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072 Gordianus-III. (238-244 A.D.), RIC IV-III 131, AR-Denarius, Rome, VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left, Rare!, #188 views072 Gordianus-III. (238-244 A.D.), RIC IV-III 131, AR-Denarius, Rome, VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left, Rare!, #1
avers: IMP-GORDIANVS-PIVS-FEL-AVG, Laureate bust right, draped and cuirassed.
revers: VENVS-VICTRIX, Venus standing left with helmet & scepter, leaning on shield
exe:-/-//--, diameter: 20-22mm, weight: 3,28g, axis: 1h,
mint: Rome, date: 241-243 A.D.(4th Issue), ref: RIC IV-III 131, p-28, C-347,
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Faustina Junior, RIC (M. Aurelius) 1717, Sestertius of AD 176-180 (biga)88 viewsÆ Sestertius (28,76g, Ø 32mm, 12h). Rome, AD 176-180.
Obv.: DIVA FAVSTINA PIA, draped bust right, hair knotted behind.
Rev.: SIDERIBVS RECEPTA around, S | C, Faustina, with veil flying behind head, in biga right.
RIC Marcus Aurelius 1717 (R); BMC 1591; Cohen 217 (25 fr.); Banti 123 (5 spec.)
Ex Boule (Paris), Mail Bid Auction 107, Oct. 2015
"Received amongst the stars". Charles S
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112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-II 927.1.2a.A2.A., Tripolis, CLEMENTIA TEMP, Bust-A2, Crescent //KA, Emperor and Jupiter, C, #288 views112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-II 927.1.2a.A2.A., Tripolis, CLEMENTIA TEMP, Bust-A2, Crescent //KA, Emperor and Jupiter, C, #2
avers: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from back. (A2)
reverse: CLEMENTIA T EMP, Emperor standing right, holding sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre surmounted by an eagle.(A)
exergue: Crescent //KA, diameter: 20,5-21,5mm, weight: 3,32g, axes: 5h,
mint: Tripolis, date: 276 A.D., 1st. emiss., 2nd. off.,
ref: RIC V-II 927.1.2a.A2.A., p-121, C,
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112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-II 845, Serdica, PROVIDEN DEOR, Bust-F, *//Γ, Providentia standing right, facing Sol standing left,88 views112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-II 845, Serdica, PROVIDEN DEOR, Bust-F, *//Γ, Providentia standing right, facing Sol standing left,
avers: IMP-C-M-AVR-PROBVS-AVG, Radiate, draped bust right. (C)
revers: PRO-VIDEN-D-EOR, Providentia standing right, holding two ensigns, facing Sol standing left, right hand raised, left holding globe.
exergo: *//Γ, diameter: 21-21,5mm, weight: 3,58g, axes:6h,
mint: Serdica 1st. emission, date: 276 A.D., ref: RIC-V-II-84, p-110,
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France, Paris, Roman Baths88 viewsThe Roman Baths of Cluny, Paris. Dated to the 3rd century AD, thought to have been paid for by the guild of "Lutetian Boatmen". The complex is now incorporated into the National Museum of the Middle Ages. Photo taken by me in May 2014.Constantine IV
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amulet lead88 viewswreath around cross, two pellets at end of each arm
4.02 g
25mm tall
wreath 17mm widewileyc
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GREEK, Macedonian Kingdom, Philip III, AR Tetradrachm, Babylon, Price P18188 viewsAR Tetradrachm, 323/317 BC , Babylon ; 17.16 g .
Herakles head in lion's skin / Zeus Aetophoros sitting l .
Price P181. (N.B. Price 3692 has same control marks but says Alexander not Philip)
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ROMAN EMPIRE, City Commemorative, Constantinopolis, Struck at Arles (RIC VII 401)88 viewsObv.: CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS; Laureate, helmeted bust of Constantinople left, wearing imperial mantle, holding scepter.
Rev.: Victory standing on prow, holding long scepter in right hand, resting left hand on shield; ☧ (Chi-Rho) in left field; SCONST in exergue
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RIC 665 Domitian88 viewsAR Denarius, 3.12g
Rome mint, 88-89 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: IMP XVIII COS XIIII CENS P P P; Minerva stg. l., with thunderbolt and spear; shield at her l. side (M3)
RIC 665 (R2). BMC p. 331, *. RSC 247b. BNC 144.
A very rare denarius from Domitian's third issue of 88-89 recording his 18th imperial acclamation. Domitian was campaigning against the Dacians in 88 and presumably that is the likely explanation for most of the imperial acclamations during the time period. Those denarii with IMP XVIII are some of the rarest and were probably struck for just a few days. A military diploma dated 7 November, 88 records Domitian as IMP XVII, therefore this tiny issue must have been struck soon after that date at the end of 88 and/or very early in 89. RIC speculates mid December 88. All the denarii from this issue are quite scarce.
Struck in good metal in average style.David Atherton
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056 Elagabalus (218-222 A.D.), RIC IV-II 145, Rome, AR-Denarius, SAECVRITAS SAECVLI, Saecuritas seated right, Scarce!, (but base metal, "limes" ?),88 views056 Elagabalus (218-222 A.D.), RIC IV-II 145, Rome, AR-Denarius, SAECVRITAS SAECVLI, Saecuritas seated right, Scarce!, (but base metal, "limes" ?),
avers:- IMP-ANTONINVS-PIVS-AVG, Laureate, draped bust right.
revers:- SAECVRITAS-SAECVLI, Saecuritas seated right, supporting her head wth right hand and holding sceptre in left.
exe: -/-//--, diameter: 17-20mm, weight: 2,78g, axis:- 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 222 A.D., ref: RIC-IV-II-145, p-38 ,
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AURELIAN RIC TEMP 2191 88 viewsOBVERSE: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG
REVERSE: CONCORDIA MILITVM
BUST TYPE: F8 VAR. = Bust left, radiate, heroically nude with cross-belt, seen from rear, holding spear pointing forward in right hand, decorated shield on left shoulder
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//S *
MINT: SISCIA
WEIGHT: 3.64 g
RIC TEMP: 2191 (9 ex. cited)
NOTE: Only one obverse die of this type exists. On the shield, Emperor on horseback riding r. spearing kneeling enemy.
Extremely rare and sought-after bust type!
10th known specimen in the worldBarnaba6
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Egypt, Alexandria, 106 Aurelianus (270-275 A.D.), Bi-Tetradrachm, -/S//--, ЄTOYC, Eagle left, #188 viewsEgypt, Alexandria, 106 Aurelianus (270-275 A.D.), Bi-Tetradrachm, -/S//--, ЄTOYC, Eagle left, #1
avers: A K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CЄB, Laureate, cuirassed bust right.
reverse: ЄTOYC, Eagle standing left, head right, with wreath in its beak.
exergue: -/S//--, diameter: 21,0mm, weight: 8,5g, axes: 11h,
mint: Egypt, Alexandria, date: 274-275 A.D., Year 6. S, ref: Geissen-3096, Dattari-5477, Kapmann-Ganschow-106.54-p333,
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Mithradates I., 165 - 132 BC88 viewsAR dr., 3,40gr., 19mm;
mint: Nisa or Hekatomphylos, axis: 12h;
Sellw.: 11.1, Shore 24, Sunrise -;
obv.: bare-headed bust, left, w/diadem, knot, and 2 ribbons; med.-long cap like hair, mustache, and long beard tapering to a point; beaky nose; earring, one-turn torque ending in pellets, 2 more pellets in the center; complete reed and pellet border;
rev.: archer, right, on omphalos, w/bow in extended hand; exergual line; 3-line legend: B,inverted A,ΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛo(Y) APΣAKoY;
dark cabinet tone;
ex: Baldwin’s Auction 100, lot 353 (3-coin lot), ex: D. Sellwood Collection.Schatz
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RIC 359a Divus Vespasian [Titus]88 viewsAR Denarius, 3.04g
Rome Mint, 79-80 AD
Obv: DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: Column mounted by shield and topped by urn, flanked by two laurels; in field, EX, on shield, S C
RIC 359a (C). BMC 124. RSC 149. BNC 98.
