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MARKET, NERO, (Macellum Magnum)2859 viewsOrichalcum dupondius, RIC 400, S 1963 variety, VF, 13.65g, 28.9mm, 180o, Lugdunum mint, 64 A.D.; obverse NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P, laureate head left; reverse MAC AVG S C, front view of the Macellum Magnum (great market), two-story domed section with porticoes approached by steps with a dolphin on each side and containing statue of Neptune holding a long scepter on pedestal, wings of two stories of unequal height.
The Macellum Magnum was a shopping mall located on the Caelian Hill in Rome, dedicated by Nero in 59 A.D. It had flanking wings of slightly different construction and a central dome possibly 120 feet (36 meters) in diameter. Records indicate it was still open in the 4th century. Part of it may be incorporated into the church of S. Stefano Rotundo which stands today. It was the model for many medieval government buildings in Europe, all U.S. state capitols and the U.S. national capitol building. Joe Sermarini
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ARCH, NERO, (Lost Arch of Nero)1476 viewsOrichalcum sestertius, RIC 149, VF, 24.55g, 35.1mm, 45o, Rome mint, 64 A.D.; obverse NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right wearing aegis; reverse S C, triumphal arch surmounted by statue of Nero in quadriga, Victory on left holds wreath & palm, Pax on right holds caduceus & cornucopia, wreath in archway, Mars nude helmeted statue in niche
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, AE31042 viewsobv: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG
rev: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG
SMTSE in exergue
RIC Thessalonica 154
VF wolfgang336
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Heraclea, RIC 161005 viewsSilvered AE3, RIC 16, EF, 3.90g, 19.9mm, 180o, Heraclea mint, 317 A.D.; obverse IMP CONSTA-NTINVS AVG, laureate consular bust left holding mappa and scepter; reverse PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, campgate with three turrets, MHTB in exergueJoe Sermarini
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TEMPLE, Q.Cassius Longinus, Temple of Vesta940 viewsQ. Cassius Longinus -- AR Denarius. Head of Libertas right; LIBERT left, Q. CASSIVS right / Curule chair within temple of Vesta; urn to left and voting tablet inscribed AC to right. Crawford 428/2; Sydenham 918; Cassia 8.featherz
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TEMPLE, NERO, Temple of Vesta856 viewsSilver denarius, S 1946, RIC 62, RSC 335, gVF, 3.42g, 16.8mm, 180o, Rome mint, 65 A.D.; obverse NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right; reverse VESTA, domed temple of Vesta, showing six columns, seated goddess inside. The temple of Vesta in the Roman FORVM was destroyed in the great fire of 64 A.D. Nero was affected by the cult of Vesta, having felt faint during a visit to the temple shortly before the fire. Nero rebuilt the shrine. His structure, the sixth on the site, survived until another fire late in the reign of Commodus.
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Lugdunum787 viewsConstantine I:
CONSTAN_TINVS AVG
PROVIDEN_TAE AVGG
PLG - Lugdunum (Lyons, FR); 6 rows, 2 turrets, star
RIC vii225 Scarce,rarer varient with pellet in doorway, page 136; 20 mm, 3.1 grams
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TEMPLE or SHRINE, Volusian, Antoninianus709 viewsMinted in Rome in AD 252
IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate and draped bust of Volusian right
IVNONI MARTIALI, Juno seated within a distyle shrine, * in right field
3,60 gr
Ref : RCV # 9750, Cohen #45
The precise location of this shrine could be in the Campus Martius, or in the Campus Martialis (see RCV III, p 241, note under # 9730)Potator II
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CAMPGATE, Constantius II705 viewsConstantius II; 326 AD, RIC vii 84 R2
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOBC
PROVIDEN_TIAE CAESS, SMHB pellet [Heraclea] in exergue.
20 mm, 3.1 g; 5 rows, 2 turrets, star. Only very minor damage ue to corrosion on reverse side over the "VSN" portion of the inscription.
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Ticinum654 viewsConsantine I, Ticinum min, 326 - 327 AD; bronze, 19 mm, 2.7 gms.
obv: CONSAN TINVSAVG - Laureate bust right
rev: D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG
Campgae, 6 rows [top row decorated with pellets], two turrets, star; medium archway. RIC vii 207 R4 page 387.
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TEMPLE, Augustus, AR Denarius MAR VLT636 viewsAugustus, AR Denarius (3.61 gm). Laureate head right, CAESARI AVGVSTO / Domed hexastyle temple of Mars Ultor (the Avenger) containing legionary eagle between two standards, MAR VLT. RIC I 105a (pg.48); BMCRE 373; RSC 190.socalcoins
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CAMPGATE, Arcadius620 viewsObv: ARCADIVS partially visible, bust appears to be pearl-diademed
Rev: GLORIA REIPVBLICE partially visible, multi-level "campgate", TES below
AE4, 13 mm (Ray Wilk)
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CAMPGATE, Arcadius565 viewsArcadius; 383 - 388 AD; mint uncertain, probably TES [thessalonica], 12 mm, 1.1 gms. DN ARCADIUS AVG, Pearl diademed, draped,and cuirassed bust right.
GLORIA REIPVBLICE.
Very unusual engraving on the reverse.
