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Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 5.26 g, 12h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Rome mint, 3rd officina. 9th emission, AD 248. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Goat walking right; III. RIC IV 224 var. (goat left); RSC 72 var. (same). Toned. Good VF. Extremely rare variety, none in CoinArchives.
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Philip I AD 244-249 Æ Sestertius (27x31mm, 15.79 g.)
Secular Games issue.
Rome mint, struck AD 249.
Obv. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Rev. SAECVLARES AVGG, she-wolf standing left, head right, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus.
RIC IV 159

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

PHILIP II (247-249). Antoninianus. Rome. Saecular Games/1000th Anniversary of Rome issue.

Obv: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG.
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: SAECVLARES AVGG / III.
Goat standing left.

RIC 224.paul1888

Otacilia Severa (AD 244-249) Æ AS / Column

Title: Otacilia Severa (AD 244-249) Æ AS / Column
Attribution: RIC IV 202b Rome
Date: AD 248-249
Obverse: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed, draped bust right
Reverse: SAECVLARES AVGG, column, S-C across fields
Size: 25.66mm
Weight: 9.53 grams
Description: VF. Part of the Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) coinage which commemorated the 1000th anniversary of Rome (April 21, 248).paul1888

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 20.93 g, 12h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Rome mint, 5th officina. 9th emission, AD 248. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SAECVLARES AVGG, stag walking right. RIC IV 160a; Banti 49.

Ex Gorny & Mosch 225 (14 October 2014), lot 2279.
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Philip II AD 247-249. AE Sestertius Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games)/1000th Anniversary of Rome issue. Rome

IMP M IV[L PHILIPPV]S AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SAEC[VLARES] AVGG, Goat or Elk advancing left; S C in exergue.

RIC 264a.
30 mm, 16,13 g paul1888

Roman Empire. Otacilia Severa 249 AD, wife of Philip I Arab. AE As 248 AD, Rome mint. Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. RIC 202b, Bronze 24 mm, weight 8,96 g. Condition Good VF, beautiful green patina with glassy
Obv: Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Rev: SAECVLARES AVGG, S C across field, cippuspaul1888

027 BC-14 AD - AUGUSTUS AR denarius - struck by P. Licinius Stolo, moneyer (17 BC)obv: AVGVSTVS TR POT (Augustus, laureate, wearing cloak and short tunic, on horseback riding right, holding patera in right hand - banker's mark)
rev: P STOLO III VIR (Salii or priest of Mars's cap (same than apex flaminis) between two studded oval shields (ancilia)).
ref: RIC I 344 (R3); BMCRE 76; RSC 439 (80frcs)
mint: Rome
3.53gms,18-19mm
Extremely rare

History: The Ludi Saeculares were spread over a period of three days (from May 31 to June 3), and Augustus celebrated them to inaugurate the beginning of a new age. On the reverse of this coin the ancilias (sacred shields) symbolised the music at festivals. The "jumping priests" or Salii marched to the Regia, where was the shrine of Mars, in which the ancilia (the sacred shield, and its 11 copies) of Mars were stored. The Salii wearing apex, taking the bronze Ancilia, and danced through the streets carrying poles with the shields mounted on them in their left hands. With their other hand, they banged the shields with a drumstick.3 commentsberserker

037a04. Philip IAntoninianus. Rome. Saecular Games issue. Obv: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: SAECVLARES AVGG / U.
Stag standing right. RIC 19. 23mm, 3.84 g. Naumann Auction 122, lot 833
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2. Philip I (AD 244-249)Denomination: AR Antoninianus
Date: AD 248. Saecular Games issue.
Obv: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: SAECVLARES AVGG, she-wolf standing left, head turned back, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; mintmark II in exergue.
Diameter: 23.5mm
Weight: 4.16 g
Mint: Rome mint, 2nd officina.
RIC IV 15.

Ex CGB Numismatics ParisRomancollector

248_Otacilia_Severa_Dupondius_RIC_202d_1Otacilia Severa (? – 249? AD)
AE Dupondius, Rome, 248
OTACIL SEVERA AVG;
Diademed, draped bust right on crescent
SAECVLARES AVGG, S-C;
Low column
9,97 gr, 25 mm
RIC IVc, 202d; C. 70 var. (obv.: MARCIA)
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4) Antony: SosiusGAIUS SOSIUS
General to Antony
Æ 26mm (14.5 g). ~ 38 BC.
Cilicia, Uncertain Mint.

Bare head right / Fiscus, sella, quaestoria and hasta; Q below.

Coin has been attributed to multiple rulers, including Julius Caesar, Augustus and Brutus. Now believed to be Sosius, General to Antony and Governor of Syria.

RPC I 5409; Laffaille 324; Grant, FITA, pg. 13. aFine, brown patina, scratches. Rare.
0001SOS

Sosius was wily and accomplished man. A talented general, he received a triumph. However, he consistently picked the wrong side in Rome's Civil Wars (Senate vs. Caesar, then Antony vs. Octavian) yet somehow managed to keep his head.

