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Caracalla  198-217 A.D. Denarius RSC302 RIC251.JPG
OBV: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
REV: P.M.TR.P.XVIII.COS.IIII.P.P.
Aesculapius standing front head left holding serpent-entwined wand, globe on ground right......R.S.C 302 R.I.C 251
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HENRY VII
Henry VII was the King of England from 22 August 1485 until his death in 1509. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor.
Henry's mother, Margaret Beaufort, was a descendant of the Lancastrian branch of the House of Plantagenet. Henry's father, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, a half-brother of Henry VI of England, died three months before his son Henry was born. During Henry's early years, his uncle Henry VI fought against Edward IV, a member of the Yorkist Plantagenet branch. After Edward re-took the throne in 1471, Henry Tudor spent 14 years in exile in Brittany. Henry attained the throne when his forces, supported by France and Scotland, defeated Edward IV's brother Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the culmination of the Wars of the Roses. He cemented his claim to the throne by marrying Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV. Henry VII was the last king of England to win his throne on the field of battle.
Henry was successful in restoring power and stability to the English monarchy following the civil war and he is credited with a number of administrative, economic and diplomatic initiatives. His support of England's wool industry had long-lasting benefit to the whole English economy. He paid very close attention to detail, and instead of spending lavishly he concentrated on raising new revenues. Henry's new taxes stabilised the government's finances but, after his death, a commission found there had been widespread abuses in the tax collection process.
Henry VII reigned for nearly 24 years. He died of tuberculosis at Richmond Palace on 21 April 1509 and was buried in the chapel he commissioned in Westminster Abbey next to his wife, Elizabeth. His mother survived him, but she died two months later on 29 June 1509.
Henry VII was succeeded by his second son, Henry VIII.
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JAMES V OF SCOTLAND
James V was King of Scotland from 9th September 1513 until his death in 1542, following the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss.
James was the third son of King James IV of Scotland and his wife Margaret Tudor, a daughter of Henry VII of England and sister of Henry VIII. He became king at just seventeen months old when his father was killed at the Battle of Flodden on 9th September 1513.
James was crowned at Stirling Castle on 21st September 1513, but during his childhood the country was ruled by regents. In 1517, James moved from Stirling to Holyrood in Edinburgh and in the autumn of 1524, at the age of 12, he dismissed his regents and was proclaimed an adult ruler by his mother. But in 1525 Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, the young king's stepfather, took custody of James, exercising power on his behalf and it wasn't until 1528 that James finally assumed the reins of government himself.
The death of James' mother in 1541 removed any incentive for peace with England, and war soon broke out between the two countries. Initially, in August 1542, the Scots won a victory at the Battle of Haddon Rig. A conciliatory meeting between James V and Henry VIII in England was proposed, but not until after James' wife, Mary of Guise, had given birth to her child which was due a few months away. Henry would not accept this condition and mobilised his army against Scotland.
On 31st October 1542 James was with his army at Lauder but, although his plans were to invade England, he returned to Edinburgh, on the way writing a letter to his wife mentioning that he had had three days of illness. The next month James' army suffered a serious defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss and James fell ill shortly afterwards. Some accounts state this was brought on by the Scottish defeat, but other historians consider that it was probably just an ordinary fever. Whatever the cause of his illness, James was on his deathbed when his child, a girl, was born.
James died on the 14th of December at Falkland Palace and was succeeded by his infant daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots, who was just six days old. He was buried at Holyrood Abbey in January 1543 alongside his two sons and his first wife Madeleine. However his tomb was destroyed soon after, in 1544, by the English during the burning of Edinburgh.
*Alex
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138 - 161, ANTONINUS PIUS, AE As, Struck 154 - 155 alluding to BritanniaObverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII. Laureate and draped bust of Antoninus Pius facing right.
Reverse: BRITANNIA COS IIII. Britannia seated facing left on rock, shield and vexillum in background; S C in exergue.
Diameter: 26mm | Weight: 12.7gms | Die Axis: 6h
RIC III: 934 | SRCV: 4296 | Cohen: 117 | BMC: 1971 | SPINK: 666
SCARCE

The bronze coins of Antoninus Pius bearing the "Britannia" reverse type have been found in considerable quantities in Britain, but are not generally recorded from Roman sites in France and Germany. The many "Britannia" issues of Antoninus Pius found in Coventina's Well, Carrawburgh, seem to have come from only a few dies, suggesting that the place of mintage for them was not far distant, though it is possible that the issue was both issued at Rome and produced locally in Britannia.
The reverse type of Britannia seated on a rock, eventually adorned Great Britain's coinage many centuries later when the design was reintroduced by Charles II in 1672.


COVENTINA'S WELL
Dedications to Coventina and votive deposits were found in a walled area, now called "Coventina's Well", which had been built to contain the outflow from a spring near the site of a Roman fort and settlement, on Hadrian's Wall. Now called Carrawburgh, the site is named as Procolita in the 5th century "Notitia Dignitatum". The remains of a Roman Mithraeum and Nymphaeum were also found near the site.

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(11) TITUSTITUS
79 - 81 AD
Struck 80 AD
AE As
27 mm 10.40 g
O: IMP T CAES VESP AVG MTP R COS VIII.
LAUREATE HEAD R
R: AEQVITAS AVGVSTI S C
AEQUITAS STANDING, HOLDING SCALES
laney
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(11) TITUS79-81 AD
AD Quadrans 16 mm max. 2.70 g
O: IMP T VESP AVG COS VIII. Modius
R: SC in wreath
RIC II 136
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003a6. TiberiusAs. Rome mint. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST IMP VIII. Bare head left. Rev: PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POTEST XXIIII.
Large S C. RIC II 44. 9.82 g. 30 mm. Naumann Auc 113, Lot 610.
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026a24. Septemius SeverusMesopotamia, Edessa. AE (13 mm, 1.80 g). Septimius Severus and Abgar VIII. Laureate head of Severus right / Draped and diademed bust right of Abgar VIII, wearing tiara. BMC 35. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 347.lawrence c
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064 - Septimius Severus denarius - RIC -Denarius
Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII., Laureate head right
Rev:– FORTA REDVC, Fortuna standing left holding rudder and cornucopia
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 194
Reference(s) – BMCRE -. RIC IV -. RSC -