Bruce's collection
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Unlisted563 viewsex FORVM - 8603. Bronze AE3, RIC -, aEF, 3.06g, 19.0mm, 180o, Alexandria mint, 329-330 A.D.; obverse CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate head right; reverse PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, campgate with two turrets, star above, eleven layers of stone, wreath and I at sides, SMAL• in ex; extremely rare variety; SOLD...... RIC lists both the laureate and diademed busts for the preceeding issue (SMAL), but for this issue (SMAL•) issue only the diademed bust is recorded.cscoppa
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TEMPLE, Maxentius Follis541 viewsMaxentius follis
Attribution: RIC VI 258
Date: AD 310-311
Obverse: IMP C MAXENTIVS
PF AVG, laureate bust r.
Reverse: CONSERV VRB SVAE,
Roma seated facing in hexastyle
temple, "H" in l. field, REQ in
exergue
Size: Oval flan, 22.3 x 26.9 mm
Weight: 6.6 grams
“According to RIC p. 382, note 10,
H in field occurs only with officina P.
However, Voetter, Gerin Cat. p. 225,
no. 12, reports the same with officina Q,
two such specimens in Gerin's own
collection.” - Curtis Clay
Noah
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CAMPGATE, CONSTANTINE I, RIC VII 153 of Nicomedia SMNΔ536 viewsCONSTANTINVS AVG; PROVIDENTIAE AVGG; SMNdelta; Diademed (triple row of perales) head right; two turreted campgate with star above, 6 rows of blockscscoppa
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I "Eyes to the Heavens"515 viewsConstantine I
A.D. 328-9
CONSTAN TINVS head with plain diadem, looking up to Heavens
PROVIDEN TIAE AVGG [In honor of the foresight of the Emperors]
campgate with two turrets and star above.
In exergue SMKB dot
RIC VII Cyzicus 57 r5
from the collection of vic9128
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TEMPLE, Antoninus Pius, AE Dupondius504 viewsRome
158-159 AD
radiate head right
ANTONINVS AVG_PIVS P P TR P XXII
Antoninus Pius standing on cippus within distyle arch temple,
holding scepter with eagle atop
COS_IIII
S C
RIC 1014 var; C. 334 var; Bauten 87 var
13,04g 24,5-23,5 mm
this variation has vary high cippus and column basesJ. B.
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TEMPLE, NERO, DUPONDIUS A.D.65.472 viewsNero Dupondius - 65 A.D. - Mint of Rome
Obv. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P
Radiate head left
Rev. PACE P R VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT
Temple of Janus with doors closed.
Cohen 174, RIC 290.
A good example of a famous coinMaxentius
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CAMPGATE, Arcadius431 viewsThis unusual reverse may depict a tall wall with a door and 2 windows, or the upper layer could be a building that was actually within the city walls. Another possibility is that the lower layer represents the main gate in the city wall and the upper layer represents a section of the wall elsewhere that had 2 doors. (Ray Wilk)
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BRIDGE, Commemorative struck under Constantine I430 viewsCommemorative RIC VIII, Constantinopolis 21
Constantine I AD 306 - 337
AE - AE 4
Constantinopolis 4th officina AD 330
obv. POP ROMANVS
draped, laureate head of a young Roman l., cornucopiae over r. shoulder
rev. (no legend)
Bridge with two towers and pylons below, over river
CONS/Epsilon above
RIC VIII, Constaninopolis 21; C.1; LRBC.1066
about VF/EF
Belongs to the special issue for the dedication of Constantinopolis AD 330 under Constantine I. The bridge may be the famous Milvian bridge, where Maxentius was defeated by Constantine I AD 312. For more information look at www.beastcoins.com/Architecture/Bridges/Bridges.htm
Jochen
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CAMPGATE, ARCADIUS, RIC IX 62c of Thessalonica419 viewsD N ARCADIVS P F AVG; GLORIA REIPVBLICE; gamma/ /TES; Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; two turreted campgate with 6 rows of blocks; gamma in left field & TES in exerguecscoppa
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CAMPGATE, Crispus407 viewsCrispus, RIC vii 18 C@, page 545.
DNFL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAESS
PROVIDEN_TIAE CAESS
MHTr - Heraclea; 19 mm, 3.1 grams
5 rows, 3 turrets, no star
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Treveri - PTR404 viewsConstantine I, 324 - 325 AD; Treveri - PTR; 20 mm, 2.7 gms, AE Follis:
CONSTAN_TIVS AVG - Laurate head right, seen from behind.
PROVIDEN_TIAE AVGG
ex: PTR RIC vii 44 C3
Bruce's collection - near mint
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CAMPGATE, Diocletian, Argenteus386 viewsDIOCLETI-ANVS AVG
VICTORIA SARMATsocalcoins
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TEMPLE, CARACALLA, (Temple of Diana)378 viewsCaracalla --AE32, Augusta Trajana. R: Temple of Diana, tree on each side. cf. SNG Evelpedis 1037 featherz
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Antioch373 viewsConstantine I Antioch
Obv.CONSTAN-TINVS AVG
Laureate head right
Rev.PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG
campgate 2 turret star between
9 rows Delta - Epsilon in field
SMANT in ex
RIC Antioch 71 R2OWL365
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TEMPLE, Constantine I, Temple of Roma360 viewsConstantine I
Autumn 307-Spring 308
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG Laureate head right
CONSERV-VRB SVAE [In honor of the savior of his city] Roma seated facing, head left, in hexastyle temple, globe in right hand, scepter in left, empty pediment, knobs as acroteria
TT in exergue Officina 3
RIC VI Ticinum 93
This type was issued by Maxentius to celebrate the re-building of the great temple of Roma in Rome.
from the collection of vic9128
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CAMPGATE, Constantius II357 views Obv.FL.IVL.CONSTANTIVS NOB.C. Laureate bust left
Rev.PROVIDENTIAE CAESS. Camp-gate w/2 turrets & star above. ASIS and crescent in ex.