According to Wikipedia:

Gaius Sosius was a Roman general and politician.

Gaius Sosius was elected quaestor in 66 BC and praetor in 49 BC. Upon the start of the civil war, he joined the party of the Senate and Pompey. Upon the flight of Pompey to Greece, Sosius returned to Rome and submitted to Julius Caesar.

After the assassination of Caesar, Sosius joined the party of Mark Antony, by whom in 38 BC he was appointed governor of Syria and Cilicia in the place of Publius Ventidius. As governor, Sosius was commanded by Antony to support Herod against Antigonus the Hasmonean, when the latter was in possession of Jerusalem. In 37 BC, he advanced against Jerusalem and after he became master of the city, Sosius placed Herod upon the throne. In return for this services, he was awarded a triumph in 34 BC, and he became consul along with Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus as his colleague in 32 BC.

When civil war broke out between Antony and Octavian, Sosius espoused the cause of Antony and violently attacked Octavian in the senate, for which he was forced to flee to the east. In 31 BC, Sosius commanded a squadron in Mark Antony's fleet with which he managed to defeat the squadron of Taurius Rufus – according to Dio 50.14 – and put it to flight, but when the latter was reinforced by Marcus Agrippa, Sosius's ally Tarcondimotus – the king of Cilicia – was killed and Sosius himself was forced to flee. At Actium, Sosius commanded the left wing of Antony's fleet. After the battle, from which he managed to escape, his hiding place was detected and Sosius was captured and brought before Octavian but, at the intercession of Lucius Arruntius, Octavian pardoned him. He returned to Rome and completed his building project on the temple of Apollo Medicus (begun in 34 BC), dedicating it in Octavian's name.

Unknown sons, but two daughters : Sosia and Sosia Galla, possibly by an Asinia,[1] a Nonia or an Aelia. However the name reappears with Q. Sosius Senecio, (consul in 99 and 107).[2] and Saint Sosius (275-305 AD).

Sosius attended the Ludi Saeculares in 17 according to an inscription CIL 6.32323 = ILS 5050 as a quindecimvir.
RM00024 commentsSosius

70-03 - FILIPO I "El Arabe" (244 - 249 D.C.)AR Antoniniano 22 mm 4.3 gr.

Anv: "IMP PHILIPPVS AVG" - Busto radiado, vestido y acorazado, viendo a derecha.
Rev: "SAECVLARES AVGG - S C" - Corto pilar cilindrico (columna baja = Cippus) donde se inscribe "COS III" (en dos líneas).
Esta emisión, en todos los metales, se realiza en el 248 D.C., para conmemorar el milésimo aniversario de la fundación de Roma.

Acuñada 11ava. Emisión 249 D.C.
Ceca: Roma (Off.5ta.)

Referencias: RIC Vol.IV Parte III #24c Pag.71 Pl.6 #6 - Sear RCTV Vol.III #8961 Pag.164 - Cohen Vol.V #193 Pag.114 - DVM #36 Pag.227 - Hunter #50mdelvalle

70-20 - FILIPO I "El Arabe" (244 - 249 D.C.)AE AS 23 mm 8.2 gr.

Anv: "IMP M IVL PHI[LIPPVS AVG]" - Busto radiado, vestido y acorazado, viendo a derecha.
Rev: "SAECVLARES AVGG - S C" - Corto pilar cilindrico (columna baja = Cippus) donde se inscribe "COS III" (en dos líneas).

Acuñada 11ava. Emisión 249 D.C.
Ceca: Roma (Off.5ta.)

Referencias: RIC Vol.IV Parte III #162b Pag.89 - Sear RCTV Vol.III #9061 - Cohen Vol.V #196 Pag.114 - DVM #82 Pag.228mdelvalle

70-20 - FILIPO I "El Arabe" (244 - 249 D.C.)AE AS 23 mm 8.2 gr.

Anv: "IMP M IVL PHI[LIPPVS AVG]" - Busto radiado, vestido y acorazado, viendo a derecha.
Rev: "SAECVLARES AVGG - S C" - Corto pilar cilindrico (columna baja = Cippus) donde se inscribe "COS III" (en dos líneas).
Esta emisión, en todos los metales, se realiza en el 248 D.C., para conmemorar el milésimo aniversario de la fundación de Roma.

Acuñada 11ava. Emisión 248 D.C.
Ceca: Roma (Off.5ta.)

