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ROMA Commermorative 33.3-334 ap.J-C
Obv. VRBS ROMA, buste casqué et cuirassé à gauche.
Rev: louve allaitant Romulus and Remus, au-dessus de deux étoiles.
Marque d'atelier:
18mm.,1,85g .,patine foncee
Heraclea
RIC VII 143 Urbs Roma Commemorative AE Reduced Follis. VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust left / She-wolf standing left, suckling twins, two stars above. Mintmark SMH officina letter and star. _1318

Antonivs Protti

Commemorative Series 330-354 Follis URBS ROMA She-wolf Romulus RemusBritanikus

Philip I AD 244-249 Æ Sestertius (27x31mm, 15.79 g.)
Secular Games issue.
Rome mint, struck AD 249.
Obv. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Rev. SAECVLARES AVGG, she-wolf standing left, head right, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus.
RIC IV 159

Continuing the tradition of Claudius and Antoninus Pius before him, the celebration of the Secular Games at the end of every century since the founding of Rome culminated during the reign of Philip I, as the city celebrated her 1,000th anniversary in AD 248. The legends on these issues almost exclusively read Saeculares Augg, and feature a similar iconography from previous games, such as the she-wolf suckling the twins, the various wild beasts paraded through the amphitheater, and a cippus inscribed for the preservation of the memory of these events.2 commentspaul1888

PHILIP I THE ARAB (244–249). Antoninianus. Rome.
Obv: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG.
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: SAECVLARES AVGG / II.
Lupa (She-wolf) standing left, suckling twins Romulus and Remus.
RIC 15.
Ex Numismatik Lanz auction 40 (1987) Lot 783.
Condition: Extremely fine.
Weight: 5.5 g.
Diameter: 23 mm.paul1888

City Commemorative, RIC VII 187 Thessalonica, AE 3Obverse:VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma wearing imperial cloak. Plume on front of helmet.
Reverse:She-wolf standing left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus, O on wolf's shoulder, 2 stars above.
Mintmark SMTS epsilon, 16.1 mm., 2.5 g.
Ref: RIC VII Thessalonica 187

Notes: This variation with O on wolf's shoulderNORMAN K

City Commemorative, RIC VII 249 SisciaObverse: VRBS ROMA: helmeted bust of Roma wearing imperial cloak, plume on front of helmet.
Reverse: no legend. She wolf standing left suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. 2 stars above.
Mintmark SIS Siscia, 18.55 mm., 2.0 g.
Ref: RIC VII 249NORMAN K

VRBS ROMA City CommemorativeCity Commemorative
AE3 18.02 mm 2.13 gr.
Obv: VRBS ROMA, Roma helmeted,
draped bust left
Rev: No legend, she wolf standing left
suckling Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Mint mark: .ASIS.
Siscia (334-335)
ERIC II 304; [RIC 240]Ken W2

ROME
PB Tessera (18mm, 2.81 g, 6 h)
Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear
She-wolf standing left, head right, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus
Rostowzew 1661, pl. VII 71; Turcan 573Ardatirion

(0138) ANTONINUS PIUS138 - 161 AD
Struck 140 - 144 AD
AE Sestertius 31/32 mm, 27.79 g
O: Laureate head right
R: --COS III" She-wolf in cave standing right with head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus, S-C in ex
(struck to commemorate 900th year of founding of Rome)
Rome mint ;, RIC III 603b Banti 86. (scarce)1 commentslaney

(0177) COMMODUS--PHILIPPOPOLIS177 - 192 AD
AE 20 mm 4.7 g
O: Laureate, draped bust right
R: She-wolf, right, suckling twins Romulus and Remus
Philippopolislaney

(0177) COMMODUS--PHILIPPOPOLIS177 - 192 AD
AE 20 mm 4.7 g
O: Laureate, draped bust right
R: She-wolf, right, suckling twins Romulus and Remus
Philippopolislaney

(0193) SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS193-211 AD
Æ 17 mm; 2.57 g
O: Laureate head of Septimius Severus right
R: She-wolf standing left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus.
Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum. laney

(0241) TRANQUILLINA(wife of Gordian III)
241-244 AD
AE 7.108g, 23.7mm max.
O: SAB TRANQVILLINA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, elaborate hairstyle with hair in ridges, and in plait looped below her ear and then up the back of her head;
R: COL FL PA-C, DEVLT (starting above, ending in exergue), she-wolf standing right, head turned back left, suckling the infant twins Romulus and Remus
Thrace, Deultum (Debelt, Bulgaria) mint
Jurukova Deultum 414; SNG Deultum 1526 (O148/R67); Draganov Deultum 1527a (O148/R67);
Varbanov II 2957 (R4); Moushmov 3744; MPR II-4 2083um
(ex Forum)laney