Mint: Sisica
Sargentus
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CAMPGATE, CONSTANTINE I, RIC VII 55 of Cyzicus with SMKA•356 viewsCONSTANTINVS AVG; PROVIDENTIAE AVGG; SMKA•; Laureate head right; two turrets with star above, eight rows of blockscscoppa
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CAMPGATE, Magnus Maximus354 views Magnus Maximus (383-388 AD), AE4 (13mm)
Obv: DN MAG MAXI-MVS PF AVG
diademed, draped,cuirassed facing right bust.
Rev: SPES RO-MA-NORVM; Campgate with star between two
turrets. RIC IX Arles 29a R
OWL365
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CAMPGATE, Constantius I, AR Argenteus353 viewsConstantius I AR Argenteus. 294-305 AD.
Obverse: CONSTANT[I]-VS CAESAR (Laureate head right).
Reverse: PROVIDEN-T[I]A AVGG* or dot (4 Turrets on Campgate w/ Open Doors and
Star over doors)
Exergue: SMNT
Diameter: 19mm
Weight: 2.52 Grams
Condition: F/aF - Flan crack at 11:00, strong portrait, weak reverse.
Attribution: RSC 240b
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Unlisted350 viewsCONSTAN-TINVS AVG
Laureate bust rt. (B1)
PROVIDEN- TIAE AVGG
ex. SMK[epsilon]dot
RIC VII Cyzicus 24, unlisted
one example on Helvetica's spreadsheetwhitetd49
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CAMPGATE, Licinius I350 viewsLicinius I, 318-320 AD; RIC vii 29 R5; pellet RF/SMHdelta inexergue;
IMP LICINIVS AVG
PROVIDENTIAE AVGG
AES Follis, 20 mm, 2,8 gms
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Siscia348 viewsDark Olive Patinated campgate of Constantine the Great with silver remnants.
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG
Bust type: B1
Reverse: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG
Rows: 7 with dots in top layer
Exergue: dot BSIS dot
Attribution: Siscia 200
Rarity: C3
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Cyzicus348 viewsConstantine I - RIC vii 51 R1, 19 mm, 2.4 gms
CONSTAN_TINVS AVG
PROVIDEN_TIAE AVGG
pellet over SMKgamma, Czyicus; 9 rows, 2 turrets, star
bruce's collection
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CAMPGATE, Crispus, RIC VII 184 of Siscia - ΔSIS348 viewsIVL CRISPVS NOB C; PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; Laureate head right; Campgate with two turrets with star between, 6 rows of blocks; ΔSIS in ex.; rarity R4cscoppa
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, PROVIDENTIAE AVGG RIC VII Arles 286346 viewsAE3, 19mm, 2.65g
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, ; Laureate head R.
Reverse: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, gate with no door, five rows, two turrets, star above.
Exe: PA crescent RL (Arles, officina 1)
RIC V286, 325-6, S.Robert_Brenchley
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CAMPGATE, Constantine II, Antioch 65345 viewsObv:– CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust, left
Rev:– PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, Campgate, with two turrets, star above, 10 rows of bricks
Minted in Antioch (SMANTS in exe)
References:– RIC Antioch 65 (R1)maridvnvm
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CAMPGATE, CONSTANTIUS II, AE3345 viewsRIC VII 217 of Siscia ΔSIS double cresentcscoppa
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TEMPLE, Caracalla, AE 17 Provincial, Nicaea344 viewsObv. Caracalla Bust Right
Rev. Hexastyle temple of Tyche
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TEMPLE or SHRINE, Volusian, Sestertius342 viewsRIC 253a, Cohen 46, Sear '88 2800
19.35 g, 29 mm
IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
IVNONI MARTIALI SC, Juno seated facing in domed distyle temple or shrine.
RareMark Z
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Thessalonica, RIC VII 475332 viewsAE3
obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG. Laureate bust right.
rev: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG. Campgate with no doors, six stone layers, two turrets, star above.
exergue: PTR dot in crescent
Struck 326 A.D. at Trier
RIC VII 475
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CAMPGATE, Crispus, Cyzicus, RIC 46 (R4)330 viewsobv: FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES
Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust, left.
rev: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS
Six tiered campgate surmounted by two turrets, star above.
exergue: dotSMKDeltadot
3.1 gm, 18.3 mm, allignment 195 degrees.
Very attractive green patina on obverse.
Massanutten
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CAMPGATE, CONSTANTINE I, Siscia RIC VII 214327 viewsConstantine the Great AE3. 328-9 AD. CONSTANTINVS AVG, diademed head right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, campgate with two turrets & no doors, star above, ASIS(double-crescent) in ex.
