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Denarius - 123 BC (Grueber 150/125 BC) - Mint of Rome (Crawford). Uncertain mint in Italy (Grueber)
C. [PORCIVS] CATO - Gens Porcia
Obv.: Helmeted head of Roma right, X behind
Rev.: Victory in biga right holding reins and whip; C CATO below, ROMA in ex.
Gs. 3,9 mm. 18,9
Craw. 274/1, Sear RCV 149, BMRRC II 461.

Maxentius

Denarius - 89 BC. - Mint of Rome
M. PORCIVS CATO - Gens Porcia
Obv.: Female bust right (Roma?). ROMA (MA in monogram) behind. M. CATO below
Rev.:Victoria seated right, holding palm and patera. In ex. VICTRIX (TR in monogram)
Gs. 3,8 mm. 17,7
Crawf. 343/1, Sear RCV 247, Grueber II 657

Maxentius

25 CaracallaCARACALLA
AR Denarius, 210-213 AD.

ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right / MARTI PACATORI, Mars standing front, head left, holding olive-branch, reversed spear & shield

Sear 6818, RIC 222, RSC 149, BMC 81 VFSosius

872bisCarausius 287-93AD
Antoninianus
Obv “IMP CARAVSIVS PF AVG”
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev “PACATOR [ORBIS]”
Sol walking left raised hand and holding whip
Unmarked mint
RIC - (872 bis)mauseus

872bisCarausius 287-93AD
Antoninianus
Obv “IMP CARAVSIVS P AVG”
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev “PACATOR ORBIS”
Emperor walking right holding globe and transverse spear
Unmarked mint
RIC - (872 bis)mauseus

873ffCarausius 287-93AD
Antoninianus
Obv "IMP CARAVSIVS......"
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev "PACATOR ORBIS"
Radiate bust of Sol right
Unmarked mint
RIC 873-4
2 commentsmauseus

Antiochus IX Cyzicenus, 114 - 95 B.C.Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochus IX Cyzicenus, 114 - 95 B.C. Ae 18. Weight 5.2g. Obv: Diademed head rt. Rev: Pallas Athena rt. holding shield and spear ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ. BMC 93.23
Antiochus IX Eusebes, ruler of the Greek Seleucid kingdom, was the son of Antiochus VII Sidetes and Cleopatra Thea. Upon the death of his father in Parthia and his uncle Demetrius II Nicator's return to power (129 BC), his mother sent him to Cyzicus on the Bosporus, thus giving him his nickname. He returned to Syria in 116 BC to claim the Seleucid throne from half-brother/cousin Antiochus VIII Grypus, with whom he eventually divided Syria. He was killed in battle by the son of Grypus, Seleucus VI Epiphanes in 96 BC.ddwau

000c. Sextus PompeySextus Pompeius Magnus Pius, in English Sextus Pompey, was a Roman general from the late Republic (1st century BC). He was the last focus of opposition to the second triumvirate.

Sextus Pompeius was the youngest son of Pompey the Great (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) by his third wife, Mucia Tertia. His older brother was Gnaeus Pompeius, from the same mother. Both boys grew up in the shadow of their father, one of Rome's best generals and originally non-conservative politician who drifted to the more traditional faction when Julius Caesar became a threat.

When Caesar crossed the Rubicon in 49 BC, thus starting a civil war, Sextus' older brother Gnaeus followed their father in his escape to the East, as did most of the conservative senators. Sextus stayed in Rome in the care of his stepmother, Cornelia Metella. Pompey's army lost the battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC and Pompey himself had to run for his life. Cornelia and Sextus met him in the island of Mytilene and together they fled to Egypt. On the arrival, Sextus watched his father being killed by treachery on September 29 of the same year. After the murder, Cornelia returned to Rome, but in the following years Sextus joined the resistance against Caesar in the African provinces. Together with Metellus Scipio, Cato the younger, his brother Gnaeus and other senators, they prepared to oppose Caesar and his army to the end.

Caesar won the first battle at Thapsus in 46 BC against Metellus Scipio and Cato, who committed suicide. In 45 BC, Caesar managed to defeat the Pompeius brothers in the battle of Munda. Gnaeus Pompeius was executed, but young Sextus escaped once more, this time to Sicily.

Back in Rome, Julius Caesar was murdered on the Ides of March (March 15) 44 BC by a group of senators led by Cassius and Brutus. This incident did not lead to a return to normality, but provoked yet another civil war between Caesar's political heirs and his assassins. The second triumvirate was formed by Octavian, Mark Antony and Lepidus, with the intention of avenging Caesar and subduing all opposition. Sextus Pompeius in Sicily was certainly a rebellious man, but the Cassius and Brutus faction was the second triumvirate's first priority. Thus, with the whole island as his base, Sextus had the time and resources to develop an army and, even more importantly, a strong navy operated by Sicilian marines.

Brutus and Cassius lost the twin battles of Philippi and committed suicide in 42 BC. After this, the triumvirs turned their attentions to Sicily and Sextus.

But by this time, Sextus was prepared for strong resistance. In the following years, military confrontations failed to return a conclusive victory for either side and in 39 BC, Sextus and the triumvirs signed for peace in the Pact of Misenum. The reason for this peace treaty was the anticipated campaign against the Parthian Empire. Antony, the leader, needed all the legions he could get so it was useful to secure an armistice in the Sicilian front. The peace did not last for long. Octavian and Antony's frequent quarrels were a strong political motivation for resuming the war against Sextus. Octavian tried again to conquer Sicily, but he was defeated in the naval battle of Messina (37 BC) and again in August 36 BC. But by then, Octavian had Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, a very talented general, on his side. Only a month afterwards, Agrippa destroyed Sextus' navy off Naulochus cape. Sextus escaped to the East and, by abandoning Sicily, lost all his base of support.

Sextus Pompeius was caught in Miletus in 35 BC and executed without trial (an illegal act since Sextus was a Roman citizen) by order of Marcus Titius, Antony's minion. His violent death would be one of the weapons used by Octavian against Antony several years later, when the situation between the two became unbearable.

Sicilian Mint
Magn above laureate Janiform head
PIVS above, IMP below, prow of galley right
Sear RCV 348, RPC 671, Sydenham 1044a, Cohen 16
43-36 BC

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001f. CatoMarcus Porcius Cato, known as Cato Minor or Cato Uticensis was a senator and tribune, famed for his oratory. He was the major political foe of Julius Caesar, supporting Pompey and continuing his political opposition after Pompey's death. After a string of defeats by the republican forces, he committed suicide in April 46 BC.

Coin: AR Quinarius. 13mm, 1.79 g. 47-46 BC, mint at Utica. Obv: M • CATO • PRO • PR, wreathed head of Liber right. Rev: VICTRIX, Victory seated right, holding patera. Cr462/2, Syd 1054, Porcia 11.lawrence c

001g. ScipioQ. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio. Put in command of anti-Caesar forces by Cato. He was not a particularly skilled commander. He lost battle of Thapsus to Caesarian forces on 6 April, 46 BC and committed suicide afterward.

Coin: Denarius. 17mm, 3.45 g. 47-46 BC. Mobile military mint in Africa. Obv: Q METEL PIVS, laureate head of Jupiter right. Rev: SCIPIO IMP, elephant walking right. Crawford 459/1, Syndenham 1046.lawrence c

001r. AhenobarbusCn. Domitius L. f. Ahenobarbus was an opponent of Julius Caesar, but was pardoned by him. Successful naval commander for Brutus, and then he continued naval operations akin to piracy after Brutus fell. He then reconciled with Marc Antony. He was named consul in 32 BC. He broke with Antony over Cleopatra and defected to Octavian shortly before the battle of Actium in 31 BC. He died about the same time as the battle in which he did not participate. He was the nephew of Cato and the grandfather of Nero.