*SOLD*Constantine the Great
City Commemorative (VRBS ROMA)

Attribution: RIC VI 561, Trier
Date: AD 333-335
Obverse: VRBS ROMA; helmeted and cuirassed bust l.
Reverse: She-wolf stg. l. suckling Romulus and Remus; above palm between two stars, TRP in exergue
Size: 18.6 mm
Weight: 2,03 gramsNoah

..SMHε.AE3/4 Follis, 2.42 g, 17 mm, 11 h

Obverse: VRBS ROMA
Helmeted (with plume) wearing imperial cloak and ornamental necklace, bust left

Reverse: Anepigraphic

She-wolf to left suckling Romulus and Remus, 2 stars above

Exergue: ..SMHε.

Heraclea mint

RIC VII 134drjbca

.SMHεAE3/4 Follis, 2.48 g, 17 mm, 6 h, 330-333 AD

Obverse: VRBS ROMA
Helmeted (with plume) wearing imperial cloak and ornamental necklace, bust left

Reverse: Anepigraphic
She-wolf to left suckling Romulus and Remus, 2 stars above

Exergue: .SMHε

Heraclea mint

RIC VII 119drjbca

0022 City Commemorative - AE 3Cyzicus
330-333 AD
Roma helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust left
VRBS__ROMA
she-wolf and twins Romulus and Remus, ** above
SMKΔ
RIC 90 (VII, Cyzicus)
1,77g 17,5mmJ. B.

0030 - Republic, DidrachmRome mint c. 269-266 BC
No legend, Diademed head of young Hercules right, with club and lion's skin over shoulder
ROMANO, She wolf right, suckling Romulus and Remus
7.29 gr
Ref : RCV # 24, RSC # 86 commentsPotator II

0187 - Denarius Pompeia 137 BCObv/Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, jug; before, X.
Rev/She-wolf suckling twins Romulus and Remus; behind, ficus Ruminalis with birds and to the l. Faustulus; around, SEX PO FOSTLVS; in ex., ROMA.

Ag, 20.6mm, 3.74g
Moneyer: Sextus Pompeius Fostlus.
Mint: Rome.
RRC 235/1c [dies o/r: 127/159 (all var.)] - BMCRR Rome 927 - Pompeia 1 - Syd. 461a
ex-Naville Numismatics, auction e6, lot 801 commentsdafnis

0308 City Commemorative - AE 3Siscia
334-335 AD
Roma helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust left
VRBS__ROMA
she-wolf and twins Romulus and Remus, ** above
·ΓSIS·
RIC VII Siscia 240
2,1g 17mmJ. B.

0398 City Commemorative - AE 3Heraclea
330-333 AD
helmeted, bust of Roma left wearing imperial cloak
VRBS__ROMA
she-wolf and twins Romulus and Remus, ** above
•SMHE
RIC VII Heraclea 119
2,71g 17mmJ. B.

072p Gordianus-III. (238-244 A.D.), Thrace, Deultum, Jurukova 294, AE-22, COL FL PA C DEVLT, She wolf,072p Gordianus-III. (238-244 A.D.), Thrace, Deultum, Jurukova 294, AE-22, COL FL PA C DEVLT, She wolf,
avers:- IMP-GORDIANVS-PIVS-FEL-AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian-III right.
revers:- COL-FL-PA-C-DEVLT, Lupa Romana standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus.
exe: -/-//DEVLT, diameter: 22,0-22,5mm, weight: 6,62g, axis:7h,
mint: Thrace, Deultum, date: A.D., ref:Draganov 1390-2 (O97/R64); Jurukova 294.
Q-0011 commentsquadrans

074 Philippus I. (244-249 A.D.), RIC IV-III 0015, Rome, AR-Antoninianus, -/-//II, SAECVLARES AVG G, She-wolf, Romulus and Remus, #1074 Philippus I. (244-249 A.D.), RIC IV-III 0015, Rome, AR-Antoninianus, -/-//II, SAECVLARES AVG G, She-wolf, Romulus and Remus, #1
avers: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: SAECVLARES AVG G, She-wolf standing left, suckling Romulus and Remus.
exergue: -/-//II, diameter: 21,5-24,5 mm, weight: 4,21g, axis: 0h,
mint: Rome, date: 248 A.D., ref: RIC IV-III 015, p-70, RSC-178, Sear 2570,
Q-001
This was minted to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Rome, which was celebrated on April 21st, A.D. 248.3 commentsquadrans