2.67 gms, 19.60 mm. 0 degrees
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074p Philippus I. (244-249 A.D.), Moesia, Viminacium, PM 02-28-01, AE-Dupondius, -/-//ANVIII, PMSC OL VIM, Moesia standing, facing left #01074p Philippus I. (244-249 A.D.), Moesia, Viminacium, PM 02-28-01, AE-Dupondius, -/-//ANVIII, PMSC OL VIM, Moesia standing, facing left #01
avers:- IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
revers:- PMSC OL VIM, female figure (Viminacium or Provincia Moesia) standing, facing left, between bull to left and lion to right; in ex. AN VIII regnal year VIII.
exergo: -/-//ANVIII, diameter: mm, axis: h, weight: g, axis: h,
mint: Moesia, Viminacium, date: 246-247 A.D., ref: Pick-, PM-2-28-01, Mus-,
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074p Philippus I. (244-249 A.D.), Moesia, Viminacium, PM 02-28-01, AE-Dupondius, -/-//ANVIII, PMSC OL VIM, Moesia standing, facing left #02074p Philippus I. (244-249 A.D.), Moesia, Viminacium, PM 02-28-01, AE-Dupondius, -/-//ANVIII, PMSC OL VIM, Moesia standing, facing left #02
avers:- IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
revers:- PMSC OL VIM, female figure (Viminacium or Provincia Moesia) standing, facing left, between bull to left and lion to right; in ex. AN VIII regnal year VIII.
exergo: -/-//ANVIII, diameter: mm, weight: g, axis: h,
mint: Moesia, Viminacium, date: 246-247 A.D., ref: Pick-, PM-2-28-01, Mus-,
Q-002
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11. TITUS79 - 81 AD
Struck 80 AD
AE As
27 mm 10.40 g
O: IMP T CAES VESP AVG MTP R COS VIII.
LAUREATE HEAD R
R: AEQVITAS AVGVSTI S C
AEQUITAS STANDING, HOLDING SCALES
laney
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15-02 - Follis Anónimo Clase A2 (976 - 1025 D.C.)Atribuida al reinado conjunto de Basilio II y Constantino VIII.
AE Follis 30 x 27 mm 9.6 gr.

Anv: "EMMA - NOVHΛ", "IX - XC" (en campos izq. y derecho) - Busto de Cristo de frente nimbado (Forma rectangular en la cruz del limbo), sosteniendo el Libro de los Evangelios (5 puntos en el libro).
Rev: " IhSUS / XRISTUS / bASILEU / bASILE " (Jesús Cristo Rey de Reyes), leyenda en 4 líneas, debajo y arriba ornamentos tipo 47 (Forma rectangular).

Acuñada 976 - 1025 D.C.
Ceca: Constantinopla

Referencias: Sear BCTV #1813 Pag. 376 - Bellinger D.O. pp.651 - B.M.C. (Basil II and Constantine VII) #21-40 - Ratto M.B.(Basil II and Constantine VII) #1951-65 - Morrisson C.M.b.B.N. pp.596/8 #1-66
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1509 - 1547, HENRY VIII, AR Half-groat, Struck 1526 - 1530 at York, England under Archbishop Thomas (Cardinal) WolseyObverse: HENRIC•VIII•D•G•R•AGL•Z•F•. Youthful profile crowned bust of Henry VIII facing right within circle of pellets. Mint-mark: Voided cross.
Reverse: CIVITAS EBORACI. Shield bearing coat-of-arms on cross fourchée; T - W in upper field divided by shield; galero (cardinal's hat) below.
Diameter: 19mm | Weight: 1.0gm | Die Axis: 8h
Virtually uncirculated but with a dark, almost black, tone
SPINK: 2346

The T W on the reverse of this coin refers to Thomas Wolsey, known to posterity as Cardinal Wolsey, one of the most powerful figures at the court of Henry VIII. Although this coin is undated, the issue of Henry VIII's second coinage only began in 1526 and so, since Cardinal Wolsey died in 1530, it must have been struck between those two dates.

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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: "ANTIOXEΩN / EN ΠTOΛEMAI" a derecha de una cornucopia, "IEPAΣ AΣYΛOY"? a izquierda y "LΠI" 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 #414
mdelvalle
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161-180 AD - MARCUS AURELIUS AE dupondius - struck 177 ADobv: M.ANTONINVS.AVG.GERM.SARM.TRP.XXXI (radiate head right)
rev: IMP.VIII.COS.III.PP (trophy of base of wich are seated Marcomann (German) woman on right, and Markomann (German) with hands bound behind him on left), S-C in field, DE GERM in ex.
ref: RIC III 1179 (S), C.157 (6frcs)
mint: Rome
13.00gms, 25mm
Scarce

This dupondius celebrates Roman victory a series of wars on the empire’s northern frontier known as the Bellum Germanicum et Sarmaticum. The reverse of this coin speaks of these campaigns with the inscription DE GERM(ANIS) encompassing a military trophy flanked by two captives. The bound men would have come from the barbarian nations that occupied lands across the Danube, for in recent years the Romans had won wars against the Marcomanns, the Quadi, the Jazyges and the Sarmatians.
Many other types celebrated Roman victories in this theatre, and they became the centrepiece of coin propaganda of the era. Considering these wars were not only a source of great financial strain, but they annually cost the lives of many young men, it was essential for Marcus Aurelius to demonstrate success in the form of attractive coin types showing bound barbarians and trophies.
berserker
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1815. Louis XVIII. The Holy Alliance.Obv. Bust left LVDOVICVS XVIII FRANC ET NAV REX, ANDRIEU F on truncation.
Rev. REGNIS EVROPAE CONCORDIA STABILIENDIS, on shield at centre GALLIA AVSTRIA BORVSS (Prussia) ANGLIA RVSSIA, SACRO FOEDERE IVNCTAE, in exergue ACCESSIT GALLIA NOVEMB MDCCCXV, signed F GATTEAUX Allegorical figures of France and ? facing in each in front of shield and a group of standards bearing the arms of the Great Powers involved in the Napoleonic Wars (Britains, interestingly enough, is at the back, half covered) with a unicorn behind the right figure.
AE50.

This is a confusing medal. It depicts the nations of Austria, Great Britain, France, Prussia and Russia as part of the Holy Alliance. Yet many historical sources say Great Britain never joined due to distaste and constitutional incompatibility with the others reactionary policies. But other sources say Britain did join at the same time as France (November 20, 1815). Who is right? If Britain did not join why are they on the medal, but if they did why is there so much written to the contrary?
LordBest
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1817. Louis XVIII. Dedication of the statue of Henri IV at Pont Neuf.Obv. Bust of Louis XVIII LVDOVICVS XVIII LAPIDEM AVSPICALEM POSVIT D XXVIII M OCT ANN MDCCCXVII REGNI XXIII, ANDRIEU F on truncation.
Rev. Statue of Henri IV at the Pont Neuf HENRICO MAGNO CIVIVM PIETAS RESTITVIT MDCCCXVII ANDRIEU FECIT.
AE50.
LordBest
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1822. Louis XVIII. Discovery and presentatoin of Venus de Milo.Obv. Head of Louis XVIII to right LVDOVICVS XVIII FRANC ET NAV REX
Rev. Venus de Milo standing in front of Egyptian antiquities COLLECTIS EX AEGYPTO GREACIAQ MONVMENTIS / SVMTV REGIO BONARVM ARTVIM VTILITATI MDCCCXXII
AE50.

