CNG EA 477 (23 Sep 2020), Lot 1 [LINK]; CNG 88 (14 Sep 2011), Lot 2 [LINK].

Notes: This coin was cut in antiquity with one strike from a narrow chisel to the obverse, then folded until the "halves" separated. Assuming uniform thickness, it represents about 61.5% of the original mass (~6.65g), leaving ~2.55g in the other "half." Coins "sectioned" in antiquity are often described as having been "cut for change," but cut coins are also found in hacksilver hoards that may not rely on currency standards at all. (Including hoards from Spain at this time; e.g., McCabe 2015 [LINK] & van Alfen et al. 2008 [LINK].)

Given the crisis in silver currency supply after Rome regained control of Spain, another interesting prospect is whether it might've been cut for "currency conversion" (i.e., from Punic Shekel to Attic Drachm or Roman Denarius, with the remaining "half" as a lightweight Victoriatus or Hemidrachm). That hypothesis is only speculation, and doesn't seem strongly supported by data from four similar specimens sold by CNG (c. 2011-3), probably part of a hoard (3.09g, 3.51g, 3.93g, and a 5.51g example prepared for sectioning into thirds). Just for fun, though, I've nicknamed this coin the "Hannibal Denarius" (the ID of the male head as Hannibal is highly controversial, to say the least, and debated for more than 50 years).1 commentsCurtis JJ

Caesonia (?), wife of Caligula, died 41 CEÆ (28 mm, 11.17 g) of Carthago Nova, Spain.
Obv: C CAESAR AVG. GERMANIC. IMP. PM. TRP. COS. Laurate head of Caligula, right.
Rev: CN. ATEL. FLAC. CN. POM. FLAC. II VIR. Q.V.I.N.C. Head of Caesonia (as Salus) right, SAL AVG across field.
SGI 419; Heiss 272,35; Cohen 247,1.

Though this coin is reputed to portray Caesonia, this is not likely for its obverse is dated TR P COS = 37 AD, yet Caligula did not marry Caesonia until late 39! RPC 185 calls the lady Salus, but also mentions possible IDs with Antonia or Livia (p. 92).

Caligula, Caesonia, Carthago NovaAE22, 6.5g
cf.
http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=51775&AucID=54&Lot=266areich

CARTAGO NOVA - Hispania Hispano-Cartaginés, acuñada durante la II Guerra Púnica en Cartago Nova (Hoy Cartagena).

AE Calco 18 mm 9.7 gr.

Anv: Cabeza de Tanit a izquierda.
Rev: Cabeza de caballo a derecha, delante letra fenicia aleph.

Tanit fue la diosa más importante de la mitología cartaginesa, la consorte de Baal y patrona de Cartago. Era equivalente a la diosa fenicia Astarté; también fue una deidad bereber. Fue la diosa de Ibiza (Islas Baleares, España). Wikipedia

Acuñada: 220 - 215 A.C.
Ceca: Hispano-Cartaginesa, muy probablemente Cartago Nova (Hoy Cartagena - España)

Referencias: ABH #515 - Villaronga CNH #45 Pag.691 commentsmdelvalle

Carthage, Hispano-Carthaginian Half Shekel.Carthage. Hispano-Carthaginian. 218-209 BC. AR 1/2 Shekel (3.63 gm, 17.6, 12h) of Carthagoa Nova, Iberia. Beardless head of Hannibal (or Eshman-Apollo) left. / Horse standing right. aVF. Bt. Gables Coin, 2000. SNG Cop. 8 #296 (Zeugitania); Villaronga ACIP #604, CNH #65, MHC #166-178; De Navascues #75; Müller Afrique III p. 17 #13-14; Robinson Essays Mattingly 7(j); Sear Greek II #6571; SNG BM Spain 114-116.Anaximander

Carthage, Punic Spain, SNG BM Spain 67Mobile military mint, Punic Spain, C. 237-209 B.C. AE, 13mm 1.46g, MHC 114; CNH 42; SNG BM Spain 67
O: Wreathed head of Tanit l.
R: Helmet l.