Ex JW Harper Collection; acquired from Palmyra Heritage.
This Divus Vespasian type comes in two variations: One variant with E and X flanking the column as seen here; the other with E and X flanking the urn, which is slightly less common. RIC makes a distinction between the two in the plates as 'a' and 'b' but does not assign them their own catalogue numbers.
Worn, but in good metal with the major devices still intact.David Atherton
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Judah (Yehudah) Aristobulus (TJC U, Hendin 1143)88 viewsJudah (Yehudah) Aristobulus. 104-103 B.C.E. AE Prutah. Hebrew inscription (Yehudah the High Priest and the Council of the Jews) surrounded by wreath / Double cornucopiae adorned with ribbons; pomegranate between horns.
The script reads:
יהוד
ה כהן גד
ול וחבר
י]הוד]
ם
As with many other Yehudah coins, גדל is spelled as plene: גדולAarmale
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142 Crispus (317-326 A.D.), Lugdunum, RIC VII 204, AE-3 Follis, -/-//PLG, BEATA-TRAN-QVILLITAS, Globe on altar, R4!!!88 views142 Crispus (317-326 A.D.), Lugdunum, RIC VII 204, AE-3 Follis, -/-//PLG, BEATA-TRAN-QVILLITAS, Globe on altar, R4!!!
avers:- DN-CRISPO-NOB-CAES, 5a, B1, Laureate bust right.
revers:- BEATA-TRAN-QVILLITAS, Globe set on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX, above, three stars.
exergo: -/-//PLG, diameter: -mm, weight:-g, axis:-h,
mint: Lugdunum, date: 323 A.D., ref: RIC-VII-204, p-134, R4!!!
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142 Crispus (317-326 A.D.), Siscia, RIC VII 181, AE-3 Follis, -/-//ΔSIS radiated circle, CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT/•/X,88 views142 Crispus (317-326 A.D.), Siscia, RIC VII 181, AE-3 Follis, -/-//ΔSIS radiated circle, CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT/•/X,
avers:- IVL-CRIS-PVS-NOB-C, 5, B1, Laureate, head right.
revers:- CAESARVM-NOSTRORVM, Wreath VOT/•/X with in.
exergo: -/-//ΔSIS radiated circle, diameter:18,5mm, weight: 3,01g, axis:6h,
mint: Siscia, date: 320-321 AD., ref: RIC-VII-181, p-446, 4th. off., C1,
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147 Constantius II. (324-337 A.D. Caesar, 337-361 A.D. Augustus), Thessalonica, RIC VIII 215, AE-3 Follis, */-//SMTSB, SPES REI PVBLICE, Constantius in military dress standing left, #188 views147 Constantius II. (324-337 A.D. Caesar, 337-361 A.D. Augustus), Thessalonica, RIC VIII 215, AE-3 Follis, */-//SMTSB, SPES REI PVBLICE, Constantius in military dress standing left, #1
avers:- D N CONSTAN TIVS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
rever:- SPES REI PVBLICE, Constantius in military dress standing left holding spear and globe.
exergo: */-//SMTSB, diameter: 15,0-16,0mm, weight: 2,22g, axis: 11h,
mint: Thessalonica, date: 355-361 A.D., ref: RIC VIII Thessalonica 215., p-422,
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R., Mysia, Kyzikos, Asia (conventus of Cyzicus), 002p Augustus (63 B.C.-14 A.D.), RPC I 2244, AE-16, K-Y/Z-I, Torch, all within wreath, #188 viewsR., Mysia, Kyzikos, Asia (conventus of Cyzicus), 002p Augustus (63 B.C.-14 A.D.), RPC I 2244, AE-16, K-Y/Z-I, Torch, all within wreath, #1
avers: No legend, bare head right, border of dots.
revers: K-Y Z-I in two lines to left and right of the torch, all within a wreath of corn-ears.
exergue: K-Y/Z-I//--, diameter: 15-16mm, weight: 2,59g, axis: 1h,
mint: City: Cyzicus, Region: Mysia, Province: Asia (conventus of Cyzicus), date: 63 B.C.-14 A.D.,
ref: RPC I 2244, SNG Tübingen 2277, BMC 210, SNG France 621, SNG von Aulock 7368,, AMC 1186,
25 Specimens,
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Roman, Postumus, Wonderful portrait, of the finest style of the period.88 viewsAn unique and previously unrecorded type for an antoninianus of Postumus.
The cuirassed bust devoid of any drapery is what makes this coin so unique.
Struck in january 268 for the Emperor's fourth consulate.
Wonderful portrait, of the finest style of the period.
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109 Vabalathus (271-272 A.D.), T-3113 (Estiot), RIC V-I 381, Antioch, AE-Antoninianus, IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, -/-//H, Bust-D2, Bust of Aurelianus right, #0288 views109 Vabalathus (271-272 A.D.), T-3113 (Estiot), RIC V-I 381, Antioch, AE-Antoninianus, IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, -/-//H, Bust-D2, Bust of Aurelianus right, #02
avers: VABALATHVS V C R IM D R, Bust, laureate and diademed, cuirassed and draped with paludamentum, seen from the rear, right. (D2 diademed).
reverse: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiated and cuirassed bust of Aurelianus right. (B1).
exergue: -/-//H, diameter: 19,0-20,5mm, weight: 3,40g, axes: 0h,
mint: Antioch, off-8, iss-1, date: 270-272 A.D.,
ref: RIC V-I 381, T-3113 (Estiot),
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D.88 viewsSilver denarius, RIC IV 250b; RSC III 501b; BMCRE VI p. 201, 875; Hunter III 74; SRCV II 7922, Choice EF, excellent portrait, superb reverse detail, small edge cracks, Rome mint, weight 2.841g, maximum diameter 20.0mm, die axis 160o, 231 - 235 A.D.; obverse IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse PROVIDENTIA AVG (the foresight of the Emperor), Providentia (or Annona) standing left, grain downward in right hand over modius overflowing with grain at feet on left, cornucopia in left hand.
Annona was the goddess of harvest and her main attribute is grain. When Severus Alexander was away on his Persian and German campaigns (231-235) he continuously struck Annona types. With the legend PROVIDENTIA AVG, "The Foresight of the Emperor," he assured that, though he was away, he would be carefully monitoring Rome's grain supply!
FORVM Ancient Coins./ The Sam Mansourati Collection.
Sam
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Crawford 397/1, ROMAN REPUBLIC, Spinther AR Denarius88 viewsRome, The Republic.
Pub. Lentulus P.f.L.n. Spinther, 71 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.85g; 18mm).
Rome Mint
Obv: Q●S●C; Hercules head right.
Rev: P●LENT●P●F / [L]●N; Genius Romani seated facing on chair, holding coruncopia and scepter, being crowned by Victory.
References: Crawford 397/1; Sydenham 791(R6); BMCRR 3329.
Provenance: ex Collection of a Director [Triton XX (10 Jan 2017) Lot 525; ex Eton College Collection [Sotheby's (1 Dec 1976) Lot 219).
