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0 - Roman Tetradrachm of Antioch, Syria~~~
Ancient Roman Empire
Silver Tetradrachm of Antioch, Syria. RARE type.
(Titles in Greek)
obv: Laureate bust of Emperor facing right, draped and cuirassed. Seen from behind.
rev: Eagle standing with body facing right, head and tail facing left, holding wreath in beak.
Greek letters to either side of eagle's head.
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*notes: AMAZING PORTRAIT!!! Very Rare type, I have only ever seen ONE other example with this bust style.
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~rexesq
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003. Tiberius (14 AD - 37 AD)Tiberius.
Hard and secretive by nature and embittered by the neglect with which his step- father allowed him to be treated, he did not arouse personal enthusiasm, and until recently was described by historians as a bloody tyrant. It is only during the last sixty years that he has been more fairly judged, and at present the opinion begins to prevail that he was a genuine Roman, a ruler faithful to his duties, just, wise, and self-contained. The strong opposition which grew up against him was due to his taciturn and domineering disposition, and to the influence of the prefect of the guard, Ælius Sejanus, who alone possessed his confidence.
Lugdunum mint. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / PONTIF MAXIM, Livia, as Pax, seated right, holding olive branch & long scepter RSC 16a. Ex Calgaryecoli
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1355 Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass Miniature Juglet, Mid 2nd - 4th Century A.D.Reference.
cf. Isings 88b,
Dimensions / quality
Choice, complete and intact, much weathering, some iridescence, glass miniature juglet,
8.5 cm (3 3/8") tall, 4.1 cm (1 5/8") diameter,
finely made, free blown thin near colorless glass, bell shaped body tapering to bottom, trail handle attached below the rim and on the shoulder, kicked bottom; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy,
Note.
Miniature pottery juglets, invariably decorated with scenes involving young children, have been found in graves of Hellenistic and Roman children. Perhaps they were also used as toys in life. The purpose of this beautiful tiny juglet is uncertain but it seems quite delicate for a child's toy.okidoki
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1843 "BENJAMIN NIGHTINGALE" AE Halfpenny Token. London, MiddlesexObverse: VILIUS EST ARGENTUM AURO, VIRTUTIBUS AURUM. Female, leaning on books behind her, holding a cornucopia from which coins are spilling, seated facing right in front of an open coin cabinet; in exergue, tudor rose on shield between two branches.
Reverse: BENJAMIN NIGHTINGALE LONDON * PRIVATE TOKEN * 1843 surrounding “BN” monogram in script.
Edge: Plain.
Diameter: 30mm | Weight: 14.2gms | Die Axis: 12
Bell (Middlesex) A3
VERY RARE (Only 72 of these bronzed copper halfpenny tokens were struck)
Privately issued in London by Benjamin Nightingale, the die sinker for this token was William Joseph Taylor (whose initials WJT can be seen to the left below the books on the obverse), following a similar design for halfpennies that he had produced for Matthew Young, a British merchant. Taylor was born in Birmingham in 1802 and was apprenticed to Thomas Halliday in 1818 as the first die-sinker to be trained by him. He set up his own business as a die-sinker, medallist and engraver at 5 Porter Street, Soho, London in 1829, later moving to 3 Lichfield Street, Birmingham. In 1843 the business moved to 33 Little Queen Street and finally, in 1869, to 70 Red Lion Street where, in 1885, Taylor died.
The Soho Mint at Birmingham (founded by Matthew Boulton) closed in 1848, and it's plant and equipment was sold via auction in April 1850. Taylor purchased many of the Soho Mint's hubs and dies from this auction and used them to restrike many of the coins & patterns that the Soho Mint had struck between the 1790's and the 1840's, though he nearly always re-polished or re-engraved elements of the original dies before re-using them.
Benjamin Nightingale was a wine and spirit merchant who lived at 17 Upper Stamford Street, Blackfriars Road in London. He was born in 1806 and died on March 9th, 1862. He was a well known Antiquarian and was a member of the Numismatic Society of London.
In 1863, after his death, Benjamin Nightingale's collection, consisting of 359 lots, was sold over a two day period by Sotheby's. This is from the February 13, 1863 edition of the London Daily News (page 8, column 6).
THE VALUABLE CABINET of COINS and MEDALS of the late BENJAMIN NIGHTINGALE, Esq.
MESSRS S. LEIGH SOTHEBY and WILKINSON, auctioneers of literary property and works illustrative of the fine arts, will SELL BY AUCTION, at their house, No. 13 (late 3), Wellington-street, Strand, W.C., on WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25, and following day, at 1 precisely, the valuable CABINET OF COINS and MEDALS of the late Benjamin Nightingale, Esq.; comprising a few Roman coins in gold, silver, and copper, in the highest state of preservation; a most valuable collection of English medals in all metals; rare and curious jetons, including a very perfect set of those struck to illustrate the history of the low countries; a few remarkable foreign medals, a choice library of numismatic books, several well-made cabinets, & c. – May be viewed two days previous, and catalogues had on receipt of two stamps.
According to Manville and Robertson, prior to his death, Benjamin Nightingale had sold off part of his collection at an auction by Sotheby's on 29th Nov. 1855.
"Benjamin NIGHTINGALE" in ANS copy; Greek, Roman, Tavern Tokens, Town Pieces, 17-18c Tokens, English and Foreign Medals, Books; 165 lots. -Curtis Clay.
The inspiration for these tokens might have been Pye's 1797 halfpenny (Warwickshire 223) which is of a similar design.
 *Alex
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Akarnania, Leukas, 87 BC, AR DidrachmCult statue of the goddess Aphrodite Aeneias with stag standing right, holding aplustre, bird on standard behind; all within a laurel wreath.
ΛΕΥΚΑΔΙΩΝ ΦΙΛΑΝΔΡΟΣ (Leukadion Philandros) above prow of galley right.
de Callataÿ Didrachms of Leukas 195-212 dies O31/R2; BCD Akarnania 313-314; BMC 180, 101-103; Postolokas, Lambros 67, 688 var.