After putting down the mercenary revolt, Hamilcar Barca and other Carthaginians went to Spain to “start over” in the only remaining significant Carthaginian possession outside of North Africa. They extended Carthaginian influence beyond the Punic cities of southeastern Spain and utilized the local mineral resources to help re-establish the Carthaginian empire. Hamilcar drowned in 231 BC and was succeeded by his son-in-law, Hasdrubal, who founded Carthago Nova in 229 BC. Hasbrudal was assassinated in 221 BC. Hannibal Barca succeeded his brother-in-law. In 219 BC, Hannibal took Saguntum. Rome responded by declaring war and Hannibal made preparations to invade Italy. After Hannibal was in southern Italy during the Second Punic War, Spain continued to support his efforts until P. Cornelius Scipio (later Africanus) captured Carthago Nova in 209 BC. Carthaginian forces were driven out of Spain by 206 BC and Rome maintained control after the Second Punic War.
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Carthago - Augustus - AE As RPC 745AE As, Augustus, Carthage, AD 10
24-25 mm, 7.25 g
Obv: IMP C D F A P M P P ; hd. l.
Rev: C I C P I SP D V SP IIVIR around P P/D D

RPC 745
Tanit

Carthago - Augustus - AE As RPC 745AE As - Augustus - Carthago, 8-5 AD
24-25 mm; 7,3 g
Obv: IMP C D F A P M P P; bare hd. of Augustus r.
Rev: C I C P I SP D V SP IIVIR; IN FIELD: P P D D

SNG 745
Tanit

Carthago - Augustus - AE As RPC 746 AE As, Augustus, Carthage, AD 10
24-25 mm, 7.25 g
Obv: IMP C D F A P M P P; hd. r.
Rev: C I C P I SP D V SP IIVIR around P P/D D

RPC 746 Tanit

Carthago - Constantinus I - FollisAE Follis. Carthago.
Obv.: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES
Rev.: CONSERVATO - R - AFRICAE SVAE, SE in l. field, F in r. field, Delta in ex.
Africa stg. facing, head l., in long drapery with elephant-skin head-dress, r. holding standard, l. tusk; at feet to l., lion with captured bull.

RIC VI, Carthago 58; struck c. early 307; scarceTanit

Carthago - Constantinus I - FollisAE Follis. Early 307 AD.
Obv: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES
Rev: CONSERVATOR AFRICAESVAE / SE F in field / delta in exergue ;Africa standing facing, head left, in long drapery with elephant-skin head-dress, right holding standard, left tusk; at feet to left, lion with captured bull.

RIC VI Carthage 58
Scarce
Tanit

Carthago Horse/KoreCarthago - Siclian Mint
Bronze Punic
Ae; 2.86g; 17mm

Head of Kore Left;
Horse standing right, Palm tree behind

SNG Copenhagen 109/113; Acquaro 193/324; Muller II 163
7 commentsarizonarobin

Carthago NovaA lovely coin from Carthago Nova, Iberia. 237 - 209 B. C. 1.891 grams, 13 mm. From the days of Hannibal Barka.Handini

Carthago Nova - 209 - 203 B.C.AE Unit, 209 – 203 B.C., Carthago Nova, 23mm, 11.64g, ~5°, ACIP 609; SNG BM Spain 127-128
Obv: Large male head left (Scipio Africanus?).
Rev: Horse standing right, palm tree behind.Marti Vltori

Carthago Nova - AE semis44-1? BC
helmeted bust Athena right
statue upon pedestal standing left
C V__I N
RPC I 151; Vives 130–1, FITA VII–26, Beltrán 6, GMI 162, NAH 913
6,3g 23mm
ex IbercoinsJ. B.

Carthago Nova - AE semisC. Aquinus Mela and P. Baebius Pollio (duoviri quinquennalis)
27 BC - 14 AD
Victory advancing right, holding wreath
P·BAEBIVS·POLLIO·II·VIR·QVIN
two signa
C·AQVINVS·MELA·II·VIR·QVIN
RPC I, 157; Vives 130–5, 6, FITA, pl. VIII–28, Beltrán 9, GMI 163, NAH 915
4g 19,5mm
ex Ibercoins J. B.

Carthago Nova. AugustusObverse: AVGVSTVS DIVI F, Augustus Bare head right
Reverse: C LAETILIVS APALVS II V Q
Exe: REX/PTOL in two lines across field within diadem
Mint : Carthago Nova
Date : 27 BC-AD 14
Reference : RPC I 172; SNG Copenhagen 494
Grade : Good VF
Weight : 5.26 g
Denom : Semis
Metal : AE
Dealer : CNG.