Coin: AR Denarius. Uncertain mint along the Adriatic or Ionian Sea, 41-40 BC. Bare head right, wearing short beard; AHENOBAR before / Prow right surmounted by a military trophy; CN•DOMITIVS•IMP below. Crawford 519/2; CRI 339; BMCRR East 94-97; RSC Domitia 21. 3.64g, 19mm, 6h. Flan flaw on obverse. The bust on obverse likely is an ancestor of Ahenobarbus. Roma Numismatics Auction 75 Lot 566.lawrence c

0035 Hadrian Sestertius, Roma 117 AD Concordia Reference.
RIC cf535b; BMC cf1104; Strack cf502; Banti 145; RIC 35

Bust A4 with Balteus strap

Obv. IMP CAES DIVI TRAIAN AVG F TRAIAN HADRIAN OPT AVG GER,
Laureate bare bust with drapery, and balteus

Rev DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS P P, CONCORDIA and S C in field
Concordia seated left on throne, holding out patera and resting on a figure of Spes; cornucopia under throne

24.78 gr
35 mm
6h

When he became emperor following the death of Trajan in 117 AD, questions immediately arose regarding the validity of Hadrian's succesion. Although it is clear from Hadrian's early career and marriage to Sabina (Trajan's grand-niece) that the emperor brought his young kinsman within the imperial court, Trajan, unlike Nerva before, made no move to adopt Hadrian formally, instead possibly preferring others. This fact prompted Hadrian, in the early days of his reign to emphasize his legitimacy to the succession. Hadrian declared Trajan divus and ordered his ashes installed in the Column of his newly complete Forum. Trajan's name and titles were incorporated into the new imperial nomenclature, a privilege reserved solely for legitimate heirs. At the same time, coins were struck to associate the new reign with the previous administration and declare a peaceful transferral of power. The legend DAC PARTHICO (in the dedicatory dative), clearly refers to Trajan, while the Concordia reverse type (to date, uncommon with the addition of Spes), emphasized by the inclusion of CONCORDIA in the exergue, demonstrated Hadrian's potential willingness for the time to continue Trajan's policies, thereby insuring continued political harmony, something which disintegrated as Hadrian's reign progressed.1 commentsokidoki

02-02 - Antioco I Soter (281 - 261 A.C.)Después de la muerte de Alejandro Magno, sus generales se repartieron el imperio, siendo protagonistas durante veinte años de grandes luchas y peleas por obtener el poder. Fueron los llamados diádocos, (Î´Î¹Î¬Î´Î¿Ï‡Î¿Î¹) o sucesores. La lucha entre ellos para obtener el poder y la hegemonía duró casi cincuenta años, hasta el 281 adC en que murió el último de los diádocos, Seleuco I Nikátor. Después de estos antiguos generales gobernaron los llamados epígonos (ÎµÏ€Î¯Î³Î¿Î½Î¿Î¹), que significa los nacidos después.
Antíoco I Sóter (que quiere decir 'salvador') (324 adC-261 adC) era hijo del fundador de la dinastía Seléucida, Seleuco I Nicátor y de Apame, princesa sogdiana y nieta de Espitamenes. Se casó con su madrastra, Estratónice. Era uno de estos epígonos a que se refiere la Historia. Se le conoce sobre todo por su triunfo frente a los gálatas en Asia Menor (pueblo galo procedente de Europa que se asentó aquí en el siglo III adC), cuya invasión supo detener a tiempo. Los gálatas venían de una expedición contra los griegos y habían sido vencidos por ellos. Pero al amparo de esta invasión frustrada se fueron formando pequeños Estados independientes que se irán consolidando durante los reinados de los reyes sucesores de Antíoco. Fue enemigo de otro de los epígonos, Ptolomeo II de Egipto y en las luchas que mantuvo contra él Antíoco perdió grandes extensiones de terreno además de que el rey egipcio consiguiera también la hegemonía sobre el mar Mediterráneo. Murió en combate durante la guerra que mantuvo contra Eumenes I, gobernador del reino de Pérgamo en Asia Menor. A Antíoco I le sucedió su hijo Antíoco II Teos (el dios).(Wikipedia)
AE 17 mm 5.8 gr.

Anv: Busto con diadema viendo a derecha.
Rev: "BAÎ£IÎ›EÎ©Î£ ANTIOXOY" - Zeus de pié de frente viendo a izquierda sosteniendo estrella ? en mano derecha extendida y cetro en izquierda.

Ceca: Antioquía en Orontes
Referencias: mdelvalle

0224 - 1 Real Reyes Católicos c.1535 ACObv/ Coat of arms flanked by X and X; around, : FERNANDVS : 7 : ELISABET - D
Rev/ Arrows and yoke, points around, below S. Around, + : REX : 7 : REGINA : CASTELE : LEGI

Ag, 26.5 mm, 3.28 g
Mint: Sevilla
Calicó -- - F6.8.1var
ex-Áureo & Calicó, auction Isabel de Tratámara, vol IX, lot 885dafnis

0251 - 1 Real Reyes Católicos c.1523 ACObv/ Coat of arms crowned; around, FERNANDVS * ET : HELISA :
Rev/ Arrows and yoke, below B. Around, ++ REX : ET · REGINA : CAST · LEGIO

Ag, 27.5 mm, 3.36 g
Mint: Burgos
Calicó (2019)/309 - F1.3.1.1 var
ex-Tauler & Fau, auction e46 (Spanish Coins Vol.V), lot 8158dafnis

051 Caracalla (196-198 A.D. Caesar, 198-217 A.D. Augustus ), Rome, RIC IV-I 222, AR-Denarius, MARTI PACATORI, Mars standing front, Scarce! #1051 Caracalla (196-198 A.D. Caesar, 198-217 A.D. Augustus ), Rome, RIC IV-I 222, AR-Denarius, MARTI PACATORI, Mars standing front, Scarce! #1
avers: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, Laureate head right.
reverse: MARTI PACATORI, Mars standing front, head left, holding an olive branch, reversed spear and shield.
exergue:-/-//--, diameter: 18,0-18,5mm, weight: 2,97g, axis: 0h,
mint: Rome, date: 210-213 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV-I 222, p-217, RSC 149, BMC 81, Scarce!
Q-0011 commentsquadrans

064 - Septimius Severus denarius - RIC 045Obv:- L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP IIII, laureate head right
Rev:- MARS PACATOR, Mars standing left, holding branch and spear
Minted in Rome. A.D. 194-195
Reference(s) - Cohen 309. RIC 45 maridvnvm

066 - Caracalla denarius - RIC 222Obv:– ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, Laureate bust right
Rev:– MARTI PACATORI, Mars standing front, head left, holding branch and spear, resting left hand on shield at side
Minted in Rome.
Reference:– Van Meter 46. RIC 222 (Scarce). RCV02 6818. RSC 149.1 commentsmaridvnvm