(23 mm, 7.90 g, 11h)
Forestier & Lambert.
Based on the study of de Callataÿ, Didrachms of Leukas, this coin was struck in the summer and autumn of 87 BC as a contribution to Sulla’s campaign against Mithrades Eupator. De Callataÿ connected it with the encampment of Sulla’s troops at Leukas that year and argued that the coinage is a pseudo-civic Greek coinage issued by and for for the Romans. This is reflected in the reverse iconography where the galley prow is distinctively Roman, identifieable as such by the wolf head on the prow, above the ram, a decorative element unknown on Greek vessels.
This coin was struck when the Hellenistic age was in advanced decline, succumbing to the expansionary drive of Rome. The coins of this issue were often struck from relatively crude dies in an advanced state of wear. Yet they retain a charm and aesthetic that in some sense seems to speak of the last gasps of a dying Hellenistic age. The obverse image is thought to depict the cult statue of Aphrodite Aeneias, whose sanctuary was situated near the town of Leukas, overlooking the shipping canal that separated the island from the mainland. n.igma
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Ancient Roman GlassThis 2,000 Year old Roman glass was found in the old city of Jerusalem.
Aarmale
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ANTIQUITIES, Roman, Bronze applique of female head, c.150 A.D.Solid cast, heavy applique, in the form of a female head.
It was said to have been found outside Piercebridge Roman Fort.
Height: 2 1/9 inches.
Piercebridge Roman Fort (possibly originally known as Morbium or Vinovium) is a scheduled ancient monument situated in the village of Piercebridge on the banks of the River Tees in County Durham, England.
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ANTIQUITIES, Roman, Bronze Cavalry Officer's Horse Adornment, c.3rd century ADToo large to be worn as a a soldier's cuirass decoration, this cavalry adornment was probably affixed to a horse's bridle or harness.
Weight: 14.17 g
Dimensions: 34 mm
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ANTIQUITIES, ROMAN, Bronze Fibula, c.A.D.200 - 250.Roman Bronze Fibula, c.3rd century A.D.
A nice bronze fibula with what seems to be the original pin.
This is an early version of the Crossbow Fibula. It is hard to be sure of the exact type without seeing the head in more detail. It looks like it is hinged which makes it a "short-arm T-shaped" variant, but the tall narrow bow looks more like a type usually found with a spring instead. Overall dates to circa AD 200-250 and I would guess Pannonian area.
It is very interesting because on the other side there is a slot to insert the pin, something I haven't seen on a fibula like it is on mine.
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ANTIQUITIES, Roman, Bronze Ring, c.1st - 3rd Century A.D.Ancient roman bronze ring, c. 1st-3rd centuries A.D.
U.S. size 8 1/2, fully wearable.
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ANTIQUITIES, Roman, Bronze Ring, c.1st - 3rd Century A.D.Ancient Roman Ring, c.1-3 centuries A.D.
U.S. size 7, fully wearable.
Pattern of X's and lines, each on its own little square. 2 crescent paths run through the ring where the designs are not there.
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ANTIQUITIES, Roman, Coin dies found in FranceFrom: Bibliothèque Nationale - Catalogue des monnaies de l'Empire Romain - II De Tibère à Néron, 1988 ed.
Plate ARoma_Orbis
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ANTIQUITIES, Roman, Crossbow Brooch - 4th CenturyLarge (92mm) complete Roman crossbow brooch dating from circa A.D.320 - 400.
Typology: Keller 4a; Pröttel 3/4a; Soupault III1
Distribution: Upper Danube, NE Gaul
The brooch would have been worn as shown in the inset, which is a detail from an ivory diptych of the Roman general Stilicho.
*Alex
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ANTIQUITIES, ROMAN, Fibula, c.1st century A.D.ancient roman fibula, c. 1st century A.D.
"kraftig profilerte" type.
Interesting designs.
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ANTIQUITIES, Roman, Glass guttusLight bluish green blown glass pouring flask (guttus) in the shape of a bird, with a folded over trefoil rim.
1st-3rd century A.D.
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ANTIQUITIES, Roman, Indeterminate Lead Object.This lead object weighs around 60 grams. It's size is probably about 1½ inches. It was sold as a weight and it has been suggested that it could be a Roman groma weight.
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ANTIQUITIES, Roman, Legionary tomb materialsTomb found on 9 Sept. 1874 in Chassenard (130 km from Lyon) by a ploughing farmer. The items are from a Gallic nobleman having served in the Roman army, with his decorations (Torque), armour (chain mail), belt, accessories (strigils, ...), and a distinguished attribute of his former role : 4 iron dies (2 for Tiberius, 2 unrecognized).Roma_Orbis
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ANTIQUITIES, Roman, Mold-blown glass flaskRoman glass flask, blown and molded in two parts. The molded decoration represents flowers or perhaps a grapevine. 1st century A.D.
Height, 10cm; width, 3.5cm.
Extremely rare.
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ANTIQUITIES, Roman, Molded and cast glass bowlsFrom left to right.
1st c.B.C. - 1st c. A.D. Roman amber colored cast and linear-cut ribbed bowl, 37 ribs, the interior decorated with horizontal bands of wheel-cut lines below the rim and around the middle of the body. Some pitting and weathering, incrustations inside. 10.5 x 5.5cm.
2nd - 4th century A.D. Roman colorless (greenish) cast bowl (patella cup) with hollow tube concave base, convex sides, broad rim with two hollow tubes (not folded). Intact with light weathering on some parts, large pontil mark. 9 x 5.7cm.
c.1st century BC - 1st century AD. Roman cast and ribbed glass bowl in a pale green glass, with a wheel-cut tondo inside the bowl. Intact, with weathering and a lot of iridescence. 13 x 5cm.
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ANTIQUITIES, Roman, Square glass jar with conical stopperSquare glass jar with conical stopper. c.2nd century A.D.
Height (with stopper): 9.5 cm (3.7 inches), Height (without stopper): 7 cm (2.75 inches)
Mineral deposits remain, beautiful iridescence on some areas from age, bottle is intact and in very good condition overall.