0899 - S. Pompeius Fostlus, DenariusRome mint, 137 BC
Helmeted head of Roma right, X below chin, jug behind head
SEX PO [FOSTLVS] She wolf suckling Remus and Romulus, fig tree in background, the shepherd Faustulus behind. ROMA at exergue
3,73 gr
Ref : RCV # 112 var, RSC Pompeia # 1a, Crawford # 235/1c2 commentsPotator II

1. Aeneas travels from Troy to Italy Antoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. Sestertius (24.15g, Ø 33mm, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 140-144.
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right.
Rev.: S C [left and right in field], Aeneas wearing a short tunic and cloac, advancing right, carrying Anchises on left shoulder and holding Ascanius by right hand. Anchises (veiled and draped) carries a box in left hand, Ascanius wears a short tunic and Phrygian cap and caries a pedum in left hand. RIC 627[R2], BMCRE 1292, Cohen 761; Banti (I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali) 373 (4 specimens); Foss 57b.

This sestertius was issued in preparation of the 900th anniversary of Rome which was celebrated in A.D.147.
The scene depicts Aeneas leaving Ilium, as the Romans called Troy, with Ascanius and Anchises. According to Vergil (Aeneid, Book 2), Aeneas, the son of the goddess Venus and the Trojan Anchises, fled with some remnants of the inhabitants of Troy as it fell to the Greeks, taking with him his son, Ascanius, his elderly father, Anchises, and the Palladium, the ancient sacred statue of Athena. The Trojans eventually made their way west to resettle in Italy. There they intermarried with the local inhabitants and founded the town of Lavinium, and thereby became the nucleus of the future Roman people. One of the descendants of Aeneas' son Ascanius (known now as Iulus) was Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome. The mythological depictions on this coin reinforce the importance of Ilium, not only as the seedbed of the future Roman people, but also as the mother city of the future caput mundi.Charles S

122c Urbs roma. AE follis 2.4gmobv: VRBS ROMA helm an mantled bust of Roma l.
rev: she wolf std. l. head r. suckling twins Romulus and Remus, two stars above
ex: *PLG
"City commerative struck in honor of Rome, alluding to the founding with the emagery of the she-wolf and twins"hill132

122d Urbs Roma. AE follis 3.0gmobv: VRBS ROMA helm. mantled bust of Roma l.
rev: she-wolf std. l. head straight, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus, two stars above
ex: TR.S
"City commemorative"hill132

122e Urbs Roma. AE follis 2.9gmobv: VRBS ROMA helm and mantled bust of Roma l.
rev: she-wolf std. l. head r. suckling the twins Romulus and Remus
ex: PLG
"city commemorative"hill132

137 B.C., Sextus Pompeius, Republic AR-Denarius, Crawford 235/1, Rome, Wolf standing right, #1137 B.C., Sextus Pompeius, Republic AR-Denarius, Crawford 235/1, Rome, Wolf standing right, #1
avers: Head of Roma, X below the chin, jug behind.
reverse: SEX POMP FOSTLVS, Wolf standing right, head turned, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus, shepherd to left, birds on fig tree behind, ROMA in ex.
exergue: -/-//ROMA, diameter: 17-19,5mm, weight: 3,73g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 137 B.C., ref: Crawford 235-1, Syd-461a, Pompeia 1.,
Q-001quadrans

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 242Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum. PLG in exe.
Reference:– RIC Lugdunum 242 (R2). 1 commentsmaridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 247Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum. • SLG in exe. A.D. 332
Reference:– RIC Lugdunum 247 (R1). Bastien XIII 237 (23)
maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 247 Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum. • PLG in exe. A.D. 332
Reference:– RIC Lugdunum 247 (R1). maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 247Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum. • PLG in exe. A.D. 332
Reference:– RIC Lugdunum 247 (R1). 2 commentsmaridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 247Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum (•SLG). A.D. 332
Reference(s) – Bastien XIII 237 (23). RIC VII Lyons 247 (R3).maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 257Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum. • in crescent PLG in exe. A.D. 331
Reference:– RIC Lugdunum 257 (R2). Bastien XIII 221 (62 examples cited)