Referencias: RIC Vol.IV Parte III #162b Pag.89 - Sear RCTV Vol.III #9061 Pag.165 - Cohen Vol.V #196 Pag.114 - DVM #82 Pag.228 - Hunter #115mdelvalle

81-96 AD - DOMITIAN AR denarius - struck 88 ADobv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII (laureate head right)
rev: COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC (herald with feather in cap walking left, holding round shield and wand)
ref: RIC Vol 2.1 (2008) 596 (old RIC 117); RSC 76/77
mint: Rome
3.21gms, 18.5mm
Rare (by RIC)

This coin struck after the Saeculares Games in 88 AD.2 commentsberserker

81-96 AD - DOMITIAN AR denarius - struck 88-89 ADobv: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERMANICVS (laureate head right)
rev: Minerva advancing right, aiming javelin and holding shield, COSX IIII across fields
ref: RIC II 121 (S), BMC 141, C.67 (6frcs)
3.17gms, 19mm
mint: Rome
Scarce

This coin struck after the Saeculares Games in 88-89 AD. berserker

Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D. Silver denarius, RIC I 340 (R2), RSC I Julius Caesar 6, BnF I 273, BMCRE I 70, SRCV I 1622, VF, scratch on cheek, pitting, 3.572g, 19.8mm, 180o, Rome mint, moneyer M. Sanquinius, 17 B.C.; obverse AVGVST DIVI F LVDOS SAE (Augustus son of the divine [Julius Caesar], [has made the] secular games), Herald standing left, wearing helmet with two feathers and long robe, winged caduceus in right hand, round shield decorated with six-pointed star on his left arm; reverse M SANQVINIVS III VIR, youthful laureate head (the deified Julius Caesar or Genius Saeculari Novi?) right, above, four-rayed comet (sidus Iulium) with tail; ex CNG auction 145 (9 Aug 2006), lot 254. Very rare.

This type was struck to commemorate the Ludi Saeculares, the Secular Games held by Augustus in 17 B.C. to mark the commencement of a new age inaugurated by the divine Julius Caesar and led by his heir Augustus. The reverse portrait is traditionally identified as the head of a youthful divine Julius Caesar, however, it actually resembles Augustus and may be Genius Saeculari Novi, the personification of the new age.

EX; FORVM Ancient Coins.

*With my sincere thank and appreciation , Photo and Description courtesy of FORVM Ancient Coins Staff.
Per FORVM ; an EF example of this type recently sold on 26 May 2014 for 20,000 CHF (approximately $25,575) plus fees.

From The Sam Mansourati Collection.4 commentsSam

Baduila - Rome - 2 or 2 1/2 nummiBaduila (-552), Ostrogothic king (541-552). Æ 2 or 2½ Nummi (10 mm, 0.82 g), minted in Rome 550-552. Obverse: frontal bust with helmet, DN BA-DVIL. Reverse: lion advancing right within wreath. Metlich 99.

The type with a lion on the reverse copies the preceeding denarius (MIBE 232) from the Rome mint, which may have been introduced by the Roman general Belisarius in connection with the ludi saeculares of the city in 547; the 1300th anniversary of Rome's foundation. The type was continued to be used after Baduila captured Rome in January 550 and it may be related to the circus games that he is known to have presented in the city.Jan

CaracallaANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Laureate head of Caracalla right

LAETITIA TEMPORVM
The spina of the Circus Maximus decorated as a ship facing l., with the turning posts at its prow and stern, a sail mounted on the central obelisk, and the spina's other monuments visible in between; above the ship, four quadrigas racing l.; below, seven animals: an ostrich at l. and bear at r.; between them a lion and a lioness chasing a wild ass and a panther attacking a bison.

Rome 206 AD

3.34g

Ex-Londinium coins, Ex Professor K.D. White with original envelope.

Sear 6813, RIC 157, BMCRE 257, CSS 793

Very rare! Only 2 examples in the Reka Devnia hoard

Better in hand

Notes by Curtis Clay:

This famous type commemorates the chariot races and animal hunt that took place on the seventh and final day of Severus' Saecular Games in 204 AD, as described in the inscriptional acts of those games which were found in Rome in the 1870s and 1930s. According to the acts, after three days of sacrifices and three days of honorary stage shows, Severus and Caracalla held circus games on the seventh day, consisting of chariot races and then a hunt of 700 beasts, 100 each of "lions, lionesses, panthers, bears, bisons, wild asses, ostriches". Dio Cassius describes the same hunt, adding the detail that the cage from which the animals were discharged was formed like a boat: "The entire receptacle in the theater had been fashioned in the shape of a boat and was capable of receiving or discharging four hundred beasts at once; and then, as it suddenly fell apart, there came rushing forth bears, lionesses, panthers, lions, ostriches, wild asses, bisons, so that 700 beasts in all, both wild and domesticated, at one and the same time were seen running about and were slaughtered. For to correspond with the duration of the festival, which lasted seven days, the number of the animals was also seven times one hundred." In Dio's text this passage follows directly on his account of Severus' Decennalian Games in 202 AD, causing scholars to accuse Dio of misdating the hunt or to postulate that similar hunts of 700 animals were held both in 202 and in 204. But the true explanation, in my opinion, is that Dio's Byzantine epitimator Xiphilinus, on whom we are dependent for this section of Dio's text, has simply jumped without warning or transition from Dio's description of the Decennalian Games of 202 to his description of the circus spectacle concluding the Saecular Games of 204. This hypothesis easily explains why Dio's text as we have it makes no mention of the Saecular Games themselves or of any event of 203: Xiphilinus omitted this whole section of Dio's history! The seven kinds of animals named by both Dio and the inscriptional acts are also depicted in the coin type: on good specimens, especially the aureus BM pl. 34.4, the ostrich and the bear are clear, the lion has a mane, the ass has long ears, the bison has horns and a hump. Two large felines remain, of which we may suppose that the one accompanying the lion is the lioness and the one attacking the bison is the panther. The animals are named somewhat differently in Cohen, BMC, and other numismatic works: though numismatists have long cited Dio's text to explain the coin type, no one previously seems to have posed the question whether the seven animals in the lower part of the type might not be the same seven that Dio and now the inscriptional acts too name! These circus games with the ship and 700 animals were held in 204 AD, but the coin type commemorating them did not appear until two years later: on aurei of Septimius the type is die linked to a dated type of 206 AD, and for Caracalla the type passes from a draped and cuirassed obverse type on the aureus to the "head only" type on his denarii, a transition that took place in 206 AD according to his dated coins.

SOLD October 201411 commentsJay GT4

Domitian As Ludi Saeculares Emperor Sacrificing With MusiciansObv.

IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS PER P P
Laureate head right

Rev.

COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC
Domitian standing left sacrificing from patera over altar, with hexstyle temple in background, two attendants playing harp and pan pipes to left
SC in ex

Struck 14 September-31 December 88 AD

27.5mm 9.67g

Ex CNG Electronic Auction 480 Lot: 575 , From the Gary R. Wilson Collection. Ex London Ancient Coins FPL 2, lot 445

RIC 623 Cohen 85
1 commentsancientdave

Domitian As, Saecular Games.
Domitian, 81-96. As (Copper, 29 mm, 11.21 g,), Rome, 14 September-31 December 88. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS PER P P Laureate head of Domitian to right. Rev. COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC / S C Domitian standing front, head to left, sacrificing out of patera over altar; to left, harpist and flute-player standing right; in the background, hexastyle temple, eagle in pediment. BMC 434. Cohen 85. RIC 623.Ancient Aussie

Domitian RIC II 0596Domitian. 81-96 A.D. AR Denarius. Rome Mint. 14 Sept.-31 Dec. 88A.D. (2.97g, 19.2m, 6h). Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TRP VIII, laureate head right. Rev: COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC, herald advancing left with wand and shield decorated with Minerva. RIC II 596, RSC 76. Ex Forum.

Another of Domitian’s series commemorating the Secular Games held in 88 A.D. The Games were previously celebrated by Augustus and Claudius. The Minerva is clear on the Herald’s shield in this example while many are not clearly struck or are worn off.
Lucas H

Domitian RIC II 0597Domitian. 81-96 A.D. Rome Mint. 88 A.D. 14 Sept.-31 Dec. (3.17g, 19.7mm, 6h). Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TRP VIII, laureate head left. Rev: COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC, herald walking left, with wand and shield. RIC II 597 (R2), Obv. legend var. of BM 133. Ex. Harry N. Sneh collection.

An exceedingly rare Saecular Games reverse with the portrait left. This is possibly the third reported specimen, Berk at Vcoins 2005 shown in the RIC plate, and CNG 53, 2000, lot 1523. Both of those specimens are of the same dies as this one.1 commentsLucas H

Domitian RIC II 0601Domitian. 81-96 A.D. AR Denarius. Rome Mint, 14 Sept.-31 Dec. 88 A.D. (3.33g, 19.4mm, 6h) Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII, laureate head right. Rev: COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC inscribed on column; to r., incense burner; further r., Herald stg. l., with wand and shield. RIC 601, BMC 135, RSC 73.

Minted in 88 A.D. to commemorate the Secular Games which were held each saeculum, the supposed longest possible length of a human life. Augustus and Claudius celebrated the games, and dating became dubious by the time Domitian announced his. This type is listed as common, but I rarely see examples in trade. The specimen has full legends, and unlike many, the Minerva is still visible on the herald’s shield.4 commentsLucas H

Domitian sestertius saecular gamesIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TR P VIII CENS POT PP
COS XIIII LVD SAEC A POP / FRVG AC / SC
RIC 375a (R2), Cohen 83 (50 fr.),
Show a scene of the saecular's games, a distribution to people of fruits from harvest.
Collection Frederic Weber 1 commentsfrederic W

Gallienus (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus) (253-268 A.D.)SRCV 10345, RIC V S-656 var. (reverse legend and bust type), Göbl 1626c, Alföldi, Weltkrise p. 159, Van Meter 251.