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ANTIQUITIES, Roman, UnguentariaA collection of Roman unguentaria.
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Arcadius AE4395 - 401 AD
Obverse: DN ARCADIVS PF AVG
Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
Reverse: VIRTVS EXERCITI
Emperor standing left, head right, holding spear and resting left hand on shield. Victory standing beside him, crowns him with a wreath held in her right hand.Pericles J2
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BCC G22Gem Stone
Caesarea Maritima
Hellenistic, Roman, or Byzantine
Amethyst cabochon ring stone.
Pale purple-lilac, profile C1A (or B), oval,
double convex. Beautifully cut
and polished. 8.5 x 6.5 x 4.4mm.
Weight: 0.32gm.
cf. Amorai-Stark, Hershkovitz, “Gemstones,
Finger Rings, and Seal Boxes from Caesarea
Maritima, The Hendler Collection”, #244
c. Shay Hendler, Tel Aviv 2016.v-drome
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BCC G23Gem Stone
Caesarea Maritima
Hellenistic, Roman, or Byzantine.
Small thin Garnet cabachon with sharp
beveled sides. Deep red/purple, transparent.
Variation of profile F1, or C8A, oval, with flat
underside, and very slightly convex top.
Beautifully cut and polished.
7.25 x 5.20 x 1.5mm.
Wt: 0.11gm. (0.65ct)
cf. Hendler Collection, #260-263
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-drome
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BCC Lt41Lead Tessera
Roman, uncertain date
Obv: Crossed cornucopiae,
uncertain symbols to lt. and rt.
Incuse circular punch.
Rev: Blank
Pb 11 x 10 x 1mm.
Wt: 1.16gm. v-drome
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BCC LT42Lead Tessera BCC LT42
Roman, 1st-4th cent CE?
Obv: Lyre or other stringed instrument.
Rev: Serpent to right. To left: "A"
Pb 14 x 13 x 2mm. Wt: 1.68gm.
cf. Anit Hamburger #66-71.
Hamburger suggests that this type, found 6
times in her corpus, was used in relation
to private marriage festivities. The stringed
instrument, perhaps a lyre, was used in the
procession to the house of the newlyweds.
"The single serpent might then be understood
as the house snake, Agathodaimon, bringer of
fortune to the house of the newlyweds".
Ref: Anit Hamburger, Surface-Finds From
Caesarea Maritima - Tesserae, In : Excavations
at Caesarea Maritima 1975, 1976, 1979 - Final
Report Lee Levine / Ehud Netzer. Israel -
Jerusalem : The Institute of Archaeology,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
1986. - p.187-204
v-drome
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BCC LT43Lead Tessera
Caesarea Maritima
Roman, 1st-4th cent CE?
Obv: Pegasus, to left, rider? with
upraised right arm, wings forward,
ground line.
Rev: Blank?
Pb 10 x 10 x 0.9mm.
Wt: 1.00gm. v-drome
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BCC LT44Tessera of uncertain alloy
Roman, 1st Century CE
Obv: ....VG
Imperial bust, right.
Rev: Inscription in three lines
VEN?/..M/...S
The tessera has a void with some kind
of white crystalline mineralization between
the obverse and reverse sides.
Dia. 20mm. Wt:1.74gm. Axis:180
Surface find Caesarea Maritima ca. 1970
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
(click for larger pic)v-drome
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BCC LW13Lead Weight
Caesarea Maritima
Hellenistic Roman, 2nd Century CE?
1/4 libra (3 oungia) on the heavier 360 gram
standard, probably manufactured in Judaea.
Obv: Four leaf clover? quartrefoil? design
with central raised pellet, within circle.
Raised border and rounded beveled edges.
Rev: Quartrefoil design with four petals
interspersed with bifurcated leaves, within
circle and slightly raised border. Remnants
of handle or hanging loop at top.
PB 55 x 47 x 6mm. Weight: 90.87 grams
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1973
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-drome
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BCC MA40 Bronze Foot for Small Casket or BoxBronze Foot for Small Casket or Box
Caesarea Maritima
Roman, Uncertain Date
Cast, incised Bronze Foot with
stylized lion's paw. The slightly
flattened ball sat on the ground
and the box rested on the flat
lip below the pointed end, which
ran up the side of the container.
The method of attachment is
uncertain, but possibly related
to the grooves on the front of the
object. Lgth: 24mm. Wt: 5.87 gm.
Surface find, Caesarea M., 1977.
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-drome
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Buckle #005_AE Buckle, Roman,Buckle #005_AE Buckle, Roman,
A heavy, kidney shaped buckle with plate intact. The plate has three rivets and is patterned with incised ring and dot designs and radiating lines.
type: AE Buckle,
size: 37x39mm,
weight: 11,14g,
date:??? A.D.,
ref: ref: Saša Redžić: Roman belt sets on the territory of Serbia from the I to the IV century, T.XXXVI, 312a.
distribution: ???,
Q-005quadrans
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Buckle #008 AR Buckle, Roman,Buckle #008 AR Buckle, Roman,
Double framed buckle - the Buckle-loop is D shaped with involute terminals and tongue intact. Commonly found in military sites
type: AR Buckle,
size: 23x21mm,
weight: 4,45g,
date:2nd-3rd century A.D.,
ref: ???.
distribution: ???,
Q-001quadrans
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C. Countermark: NCAPR on Imitative (?) Claudius Sestertius, stamped under Nero (?)Photo sources (edited): CNG (coin) & A. Kowsky (tag) [LINK]
Roman Imperial (Imitative, Pseudo-Imperial [?]). Claudius AE Sestertius (35mm, 21.84g, 6h), Contemporary imitation (?) or Western “Branch Mint,” c. 41/2 CE (host coin), temp. Nero, c. 54-68 CE (countermark). Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP. Laureate head right; behind, countermark "NCAPR" downward. Rev: SPES AVGVSTA S C. Spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left.