1.74 gms, 18.05 mm. 0 degrees maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 267Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum. *PLG in exe
Reference:– RIC Lugdunum 267 (R3). Bastien Vol. XIII 253.maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 267Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum. *SLG in exe. A.D. 334-335
Reference:– RIC Lugdunum 267 (R3). Bastien XIII 259 (17 examples cited)maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 267Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum (*PLG). A.D. 333-334
Reference(s) – Bastien XIII 253 (36). RIC 267 (R3).maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lyons 267 Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– None, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum (*SLG). A.D. 334-335
Reference:– Bastien XIII 259. RIC VII Lyons 267 (R3)maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Thessalonica 187Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Thessalonica. SMTSE in exe
Reference:– RIC Thessalonica 187maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Trier 547 Obv: Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev: She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Trier (//TRP*).
Reference:– RIC VII Trier 547maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Trier 547Obv: Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev: She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Trier (//TR dot P).
Reference:– RIC VII Trier 547maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC VII Constantinople 78Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Constantinople (//CONSE•).
Reference:– RIC VII Constantinople 78 (R1) maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC VII Rome 354Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Rome (//R Wreath Q).
Reference:– RIC VII Rome 354 (S)maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC VII Siscia 222Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Siscia (//Gamma SIS).
Reference:– RIC VII Siscia 2222 commentsmaridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC VII Siscia 222AE3
Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Siscia (//Gamma SIS).
Reference:– RIC VII Siscia 222 2 commentsmaridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC VII Trier 547Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Trier (//TRP*).
Reference:– RIC VII Trier 547 maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative Issues - AE3 - RIC VII Arles 368Obv: Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev: She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Arles (Three armed Palm Branch //SCONST).
Reference:– RIC VII Arles 368 (R2)maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative Issues - AE3 - RIC VII Arles 392Obv: Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev: She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Arles (Pine Tree //PCONST).
Reference:– RIC VII Arles 392 (R4)maridvnvm

2. Philip I (AD 244-249)Denomination: AR Antoninianus
Date: AD 248. Saecular Games issue.
Obv: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: SAECVLARES AVGG, she-wolf standing left, head turned back, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; mintmark II in exergue.
Diameter: 23.5mm
Weight: 4.16 g
Mint: Rome mint, 2nd officina.
RIC IV 15.

Ex CGB Numismatics ParisRomancollector

201a. Julia DomnaVesta

Vesta was introduced in Rome by King Numa Pompilius. She was a native Roman deity (some authors suggest received from the Sabine cults), sister of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera and Demeter, and presumably the daughter of Saturn and Ops (or Rea). However, the similarity with the cult of Greek Hestia is notable. Vesta too protected familial harmony and the res publica. Apollo and Neptune had asked for her in marriage, but she refused both, preferring to preserve her virginity, whose symbol was the perpetually lit fire in her circular fane next to the Forum which the Romans always distinguished from a temple by calling it her "house".

As Goddess of the Hearth she was the symbol of the home, around which a newborn child must be carried before it could be received into the family. Every meal began and ended with an offering to her:

Vesta, in all dwellings of men and immortals
Yours is the highest honor, the sweet wine offered
First and last at the feast, poured out to you duly.
Never without you can gods or mortals hold banquet.

Landscape with Vesta temple in Tivoli, Italy, c. 1600.Each city too had a public hearth sacred to Vesta, where the fire was never allowed to go out. If a colony was to be founded, the colonists carried with them coals from the hearth of the mother-city with which to kindle the fire on the new city's hearth.

The fire was guarded by her priestesses, the Vestales. Every March 1 the fire was renewed. It burned until 391, when the Emperor Theodosius I forbade public pagan worship. One of the Vestales was Rea Silvia, who with Mars conceived Romulus and Remus (see founding of Rome).

3070. Silver denarius, RIC 538, RSC 221, VF, 2.30g, 17.5mm, 0o, Rome mint, 193-196 A.D.; obverse IVLIA DOMNA AVG, draped bust right; reverse VESTA, Vesta seated left, holding palladium and scepter. Ex Forum
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22040 Constantine 1/VRBS RomaConstantine I/VRBS ROMA
Obv:VRBS ROMA
Helmeted with Plume facing left
REV:
She-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus.
Two stars above
Mint:Trier 16.4mm and 2.1g
330-331 AD
RIC VII Trier 529; Sear 16487

Thanks to djmacdo for helping identify the mint.
Blayne W

22052 Gallienus/WolfGallienus/Shewolf
Obv: IMP LICIN GALLIENV
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev COL AVG-TRO
She-wolf standing right, suckling Romulus and Remus.

Alexandreia, Troas 20.2 mm 4.62 g
Bellinger 459; SNG Cop 200-201; BMC 184; Lindgren I A343A
4 commentsBlayne W

22233 Gallienus/ She-Wolf22233 Gallienus/ She-Wolf 264 - 265 A.D.
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG
radiate and draped bust right, seen from behind
Rev: AETERNITAS AVG
she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the infant twins Romulus and Remus
Mint: Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 3.590g, 21.3mm, 180 degrees
Göbl MIR 1628c, RSC IV 46b, RIC V-1 S628, Hunter IV S194, SRCV III 10171 var. (cuirassed bust left)
Purchase from Forum Ancient coins, ex Colosseum Coin Exchange

Blayne W

3. Mars descends on sleeping Rhea SilviaAntoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. As. Rome mint. Struck 140-144 AD. Obv.: [ANTO]NINVS - AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right. Rev.: TR POT COS [III around] S C [in field], Mars holding spear and shield descends on sleeping Rhea Silvia.