This medal commemorates the discovery and presentation of the statue Venus de Milo.
LordBest
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1937 EDWARD VIII AE CORONATION MEDALObverse: • HIS • MAJESTY • KING • EDWARD • VIII •, Crowned bust of Edward VIII facing right, wearing ceremonial robes, the legend in raised letters on a raised border with each word separated by a rose.
Reverse: CROWNED - A. D. 1937. Britannia standing facing within a distyle arch, holding crown aloft with her right hand and union flag on pole in her left, in background to left, battleship and to right, London riverside scene in which St Paul's Cathedral can be discerned.
Diameter: 45mm

No coins were issued for Edward VIII who became King on the death of his father, George V, on 20th January 1936. Edward's coronation never took place because he abdicated the throne on 11th December that same year after a reign lasting only 326 days.
As Edward VIII was never crowned the coin types bearing the portrait of George V continued to be struck throughout 1936 and up until the coronation in 1937 of Edward's younger brother Albert, who reigned as George VI

This unsigned medal was struck in 1936 in anticipation of the proposed Coronation of Edward VIII on 12th May, 1937. The same reverse dies of this medal were subsequently reused on coronation medals for George VI. This was often the case with the coronation issues for George VI because the date of his coronation was the 12th of May, the same date as that originally proposed for Edward VIII.*Alex
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215 AD - CARACALLA antoninianus obv: ANTONINVS.PIVS.AVG.GERM
rev: PM.TRP.XVIII.COS.IIII.PP (Jupiter standing right holding thunderbolt & scepter)
ref: RIC258a, C.279
mint: Rome
Scarce
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215 AD - CARACALLA as obv: ANTONINVS.PIVS.AVG.GERM
rev:PM.TRP.XVIII.COS.IIII.PP / S.C. (Aesculapius standing, facing; small figure of Telesphorus at his side)
ref: RIC554b, C.310
mint: Rome, 10.80g, Scarce
History: Caracalla became quite ill in 214 AD, and in the autumn of this year he visited the shrine of Aesculapius at Pergamun. Telesophorus was a small boy who accompanied Aesculapius, and he became the symbol of success in the practice of medicine.
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29. Antiochos-VIII.Tetradrachm, 119/18 BC.
Obverse: Diademed head of Antiochos VIII.
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ / Zeus standing, holding star and sceptre, crescent above his head. AP and monogram at left, ΔQP in exergue.
16.43 gm., 28 mm.
Houghton #854 var; S. 7143 var.

Compared with other coins of this man, this coin has a very sensitive and stylish portrait.
Callimachus
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35. Severus Alexander year VIII.Denarius, 229 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG / Laureate bust of Severus Alexander.
Reverse: P M TR P VIII COS III P P / Libertas standing, holding pileus and sceptre.
3.58 gm., 18 mm.
RIC #95; Sear #7909.
Callimachus
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367-383 AD - Gratian - RIC IX Thessalonica 31[xxxviii] - GLORIA ROMANORVMEmperor: Gratian (r. 367-383 AD)
Date: 375-378 AD
Condition: VF
Size: AE3

Obverse: DN GRATIA-NVS PF AVG
Our Lord Gratian Dutiful and Wise Emperor
Bust right; pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed

Reverse: GLORIA RO-MANORVM
Glory of the Romans.
Emperor advancing right, with right hand dragging captive and holding labarum in left hand.
"V | * / Γ" in field
Exergue: TES (Thessalonica mint, third officina)

RIC IX Thessalonica 31[xxxviii]; VM 43
2.25g; 19.0mm; 150°
Pep
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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
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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.
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544/21 Mark Anthony Marc Antony Legionary Denarius- Legion VIII. Patrae(?) Mint 32-31 BC. (3.42 g, 16.73 mm) Obv: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley. Rev: LEG VIII, legionary eagle between two standards.
Sydenham 1225, RSC 35, Crawford 544/21

Ex: Private Collection

Description from Forvm Ancient Coins:

"The legionary denarii were struck by Antony for the use of his fleet and legions, most likely at his winter headquarters at Patrae just before the Actian campaign. They may have been struck with silver from Cleopatra's treasury. The legionary denarii provide an interesting record of the 23 legions, praetorian cohorts and the chort of speculatores of which Antony's army was composed. Some of them give the name as well as the number of the legion honored. They have a lower silver content than the standard of the time. As a result they were rarely hoarded, heavily circulated and are most often found in very worn condition."

Unfortunately from what I understand VIII Leg has no equivelant among the imperial legions.

This specific coin was fun to photograph, it seemed like no matter how you turned and twisted it still turned out great. A photogenic coin, in other words!
Paddy
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63. Henry VIII.Groat, Second coinage 1526-1544, London mint.
Obverse: HENRIC VIII D G R AGL Z FRANC / Crowned bust, right.
Reverse: POSVI DEV' ADIVTORE' MEV' / Royal shield over cross.
Mint mark: Fleur-de-lis both sides.
2.57 gm., 24 mm.
North #1797; Seaby #2337E.

Dating: North, Vol. 2, p. 85, presents several types of Fs and Ms which appear on this issue (second coinage). The M on this coin is obviously M1. This dates the coin to 1529-1532.
Callimachus
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89. Edward VIII.10 cents, 1936.
Obverse: EDWARDVS VIII REX ET IND IMP TEN CENTS / Crown.
Reverse: EAST AFRICA 10 1936 / Four elephant tusks.
Mint mark: KN on obverse, King's Norton Mint in Birmingham.
11.15 gm., 31 mm.
(old Seaby #4065.)
Callimachus
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Abgar VIII and Commodus - AEEdessa
179-192 AD
laureate head of Commodus right
ΑV ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
bearded, draped bust of Abgar VIII right, wearing a diademed tiara
ΑΒΓΑΡΟϹ ΒΑϹΙΛAEV
RPC IV.3, 6491 (temporary); BMC 11–13, Cop 193 and 195
2,0g 14mm
ex Sol
J. B.
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Andronicus II, SBCV 2360, DOC Cl. XXXVIII (Thessalonica)O AΓ IO S / [Δ MH Tp]
Bust of St. Demetrius holding small Cross to breast
Andronicus left, holding Cross scepter, being blessed by Virgin, star above, retrograde B between M ΘV to sides in field
AE aspron trachy, 20mm, 0.95g
novacystis
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Anonymous AE Follis Class A2Byzantine Empire, Anonymous AE Follis Class A2, Basil II and Constantine VIII (976-1028 AD)


Attributed to Basil II and Constantine VIII (976-1028 AD)

Obverse: IC-XC, Bust of Christ holding book of gospels. EMMA NOVHL

Reverse: IhSuS / XRISTuS / bASILEu / bASILE on four lines, ornament below.

