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Otacilia Severa, Augusta, February or March 244 - September or October 249 A.D.
|Otacilia| |Severa|, |Otacilia| |Severa,| |Augusta,| |February| |or| |March| |244| |-| |September| |or| |October| |249| |A.D.|, From the issue celebrating the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Rome. Celebrations included display of many exotic animals including, it seems, a hippopotamus.
RS76152. Silver antoninianus, RIC IV P116b, RSC IV 63, Hunter III 10, SRCV III 9160, Choice EF, near perfect centering and strike, much luster, excellent portrait, 4th officina, Rome mint, weight 4.040g, maximum diameter 22.6mm, die axis 180o, 248 A.D.; obverse OTACIL SEVERA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, hair in horizontal ridges, plait up the back of head, crescent behind shoulders; reverse SAECVLARES AVGG (Secular games [provided by] the Emperors), hippopotamus standing right, IIII (4th officina) in exergue; Ex Forum Ancient Coinspaul1888
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Caracalla, 28 January 198 - 8 April 217 A.D. Silver denarius, RIC IV 120 (S); RSC III 3; BMCRE V p. 205, 267; SRCV II 6790; Hunter III -, Choice gVF, well centered, flow lines, edge splits and cracks, Rome mint, weight 3.280g, maximum diameter 18.9mm, die axis 180o, 201 - 202 A.D.; obverse ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, boy's laureate and draped bust right; reverse ADVENT AVGG, war galley left on waves, ram, acrostolium and vexillum at the bow, four oarsmen and a steersman, Septimius Severus, Caracalla and Geta seated in the steersman's cabin, two standards and apluster at the stern
Ex: Forum Ancient Coinspaul1888
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(0193) SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS193 - 211 AD
AE 27 mm; 13.25 g
O: Laureate draped bust right
R: Dionysos standing left, holding thrysos and grape cluster or kantharos
Naxos, Cyclades
cf Paris 322; Boutin 2457-2460; Le Quéré 106; Chaix 309; Mionnet Supp IV, 237
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(0218) ELAGABALUS218-222 AD
17.5 mm, 2.97 g
O: Laureate head right
R: MARKIANOPOLITWN cluster of grapes on stalk
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(501i) Roman Republic, D. Junius L.f. Silanus, 91 B.C.Silver denarius, Syd 646a, RSC Junia 16, S 225 var, Cr 337/3 var, VF, 3.718g, 18.6mm, 0o, Rome mint, 91 B.C.; obverse head of Roma right in winged helmet, X (control letter) behind; reverse Victory in a biga right holding reins in both hands, V (control numeral) above, D•SILANVS / ROMA in ex; mint luster in recesses. Ex FORVM.
Although the coin itself does not commemorate the event, the date this coin was struck is historically significant.
MARCUS Livius DRUSUS (his father was the colleague of Gaius Gracchus in the tribuneship, 122 B.C.), became tribune of the people in 91 B.C. He was a thoroughgoing conservative, wealthy and generous, and a man of high integrity. With some of the more intelligent members of his party (such as Marcus Scaurus and L. Licinius Crassus the orator) he recognized the need of reform. At that time an agitation was going on for the transfer of the judicial functions from the equites to the senate; Drusus proposed as a compromise a measure which restored to the senate the office of judices, while its numbers were doubled by the admission of 300 equites. Further, a special commission was to be appointed to try and sentence all judices guilty of taking bribes.
The senate was hesitant; and the equites, whose occupation was threatened, offered the most violent opposition. In order, therefore, to catch the popular votes, Drusus proposed the establishment of colonies in Italy and Sicily, and an increased distribution of corn at a reduced rate. By help of these riders the bill was carried.
Drusus now sought a closer alliance with the Italians, promising them the long coveted boon of the Roman franchise. The senate broke out into open opposition. His laws were abrogated as informal, and each party armed its adherents for the civil struggle which was now inevitable. Drusus was stabbed one evening as he was returning home. His assassin was never discovered (http://62.1911encyclopedia.org/D/DR/DRUSUS_MARCUS_LIVIUS.htm).
The ensuing "Social War" (91-88 B.C.) would set the stage for the "Civil Wars" (88-87 & 82-81 B.C.) featuring, notably, Marius & Sulla; two men who would make significant impressions on the mind of a young Julius Caesar. Caesar would cross the Rubicon not thirty years later.
Edited by J. P. Fitzgerald, Jr.Cleisthenes
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*SOLD*Bar Kokhba Revolt
Attribution: TJC 292., Hendin 1437 (prev. 736). Mildenberg 125; Palestina
Date: assumed AD 134-135
Obv: 7-branched palm tree, two clusters of fruit beneath; (ŠM'WN) beneath in 2 lines
Rev: Trifoliate vine leaf;(RWT YRWŠLM) around; Undated, assumed year 3 = AD 134-135
Size: 22.8 mm
Weight: 9.3 gramsNoah
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001e3. Sextus PompeyDenarius. 42-40 BCE. Uncertain Sicilian mint. 16.2 mm, 3.561 g.
Obverse MAG PIVS IMP ITER, diademed head of Neptune right, long hair and beard, trident over shoulder; reverse PRAEF CLAS ET ORAE MARIT EX S C (AE and MAR ligate), naval trophy of captured arms placed on anchor, trident head above, components of the trophy include helmet, cuirass, stem of prow and apluster for arms, the heads of Scylla and Charybdis at base. Crawford 511/2a, RSC I Sextus Pompey 1b, Sydenham 1347, BMCRR Sicily 15, Sear CRI 333. A FORUM coin.
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017. Crispina. AR Denarius. IVNOCrispina. Augusta, AD 178-182. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.03 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Commodus. Draped bust right / Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; to left, peacock standing left. RIC III 283 (Commodus); MIR 18, 12-4a; RSC 21. Toned, some iridescence and underlying luster, hairline flan crack
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 2311.LordBest
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022. Plautilla Concordia Avgg FDCRome mint, Issue II, AD 202. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Bust, draped, hair coiled in ridges, either vertical or horizontal and fastened in bun at back/CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia standing l., holding patera and scepter. RIC 363a, Sear 7065, BMC 236,411-414, RSC-1, Cohen-1, Hill 583. FDC, full proof like luster.
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043. Fausta, wife of Constantine I. AE Follis, Rome mint. FDC.AE Follis. Rome mint.
Obv.Bust of Fausta right FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG
Rev. Fausta standing holding Constantine II and Constantius II SPES REIPVBLICAE
RIC 292, S 3903, VM 6. R4.
FDC. Finest known Fausta bronze, with full mint lustre sheathed in a thin Tiber patina. ex- Tom Cederlind.LordBest
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07- CANADA, 10 CENTS, KM3.Size: 21.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0691 oz. Mintage: 1,200,000.
Grade: ICG MS62 (Cert.# 2748922901).
Comments: Purchased at a show on my behalf by Don Rupp, who let me swap him some other coins for it, 11/2009.lordmarcovan
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0a Amazon StaterSilver Stater 20mm Struck circa 440-410 B.C.