089 B.C., M.Porcius Cato, Republic AR-Quinar, Crawford 343/2d, Rome, VICTRIX, Victory seated right, #1089 B.C., M.Porcius Cato, Republic AR-Quinar, Crawford 343/2d, Rome, VICTRIX, Victory seated right, #1
avers: Head of Liber right. wearing ivy wreath; behind, M•CATO downwards, border of dots.
reverse: Victory seated right, holding patera and palm branch, border of dots.
exergue: -/-//VICTRIX, diameter: 16mm, weight: 1,68g, axis: 3h,
mint: Rome, date: 89 B.C., ref: Crawford 343/2d, Sydenham 597c, Porcia 7,
Q-001quadrans

089 B.C., M.Porcius Cato, Republic AR-Quinar, Crawford 343/2d, Rome, VICTRIX, Victory seated right, #2089 B.C., M.Porcius Cato, Republic AR-Quinar, Crawford 343/2d, Rome, VICTRIX, Victory seated right, #2
avers: Head of Liber right. wearing ivy wreath; behind, M•CATO downwards, border of dots.
reverse: Victory seated right, holding patera and palm branch, border of dots.
exergue: -/-//VICTRIX, diameter: 13mm, weight: 1,80g, axis: 0h,
mint: Rome, date: 89 B.C., ref: Crawford 343/2d, Sydenham 597c, Porcia 7,
Q-002quadrans

106 Aurelianus (270-275 A.D.), T-2211, RIC V-I 231, Siscia, AE-Antoninianus, PACATOR ORIENTIS, T/*//--, Emperor and captive,106 Aurelianus (270-275 A.D.), T-2211, RIC V-I 231, Siscia, AE-Antoninianus, PACATOR ORIENTIS, T/*//--, Emperor and captive,
avers:- IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiated and cuirassed bust right. (B1)
revers:- PACATOR ORIENTIS, Emperor in military dress standing right, holding long sceptre in right hand and pugio in left hand, trampling with left foot on a bound and std. captive in oriental dress right, head turned left. (Emperor 15)
exerg: T/*//--, diameter: 22-23,5mm, weight: 3,16g, axes: 6h,
mint: Siscia, iss-6, off-3, date: 272-274 A.D., ref: RIC-V-231 T-2211 (Estiot),
Q-001quadrans

111 Florianus (276-282 A.D.), T-4134, RIC V-I 007, Lyon, AE-Antoninianus, PACATOR ORBIS, -/-/III, Bust-D1, Sol running left, #1111 Florianus (276-282 A.D.), T-4134, RIC V-I 007, Lyon, AE-Antoninianus, PACATOR ORBIS, -/-/III, Bust-D1, Sol running left, #1
avers: IMP C M AN FLORIANVS P F AVG, Bust right, radiate, cuirassed and draped with paludamentum. (D1).
reverse: PACATOR ORBIS, Sol running left, with right hand raised and holding the whip in left hand, cloak flying behind. (Sol 3).
exergue: -/-/III, diameter: 20,0-22,4mm, weight: 3,64g, axes: 7h,
mint: Lyon, iss-2, off-3, date: 276 A.D., ref: RIC V-I 007, T-(Estiot)-4134, Bastien 137,
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115 - Postumus Antoninianus - RIC 317Antoninianus
Obv:– IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– PACATOR ORBIS, Radiate, draped bust of Sol right.
Minted in Trier. A.D. 269
Reference– RIC 317

3.25g. 19.41 mm. 0 degreesmaridvnvm

12-02 - Demetrio II, Nicator (1er.Reino 145 - 139 A.C.)Demetrio II Nicátor de la dinastía Seléucida, fue rey de Siria en dos períodos: 146 - 139 A.C. y 129 - 126 A.C. Huyó a Creta tras la derrota y muerte de su padre, Demetrio I Sóter, pero regresó después, proclamándose rey. Fue puesto en fuga casi inmediatamente por el general Diodoto, que primero proclamó rey a un hijo de Alejandro Balas, Antíoco VI Dioniso, y luego a sí mismo con el nombre de Trifón. Demetrio marchó en guerra contra el rey de Partia, Mitrídates I, siendo derrotado y capturado en 139 A.C.
En 129 fue puesto en libertad, con la esperanza de provocar una guerra entre él y su hermano Antíoco VII Evergetes. Sin embargo, Antíoco murió antes de que estallara el conflicto, con lo que Demetrio II se proclamó rey de nuevo. Poco después fue derrotado y muerto por el rey de Egipto Ptolomeo VIII, que sostenía al usupador Alejandro Zabinas. Le sucedió su hijo Seleuco V Filométor, bajo la regencia de su viuda Cleopatra Tea. (Wikipedia)

AE 18 x 19 mm 4.9 gr.

Anv: Busto con diadema de Demetrio II viendo a derecha. Grafila de puntos.
Rev: "BAÎ£IÎ›EÎ©Î£ Î”HMHTPIOY – TYPIÎ©N (por Tiro)" - Popa de Galera (Simboliza el poderío naval de Tiro Fenicia bajo los Seléucidas).

Acuñación: 145/4 A.C.
Ceca: Seleucia en Tiro - Fenicia

Referencias: Houghton #753 – SNG Spaer #1722 - B.M.C. Vol.4 (Seleucid Kings of Syria) #20-22 Pag.60 - Sear GCTV Vol.2 #7070 Pag.661 - SNG Israel #1708.mdelvalle

125 - Aurelian Ant. - RIC 006Obv:– IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiated cuirassed bust right
Rev:– PACATOR ORBIS, Sol walking left, right hand raised, left hand holding whip
Minted in Lugdunum (AL). End A.D. 274 to early A.D. 275
Reference:– Bastien 1 (9). RIC 6maridvnvm

125 - Aurelian Ant. - RIC 006 Obv:– IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiated cuirassed bust right
Rev:– PACATOR ORBIS, Sol walking left, right hand raised, left hand holding whip
Minted in Lugdunum (CL). End A.D. 274 to early A.D. 275
Reference:– Bastien 3. RIC 6

Ex auction Grün 10, Lot 721, ex Philippe Gysen collection maridvnvm

125 - Aurelian Ant. - RIC 006Obv:– IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiated cuirassed bust right
Rev:– PACATOR ORBIS, Sol walking left, right hand raised, left hand holding whip
Minted in Lugdunum, (//.A.L.). Emission 3, Officina 1. mid A.D. 275
Reference:– Bastien 7 (17 examples cited). RIC 6 Bust Type Fmaridvnvm

13-03 - M. PORCIUS CATO (89 A.C.)AR Quinarius 14 mm 1.8 gr
Anv: Cabeza de joven Baco o Liber (Dios del Vino) de pelo largo, vistiendo corona de hojas de hiedra viendo a derecha - "M·CATO" (AT en ligadura) detrás de la cabeza. No se aprecia pero usualmente Marca de Control debajo.
Rev: Victoria alada sentada a derecha, portando palma en mano derecha y pátera en izquierda. "VICTRIX" (TR en ligadura) en Exergo.