This coin was struck just prior to 900th anniversary of Rome which was celebrated in 147 AD. According to Titus Livius (59BC to AD17) account of the legend, Rhea Silva was the daughter of Numitor, king of Alba Longa and descendant of Aeneas. Numitor's younger brother Amulius seized the throne and killed Numitor's son. Amulius forced Rhea Silvia to become a Vestal Virgin, a priestess to the goddess Vesta, so that the line of Numitor would have no heirs; Vestal Virgins were sworn to celibacy for a period of thirty years. Rhea Silvia claimed that the god Mars, however, came upon her and seduced her in the forest, thereby conceiving the twins Romulus and Remus. When Amulius learned of this, he imprisoned Rhea Silvia. (In another version of the story, he ordered her to be thrown into the Tiber, where she fell into the arms of the river god who married her.) Legend continued on "Wolf suckling twins"...Charles S

319. ProbusProbus AE Antoninianus. Siscia, 280 AD. IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right / ORIGINI AVG, she-Wolf standing right, feeding Romulus and Remus, XXIT in ex. Cohen 394. Ric 703

Very uncleaned.
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330-334 AD - City Commemorative - Heraclea mintUrbs Roma commemorative AE3. 330-334 AD. VRBS ROMA, helmeted cuirassed bust of Roma left / she-wolf left, suckling Romulus and Remus, *(3 vertical dots)* above, SMHe in ex.

RIC 129 rated R4 1 commentsjimwho523

4. Wolf suckling twinsAntoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. Sestertius (23.3g, 30-32mm, 12h) Rome mint. Struck 140-144 AD. Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P , laureate head right. Rev.: TR POT COS III [around edge] S C [in ex], wolf in a cave suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. RIC 650; BMC 1318-1321; Cohen 917; Sear (II) 1274.

Coin issued in preparation of the celebration of the 900th anniversary of Rome in the year 147 AD. Ancient Roman legend continued from "Mars descends on Rhea Silvia"... He ordered a servant to kill the twins. The servant however decided to set them adrift in the river Tiber. The Tiber, which had overflown, left the infants in a pool by the bank, where a female wolf, who had just lost her own cubs, suckled them. Subsequently, Tiberinus (or Faustulus) rescued the boys and they were raised by his wife Larentia. Romulus and Remus went on to overthrow Amulius, reinstating Numitor as King of Alba Longa. Legend to be continued...
Charles S

5. Tiber, the river godAntoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. Sestertius (24.8g, 32mm, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 140-144 AD. Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PI - VS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right. Rev.: River god the Tiber reclining left, resting right hand on prow and holding reed in left.

Struck in preparation of the 900th anniversary of Rome celebrated in 147.
The Tiber plays a crucial role in ancient Roman legends: While sailing on the Tiber, Aeneas found the place where Rome should eventualy be built: A white sow with thirty piglets on the river bank; Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus, was thrown into the river to be drowned, and fell into the arms of the River god himself who married her; Romulus and Remus were saved by the Tiber who safely left the twins in a pool where they were rescued by a wolf.2 commentsCharles S

6. Romulus, founder of RomeAntoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. Sestertius (25.6g, 32-33mm, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 140-144. Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS - P P TR P COS III, laureate head right. Rev.: ROMVLO - AVGVSTO [around] S C [in field]. Rare. RIC 624; BMC 1286-1287; Cohen 704.

Issued in preparation of the 900th anniversary of Rome celebrated in 147 AD. This type refers to Romulus, the founder of Rome. He is depicted much like his father, the god Mars.

Legend continued from "Wolf suckling twins"... After reinstating their grandfather Numitor, Romulus and Remus decided to found their own town. Romulus started to build city walls on the Palatine Hill, but Remus made fun of him because they were so low. He jumped over them to make his point, which angered Romulus so much that he killed his brother. Romulus continued alone building the new city and named it ROMA, after his onw name. 1 commentsCharles S

9.01 Roma commemorative: Antioch.AE3, 330 - 335, Antioch mint.
Obverse: VRBS ROMA / Helmeted bust of Roma, facing left.
Reverse: Wolf with Romulus and Remus, two stars above. Unidentified shoulder mark on wolf.
Mint mark: SMANΘ
3.14 gm., 18 mm.
RIC #91; LRBC #1359; Sear #16526.1 commentsCallimachus

9.04 Roma commemorative: Arelate.AE3, 335, Arelate (Constantina) mint.
Obverse: VRBS ROMA / Helmeted bust of Roma, facing left.
Reverse: She-wolf with Romulus and Remus.
Mint mark: PCONST, two stars above with "pine tree" between.
2.56 gm., 17 mm.
RIC #392; LRBC #396; Sear #16500.Callimachus