Reference: SB 1813

Ex: Kayser-i Rum Numismatics +photo
Gil-galad
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Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos)121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.72 g, 11h). Sidon mint. Dated SE 196 (117/6 BC). Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EΠI-ΦANOYΣ, Zeus Ouranios standing left, holding star in extended right hand and scepter in left; to outer left; ΣIΔΩ/IEP/AΣ in three lines above monogram; C9P (date) in exergue. SC 2330.1; CSE 723; HGC 9, 1197g; DCA 268. Near EF, lightly toned. In 121 BCE, a very rare astronomical event occurred in the sky. The moon had eclipsed Jupiter, a significant celestial body of the ancient world. This phenomenon was visible from Antioch, the capital of the then-collapsing Seleucid Empire. Antiochos VIII saw this as a good omen, a harbinger that a great leader would come to Syria, so he struck symbols of the eclipse on the reverse side of Tetradrachms. The crescent above Zeus' head is the moon, and the star hovering above his hand is Jupiter.
6 commentsThatParthianGuy
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Antiochos VIII Epiphanes. Sole reign, 121-97 B.C. AE 18Obv: Radiate head of Antichos VIII right.
Rev: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, transverse scepter behind shoulder.
ancientone
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Antiochos VIII Grypos. Third reign. Zeus Nikephoros Tetradrachm of Antioch.Seleukids. Antiochos VIII. 121-96 BC AR Tetradrachm (16.07 gm, 26.5mm, 12h) of Antioch on the Orontes, Third reign, 108-96 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos VIII right. / Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left, holding Nike & sceptre. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ | ΣΠΙΘΑΝΟΥΣ. Monogram ΡΕ above Α to outer left, ⩚ below throne, annulet to right. EF. Bt. Treasure Coins of Puerto Rico, 2002. Ex Knobloch Coll. (Stacks, June 1970 #431 corr., Ant. XI). SC 2309.1; HGC 9 #1200; Newell SMA 405; SNG Cop 7 (Seleucid Kings) #394; ACNAC Dewing 2630, Norman Davis 276. cf. Houghton CSE l #346; SNG Spaer 2556-2557 (no annulet).Anaximander
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Antiochos VIII Grypos. Zeus Uranios Tetradrachm of Damascus.Seleukids. Antiochos VIII. 121-96 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.55 gm, 29.4mm, 1h), Damascus, 119 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos VIII right. / Zeus Uranios stdg left, nude, crescent overhead, holding star & sceptre. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ | ΣΠΙΘΑΝΟΥΣ. ⟑Ρ over ΕΣ to left. ex: ΔꟼΡ (SE 194). nEF. Bt. Dr. Brad Bowlin (Eukratides) 2002. SC 2322.3a (obv. die link to SC 2322.2 & 2322.4-5); HGC 9 #1196e; BnF Gallica Y608 (same dies); DCA 266; Newell LSM 93 (same obv. die); ACNAC Norman Davis 277 (same). cf. Houghton CSE I #851 (same obv die); SNG Spaer 2648 (same).Anaximander
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Antiochos VIII Grypos. Zeus Uranus Tetradrachm of Ake-Ptolemaïs.Seleukids. Antiochos VIII. 121-96 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.72 gm, 29.4mm, 12h) of Ake-Ptolemaïs, 115-113 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos VIII right. / Zeus Uranus standing left, crescent overhead, holding star & sceptre. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ | ΣΠΙΘΑΝΟΥΣ. ◬Ρ monogram to left. gVF. Bt. Louis di Lauro, Coral Gables, 1999. SC 2336.2a (same obv die); HGC 9 #1197h; Newell LSM 35; Houghton CSE I #813; RNS CH VIII #472 Waqqas hoard #90; SNG Spaer 2592ff; Dewing 2634; SNG Berry 1407; SNG Cop 7 (Seleucid Kings) #402.Anaximander
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Antiochos VIII. CSE323. SeleukidAntiochos VIII. CSE323. Seleukid coin of about
120BC. Obv. diademed, radiate head of Antiochus right
Rev. right of eagle, BASILEOS ANTIOXOY,left of
eagle EPIPHANOY.Scepter or 'kerykeion' through the
eagle diagonally in two lines Coin #614
cars100
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Antiochus VIIIAntiochus VIII Tetradrachm
29 mm 15.95 gm
His diademed head right
Zeus enthroned left holding nike and sceptre
2 commentsKoffy
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Antiochus VIII and Cleopatra Thea - AE double unitAntioch
123-122 BC
radiate head of Antiochus VIII right
facing owl standing on amphora
BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ / KΛEOΠATPAΣ // KAI / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY
ϘP
SC II 2263
6,3g 20mm
ex Lanz
J. B.
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Antoninus Pius, RIC 530b var., sestertius of AD 139.Æ Sestertius (24,97g, Ø 32mm, 5h). Rome, AD 139.
Obv.: IMP T AEL CAES HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right.
Rev.: P M TR POT COS II around, S | C, Fides standing facing, head right, holding grain ears and basket of fruit.
RIC 530b var. (obv. legend without P P) ; BMC 1135 var. (same); Cohen 849 var. (same); Strack 756 var. (same); Banti 306 var. (same)
Ex CNG EAuction 355, lot 535, July 2015.
This is an extremely rare variant with the title P P added to the long obv. legend used in 138 to early 139, before the title Pater Patriae was awarded. The first sestertius with this obv. legend appeared in the Garonne Hoard of 1965 and 1970, published in 1984, no. 3569, pl. LVIII. Additional sestertii were collected by Curtis Clay in 1996 and 2012. This specimen is the fourth known. Until now, all these sestertii have the Fides standing reverse type.
2 commentsCharles S
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Ariarathes VIII - AR drachmEusebeia
99-98 BC
diademed head right
Athena holding spear and Nike, shield at her feet
BAΣIΛEΩΣ / APIAPAΘOY / EYΣEBOYΣ
T_Λ
B
Simonetta (2007), 12 (Ariarathes V.)
4,1g 18,5mm
ex Sol
J. B.
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Asia Minor, Lykia, Dynasts of Lykia, Trbbenimi, scalp of lion, triskelesTrbbenimi
Asia Minor, Dynasts of Lykia
AR Tetrobol
Obv.: Facing scalp of lion.
Rev.: Triskeles within incuse circle, TRBBÊNEME (in Lycian) around
Ag, 3.12g, 17mm
Ref.: Müseler VIII.25-7; SNG von Aulock 4215
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B_059_Anonim_Follis,_SB_1812var,_(Basil_II__and_Constantine_VIII__cc989_AD),_A2,_F41,_SB-1812var_,_Q-001,_6h,_25-26,5mm,11,31g-s.jpg
B 059 Anonymous Follis, SB 1812var., AE-Follis, Class A2/F41type, (Basil II. and Constantine VIII. (976-1025 A.D.)), #1B 059 Anonymous Follis, SB 1812var., AE-Follis, Class A2/F41type, (Basil II. and Constantine VIII. (976-1025 A.D.)), #1
Class A2, attributed to joint reign of Basil II and Constantine VIII.
averse: +EMMA NOVHΛ, IC-XC, ust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cross with various ornaments in each limb.. pallium and colobium, and holding books of Gospels.
reverse: +IhSyS / XRISTUS/ bASILEy/bASILE - in 4 lines, Greek legend, "Jesus Christ, King of Kings".
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 27,5mm, weight: 10,30g, axis: h,
mint: Constantinople though Metclaf states several provincial mints within this group. some with rev legend differences., date: cc989 A.D., ref:SB 1813, Class A2/F41type,
Q-001
quadrans
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B 059 Anonymous Follis, SB 1813, AE-Follis, Class A2/F39type, (Constantine VIII. (976-1025 A.D.)), #1B 059 Anonymous Follis, SB 1813, AE-Follis, Class A2/F39type, (Constantine VIII. (976-1025 A.D.)), #1
Class A2, attributed to joint reign of Basil II and Constantine VIII.
averse: +ЄMMA NOVHΛ, IC-XC, Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cross with various ornaments in each limb.. pallium and colobium, and holding books of Gospels.
reverse: +IhSyS / XRISTUS/ bASILEy/bASILE - in 4 lines, Greek legend, "Jesus Christ, King of Kings".
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 27,5mm, weight: 10,30g, axis: h,
mint: Constantinople though Metclaf states several provincial mints within this group. some with rev legend differences., date: 976-1025 CE, ref:SB 1813, Class A2/F39type,
Q-001
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B 059 Anonymous Follis, SB ????, AE-Follis, Class A2 (?), (Ancient (Barbar) Imitation), B 059 Anonymous Follis, SB ????, AE-Follis, Class A2 (?), (Ancient (Barbar) Imitation),
(Class A2, attributed to joint reign of Basil II and Constantine VIII.)
averse: +ЄMMΔ VOHΛI instead of +ЄMMA NOVHΛ, IC-XC, Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cross with various ornaments in each limb.. pallium and colobium, and holding books of Gospels.
reverse: +IhSyS / XRISTUS/ bASILEy/bASILE - in 4 lines, Greek legend, "Jesus Christ, King of Kings", all S are "revers" !!!
exe: -/-//--, diameter: 24,5-26,6mm, weight: 9,04g, axis: 6h,
mint: Ancient (Barbar) Imitation., date: ??? A.D., ref: SB ???,
Q-001
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Basil II and Constantine VIII. AE3.Basil II and Constantine VIII, c. 1023 - 11 November 1028 A.D.