Comments : 20mm, 12h . Red and black-olive patina. The bronze coin honors the young Mauretanian prince Ptolemaios (Juba II and Cleopatra Selene's son) with the highest official title of the city.Peattie

Carthago Tiberius AE As RPC 755AE As - Carthago - During the reign of Tiberius - 14-18 AD
Obv: TI CAESAR IMP PP ; Bare head of Tiberius to right
Rev : LA FAVSTVS DC BASSVS IIVIR ; Livia seated to left, holding a patera and a sceptre; in the field PP DD

RPC 755 - SBG 422 - M 328 Tanit

Carthago_RIC-This coin is close to RIC519, but "VICTO_RIA" is divided as in RIC520, but the legend direction is the opposite. Probably just another die. This belongs to the group of coins I could not afford to keep. A wonderful substitute for a Clodius Macer...jmuona

Carthago_RIC5203.33 gr., max 18 mm, die-axis 7.jmuona

Civil Wars RIC 12Civil Wars 68-69 CE. AR Denarius (17.50 mm, 3.39 g). Spanish mint, April-June 68 CE.
O: BONI EVENTVS, Female bust right, wearing fillet; hair rolled and looped above neck
R: VICTORIA P R, Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left
- BMCRE I 292 Note + Taf 50.2; P.-H. Martin, the anonymous coins of the year 68 AD (1974) 82 # 99 PL 9; E. P. Nicolas, De Néron à Vespasien (1979) 1308 No. 31; 1435 f 1456 # 107 Taf 14.107 B; RIC I² Nr. 12 (Spain, 68 n. Chr.) R5 (Group I). Evidently the second known. The above references are all to one example found in Münzkabinett Berlin.

Likely struck by Galba in Spain between April 6 and early June, 68 AD, that is, between the dates of his acceptance of the offer from Vindex and of his receiving news of his recognition by the Senate.

The civil wars at the end of Nero’s reign began with the revolt of the governor of Gallia Lugdunensis, Gaius Julius Vindex, probably around the beginning of March of AD 68. Vindex had claimed that he had a force of 100,000 men, and a substantial coinage was certainly needed to pay them.

Vindex offered the leadership of the revolt to Servius Sulpicius Galba, then governor of Hispania Tarraconensis, who was hailed imperator by the Spanish legions at Carthago Nova in April of the same year. The title was cautiously refused, but Galba did declare himself the legatus of the senate and people of Rome. Just a month later, Galba’s confidence would be shaken by the crushing defeat of Vindex near Besançon by the general Lucius Verginius Rufus, governor of Germania Superior. By 9 June Nero was dead, having taken his own life. Galba began his march to Rome, and his brief reign was underway.

Without an emperor to strike in the name of (save for that in honor of the “model emperor” of Roman history, Augustus) the coinage was struck with messages suiting the political climate. The coinage under Vindex possesses a more aggressive air that underscores the militant nature of his revolt, while Galba’s tends to be more constitutional and optimistic in tone. Originally struck in large numbers, as indicated by the number of types employed, the coins of the civil wars are all rare today, having been recalled after the final victory of Vespasian in 69 AD. 5 commentsNemonater

Constantius Chlorus- RIC VI 28aCarthago 298-299 AD.
25 mm, 7.7g
CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES
SALVS AVG ET CAESS AVCTA KART
G in ex.xokleng

Constantius I RIC VI 35aCarthago 303 AD.
20 mm, 2.5 g.
FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C
VOT/X/FK
xokleng

Constantius I (293 - 305 A.D.)Æ Follis
O.: CONSTANTIVS NOB CES; Laureate head right.
R.: SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART; Carthago standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands // Î“
Carthage mint, 298-299 A.D.
8.4g
31mm
RIC VI 30a, p. 4273 commentsMat

Constantius I AE fraction, RIC VI 35aCarthago mint, Constantius I AE fraction, AD 293-305, 21mm 3.125g, RIC VI 35a
O: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust r
R: VOT X FK, in wreath
casata137ec

Constantius I CarthageConstantius I as Caesar
Reigned as Caesar 293-305

O: CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right

R: SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL. KART, Carthago standing looking left with fruits in both hands

CONSTANTIUS I CHLORUS, AE Follis RIC VI 32a, CarthagoOBV: CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right (large head type)
REV: SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, head left, in long robe, holding fruits in both hands. Mintmark Gamma
7.41g, 28mm

Minted at Carthage, 298-99 AD1 commentsLegatus

Constantius I Chlorus, RIC VI, Carthago 32(a)Constantius I Chlorus, AD 293-305, father of Constantin I the Great
AE - Follis, 27mm, 8.48g
Carthago, AD 298/9
obv. CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES
Head, laureate, r.
rev. SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART
Personification of Carthago, wearing long robe, stg. facing, head l., holding fruits
in each hand.
in ex. Gamma
RIC VI, Carthago 32(a), C. 271
VF, rev. with thick green patina