Ceca: Roma
Referencias: Sear RCTV Vol.1 #248 Pag.119 - Craw RRC #343/2a-b - Syd CRR #597/597c -BMCRR #662/693 - RSC Vol.1 Porcia 7-7c Pag.80/81 - Kestner 2999 var.mdelvalle

131 - Florian Antoninianus - RIC V part II Lugdunum 007Obv:– IMP C M AN FLORIANVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– PACATOR ORBIS, Sol running left, holding up right hand, whip in left
Minted in Lugdunum (//III) Emission 3 Officina 3. August A.D. 276
Reference:– RIC 7 Bust type F. Cohen 46. Bastien 137 maridvnvm

131 - Florian Antoninianus - RIC V part II Lugdunum 009Obv:– IMP C M AN FLORIANVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– PACATOR ORBIS, Sol running left, holding up right hand, whip in left
Minted in Lugdunum (//III) Emission 3 Officina 3. August A.D. 276
Reference:– RIC 9 Bust type F. maridvnvm

136 - Numerian - RIC 390 - Bust Type F var (Lugdunum) (//C)Obv:– IMP C NVMERIANVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right
Rev:– PACATO-R ORBIS, Emperor advancing right, holding shield and sword, captive, cowering beneath
Minted in Lugdunum (C in exe) Emission 9 Officina 3. Summer A.D. 284
Reference:– Cohen 41 (30 F). Bastien 618 (2 examples). RIC 390 Bust type F var (Officina).

The coin appears to be billon rather than silvered and is the ONLY occurence of this reverse type.

x.x gms, x.x mm. x degreesmaridvnvm

136 - Numerian - RIC unlisted - Bust Type F (Lugdunum) (//C)Obv:– IMP C NVMERIANVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right
Rev:– PACATO-R ORBIS, Emperor advancing right, holding shield and sword, captive, cowering beneath
Minted in Lugdunum (C in exe) Emission 9 Officina 3. Summer A.D. 284
Reference:– Cohen 41 (30 F). Bastien 618 (2 examples). RIC Unlisted.

The coin appears to be billon rather than silvered and is the ONLY occurence of this reverse type.1 commentsmaridvnvm

14-03 - M. PORCIUS CATO (89 A.C.)AR Quinarius 14 mm 1.8 gr

Anv: Cabeza de joven Baco o Liber (Dios del Vino) de pelo largo, vistiendo corona de hojas de hiedra viendo a derecha - "M·CATO" (AT en ligadura) detrás de la cabeza. No se aprecia pero usualmente Marca de Control debajo.
Rev: Victoria alada sentada a derecha, portando palma en mano derecha y pátera en izquierda. "VICTRIX" (TR en ligadura) en Exergo.

Ceca: Roma
Referencias: Sear RCTV Vol.1 #248 Pag.119 - Craw RRC #343/2a-b - Syd CRR #597/597c -BMCRR #662/693 - RSC Vol.1 Porcia 7-7c Pag.80/81 - Kestner 2999 var.mdelvalle

16-02 - Antioco VIII, Grifo (125 - 96 A.C.)Antiochus VIII Epiphanes/Callinicus/Philometor, Hijo de Demetrio II Nicátor y Cleopatra Thea, su apodo Grypus significa nariz de gancho.
Antíoco VIII Grifo de la dinastía Seléucida, fue rey de Siria entre 125 A.C. - 96 A.C. Sucedió a su hermano Seleuco V Filométor, tras ser éste asesinado por la madre de ambos, Cleopatra Tea. Esta intentó envenenarle, pero Antíoco la obligó a beberse su propio veneno. Hubo de combatir contra Antíoco IX Eusebio, con el que finalmente compartió el reino. Fue asesinado en 96 A.C., quedando Antíoco IX como único rey. Sin embargo, varios de sus hijos llegaron a reinar posteriormente.

AE 12 mm 1.4 gr.

Anv: Bustos apareados y laureados de Dioskouri. ” * “ arriba.
Rev: "ANTIOXEÎ©N / EN Î TOÎ›EMAI" a derecha de una cornucopia, "IEPAÎ£ AÎ£YÎ›OY"? a izquierda y "LÎ I" fecha seleuciana en exergo.

Acuñada: 125 - 96 A.C.
Ceca: Ake Ptolomais - Fenicia (Ubicado al norte de Haifa - en esta época formaba parte de los reinos Seléucidas)

Referencias: Sear GCTV Vol.2 #6047 var / 6046 Pag.555 - B.M.C. Vol.26 (Phoenicia) #10 Pag.129 - Houghton 810 - Hen #414mdelvalle

1781. Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette, Congratulations of the Merchants of Paris on the Birth of the Dauphin.Obv: Busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette vis a vis. LVD XVI FR ET NAV REX MAR ANT AVSTR REG
Rev: Six Corps of Merchants led by the Governor of Paris the Duke de Cosse ASSERENDI NOVA SPES COMERCII / REGI DE ORTU SS DELHINI SEX MERCATOR PARIS ORDINES GRATULANTOR AUSP DUCIS DE COSSE URBIS CUB DIE IV NOV MDCCLXXXI
AE60. Engraved by Duvivier.

This medal commemorates the birth of Louis-Joseph Xavier Francois, Dauphin of France from 1781 to his death in 1789. The reverse expresses the hopes of the merchants of Paris of continuing prosperity under a stable monarchy.LordBest

1aa Julius Caesar60 BC (formation of the First Triumvirate)-44 BC (assassination)

Denarius
44 BC

Caesar's head, right, eight-pointed star behind. CAESAR IMP.
Venus standing left, holding victory and scepter. P SEPVLLIVS MACER.

RSC 41

Plutarch said of the first triumvirate: There is a law among the Romans, that whoever desires the honour of a triumph must stay without the city and expect his answer. And another, that those who stand for the consulship shall appear personally upon the place. Caesar was come home at the very time of choosing consuls, and being in a difficulty between these two opposite laws, sent to the senate to desire that, since he was obliged to be absent, he might sue for the consulship by his friends. Cato, being backed by the law, at first opposed his request; afterwards perceiving that Caesar had prevailed with a great part of the senate to comply with it, he made it his business to gain time, and went on wasting the whole day in speaking. Upon which Caesar thought fit to let the triumph fall, and pursued the consulship. Entering the town and coming forward immediately, he had recourse to a piece of state policy by which everybody was deceived but Cato. This was the reconciling of Crassus and Pompey, the two men who then were most powerful in Rome. There had been a quarrel between them, which he now succeeded in making up, and by this means strengthened himself by the united power of both, and so under the cover of an action which carried all the appearance of a piece of kindness and good-nature, caused what was in effect a revolution in the government. For it was not the quarrel between Pompey and Caesar, as most men imagine, which was the origin of the civil wars, but their union, their conspiring together at first to subvert the aristocracy, and so quarrelling afterwards between themselves.

Of Caesar's military leadership, Plutarch wrote: He was so much master of the good-will and hearty service of his soldiers that those who in other expeditions were but ordinary men displayed a courage past defeating or withstanding when they went upon any danger where Caesar's glory was concerned. . . . This love of honour and passion for distinction were inspired into them and cherished in them by Caesar himself, who, by his unsparing distribution of money and honours, showed them that he did not heap up wealth from the wars for his own luxury, or the gratifying his private pleasures, but that all he received was but a public fund laid by the reward and encouragement of valour, and that he looked upon all he gave to deserving soldiers as so much increase to his own riches. Added to this also, there was no danger to which he did not willingly expose himself, no labour from which he pleaded an exemption. His contempt of danger was not so much wondered at by his soldiers because they knew how much he coveted honour. But his enduring so much hardship, which he did to all appearance beyond his natural strength, very much astonished them. For he was a spare man, had a soft and white skin, was distempered in the head and subject to an epilepsy, which, it is said, first seized him at Corduba. But he did not make the weakness of his constitution a pretext for his ease, but rather used war as the best physic against his indispositions; whilst, by indefatigable journeys, coarse diet, frequent lodging in the field, and continual laborious exercise, he struggled with his diseases and fortified his body against all attacks. He slept generally in his chariots or litters, employing even his rest in pursuit of action. In the day he was thus carried to the forts, garrisons, and camps, one servant sitting with him, who used to write down what he dictated as he went, and a soldier attending behind him with his sword drawn. 2 commentsBlindado

22-01 - M. PORCIUS CATO (47/46 A.C.) Mejor conocido como M. CATO UTECENSIS Propraetor y fiel adherente del partido de POMPEYO "El Grande" .