9.07 Roma commemorative: Antioch.AE 3/4, 335-37, Antioch mint.
Obverse: VRBS ROMA / Helmeted bust of Roma, facing left.
Reverse: She-wolf with Romulus and Remus.
Mint mark: SMANΘ, two stars above. Paw-print shoulder mark.
1.68 gm., 14.5 mm.
RIC #113; LRBC #1368; Sear #16526 note.Callimachus

aelia106-1Elagabalus
Aelia Capitolina, Judaea

Obv: IMP C M AVR ANTONINVS. Laureate draped bust right.
Rev: COL AEL C COM, → P F. She-wolf standing right, head forward, suckling Romulus and Remus.
24 mm, 10.00 gms

Sofaer 106Charles M

AeneasOrichalcum sestertius (25.15,33mm, 12h) Rome mint. Struck AD 140-144.
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right.
S C Aeneas wearing a short tunic and cloac, advancing right, carrying Anchises on his left shoulder and holding Ascanius by the hand. Anchises (veiled and draped) carries a box in left hand, Ascanius wears a short tunic and Phrygian cap and caries a pedum in left hand.
RIC 627[R2], BMCRE 1292, Cohen 761; Banti (I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali) 373 (4 specimens); Foss (Roman Historical Coins) 128:57b

This issue is one of a series issued by Antoninus Pius in preparation of the 900th anniversary of Rome, figuring scenes from ancient Roman legends. The scene depicts Aeneas leaving Troy with Ascanius and Anchises. One of the descendants of Aeneas' son Ascanius (known now as Iulus) was Rhea Silvia, who, impregnated by the god Mars, gave birth to the twins, Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.

ex John Jencek (2009)
Charles S

alex0002aPseudo-autonomous, 3rd Century, Time of Elagabalus
Alexandria, Troas

Obv: CO-L TROA, draped bust of Tyche right, wearing mural crown; behind, vexillum.
Rev: COL AVG → TRO, She-wolf standing right, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus.
20 mm, 6.01 gms

Bellinger A495; SNG Copenhagen 104-7.Charles M

Alexandria Troas (modern Eski Stambul). Gallienus (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus) (253-268 A.D.)Bellinger A459; SNG Copenhagen 200-201; SNG München 138; SNG von Aulock 7576;
BMC Troas p. 132, 184.

AE unit, 5.29 g., 19.70 mm. max., 180°

Obv: IMP LICI GALLIENVS, laureate, draped bust right, seen from behind.

Rev: COL AVG / TROA (in exergue), she-wolf standing right, suckling Romulus and Remus.

Colonia Augusta Troas = The August Colony of Troas2 commentsStkp

Alexandria Troas (modern Eski Stambul). Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Augustus) (198 to 217 A.D.)Bellinger A306

AE, 8.16 g, 24.49 mm. max, 180°

Obv:__ M AV ANTONIN, laureate and cuirassed bust right.

Rev: COL ALEXA, wolf standing left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus, AVG in exergue.1 commentsStkp

AnonymousObv: Head of Roma facing right, wearing a winged and crested Corinthian helmet, X behind, ROMA below.

Rev: Roma seated right on a pile of shields, holding a spear, two birds flying in field on the left and right, she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus at Roma's feet.

Note: Anonymously issued denarii were an unusual occurrence at this time. Many years later, the reverse design was reused on an aureus of Titus during the Flavian era.

Silver Denarius, Rome mint, 115 - 114 BC

3.9 grams, 20.5 mm, 270°

RSC Anonymous 176, S164Matt Inglima

Anonymous AR Denarius 20.49 mm 3.73 gr.
Obv: ROMA, X behind head, Roma helmeted head right
Rev: No legend, Roma seated right on shields,
she-wolf to right suckling Romulus and Remus,
two birds in fields
Mint: Rome (115-114 BC)
RSC I 176; Sydenham 530Ken W2

Anonymous AR Denarius 20.13 mm 3.79 gr.
Obv: ROMA, Roma helmeted head right, X behind
Rev: No legend, Roma seated right on shields holding spear,
she-wolf to right suckling Romulus and Remus, 2 birds in fields
Mint: Rome (115-114 BC)
RSC I Anonymous 176; Sydenham 530Ken W2

Anonymous Issue during the reign of Constantine I, AE3, 334-335Anonymous Issue during the reign of Constantine I, AE3, 334-335, Siscia, Officina 3
VRBS-ROMA
Helmeted with plume, bust left in imperial mantle
(Anepigraphic)
She-wolf standing left, head right, suckling Remus and Romulus
17mm x 18mm, 2.67g
RIC VII, 2408 commentsb70

Anonymous, DenariusObv:- Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left
Rev:- Roma seated right on pile of shields, holding spear set on ground; birds in flight to left and right; to right, she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus
Minted in Rome. 110-108 BC.
Reference:- Crawford 287/1; Sydenham 530; RSC (Anonymous) 176.2 commentsmaridvnvm

Anonymus DenariusAnonymous Deanrius

RRC 287/1
115 bc

Av: Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, X;
Rv: Roma, wearing Corinthian helmet, seated r. on pile of shields, holding spear; at feet, helmet; before, she-wolf suckling twins; on either side, two birds flying.