In my humble opinion, this is one of the more artistic reverse types of the Roman Republic denarius series – almost Greek in execution. It depicts Genius of the Roman People exerting dominance over the world with one foot on the globe while being crowned victorious. The message may be related to the ongoing wars with Sertorius in Spain, Mithridates in the East and possibly the servile revolt led by Spartacus in Italy (if the 71BC date proposed by Hersh and Walker is accepted, see below). Other members of the Cornelia gens also depicted Genius of the Roman People on their coinages, so the cult of Genius may have been important to the family, or it may be coincidental that the Corneliae happened to strike these coins during strife when the message of the Genius of the Roman People would have been appropriate. Crawford agrees with the latter explanation. SC [Senatus consulto] in the obverse legend suggests it was struck by special decree of the Roman Senate.
The coin is scarce and missing from many major hoards, making it difficult to precisely date. In fact, it’s listed in only four hoards on Table XIII in Crawford’s Roman Republican Coin Hoards. Of those four hoards: in two hoards (Cosa and Palestrina), it’s deemed the final issue (terminus ante quem), lacking the context of later coins; in the third hoard (Tolfa), it’s the next to last issue with the last being a serrate denarius of Q. Creperei Rocus, which Crawford dates to 72BC; and in the fourth hoard (San Gregorio), it appears in the middle context in which Rocus is again the next latest coin. Crawford’s Roman Republican Coinage dates the coin 74BC, concurring with Grueber’s dating in the British Museum Catalogue. David Sear stuck with Crawford’s dating of 74BC in the Millennium Edition of Roman Coins and Their Values. However, in their 1984 analysis of the Mesagne Hoard (which contained no examples of this coin), Hersh and Walker revised the dating to 71BC, which lumps the Spinther issue with several other, non-serrate, “SC” issues of the late 70s. Hersh and Walker re-date the serrate Rocus issue to 69BC, where it is lumped with other serrate issues. In my collection catalogue, I’ve chosen to use the 71BC date proposed by Hersh and Walker, because it fits neatly with the fabric and special circumstances of the coinage and is consistent with the cursus honorum dates discussed in the following paragraph.
The moneyer was the Quaestor, P. Cornelius Lentulus, whose nickname was Spinther (reportedly because he resembled an actor by that name). It was a nickname that he clearly liked as both he and his son later used it on coins. Spinther, an aristocrat of the Cornelia gens, was liked by Julius Caesar and rose through the cursus honorum, beginning with his Quaestorship when this coin was struck. He was elected Aedile in 63BC and worked with Cicero in suppressing the Cataline conspiracy. The date of his Aedileship is important in that 6-8 years was the required waiting period between Quaestor and Aedile in the cursus honorum, the career path for a Roman politician, which is consistent with Hersh and Walker’s proposed dating of this coin issue to 71BC; Crawford’s dating of 74BC implied that Spinther failed to reach the Aedileship for several years after he qualified for the position (being elected in the first qualification year was an important distinction to the Romans, though certainly an accomplishment that many Roman aristocrats failed to attain). He was later governor of part of Spain. With Caesar’s help, he was elected consul in 57BC, when he recalled Cicero from exile. Thereafter he governed Cilicia, at which time Cicero wrote him a still-surviving letter. As relations deteriorated between Caesar and Pompey, Spinther sided with Pompey. Despite initial offers of amnesty by Caesar, Spinther would not remain neutral and was eventually killed or committed suicide during the civil wars. His son later allied with Caesar’s assassins and struck the well-known LENTVLVS SPINT coins for both Brutus and Cassius.
This example comes from the Eton College Collection, which was auctioned by Sotheby’s in 1976. Eton College initiated its ancient coin collection by acquiring a large group of British Museum duplicates in the 1870s, and Eton added to this collection in the ensuing years. By the mid-1970s, the ancient coin market was white-hot, and Eton decided to cash-out the lion’s share of its collection, keeping a representative core for study purposes. I’ve contacted the British Museum’s Department of Coins and Medals to link this coin to the original tranche of BM duplicates purchased by Eton. Unfortunately, before adoption of modern curatorial standards, the BM did not accession duplicates into the BM collection; rather, they simply put duplicates into the “duplicates cabinet” without cataloging them. These uncatalogued duplicates would be sold or traded from time to time to acquire needed specimens for the BM collection. There might be record of the transaction somewhere at the BM, but there would be no description of the duplicates sold. By 1980 or so, the BM began cataloguing all coins, even duplicates. There is an 1880s book published about Eton's Roman coin collection, but it describes only a representative sample of the collection and this coin is not included.
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Egypt, Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kings, Ptolemy II. Philadelphos, (281-246 B.C.), Svoronos 451, E, 3rd. Series, AE-20, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, #188 viewsEgypt, Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kings, Ptolemy II. Philadelphos, (281-246 B.C.), Svoronos 451, E, 3rd. Series, AE-20, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, #1
avers: Head of Alexander right, wearing elephant's skin headdress.
reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟY ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open, E monogram between legs.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 20,0mm, weight: 6,58g, axes: 0h,
mint: Egypt, Alexandria, date: 265 B.C., ref: Svoronos 451, E, 3rd. Series,
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CÁC II. 19.04.1.1./b1.10./31., Anonymous II. (István III., (Stephen III.), King of Hungary, (1162-1172 A.D.)?), AR-Denarius, H-112, CNH I.-122, U-078, Scarce! #0188 viewsCÁC II. 19.04.1.1./b1.10./31., Anonymous II. (István III., (Stephen III.), King of Hungary, (1162-1172 A.D.)?), AR-Denarius, H-112, CNH I.-122, U-078, Scarce! #01
avers: Line between S-Ƨ, cross between two stars above, a crescent between two crosses below.
reverse: Ornament of Cufic letters, line in the center, two dots and crescents above, cross and two crescents below.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 13,5mm, weight: 0,26g, axis: h,
mint: Esztergom, date: A.D., ref: Huszár-112, CNH I.-122, Unger-078, Scarce!
Kiss-Tóth, Sigla: 19.04.1.1./b1.10./31.,
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109 Vabalathus (271-272 A.D.), T-3103 (Estiot), RIC V-I 381, Antioch, AE-Antoninianus, IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, -/-//B, Bust-D2, Bust of Aurelianus right, #0288 views109 Vabalathus (271-272 A.D.), T-3103 (Estiot), RIC V-I 381, Antioch, AE-Antoninianus, IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, -/-//B, Bust-D2, Bust of Aurelianus right, #02
avers: VABALATHVS V C R IM D R, Bust, laureate and diademed, cuirassed and draped with paludamentum, seen from the rear, right. (D2 diademed).
reverse: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiated and cuirassed bust of Aurelianus right. (B1).
exergue: -/-//B, diameter: 19,0-19,5mm, weight: 3,97g, axes: 0h,
mint: Antioch, off-2, iss-1, date: 270-272 A.D., ref: RIC V-I 381, T-3103 (Estiot),
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049p Septimius Severus (193-211 A.D.), Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, HrHJ (2012) 08.14.14.28., AE-17, NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC IC, Herakles right, #188 views049p Septimius Severus (193-211 A.D.), Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, HrHJ (2012) 08.14.14.28., AE-17, NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC IC, Herakles right, #1
avers: AVK Λ CЄBHPOC, Laureate head right.
reverse: NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC IC, Bearded head of Herakles right.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 16,5-17,5mm, weight: 3,22g, axis: 7h,
mint: Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, date: 193-211 A.D.,
ref: Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov HrHJ (2012) 08.14.14.28., P.B. 1358, H.M. 928,
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00097 Facing Head of Larissa88 viewsThessaly Greece, the City of Larissa
Obv: Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly r., wearing ampyx, pendant earring, and wire necklace. Border of dots.