AR Denarius 18 mm 3.0 gr
Anv: Busto vestido de mujer (Roma o Libertas) viendo a derecha - "ROMA" (MA en ligadura) detrás y "M·CATO PRO·PR" delante del busto.
Rev: Victoria sentada a derecha portando Palma sobre hombro derecho y corona de laureles en mano izquierda. "VICTRIX" en Exergo.

Ceca: Utica - Tunez
Referencias: Sear RCTV Vol.1 #1381 Pag.263 - Craw RRC #462/1b - Syd CRR #1053a - BMCRR (Africa)#18 - RSC Vol.1 Porcia 10a Pag.81mdelvalle

22-01 - M. PORCIUS CATO (47/46 A.C.) Mejor conocido como M. CATO UTECENSIS Propraetor y fiel adherente del partido de POMPEYO "El Grande" .
AR Denarius 18 mm 3.0 gr

Anv: Busto vestido de mujer (Roma o Libertas) viendo a derecha - "ROMA" (MA en ligadura) detrás y "M·CATO PRO·PR" delante del busto.
Rev: Victoria sentada a derecha portando Palma sobre hombro derecho y corona de laureles en mano izquierda. "VICTRIX" en Exergo.

Ceca: Utica - Tunez

Referencias: Sear RCTV Vol.1 #1381 Pag.263 - Craw RRC #462/1b - Syd CRR #1053a - BMCRR (Africa)#18 - RSC Vol.1 Porcia 10a Pag.81mdelvalle

22126 Caracalla/Marti PacatoriObv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT,
laureate head right.
Rev: MARTI PACATORI,
Mars standing left, holding upright
olive-branch in right hand, transverse spear in left
hand, and resting on shield.
Mint: Rome 19mm 3.16G
RIC IV-1 Rome 222; RSC 149
Blayne W

24 CaracallaDenarius. 210-213 AD. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right / MARTI PACATORI, Mars standing front, head left, holding olive-branch, reversed spear & shield. RIC 222, RSC 149, BMC 81. Weight 3.17 gm. Die axis 12 hr. Max dia. 18.2 mmmix_val

2465IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
PACATOR ORBIS
Radiate, draped bust of Sol right
Mint 1 (Trier), Issue 7
Cunetio 24651 commentsmauseus

274C CATO c.123 BC
AR denarius
Obv "X"
Helmeted head of Roma right
Rev "C CATO ROMA"
Victory in biga right
Rome mint
Crawford 274/1 mauseus

276Florianus 276 AD
AE antoninianus
Lugdunum Mint
IMP C M AN FLORIANVS PF AVG
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
PACATOR ORBIS
Sol walking left
-/-/III
RIC 7mauseus

379/1. Procilia - denarius (80 BC)AR Denarius (Rome, 80 BC)
O/ Laureate head of Jupiter right; S C downwards behind.
R/ Juno Sospita standing right, holding shield and hurling spear; snake before; L PROCILI/F downwards behind.
3.57g
Crawford 379/1 (104 obverse dies/116 reverse dies)

* Lucius Procilius:

The life of Procilius is sparsely known. Besides, he is the only recorded member of the gens Procilia for the Republic and the lack of a cognomen further indicates a humble origin. Dictionaries often record two different Procilius (a historian and a politician), but they were possibly the same person. Since there are 35 years between this denarius and the dated events of Procilius' life, the moneyer could have been the father of the politician and historian.

Regarding Procilius the historian, none of his writings has survived, even as fragments, but he is quoted by Varro about the origin of the Lacus Curtius on the Forum (Latin Language, v. 148), Pliny the Elder on a text related to Pompey (Natural History, viii. 2), and Cicero alludes that he wrote on Greek constitutions (Atticus, ii. 2). The scope of his works must have therefore been quite extensive. In the aforementioned letter, Cicero shows his dislike for Procilius, which is perhaps related to Procilius' political role.

Indeed, in other letters, Cicero mentions that Procilius was also a Tribune of the Plebs in 56, and that he was allied to Gaius Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger's cousin) and Marcus Nonius Sufenas, also Tribunes that year. They supported Publius Clodius Pulcher, Tribune in 59 and Aedile in 56, who -- as Tribune -- had banned Cicero from Rome for his repression of the Catiline Conspiracy, hence the animosity of Cicero towards Procilius. In 56, Pulcher and the three tribunes, including Procilius, prevented the elections from taking place, in order to force an interregnum, so that Crassus and Pompey could be chosen consuls for 55 (Cassius Dio, Roman History, xxxix. 27-33).

They used violence and bribery to prevent this election and were therefore sued. Cato and Sufenas were acquitted, but Procilius was found guilty on 4 July 54 (Cicero, Atticus, iv. 15). Apparently, he was not condemned for the complete illegality of his deeds, but because he had killed a man in his house; and Cicero complains that 22 judges on 49 still wanted to absolve him. In the following letter to Atticus (ii. 16), Cicero adds that there are rumors about Sufenas and his judges, possibly about corruption, but does not give more details.

The use of Juno Sospita refers to the town of Lanuvium, where she was worshiped, probably the hometown of Procilius.

Joss

421/1. Nonia - denarius (59 BC)AR Denarius (Rome, 59 BC)
O/ Head of Saturn right, head of a harpoon and conical stone behind; S C upwards behind; SVFENAS downwards before.
R/ Roma seated left on a pile of trophies, holding sceptre and sword, crowned by Victory standing behind; PR L V P F around; SEX NONI in exergue.
3.90g; 19mm
Crawford 421/1 (56 obverse dies/62 reverse dies)
- Collection of Walter Friedrich Stoecklin, Amriswil, Switzerland, before 1975. W. F. Stoecklin was the second member of a dynasty of coin collectors based in Switzerland.
- Obolos 9, lot 77.

* Marcus Nonius Sex.f. Sufenas:

Sufenas belonged to the plebeian gens Nonia, a relatively new gens at this time. He was the son of son of Sextus Nonius Sufenas, who had played a crucial part in 86 BC by leading the defection to Sulla among Fimbria's troops during the Civil War. Sulla then rewarded him with a praetorship in 81 BC. In turn, Sextus organised the first Victory games celebrating his patron (the Ludi Victoriae Sullanae), as explained on the reverse (Sextus Nonius praetor ludos Victoriae primus fecit).

Marcus Sufenas' career relied on the patronage of Pompey, whom he devotedly served. In 56 he was Tribune of the Plebs, and with the famous Publius Clodius Pulcher, Gaius Porcius Cato, and Lucius Procilius, they sabotaged the consular elections in order to force the choice of Pompey and Crassus as Consuls for 55 (Cassius Dio, Roman History, xxxix. 27-33). Pompey then used his influence to acquit Sufenas (Cicero, Atticus, iv. 15).