31mm. 10.28g.

EMMANOVHL, facing nimbate bust of Christ, pallium and colobium, holding gospels with both hands, to left IC, to right XC; nimbus and Gospels ornamented with crosses;

IhSuS / XRISTuS / bASILEu / bASILE (Jesus Christ King of Kings), cross above and below legend.

References: SBCV 1818; Grierson ornaments 32

AAGQ
RL
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis of Christ, Class A3, Basil II & Constantine VIII, c. 1023 - 11 November 1028 A.D.Bronze anonymous follis, Anonymous follis of Christ, class A3; SBCV 1818; Grierson ornaments 24a, gVF, well centered, excellent portrait detail but nose a bit flat, attractive toned bare metal, a few scratches, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 9.833g, maximum diameter 27.5mm, die axis 180o, c. 1023 - 11 Nov 1028 A.D.; obverse + EMMANOVHL, facing nimbate bust of Christ, two pellets in each arm of the cross, pallium and colobium, holding gospels with both hands, to left IC, to right XC; reverse + IhSuS / XRISTuS / bASILEu / bASILE (Jesus Christ King of Kings), ornaments above and below legend;

The emperor's name and portrait are not part of the design on the Byzantine types referred to as anonymous folles. Instead of the earthly king, these coins depict Jesus Christ, King of Kings.

FORVM Ancient Coins.

*A spectacular artistic portrait of Christ.

*A fine masterpiece of one of the very early portraits of Christ according to Saint Veronica 's Veil, and to the Artist view of Christ from that Veil, with the limited given objects, the Artist smartly chosen the artistic dies, and that is why all Byzantine art is made with artistic faces and objects.
This type of coins, struck for big occasion like Christ birthday and crucifixion, and Imperial inauguration to remind the new Byzantine emperor that there is higher power than his, power of Christ word of LOVE. King of kings, written in Ancient Greek on the reverse of this memorial strike.
+ IhSuS / XRISTuS / bASILEu / bASILE (Jesus Christ King of Kings)
With + EMMANOVHL around Christ on the obverse.

The Sam Mansourati Collection.
Given as a souvenir to a great man, a dear friend and brother Rev. Robert E. Burnock , on 2/18/2020.
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BYZANTINE EMPIRE - BASIL II & CONSTANTINE VIIIAnonymous follis class A2 Christ & 4 lines legend Attributed to the reign of Basil II & Constantine VIII. Obv.: Bust of Christ, facing, Wearing nimbus and holding book with Gospels. Rev.: Legend in four lines. Ref.: D. Sear. Byzantine coins and their values. p. 376 1813. 29 mm, 12.78 g. dpaul7
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Byzantine Empire / Basil II. And Constantine VIII.Anonymous AE of Christ 976 - 1025 AD , uncertain mint.
Obverse : + Emma NOVHL / IC - XC, Christ bust.

Reverse : + IhSVS / XRISTVS / BASILEV / BASILE, top & Below vegetal ornament.