The rev. legend is the famous ablativus absolutus meaning 'The emperors are well, Carthago is happy'.Jochen

Diocletian Abdication Follis. AE28. CarthageDiocletianus as Senior Augustus, minted under Severus II.
AE28. Mint of Karthago. 305 - 306 AD.
Obv. D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG, laurate bust right, in imperial mantle, right holding olive-branch, left mappa.
Rev. PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG, Providentia standing right, extending right hand to Quies standing left, right holding branch, left leaning on sceptre.
S - F in field right and left. PKB in ex.
Cf. RIC VI Carthago 42a
2 commentsancientone

Diocletianus - RIC VI 38.Carthago 303 AD.
21 mm, 2,5 g.
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG
VOT/XX/FKxokleng

Diocletianus- SalvisDiocletian, 20 November 284 - 1 March 305 A.D.

Obverse:Laureate head right
IMP DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG

IMP: Imperator

DIOCLETIANVS, Diocletianus

PF, PIUS FELIX,

AVG: Augustus,

Reverse:
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART

Salvis Augustis et Caesaribus Karthago felix

Showing: Carthago standing left holding up fruits in both hands

Domination: Follis, Bronze, size 26 mm

Mint: A, Carthage
Peter Wissing

EB0686 Tiberius / Nero and DrususTiberius, 14-37, Spain, Carthago Nova, AE 27.
Obverse: TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTI F AVGVSTVS P M, bare head of Tiberius left.
Reverse: NERO ET DRVSVS CAESARES QVINQ C V I N C, confronting heads of Nero & Drusus.
References: RPC 179, Sear'88 #586, SGI 335, RPC 179, SNGCop 500.
Diameter: 27mm, Weight: 19.47g.
EB

EB0746 Constantius I / CarthagoConstantius I 293-305, AE Follis, Carthage 298-299 AD.
Obverse: CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right (large head type).
Reverse: SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, head left, in long robe, holding fruits in both hands. Mintmark Γ.
References: RIC VI Carthage 32a.
Diameter: 29.5mm, Weight: 9.859g.
EB

EB0748 Galerius / CarthagoGalerius as Caesar 293-305, AE Follis, Carthage 298-299.
Obverse: MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate head right (large head type).
Reverse: SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthage standing left with fruits in both hands. Mintmark (officina) Δ.
References: RIC VI Carthage 32b; Cohen 191; Sear 14411.
Diameter: 29mm, Weight: 7.697g.EB

Galerius -RIC VI 36.Carthago - 303 AD.
23 mm, 3.4 g.
GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB C
VOT/X/FK
xokleng

Galerius RIC VI, Carthago 26(b)Galerius AD 305 - 311
AE - Follis, 11.36g, 28.5mm
Carthago 4th officina, c. AD 298
obv. MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES
laureate head r.
rev. FELIX A - D - VENT AVGG NN
Africa stdg. facing, head l., in long drapery with elephant-skin head-dress, r.
holding standard, l. tusk; at feet to l., lion with captured bull.
in l. field: I
exergue: PK Delta
RIC VI, Carthago 26(b)
VF
added to www.wildwinds.com2 commentsJochen

Gelimer Vandalic 21 NummiGELIMER (530 - 534). 21 Nummi, Carthago KART-HAGO.
Obv: Soldier in armor and Paludament standing en face, spear in his left hand. ;
Rev: Horsehead with bridles and reins to the left. In ex. XXI.

BMC 13 Taf. 1, 9; MIB I Taf. 42, 23; Arslan 31; MEC I 46Tanit

Iberia under Hannibal - AE 1/5 unitCarthagena
c. 237-209 BC
head of Tanit left wearing wreath
helmet
ACIP 582; BMC Spain 67
1,65g 10,5mm
ex IbercoinsJ. B.

IBERIA, Carthago Nova, Quarter shekelStruck after 221 B.C.
The description for this coin is quite interesting, as has been discussed on this forum. Most descriptions doubt whether this was a person of importance on the coin, however, the ancient puncture holes seem to suggest a possibility that the coin may have been worn by a political supporter of this person. If this is indeed a real person of power, it could be a Barcid or even Hannibal himself.
Rev. Elephant walking r.
Weight: 1.7 g Diameter: 14 mm2 comments

L. Acilius and L. Junius (duoviri quinquennalis) - Carthago NovaAE semis
c. mid - late 1st century BC
eagle on thunderbolt standing right, head left; lituus right
L·IVNIVS·II·V(IR)·QV(IN)__AVG
sacrificial implements: patera, jug, and lituus
L·ACILIVS·II·V(IR)·QV(IN)Q·AVG
RPC I, 152; Vives 130–7, Beltrán 10, GMI 164, NAH 916
4,0g 19mm
ex IbercoinsJ. B.