Since he was governor of Macedonia or Cyrenaica in 51 (Cicero, Atticus, vi. 1 & viii. 15), Broughton conjectured that he had been Praetor in 52. He was still in his province by 49, so he probably helped Pompey after his flight from Italy. Plutarch mentions him just before the Battle of Pharsalus (Life of Cicero, 38). As he disappears from ancient sources after this, he might have died during the battle.2 commentsJoss

462Cato Uticensis d.46 BC
AR quinarius
Obv "M CATO PRO PR"
Head of Liber right
Rev "VICTRIX"
Seated Victory right
Rome mint
Crawford 462mauseus

47-46 BC Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius ScipioQ METEL SCIPIO IMP
head of Africa right, laur. and clad in elephant's skin, corn-ear before, plough below

EPPIVS LEG F C

Naked Hercules standing facing right, hand on hip resting on club set on rock

North Africa
47-46 BC

Sear 1380/1

Born Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica. He was adopted by his uncle by marriage and father's second cousin Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius. He married Aemilia Lepida, daughter of Mamercus Aemilius Lepidus Livianus (son of the Censor Marcus Livius Drusus and wife Cornelia Scipio and adopted by Mamercus Aemilius Lepidus) and wife Claudia (sister of Appius Claudius Pulcher (Senior)), and was the father in law of Pompey the Great, married to his daughter Cornelia Metella, called Quinta Pompeia for being his fifth wife.

He was Tribune in 59 BC and became Consul with Pompey the Great in 52 BC. During Caesar's civil war, he served the party of Pompey and fought against Caesar and Marcus Antonius. In 49 BC he was sent as Proconsul to Syria and the following year he took part in the Battle of Pharsalus, where he commanded the center of the Republican battleline. After Pharsalus he fled to Africa were he commanded an army with Cato the Younger, losing in the Battle of Thapsus. After the defeat he tried to escape but was cornered by the fleet of Publius Sittius when he wrecked the ship as he tried to escape to the Iberian Peninsula, to continue to fight from there. He committed suicide by stabbing himself so he would not fall at the hands of his enemies.

SOLD to Calgary Coin June 20171 commentsJay GT4

7e Emission - (début 269) - Trèves - PACATOR ORBISIMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG
PACATOR ORBIS
EG 119
CUNETIO 2465
RIC 317
ELMER 599
AGK 50
de Witte 177
Cohen 214PYL

AUGUSTO, quadrante (5 a.C.)Quadrante di Augusto (5 a.C.), zecca di Roma
mm 15, gr. 2,8, 95°, MB
D/ IIIVIR(?) GALUS MESSALLA (monetieri), con altare
R/ APRONIUS SISENNA (monetieri), SC a tutto campo
C.370, RIC 449
Nota: identificato come Augusto su lamoneta.it. Presentato dal venditore come Claudio
Provenienza: collezione Berardengo, Roma Italia (19 marzo 2008, numero catalogo 52); ex collezione Emiliano Cuzzone, Isernia Italia (fino al 2008)paolo

Aurelian - silvered antoninianusLugdunum
mid 275 AD
Issue 4
laureate and cuirassed bust right
IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG
Sol standing left, cloak flying, hand raised, holding whip
PACATOR ORBIS
•C•L•
Bast. 9; RIC1st 6 var.
https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/1347
3,4g 25mm
ex NaumannJ. B.

AURELIAN RIC TEMP 1338 PACATOR ORBISOBVERSE: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG
REVERSE: PACATOR ORBIS
BUST TYPE: B = Radiate, cuirassed bust right
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//AL
MINT: LUGDUNUM
EMMISSION: 2
WEIGHT: 4,04 g
RIC TEMP: 1338 (22 ex. cited)

NOTE: Scarce and desirable reverse type!Barnaba6

AURELIAN RIC TEMP 1340 PACATOR ORBISOBVERSE: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG
REVERSE: PACATOR ORBIS
BUST TYPE: B = Radiate, cuirassed bust right
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//CL
MINT: LUGDUNUM
EMMISSION: 2 (end 274 – early 275)
WEIGHT: 4,02 g
RIC TEMP: 1340 (23 EX. CITED)
Coll. no. 179

NOTE: Scarce and desirable reverse type!

Provenance: ex G.J.R. Ankoné collection Barnaba6

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

BCC MA36Bronze Precision Scale Indicator
Caesarea Maritima
Uncertain Date 1st-3rd Cent. CE?
or possibly much later. This piece is part
of a precision equal-arm (or two-pan) scale.
The left arm of the indicator needle, where
the second pan would be attached, is broken
off. 7.0cm. x 5.7cm. cf. Lionel Holland,
"Weights and Weight-Like Objects from Caesarea
Maritima", Hadera, 2009. Weights are commonly
found at Caesarea, however, Scales and scale-parts
are very rare from this site. Surface find, 1977.
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
(click for larger pic)

For a discussion on this object
please see the Forum topic:
www.forumancientcoins.com/
board/index.php?topic=92325.0v-drome

BCC MA36 Bronze Precision Scale IndicatorBronze Scale Indicator
Caesarea Maritima
Uncertain Date 1st-3rd Cent. CE?
or possibly much later. This piece
is part of a precision equal-arm
(or two-pan) scale. The left arm
of the indicator needle, where the
second pan would be attached, is
broken off. 7.0cm. x 5.7cm.
Surface find, 1977. Many thanks
to Lionel Holland, author of "Weights
and Weight-Like Objects from Caesarea
Maritima", Hadera, 2009, for the information.
(click for larger pic)

For a discussion on this interesting
object please see the Forum topic:
www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=92325.0
Any other comments or ideas are welcome.v-drome

Blanca (Reyes Católicos)1506 - 1566 AD

Obverse: FERNANDVS ET ELISABET
Crowned monogram of Ferdinand II of Aragon.

Reverse: REX ET REGINA CAST LEGION
Crowned monogram of Isabella I of Castile.

Mintmark: S (Sevilla)
Pericles J2

C. Cato 123 BC.C. Cato. 123 BC, silver denarius.
Obverse- Helmeted Roma right, X behind.
Reverse- Victory driving biga right, C. Cato, Roma in exergue.
Crawford 274/1.b70

C. Porcius CatoC. Porcius Cato. 123 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.87 g). Helmeted head of Roma right / Victory in biga right. Crawford 274/1; Sydenham 417; Porcia 1Ajax

C. Porcius Cato - AR denarius²Sardinia / ¹Rome
²124 BC / ¹123 BC
head of Roma right wearing winged helmet
X
Victory in biga right holding reins and wreath
C·CATO
ROMA
¹Crawford 274/1, Sydenham 417, RSC I Porcia 1, Russo RBW 1096, SRCV I 149
²Mark Passehl - Roman moneyer & coin type chronology, 150 – 50 BC
3,9g 19mm
ex inAstaJ. B.