Rev: reverse horse crouching l., l. foreleg raised, preparing to roll and lie down. ΛAPI above horse and ΣAIΩN in the exergue.
Denomination: silver drachm; Mint: Larissa; Date: c. 380 - 365 BC1; Weight: 5.812g; Diameter: 20.8mm; Die axis: 90º; References, for example: BCD Thessaly I 1149; BCD Thessaly II 283; McClean 4623; HGC 4, 441; Lorber - Shahar, Middle Series 1 Type A (O1/R42
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1This is the date range stated in BCD Thessaly I.
2Unfortunately this website no longer functions and it will not be brought back up (Catharine Lorber, personal communication, September 7, 2018).
The city of Larissa was named after the local water nymph, said to be the daughter of Pelasgos. He was said to be the ancestor of the pre-Greek Pelasgians. According to myth Larissa drowned while playing ball on the banks of the Peneios river. (HGC 4 p. 130).
Provenance: Ex Forum Ancient Coins November 5, 2018
Photo credits: Forum Ancient Coins
CLICK FOR SOURCESTracy Aiello
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Crusaders, Antioch, Roger de Pins, (1355-1365 A.D.), Metcalf, Crusades, 1194 var., AR-Gigliato, St.John, Order, Rhodes, ✠ OSPITAL•S•IOHIS•IRLNI•QT'•RODI•, Cross Fleury with the arms, #188 viewsCrusaders, Antioch, Roger de Pins, (1355-1365 A.D.), Metcalf, Crusades, 1194 var., AR-Gigliato, St.John, Order, Rhodes, ✠OSPITAL•S•IOHIS•IRLNI•QT'•RODI•, Cross Fleury with the arms, #1
avers: ✠F•ROGIERIUS•D•PINIBUS•DI•GRA•M•, The Grand Master kneeling before the cross, no symbols.
reverse: ✠OSPITAL•S•IOHIS•IRLNI•QT'•RODI•, Cross Fleury with the arms of the order at the ends.
diameter: 27,0mm, weight: 3,8g, axis: 11h,
mint: St.John, Order, Rhodes, mint mark:-,
date:1355-1365 A.D., ref: Metcalf, Crusades, 1194 var., Schlumb. IX, 20 var., Beckenb. 1001 var.,
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RIC 110 Domitian88 viewsÆ As, 10.56g
Rome mint, 82 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: TR P COS VIII DES VIIII P P; S C in field; Minerva adv. r., with spear and shield
RIC 110 (C3). BMC 281. BNC 290.
Acquired from Holding History, eBay, June 2019.
Early in Domitian's reign Minerva figured prominently on the aes coinage. This as from early 82 featuring his patron deity with spear and shield would later be adopted by the denarius issues after the overhaul of the mint later in the year. It would become one of the standard four Minerva types for that denomination.
Fetching olive green patina.David Atherton
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RPC 2721 Domitian88 viewsÆ Drachm, 19.56g
Alexandria mint, 95-96 AD
Obv: AVT KAI C ΘEOY YIOC ∆OMIT CEB ΓEPM; Head of Domitian, laureate, r.
Rev: No legend; Emperor in quadriga of elephants r., holding branch of laurel and sceptre; upon elephant's heads Nike r., holding wreath and palm; date LIE in exergue
RPC 2721 (11 spec.). Emmett 252.15. Dattari 462.
Ex Forvm Ancient Coins, July 2019. Ex Tom Mullally, VAuctions Sale 291, 22 November 2012, lot 74.
The Alexandrian mint under Domitian around regnal year 10 or 11 experienced a 'dramatic improvement in style' and the 'adoption of a wide range of new types' (Milne). One of those new types was the flamboyant scene of Domitian in a quadriga drawn by four elephants struck for the drachm. This type is unique to Alexandria and does not show up elsewhere in the Flavian numismatic canon. However, the Arch of Titus once supported a bronze sculpture depicting such a scene and the Arch of Domitian described by Martial had two elephant quadrigae. Pompey the Great was the first Roman to employ an elephant quadriga in his triumph of 61 BC. The elephants were too big to fit through one of the gates leading up to the Capitol and they had to be switched out with a team of horses. The ancient authors thought it 'a piquant warning of the dangers of divine self-aggrandizement.' (M. Beard). Yet, by the Flavian era the elephant quadriga was seen as a powerful symbol of triumphal glory - although, there is no evidence that Domitian ever rode in an elephant quadriga in any of his triumphs. After Hadrian's reign, the elephant quadriga on the coinage was soley the realm of the imperial Divi and not the living emperor.
A beautiful coin in hand with a magnificent reverse!David Atherton
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RIC 397 Domitian88 viewsÆ Sestertius, 26.19g
Rome mint, 85 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XI CENS PER P P; Head of Domitian, laureate, r., with aegis
Rev: GERMANIA CAPTA; S C in exergue; Trophy; to r., German captive stg. r., hands bound, head l.; to l., Germania std. l.; around arms
RIC 397 (R2). BMC 361. BNC -.
Acquired from Incitatus Coins, August 2019.
In 85 Domitian struck a fairly impressive issue of sestertii, M. Grant hyperbolically called it the most 'ambitious' of any one reign or year. The series is the first major aes issue of Domitian's reign and is dominated by panoramic types commemorating his military victory over the Germanic tribe the Chatti. The details of the war are unclear, but the overall impression is that the conflict was a minor affair blown out of proportion by an emperor eager for military glory. Consequently, Domitian's Germanic triumph of 83 received a certain amount of ridicule from ancient writers who thought the whole thing was a sham (Dio goes so far as to say Domitian raided the palace's furniture stores for his fake spoils!), no doubt the numismatic propaganda for the victory was likely viewed in the same manner by contemporary senatorial elites. Germania Capta types were first struck in silver in 84 and in bronze in 85. This iconic Germania Capta sestertius strongly echoes Vespasian's Judaea Capta types - but instead of a palm tree we see a trophy and a bound captive replaces the triumphal emperor. H. Mattingly writes in BMCRE 'the type is closely modelled on the Judaea Capta of Vespasian, but the German element is indicated by the heavy angular cloak worn by the man and by the oblong shields.' Comparing the two triumphs, the Josephian scholar Steve Mason remarked - 'The same people who produced Flavian Triumph I: Judaea were on hand for Flavian Triumph II: Germania, and sequels are rarely as good as the originals.'
The Germania Capta sestertii were produced for only a few short years between 85-88. The present example from the third issue of 85 is a rare variant with an obverse legend struck just after Domitian had become censor for life (CENS PER).David Atherton
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RIC 259 Divus Vespasian [Titus]88 viewsÆ Sestertius, 25.01g
Rome mint, 80-81 AD
Obv: DIVO AVG VESPAS above; S P Q R in exergue; Deified Vespasian std. r. holding sceptre and Victory in car drawn by four elephants with riders
Rev: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII; S C, large, in centre
RIC 259 (R2). BMC -. BNC -.
Acquired from Wallin Mynt, November 2019.