Ref (host coin): Cf. RIC (I) 99 (for Rome mint issue); RPC (I) 1958 (for Eastern mint). Ref (countermark): Martini-Pangerl Nos. 1 & 60 [Nvmmvs? Caesare? Avgvsto? PRobatvs?] (available: http://www.romancoins.info/Countermarks.html); BMCRE (1) pp. xxxi, xxxiv; Baker (SAN 1984) Cat. 2b, p. 54 [LINK]; Kraay, "The Behavior of Early Imperial Countermarks” (in Essays Mattingly, 1956), pp. 132ff; Museum of Roman Countermarks [Andreas Pangerl, w/ R. Baker], “Nero & Later” [LINK]
Provenance: Ex-Richard Baker Countermark Collection, CNG EA 439 (6 Mar 2019), Lot 224; Al Kowsky Collection, CNG EA 483 (6 Jan 2021), Lot 408 (CT Thread 334702 [LINK]); NGC Ancients, 2101304-007 [LINK].
Prov. Notes: Between 1981 and 2011, Los Angeles-area collector Richard Baker formed one of the best-known and most important private collections of Roman countermark coins. Much of it is published alongside Andreas Pangerl's on his "Museum of Roman Countermarks" website (linked above). Baker published the 1984 article, "Countermarks Found On Ancient Roman Coins: A Brief Introduction," in SAN: Journal of the Society for Ancient Numismatics vol. XV, No. 3 [LINK]. His countermark coll. was sold by CNG over several auctions in 2018 and 2019 (more coins, incl. Greek, Roman, Byzantine without countermarks, appearing through 2022).
Numis. Notes: One of the most common countermarks on Roman Imperial bronzes; also the source of unanswered questions & controversy. "NCAPR" is probably a "validating countermark," indicating that worn Sestertii from previous reigns & certain imitative copies would be sanctioned for continuing use as official currency. (Imitations were especially common & important in the reign of Claudius due to an Empire-wide shortage of bronze coinage in the provinces. This countermark, found on official & unofficial coins alike, shows a policy of open toleration for -- even reliance upon -- such local imitations.)
Most catalogers and authors accept Nero's reign as the period of counter-stamping (whether the "N" is for Nero is less certain). There has been suggestion of a later date based on a single Vespasian AE As with the countermark (probably Pangerl 60h). Such a revision is probably too much weight for a single specimen not widely published, and has not been widely acknowledged.
On the vast majority of coins, the countermark is placed on the obverse, in the field behind the bust. Occasionally, it is found on the reverse (especially for coins w/ no obv. bust). Rarely, it appears in front of the obverse bust.Curtis JJ
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City CommemorativeAE Follis 330 - 333 AD
Obverse: CONSTAN TINOPOLI
Laureate, helmeted and mantled bust left, holding scepter.
Reverse: No legend.
Victory standing front left foot on prow, holding scepter and resting left hand shield.Pericles J2
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Claudius II (Gothicus)268 - 270 CE
Obverse: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG
Radiate, draped bust right.
Reverse: SALVS AVGPericles J2
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Constantine IAe Follis (325 - 326 CE)
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG
Laureate head right.
Reverse: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG
Campgate with two turrets and star above.Pericles J2
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Constantine IIBillon centenionalis, RIC VII
Lugdunum(Lyon, France)
319 - 320 AD
Obverse: D N CONSTANTINO IVN NOBC
Reverse: VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP
Two victories standing confronted, holding shield inscribed VOT P R over altar. Two captives seated back to back in exergue.Pericles J2
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Constantius IIAE2 348 - 351 AD, RIC VIII
Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG
Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Soldier spearing fallen horseman, who is bare-handed and reaching backwards.
Mintmark: CONSB (Constantinople)
Pericles J2
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Constantius IIAE4 337 - 341 AD
Obverse: CONSTAN TIVS AVG
Pearl-diademed, draped head right
Reverse: GLOR IAEXERC ITVS
Two soldiers holding spears and shields with one standard between them.
Mintmark: SMANAI (Antioch)Pericles J2
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Constantius IIAE4 337 - 341 AD
Obverse: CONSTAN TIVS AVG
Pearl-diademed, draped head right
Reverse: GLOR IAEXERC ITVS
Two soldiers holding spears and shields with one standard between them.
Mintmark: SMANAI (Antioch)
Pericles J2
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Constantius IIAE3 337 - 361 AD
Obverse: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: GLOR IAEXERC ITVS
Two soldiers holding spears and shields with two narrow standards between them.Pericles J2
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Constantius II355 - 361 AD
Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG
Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: SPES REIPVBLICE
Emperor standing left, holding globe and spear.
Left: -s-Pericles J2
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Constantius II355 - 361 AD
Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG
Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: SPES REIPVBLICE
Emperor standing left, holding globe and spear.Pericles J2
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Constantius II ???AE2
350 - 355 CE ???
Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG
Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Soldier spearing fallen horseman, who turns toward him with upraised hand.
Mintmark: ANB (Antioch)Pericles J2
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Crawford 039/3, ROMAN REPUBLIC, Collateral Semilibral Struck AE SextansRome. The Republic.
Semilibral Reduction, 217-215 BCE.
Æ Sextans (24.15 grams; 30 mm).
Uncertain Italian Mint.
She-wolf facing right, head turned left, suckling the twins, Romulus & Remus; ●● (mark-of-value) below.
Reverse: Eagle facing right with flower in beak; ROMA to right; ●● (mark-of-value) behind.
References: Crawford 39/3; Sydenham 95; BMCRR (Romano-Campanian) 120-124.
Provenance: Ex Goldberg 87 (15 Sep 2015), Lot 2084; Sternberg XXII (20-21 Nov 1989), Lot 173.
Crawford attributes the 39 series to the Rome Mint, circa 217-215 BCE. While I agree with the dating, I question the mint attribution. They are among the earliest Roman struck bronze coins intended for use in central Italy. Previously, Roman struck bronzes were generally intended for use in Magna Graecia, while the cast bronze Aes Grave were used in Rome and central Italy.