C. Porcius Cato – Porcia-1ROMAN REPUBLIC C. Porcius Cato. 123 B.C. AR denarius (18.42 mm, 3.81 g, 8 h). Helmeted head of Roma right, X behind / C•CATO / ROMA, Victory driving biga right. Crawford 274/1; Sydenham 417; RSC Porcia 1; RCV 149Bud Stewart

C. Porcius Cato, DenariusRRC 274/1
123 bc

Av: Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, X
Rv: Victory in fast biga r.; below horses, C·CATO and in exergue, ROMA

The moneyer might possibly be the grandson of cato the elder and consul of 114 (according to Grüber)

Ex NAC auction 83, lot 298; Leu 17, 1977Norbert

C. Porcius Cato. Denarius Denarius. C. Porcius Cato, 123 BC. Helmeted hd. of Roma r., X behind. Rev. Victory in biga r., C CATO below, ROMA in ex. RRC 274/1. CRR 417. RSC Porcia 1.Tanit

C. Porcius Cato. Denarius C. Porcius Cato, 123 BC. Helmeted hd. of Roma r., X behind . Rev. Victory n biga r., C CATO belwo, ROMA in ex.Tanit

C. Porcius Cato. DenariusC. Porcius Cato. Denarius, 123
Head of Roma with winged helmet r., behind, mark of value X. Rev. C. CATO / ROMA Victory in biga r., holding reins and whipTanit

C. Porcius Cato. DenariusC. Porcius Cato. Denarius, 123.
Head of Roma with winged helmet r., behind, mark of value X. Rev. C. CATO / ROMA Victory in biga r., holding reins and whipTanit

C. Porcius Cato. DenariusC. Porcius Cato. Denarius, 123.
Head of Roma with winged helmet r., behind, mark of value X. Rev. C. CATO / ROMA Victory in biga r., holding reins and whip. Tanit

C.CATOAR denarius. 123 BC. 3,89 grs. Helmeted head of Roma right. X behind / Victory in biga right . C.CATO under horses. ROMA in exergue.
Craw 274/1. RSC Porcia 1.
,benito

C.CATOAR denarius. 123 BC. 3,89 grs. Helmeted head of Roma right. X behind / Victory in biga right . C.CATO under horses. ROMA in exergue.
Craw 274/1. RSC Porcia 1.
benito

CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 400-390 BC. AR Nomos7.88 gms

Vlasto-331; HN Italy-850.
Obverse: Nude youth, holding whip, on horse rearing left; Λ below;
Reverse: Phalanthos, holding aphlaston, on dolphin left.
An EXTREMELY RARE earlier issue, this example features even wear but some rather attracting gray tone throughout. This particular obverse appears to be used only on Vlasto-331, which the author notes as being "presumed unique," a clear indicator of the the rarity of the type.Leo

Campgate: Costantino II, zecca di Ticinum, IV officinaConstantinus II, AE follis, Ticinum mint IV officina
AE, 18 mm, 2.6 gr., R5
D/ CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right
R/ PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, campgate with two turrets, star above , roof and base extends past walls , Q palm T in exergue
RIC VII , 207 var. (unlisted officina Q)
Nota: la valutazione R5 è dovuta al fatto che le officine catalogate nel 207 (P, S, T) sono R4. Pubblicato in "Not in Ric" di Lech StÄ™pniewski
Provenienza: NON ARRIVATA: smarrita nel trasporto postale. collezione Berardengo (Roma, Italia, 11 luglio 2014), ex Herbert R. Chavarria collection (Nemesis, West Hempstead, NY Usa fino al 2014)paolo

Caracalla - MarsAR Denarius, Rome, 211 (3.07gm)
RIC IVi.222, RCV.6818 (S)
Ox: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT
O: Laureate head right.
Rx: MARTI PACATORI
R: Mars standing facing, head left, holding olive branch and resting on shield, spear propped against left arm.

ex. V BorissovPaul DiMarzio

Caracalla Denarius RIC IV 222Rome mint, Caracalla Denarius, 210-213 A.D. AR 18.5mm 3.01g, RIC IV 222, RSC 149, BMC 81
O: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right
R: MARTI PACATORI, Mars standing front, head left, holding olive-branch, reversed spear & shield
casata137ec

Caracalla MarsCaracalla, Silver Denarius, Rome, 210 - 213 AD, RIC 222, Cohen 149, 17mm, 2.1g
OBV: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, Laureate head right
REV: MARTI PACATORI, Mars standing to the front, head left,
holding olive-branch and combination reversed spear - shield both balanced and held by left hand

SCARCE
SRukke

Caracalla, 198 - 217 ADObv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate head of Caracalla facing right.

Rev: PACATOR ORBIS, radiate, draped bust of Sol facing right.

Silver Denarius, Rome Mint, 207 AD

3.2 grams, 20 mm, 0°

RIC IV 163, RSC 171, S6852, VM 512 commentsMatt Inglima

Carrhae in Mesopotamia, Septimius Severus, AE 24, Lindgren 2557Carrhae in Mesopotamia, Septimius Severus, AE 24, 193-211 AD
Av.: CEΠTIMIOC [CE]OY.... , naked (laureate?) bust of Septimius Severus right
Rv.: ..Λ]OY KAPPH ΛKA... , front view of a tetrastyle temple, the temple of the moon god Sin, in the middle a sacred stone on tripod, on top of stone: crescent, standards (with crescents on top) on both sides inside the building; another crescent in the pediment.
Lindgren 2557 ; BMC p. 82, #4

The city and the region played an important role in roman history.

Carrhae / Harran, (Akkadian Harrânu, "intersecting roads"; Latin Carrhae), an ancient city of strategic importance, an important town in northern Mesopotamia, famous for its temple of the moon god Sin, is now nothing more than a village in southeastern Turkey with an archeological site.
In the Bible it is mentioned as one of the towns where Abraham stayed on his voyage from Ur to the promised land. Abraham's family settled there when they left Ur of the Chaldeans (Genesis 11:31-32).
Inscriptions indicate that Harran existed as early as 2000 B.C. In its prime, it controlled the point where the road from Damascus joins the highway between Nineveh and Carchemish. This location gave Harran strategic value from an early date. It is frequently mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions about 1100 BC, under the name Harranu, or "Road" (Akkadian harrānu, 'road, path, journey' ).
During the fall of the Assyrian Empire, Harran became the stronghold of its lasts king, Ashur-uballit II, being besiged and conquered by Nabopolassar of Babylon at 609 BC. Harran became part of Median Empire after the fall of Assyria, and subsequently passed to the Persian Achaemenid dynasty.
The city remained Persian untill in 331 BC when the soldiers of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great entered the city.
After the death of Alexander on 11 June 323 BC, the city was claimed by his successors: Perdiccas, Antigonus Monophthalmus and Eumenes. These visited the city, but eventually, it became part of the Asian kingdom of Seleucos I (Nicator), the Seleucid empire, and capital of a province called Osrhoene (the Greek term for the old name Urhai).
The Seleucids settled Macedonian veterans at Harran. For a century-and-a-half, the town flourished, and it became independent when the Parthian dynasty of Persia occupied Babylonia. The Parthian and Seleucid kings both needed the buffer state of Osrhoene which was part of the larger Parthian empire and had nearby Edessa as its capital. The dynasty of the Arabian Abgarides, technically a vassal of the Parthian "king of kings" ruled Osrhoene for centuries.

Carrhae was the scene of a disastrous defeat of the Roman general Crassus by the Parthians. In 53 BC. Crassus, leading an army of 50.000, conducted a campaign against Parthia. After he captured a few cities on the way, he hurried to cross the Euphrates River with hopes of receiving laurels and the title of “Emperor”. But as he drove his forces over Rakkan towards Harran, Parthian cavalry besieged his forces in a pincers movement. In the ensuing battle, the Roman army was defeated and decimated. The battle of Carrhae was the beginning of a series of border wars with Parthia for many centuries. Numismatic evidence for these wars or the corresponding peace are for instance the "Signis Receptis" issues of Augustus and the “Janum Clusit” issues of Nero.
Later Lucius Verus tried to conquer Osrhoene and initially was successful. But an epidemic made an annexation impossible. However, a victory monument was erected in Ephesus, and Carrhae/Harran is shown as one of the subject towns.
Septimius Severus finally added Osrhoene to his realms in 195. The typical conic domed houses of ancient Harran can be seen on the Arch of Septimius Severus on the Forum Romanum.
Harran was the chief home of the moon-god Sin, whose temple was rebuilt by several kings. Sin was one of the great gods of the Assurian-Babylonian pantheon.
Caracalla gave Harran the status of a colonia (214 AD) and visited the city and the temple of the moon god in April 217. Meanwhile the moon god (and sacred stones) had become a part of the Roman pantheon and the temple a place to deify the roman emperors (as the standards on both sides of the temple indicate).