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CAMPGATE, Constantine II, Cyzicus 37324 viewsObv:– CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust left
Rev:– PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, Camp gate with two turrets and star above
Minted in Cyzicus (SMKB• in exe)
Reference:– RIC VII 37 (R1)maridvnvm
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CAMPGATE, Crispus, RIC VII 292 Arelate (Arles)318 viewsCRISPVS NOB CAES; VIRTVS CAESS; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left; four turrets (pellet over each turret), with star above, open doors, six rows of blocks, with TA "crescent" RL in ex.
from the collection of cscoppacscoppa
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CAMPGATE, CONSTANTIUS II, RIC VII 37 of Alexandria317 viewsFL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; SMALA; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left; two turreted campgate with star above, with 6 rows of blockscscoppa
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I312 viewsTitle: Constantinvs CampGate
Date: Struck 326-327 A.D.
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG
Reverse: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG
Discription: Laureate head right
Discription: Campgate with six rows, two turrets, no doors, star above, top and bottom rows empty blocks.
Mint: •SMK Γ• in exergue
Cyzicus Mint Size: 19mm
Reference: Ref: RIC VII, 44 G
Rarity: c3
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CAMPGATE, Constantine II, RIC vii 272 R4307 viewsConstantine II: RIC vii 272 page 263: 324 - 325 AD
copper Follis; 2.9 gms, 20 mm
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
PROVIDENTIAE CAESS
Q*AR - Areles
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MAUSOLEUM or SHRINE, Romulus, Posthumous follis307 viewsFollis struck in Ostia, 1st officina
DIVO ROMVLO N V BIS CONS, Bare head of Romulus right
AETERNAE MEMORIAE, Temple with domed roof surmounted by eagle, M OST P at exergue
7.35 gr
RC #3786 var, Cohen #4
The Temple of Divus Romulus is a circular building with a concave facade preceded by columns on the Via Sacra. It was probably a temple for Romulus, the son of emperor Maxentius, but it has also been identified as the Temple of Jupiter Stator and as the sanctuary of the penates publici. The building is located between the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina and the Basilica of Maxentius.
When emperor Maxentius' son Romulus died in 307 CE, he was deified and hence a temple was built in his honour. Coins commemorating Romulus often depict a round building with a varying number columns in front. Some of them probably show the round mausoleum of Romulus on the Appian Way, others might portray the temple, which has led to the identification of the rotunda on the Via Sacra with the Temple of Divus Romulus. The location would be likely, given Maxentius' building activities nearby.
Explanations are copied from : http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/176_Temple_of_Romulus.htmlPotator II
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Nicomedia RIC 90296 viewsEmperor: Constantine I (r. 307-337 AD)
Date: 324-325 AD
Condition: Very Fine
Size: AE3
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG
Emperor Constantine
Bust right; laureate
Reverse: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG
The Emperors have foresight.
Camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above, six stone layers.
Exergue: SMNE (Nicomedia mint, fifth officina)
RIC VII Nicomedia 90; VM 85
2.41g; 19.3mm; 330°Pep
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TEMPLE, Juba I296 viewsObverse: Diademed, draped bust of King Juba right, with pointed beard and hair in formal curls, scepter at shoulder, REX IVBA before
Reverse: Octastyle temple, Neo-Punic legend on either side (Yubai hammamleket).
Mint : North Africa-Numidia
Date : BC 60-46
Reference : Sear GCV, Vol II, 6607
Grade : VF
Comments: The temple shown on the reverse is possibly a mix of Greek and Punic architecture with the flat roof with pediment a Punic style. Peattie
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CAMPGATE, Constantine II, RIC VII 67, Heraclea296 viewsObv: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
Bust: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS
Campgate, no door, 3 turrets, star above. 6 layers.
Exe: (dot) SMHA (dot)
Date: 317-329 AD
Denom: Ae3
Rated "R4"
From the collection of BluefishBluefish
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TEMPLE, Philip I. 244-249 AD. AE Sestertius293 viewsPhilip I. 244-249 AD. AE Sestertius. Philip I. 244-249 AD. AE Sestertius (33mm, 17.09 gm). Struck 248 AD. RIC IV 164.
Commemorative issue.
Philip I. 244-249 AD. AE Sestertius (33mm, 17.09 gm). Struck 248 AD. Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: Octastyle temple with statue of Roma. RIC IV 164; Banti 52; Cohen 201. aVF. This issue commemorates the millenial anniversary of Rome.
Marcus Julius Verus Philippus, known as Philip I "The Arab," was the Praetorian Prefect, and successor to Gordian III whom he possibly had murdered. After signing a treaty with the Persians, he returned home. During his reign the 1000th anniversary of the foundation of Rome (248 A.D.) was celebrated, and magnificent games were held on a scale rarely seen. In 249 A.D. a series of rebellions occurred, both Philip and his son were killed after their army was defeated near Verona by the forces of Trajan Decius. Cleisthenes
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I293 viewsConstantine I the Great
Bronze 3.61g 19mm 2o
Great patina and detailmihali84
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CAMPGATE, CONSTANTINE II, RIC VII 65 Antioch - SMANTI289 viewsCONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C; PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left; campgate with two turrets, star above, 11 rows of blocks with SMANTI in exergue
cscoppa
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CAMPGATE, Crispus, Cyzicus RIC VII 25285 viewsCrispus AE3. FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate bust left, draped and cuirassed / PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, campgate with two
turrets, no door and one star above, SMKB in ex.