The types in this series are beautiful, bold and unusual, and, excluding the Hercules/bull Quadrans type, were never wholly repeated in subsequent Roman Republican bronze series. The types are entirely pro-Roman, at a time that the Republic was in dire straits under threat of Hannibal’s invasion. This Sextans depicts the favorable founding of Rome, with the She-wolf suckling the City’s mythical founders, Romulus and Remus, on one side, and a powerful eagle bringing them additional nourishment or good omen on the other. This is the first depiction of the Wolf and Twins on a Roman bronze coin, the scene previously being depicted on a silver didrachm circa 269 BCE (Crawford 20/1).
Carausius
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Crawford 039/3, ROMAN REPUBLIC, Collateral Semilibral Struck AE SextansRome, The Republic.
Anonymous (Semilibral) Series, 217-215 BCE.
AE Sextans (25.91g; 29mm).
Uncertain Italian Mint.
Obverse: She-wolf facing right, head turned left, suckling the twins, Romulus & Remus; ●● (mark-of-value) below.
Reverse: Eagle facing right with flower in beak; ROMA to right; ●● (mark-of-value) behind.
References: Crawford 39/3; Sydenham 95; BMCRR (Romano-Campanian) 120-124; RBW 107.
Provenance: Ex Reinhold Faelton Collection [Stack's (20-2 Jan 1938) Lot 923]; Otto Helbing Auction (24 Oct 1927) Lot 3267.
The economic hardship imposed by Hannibal’s invasion led to a rapid decline in the weight of Roman bronze coins, resulting in the adoption of a semi-libral bronze standard (AE As of ½ Roman pound) and eventual elimination of cast coins. From 217-215, Rome produced two, contemporaneous series of struck bronzes on this new, semi-libral weight standard. From hoard evidence, we know the first of the two series was Crawford 38, consisting of “prow” types derived from the libral and semi-libral prow Aes Grave (Crawford 35 and 36) that preceded it. These "prow" coins were almost certainly produced in Rome and likely also in satellite military mints as needed. The second series of struck semi-libral bronzes was the enigmatic Crawford 39 series, with its unusual types, production of which commenced after the start of the 38 Series prow-types (hoards containing 39s almost always include 38s) and produced in much smaller numbers than the huge 38 Series.
The types on the Crawford 39 series are entirely pro-Roman, at a time that the Republic was in dire straits under threat of Hannibal’s invasion. This Sextans depicts the favorable founding of Rome, with the She-wolf suckling the City’s mythical founders, Romulus and Remus, on one side, and a powerful eagle bringing them additional nourishment or good omen on the other. This is the first depiction of the Wolf and Twins on a Roman bronze coin, the scene previously being depicted on a silver didrachm circa 269 BCE (Crawford 20/1).
Reinhold Faelton (1856 - 1949) was a musician, composer, the Dean and founder in 1897 of the Faelton Pianoforte School of Boston, Massachusetts, and a coin collector for over 50 years. His collection of ancient coins was sold by Stacks in January 1938. This Stack's catalogue was one of the earliest to feature photographs of actual ancient coins in the plates, rather than photos of plaster casts of the coins (which was the standard at the time). The resulting plates were mixed-quality but mostly poor, making it an arduous task to use this catalogue for provenance matching.
Carausius
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CrispusAE follis
305 -326 CE
Obverse: CRISPVS NOB CAES
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around VOT V (with centering dot) within wreath.Pericles J2
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Crispus type, celtic imitativeCeltic imitative of Crispus type, mid. 4th - 5th century
AE 3, 1.75g, max. diameter 18.1mm, 315°
tribal mint
obv. laureate bust left, illiterate blundered imitation of a legend
rev. blundered VOT X within wreath, illiterate blundered limitation of a legend around
ref. for prototypes see RIC VII p. 379 ff. (official Roman, Ticinum mint, c. 320 - 325 A.D.)
VF
From Forum Ancient Coins, thanks!
This type was minted by and used as currency in by tribes outside the Roman empire in Thrace. It copied a Roman votive type issued under Constantine the Great. While the obverse is somewhat more similar to the Roman prototype, the reverse inscriptions are made up of only illiterate imitations of letters (FAC).
Jochen
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Cross typeThe reverse was probably copied from a cross, however we see a Swastika, an auspicious symbol for the Hindu/Buddhist religions. Here we see the locals taking in the Roman culture, however they knew to separate the religion!
It weighs 0.82 g.
ex Alexander Fishman
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Euboia, Hisiaia.Sear 2496, BCD Euboia 378-424, BMC 24 ff.
AR tetrobol, 12-13 mm, 3rd-2nd centuries B.C.
Obv: Wreathed head of nymph Histiaia with her hair rolled facing right.
Rev: ΙΣΤ--AIEΩN; nymph Histiaia seated right on stern of galley, wing on side of galley,control symbol(s), if any, below (off flan).
Histiaia, named after its patron nymph, commanded a strategic position overlooking the narrows leading to the North Euboian Gulf. In the Illiad, Homer describes the surrounding plain as “rich in vines.” In 480 B.C. the city was overrun by the Persians. After the Persian Wars it became a member of the Delian Confederacy. In 446 the Euboians revolted, seized an Athenian ship and murdered its crew. They were promptly reduced by Athens. Perikles exiled the population to Macedonia and replaced them with Athenians. The exiled population probably returned at the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404; thereafter they seem to have been largely under the control of Sparta until they joined the Second Athenian Confederacy in 376-375. The city appears to have become a member (for the first time) of the reconstituted league of Euboian cities in 340, but its allegiance during most of the 4th century seems to have vacillated between Athens and Macedonia. It was pro-Macedonian during the 3rd century, for which it was attacked in 208 and captured in 199 by a Roman-Pergamene force. The Roman garrison was removed in 194. To judge from the wide distribution of its coinage, Histiaia continued to prosper. Little is known of its later history, but finds at the site indicate it continued to be inhabited in Roman, Byzantine, and later times. (per NumisWiki)
The date of this extensive coinage is difficult to determine and is the subject of controversy. The bulk of it would appear to belong to the latter part of the third century B.C., and it may have commenced with the cessation of silver issues for the Euboian League circa 267 B.C. There are numerous imitations, of poor style and rough execution, which would seem to have been produced in Macedon just prior to the Roman victory over Perseus in 168 B.C. (per Sear)
Ref: Numismatik Lanz. Münzen von Euboia: Sammlung BCD. Auction 111 (November 25, 2002). Munich.Stkp
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Fallen horseman type0.89 grams,
The reverse is mirrored, my guess is the engraver just copied the official coin in the die and when struck, the coin came out like this.
ex Alexander Fishman
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Faustina IAE Dupondius (138-140 CE)
Obverse: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII PP ??????