AR Antoninianus, 21 mm., 180°

Antioch mint, struck during solo reign (260-268 A.D.), in 264 or 265 A.D.

Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right.

Rev: SAECVLARHS AVG (Greek H [eta] instead of Latin E), stag standing right, palm branch in exergue.

The reverse legend means means “the Secular (Games) of the Emperor.” The Secular Games (Latin Ludi Saeculares) was a pagan celebration, involving sacrifices and theatrical performances, held for three days and nights to mark the end of a saeculum (supposedly the longest possible length of human life, considered to be either 100 or 110 years in length) and the beginning of the next. The only clearly attested celebrations under the Roman Republic took place in 249 B.C. and in the 140s B.C. The Games were revived in 17 B.C. by Augustus, who observed the traditional 110-year cycle. Claudius, however, introduced an alternative cycle for the games in 47 A.D. on the 800th anniversary of Rome's foundation, based on a century instead of a 110-year cycle, and from that point onward there were essentially two sets of games. Domitian followed Augustus in 88 A.D. using the traditional 110-year cycle, albeit with his games being six years ahead of schedule. Antoninus Pius followed the Claudian “century cycle” in 147/8 A.D. (though without his using the term saecular). Septimius Severus restored the 110-year cycle of Augustus in 204 A.D. Philip the Arab, whose Games of 247/8 marked the millennium of Rome, followed the Claudian cycle.

Alföldi, followed by Göbl, thinks this type proves that Gallienus intended to perform Saecular Games in 264 A.D. The repetition of Saecular games only sixteen years after Philip's games fits with the strong desire at the time to depict every emperor as the restorer of good times and the founder of a new Golden Age.

The stag refers to Diana as patroness of the Saecular Games and divine protectress of Gallienus. The palm branch symbol used with the type is also appropriate for anniversary celebrations.1 commentsStkp

Goat - Philip II Antoninianus. A.D.248Obverse: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II facing right, seen from behind.
Reverse: SAECVLARES AVGG. Goat walking left; in exergue, III (officina 3).
RIC IV iii : 224

This coin is one of a series of coins struck by Philip I and Philip II in A.D.248 to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Many of these coins depict the various animals, brought from all over the Empire, which were displayed in the arena during the games celebrating this event.*Alex

Otacilia Severa, Augusta and wife of Philip I. Ludi Saeculares Antoninianus of Rome.Roman Empire. Otacilia Severa, Augusta and wife of Philip I. 244-249 AD. AR Antoninianus (5.11 gm, 24.2mm, 12h) of Rome, 248 AD. Draped bust right on crescent, OTACIL SEVERA AVG. / Hippopotamus right. SAECVLARES AVGG. Officina mark IIII in ex. Ludi Saeculares (secular games), celebrating 1000th anniversary of Rome. EF. Pegasi Numismatics Sale 129 #350. RIC IV.3 #116b (Philip I); RSC IV #63; Hunter 8; SRCV III #9160.Anaximander

Otacilia Severa/Saeculares AR AntoninianusObv: OTACIL SEVERA AVG; diademed, draped bust rt. on Crescent, Rev: SAECVLARES AVGG, Hippo standing rt, IIII in Exergue, RIC 116b.

My favorite lady - a little worse for wear due to rough cleaning but hard to find in any condition. Minted in 248 AD to publicize the Secular games celebrating the 1000th anniversary of Rome.daverino

Philip IPhilip I. A.D. 244-249. AR antoninianus (23.4 mm, 4.76 g, 7 h). Rome mint, Struck A.D. 249. IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SAECVLARES AVGG, cippus inscribed COS III. RIC 24c; RSC 24. aVF, toned.
Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of the founding Rome.ecoli

Philip I Antoninianus RIC IVc 24CPhillip I AR Antoninianus

2.95g, 22.3mm, 345 degrees, Rome mint, 249 CE.

Attribution: RIC IVc 24C. Cohen 193.

O: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, bust, radiate, draped and cuirassed, right.

R: SAECVLARES AVGG / COS III, low column inscribed COS III.