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CAMPGATE, Constantine II, RIC VII 83 Heraclea - SMHB• - R4281 viewsCONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C; PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; Campgate with two turrets, star above, 6 block rows; SMHB• in ex. rarity R4cscoppa
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CAMPGATE, Theodosius I270 viewsObv: ...DO-SIVSPFAVG
Rev: Two-story Campgate with Two Windows,
GLORIA REIPVBLICE
RIC IX 62(b)v
From the collection of Laetvs
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Antioch268 viewsConstantine I the Great
3.55g 19mm 8o
Bronze, dark tone, silveredmihali84
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CAMPGATE, Crispus, RIC VII 266 Rome - RS265 viewsFL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES; PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left; two turrets, eight rows, star above, pellet in doorway; RS in exerguecscoppa
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CAMPGATE, Crispus, RIC VII 30 of Heraclea - SMHΓ261 viewsD N FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES; PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; laureate, draped, globe and sceptre in left hand, mappa in right hand; Three turrets, no star, 6 rows of blocks with a pellet in right field and SMHΓ in ex.cscoppa
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TEMPLE, CLAUDIUS, (Temple of Artemis at Ephesus) 260 viewsIonia, Ephesus, Claudius, AD 41-54, AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm
TI. CLAVD CAES AVG. Claudius bare head, facing left. / DIAN-EPHE Cult statue of Diana (Artemis) of Ephesus inside a tetra style temple, set on three tiered base; pediment decorated by figures flanking three windows.
RIC I 118; RPC I 2222; BMCRE 229; RSC 30; Sear Millennium 1839. Ephesus ca. 41-42 AD.
(25 mm, 11.14 g, 6h)
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MARKET, NERO, (Macellum Magnum)255 viewsOrichalchum dupondius (14.5g, 31mm, 6h). Lugdunum mint. Struck AD 65.
NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P laureate head of Nero facing left
M(AC) AVG / S C Frontal view of a building with a domed central section and
approached by steps, flanked by two-storied wings of unequal height, with porticoes adorned with guirlandes; above the steps, in the centre, a statue of a standing male figure holding a long sceptre.
RIC 402 (common); BMC 336; Cohen 129; Foss (Roman Historical Coins) 67:59
This type was issued upon the completion of the restoration of the Great Provision Market on Caelium Hill in A.D. 59: the Macellum Augusti, also known as the Macellum Magnum. It was built by Augustus and restored by Nero. Part of it was later transformed to church S. Stefano Rotundo by Pope Simplicius.
Charles S
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CAMPGATE, Lininius I, Heraclea, RIC 17251 viewsObv:– IMP LICINIVS AVG, Laureate bust left wearing Imperial mantle and holding mappa, sceptre and globe
Rev:– PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, Campgate with 3 turrets, no door, 2 stars above, 7 rows of bricks
Minted in Heraclea (MHTΔ) in A.D. 317
Reference:– RIC VII 17 (R2)maridvnvm
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TEMPLE, CONSIDIUS NONIANUS. Temple of Venus Erycina.249 viewsAR denarius. 56 BC. 3.92 g, 5h. Laureate bust of Venus Erycina right, wearing stephane. C.CONSIDI NONIANI behind.SC before. / Temple on summit of mountain,sorrounded with ramparts, ERVC above gateway in centre. Craw 424/1. RSC Considia 1. Smyth V/12.
"Eryx was a son of Aphrodite and Butas, a certain native king of Sikelia (Sicily) of very great fame, and he was admired by the natives because of his noble birth on his mother’s side and became king over a part of the island. He also founded a notable city which bore his name; it was set upon a lofty place, and on the highest point within the city he established a shrine of his mother, which he embellished not only with a beautifully built temple, but also with the multitude of his dedications.
The goddess, both because of the reverence which the inhabitants of the region paid to her and because of the honour which she received from the son whom she had borne, displayed an exceptional love for the city, and for this reason she came to be called Aphrodite Erykinia . . . After Eryx has bestowed upon it the honours we have described, Aeneas, the son of Aphrodite, when at a later time he was on his way to Italy and came to anchor off the island, embellished the sanctuary, since it was that of his own mother, with many votive offerings."
Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4. 83. 1 .
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CAMPGATE, Crispus, RIC VII 288 Rome - R wreath Q246 viewsFL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES; PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; laureate, draped, cuirassed bust left (B4-left); Campgate with 8 rows, two turrets, star above; R (wreath) Q in exerguecscoppa
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CAMPGATE, Cripsus, 326-326 AD242 viewsCrispus, 325 - 326 AD; RIC 75 R4 page 551; 20 mm, 3.3 gms;
obv: CRISPVS_NOBCAES ; rev: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; ex: SMHgamma
Campgate, 6 rows, 2 turrets, star;
Bruce's collection from Noble Roman Coins
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ARCH, Augustus, RIC 359242 viewsAugustus 27 B.C.-14 A.D. Moneyer L. Vinicius. Rome Mint. 16 B.C. (3.72g, 18.8m, 5h). Obv: Anepigraphic, bare head right. Rev: L Vinicivs in ex., Triumphal arch inscribed SPQR IMP CAE in two lines sur. by Quadriga bearing Augustus, r. holding laurel-branch, l. scepter; smaller arch on sides w archer on l. and slinger on r. RIC I 359 (R2). RSC 544.