The coinage struck by Titus commemorating Divus Vespasian is closely modelled on those struck for Divus Augustus by Tiberius. The obverse of this coin shows a cult image of the defied Vespasian seated on a car drawn by four elephants, mounted by their riders (mahouts?). Presumably, this spectacular display was part of Vespasian's funerary pompa (would such a car drawn by elephants be realistically feasible?). The carnavalesque atmosphere of a Roman imperial funeral procession is readily apparent by this coin's obverse design. The reverse legend date with Titus as COS VIII places the coin between 80-81, at least a full six months after Vespasian's death on 24 June 79 (assuming the coins were produced contemporaneously with Vespasian's deification). Epigraphic evidence shows Vespasian had been deified sometime before 29 May 80. Why they were struck so late remains a mystery. Perhaps the delay for deification was an attempt on Titus' part to avoid his father becoming a court joke as Claudius had become, or so B. Levick has asserted. She believes the famous 'Woe's me ...' quip attributed to Vespasian is likely a later cruel jest parodying Claudius' last utterance 'Woe's me, I think I've messed myself'. Regardless, the political expediency of having a deified father likely overruled any such qualms. All of the sestertii of the Divus Vespasian series are rare - this particular specimen showcases a rare variant obverse legend (VESPAS instead of the slightly commoner VESP) and the reverse legend starting from the lower left.
Fine details with a slightly grainy surface.David Atherton
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Seleukos I Nikator Trophy Tetradrachm 88 viewsSELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator, 312-281 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 26mm, 17.02 g 8), Susa, c. 304-298/7.
O: Bust of Alexander the Great and/or Seleukos as Dionysos to right, wearing helmet covered with a panther skin and adorned with a bull’s horn and ear, and with a panther skin tied around his shoulders.
R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ Nike walking to right, placing wreath on trophy of arms to right; to left and right of Nike, monogram.
- CSE 1023. ESM 426. Kraay/Hirmer 740. SC 173.4., Ex New York Sale XXVIII, 5 January 2012, 1033, and from an English collection.
The portrait on the obverse has been identified as Dionysos, Alexander, or Seleukos. The arguments for each identification have merit, and indeed they are probably all correct; the image is an assimilation of all three into a singular portrait, as Iossif argues. The portrait relates to Seleukos' eastern victory and ties his mythology to that of both Dionysos (the panther being the animal companion of the god Dionysos), the first conqueror of India, and Alexander, the second conqueror of India.
In contrast, the reverse relates to the western victories of Seleukos. Here, Nike, the goddess of victory, places a wreath on a “trophy of arms”. An ancient “trophy” was a wooden post set up on a battlefield, decorated with the armor and weapons of a defeated enemy. This trophy is built from Macedonian arms, as evidenced by the Vergina Sun (or Argead Star) emblazoned on the shield. This star is ubiquitous in Greek and Macedonian art from ancient times down to our day. A beautiful example is found on a larnax in the tomb of Philip II of Macedonia, the father of Alexander the Great. This clearly identifies the vanquished enemy as the Antigonid army that fell at Ipsos in 301 BCE.
Thus, this issue celebrates the totality of Seleukos' victories in the east and west, solidifying his new empire, and also further establishes his dynastic heritage by tying his exploits to that of the great conqueror, Alexander, in an effort to legitimize Seleukos' right to rule over these vast lands.
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1954A JOHN II AE HALF TETARTERON S-1954 DOC 16 CLBC 3.4.588 viewsOBV Full length figure of Christ standing on a dais, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds Gospels in l. hand.
REV. Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision and chlamys; holds in r. labrum headed scepter and in l. Globus cruciger.
Size
Weight
This is a Thessalonica minted coin, it contains no silver. It is believed to be valued at 1/864 Hyperpyron and the Metropolitan (Constantinople) issues at 1/288 Hyperpyron.The half tetartera at 1/1728 Hyperpyron. These coins are much more common than Metropolitan coins and very abundant in today’s marketplace.
This is a nice example easily grading aEF/EF Off center slightly on OBV cutting off part Christs head.
DOC lists 14 examples with weights from 1.16 gm. to 2.52 and sizes from 15mm to 19mm Simon
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022a Titus (69-79 A.D. Caesar, 79-81 A.D. Augustus), RIC² 0974 (Vespasian), RIC II(1962) 0219 (Vespasian), AR-Denarius, Roma, CERES AVGVST, Ceres, draped to feet, standing left, #188 views022a Titus (69-79 A.D. Caesar, 79-81 A.D. Augustus), RIC² 0974 (Vespasian), RIC II(1962) 0219 (Vespasian), AR-Denarius, Roma, CERES AVGVST, Ceres, draped to feet, standing left, #1
avers: T CAESAR VESPASIANVS, Laureate head right.
reverse: CERES AVGVST, Ceres, draped to feet, standing left, holding poppy and two corn-ears in the extended right hand and long vertical scepter in left.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 17,5-18,8mm, weight: 3,31g, axes: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 78-79 A.D., ref: RIC² 0974(Vespasian), RIC II(1962) 0219 (Vespasian) p-36, BMC 321, RSC 31, BNC 282,
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R., Ionia, Ephesos, Asia, Conventus of Ephesus, 012 Claudius I. (41-54 A.D.), RPC I 2624, AE-18, Stag standing right, KOYΣI/NIOΣ, O/T/Δ//EΦE, #188 viewsR., Ionia, Ephesos, Asia, Conventus of Ephesus, 012 Claudius I. (41-54 A.D.), RPC I 2624, AE-18, Stag standing right, KOYΣI/NIOΣ, O/T/Δ//EΦE, #1
avers: No legends, Jugate busts of Claudius and Agrippina (the Younger) right.
reverse: Stag standing right, KOYΣI/NIOΣ (Causinius, magistrate) in two lines above, o/T monogram left, ∆ right, EΦE below.
exergue: O/T/Δ//EΦE, diameter: 18,0-19,0mm, weight: 4,38g, axis: 0h,
mint: City: Ephesus, Region: Ionia, Province: Asia, Conventus of Ephesus,
date: 41-54 A.D.,
ref: RPC I 2624, SNG Cop 373-374, BMC 205-206, Weber 5872,
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Greek, Italy, Calabria, Taras. Half stater circa 333-331/088 viewsAV 4.26 g.
TAPANTINΩN Head of Hera r., wearing stephane, triple-pendant earring and necklace; in l. field, E.
Rev. TAPAΣ Dolphin rider l., holding small dolphin on outstretched r. hand and trident in l.; below, T – K.
Vlasto 5. de Luynes 247 These dies). Jameson 149 (these dies). AMB 90 (these dies). Fischer-Bossert G7h (this coin). Historia Numorum Italy 902.
Very rare and possibly the finest specimen in private hands. A portrait of exquisite
style, work of a very talented master engraver. Extremely fine
Ex Sammlung Dr. G.W., erworben bei Crédit Suisse Monetarium Zürich am 14.6.1996.