Minted as part of a commemorative series of coins celebrating the Ludi saeculares in 248 AD honoring the 1000th anniversary since the founding of the city of Rome.Ron C2

PHILIP I AR antoninianus AD248obv: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG (radiate head right)
rev: SAECVLARES AVGG (stag walking right), V (or U) in ex.
ref: RIC IViii 19 (C), RSC 182 (2frcs)
mint: Rome
3.35gms, 22mm
Scarcer

In April 248, Philip had the honour of leading the celebrations of the one thousandth birthday of Rome, which according to tradition was founded in 753 BC by Romulus. He combined the anniversary with the celebration of Rome's alleged tenth saeculum. According to contemporary accounts, the festivities were magnificent and included spectacular games, ludi saeculares, and theatrical presentations throughout the city. In the coliseum, more than 1,000 gladiators were killed along with hundreds of exotic animals including hippos, leopards, lions, giraffes, and one rhinoceros.1 commentsberserker

Philip I. Ludi Saeculares Antoninianus of Rome.Roman Empire. Philip I. 244-249 AD. AR Antoninianus (4.26 gm, 23.3mm, 12h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 9th emission, 248 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, IMP PHILIPPVS AVGG. / Antelope walking left, SAECVLARES AVGG, VI in exergue. Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. gVF. CNG EA 453 #587. RIC IV.3 #21; RSC IV #189; SRCV III #8959.Anaximander

Philip I. Ludi Saeculares Antoninianus of Rome.Roman Empire. Philip I. 244-249 AD. AR Antoninianus (3.01 gm, 22.9mm, 12h) of Rome, 249 AD. 1st officina, 10th emission. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. / Elephant walking left, mahout holding goad & rod. AETERNITAS AVGG. VF. Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. CNG EA 520 #424. RIC IV.3 58; RSC 17; Robinson HCC 31; SRCV III #8921.Anaximander

Philip I. Ludi Saeculares Antoninianus of Rome.Roman Empire. Philip I. 244-249 AD. AR Antoninianus (4.01 gm, 22.4mm, 12h) of Rome, 248 AD. 1st officina, 9th emission. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. IMP PHILIPPVS AVG / Lion walking right; I in exergue. SAECULARES AVGG. VF. Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome, coins issued by officinas I to VI. CNG EA 520 #423. Ex CNG EA #447 #512. RIC IV 12; RSC 173; Robinson HCC 44-45; SRCV III #8956.Anaximander

Philip II AR Antoninianus - ' SAECVLVM NOVVM ' - Antioch MintRoman Empire.
Philip II, as Augustus (247 - 249 AD) - Silver Antoninianus.
Struck at the Antioch Mint. 247 - 249 AD.

obv: IMP M JUL PHILIPPUS AUG - Radiate bust right, draped and cuirassed. Seen from behind.
rev: SAECULUM NOVUM - Hexastyle temple of Roma with figure inside.

4.2grams
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RIC 244
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Philip II. Ludi Saeculares Antoninianus of Rome.Roman Empire. Philip II. 244-247 AD. AR Antoninianus (3.91 gm, 22.8mm, 1h) of Rome, 247 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. / Elephant with rider, left. AETERNITAS AVGG. Celebrates 1000th anniversary of Rome. VF. Pegasi Numismatics Sale 123 #330. Hybrid with reverse of Philip I. RIC IV.3 #246A(a) corr. (elephant left, not right); RSC IV #5; SRCV III hybrid #9261 or 9267/8921 (Philip I).1 commentsAnaximander

Philip II. Ludi Saeculares Antoninianus of Rome.Roman Empire. Philip II 247-249 AD. AR Antoninianus (4.05 gm, 22.2mm, 6h) of Rome, 248 AD. 3rd officina, 9th em. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. / Goat with short horns (or possibly an elk) walking left, III in exergue. SAECULARES AVGG. VF. Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. CNG EA 520 #430. RIC IV.3 224; RSC 72; SRCV III #9275; Robinson HCC 26.Anaximander

RIC 569 DomitianAR Denarius, 3.21g
Rome mint, 88 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERMANIC COS XIIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: CENS P P P across field; Minerva stg. l., with spear (M4)
RIC 569 (R). BMC 140. RSC 26a. BNC -.
Ex Roma E9, 30 June 2014, lot 447.

Early in 88 a remarkable series of rare issues were struck. The mark of these issues were the full spelling of GERMANICVS (also GERMANIC) on the obverse, and the reverse featuring short legends written across the field. The flans are normally large and the style quite fine. Perhaps this exceptional series is commemorative in nature: the year was full of military activity and of course the Saecular Games were held. Unusually, the TR P and IMP numbers are missing from the issue.

This denarius has all the hallmarks of this quality issue. A real beauty in hand. Same dies as the BM specimen (RIC II plate coin).4 commentsDavid Atherton

RIC 599 DomitianAR Quinarius, 1.61g
Rome mint, 88 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC; Herald adv. l., with wand and shield
RIC 599 (C2). BMC 134. RSC 78. BNC 122.
Ex CNG E404, 23 August 2017, lot 504. Ex Helios 1, 17 April 2008, lot 248 (The Frank L. Kovacs Collection).

Unusually, this quinarius lacks the de rigueur Victory on the reverse, instead we have an interesting historical type of a Herald announcing Domitian's Ludi Saeculares. This was the only saeculum type struck on his quinarii. The games were held in 88 following the Augustan cycle. Presumably this piece was struck for commemorative purposes in conjunction with the games. RIC places the frequency rating for this type as 'very common' (C2), however, this seems a bit over generous. Perhaps a rating of 'common' (C) would be more appropriate. The upcoming RIC II.1 Addenda notes the frequency discrepancy, citing C. Clay's concern that only nineteen specimens are in King's survey of Roman quinarii.