Soloi in Cilicia
Amazon kneeling left, holding bow, quiver on left hip
ΣOΛEΩN, Grape cluster on vine; A-Θ to either side of stalk, monogram to lower right
Sear 5602 var.; Casabonne Type 3; SNG France 135; SNG Levante
This coin depicts an amazon in historically accurate garb. Unfortunately, the bow is corroded away on this piece, but it is pointed toward her. She wears the Scythian hat, which also has a bit along the top corroded away. The quiver on her hip is an accurate portrayal of the gorytos (quiver), which was nearly two feet long, fashioned of leather, and often decorated. Fortunately, there is redundancy in this image, and a second bow is shown as in its place in the gorytos, which had separate chambers for arrows and the bow, where the archer stored it while not in use. The amazon has just finished stringing her bow and is adjusting the top hook to make sure the strings and limbs are properly aligned. She has strung the bow using her leg to hold one limb in place so she can use both hands to string the weapon. Her recurve bow was made of horn (ibex, elk, ox) wrapped with horse hair, birch bark, or sinew (deer, elk, ox) and glue (animal or fish) wrapped around a wood core. The bow was about 30 inches long. Arrow heads from grave sites come in bone, wood, iron, and bronze with two or three flanges; the shafts were made of reed or wood (willow, birch, poplar) and fletched with feathers. Poisoned arrows were sometimes painted to resemble vipers. A Scythian archer could probably fire 15-20 arrows per minute with accuracy to 200 feet and range to 500-600 feet. Distance archery with modern reconstructions suggests a maximum unaimed flight distance of 1,600 feet. (Mayor 209ff)
Soloi was founded about 700 B.C.and came under Persian rule. According to Diodorus, when the amazons were engaging in conquest in Asia Minor, the Cilicians accepted them willingly and retained their independence. Soloi may be named after Solois, a companion of Theseus, who married the amazon Antiope. The amazon on the coin may well be Antiope. (Mayor, 264-265)Blindado
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13. Seleucid Kingdom, Antiochos VII Euergetes Sidetes, Antioch Bronze AE 19, SNG Spaer 1902, SGCV II 7098 var, Antioch mint, Sep 138 - Aug 137 B.C.; obverse head of Eros right, wreathed with myrtle; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOΥ EΥEΡΓETOΥ, head-dress of Isis, apluster or branch above EOP (year 175) below, ΔI monogram outer leftecoli
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1911 George V Coronation Silver MedalGreat Britain, George V (1910-36), Official Coronation Silver Medal, 1911, Coronation of George V commemorative, BHM 4022, Eimer 1922b, small size, EF, matt finish, attractively toned, plain edge, weight 12.7g (ASW 0.3777oz), composition 0.925 Ag, 0.075 Cu, diameter 30.7mm, thickness 1.0mm, die axis 0°, London mint, 1911; obverse GEORGE V CROWNED-JUNE 22 1911 arcing above around raised rim, crowned and mantled bust left, wearing Chain of the Garter, with globus cruciger atop ribbon to left, olive branch tied with ribbon behind, B.M raised below orb for engraver Bertram Mackennal, raised border surrounding; reverse QUEEN MARY-JUNE 22 1911 arcing above around raised rim, crowned and draped bust left, wearing pearl and diamond cluster drop earring with 6-strand pearl choker and 5-strand pearl necklace, Royal Order of Victoria and Albert at breast with badge of the Royal Family Order of George V, ribbon at bottom left, rose branch tied with ribbon behind, B.M. raised on ribbon loop at bottom right for engraver Bertram Mackennal, raised border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Christopher Eimer (18 Mar 2024); £60.00.Serendipity
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25- GREAT BRITAIN, 6 PENCE, KM779.Size: 19.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.0895 oz. Mintage: 5,109,000.
Grade: PCGS MS64 (Old Green Holder- cert. # 2302317).
Comments: Puchased from Tom Carroll, 11/20/09, replacing a really nice AU+ I'd bought from him years before.
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26- GREAT BRITAIN, 1 SHILLING, KM780.Size: 23.5 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.1682 oz. Mintage: 3,426,000.
Grade: NGC MS64 (Cert.# 4080257-009).
Comments: Received raw as a generous gift for Victoria from Dimitri Gotzamanis.lordmarcovan
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28- GREAT BRITAIN, 1/2 CROWN, KM782.Size: 32.3 mm. Composition: .925 Silver/.4204 oz. Mintage: 1,577,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 (Cert.# 4080257-0110).
Comments: Purchased raw from Jeffrey Zarit, through eBay.lordmarcovan
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32- HONG KONG, 5 CENTS, KM5.Size: 15.53 mm. Composition: .8000 Silver/.0349 oz. Mintage: 10,000,000.
Grade: NGC MS64 (Cert. # 3356207-006).
Comments: Acquired in a trade with Hayden Tubbs, who let us trade up from a toned NGC MS63 example to this blast white beauty.
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33- HONG KONG, 10 CENTS, KM6.3Size: 17.84 mm. Composition: .800 Silver/.0698 oz. Mintage: 25,000,000.
Grade: NGC MS63 (Cert.# 4080257-013).
Comments: Purchased raw from an eBay seller with the ID "999_omen".lordmarcovan
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706a, Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D.6, Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D. AE setertius, Date: 66 AD; RIC I 516, 36.71 mm; 25.5 grams; aVF. Obverse: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR POT PP, Laureate bust right; Reverse: S C, ROMA, Roma seated left, exceptional portrait and full obverse legends. Ex Ancient Imports.
NERO (54-68 A.D.)
It is difficult for the modern student of history to realize just how popular Nero actually was, at least at the beginning of his reign. Rome looked upon her new Emperor with hope. He was the student of Seneca, and he had a sensitive nature. He loved art, music, literature, and theatre. He was also devoted to horses and horse racing—a devotion shared by many of his subjects. The plebs loved their new Emperor. As Professor of Classics Judith P. Hallett (University of Maryland, College Park) says, “It is not clear to me that Nero ever changed or that Nero ever grew-up, and that was both his strength and his weakness. Nero was an extraordinarily popular Emperor: he was like Elvis” (The Roman Empire in the First Century, III. Dir. Margaret Koval and Lyn Goldfarb. 2001. DVD. PBS/Warner Bros. 2003).
De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Rulers and their Families
Herbert W. Benario
Emory University
Introduction and Sources
The five Julio-Claudian emperors are very different one from the other. Augustus dominates in prestige and achievement from the enormous impact he had upon the Roman state and his long service to Rome, during which he attained unrivaled auctoritas. Tiberius was clearly the only possible successor when Augustus died in AD 14, but, upon his death twenty-three years later, the next three were a peculiar mix of viciousness, arrogance, and inexperience. Gaius, better known as Caligula, is generally styled a monster, whose brief tenure did Rome no service. His successor Claudius, his uncle, was a capable man who served Rome well, but was condemned for being subject to his wives and freedmen. The last of the dynasty, Nero, reigned more than three times as long as Gaius, and the damage for which he was responsible to the state was correspondingly greater. An emperor who is well described by statements such as these, "But above all he was carried away by a craze for popularity and he was jealous of all who in any way stirred the feeling of the mob." and "What an artist the world is losing!" and who is above all remembered for crimes against his mother and the Christians was indeed a sad falling-off from the levels of Augustus and Tiberius. Few will argue that Nero does not rank as one of the worst emperors of all.
The prime sources for Nero's life and reign are Tacitus' Annales 12-16, Suetonius' Life of Nero, and Dio Cassius' Roman History 61-63, written in the early third century. Additional valuable material comes from inscriptions, coinage, papyri, and archaeology.
Early Life
He was born on December 15, 37, at Antium, the son of Cnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbusand Agrippina. Domitius was a member of an ancient noble family, consul in 32; Agrippina was the daughter of the popular Germanicus, who had died in 19, and Agrippina, daughter of Agrippa, Augustus' closest associate, and Julia, the emperor's daughter, and thus in direct descent from the first princeps. When the child was born, his uncle Gaius had only recently become emperor. The relationship between mother and uncle was difficult, and Agrippina suffered occasional humiliation. But the family survived the short reign of the "crazy" emperor, and when he was assassinated, it chanced that Agrippina's uncle, Claudius, was the chosen of the praetorian guard, although there may have been a conspiracy to accomplish this.
Ahenobarbus had died in 40, so the son was now the responsibility of Agrippina alone. She lived as a private citizen for much of the decade, until the death of Messalina, the emperor's wife, in 48 made competition among several likely candidates to become the new empress inevitable. Although Roman law forbade marriage between uncle and niece, an eloquent speech in the senate by Lucius Vitellius, Claudius' closest advisor in the senatorial order, persuaded his audience that the public good required their union. The marriage took place in 49, and soon thereafter the philosopher Seneca [[PIR2 A617]] was recalled from exile to become the young Domitius' tutor, a relationship which endured for some dozen years.
His advance was thereafter rapid. He was adopted by Claudius the following year and took the name Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar or Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, was preferred to Claudius' natural son, Britannicus, who was about three years younger, was betrothed to the emperor's daughter Octavia, and was, in the eyes of the people, the clear successor to the emperor. In 54, Claudius died, having eaten some poisoned mushrooms, responsibility for which was believed to be Agrippina's, and the young Nero, not yet seventeen years old, was hailed on October 13 as emperor by the praetorian guard.
The First Years of Rule
The first five years of Nero's rule are customarily called the quinquennium, a period of good government under the influence, not always coinciding, of three people, his mother, Seneca, and Sextus Afranius Burrus, the praetorian prefect. The latter two were allies in their "education" of the emperor. Seneca continued his philosophical and rhetorical training, Burrus was more involved in advising on the actualities of government. They often combined their influence against Agrippina, who, having made her son emperor, never let him forget the debt he owed his mother, until finally, and fatally, he moved against her.