Surprising to have an anonymous denarius as late as 115. The reverse design portrays the Roman foundation myth in a new manner – showing the goddess Roma watching over the twins Romulus and Remus as they are suckled by the she-wolf, waiting for the day that Rome will be built.

Ex Bertolami Fine arts, Auction 24, Numismatics, London, 23.06.2016, #102Norbert

Antoninus Pius - sestertius - RIC 747a, Clive Foss 59a, Van Meter 94/4 (Sear 4185 refers to RIC 746)The celebration of the 900th anniversary of Rome was accompanied with a series of coins struck between 140 - 144 AD. The coins figured scenes from ancient Roman legends, such as the she-wolf and Romulus and Remus. This coin, depicting Italia on the reverse, was part of this series. The turreted crown is the symbol of the sovereignty of the Italian peninsula as a land of free cities and of Roman citizens. The globe perhaps could also refer to the Ptolemaic notion of heavenly spheres, shown by zonal grid-lines superimposed over the globe and stars. The stars and lines can clearly be seen on my example. Limes

Antoninus Pius AR Denarius 18.18 mm 3.20 gr.
Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P,
laureate head right
Rev: TR POT COS III, she-wolf standing left suckling Romulus and Remus within cave
Mint: Rome (140-143)
RSC II 916; [RIC 96]1 commentsKen W2

Antoninus Pius AR Denarius 18.26 mm 3.18 gr.
Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right
Rev: TR POT COS III, she-wolf standing right suckling Romulus and Remus in cave
Mint: Rome (140-143)
RSC II 915; ERIC II 4511 commentsKen W2

Antoninus Pius, RIC 615a, Sestertius of AD 140-144 (Aeneas) Æ Sestertius (26.15g, Ø33mm, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 140-44.
Obv/ ANTONINVS · AVGVSTVS PIVS, laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right, aegis on left shoulder.
Rev/ P P TR P COS III (in field) [S C (in ex.)], Aeneas wearing a short tunic and cloak, advancing right, looking back, carrying Anchises on his shoulder and holding Ascanius by the hand. Anchises (veiled and draped) carries a box in left hand, Ascanius wears a short tunic and Phrygian cap and caries a pedum (shepherd's crook) in left hand.
RIC 615a (R2), BMCRE 1264, Cohen 655 (80 Fr.), Strack 904 (3 specimens found); Banti (I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali II-3) 309 (same obv. and rev. dies, 3 specimens found).
ex Numphil (Paris, june 2014 auction)

This type is part of a series figuring scenes from ancient Roman legends. The scene depicts Aeneas leaving Troy with his son Ascanius and his father Anchises. According to the legend, Aeneas, son of Venus and the Trojan Anchises, fled by boat with some inhabitants of Troy as it fell to the Greeks, taking the Palladium - the ancient sacred statue of Athena - and eventually made their way west to resettle in Italy. They intermarried with the local inhabitants and founded the town of Lavinium, and became the nucleus of the future Roman people. One of the descendants of Aeneas'son Ascianus was Rhea Silvia, the mother of the twins Romulus and Remus.

Numismatic note: This issue has been struck from a single obverse die with the unique obverse legend "ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS PIVS" found nowhere else in the coinage of Antoninus Pius. This obverse die was used exclusively with two reverse dies with slightly different legends: the one in the photo above, and a similar one with the legend "P P TR POT COS III". The use of the aegis on the bust is not exclusive for this issue, but very rare for Antoninus Pius.2 commentsCharles S

Antoninus Pius, RIC 627, Sestertius of AD 140-144 (Aeneas) Æ Sestertius (25.15g, Ø33mm, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 140-44.
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right.
Rev.: S C (in field), Aeneas wearing a short tunic and cloac, advancing right, carrying Anchises on his shoulder and holding Ascanius by the hand. Anchises (veiled and draped) carries a box in left hand, Ascanius wears a short tunic and Phrygian cap and caries a pedum (sheperd's crook) in left hand.
RIC 627[R2], BMCRE 1292, Cohen 761; Strack 868; Banti (I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali II-3) 373 (4 specimens); Foss (Roman Historical Coins) 128:57b; Sear (Roman Coins & Their Values II) 4224
ex J.Jencek (Jan. 2009)