In the late fourth century BC, Taras fell under increasing pressure from neighbouring Italic peoples, particularly the Lucanians and the related Brettians. As a means of defending themselves against the growing threat, the Tarentines took to hiring foreign mercenary commanders and their armies. These commanders were often important and powerful figures in mainland Greece. In 340 BC, the Tarentines hired Archidamos III, the Eurypontid Spartan king to wage war against their enemies. When the Lucanian menace was renewed in 334 BC, the Tarentines hired Alexander I of Epeiros, the Molossian king who was not only brother to Olympias and uncle to Alexander the Great, but also father of Pyrrhos, whose own Italian adventures are the subject of legends. Alexander the Molossian was very keen to take up the call for military aid both in an effort to parallel the glory enjoyed by his Macedonian nephew as he began the conquest of the Persian Empire and to cheat an oracle that linked the doom of Alexander I to the river Acheron and the city of Pandosia—both in Epeiros, he assumed. From 333 to 332 BC, Alexander the Molossian was extremely successful, inflicting numerous defeats on the Lucanians, Brettians, and Samnites, recapturing Greek cities, like Herakleia (a colony of Taras) and Metapontion, and even seizing several Brettian settlements. However, by 331 BC his relationship with the Tarentines had begun to fray due to the king’s meddling in the civic politics of the region, and the Lucanians and Brettians were prepared to renew the conflict. Alexander I encamped with his army on three hills on the border between Lucania and Bruttium near a small city, but found himself besieged by the enemy during a heavy rainfall. He attempted to escape the battle by fording a nearby river, but was killed by a Lucanian spear. The name of the river turned out to be the Acheron and that of the nearby city, Pandosia. It was bad luck for Alexander the Molossian that Greek colonists in other lands often had a taste for naming cities and local geographical features after those in their homeland. This beautiful gold hemistater was struck at Taras as part of the financial support for the great army of Epeirote and Italiote Greek mercenaries that Alexander I led. Fending off barbarians was never cheap and one can only imagine how much more expensive it made things to have a king serving as mercenary commander. The obverse depicts Hera, a goddess often favoured by Dorian Greek peoples, like the Tarentines, while the reverse features a dolphin rider—a popular type at Taras. There is disagreement among numismatists as to whether this rider is correctly identified as Taras, the mythological eponymous founder of the city or as Phalanthos, the historical oecist responsible for the foundation of Taras. Both have stories attached to them of being saved by dolphins when they were at risk of drowning. In this particular case since the rider carries a trident, the weapon of Poseidon, and Taras was said to be the son of the same god it may be more likely that we are looking at Taras rather than Phalanthos here.Leo
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Gallienus, August 253 - September 268 A.D., Perga, Pamphylia88 viewsBronze 10 assaria, SNG BnF 556, SNGvA 4726, SNG Cop 355, BMC Lycia, 14.894g, 30.0mm, 0o, Perga mint, Aug 253 - Sep 268 A.D.; obverse AVT KAI PO LI GALLIHNO CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, I (mark of value) before; reverse PEPGAIWN, three purses atop a large hobnailed three-legged money chest with folding doors; from the Errett Bishop Collection; ex forum ancient coins.
Photo Credits: Forum Ancient CoinsJustin W
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RIC 0199 Vespasian88 viewsÆ Sestertius, 25.22g
Rome mint, 71 AD
Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: S C in field; Mars adv. r., with trophy and spear
RIC 199 (C2). BMC 777. BNC 539.
Acquired from Incitatus Coins, April 2020. Ex Noonans Auction 171, 17 September 2019, lot 153 (part).
Struck during the great bronze issue of 71, this reverse features the standard Mars as a 'heroic nude', similar to the same type struck on the denarius. Mars here can best be interpreted as a triumphal type, likely based on a cult image.
Nice style with planchet flaw on reverse.David Atherton
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106p Aurelianus (270-275 A.D.), Egypt, Alexandria, Bi-Tetradrachm, G-, D-5442, LΔ/-//--, Dikaiosyne-Aequitas standing left, #188 views106p Aurelianus (270-275 A.D.), Egypt, Alexandria, Bi-Tetradrachm, G-, D-5442, LΔ/-//--, Dikaiosyne-Aequitas standing left, #1
avers: A K Λ Δ AVPHΛIANOC CЄB, Laureate, cuirassed bust right.
reverse: Dikaiosyne-Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia, LΔ the left side.
exergue: LΔ/-//--, diameter: 19,0-22,0mm, weight: 8,31g, axes: 0h,
mint: Egypt, Alexandria, date: 272-273 A.D., Year 4., ref: Geissen-, Milne 4375, Dattari-5443, Kapmann-Ganschow-106.30, p-332,
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CÁC II. 19.15.5.1./a1.02./03., Anonymous II. (István III., (Stephen III.), King of Hungary, (1162-1172 A.D.)?), AR-Denarius, H-127b, CNH I.-, U-, with o-A, Fouree, #0188 viewsCÁC II. 19.15.5.1./a1.02./03., Anonymous II. (István III., (Stephen III.), King of Hungary, (1162-1172 A.D.)?), AR-Denarius, H-127b, CNH I.-, U-, with o-A, Fouree, #01
avers: Cross between o-A, the double arch above, wedge within crescent on top; border of dots.
reverse: Line dividing S; border of line.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 13,0-13,5mm, weight: 0,35g, axis: 7h,
mint: Esztergom, date: A.D., ref: Huszár-127b, CNH I.- Unger-,
Kiss-Toth, Sigla: 19.15.5.1./a1.02./03.,
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RIC 0948 (V) Titus Denarius88 viewsT CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS
Laureate head right
COS VI
Mars standing left with spear and trophy
Rome 77-8 CE
2.8g
RIC 948 Vespasian (C)
Ex-Cameleon coinJay GT4
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10.05. László I., "St. Ladislaus !", King of Hungary, (1077-1095 A.D.), AR-Denarius, CÁC I. 10.05./b1.03./04., H-025, CNH I.-031, U-020, #0188 views10.05. László I., "St. Ladislaus !", King of Hungary, (1077-1095 A.D.), AR-Denarius, CÁC I. 10.05./b1.03./04., H-025, CNH I.-031, U-020, #01
avers: LAD IꙄL AVꙄ REX, Four crosses in each corner in a circle and in the ends, the circle of dots.
reverse: +LADISCLAVS RE, Cross with wedges in a circle, line border.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 20,0mm, weight: 0,65g, axis: 4h,
mint: Esztergom, date: A.D., ref: Huszár-025, CNH I.-031, Unger-020,
Tóth-Kiss-Fekete: CÁC I.(Catalog of Árpadian Coinage I./Opitz I.), Privy-Mark/Szigla: 10.05./b1.03./04.,
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RIC 0950 (V) Titus88 viewsT CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS
Laureate head of Titus right.
COS VI
Prow of galley right, sides ornameted with intricate cross-hatch and maeander patterns; above, star with sixteen rays.
Rome, 77-78 CE
3.25g
RIC 950 Vespasian (R);
Reverse copied from a Mark Antony denarius
Ex: Incitatus Coins; Ex-Andrew Short CollectionJay GT4
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Titus Hendin 647388 viewsΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΤΙΤΟ Σ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ
Laureate head right.
ΙΟΥΔΑΙΑΣ EAΛ ΩΚΥIΑΣ
Nike standing right, left foot on helmet, writing on shield hanging from palm tree at right.
Caesarea Maritima; 79-81 CE
22mm, 7.23g
Hendin 6473; TJC 381; RPC 2311
These coins circulated in Judaea and would have reminded the population of just how devastating the revolt had been, even a decade laterJay GT4
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RIC 605 Domitian88 views AR Denarius, 3.14g
Rome mint, 88 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, l.
Rev: COS XIIII across field; Column inscribed LVD SAEC FEC; all within laurel wreath
RIC 605 (R3). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.
Ex CNG E517, 1 June 2022, lot 509. A. Short Collection, acquired from Peus 2021.