Nero's betrothal to Octavia was a significant step in his ultimate accession to the throne, as it were, but she was too quiet, too shy, too modest for his taste. He was early attracted to Poppaea Sabina, the wife of Otho, and she continually goaded him to break from Octavia and to show himself an adult by opposing his mother. In his private life, Nero honed the musical and artistic tastes which were his chief interest, but, at this stage, they were kept private, at the instigation of Seneca and Burrus.
As the year 59 began, Nero had just celebrated his twenty-first birthday and now felt the need to employ the powers which he possessed as emperor as he wished, without the limits imposed by others. Poppaea's urgings had their effect, first of all, at the very onset of the year, with Nero's murder of his mother in the Bay of Naples.
Agrippina had tried desperately to retain her influence with her son, going so far as to have intercourse with him. But the break between them proved irrevocable, and Nero undertook various devices to eliminate his mother without the appearance of guilt on his part. The choice was a splendid vessel which would collapse while she was on board. As this happened, she swam ashore and, when her attendant, having cried out that she was Agrippina, was clubbed to death, Agrippina knew what was going on. She sent Nero a message that she was well; his response was to send a detachment of sailors to finish the job. When she was struck across the head, she bared her womb and said, "Strike here, Anicetus, strike here, for this bore Nero," and she was brutally murdered.
Nero was petrified with fear when he learned that the deed had been done, yet his popularity with the plebs of Rome was not impaired. This matricide, however, proved a turning point in his life and principate. It appeared that all shackles were now removed. The influence of Seneca and Burrus began to wane, and when Burrus died in 62, Seneca realized that his powers of persuasion were at an end and soon went into retirement. Britannicus had died as early as 55; now Octavia was to follow, and Nero became free to marry Poppaea. It may be that it had been Burrus rather than Agrippina who had continually urged that Nero's position depended in large part upon his marriage to Octavia. Burrus' successor as commander of the praetorian guard, although now with a colleague, was Ofonius Tigellinus, quite the opposite of Burrus in character and outlook. Tigellinus became Nero's "evil twin," urging and assisting in the performance of crimes and the satisfaction of lusts.
Administrative and Foreign Policy
With Seneca and Burrus in charge of administration at home, the first half-dozen years of Nero's principate ran smoothly. He himself devoted his attention to his artistic, literary, and physical bents, with music, poetry, and chariot racing to the fore. But his advisors were able to keep these performances and displays private, with small, select audiences on hand. Yet there was a gradual trend toward public performance, with the establishment of games. Further, he spent many nights roaming the city in disguise, with numerous companions, who terrorized the streets and attacked individuals. Those who dared to defend themselves often faced death afterward, because they had shown disrespect for the emperor. The die was being cast for the last phases of Nero's reign.
The Great Fire at Rome and The Punishment
of the Christians
The year 64 was the most significant of Nero's principate up to this point. His mother and wife were dead, as was Burrus, and Seneca, unable to maintain his influence over Nero without his colleague's support, had withdrawn into private life. The abysmal Tigellinus was now the foremost advisor of the still young emperor, a man whose origin was from the lowest levels of society and who can accurately be described as criminal in outlook and action. Yet Nero must have considered that he was happier than he had ever been in his life. Those who had constrained his enjoyment of his (seemingly) limitless power were gone, he was married to Poppaea, a woman with all advantages save for a bad character the empire was essentially at peace, and the people of Rome enjoyed a full measure of panem et circenses. But then occurred one of the greatest disasters that the city of Rome, in its long history, had ever endured.
The fire began in the southeastern angle of the Circus Maximus, spreading through the shops which clustered there, and raged for the better part of a week. There was brief success in controlling the blaze, but then it burst forth once more, so that many people claimed that the fires were deliberately set. After about a fortnight, the fire burned itself out, having consumed ten of the fourteen Augustan regions into which the city had been divided.
Nero was in Antium through much of the disaster, but his efforts at relief were substantial. Yet many believed that he had been responsible, so that he could perform his own work comparing the current fate of Rome to the downfall of Troy. All his efforts to assist the stricken city could not remove the suspicion that "the emperor had fiddled while Rome burned." He lost favor even among the plebs who had been enthusiastic supporters, particularly when his plans for the rebuilding of the city revealed that a very large part of the center was to become his new home.
As his popularity waned, Nero and Tigellinus realized that individuals were needed who could be charged with the disaster. It so happened that there was such a group ready at hand, Christians, who had made themselves unpopular because of their refusal to worship the emperor, their way of life, and their secret meetings. Further, at this time two of their most significant "teachers" were in Rome, Peter and Paul. They were ideal scapegoats, individuals whom most Romans loathed, and who had continually sung of the forthcoming end of the world.
Their destruction was planned with the utmost precision and cruelty, for the entertainment of the populace. The venue was Nero's circus near the Mons Vaticanus. Christians were exposed to wild animals and were set ablaze, smeared with pitch, to illuminate the night. The executions were so grisly that even the populace displayed sympathy for the victims. Separately, Peter was crucified upside down on the Vatican hill and Paul was beheaded along the Via Ostiensis. But Nero's attempt, and hope, to shift all suspicion of arson to others failed. His popularity even among the lower classes was irrevocably impaired.
[For a detailed and interesting discussion of Nero’s reign please see http://www.roman-emperors.org/nero.htm]
The End - Nero's Death and its Aftermath
Nero's and Tigellinus' response to the conspiracy was immediate and long-lasting. The senatorial order was decimated, as one leading member after another was put to death or compelled to commit suicide. The year 66 saw the suicides of perhaps the most distinguished victims of the "reign of terror," Caius Petronius and Thrasea Paetus. Petronius, long a favorite of Nero because of his aesthetic taste, had been an able public servant before he turned to a life of ease and indolence. He was recognized as the arbiter elegantiae of Nero's circle, and may be the author of the Satyricon. At his death, he left for Nero a document which itemized many of the latter's crimes. Thrasea, a staunch Stoic who had been for some years an outspoken opponent of Nero's policies, committed suicide in the Socratic manner. This scene is the last episode in the surviving books of Tacitus' Annals.
In the year 68, revolt began in the provinces. . . the end of Nero's reign became inevitable. Galba claimed the throne and began his march from Spain. Nero panicked and was rapidly abandoned by his supporters. He finally committed suicide with assistance, on June 9, 68, and his body was tended and buried by three women who had been close to him in his younger days, chief of whom was Acte. His death scene is marked above all by the statement, "Qualis artifex pereo," (What an artist dies in me.) Even at the end he was more concerned with his private life than with the affairs of state.
The aftermath of Nero's death was cataclysmic. Galba was the first of four emperors who revealed the new secret of empire, that an emperor could be made elsewhere than in Rome. Civil war ensued, which was only ended by the victory of the fourth claimant, Vespasian, who established the brief dynasty of the Flavians. The dynasty of the Julio-Claudians was at an end.
Nero's popularity among the lower classes remained even after his death.
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It is not excessive to say that he was one of the worst of Rome's emperors in the first two centuries and more of the empire. Whatever talents he had, whatever good he may have done, all is overwhelmed by three events, the murder of his mother, the fire at Rome, and his savage treatment of the Christians.
Precisely these qualities are the reasons that he has remained so well known and has been the subject of many writers and opera composers in modern times. These works of fiction particularly merit mention: Henryk Sienkiewicz's Quo Vadis, one of the finest works of the 1907 Nobel Laureate in Literature, and John Hersey's The Conspiracy. Nero unquestionably will always be with us.
Copyright (C) 2006, Herbert W. Benario.
Published: De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Rulers and their Families http://www.roman-emperors.org/startup.htm. Used by permission.
Edited by J. P. Fitzgerald, Jr.
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98-117 AD Trajan Denarius HerculesIMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate head right
P M TR P COS IIII P P, statue of Hercules holding club and lion skin, set on low base; mint luster, light toning,
Rome mint, 101-102 A.D, 3.54g, 18.6mm, 180o Reference:RIC 49, RSC 234, BMC 86.
exceptionally well struck reverse for the issue. Ex-Forumjimwho523
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Aesillas. Roman Quaestor. 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm of ThessalonicaRoman Macedonia. Macedonia, Aesillas. Roman Quaestor. 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.24 gm) of Thessalonica. Alexander the Great r., with horn of Amon and streaming hair. ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ below, Θ behind. / Macedonian war club b/w cista (fiscus, money chest) and sella (curule chair), AESILLAS Q above, all enclosed in wreath. VF. Traces of luster and pitting.