This issue is part of a series of coins struck in preparation of the 900th anniversary of Rome, figuring scenes from Ancient Roman legends. The scene depicts Aeneas leaving Troy with his son Ascanius and his father Anchises. One of the descendants Ascanius was Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus.
Charles S

Antoninus Pius, RIC 642a, Sestertius of AD 140-144 (Tiber)orichalcum sestertius (22,9g). Rome mint. Struck AD 140-144.
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right
TIBERIS (around) S C (in field below), River god the Tiber, draped about waist, reclining to left, leaning with elbow on urn which pours out water, resting right hand on ship's prow and holding reed in the left.
RIC 642a, Cohen 819 (20 fr.); BMC 1313-15, Strack 863; Banti (I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali II-3) 414 (25 spec.); Sear (Roman Coins & Their Values II) 4237; Foss (Roman Historical Coins) 129:60.
ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. Auction 401; Ex NAC AG, Auction 54; ex Busso-Peus Nachf sale 351 (1997).

Struck in preparation of the 900th anniversary of Rome celebrated in AD 147.
The river god Tiber plays a very important role in ancient Roman legends such as Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus, who was thrown into the river to be drowned. She fell into the arms of the River god who married her; Romulus and Remus were saved by the river god Tiber who safely left the twins in a pool where they were rescued by a wolf. Charles S

Antoninus Pius, RIC 650, Sestertius of AD 140-144 (Romulus and Remus)Æ Sestertius (23.3g, Ø 32mm, 12h), Rome mint. Struck 140-144 AD.
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right.
Rev.: TR POT COS III (around) S C (in ex), wolf in grotto suckling the twins Romulus and Remus.
RIC 650; BMC 1321; Cohen 917 var. (no grotto); Strack 897; Banti 442 (5 spec.); RCV 4241.
ex D. Ruskin (Oxford, 1998)

Coin belonging to a series depicting scenes from ancient Roman legends issued in preparation of the 900th anniversary of Rome in the year 147 AD. Charles S

Antoninus Pius, RIC 694a, As of AD 140-144 (Mars descending on Rhea Silvia)Æ As (7.9g, Ø29mm, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 140-144.
Obv.: (ANTO)NINVS - AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right.
Rev.: TR POT COS (III around) S C (in field), Mars holding spear and shield descends on sleeping Rhea Silvia.
RIC 694a
ex Nomisma (SanMarino, 2001 auction)

This coin is part of a series that was struck just prior to 900th anniversary of Rome in AD 147 and which depict scenes from anctient Roman legends. This type depicts the story where Rhea Silva, the daughter of Numitor, king of Alba Longa and descendant of Aeneas, who had been forced to become a Vestal Virgin, was seduced in the forest by the god Mars. She conceived twins Romulus and Remus who would become the founders of Rome. Charles S

AR Troas, Alexandria Tiche/She woof and twins.Alexander Troas, 230-268, AE21, 4.9g
Tyche right "AV CO TRO"
She wolf suckling the twins: Romulus and Remus "COL AVG TRO"
SNG Cop 104v

Antonivs Protti

Arles RIC 351 Roma Commemorative AE3. Arles RIC 351 Roma Commemorative AE3.
Urbs Roma VRBS ROMA, head of Roma left,
wearing plumed helmet and imperial cloak /
she-wolf to left suckling Romulus and Remus,
two stars above, SCONST* in ex. Coin #44 cars100

Athalaric - Rome - 20 nummiAthalaric (516-534), Ostrogothic king (526-534). Æ 20 Nummi (22 mm, 6.15 g), Rome. Obverse: helmeted bust of Roma right, INVIC-TA ROMA. Reverse: lupa left, Romulus and Remus, star I star above, XX in exergue. Metlich 84a; MIB 71b.Jan

Athalaric - Rome - 40 nummiAthalaric (516-534), Ostrogothic king (526-534). Æ 40 Nummi (25 mm, 19.30 g), Rome, prima officina. Obverse: helmeted bust of Roma right, INVICT-A ROMA. Reverse: lupa left, Romulus and Remus, XL above, dot P dot in exergue. Metlich 82a.

Ex Bruun Rasmussen 1237, lot 5031, 2012.Jan

BCC Lt14Lead Tessera
Obv: Romulus and Remus with she-wolf.
Rev: Shrimp (or) Grasshopper?
11x9mm. 1.12gm. Axis:270
cf. Hamburger, Tesserae,
Suface Finds from Caesarea #5
possible die or mold match.v-drome

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