Bust right, hair waved in several loops around head and coiled on top. ??????
Reverse: IVNONI REGINAE, S-C ??????
Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre, peacock at foot ??????
Weight: 9,8g
Length: 25mmPericles J2
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Gallienus260 - 268 AD
Obverser: GALLIENVS AVG
Radiate head right
Reverse: VBERITAS AVG
Uberitas standing left, holding purse and cornucopiae; epsilon in right fieldPericles J2
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GallienusAE Antoninianus
Reign: 253–268 CE
Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG
Radiate head right
Reverse: FELICIT AVG
Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae.Pericles J2
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Geta CaesarThrace. Hadrianopolis (Roman province)
AE 209 - 211 CE
Length: 16mm
Obverse: Π CЄΠTI ΓЄTAC K
Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ
Apollo(or Herakles, not certain) advancing right, drawing bow.Pericles J2
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Glass bottle. Roman, 1st-2nd centuries AD.Glass bottle. Roman, 1st-2nd centuries AD. Pale green glass. Double-handled with a globular body, long neck, and flaring rim. Height: 14.7 cm. Encrustation and silvery corrosion, very minor chip on rim. Intact. TLP
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Gloria Exercitus typeWhat I like about this coin is that the engraver's attempt to copy the Latin words!
It weighs 1.55 g.
ex Alexander Fishman
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Gold earrings. Roman, 1st-3rd centuries AD. Gold earrings. Roman, 1st-3rd centuries AD. Plain loops, save for central discus-like protrusion between two pendants, each ornamented with band of globules. Height: 2.4cm. Hooks missing, additional pendant ornaments were perhaps attached as well. Otherwise well-preserved.
TLP
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Gordian III 29 Jul 238 - 25 Feb 244 AD Silver AntoninianusChoice gVF, nice portrait, centered, toned, small edge crack, 3.890g, 23.3mm, Rome mint, 1 Jan 241 - July 243 AD, RIC IV 84C0N5T4NT1N
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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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Herod I (37-4BC) Hendin 501 TJC 66Lepton, 11x13mm, 0.70g.
Obverse: Single cornucopia, BACIL/HRWD in dotted circle.
Reverse: Eagle standing R, pellet in L field, in dotted circle.
Hendin 501
Treasury of Jewish Coins 66.
The eagle was doubtless intended as a Jewish, rather than Roman, symbol, being one of the animals supporting YHVH's throne in Ezekiel. It probably relates to the golden eagle erected by Herod over the Temple gate. How long this stood is uncertain, but in his last year, as his power weakened, it became the centre of a riot which ended in its destruction as an idolatrous image. There is no record of any protest against the coins.Robert_Brenchley
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Iron Arrowhead #1Medieval Europe
c. 12th – 15th century
94 mm (3.7”)
Description:
Broad head with long, tapering “swallowtail” barbs, long slender neck and socket. Listed by seller as Roman, but it’s certainly medieval.
For similar, see:
http://grexluporum.blogspot.com/2017/02/medieval-arrowheads-database.html
Kamnaskires
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Iron Arrowhead #2Possibly Roman
c. 1st century AD?
74 mm (2.9”)
Description:
Long socket, deltoid shaped head.
This arrowhead was listed by the seller as Roman, and it does indeed resemble some similarly sized 1st century AD Roman examples I’ve seen in references. However, I have also seen medieval iron arrowheads dated to the 11th-13th centuries that were very similar. As with some other weapons in this gallery, we are apparently dealing with a type that lasted for centuries (a millennium!) – and so pinning down an exact date without any other information like find context seems impossible.
Cf. Deschler-Erb, Eckhard (Ad arma!: Römisches Militär des 1. Jahrhunderts n. Chr. in Augusta Raurica), table 7, fig. 91Kamnaskires
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Iron Dagger #01Parthian? Early Sassanian?
Possibly from northern or northwestern Iran
c. 1st – early 4th century AD?
22.86 cm (9 1/16”)
Cf. Khorasani (Arms and Armor from Iran), Cat. 56-60 (Parthian daggers), Cat. 54-55 (Parthian swords), Cat. 61-62 (Early Sassanian swords)
Cf. Farrokh, Karamian, Kiapi, Lojandi (Graves, Crypts and Parthian Weapons Excavated from the Gravesites of Vestemin), fig. 4 (sword), figs. 8-9 (daggers)
Cf. Farrokh, Karamian, Delfan, Astaraki (Preliminary Reports of the Late Parthian or Early Sassanian Relief at Panj-e Ali, the Parthian Relief at Andika, and Examinations of Late Parthian Swords and Daggers), figs. 21-24 (swords), fig. 25 (dagger)
Description:
Blade and quillon both made of iron. Although the dagger was listed by the seller as Roman, its form closely matches daggers and swords of the late Parthian and early Sassanian periods in Iran.
Ex- German private collection, 1950’s-1970’s, then part of a USA private collection through 2022.Kamnaskires
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Iron Spearhead #2Possibly Roman, 1st – 4th century AD
(Supposedly from the Danubian Limes)
18.4 cm (7.25”)
Description:
Barbed “plumbata” head, long tapering socket, tip bent from impact. The seller may indeed be correct in his listing of this as Roman (it may have been a find from Hungary, from whence it shipped), but there are some later first millennium CE European iron spearhead types that match as well.
Cf. Radman-Livaja, Ivan (Militaria Sisciensia: Nalazi rimske vojne opreme iz Siska u fundusu Arheoloskoga muzeja u Zagrebu, 2004), figure 28. And a similar head, although on a Roman plumbata rather than a spearhead: figure 34.