Bt. Gables Coin, 2000.
ACNAC Dewing 1224-1225; AMNG III/I #223; Bauslaugh Gp VI O42A/187; HGC 3.1 #1110; McClean II #3716-3717 (plate 138 #10-11); SNG Cop 2 #1330; SNG Delepierre 1076-1078; SNG Fitzwilliam 2346-2350; SNG Lockett 3303-3309.Anaximander
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Alexander II ZebinaSerrated AE 15, Syria, Alexander II Zebina, ca. 128-123 B.C. Obv: Head of Dionysos facing right. Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ around winged Tyche wearing modius with anchor and cornucopiae, grape cluster and monogram. Dark brown patina with some base metal exposed, gVF. Lindgren III, pl.63, 1111, SC 2242, Hoover HGC 9, 1166 (R1).Molinari
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Alexander the Great * Colophon, Ionia, 337 to 323 BC. Silver drachm
Alexander III * Colophon, Ionia, Macedonian Kingdom * AR drachm
Obv: Portrait head of Alexander right, wearing the lion's skin in style of Herakles.
Rev: Zeus enthroned seated left, holding a scepter in left hand, arm raised, and eagle in his right hand, arm extended to front, with [A]ΛEXANΔΡOY vertical in left field. Interesting set of mint marks: Male lion's head left-facing in left field, above ornate Φ - ornate pentagram below the throne.
Exergue: (None)
Mint: Colophon
Struck: 301-297 BC.
* Posthumous issue
* Issued under Lysimachos
Size: 17.34 x 17.18 mm.
Weight: 4.11 grams
Die axis: 180°
Condition: Apparent in photo which is quite faithful to the coin in hand. Very lovely bright and clear silvery luster.
Refs:*
Price 1836d
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Antoninus Pius, Divus * Eagle on Altar, 161 AD. AR Denarius
Commemorative Divus Antoninus Pius * Eagle on Altar, Silver Denarius
Struck by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus in 161 AD, on the death of Antoninus Pius in memory of the latter and commemoration of his deification by Will of the people &nd the Senate.
Obv: DIVVS ANTONINVS * bare head right.
Rev: CONSECRATIO, eagle standing right, head turned left, on garlanded altar.
Exergue: (Blank)
Mint: Rome
Struck: 161 AD.
Size: 18 mm.
Weight: 3.41 grams
Die axis: 180°
Condition: Beautiful, clear, bright luster, great details and high-relief. Nicely centered and well-struck.
Refs:*
Sear, 1301
Cohen, 154
RSC, 155/6.
Van Meter, 136
RIC III, 430 (Marcus Aurelius)
BMCRE, 48 (Marcus Aurelius)
Sear RCV II (2002), 5190, page 335
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Armenia, Levon III. (1303/5-1307), AR Takvorin, Cilician Armenia, Nercessian, Armenian Coins 421, Levon riding right, #1Armenia, Levon III. (1303/5-1307), AR Takvorin, Cilician Armenia, Nercessian, Armenian Coins 421, Levon riding right, #1
avers: ✠ՇԻՆԵԱԼ Ի ՔԱՂԱՔՆ ՍԻ (Shineal I Kaghakn I Sis = Struck in the City of Sis), Lion prancing right, long cross behind, dot in the left field.
reverse: ✠ԼԵՒՈՆ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ (Levon, Takavor Hayots = Levon, King of the Armenians), Levon, with head facing and holding cruciform staff, on horse prancing right, cluster of pellets to right, Armenian letter below in front.
exergue:-/-//--, diameter: 20,0-21,5mm, weight: 4,41g, axis: 6h,
mint: Cilician Armenia, date: 1303-1307 A.D., ref: Armenian Coin type 421; cf. CCA 1753.,
Q-001quadrans
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Attica, Athens Silver Tetradrachm, New Style, c. 115/114 B.C.Attica, Athens Silver Tetradrachm, New Style, c. 115/114 B.C.
31.4mm, 16.61 grams.
Obv: Head of Athena to right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet decorated with a palmette and gryphon.
Rev: Owl standing three-quarters right, head facing, on amphora, cluster of grapes on vine in right field, Δ on amphora, ΠE below.
Ref: Thompson 633g.
About Extremely Fine.
mjabrial
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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius LugdunumObv. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head right .
Rev. AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT/CL CAESARES, Caius and Lucius standing facing, with two shields and spears between. simpulum and lituus above.
18.6mm, 2.9 grams.
RIC I 207. RSC 43. Rainbow toned with underlying luster.Canaan
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Baktria - AR drachmuncertain mint in Oxus region
305-294 BC
head of Athena right wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl
eagle standing left, head right, grape cluster on vine with leaf above
Roma XIV, 334; Bopearachchi, Sophytes Series 2A; SNG ANS 14-16; Mitchiner 26c; N&A 52-57
3,2g 13,5mm
ex Roma numismatics
From the 1960s Andragoras-Sophytes Group, present in Germany in 1975, subsequently exported to the USA.J. B.
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Baktria, Graeco Baktrian Kings. Menander * ca. 155-130 BC. AR Drachm
Silver Drachm, Menander, Graeco-Baktria
Obv: Diademed heroic bust, with aegis and spear raised in combative-posture, left-facing.
Rev: Athena Alkidemos left, hurling thunderbolt in right hand, holding hoplon shield raised in left hand; monogram in right field, Legend above.
Mint: Taxila (?)
Struck: 155-130 BC.
Size: 18 mm. (&nd slightly oblong on horizontal-plane)
Weight: 2.44 grams
Die axis: 355 degs.
Interesting aged-appearance; some luster, some wear, light corrosion & ample deposits (particularly on the reverse).
Bopearachchi Série 7B, 37-40
MIG 224c.
Bop 037
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bB3. RSC 1. AR Denarius. Concordia Avgg. FDCRome mint, Issue II, AD 202. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Bust, draped, hair coiled in ridges, either vertical or horizontal and fastened in bun at back/CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia standing l., holding patera and scepter. RIC 363a, Sear 7065, BMC 236,411-414, RSC-1, Cohen-1, Hill 583. FDC, full proof like luster.
LordBest
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Berenice II -- Wife of Ptolemy III.Marathos, Phoenicia. Struck under Ptolemy Philometer, 180-145 BC. Æ (21 mm, 8.65 g).
Obv: Veiled head of Berenice II, r.
Rev: Stylized Marathos standing, head l., holding apluster and resting on column. Phoenician Aramaic legend.
SGC 6037.
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C. Fonteius - AR DenariusRome
²112 BC / ¹114-113 BC
laureate Janiform heads of Dioscuri
T _ (XVI)
war galley left, acrostolium, ram and deck house at prow, three sailors and five oars amidships; deck house, gubernator, rudder, and apluster at stern
C·FO(NT)
ROMA
¹Crawford 290/1, SRCV I 167, RSC I Fonteia 1, Sydenham 555
²Mark Passehl - Roman moneyer & coin type chronology, 150 – 50 BC
3,9g 21mm
ex Aureo and Calico
"The janiform head has been identified as the Dioscuri, because the Fonteia gens came from Tusculum, the religious center of the cult of Castor and Pollux. The reverse depicts the arrival by sea of Telegonus' the son of Odysseus and Circe, and the mythological founder of Tusculum." ForumAncientCoins note Moneyer probably served as legate in 91 BC at the beginning of Civil war and was killed by rebels in AsculumJ. B.
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C. Licinius Macer, Apollo-Vejovis * Minerva, Roman Republic, moneyer, AR Denarius Serratus"Rome is a state on the move, and growing stronger every day."
Obv: Diademed bust of Apollo-Vejovis, left; viewed from behind, brandishing thunderbolt, cloak over left shoulder.
No Legend.
Rev: Minerva driving a quadriga right, holding spear and shield. No Legend.
Exergue: C LICINIVS L[F] MACER
Mint: Rome
Struck: 84 BC.
Size: 21.4 mm.
Weight: 3.89 grams
Die axis: 180 degs.