This coin depicts Augustus’ triple arch, perhaps the first in Rome. Beginning as a double arch to commemorate his victory at Actium, the third arch was probably added to commemorate the return of the lost standards from Parthia. For a scarce type, this example is well centered and has good details on the reverse including complete legends.Lucas H
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CAMPGATE, Lininius I, Heraclea, RIC 29241 viewsObv:– IMP LICINIVS AVG, Laureate bust left wearing Imperial mantle and holding mappa, sceptre and globe
Rev:– PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, Campgate with 6 rows of bricks
Minted in Heraclea (• in r. field, SMHA in exe)
References:– RIC VII 29 (R2)maridvnvm
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CITY-GATE, Antoninus Pius, Laodiceia ad Mare238 viewsob: AVTO KAI TI AIΛI AΔPI
ANTΩNEINO NC
re: IOVΛIEΩNTΩN
KAI ΛAOΔIKEΩN
E(?) left field, QP right field
Antoninus Pius
Laodiceia ad Mare, Syria
Turretted bust of Tyche as city goddess
Gateway with turrets, lighthouse and walls
AE 25
141-142 AD
BMC 67-8
Sear 1497
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TEMPLE, TRAJAN, Sestertius.228 viewsObv.
IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
Laureate head right, slight drapery
Rev.
SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI
SC
Lofty octastyle temple containing female diety standing right on pedestal holding long scepter & cornucopiae; triangular entablature above with male figure seated facing, sacrificing over altar, flanked by smaller kneeling figures; more statues on roof
This coin is now thought to represent the Temple of Divus Plotina & Trajan in the Forum of Trajan, which is thought to have been begun by Trajan and completed by Hadrian. This temple was situated directly behind the column of Trajan, at one end of his forum.ancientdave
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TEMPLE, Hadrian.220 viewsAR cistophoric tetradrachm . Nicomedia , after 128 AD. 10,74 grs. Laureate head right . IMP CAES TRA HADRIANO AVG PP. / Octastyle temple set on three tiered podium,pellet within. ROM SP AVG across frieze. COM BIT across fields.
RIC 461b. RSC 240b. Unrecorded reverse die.
The construction of this temple dedicated to Roma and Augustus was started after the visit of the latter to the city in 29 BC. In 121 AD the city was destroyed by an earthquake so the image on the reverse is possibly that of the temple reconstructed under Hadrian who visited Nicomedia in 123 or 124 AD.
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COLUMN, Antoninus Pius219 viewsAR denarius. 3.46 gr. Bare headed bust right, slight drapery on shoulders. DIVVS ANTONINVS. / Column surmounted by statue of Pius holding eagle and sceptre.Fencing in front. DIVO PIO. RIC III 440 (M.Aurelius). RSC 353
The column of Antoninus Pius was raised by his successors M.Aurelius and L.Verus in the Campus Martius. The column and statue no longer exists but the base with a dedicatory inscription,two sides with a funerary Decursio,and the last side representing the ascent of the Emperor and his wife Faustina to heaven can be seen in the Vatican.
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, AE3 Antioch213 viewsAttribution: RIC 63 (RIC VII)
Mint: Antioch, SMANTΔ
Date: 327-328 AD
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate head right
Reverse: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; campgate with two turrets, star above, SMANTΔ in exergue
Size: 20.4mm x 20.7mm
Weight: 3.1 grams
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HARBOUR, TRAJAN, AE Sestertius (Portus Trajani)213 viewsPortus Trajani
Æ Sestertius (26.66g, Ø35mm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 104-111.
Obv.: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P laureate draped bust of Trajan facing right.
Rev.: (PORTVM TRAIANI around, S C in ex.), Basin of Trajan's harbour (Portus Traiani), near Ostia, surrounded by warehouses, ships in centre.
RIC 471 (R2); Cohen 305; BMC 770A; Foss (Roman Historical Coins) 104:59
ex Jean Elsen Auction 95; ex coll. A. Senden: "L'architecture des monnaies Romaines".
Due to the vulnarability of Portus Claudii, witness the events of 62 AD when a violent storm destroyed some 200 ships in the port, Trajan built a second one farther inland behind the port of Claudius. The work was carried out in the years 100-112 AD, and included improvements of the Claudian harbour. It was a hexagonal basin enclosing an area of 39 hectares, and communicating by canals with the harbour of Claudius, with the Tiber directly, and with the sea. The capacity of the harbour was much enlarged, and many new warehouses were built around it, remains of which may still be seen: The fineness of the brickwork of which they are built is remarkable. The sides of the hexagonal basin were over 350 m, the maximum diameter more than 700 m., and 5m deep. The bottom was covered with stones, at the north end gradually sloping upwards, to reach a depth of only one meter at the edge of the basin.