Cf. Unz, Christopher and Deschler-Erb, Eckhard (Katalog der Militaria aus Vindonissa, 1997), figures 332, 333.
Kamnaskires
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Julian II355-360 CE (Caesar)
360-363 CE (Augustus)
AE4 Arles
Obverse: DN IVLIAN-VS PF AVG
pearl-diadem, draped, cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: SPES REI-PVBLICE
Emperor helmeted, in military dress standing left, holding globe and spear with star above globe.
Weight: 1,8g
Length: 16mm
Mintmark: TCONPericles J2
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Julian II "The Philosopher" (as Augustus)361-363 AD
AE3 (18mm, 2.32g)
O: Helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield; D N FL CL IVLI ANVS P F AVG.
R: VOT X MVLT XX in four lines within wreath; palm branch ANTB [palm branch] below.
Antioch mint
RIC VIII Antioch 219; Sear 4074v
ex Andre Cichos
Julian anticipated a successful trip to Antioch, but his experience there was a disappointment to him. The people chided him for his appearance, causing him to write ‘The Misopogon’ (or ‘Beard Hater’), a satire on himself but also a scathing indictment of the people of Antioch, whom he considered soft and degenerate, and wrote mockingly… “I say that you are liars and dancers, well skilled to dance in a chorus".
The relationship declined even more after the locals burned the temple of Apollo at Daphne, and further still after Julian’s efforts to make economic reforms designed to end government corruption and ease famine in the city caused by years of drought.
Julian finally left Antioch to march east and fulfill his plan to conquer Persia, but met his death in the attempt. Some say that the spearhead removed from his liver was actually Roman, but we will probably never know for certain.Enodia
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Late Hellenic or early Roman, c.2nd Century B.C.-1st Century AD, Cast Lead Tessera or AppliquéFacing head of Medusa (gorgoneion). (No legend)
Blank reverse.
18mm , 5g.Canaan
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Lead Votive AxeLead votive item of either Celtic, Roman, or Post-Roman time period. 68mm length.
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Literature, JSD 23 Catalogs, 1970s-1980s (Ex BCD Library Duplicates, Malloy Library)Numismatic Literature (Sale Catalogs). J.S.D. COINS (Santa Ana, CA) Run [broken] of 21 FPLs (late 1970s to early 1980s) + 2 MBS (27 May 1978 & 10 August 1981).
Lists (years imputed) [postmarked]: No. 42 (1977) [22 Apr 1977, AGM]; 43; 44 (1977) [2 Jul 1977, AGM]; 45; 46; 47; 48 (1978) [10 Apr 1978, AGM]; 49 (1978) [13 Jul 1978, AGM]; 51; 66 (1981) [19 Mar 1981, AGM]; 67; 71 (1981) [5 Nov 1981, AGM]; 72 (1982); 73 (1982); 74 (1982) [16 June 198-, AGM]; 74 OR 75 ”probably” (Summer 1982); 90 (1985) [24 Apr 1985, AGM]; 91 (1985); 92 (1985) [20 Sep 1985, AGM]; 93 (1986) [12 Apr 1986, AGM]; VOL II 3 (1982?); MBS 6 (27 May 1978) [293 coin lots, 29 antiquities, NO PLATES]; MBS 10? (10 Aug 1981) [197 single coin lots, 5 groups, 4 antiquities] [23 Jul 1981, AGM].
References: Fitzwilliam, H-L ("* annual dates from postmarks, or provided by B.C. Demetriadi") [LINK]; only MBS 5 in Gengerke (p. 311, five MBS noted) [LINK].
Provenance: Ex BCD Library (Jacquier 48, Duplicates from The BCD Library [17 Sep 2020], Lot 1109 [LINK]); ex Malter Auction 89 (“The Alex G. Malloy Library,” NYC, 12 Jan 2008) Lot 1556 (part of, 42 JSD + hundreds of other catalogs); 11 issues (all those w/ labels) addressed to Alex G. Malloy's business (S. Salem, NY).
Notes: "A note from BCD: A substantial run of hard to find lists issued by a pair of unusual – to say the least – individuals. And yet the coins are carefully chosen and priced with the budget collector in mind. The occasional rarity is duly noted and neatly described. A few pleasant surprises may be in store for someone researching provenances of, mostly Roman, collector type coins" [LINK].
What made JSD "a pair of unusual – to say the least – individuals"?!Curtis JJ
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Magnentius VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES from Arles...ex War of 1812 veteranMagnentius
A.D. 350-3
22x24mm 4.5g
DN MAGNEN-TIVS PF AVG; bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; A behind bust.
VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES; two Victories holding wreath inscribed with VOT V MVLT X.
In ex. SPAR
RIC VIII Arles 167
This Magnentius is from the collection of Daniel Turner (1794- 1850) who was a War of 1812 veteran. At the age of 14, Turner started his Navy career. In 1813, he was promoted to Lieutenant and joined Oliver Perry’s squadron and commanded the brig Caledonia in the Battle of Lake Erie. On September 10, 1813, Turner’s suppressive fire for Perry's flagship Lawrence was so impressive and effective, that he earned a Congressional medal and a sword from the State of New York. He eventually commanded the USS Constitution in 1839 and served in the Navy until his sudden death in 1850. His collection, which included 292 Ancient Greek, Roman, medieval, and Islamic coins, stayed in his family until it was sold at auction in 2015.
https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/crew/daniel-turner/
his handwritten description is pictured
The mintmark SPAR, coincidentally, is also a Navy term for a pole used to support the sail or a type of deck-- spar deck.