Ch VF ,10.14 gr 28.5 mm

Sear 1813
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BYZANTINE EMPIRE. Andronicus II and Michael IX, AD 1295-1320AR Basilikon, 22mm, 2.1g, 6h; Mint of Constantinople.
Obv.: IC XC KVREI BOHΘH, Christ enthroned, right hand raised in benediction, large dot either side.
Rev.: ΑVΤΩΚΡΑΤΟ - PΕC PWΜΑION; Andronicus standing left and Michael standing right; holding between them a labarum.
Reference: DOC V part 1.Class VIII.(f) 528-534
From the H8Modern Collection / 17-142-115
John Anthony
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Byzantine, Anonymous Follis, SB 1813, AE-Follis, Class A2/F39type, (Constantine VIII. (976-1025 A.D.)), Anonymous Follis, SB 1813, AE-Follis, Class A2/F39type, (Constantine VIII. (976-1025 A.D.)), #1
Class A2, attributed to joint reign of Basil II and Constantine VIII.
averse: +ЄMMA NOVHΛ, IC-XC, Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cross with various ornaments in each limb.. pallium and colobium, and holding books of Gospels.
reverse: +IhSyS / XRISTUS/ bASILEy/bASILE - in 4 lines, Greek legend, "Jesus Christ, King of Kings".
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 27,5mm, weight: 10,30g, axis: h,
mint: Constantinople though Metclaf states several provincial mints within this group. some with rev legend differences., date: 976-1025 CE, ref:SB 1813, Class A2/F39type,
Q-001
6 commentsquadrans
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Byzantine, Anonymous Follis, SB ????, AE-Follis, Class A2 (?), (Ancient (Barbar) Imitation), Anonymous Follis, SB ????, AE-Follis, Class A2 (?), (Ancient (Barbar) Imitation),
(Class A2, attributed to joint reign of Basil II and Constantine VIII.)
averse: +ЄMMΔ VOHΛI instead of +ЄMMA NOVHΛ, IC-XC, Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cross with various ornaments in each limb.. pallium and colobium, and holding books of Gospels.
reverse: +IhSyS / XRISTUS/ bASILEy/bASILE - in 4 lines, Greek legend, "Jesus Christ, King of Kings", all S are "revers" !!!
exe: -/-//--, diameter: 24,5-26,6mm, weight: 9,04g, axis: 6h,
mint: Ancient (Barbar) Imitation., date: ??? A.D., ref: SB ???,
Q-001
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BYZANTINE, John VIII, AR 1/2 hyperpyronJohn VIII, 1425-1448 AD, AR 1/2 hyperpyron

Obverse: bust of Christ

Reverse: bust of John

19mm , 3.72 grams

Sear 2564
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CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 380-325 BC. AR Tritemorion(?) 0.47 g
Female head left / Three crescents facing outward around central pellet.
Vlasto 1139 (this coin); HN Italy 924.
Near VF, toned, cleaning marks. Apparently unique.
From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CVIII.4 (August 2000), no. 2874; M.P. Vlasto Collection, 1139; Nervenga Collection (Sambon, 18 November 1907), lot 381.
Leo
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Campania, Cales (Circa 265-240 BC)AE 23, 6.52 g

Obverse: Head of Athena l., wearing Corinthian helmet. CAΛENO (CALENO)

Reverse: Cock standing r.; in l. field, star.

Sambon 916. Historia Numorum Italy 435.

Before the Romans, Cales had been the center of an earlier Italic population called the Ausones (Aurunci in Latin), a people that inhabited areas of southern Italy well beyond Campania by about 1000 BC. That people may have come from Greece, but there is also archaeological evidence of Etruscan origin or at least influence. The source of the name Cales may be the proper name Calai, mythologically said to be one of Jason’s companions aboard the Argo and to have founded Cales.

Livy (VIII.16.13-14) relates that a Latin colony, the first in Campania, was established at Cales in 334 BC. It was apparently part of the area conquered by Rome circa 313 BC after which Cales became the center of Roman rule in Campania. Similar coins were struck at Cales, Suessa Aurunca, Caiatia, Telesia, Teanum, and at least one other town, doubtless by permission of the Romans. This uniformity of types suggests a monetary alliance.
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Caracalla 198-217 denariusOb. ANTONINUS PIVS AVG GERM Laureate bust right
Rev. P.M.TR.P.XVIII.COS.IIII.P.P. Aeskulapis standing, Globe on ground
Ref. RIC 253
Year 215AD

ANTONIUS PIUS AUGUSTUS GERMANICUS - Antonius Pius is your Emperor and Augustus and has conquered the Germans
PONTIFEX MAXIMUS TRIBUNICIA POTESTAS XVIII CONSUL IIII PATER PATRIAE - High priest, Tribune of the People for the eighteenth time, Consul for the fourth time and father of the country

-:Bacchus:-
Bacchus
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CIRCUS MAXIMUS, TrajanÆ Sestertius (24.27g, Ø32.95mm, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 103-104.
Obv.: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P laureate bust of Trajan right with aegis.
Rev.: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI around, S C in ex., bird's-eys view on the Circus Maximus in Rome, as seen from the Forum Boarium, showing portico in foreground with eleven arched entrances and monumental gate surmounted by quadriga on right, two additional arches, each surmounted by quadriga behind the portico at both ends, the central spina adorned with tall obelisk of Rameses II at center flanked by equestrian statue of Trajan on left and shrine of Cybele on right , the two metae (turning posts) placed at the extremities; at the far side of the Circus, a curved wall incorporating a tetra-style shrine of Sol.
RIC 571 [R] and pl. x, 187 (rev. only); Cohen 546 (Fr.60); Strack 391; BMC 856; Banti 275 (4 spec.); MIR 175c and pl. 28 (citing 20 examples of this variety; same obv. die as plate 175c1; same rev. die as 175a3); RCV 3208 var. (different bust type).

ex G. Henzen (Netherlands, 2000)

The reverse of this sestertius commemorates the completion in AD 103 of a major restoration of the Circus Maximus, following a great fire that had severely damaged the famous arena in the time of the Flavian emperors. The origin of the Circus Maximus, situated in the Murcia valley between the Palatine and Aventine hills, is quite obscure. An enclosure for chariot racing, it had parallel sides and one semicircular end, all fitted with seats for spectators, and an axial rib (spina) marked at each end by turning-posts (metae) dividing the arena into two runs. At the open end were the curved stables (carceres) sufficient to accommodate twelve teams of horses. Traditionally founded by King Tarquinius Priscus, it does not seem to have become a permanent structure until 329 BC (Livy viii. 20.1). In later times, it was much embellished, notably by Augustus who erected on the spina the great Egyptian obelisk of Rameses II from Heliopolis (it now stands in the Piazza del Populo). The vast arena was frequently damaged by the fires that afflicted the imperial capital; on several occasions, there was loss of life when structural failure occurred under the weight of the huge crowds that attended the events. Trajan was himself an ardent fan of the Circus so it is scarcely surprising that he took on the task of restoring the arena. The present specimen is a good example of the rare issue that commemorated the completion of this undertaking. More than a century later (AD 213), the Emperor Caracalla issued a similar type to record his own restoration work on the Circus Maximus. The last recorded games in this celebrated arena took place under the Ostrogothic king Totila in AD 550.
1 commentsCharles S
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Cleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII. Zeus Nikephoros Tetradrachm of Damascus.Seleukids. Cleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII. 125-121 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.53 gm, 28.1mm, 1h) Damascus, 121 BC. Jugate diademed busts right. / Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left, holding Nike & sceptre. ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΘΕΑΣ | ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ. ѦΡ to left, ѦΡ below throne, and ΒꟼΡ (SE 192) in ex. VF. CNG 51 #544. Ex-Russel Bement Jr. Coll. Same obv. die: SC 2267.2a; ACNAC Dewing #2628; Newell LSM 87 = ANS Mantis 1944.100.75457; BnF De Clercq 231; BMC 3; DCA 253. HGC 9 #1182e; SNG Spaer 2491. cf. Houghton CSE I #848 (same obv. die, ѦΙ under throne).Anaximander
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Cleopatra Thea and Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos)125-121 BC
19 mm, 5.90 g
obv: radiate and diademed head of Antiochos right
rev: ΒΑΣΙΛIΣΣHΣ KΛEOΠATPA ΘEAΣ / KAI ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟY; owl standing right on amphora, head facing
Hoover p. 241, #1189
2 commentsareich
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Cleopatra Thea, queen of Syria (with son, Antiochos VIII).AR Tetradrachm (27 mm). Antioch mint, 125-121 BCE.
Obv: Conj. busts r.
Rev: BASILISSHS/ KLEOPATRAS/ KAI/ BASILEWS/ ANTIOXOU, Zeus Nikephoros seated l., holding lotus-tipped scepter; IE outer left, A under throne. SNG Spaer 2437. Cf. Sear 7135.
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Commodus SestertiusAE Sestertius
OBSERVE: M. COMMOD. ANT. P. FELIX AVG. BRIT. P.P. Laureate head to the right.
REVERSE: GEN. AVG. FELIC. P.M. TR. P. XV. IMP. VIII. COS. VI. At the field S.C. Genius standing to the left, altar at his feet.
RIC 561
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Commodus, Nikopolis ad Istrumrev. NEIKOPO - LEI PROC ICT starting at 1 o'cl., uncertain female deity standing, AMNG 1246, rev. ill. pl. XVIII.21.1 commentsareich
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Constantine I VIRTVS EXERCIT from SisciaConstantine I
A.D. 320
19x20mm 2.8g
CONSTA-NTINVS AVG; Helmeted and cuirassed bust right.
VIRTVS EXERCIT; Standard inscribed VOT/XX with captive seated on ground on either side, in fields S/F.
in ex. ASIS✶
RIC VII Siscia 109