The basin could contain more than 100 ships that did not moor alongside the quays, but at a straight angle. It was surrounded by a few wide treads (total width c. 6 m.). On the quays was a wall, with five narrow doorways (1.80) on each side of the hexagon. The doorways are too narrow for wagons. Apparently the goods were unloaded and carried by slaves. This can also be seen on several reliefs and mosaics. The wall facilitated the control of the flow of goods, for the Customs Service and the levying of import duties (the portorium).
The hexagon may have been designed by Apollodorus of Damascus, the architect of Trajan's Market in Rome. No other harbours are known with this shape, suggesting that it was chosen not only for practical purposes, but also for aesthetic reasons.
Portus was the main port of ancient Rome for more than 500 years and provided a conduit for everything from glass, ceramics, marble and slaves to wild animals caught in Africa and shipped to Rome for spectacles in the Colosseum.Charles S
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ALTAR, Antoninus Pius210 viewsAR Denarius of Rome, struck A.D.161 - 164 under Marcus Aurelius.
Obverse: DIVVS ANTONINVS. Bare head of Antoninus Pius facing right.
Reverse: DIVO PIO. Monumental altar enclosure, with double panelled doors and horns visible above.
Diameter: 18mm | Weight: 3.1gms | Die Axis: 12
RIC III : 441 | VM : 137/3 | Sear : 5196
*Alex
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Arles207 viewsAttribution: RIC 313 (RIC VII)
Mint: Arles, Officina 2, ARLS
Date: 327 AD
Obverse: CONSTAN_TINVS AVG, Laureate head right
Reverse: VIRTV_S AVGG, Campgate with five rows, four turrets, open doors with four panels, top three panels each with two pellets, bottom panel with one pellet, star above, top and bottom rows empty blocks, S | F across fields, ARLS in exergue
Size: 19mm x 20mm
Weight: 3.50 grams
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ARCH, AUGUSTUS, RIC I : 510.205 viewsAR Cistophorus (Cistophoric Tetradrachm = 3 denarii) of Pergamum. Struck 19 - 18 B.C.
Obverse: IMP•IX•TR•PO•V. Bare head of Augustus facing right.
Reverse: Triumphal arch surmounted by Augustus in facing triumphal quadriga; IMP IX TR POT V on architrave; S P R SIGNIS RECEPTIS in three lines within arch opening, standards at either side.
Diameter: 24 - 25mm | Weight: 11.7gms | Die Axis: 12
RIC I : 510 | BMC : 703 | RSC : 298
This coin commemorates Augustus' triumphant agreement with the Parthians in 20 B.C. under which they returned the legionary standards captured from Crassus who was defeated and killed at Carrhae thirty-three years earlier (53 B.C.). Augustus installed these standards in the Temple of Mars Ultor.
The reverse of the coin shows the triumphal arch which was awarded to Augustus on the occasion of his recovery of the standards. This was the second triumphal arch awarded to Augustus and, like the earlier arch which had been constructed in 29 BC to honour his victory over Cleopatra, this second arch, which archaeological evidence suggests may actually have incorporated the first arch, stood in close proximity to the Temple of Divus Julius at the southern entrance to the Roman Forum.*Alex
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CAMPGATE, DIOCLETIAN, ARGENTEUS204 viewsDIOCLETIAN
AR argenteus. Siscia,294-295 AD. 3,34 grs. Laureate head right. DIOCLETIANVS AVG / The four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before eight-turreted camp gate. VIRTVS MILITVM.
RIC 43 a. C 516.
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ARCH, TRAJAN, Sestertius204 viewsorichalcum sestertius (25.62g, 34mm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 103-104.
IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P laureate head of Trajan facing right.
S·P·Q·R·OPTIMO PRINCIPI [r.b.,] S C [in ex.] monumental richly decorated triumphal arch; on the sides, can be seen a biga driven by Victory; in the pediment Jupiter between two seated figures, panel above pediment inscribed IOM (= Iovi Optimo Maximo), the whole surmounted by six-horse chariot driven by Jupiter and flanked by Victories.
RIC 572 [R]; BMC 844; Cohen 547; Foss (Roman Historical Coins) 100:18
ex Künker, Auction 174
Charles S
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TEMPLE, FAUSTINA SENIOR, Temple of Faustina and Antoninus Pius.204 viewsAR denarius. c.146 AD. 3.60 g, 6h. Draped bust right. DIVA FAVSTINA. / Hexastyle temple; with figure within; surmounted by a central facing quadriga, winged Victories on corners; statues on lower left and right; fencing in front. AED DIV FAVSTINAE. RIC III 343 (A.Pius). RSC 1.