Condition: Lovely, bright luster; minimal tarnish.
Refs:*
M. Crawford Vol. I, p. 370, 354/1, Vol. II, Pl. XLVI, 17
D. Sear I, p. 123, 274
Licinia 16
Sydenham, 732
RSC 16
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CALABRIA, Taras. AR Diobol, c. 280-228 BC. 1.13 g. 11.00 mm.
Obv. Head of Atehna right, wearing crested Attic helmet adorned with Scylla.
Rev. TARA-N. Hercules standing left fighting the Nemean lion; between legs, ΦΙ; to right, club [over grape bunch].
HN Italy 1061; Vlasto 1408; D'Andrea-Miglioli-Tafuri-Vonghia 249 (corr.).
RR. Rare type. Exceptional reverse, boldly struck.
Nice darkish patina, underlying luster. Good VF/EF.Leo
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CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos, c. 344-334 BC. AR. 7.69 g. 22.00 mm.
Obv. Hippacontist wearing crested helmet galloping right about to hurl a short javelin, which he holds in right hand; behind, Nike flying right crowning him; behind, ΦΙ / Π|-Μ.
Rev. Phalanthos astride dolphin left, holding one handled vase; the left hand resting on dolphin back; to right, ΤΑΡΑΣ.
HN Italy 894 and 895; Vlasto 536 (for Obv.) and 537 (for Rev.); Fischer Bossert 795 (V311-R616).
Attracvtive specimen, lightly toned with underlying luster. About EF.
Exteremely rare: Vlasto cites example 537 (which obverse for this author is from the same die of 536, with added star and a large flaw on horse's tail) as unique.Leo
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CALABRIA, Taras. AR Obol, c. 280-228 BC0.64 g. 11.50 mm.
Obv. Kantharos; around, three pellets.
Rev. Kantharos; to right, tripod.
HN Italy 1076; Cf. Vlasto 1642 (switched obv. and rev.); HGC 1 927.
R. Darkly toned, underlying luster. Flan crack, otherwise. EF.Leo
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CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 272-240 BC. AR Nomos20mm, 6.40 g, 1h
Reduced standard. Nude youth, holding torch, on horse galloping right; |-HPAKΛHI below.
Phalanthos, nude but for chlamys flowing around his far arm, holding dart and two spears, riding dolphin right; monogram to left; below, diota and monogram.
Vlasto 814 (same dies); HN Italy –. Toned, underlying luster. EF. Well centered.
From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex LHS 102 (29 April 2008), lot 21.Leo
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CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 380-340 BC. AR NomosAR. 7.88 g. 23.50 mm.
Obv. Naked youth crowning horse standing left, right foreleg raised; below, A-P.
Rev. Phalanthos riding dolphin left, holding kantharos in extended right hand; below dolphin, X; on dolphin tail, Ω; below, ΤΑΡΑΣ.
HN Italy 875; Vlasto 418/9.
Well centred on a broad flan. Lightly toned with underlying luster. Lovely depiction of Phalantos, with hair loosely waved. Good VF/About EF.Leo
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Calabria, Taras; c. 272-235 BC, StaterAR. 6.46 g. 21.50 mm.
Obv. The Dioskouroi riding right; [Ν]ΙΚΥΛΟΣ below.
Rev. Phalanthos astride dolphin left, holding trident and kantharos; AP monogram behind, ΤΑΡΑΣ below.
HN Italy 1046; Vlasto 935-7. R. Rare.
Well centred on a broad flan, brilliant with underlyng luster, with a very lively scene of the Dioskouroi. Minor area of striking weakness on reverse, otherwise about FDC.Leo
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CAMPANIA, NeapolisCAMPANIA, Neapolis, 3.40g. Head of Apollo facing right, wearing laurel wreath with leaves in triple clusters, AP monogram behind/ Acheloios Sebethos as a man-faced bull to right, standing on single line, head facing, star with 8 rays in wreath above, Δ below, NEYΠOΛITΩN in ex. Dotted border. Taliercio IIa, 7; MSP I, 238.Molinari
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Caracalla * Serapis, 196-217 AD. AR Denarius
Caracalla * Serapis, Silver Denarius
Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM * Laureate head right.
Rev: P M TR P XX COS IIII P P Serapis * wearing polos standing left, holding bound-wreath(?) in right hand and scepter in his left hand, arm slightly raised.
Exergue: (Blank)
Mint: Rome
Struck: 217 AD.
Size: 19 mm.
Weight: 2.53 grams
Die axis: 300°
Condition: Beautiful. Bright, clear luster. Small flan crack on reverse.
Refs:*
RIC 289c, pg. 255
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Caracalla - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Bassianus * Equestrian, AR Denarius * 196-217 AD
Coin issue, celebration of Caracalla's invasion of Britain which would eventually culminate in his acclamation & title of, 'Britanicus.'
Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG - Laureate head right
Rev: PONTIF TR P XI COS III - the Emperor Caracalla in military attire, holding spear on horseback, right-facing, enemy kneeling before & below horse (worn from view), right hand raised as in supplication, also right-facing.
Exergue: PROF
Mint: Rome
Struck: 208 AD.
Size: 19 mm.
Weight: 3.4 grams
Die axis: 180 degs.
Condition: Beautiful bright, clear luster, despite some notable wear to the relief on the reverse.
Refs:*
RIC IVi, p. 228, 108 Scarce
Cohen 510
D. Sear II, 6874, p. 526
BMCRE 574
Hill 983
RSC 510
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Caracalla RIC IV, 39(a) corr.Caracalla, AD 198 - 217
AR - Denar, 3.67g, 19mm
Rome AD 199 - 201
obv. ANTONINVS - AVGVSTVS
bust draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate head r., youthful portrait
rev. RECTOR - ORBIS
Caracalla as Alexander the Great, naked, standing frontal, laureate head l.,
Chlamys over l. shoulder, wears sword in scabbard suspended from
belt over shoulder, holding globe r. and reversed spear l.
RIC IV, 39(a) corr.; C.542; BMC 165 corr.
EF, mint luster
The rev. is usually called Caracalla as Sol. But there are some oddities: The figure is not radiate but laureate, and a sword in a scubbard is hanging over the r. shoulder. That doesn't match the attributes of Sol. Curtis Clay: It is Caracalla as Alexander the Great! Probably it resembles the statue of Lysipp 'Alexander with spear'.
CHLAMYS, cloak, if the context suggest civilian rather than military use
PALUDAMENTUM, used to describe the cloak worn with a cuirass by emperors on late Roman coins. So the garment on the obv. is a paludament, that on the rev. a chlamys!Jochen
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Caracalla, Roman Provincial TrajanopolisAE15 Provincial
Trajanopolis mint, 196-217 A.D.
15mm, 1.86g
Obverse:
[AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINOC]
Laureate head right.
Reverse:
TPAIANOΠOΛITΩN
Grape cluster.Will J
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Caracalla, Silver Denarius "Mars, the Aggressor" * 196-217 AD *
Caracalla, "Mars,* the Aggressor"
AR Denarius
Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right.
Reverse: PONTIF TR P X COS II, Mars advancing right carrying trophy over left shoulder and spear in right hand.
Mint: Rome
Struck: 213 AD
Size: 18 mm.
Weight: 2.85 grams
Die axis: 180 deg.
Beautiful luster.
RIC 88, RSC 431
* Olympian
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Caracalla. AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa AD 215-217.SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. (25mm, 13.09 g, 12h).Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, star above crescent. Prieur 235 (this coin; second example illustrated [CP 684]); McAlee 688. Lightly toned with underlying luster, a touch of porosity. Near EF.
From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Gilmore Collection.
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Cassia 6Cassius 6 (78BC) moneyer L Cassius Longinus praetor 66
Denarius
Ob: Head of Liber right, wearing ivy-wreath and with thrysus over shoulder, border of dots
Rev: Head of Libera left, wearing vine wreath, behind L ∙ CASSI ∙ Q ∙ F upwards, border of dots
BMCRR I 3152
Sydenham 779
Crawford 386/1
Northumberland Tablet IV 14 “This is held to commemorate the vow which the consul, Spurius Cassius, made in the Latian War, of dedicating a temple to Ceres and her children, Liber (Bacchus) and Libera.”