A lovely piece with dark toning and fine style.8 commentsDavid Atherton

RIC 601 DomitianAR Denarius, 3.27g
Rome mint, 88 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC inscribed on column; to r., incense burner, further r., Herald stg. l., with wand and shield
RIC 601 (C). BMC 135. RSC 73. BNC 124.
Acquired from Beast Coins, January 2010.

The type was minted in 88 AD in honour of the Secular Games Domitian held in that same year. Secular Games, or Ludi Saeculares, were theatrical games held at the end of a saeculum (the longest span of a human life, figured at 100 years). Domitian used the Augustan cycle, although he celebrated them six years early.

The reverse features a column with the inscription LVD SAEC FEC: "He Conducted the Secular Games", a herald who announced the games, and an incense burner for sacrifice. Quite a nice numismatic record of an event.

This is a type I've always wanted to add to the collection. Another reverse that pushes the limits of how much a die-cutter can fit onto such a small flan. Good metal and a decent portrait.8 commentsDavid Atherton

RIC 606 DomitianÆ Sestertius, 28.36g
Rome mint, 88 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS PER P P; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: COS XIIII LVD SAEC A POP; FRVG AC on platform; S C in exergue; Domitian std. r. on platfrom, approached by two or three citizens with open sacks; in background, four column temple
RIC 606 (C). BMC 419. BNC 457.
Acquired from CGB.fr, November 2020.

In October 88 AD Domitian held the Secular Games, a festival featuring theatrical performances and circus games accompanied by six various daytime and nighttime religious ceremonies. The games marked the transition from one era (saeculum) to another and were supposedly held once every 110 years, or the maximum span of a human lifetime, making them a 'once in a lifetime' event. Domitian conducted his games on the Augustan calculation, rejecting the formula for the Claudian games held in 47 AD. The festival was important enough to interrupt the normal striking of reverse types on the coinage and for the mint to produce a new unique issue commemorating the event both in precious metal and bronze. The precious metal designs tended to be symbolic while the bronze were more narrative in nature, focusing on the various religious sacrifices that were at the heart of the games.

This coin's reverse depicts the acceptance of wheat, beans, and oats (poured on ground) from a group of citizens by Domitian in front of a tetrastyle temple. According to Melanie Grunow Sobocinski* the meaning of this Ludi Saeculare ceremony is fairly clear - 'The festival began with nearly a week of preparatory events. First, the citizens brought gifts of agricultural produce (fruges) to various temples. On the following days, they received materials for the ritual purification of private homes (suffimenta) from the priesthood in charge of organizing the Ludi Saeculares ... According to the Augustan acta and Zosimus, the distribution of the suffimenta took place simultaneously at three locations, and the collection of the fruges at four locations. As a result, no firm identification of the temples can be reached without further evidence' Although, she later concedes - 'Scholars interested primarily in architectural form have identified some or even all of the other hexastyle and tetrastyle temple images as representations of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus. This interpretation is plausible for the suffimenta and fruges coin types because the Temple of Jupiter was one of several sites for these two ceremonies.'

Worn, but with the major devices still visible.

* 'Visualizing Ceremony: The Design and Audience of the Ludi Saeculares Coinage of Domitian', AJA Vol. 110, No. 4 (Oct 2006)2 commentsDavid Atherton

RIC 816 DomitianAR Denarius, 2.73g
Rome mint, 95-96 AD
Obv: DOMITIANVS AVG GERM; Head of Domitian, bare, bearded, r.
Rev: Temple, eight columns, seated figure in centre; IMP CAESAR on architrave
RIC 816 (R2). BMC 243. RSC 175. BNC -.
Ex Private Collection.

Domitian struck a rare undated issue of denarii depicting five different temples. Based on portrait style and the fact that Domitian's moneyers were experimenting with new reverse designs after 94, the issue has been dated to either 95 or 96. Four of the five temples have been identified - Serapis, Cybele, Minerva, and Capitoline Jupiter. The fifth type is an octastyle temple, as seen on the coin above, and its identification remains a mystery. Mattingly conjectured it could be the Temple of Divus Vespasian, P.V. Hill and D. Vagi thought it possibly the Temple of Jupiter Victor, R.H. Darwell-Smith speculated it is the Temple of Jupiter Custos, and M. Tameanko believed it to be the Temple of Divus Augustus. Tameanko makes the strongest case. Earlier renditions of the temple on the coinage under Caligula show it with a hexastyle facade. Domitian restored or rebuilt the temple after the fire of 80. His architect Rabirius may have completely overhauled the building in a more contemporary style producing an octastyle temple. Almost a hundred years later Antoninus Pius restored the temple again and struck a series of coins commemorating the event. His coins indeed depict an octastyle temple very much like the one seen on this denarius and may be proof that under Domitian the temple was rebuilt as an octastyle structure. However, until more evidence comes to light, the identification remains uncertain. Like Domitian's earlier Saecular Games series, the temple denarii were likely struck as a special issue, perhaps reflecting Domitian's new interest as builder. The remarkable bare headed portrait further enhances the issue as something special.