The building was built after the death of Empress Faustina (141 A.C.) and was dedicated by the Senate to the deceased, who they declared a divinity. It was also dedicated to Emperor Antoninus Pio, as is stated on its facade. Around the seventh and eighth centuries, it became a Christian church, but its appearance today is mostly a result of the baroque modifications of Orazio Torriani (1601-14).benito
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ARCH, Caracalla & Julia Domna, Moesia inferior, Markianopolis, 19. HrJ (2013) 6.19.46.27202 viewsCaracalla & Julia Domna, AD 198-217
AE26, 11.43g, 26.27mm, 45°
struck under governor Quintilianus
obv. [ANTWNINOC] AVGOVCTOC IOVLIA - DOMNA
confronted busts of the Imperial pair
rev. VP KVNTILIANOV MARKIANOPOLITWN
Triumphal arch, with two floors, three doors, two windows; above four figures, from
l. to r.: Caracalla with sceptre(?), Severus, Julia Domna, and - a bit smaller - Geta
on r. side E (for Pentassarion)
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 695 (1 ex., Mandl)
b) Varbanov (engl.) 1041
c) Hristova/Jekov (2013) No.6.19.46.27
d) BMC 20
rare, about VF/superb EF
This type seems to depict a triumphal arch erected in Marcianopolis. For the 4 figures on top will be no other interpretation possible than that suggested by A.v.Sallet (Cat. Berlin 58, 11) of the Imperial family...So we have in te middle Severus and Domna, on the l. side Caracalla and on the r. side a bit smaller Geta. The triumphal arch seems to be erected under Severus but appears not until Caracalla's sole reign, probably at the beginning because Geta is depicted too (Pick).
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TEMPLE, Faustina Senior AR Denarius, wife of Antoninus Pius, Rome 135-140 AD 195 viewsRef Faustina Sr AR Denarius, RIC 343, RSC 1, BMC 339
Diva Faustina Sr Denarius. 150 AD. DIVA FAVSTINA, diademed & draped bust right / AED DIV FAVSTINAE, front view of temple of six columns on five steps, fencing before, statue of Faustina within. RIC 343, RSC 1. sear5 4573
Antonivs Protti
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I AE3, Trier194 viewsAttribution: RIC 504 (RIC VII)
Mint: Trier, PTRE
Date: 327-328 AD
Obverse: Laureate Constantine I right, CONSTAN-TINVS AVG
Reverse: Campgate with two turrets and star above, PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, PTRE in exergue
Size: 19.5mm x 19.7mm
Weight: 2.9 grams
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CAMPGATE, Constantine II193 viewsAes, folles, 328-9 AD
obv. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
head laur.
rev. PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS
Camp gate, two turrets; no doors; star above; varying number of layers
exe: epsilon SIS two crescents
Ref.: RIC VII 216 Siscia
Rarity: common
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TEMPLE, CARACALLA191 viewsAE 29. Ancyra. AD 198-217. 17.04 g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Octastyle temple façade. MHR OÎ O ANKVPAC. SNG France 2488 (same dies).
Reverse represents the temple of Augustus at Ancyra (today Ankara).benito
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CIRCUS MAXIMUS, Trajan191 viewsÆ Sestertius (24.27g, Ø32.95mm, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 103-104.
Obv.: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P laureate bust of Trajan right with aegis.
Rev.: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI around, S C in ex., bird's-eys view on the Circus Maximus in Rome, as seen from the Forum Boarium, showing portico in foreground with eleven arched entrances and monumental gate surmounted by quadriga on right, two additional arches, each surmounted by quadriga behind the portico at both ends, the central spina adorned with tall obelisk of Rameses II at center flanked by equestrian statue of Trajan on left and shrine of Cybele on right , the two metae (turning posts) placed at the extremities; at the far side of the Circus, a curved wall incorporating a tetra-style shrine of Sol.
RIC 571 [R] and pl. x, 187 (rev. only); Cohen 546 (Fr.60); Strack 391; BMC 856; Banti 275 (4 spec.); MIR 175c and pl. 28 (citing 20 examples of this variety; same obv. die as plate 175c1; same rev. die as 175a3); RCV 3208 var. (different bust type).
ex G. Henzen (Netherlands, 2000)
The reverse of this sestertius commemorates the completion in AD 103 of a major restoration of the Circus Maximus, following a great fire that had severely damaged the famous arena in the time of the Flavian emperors. The origin of the Circus Maximus, situated in the Murcia valley between the Palatine and Aventine hills, is quite obscure. An enclosure for chariot racing, it had parallel sides and one semicircular end, all fitted with seats for spectators, and an axial rib (spina) marked at each end by turning-posts (metae) dividing the arena into two runs. At the open end were the curved stables (carceres) sufficient to accommodate twelve teams of horses. Traditionally founded by King Tarquinius Priscus, it does not seem to have become a permanent structure until 329 BC (Livy viii. 20.1). In later times, it was much embellished, notably by Augustus who erected on the spina the great Egyptian obelisk of Rameses II from Heliopolis (it now stands in the Piazza del Populo). The vast arena was frequently damaged by the fires that afflicted the imperial capital; on several occasions, there was loss of life when structural failure occurred under the weight of the huge crowds that attended the events. Trajan was himself an ardent fan of the Circus so it is scarcely surprising that he took on the task of restoring the arena. The present specimen is a good example of the rare issue that commemorated the completion of this undertaking. More than a century later (AD 213), the Emperor Caracalla issued a similar type to record his own restoration work on the Circus Maximus. The last recorded games in this celebrated arena took place under the Ostrogothic king Totila in AD 550.
Charles S
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TEMPLE, Philip II, AR Antoninianus - Temple of Roma - Antioch190 viewsPhilip II AR Antoninianus - AD249 - Antioch Mint
obv: IMP M JUL PHILIPPUS AUG - Radiate bust right, draped and cuirassed.
rev: SAECULUM NOVUM - Hexastyle temple of Roma with figure inside.
4.2gramsrexesq
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