Describes Liber as “Bacchus corymbifer” chapleted Dionysus (wearing garlands of clusters of ivy-berries (Bacchi Ovid Fast. I.393) OLD
Ex: CNG auction 72 lot 1319 (June 2006); ex: Marc Poncin; ex: Baldwin auction 42 one of two coin lot 141 (26 Sept 2005) ex: William C. Boyd with tag (Spink 1894) toned dark grey
Baldwin graded this coin as a fine, but CNG correctly as VF. Coin much darker than this CNG photo
rennrad12020
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CILICIA, SOLOI430 - 390 BC
AE 16 mm; 3.6 g
O: Head of Athena right; countermark of mongram in circle to left
R: ΣOΛEΩN (on left), cluster of grapes; monogram to right
Soloi; SNG Lev. 856 Rare
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Demetrios I Poliorketes; Tarsos; Prow r. apluster, B A above, AN (ligate) X below; AE11Macedonian Kingdom, Demetrios I Poliorketes, 306 - 286 B.C. Bronze AE 11, Newell p. 50, 40; SNG Alpha Bank -, SNG Cop -, Weber -, Cilicia, Tarsus mint, 1.649g, 11.8mm, 135o, 298 - 295 B.C.; obverse head of Demetrios right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with bull horns; reverse , prow right, apluster right behind, B A above, AN (ligate) X below; rare. Ex FORVM, photo credit FORVMPodiceps
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Denarius, Crawford 139/1 - Petite headDenomination: Denarius
Era: after 189-180 BC
Metal: AR
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma r. with peaked visor. Behind, “X”. Border of dots
Reverse: Dioscuri r.; in linear frame. “ROMA”. Line border
Mint: Rome
Weight: 3.65 gm.
Reference: Crawford 139/1
Provenance: Purchased from NAC at London offices, 12-Feb-11
Comments: This anonymous type is characterized by the short reverse frame around ROMA, extending perhaps 2/3 of the way across the exergue. There are two major obverse styles in this type, a long head, and a petite head. This is the petitie head variety.
Reverse slightly off center. Black encrustation from 1-4 oclock reverse rim, otherwise Considerable luster and EF,
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Denarius, Crawford 197/1aDenomination: Denarius
Era: C. 157-156 BC
Metal: AR
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma r. with peaked visor. Behind, “X”. Border of dots
Reverse: Victory in biga right, holding goad in right hand and reins in left; in linear frame, ROMA
Mint: Rome
Weight: 3.99 gm.
Reference: Crawford 197/1a
Provenance: CNG 75
Comments: GEF with lovely light iridescent toning and considerable luster.
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Diana and Victory * Roman Republican, Serrate AR Den., 79 BC.
Diana with Bow and Quiver | Victory in Biga * Republican, Serrate AR Den., 79 BC.
Obv: Diana, diademed and draped bust facing right, hair pulled up and bound behind, bow and quiver over her shoulder; S.C. before.
Rev: Victory driving a charging biga to the right, holding reins and palm-branch in left hand and wreath in her right, control mark A . XI below.
Exergue: Off flan. [ TI. CLAVD TI. F. APN ].
Mint: Rome
Struck: 79 BC.
Size: 18.50 mm. (Flan circ. at largest).
Weight: 3.9 gms.
Die axis: 190°
Condition: Exceptional. Bright, clear, radiant luster. Both sides well struck though slightly off-center and with a very slight bend near the rim (ca. 190° obverse). Excellent relief and details on both sides.
Refs:
Sear, 310.
Claudia 6.
Crawford 383/1
Sydenham, 770a
BMCRR, Rome 3103
Kestner, 3233 var. (control numeral)
*
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Dionysus * Dionysus, Maroneia * Thrace * AR Tetradrachm * After 148 BC
Dionysus / Front & Back, AR Tetradrachm, Maroneia
Obverse: Beautiful head of Dionysos* wreathed in ivy, right.
Reverse: Nude Dionysus standing left, holding cluster of grapes in right hand, and two narthex wands in his left hand; DIONYSO[Y] to his right; two monograms, one each to the left & the right; [T]WTHPOS, to the left (with test cut through the first letter)
Exe: MARWNIT[WN]
Weight: 16.0 grams
Size: 33 mm.
Sear Greek Coins and their Values:
Vol. 1, p.163, 1635
“After 148 BC (following the defeat of Andriscus and the organization of Macedonia into a Roman Province, the output of the great silver mines was sent to the Thracian mints of Maroneia and Thasos for conversion to coin)
B.M.C. 3, 48-63
These issues were imitated by the Danubian Celts of the interior.”
~ D. Sear, Ibid.
* Olympian
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Domitian * Minerva with Owl, 81-96 AD. AR Denarius
Domitianvs * Minerva with Owl, 88 AD. Silver Denarius
" ~ My service to the state is listed here ~ "
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VI * Domitian, Laureate head right facing.
Rev: IMP XIIII COS XIIII CENS P P P – Minerva helmeted & armed right-facing, surmounting Rostrum, holding thunderbolt (or javelin) in right hand, arm raised to throwing position, and shield at the ready on left arm, her owl, facing, at her feet to the right.
Exergue: Occupied by capital-piece of rostrum column.
Mint: Rome
Struck: January-August 88 AD.
Size: 22 mm.
Weight: 2.96 grams
Die axis: 180°
Condition: Absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful bright, clear luster with tri-colored cabinet toning (rainbow effect) on the reverse.
Refs:*
RSC 236
RIC II, 108a
BMC 103(v)
Cohen 218(v)
Sear RCV I (2000), 2730(v), page 495
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EB0281 Hektor / Infant DionysosOphrynion, Troas, AE 12, 350-300 BC.
Obverse: Bearded head of Hektor, facing slightly right, wearing triple crested helmet.
Reverse: OΦΡY, The infant Dionysos kneeling right, holding grape cluster in right hand.
References: Sear 4124; SNG Cop 456; SNG von Aulock 1559; BMC 2-6; Luynes 2516; McClean 7849-7850; Weber 5423-5422.
Diameter: 12mm, Weight: 1.315g.EB
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Elagabalus, AD 218-222 * Silver Denarius - (Scarce)
AR Denarius "May your future be filled with victory and success"
Obv: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG - Laureate bust right, draped and cuirassed * (hornless type)
Rev: PM TR P V COS IIII PP - Elagabalus standing left, holding patera over altar sacrificing and a Cypress branch (or club? / parazonium?) in left hand; single star in left field.
Mint: Rome
Struck: February-March, 222 AD.
Size: 19 mm.
Weight: 2.75 grams
Die Axis: 0 degs.
Beautiful luster
RIC IVii, 52 (s), page 32 * Scarce
Cohen 213
RSC 213a, BMC 268
The scarcity of this coin may owe in some part to the late date of its being struck – January-March 222 AD, in the very brief period just preceding his assassination, along with his mother and the purge of his followers – his ‘creatures’ (to note Gibbons’ term).
So being, that these coins were not held from release & circulation at the mints, to be melted down to strike new coinage for his successor, his cousin Severus Alexander.
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Emperor Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D. Silver denarius, RIC IV 115, RSC IV 243, Hunter III 33, SRCV III 8680, Choice aMS, about as struck, light rose tone on luster, full circles centering, nice portrait, sharp reverse detail, radiating flow lines, Rome mint, weight 2.861g, maximum diameter 20.6mm, die axis 180o, 241 A.D.; obverse IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse P M TR P III COS II P P (high priest, holder of Tribunitian power for 3 years, consul 2 times, father of the country), Gordian standing right, wearing military garb, transverse spear in right hand, globe in left; from the Jyrki Muona Collection (purchased from Alan Walker at NYINC early 2000's.
Gordian looks rather smug on the obverse and stands proud with the world in his hands on the reverse.
FORVM Ancient Coins./ The Sam Mansourati Collection.
*Superb Sam
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Faustina Filia RIC III, 712Faustina Filia 147-175
AR - Denar, 3.34g, 17.3mm
Rome ca. AD 161-162
obv. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
draped bust, diademed head r.
rev. SAECVLI FELICIT
nice draped Pulvinar on which the twins Commodus and Antoninus are playing
RIC III, 712; C.191
nearly EF, mint luster
This issue celebrates the birth of the twins Commodus and Antoninus at 31 Aug. 161.
The knob in the midth of the rev. is not a globe, but serves for the correct adjustment of the die.Jochen
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Faustina I (Senior) * Vesta, 141-161 AD. AR Denarius
Faustina I (Senior) * Vesta, Silver Denarius
‘In Honor & Remembrance of the beloved and deified Augusta.’