Caracalla was murdered while he was on his way from Temple to the palace. If this had been arranged by Macrinus - the prefect of the Praetorian guard who was to be the new emperor – is not quite clear. On the eighth of April, the emperor and his courtiers made a brief trip to the world famous temple of the moon god. When Caracalla halted to perform natural functions, he was assassinated by one of his bodyguards, Julius Martialis, who had a private grudge against the ruler, because he had not been given the post of centurion.

In 296 AD Roman control was again interrupted when nearby Carrhae the emperor Galerius was defeated by the king Narses / the Sasanid dynasty of Persia. The Roman emperor Julianus Apostata sacrificed to the moon god in 363 AD, at the beginning of his ill-fated campaign against the Sassanid Persians. The region continued to be a battle zone between the Romans and Sassanids. It remained Roman (or Byzantine) until 639, when the city finally was captured by the Muslim armies.

At that time, the cult of Sin still existed. After the arrival of the Islam, the adherents of other religions probably went to live in the marshes of the lower Tigris and Euphrates, and are still known as Mandaeans.
The ancient city walls surrounding Harran, 4 kilometer long and 3 kilometer wide, have been repaired throughout the ages (a.o. by the Byzantine emperor Justinian in the sixth century), and large parts are still standing. The position of no less than 187 towers has been identified. Of the six gates (Aleppo gate, Anatolian, Arslanli, Mosul, Baghdad, and Rakka gate), only the first one has remained.

A citadel was built in the 14th century in place of the Temple of Sin. This lies in the south-west quarter of the ancient town. Its ruin can still be visited.

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CHINA - Emperor De ZongCHINA - Emperor De Zong, Guang Xu Reign (1875-1908) Cu 10-Cash, Hu-Peh Province. Obv.: Dragon, TAI CHING TI KUO COPPER COIN series. Rev.: Chinese and Machu lettering stating reign and province. Note the central figure: That is the province indicator. Reference: Y-10j.3.dpaul7

COLUMN, Antoninus PiusAR denarius. 3.46 gr. Bare headed bust right, slight drapery on shoulders. DIVVS ANTONINVS. / Column surmounted by statue of Pius holding eagle and sceptre.Fencing in front. DIVO PIO. RIC III 440 (M.Aurelius). RSC 353
The column of Antoninus Pius was raised by his successors M.Aurelius and L.Verus in the Campus Martius. The column and statue no longer exists but the base with a dedicatory inscription,two sides with a funerary Decursio,and the last side representing the ascent of the Emperor and his wife Faustina to heaven can be seen in the Vatican.

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Cr 274/1 AR Denarius C. Porcius Cato C. Porcius Cato. 123 B.C. (19 mm, 3.73 g, 9 h). Rome.
Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet; behind, X
C · CATO below, ROMA in exergue, Victory, holding reins and whip, driving galloping biga right.
Crawford 274/1; Sydenham 417; Porcia 1. PMah

Cr 343/2b - Cato QuinariusROMAN REPUBLIC
M Porcius Cato
AR quinarius. 89 BC.

Head of Liber right, crowned with an ivy wreath, M•CATO behind / Victory seated right, holding palm and patera. VICTRIX in ex.

Syd 597c, Cr343/2b, Porcia 7, Sear5 #248 gVF
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Cr 462/1a AR/Æ plated Denarius M. Porcius CatoAfrica c. 47-46 b.c.e. (perhaps Sicily)

o: M CATO PRO PR Libertas (or Roma) bust rt, hair in fillet; ROMA (ligate) behind
r: VICTRIX Victoria seated rt, w/patera & palm branch

Syd. 1053 cf.; Porcia 10 cf.

None other than "Cato the Younger", acting pro pratore, either simply to strike coin or slightly earlier in Sicily where he was unsuccessful in securing either the island or its grain supply for the Pompeians.

This is a plated denarius, but highly likely from official dies. Indeed, the strike and preservation is better than typical of specimens of this issue, which is not particularly rare and must have been struck in large quantities to pay the massive numbers of troops with Pompey in Greece, or the vastly-reduced but not insubstantial number that escaped with Scipio and Cato to Africa (where they were reduced to ... none.) Was this part of a plated issue made as a desperate move to stretch out the supply of silver by the besieged remnants in Utica, or was it a few soldiers having fun with odds and ends they found under Cato's (very messy) deathbed?
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Cr 469/1a AR Denarius Cn. Pompey Minorissued in name of M. Poblicius, legate pro praetore. Corduba, summer 46 - spring 45 b.c.e.

Obv: Helmeted head of Roma to right; M•POBLICI•LEG PRO•PR around
Rev: Female figure -- Hispania -- standing facing, head to right, with round shield slung on back, holding two spears in left hand and with right hand giving palm-branch to soldier, standing facing, head to left on prow of ship; on right CN•MAGNVS•IMP upwards.

Sear CRI 48; RSC 1 (Pompey the Great)

3.49gm, 20mm, 6h.

This coin and its variations and related types with different obverses all reflect hope / support of Further Spain for the Pompeian cause, which had a few setbacks by the time Pompey Junior arrived in Spain. "A few" includes complete defeat at Pharsalus, the murder of Pompey the Great in Egypt, complete defeat along with Scipio and Cato at Thapsus/Utica. But the Pompey lads were nothing if not "optimistic" -- pun intended -- and they seemed to have access to silver in Spain. Things won't get better for Junior.

This specimen is a bit worn but otherwise very well-centered for the type, with all of the key details distinct. I note that the palm-branch held by Hispania is quite a bit longer than other specimens I have seen to date, perhaps a single-die elaboration. The Pompeian soldier appears to hold his helmet at ready in a formal pose, somewhat ironically given Pompey's own final disposition, but clearer specimens show this is the military cloak bunched at the shoulder.
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Crawford 343/2, ROMAN REPUBLIC, M. Porcius Cato, AR QuinariusRome, The Republic.
M. Porcius Cato, 89 BCE.
AR Quinarius (2.08g; 14mm).
Rome Mint.

Obverse: M.CATO; Liber head facing right wearing ivy wreath; rudder (control mark) below.

Reverse: VICTRIX; Victory seated left, holding patera in outstretched hand and palm over left shoulder.

References: Crawford 343/2b; Sydenham 597c; BMCRR (Italy) 677-93var (symbol); Porcia 7.

Provenance: Ex Elsen 141 (15 Jun 2019) Lot 152; Elsen List 60 (Oct 1983), Lot 37.

The precise identity of the moneyer is uncertain. Crawford believes the obverse head of Liber alludes to the Porcian Laws which broadened the rights of Roman citizens with respect to punishments and appeals. This issue of quinarii was huge, with Crawford estimating 400 obverse and 444 reverse dies. The obverse appears in two varieties: one with control marks below the head, and one without. The control marks include Greek and Latin letters, numbers and symbols.
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