Victor C
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Mixed lot of Roman, Byzantine, Arab-Sassanian, Vietnam cash, modern German coinsMixed lot of Roman, Byzantine, Arab-Sassanian, Vietnam cash, modern German coins
Ex: Kayser-i Rum NumismaticsGil-galad
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Mn. Aemilius Lepidus, 114 - 113 BCSilver denarius, SRCV I 168, (Crawford 291/1); Rome mint, weight 3.6g, max. diameter 19.07mm, 114 - 113 B.C.; Obv. laureate, diademed, and draped bust of Roma right, ROMA (MA ligate) before, XVI ligature behind; Rev. MN·AEMILIO (MN in monogram), horseman holding vertical spear (equestrian statue) right, on triple-arch containing L-E-P. Attractive toning.
Ex. Roma Numismatics
Ex. Andrew McCabe
Historical background Courtesy;
Forvm Ancient Coins,
The triple-arch probably represents the Aqua Marcia, an aqueduct begun by M. Aemilius Lepidus and M. Fulvius Nobilior as Censors in 179 B.C.
Andrew McCabe,
Northumberland Smyth 1856:
This type is of interest, since it commemorates the construction of the celebrated Aemilian bridge by Manius Aemilius Lepidus, to whom a statue was erected, and who replaced the wooden bridge of Ancus Martius over the Tiber by a stone one. The arched neck of the horse is classic
Steve E
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Official ConstansHeraclea mint
Found among the Sri Lankan hoards (the journey it took from Heraclea to Sri Lanka!!)
1.73 g
ex Alexander Fishman
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Pinarius Natta, Pinaria, Rome, 155 BC (RRC), 172-151 BC (BMCRR)AR Denarius, 3.5g
O. Helmeted head of Roma right, X behind
R. Victory in biga right, holding a whip in r. hand and reins in l. hand ; NAT below, ROMA in exergue.
RRC 200/1; BMCRR Rome 756; B. Pinaria 2; Sydenham 328; Catalli 2001, 255.robertpe
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Roman Bronze RingRoman, Bronze Ring, 2nd - 4th Century A.D.
EX: Forvm Ancient CoinsSRukke
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Roman coinArcadius AE4 ???
Obverse: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG ???
Reverse: GLORIA ROMANORVM ???Pericles J2
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Roman Empire, HADRIAN. Mazzini plate coinRoman, HADRIAN, Mazzini plate coin
Æ Sestertius (24.91g, Ø34mm, 6h), Rome mint, struck AD 119-121.
Obv.: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder
Rev.: RELIQVA VETERA IIS NOVIES MILL ABOLITA [around] S C [left and right in field], lictor standing left, holding fasces, setting fire to heap of bonds on the ground to left with brand.
ex CNG; ex White Mountain Collection
RIC 590(b); G. Mazzini (Monete Imperiali Romane, Milano 1957, 5 voll.) 1210 (this coin)
Charles S
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Late Roman, BarbarousAE19
obv: Curaissed bust right
rev: Blundered legend in wreath
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Roman papyrus seal, corn-ears and poppy.Near East, Roman, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. Corn-ears and poppy. Fingerprints and impressions from what they originally sealed. Bullae were used to seal documents probably stored in the administrative center of a town or city.ancientone
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Roman Papyrus seal, Dionysos. c.2nd - 3rd Century ADNear East, Roman, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. Dionysos seated right. Fingerprints on sides and impressions from papyrus from what they originally sealed. Bullae were used to seal documents probably stored in the administrative center of a town or city.ancientone
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Roman Papyrus seal, Horse. c.2nd - 3rd Century ADNear East, Roman, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. Horse grazing. Fingerprints and impressions from what they originally sealed. Bullae were used to seal documents probably stored in the administrative center of a town or city.ancientone
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Roman Papyrus seal, young male bustNear East, Roman, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. Young male bust right. Fingerprints and impressions from what they originally sealed. Bullae were used to seal documents probably stored in the administrative center of a town or city.ancientone
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Roman papyrus seal. Asklepios and HygieiaNear East, Roman, c.2nd - 3rd Century AD. Asklepios and Hygieia flanking an altar. Fingerprints and impressions from what they originally sealed. Bullae were used to seal documents probably stored in the administrative center of a town or city.ancientone
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Roman, Aelia Flaccillaex FORVM - 2243. Bronze AE2, RIC 43, gVF, 3.1g, 20.8mm, 180o, Nicomedia mint, 25 Aug 383 - 386 A.D.; obverse AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG, draped bust right with an elaborate head dress, necklace and mantle; reverse SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Aelia Flacilla standing facing head right, arms folded on breast, SMN[ in ex; irregular flan, excellent portrait, black patina beautifully highlighted by read earthen fill, this is the most elaborate hairstyle we have seen on this type; very rarecscoppa
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Roman, Agrippina the Elder (ca. 14 B.C.-33 A.D)Agrippina the Elder (ca. 14 B.C.-33 A.D)
Sestertius
Daughter of Julia and Marcus Agrippa, wife of Germanicus and mother of Emperor Caligula. The most beautiful woman of all Caesars in the most incredible condition. The finest known specimen originally from the Morreti Collection.
Posthumous portrait ordered by Caligula to commemorate his mother who had tragically died in exile.
Cohen 1 ; RIC 42
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Roman, Annia Faustina, AE19, SidonRoman, Annia Faustina --AE19, Sidon. R: Askliepos L w/serpent staff and wand. NISC. featherz
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Roman, Antoninus Pius superb portraits from two sestertii from the same dieThe nicest portrait of Antoninus Pius in my collection, twice.
Sestertii minted Rome, A.D. 140-144.
Left: 28.4g, Ø 33-34mm, 12h (RIC 621) / Right: 24.4g, Ø 32-34mm, 12h (RIC 641)
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PI-VS P P TR P COS III, laurate head rightCharles S
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ROMAN, Antoninus Pius, August 138 - 7 March 161 A.D.SH24852. Gold aureus, RIC III 233e, Calico 1530 (same obv die), Cohen II 314, aEF, weight 7.0221 g, maximum diameter 20.1 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 153 - 154 A.D.; obverse ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII, laureate head left; reverse COS IIII, Antoninus Pius, togate, standing left, globe in extended right, scroll in left; superb obverse portrait, recognizable portrait on reverse, minor blemish on the second I on the reverse, ex Harlan Berk; scarceJoe Sermarini
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