In October 88 AD Domitian held the Secular Games, a festival featuring theatrical performances and circus games accompanied by six various daytime and night-time 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. Three reverse designs were produced for the denarii: herald with wand, cippus (column) within wreath, and herald standing by a cippus and incense burner. The vast majority of the Secular Games denarii were produced with right facing portraits, only a scarce handful feature one facing left. This cippus reverse with portrait left is only the second known specimen, the lone example cited by RIC is from the ANS collection (a double die match), a supreme testament to its rarity! David Atherton
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RPC 1965 Vespasian Tetradrachm88 viewsΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙΣ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝ
Laureate bust of Vespasian right with aegis
ETOYΣ Γ IEPOY
Eagle standing left with wreath in beak on palm branch; club in left field
Caesarea Maritima mint, 70-71 CE
13.63g
RPC 1965 (1 spec.). Prieur 129.
Ex-Cgb
Rare. Only two others in Forum galleries (Atherton, Alberto)
Part of a small series of tetradrachms struck in Caesarea Maritima shortly after the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE.
After its fall, Titus spent three days outside the city handing out rewards and spoils to his troops.
"Then descending with his army to Caesarea Maritima, he there deposited the bulk of his spoils and directed that his prisoners should be kept in custody; for the winter season prevented his sailing for Italy" (Josephus)
It has been suggested this series of tetradrachms was struck during Titus' time in Caesaera. The style is fairly crude, although this specimen has a wonderful portrait, and is similar to other bronze coins attributed to Caesarea Maritima. Silver quality is not standardized, which gives evidence of a military issue. Being stuck just days or weeks after the fall of Jerusalem, surely these were part of the rewards Titus distributed to the troops.
Thanks to David Atherton for additional info.Jay GT4
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Julia Domna87 viewsIVLIA AVGVSTA
VENVS VICTRIX
RIC 581, BMC 90, C 215
Rome, 210 ADwhitetd49
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Constantius II- Sirmium RIC 8087 viewsobv: DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG
rev: SPES REIPVBLICE, Emperor holding spear and globe
[o]SIRM in exergue
RIC Sirmium 80
wolfgang336
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Constantius Gallus, Sirmium - RIC VIII 22287 viewsConstantius Gallus Centenionalis
obv: D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C. Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, A behind bust
rev: CONCORDIA MILITVM. Emperor standing, holding two standards topped by Chi-rho banners. Star above, III in left field.
exergue: star SIRM
Struck 351 A.D. at Sirmium
RIC VIII 222
Van Meter 1 (VB2)
Note:Mintmark, thus RIC #, not 100% certain - other option is star after, which seems unlikely.
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Valens- Siscia RIC 15b type XVI87 viewsobv: DN VALEN-S PF AVG
rev: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE
* / F in left field, M in right field
ASISC in exergue
RIC Siscia 15b type XVI, VM 49wolfgang336
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FORTVNA REDVX, RIC 613 var87 viewsAnt. GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust R; FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna standing L with caduceus and cornucopia. VIIC in exe. Antioch, RIC 613 var. Bust C instead of the listed Bust F.Robert_Brenchley
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Licinius II RIC VII, Heraclea 3687 viewsLicinius II 317 - 324, Caesar, son of Licinius I
AE - AE 3, 3.87g, 18mm
Heraclea 4. officina, AD 318 - 320
obv. DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C
bust in consular robe, laureate head l., globe, sceptre in l.
hand, mappa in r. hand
rev. PROVIDEN - TIAE CAESS
Camp gate with three turrets, no doors; 6 stone layers
field: 2 dots
exergue: SMH Delta
RIC VII, Heraclea 36; C.41
R3; good VF, partially silvered
added to www.wildwinds.comJochen
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147 - Constantius I Chlorus - RIC V pt II 67387 viewsObv:– FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– IOVI ET HERCVLI CONS CAES, Jupiter standing right, holding long sceptre and globe, facing Hercules standing left, holding Victory, club and lion's skin
Minted in Antioch (S in centre field, XXI. in exe)
References:– RIC V part 2 673maridvnvm
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Constantine I, RIC Lyon 25287 viewsConstantine I
AE3
Lugdunum Mint. 330-337.
Obv: VRBS ROMA - Helmeted bust of Roma left.
Rev: [anepigraphic] - She-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus.
Exergue: (crescent)PLG
Ref: RIC Lyons 252
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132 - Probus - RIC 921 - Bust Type C (Antioch) (Δ• / XXI)87 viewsObv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– CLEMENTIA TEMP, Jupiter standing left with scepter, giving globe surmounted by eagle to Probus
Minted in Antioch (Δ• in centre field, XXI in exe)
Reference:– RIC 921 Bust type C
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132 - Probus - RIC 922 - Bust Type C (Antioch) (Δ / XXI)87 viewsObv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– CLEMENTIA TEMP, Emperor standing right, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre
Minted in Antioch (Δ in centre field, XXI in exe) Emission 2 Officina 4. A.D. 280
Reference:– RIC 922 Bust type Cmaridvnvm
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132 - Probus - RIC 911 - Bust Type H (Cyzicus) (CM / XXIΓ)87 viewsObv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, bust left in imperial mantle, holding scepter surmounted by eagle
Rev:– SOLI INVICTO, Sol in spread quadriga holding whip
Minted in Cyzicus (CM in centre field, XXIΓ in exe) Emission 4 Officina 3. A.D. 281
Reference:– RIC 911 Bust type Hmaridvnvm
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ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL, Caracalla, Nicaea, AE1587 viewsobv: Radiate head right
rev: Palm branch within urn
Struck 196-217 A.D.
ex: automan
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15487 viewsCarausius 287-93AD
Antoninianus
Obv "IMP C CARAVSIVS PF AVG"
Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right
Rev "SALVS AVG"
Salus stg left feedind snake rising from altar
London mint
S/P//MLXXI
RIC 154mauseus
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Augustus Denarius87 viewsBare head right, CAESAR AVGVSTVS / SPQR - CL V in two lines on shield. Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?), 19 - 18 BC. RIC I 42a (pg. 44).socalcoins
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Domitian, Denarius87 viewsSilver denarius, 3.38g, 18mm, Rome 89 A.D, RIC 166, RSC 250
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII, laureate head right
IMP XIX COS XIIII CENS P P P, Minerva 4
FORVM AUCTIONS
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Domitian, Denarius87 viewsSilver denarius,18mm, 3.6g, Rome 95 A.D.
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIIII, laureate head right
IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P,Minerva 3; RIC 188, RSC 287
FORVM AUCTIONS
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Mesembria Thrace, Corinthian helmet, Æ drachm87 views
Mesembria, Thrace, Æ drachm, 450-350 BC.
Obv: Corinthian helmet facing
Rev: Incuse circle with wheel, M E S A in demarcated spaces between radiate spokes. (MESA / Messembria).
Decorative radiate ‘rays’ around reverse rim, outside the incuse wheel.
David Sear, Greek coins and their values; 1673, Vol. 1, pg. 166
Tiathena
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Baktria, Graeco Baktrian Kings. Menander * ca. 155-130 BC. AR Drachm87 views
Silver Drachm, Menander, Graeco-Baktria
Obv: Diademed heroic bust, with aegis and spear raised in combative-posture, left-facing.
Rev: Athena Alkidemos left, hurling thunderbolt in right hand, holding hoplon shield raised in left hand; monogram in right field, Legend above.
Mint: Taxila (?)
Struck: 155-130 BC.
Size: 18 mm. (&nd slightly oblong on horizontal-plane)
Weight: 2.44 grams
Die axis: 355 degs.
Interesting aged-appearance; some luster, some wear, light corrosion & ample deposits (particularly on the reverse).
Bopearachchi Série 7B, 37-40
MIG 224c.