MaximianusFirst reign, AD 286-305. Æ Follis (28mm, 9.26 g, 6h). Carthage mint, 2nd officina. Struck circa AD 299-303. Laureate head right / Carthago standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands; B. RIC VI 31b. nearly full silvering, small scuff on reverse.

1 commentsTLP

Maximianus FollisAE Follis.
Ob: IMP MAXIMIANVS SEN AVG
Rv: CONSERVATO-RES KART SVAE - Carthago stg. facing, head l., holding up fruits in both hands, in hexastyle temple with plain pediment
mint: Carthage

RIC VI #59 Pag.432Tanit

Maximianus RIC VI 37bCarthago 303 AD.
24x20 mm, 3.1 g.
IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG
VOT/XX/FKxokleng

North Africa, Carthago, Alexandropoulos 18AE 17, 3.19g
struck 400-350 BC
obv. Head of Tanit, crowned with grain, l.
rev. Horse stg. r., palm-tree behind
ref. SNG Copenhagen 109; Alexandropoulos 18
F+
VF

Tanit was the main-goddess of Carthago. The Horse is a symbol for Carthago and the palm-tree stands for prosperity.
Jochen

North Africa, Carthago, Alexandropoulos 57Carthago, c. 300 - 264 BC
AE 19, 5.38g, 19.34mm, 210°
struck in Sardinia(?)
obv. Head of Tannit, wreathed with grain.ears, l.
rev. Head of horse r.; sun symbol before
ref. SNG Copenhagen 146; Alexandropoulos 57
F+, brown patina
Jochen

Punic - Carthago - ShekelShekel - Carthage - 300-264 BC
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight : 6 gms
Obv: head of Tanit left
Rev: horse's head right

SNG 1491 commentsTanit

Punic - Carthago - ShekelShekel - Carthage - 300-264 BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight : 5 gms
Obv: head of Tanit left
Rev: horse's head right

SNG 175Tanit

Punic - Carthago - ShekelShekel - Carthage - 300-264 BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight : 5 gms
Obv: head of Tanit left
Rev: horse's head right

SNG 149Tanit

Punic - Carthago - ShekelTanit

Punic - Carthago - ShekelPunic - Carthago - Shekel
Shekel - Carthage - 300-264 BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight : 5 gms
Obv: head of Tanit left
Rev: horse's head right

SNG 1752 commentsTanit

Punic - Carthago - ShekelPunic - Carthago - Shekel - Carthage - 300-264 BC

Obv: head of Tanit left
Rev: horse's head right

SNG 149Tanit

Punic Carthago Augustus AE As Carthago Augustus AE As
8-10 BC - 25 mm
IMPCDFA PM PP ; head of Augustus right / CICPISPDVSPIIVIR - ppdd in field

RPC 746Tanit

Punic Spain, Carthago Nova, Second Punic War, struck ca. 209 BC, Æ25 Bare male head left (Scipio Africanus?).
Horse standing right, palm tree behind.

Burgos 425; Villaronga CHN Class XI, 282; SNG BM Spain 127-128; Robinson 7(p); Muller III, 13, 4; Sear GCV 6575.

(25 mm, 11.6 g, 12h).
Freeman & Sear.

The coins of Robinson’s Series 7 are of two styles, one Punic in character, the other more Roman in character. Robinson suggested that the latter represents the coinage of Carthago Nova after its capture by Scipio in 209 BC, and that the head on the obverse is a portrait of Scipio himself, while the heads of Punic type basically reflect the features of Hannibal. Villaronga simply calls both male heads. 1 commentsn.igma

RIC 213 TitusÆ Dupondius, 13.42g
Rome mint, 80-81 AD
Obv: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII; Head of Titus, radiate, bearded, l.
Rev: VESTA in exergue; S C in field; Vesta std. l., with palladium and sceptre
RIC 213 (C). BMC 201. BNC 204.
Acquired from Carthago Numismatics, August 2022.

This seated Vesta type is quite common on Titus' bronze coinage, much more so than on Vespasian's earlier issues where she is more commonly represented as standing. Vesta, the goddess of home and hearth, is seen here holding a palladium - a wooden cult image of Pallas Athena which oversees the safety and well being of Rome. Her cult was maintained by the Vestal Virgins.David Atherton

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