Obv: DIVA FAUSTINA * draped bust right.
Rev: AVGVSTA * Vesta standing left, holding simpulum in right hand, arm partially extended, and the palladium in her left, also partially extended.
Exergue: (Blank)
Mint: Rome
Struck: 148-161 AD.
Size: 18 mm.
Weight: 3.24 grams
Die axis: 180°
Condition: Very bright, clear luster and a pretty portrait despite the subtle effects of time and usage. Wonderful detail in the coiffure of piled & adorned hair. Greater wear evident to Vesta who nonetheless still reveals the numerous details the celator gave her. In all, a lovely & appealing coin.
Refs:*
Cohen, 108
RIC III, 368, page 71
SEAR RCV II (2002), 4587, page 269
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Faustina II * Juno, 130-176 AD. AR Denarius.Faustina II * Juno, Silver Denarius.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA * Draped bust, right-facing
Rev: IV NO * Juno standing left, holding patera in right hand, arm oustretched, and sceptre in left hand; peacock at feet to her left and also left-facing.
Exergue: (Blank)
Mint: Rome
Struck: 161-176 AD. (Based on the Lanz coin, of later coiffure style).
Size: 18 mm.
Weight: 3.16 grams
Die axis: 180°
Condition: On the whole, very lovely silver, clear, sharp and bright luster overall. While there is some light wear on the reverse, the coin looks better in hand than this image shows; the patera is still quite visible, etc. The wear to the peacock has unfortunately left him rather decapitated. Similar wear has somewhat defaced Juno's left arm and her scepter.
Refs:*
RIC 688.
C. 120.
BMC 104.
MIR 17-4/c.
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Geta (Caesar), Thrace, PautaliaGeta (Caesar)
Thrace, Pautalia
AE - / 19mm / -
ΑCΕΠΓΕΤΑCΚ - Young Geta, Laureate draped bust right
ΠΑΥΤΑΛΕΩΝ - Cluster of grapes
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 720Scotvs Capitis
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Geta * Trophy of Arms, Silver Denarius "The young prince" * 198-212 AD
Geta as Caesar, AR Denarius, "The young prince."
Obv: P SEPT GETA CAES PONT - Bare head bust, draped and cuirassed
Rev: PRINC IVVENTIS - Geta standing left holding branch and spear; behind him at right, trophy and shield.
Exergue: Empty
Mint: Rome
Struck: 200-202 AD
Size: 18 mm.
Weight: 3.82 grams
Die axis: 180 degs.
Condition: Exceptionally bright, clear luster.
Refs:*
RIC IVi, 18, page 316
Cohen 157
SEAR RCV II (2002), #7196, page 565
RCV 7196
BMCRE 198, 234
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Geta AE19 of Pautalia, ThraceGeta
AE19 of Pautalia, Thrace
Ob: ΑCΕΠΓΕΤΑCΚ - Young Geta, Laureate draped bust right
Rv: ΠΑΥΤΑΛΕΩΝ - Cluster of grapes
Ref: SNGCop 720vScotvs Capitis
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Gordian III * Aequitas, 238-244 AD. AR Antoninianus
Gordian III * Aequitas, Silver Antoninianus
"The Emperor is a fair and honorable leader."
Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG - Radiate draped and cuirassed bust, right-facing.
Rev: AEQVITAS AVG - Equity standing left, holding cornucopia and scales.
Exergue: (Blank)
Mint: Rome
Struck: 240-241 AD. * (5th and 6th Issue, 1st Officina)
Size: 19 mm.
Weight: 4.82 grams
Die axis: 170°
Condition: Quite fine. Lovely bright, clear, sparkling luster. Some light wear to the highest relief points of the obverse portrait.
In-all, a beautiful example of this type.
Refs:*
Cohen, 25
RIC IViii, 63, page 23
Tiathena
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Gordian III, RIC IV, 6Gordian III Pius, AD 238-244
AR - Antoninian, 4.84g, 22mm
Rome 1st emission, 5th officina, July 238 - July 239
obv. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
Bust draped, cuirassed, radiate r.
rev. VIRTVS AVG
Virtus in military dress, standing front, head l., resting r. hand on oval shield,
set on ground, holding vertical spear in l.
RIC IV/3, 6; C.381
about EF, mint luster
VIRTVS, personification of military virtue, a female figur, shown by bare breast r.Jochen
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos, c. 344-334 BC.AR. 7.69 g. 22.00 mm.
Obv. Hippacontist wearing crested helmet galloping right about to hurl a short javelin, which he holds in right hand; behind, Nike flying right crowning him; behind, ΦΙ / Π|-Μ.
Rev. Phalanthos astride dolphin left, holding one handled vase; the left hand resting on dolphin back; to right, ΤΑΡΑΣ.
HN Italy 894 and 895; Vlasto 536 (for Obv.) and 537 (for Rev.); Fischer Bossert 795 (V311-R616).
Attracvtive specimen, lightly toned with underlying luster. About EF.
Exteremely rare: Vlasto cites example 537 (which obverse for this author is from the same die of 536, with added star and a large flaw on horse's tail) as unique.Leo
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GREEK, ITALY, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 272-240 BC. AR Nomos20mm, 6.40 g, 1h
Reduced standard. Nude youth, holding torch, on horse galloping right; |-HPAKΛHI below.
Phalanthos, nude but for chlamys flowing around his far arm, holding dart and two spears, riding dolphin right; monogram to left; below, diota and monogram.
Vlasto 814 (same dies); HN Italy –. Toned, underlying luster. EF. Well centered.
From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex LHS 102 (29 April 2008), lot 21.Leo
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Greek, Italy, CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 380-340 BC. AR Nomosorse standing left, right foreleg raised; below, A-P.
Rev. Phalanthos riding dolphin left, holding kantharos in extended right hand; below dolphin, X; on dolphin tail, Ω; below, ΤΑΡΑΣ.
HN Italy 875; Vlasto 418/9.
Well centred on a broad flan. Lightly toned with underlying luster. Lovely depiction of Phalantos, with hair loosely waved. Good VF/About EF.Leo
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Greek, Italy, Calabria, Taras; c. 272-235 BC, StaterAR. 6.46 g. 21.50 mm.
Obv. The Dioskouroi riding right; [Ν]ΙΚΥΛΟΣ below.
Rev. Phalanthos astride dolphin left, holding trident and kantharos; AP monogram behind, ΤΑΡΑΣ below.
HN Italy 1046; Vlasto 935-7. R. Rare.