Needless to say it is a fantastically rare piece! Additionally, the eight column type may be the scarcest of the temple group, considering I have located only two other examples in trade over the last 15 years. The other two coins (OldRomanCoins 2002, HJB 145, lot 265) are obverse die matches with mine. Oddly, some specimens (BM 234 for example) lack IMP CAESAR on the architrave.

Worn, with some bumps and scrapes, but well-centred and in good style with plenty of eye appeal.
4 commentsDavid Atherton

ROMAN EMPIRE, Domitian, DenariusSilver denarius, October 88 A.D. ex. CGB
IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG GERM P M TR P VIII, laureate head right
IMP XVII COS XIIII CENS P P P, Minerva 3

Unpublished and apparently unique. The IMP XVII issue was struck in parallel with the Saecular Games coins. Special obverse legend coins such as this are closely related to the special variants of the LVD SAEC - see the coin above with DOMITIAN and head left.
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Roman Empire, Philip I Antoninianus - Cippus Inscribed COS III, Roman Millennium (RIC 24c)AR Antoninianus
Rome 248 AD
4.43g

Obv: Radiate draped bust of Philip I (R)
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG

Rev: Column or cippus inscribed COS III
SAECVLARS AVGG

RIC 24c, RSC 193

ex. stock E. Bourgey Paris 1961.
The numismatic firm of Bourgey of Paris was founded by the famed dealer, Etienne Bourgey in 1895. After the war, his son Emile Bourgey took over as director, and in 1993 the third generation came forward with Sabine Bourgey. Le Cabinet Bourgey Numismatique still operates from No.7 Rue Drouot, Paris, to this day.

The most noteworthy event of the reign of Marcus Julius Philippus "The Arab", was the celebration in 248 AD of the millennium anniversary of the foundation of Rome, one thousand years on from the legendary foundation date of 753 BC, held in conjunction with the Saecular Games. Lavish games and other spectacles were staged for the amusement of the Roman populace and an extensive series of coins was issued to commemorate the occasion. Ironically, the year 248 was extremely unsettled, with four separate rebellions braking out within the ranks of the army. However, none of them could lure Philip from the capital, where he initiated prolonged celebrations. The festivities would not last though; Philip was defeated by Decius at the Battle of Verona the following year, where he and his eleven year old son were killed.

2 commentsOptimo Principi

Roman Empire, Philip I, AD 244-249.Secular GamesPhilip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 3.80g, 6h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Rome mint, 5th officina. 9th emission, AD 248. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Stag standing right; V in exergue.1 commentsXLi

ROMAN EMPIRE, Septimius Severus denariusSeptimius Severus Denarius, 204 AD, Rome.
Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right.
Rev: COS III LVDOS SAECVL FEC, Liber (Bacchus) standing right, holding cup and thyrsus, facing Hercules, standing left, holding club and lion-skin; leopard standing below Liber.
19-20 mm, 3.23 g
RIC IV, Part 1, 257

Very fine. Very rare (R2). Commemorates the saecular games held in Rome in 204 AD.

ROMAN EMPIRE, Septimius Severus denariusRIC 257 (3,27 gm, 19 mm).
Mint of Rome, 204 AD.

Minted in honour of Ludi Saeculares.
Sharp & bold coin.
Rare.

COS III LVDOS SAECVL FEC
4 comments

Saecular Games sestertius of DomitianObv. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS PER P P
Rev. COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC S C, Domitian sacrificing from patera over altar, Tellus reclining at left, on right Victimarius holding sacrificial pig, lyreplayer and fluteplayer in background. 35mm, 25.1 gm. BMC 425, Cohen 84, RIC II : 378 (r3).ancientone

SAECVLARES AVGG IIIPhilippus II. antoninianus
Rome mint
scarceTibsi

SAECVLARES AVGG IVPhilippus I. antoninianus
Rome mint
unknown mintmark (IV or IU)
very rareTibsi

SAECVLARES AVGG VIPhilippus I. antoninianus
Rome mint
very rare1 commentsTibsi

STAG/ANTELOPE?Gallienus AD 253-268 Ant
RIC 656, Van Meter 251 3.26g 21.77mm
Radiate cuirassed bust right with legend GALLIENVS AVG
Stag standing right with palm in exerge with legend SAECVLARES AVG
Silvered uncleaned
WCNC Jan 05 £264 comments

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