Ex-Peter Weiß

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Weiß_(Historiker)

probably ex Bikić-Do Hoard as it was in a lot of coins all ex Weiß and two were plate coins from the hoard

Sirmium VIII. Études de Numismatique Danubienne: Trésors, Lingots, Imitations. Monnaies de Fouilles IV au XII Siècle (Rome: Ecole francaise de Rome, 1978)

This hoard was discovered in Serbia in 1952. There were 10,590 coins, mostly from Eastern mints. 22 coins dated before A.D. 318 and 9 after A.D. 324. There were no Licinius IOVI types retarrifed to 12 and a half.
2 commentsVictor C
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Constantine II VLPP from Siscia…ex Bikić-Do HoardConstantine II
A.D. 319- 320
18x19mm 3.5g
CONSTANT-INVS IVN NOB C; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
VICT•LAETAE PRINC PERP; two Victories stg., facing one another, together holding wreath inscribed VOT PR on altar inscribed with what looks like a circle, though it should be an S.
In ex. ΓSIS✶
RIC VII Siscia –-

RIC does not list this emission with the longer obverse legend, only N C versus NOB C.

Ex-Peter Weiß

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Weiß_(Historiker)

Plate coin for Bikić-Do Hoard #387

Sirmium VIII. Études de Numismatique Danubienne: Trésors, Lingots, Imitations. Monnaies de Fouilles IV au XII Siècle (Rome: Ecole francaise de Rome, 1978)

This hoard was discovered in Serbia in 1952. There were 10,590 coins, mostly from Eastern mints. 22 coins dated before A.D. 318 and 9 after A.D. 324. There were no Licinius IOVI types retarrifed to 12 and a half.
Victor C
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Crusaders, Kingdom of Cyprus, James II 1460-1473Crusaders, Kingdom of Cyprus, James II 1460-1473
AE.Sezin
Obverse : + IACOBUS.DEI GRACIA :REX , lion of Cyprus rampant left.
Reverse : + IERUSALEM:CYPRI ARMENIE, cross of Jerusalem.
Schl.VIII.24 ; CCS 163
Vladislav D
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DOMITIANAR denarius. 88 AD. 3.42 grs. Laureate head right. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII. / Herald advancing left,wearing feathered cap and holding wand and shield. COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC.
RIC 117. RSC 76.
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DOMITIANAR denarius. 88 AD. 3.42 grs. Laureate head right. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII. / Herald advancing left,wearing feathered cap and holding wand and shield. COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC.
RIC 117. RSC 76.
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Domitian DenariusIMP. CAES. DOMIT. AVG. GERM. P. M. TR. P. VIII., Laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse. IMP. XIX. COS. XIIII. CENS. P. P. P., Minerva standing holding spear and thunderbold, shield by feet.Philoromaos
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Domitian denarius RIC 663Denarius from Domitian. Rome mint. 88-89 AD.
3.32 grs. 18 mm.
Observe : laureate right. Around : IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TR P VIII.
Reverse : Minerva advancing righ (M1 type) with spear and shield. Around : IMP XVIII COS XIII CENS PPP.
RIC 663.
Rarity : R2.
A classic type with a portrait in good style ; should have been minted only during a few days.
4 commentslabienus
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EB0363 Mark Antony, AR Legionary DenariusMark Antony, AR Legionary Denarius, 32-31 BC
Obv: Praetorian galley, ANT AVG III VIR R P C. Two Γ's (banker's marks) left of center.
Rev: legionary eagle between two standards, LEG VIII.
References: Syd. 1225.
Diameter: 17.5 mm, Weight: 3.637 grams.
Note: Sold.
2 commentsEB
Ptolemy_VI-VIII,_Alexandria,_Lorber-Faucher(2010),_Series-7B,_PI-A,_Sv_1384,_SNG_Cop_279-286,_AE-25,_180-145_BC,_Q-001,_11h,_25-26mm,_17,45g-sa.jpg
Egypt, Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kings, Ptolemy VI.-VIII., (180-145 BC.), Sovronos 1384, Lorber & Faucher Series 7B, ΠA, AE-25, #1Egypt, Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kings, Ptolemy VI.-VIII., (180-145 BC.), Sovronos 1384, Lorber & Faucher Series 7B, ΠA, AE-25, #1
avers: Head of Isis right, wreathed with corn, and with hair in long locks.
reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, ΠA in left field.
exergue: ΠA/-//--, diameter: 25,0-26,0mm, weight: 17,45g, axes: 11h,
mint: Egypt, Alexandria, Lorber & Faucher(2010) Series 7B, ΠA, date:180-145 BC.,
ref: Sovronos 1384, ΠA, SNG Cop 279-286,
Q-001
quadrans
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Egypt, Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kings, Ptolemy VI.-VIII., (180-145 BC.), Sovronos 1424b, Lorber & Faucher Series 7C, AE-28, #1Egypt, Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kings, Ptolemy VI.-VIII., (180-145 BC.), Sovronos 1424b, Lorber & Faucher Series 7C, AE-28, #1
avers: Laureate head of Zeus-Ammon right.
reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, Two eagle standing left on thunderbolt, Cornucopiae in left field.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 28,0-30,0mm, weight: 20,95g, axes: 11h,
mint: Egypt, Alexandria, Lorber & Faucher(2010) Series 7C, date:180-145 BC.,
ref: Sovronos 1424b, (as Ptolemy VI-VIII),
Q-001
quadrans
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ENGLAND - HENRY VIIIHenry VIII (1509-1547), First Issue Hammered Silver Half Penny, 1509-1526 portcullis mm Londondpaul7
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FRANCE - CHARLES VIIIFrance Charles VIII 1483-97 AD Denier Tournois. VF, creased. Charles VIII died oddly by striking his head while passing through a doorway, seemingly this caused a severe concussion and he died within hours of slipping into a coma. Size: 16 mmdpaul7
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FRANCE - LOUIS XVIIILouis XVIII 5 Fracs - 1823-A. Silver. K-711.1dpaul7
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Gallienus, Milan, reverse FIDES EXERC VIII, Fides standing left, c.260GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate head left
FIDES EXERC VIII, Fides standing left with standards
RIC 478
A reverse dating to the celebration of the army's loyalty for the 8th time, probably some time around 260 or a year or two later
Adrianus
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GREEKSilver fibula. 5th c. BC. 4,3 cms h. Single piece construction terminated in a stylized ram's head.Incised design on the outer facet of the bow and on the square catchplate,beyond which the pin turns in a u-shape with the ram's head at the terminal with stylized nose and mouth.Fine coiled antlers from a separate piece of wire applied to the crown of the ram's head.
Ancient Art XXXVIII. # 31.
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Greek, Catalogue of the Collection of Tarentine Coins formed by M. P. Vlasto #1139CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 380-325 BC. AR Tritemorion(?) (0.47 g).
Female head left / Three crescents facing outward around central pellet. Vlasto 1139 (this coin); HN Italy 924. Near VF, toned, cleaning marks. Apparently unique.