Well centred on a broad flan, brilliant with underlyng luster, with a very lively scene of the Dioskouroi. Minor area of striking weakness on reverse, otherwise about FDC.Leo
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GREEK, Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos, 305 - 281 B.C., Portrait of Alexander the Great, Gold staterSH30334. Gold stater, apparently unpublished, Müller -, EF, weight 8.652 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 0o, uncertain mint, obverse diademed head of Alexander the Great right wearing the horn of Ammon; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena seated left, Victory in extended right, resting left elbow on shield, XA monogram left; sharp details with some luster, obverse slightly double-struck, ex Numismatica Ars Classica/NAC AG LondonJoe Sermarini
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GREEK, Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos, 305 - 281 B.C., Portrait of Alexander the Great, Gold staterSH48867. Gold stater, Müller 162; SNG Cop 1086 ff. var. (monogram), EF, weight 8.544 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 180o, Byzantion (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, posthumous, c. 250 - 150 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Alexander the Great right wearing the horn of Ammon; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena seated left, Victory in extended right, resting left elbow on shield, monogram inner left, BY on throne, trident in exergue ornamented with two small dolphins; extraordinary mint luster, high relief, nice style, fantastic coin!Joe Sermarini
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GREEK, Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos, 305 - 281 B.C., Portrait of Alexander the Great, Gold staterSH09059. Gold stater, Thompson 164, EF, weight 8.50 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, die axis 180o, Ephesus mint, posthumous, 305 - 297 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Alexander the Great right wearing the horn of Ammon; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena seated left, resting elbow on shield and holding Victory, bee and E-Φ in left field; struck with beautiful dies, mint luster!Joe Sermarini
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GREEK, Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.SH48868. Gold stater, Price 177, Müller Alexander 196, gVF, weight 8.595 g, maximum diameter 17.7 mm, die axis 0o, Amphipolis mint, c. 330 - 320 B.C.; obverse head of Athena right wearing earring, necklace, and crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled snake; reverse AΛEΞAN∆POY, Nike standing left, wreath in right hand, stylus in left, kantharos left, ΛO monogram lower left; nice style, high relief, good strike, and mint lusterJoe Sermarini
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GREEK, Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III the Great, 336 - 323 B.C., Gold staterSH32292. Gold stater, Price 898 var. (monogram; cf. Price 927 tetradrachm), EF, weight 8.443 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 0o, Kallatis (Mangalia, Romania) mint, c. 250 - 225 B.C.; obverse head of Athena right in crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled snake; reverse AΛEΞAN∆P[OY], Nike standing half left, wreath in extended right, stylus in left, KAΛ monogram to left; high relief, bold, mint luster and a rare variety, small scratch on reverseJoe Sermarini
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GREEK, Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III the Great, 336 - 323 B.C., Gold staterSH77066. Gold stater, Price 172, Müller 105, Choice aEF, mint luster, superb style, high relief, good strike, weight 8.580 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 270o, Macedonia, Amphipolis mint, c. 327 - 325 B.C.; obverse head of Athena right wearing earring, necklace, and crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled snake; reverse AΛEΞAN∆POY, Nike standing left, wreath in right hand, stylus in left hand, trident-head downward (control symbol) in left field, struck during the lifetime of Alexander the Great.Joe Sermarini
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Griffon - Denarius, Crawford 182/1Denomination: Denarius
Era: c. 169-158 BC
Metal: AR
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma r. with peaked visor; “X” behind; Border of dots
Reverse: Griffon - Dioscuri riding r. Griffon below r. ROMA in raised letters in and framed border
Mint: Rome
Weight: 4.30 gm.
Reference: Crawford 182/1
Provenance: NAC London, purchased 11-FEB-2011.
Comments:
The obverse is not fully struck on high parts, otherwise, GVF with some luster.
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Hadrian * Fortuna, 117-138 AD. AR Denarius
Hadrian * Fortuna, Silver Denarius
FORTUNA REDUX
"Return to us, victorious and alive, patron to all of Rome Hadrian."
Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG - Laureate head right-facing, draped left shoulder.
Rev: P M TR P COS II - Fortuna seated left, gaze apparently fixed on the rudder which is held in her right hand, arm partially extended, and holding cornucopia in left hand and arm.
Exergue: FORT RED
Mint: Rome
Struck: 118 AD.
Size: 19 mm.
Weight: 3.18 grams
Die axis: 180°
Condition: Stunning. Brilliant, radiant luster, perfect clarity. Exceedingly beautiful and much-nicer in hand than any photo can portray.
Refs:*
Cohen, 745
RIC II, 41a, page 345
SEAR RCV II (2002), 3493, page 146
Tiathena
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Hadrian 117-138 ADaw. IMP. CAESAR TRAIAN. HADRIANVS AVG.
His laureate bust to right with drapery on left shoulder
rew. P. M. TR. P. COS. II. PIETAS.
Pietas veiled standing left raising right hand. Toned with underlying luster, planchet flaw on the reverse, sharply struck.
Ric 45a
mint Rome , circa 118 AD
Waldemar S
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Silver denarius, BMCRE III 536, RIC II 206, RSC II 218, EF, Rome mint, weight 3.046g, maximum diameter 19.9mm, die axis 180o, 132 - 134 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, bare head right; reverse CLEMENTIA AVG COS III P P, Clementia standing half left, patera in right hand, long scepter vertical in left hand; exceptional coin, fine style, sharp, masterpiece portrait, light toning on mint luster.
Ex: Forum Ancient Coinspaul1888
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Heraclius and Sons Gold Solidus70051. Gold solidus, Wroth BMC 76; Tolstoi 410; DOC II part 1, 44f (no examples in the collection, refs Wroth); SBCV 770; Hahn MIB 53; Sommer 11.35; Morrisson BnF -, aEF, luster, tight flan, graffiti on obverse and reverse, 4.336g, 19.3mm, 180o, 8th officina, Constantinople mint, 639(?) - 641;
obverse Heraclius in center taller with mustache, long beard; standing with Heraclius Constantine on right, Heraclonas on left, sons beardless and equal height, all wear crown, chlamys and tablion ornamented with pellets, and hold globus cruciger in right;
reverse VICTORIA AVGu H, cross potent on three steps, Heraclian monogram left, E right, CONOB in ex
In 632, Heraclonas, Heraclius younger son, was designated Caesar and added to the coinage. Heraclonas was seven years old. The Heraclian monogram on the reverse replaces the more typical obverse inscription.Colby S
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Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641.Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck circa 616-625. Crowned and draped facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; Є//CONOB. DOC 13d; MIB 11; SB 738. VF, minor deposits in devices, traces of underlying luster, areas of flat strike at periphery, reverse struck with worn die, lightly clipped.
Ex Artemide XLIV (12 December 2015), lot 317; CNG 405, lot 589. Molinari
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Herennius Etruscus RIC IV, 143Herennius Etruscus AD 250-251, son of Trajan Decius
AR - Antoninian, 4.32g, 21mm
Rome 6. officin, Jan.-Dec. 250
obv. Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C
bust draped, radiate r.
rev. PIETAS AVGVSTORVM
priestley implement
RIC IV/3, 143; C.14
Scarce; good VF, mint luster
Priestly implement from l. to r.:
1. ASPERGILLUM, a whisk for sprinkling holy water. Word not used in ancient authors!
2. SIMPUVIUM, an earthen ladle, Symbol of the PONTIFICES of Rome. Often called incorrectly Simpulum!
3. GUTTURNIUM, a narrow-necked jug for small quantities of liquids
4. PATERA, a shallow bowl for pouring liquids, grain or salt upon the fire or victims. In the early times symbol of the VI VIRI EPULONES, then used by many emperors or deities without a special meaning.
5. LITUUS, a curved staff, top hooked. With this staff the AUGURES marked out the 'templum', the area to undertake observations of birds. Origin of the Bishop's Staff.
Jochen
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Histiaia - AR tetrobol267-146 BC
head of Histiaia with wine-wreath
nymph Histiaia seated right on stern of galley, holding stylis; ornate apluster; trident below
IΣTI_AIEΩN
BMC Central p. 129, 52; SGCV I 2498 var.
2,3g 13,5mmJ. B.
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Histiaia imitative - AR tetrobolMacedonia - Roman military mint
c. 168 BC
head of Histiaia with wine-wreath
nymph Histiaia seated right on stern of galley, holding stylis; ornate apluster
IΣTI_AIEΩN
crescent below
See SGCV I p. 233 note following #2498
1,74g 13mm
Sear notes crude Histiaia imitations seem to have been struck in Macedonia just prior to the Roman victory in 168 BC. Roman military mints sometimes struck imitative types to make local payments.J. B.
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hj6.26.08.03Elagabalus
Marcianopolis
Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNINO-C, laureate head right
Rev: MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN, cluster of grapes, stem slanted to left
17 mm, 2.60 gms
Hristova-Jekov 6.26.8.3Charles M
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hj6.26.08.03varElagabalus
Marcianopolis
Obv: AVT M AVPHΛ ANTΩNINOC, laureate head right
Rev: MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN, cluster of grapes, stem slanted to left
16 mm, 2.75 gms
Hristova-Jekov 6.26.8.3 variant (obverse legend)Charles M
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hj6.26.08.05Elagabalus
Marcianopolis
Obv: AVT M AVPH ANT(ΩNε)INOC, laureate head right
Rev: MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN, cluster of grapes, stem slanted to right
19 mm, 2.50 gms
Hristova-Jekov 6.26.8.5Charles M
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hj6.26.08.06Elagabalus
Marcianopolis
Obv: AVT K M AVP ANT(ΩN)INOC, laureate head right
Rev: MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN, cluster of grapes
17 mm, 3.35 gms
Hristova-Jekov 6.26.8.6Charles M
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hj6.26.08.06_2Elagabalus
Marcianopolis
Obv: AVT K M AVP ANT(ΩN)INOC, laureate head right
Rev: MAPKIANOΠOΛIT(ΩN), cluster of grapes
17 mm, 2.83 gms
Hristova-Jekov 6.26.8.6Charles M
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