Bop 037
Tiathena
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96.7 Constantius II87 viewsAntioch Mint
AE 3
GLORIA EXERCITVS
RIC VII, Antioch 88, C3, SMANZEcgþeow
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Septimius Severus - Liberalitas (Emesa)87 viewsDenarius 194
O/ IMP CAE L SEP SEV - PERT AUG COS II Laureate head right
R/ LIB-ER - AUG Liberalitas seated left, holding abacus and cornucopiae
C 287 - RIC 401
Mint: Emesaseptimus
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248387 viewsIMP POSTVMVS AVG
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
CONCORD EQVIT -/-//S
Concordia left holding rudder
Milan Mint, Issue 3
Cunetio 2483mauseus
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Constantius II, Siscia RIC 254, R5, 335-36 AD87 viewsObv: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C
Laureate and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Two soldiers with spears and shields on either side of a single standard.
1.4 gm 17 mm Ae3 Exergue: ΔSIS
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CRISPUS helmet Virtus Exercit VOT XX87 viewsCRISPVS NOB CAES
cuirassed bust right with helmet
VIRTVS EXERCIT VOT/XX on standard
.PTR
Treveri mint
RIC. VII, 270 r4
gb29400
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Valentinian II, RIC IX 86a, Constantinople87 viewsObv: D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG
Bust: Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE
Emperor advancing left carrying trophy over shoulder and dragging captive.
Exe: CONS gamma Chi-rho in field left
Mint: Constantinople
Date: 388-392 AD
Denom: Ae4
Ref: RIC IX 86a
Rated "S"
Bluefish
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Constantine The Great- Marti87 viewsConstantine the Great, early 307 - 22 May 337 A.D.
Obverse:Laureate and cuirassed bust right
CONSTANTINVS PF AVG
CONSTANTINVS: Contantine
PF: Pius Felix,
AVG: Agustus,
Reverse:
MARTI CONSERVATORI
MARTI: Mars
CONSERVATORI: Preserver
Showing: Mars with helm, in military dress, and with the cloak spead out. Mars stands left and lokks right. Mars holds a reverse spear in right hand ond a shield in on the ground at left. There is a T at left and F at left across the reverse.
Domination: Follis, Bronze, size 20 mm
Mint: PTR-- (Prima) , TR (Trier)
Peter Wissing
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A.D. 1016-1035 - Cnut - Helemt Type Penny87 viewsObv:- CNVT R-EX ANG, Helmeted bust left holding sceptre
Rev:- AEDELRINE MO EOR, Short cross voided, limbs united at base by two circles, in centre a pellet; in each angle a broken annulet enclosing a pellet
Minted in York (EOR) by moneyer Aethelwine (AEDELRINE) A.D. 1024-1030
Reference:- North 787maridvnvm
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York plan 387 viewsAn impresion of the Roman fort of Eboracum from the third century AD. The numbers refer to a couple of the photo locations for orientation.
It should be noted that the location of the amphitheatre is purely conjectural and there is no physical evidence for the location in the reconstruction.mauseus
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Constantine II- CampGate87 viewsConstantine II, 22 May 337 - March or April 340 A.D.
Obverse:
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
CONSTANTINVS: Constantine
IVN: Junior
NOB: Noble
C: Caesar
Reverse
PROVIDENTIAE CAESS
PROVIDENTIAE: The foresight of our
CAESS: Emperors
Campgate with two turrets, 6 layers stones, star above,
Domination: Copper AE 3, 18- 19 mm
Mint: SMHΔ (Fourth Officina)in ex; Heraclea, mint year 325-326, RIC 77 p.551.
Peter Wissing
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URBS fuzzy wolf87 views
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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 18. Caracalla, HrHJ (2018) 8.18.16.05 (plate coin)87 viewsCaracalla, AD 198-217
AE - AE 16, 2.96g, 16.38, 135°
obv. AV KM AV - ANTWNIN
bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. NIKOPOLI - PROC ICTR
winged Eros with crossed legs standing l., holding flammed torch in raised r. hand, l. hand
behind back
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1591, pl. XVI, 5, same rev. die (1 ex., Bukarest)
b) Varbanov (engl.) 2929 var. (cites AMNG 1591 but has AV KM A)
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.18.16.5 (plate coin)
rare, about VF, black patina
This reverse shows that these small winged boys are not the Thanatos!Jochen
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PROTO-COINAGE, Ring money, Celtic, c.800-500 B.C.87 viewsThis is a piece of ancient Celtic ring money, c. 800-500 B.C. it is very nice and measures about 19 millimeters.
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Tetricus II (Gallic Empire)87 viewsObv: C P E TETRICVS CAES
Radiate and draped bust, right.
Rev: PIETAS AVG
Five priestly sacrificial implements.
Billon Antoninianus, 1.9 gm, 17.6 gm, Cologne RIC 255
Comment: The normal interpretation of this reverse is that it was meant to indicate the Priestly Collages which the Imperial personage was decreed membership of. In this was the case for the young Tetricus, it must have occurred 'in absentia'.
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Valentinian II GLORIA ROMANORVM87 viewsValentinian II, 275-292 A.D., Siscia mint.
OBV: DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG, diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.
REV: GLORIA ROMANORVM, Emperor holding labarum and dragging captive right. BSISCX in exergue.
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405-367 BC - Dionysis I - Syracuse, Sicily - Calciati 62 - AE Drachm87 viewsKing: Dionysios I
Date: 405-367 BC
Denomination: AE Drachm
Condition: Fair
Obverse: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet.
Reverse: Two dolphins around starfish.
Sicily, Syracuse
Calciati 62
28.73g; 33.4mm; 0°Pep
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146-175/6 AD - Faustina Jr. - Moushmov 2529 - Concordia Reverse87 viewsEmpress: Faustina Jr. (r. 146-175/6 AD)
Date: 146-175/6 AD
Condition: aFine
Size: AE22
Obverse: ΦAΥCTEINA CEBACTN
Faustina Augusta
Bust right
Reverse: AΔΡIANOΠ- OΛEITΩN
Concordia standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae.
Mint: Hadrianopolis, Thrace
Moushmov 2529
4.80g; 22.5mm; 210°Pep
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69a87 viewsVitellius 69 AD
AR denarius
Lugdunum mint
Obv "A VITELLIVS IMP GERMAN"
Laureate bust left
Rev "CONSENSVS EXERCITVVM"
Mars walking left
Lugdunum mint
RIC - (cf 51)
3.2 grammes, die axis 240 degreesmauseus
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Domitian Judaea Capta Local , H-74987 viewsDomitian, 81-96 AD, bronze issue commemorating the Flavian victory in Judaea, AE 23 Caesarea Maritima mint
OBV:. Laureate bust of Domitian left
REV:Minerva stands left holding shield to right and standing before field trophy of arms in left field. Hendin-749.
Maritima
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[317mac] Macedonian Kingdom: Interregnum: 288-277 BC. AE1687 viewsMACEDONIAN KINGDOM: INTERREGNUM. 288-277 BC. AE16. Obverse: Macedonian shield with small head facing in center; Reverse: Double crested Macedonian helmet with ear of corn in left lower field. Lindgren_1296. 15.30 mm. 2.9 gm. Some surface roughness, otherwise VF and an interesting transitional coin. Ex Inclinatiorama.
Following the overthrow of Demetrios Poliorketes by Lysimachos and Pyrrhos, there was a decade during which no ruler was able to control Macedon for very long. Most of the AE coins of this time are anonymous, though some AE's can be attributed to Pyrrhos and some silver to Lysimachos.
J. P. Fitzgerald, Jr.
Cleisthenes
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