From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CVIII.4 (August 2000), no. 2874; M.P. Vlasto Collection, 1139; Nervenga Collection (Sambon, 18 November 1907), lot 381.
Leo
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GREEK, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Egypt, Ptolemy VI and VIII AE29
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GREEK, Syria, Seleukid Kings. Antiochos VIII. First Reign.Syria, Seleukid Kings. Antiochos VIII. First Reign. 121-113 BC. AR Tetradrachm
Antioch mint. Diademed head right / Zeus Oranios standing left, holding star and
sceptre; IE/A to left, N to right.
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Henry VIII. Groat of Tower mint, 2nd issue. England. Tudor, Henry VIII. 1509-1549. AR Groat (2.43ᵍᵐ 25.0ᵐᵐ 7ʰ), 2nd issue, Tower mint, 1526-1544. Crowned bust r., double band to crown; ✠hЄȠRICˀˣ VIIIᛝ Dˀˣ Gˀ⁑ Rˀ⁑ ΛGLˀ ᛝ FRΛȠCˀ (pheon i.m.; saltire, sleeve, double saltire stops) / Long cross fourchée over Tudor coat-of-arms (saltires in forks); POSVIˣ-DЄVˀᛝ Λ-DIVTOR-Iˀ ₓˣᙏЄV (pheon i.m.; saltire, sleeve, double saltire stops). gVF. Davissons EA 24 #86. Spink SCBC 2337 E; North 1797; Stewartby p.471 #1(iii); Whitton (i)3. Laker D portrait. "Slightly wavy; punch mark in obverse field (slight noticeable effect on reverse); otherwise, clear strike, generous flan, bold portrait.".Anaximander
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Henry VIII. Groat of York, third coinage.England. Tudor, Henry VIII. 1509-1549. AR Groat (2.61 gm, 26.0mm, 7h) of York, Third coinage, 1544-1547. Crowned, bearded and mantled bust facing slightly right. ✠ hЄȠRICˀᴥ 8ᛝ Dᛝ Gᛝ AGLᛝ FRAᛝ Zᛝ HIBᛝ RЄX ᛝ. / Long cross fourchée over Tudor coat-of-arms. ‡CIVI TAS‡ ‡ЄBO RΛCI‡. gVF. Bust 2, open forks, trefoil (ᛝ) stops, Lombardic letters, spur on top left of shield to inner circle. CNG EA 105 #1213. "Rare". Ex Motcomb Collection (Morton & Eden 78, 17 March 2016), #230. Reportedly ex Parsons. Spink SCBC 2374; North 1848; Whitton p.311 b (plate XX #9-10).Anaximander
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Henry VIII. Groat, First Coinage of Tower mint. England. Tudor, Henry VIII. 1509-1549. AR Groat (2.99 gm, 26.0mm, 1h) First coinage, Tower mint. Crowned bust right. 🏰: hЄȠRICˀˣViiiˀˣ DIˀˣ GRΛˀˣ RЄXˣ ΛGLˀˣ Zˣ FRˀ. / Long cross fourchée over Tudor coat-of-arms. 🏰 POSVI DЄV⁑Λ DIVTOR Є⁝ᙏЄVˀ. gVF. Castle initial mark; saltire & sleeve (ˀˣ) stops. Bt. Studio Coins, London, 2014. Spink SCBC 2316. North 1762.Anaximander
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Henry VIII. Half Groat of York by Archbishop Wolsey, First issue.England. Tudor, Henry VIII. 1509-1547 AR halfgroat. (1.34 gm, 20.5mm, 6h) First coinage (1509-1526) of York, w/ Archbishop Thomas Wolsey (1514-1530). Crowned bust r., +✶hЄȠRIC VIII+ DI+ GR⚻+ REX+ ⚻G Z / Square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, keys flanking cardinal's hat below; ✶CIVIT⚻S+ +EBOR⚻CI. nVF. Davisson's E-Auction 37 #102. Spink SCBC #2326, North #1771.Anaximander
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Henry VIII. Penny of Durham by Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall.England. Tudor, Henry VIII. 1509-1549. AR Penny (0.67 gm, 15mm, 6h) 2nd coinage, sovereign type of Durham, 1530-1534. Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall. King enthroned facing, holding sceptre & globus cruciger. 🟊hˣDˣGˣ ROSΛˣ SiЄˣ SPIΛ (saltire stops). / Long cross fourchée cutting legend. C-D flanking Tudor coat-of-arms. CIVI-TΛS-DVR-RAM. nVF. CNG EA 522 #717. Spink SCBC 2354; North 1813; Allen Durham 211; McCammon SHRT p.75; Stewartby English Coins p.474, Spink Auction 17011 #1626-1627; Whitton ..in Henry’s Name. Durham type (vii).1 commentsAnaximander
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