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BAVARIA - Maximilian I193 viewsBAVARIA - Maximilian I (1597–1651) AR 2 Kreuzer, c. 1623. Obv: Arms of Bavaria in circle, "*M.C.P.R.V.B.D.S.R.I.A.E.E (Maximilianus. Comes Paletinus Rheni, Utruisque Bavariae Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archidapifer, Et Elector.
Rev.: Orb with "2" inside; SOLI DEO GLORIA. The piece, though undated, MUST be made c. 1623. Maximilian was Elector from 1623–1651. Coins were dated beginning 1623, so this may be an earlier issue of that year. KM-20. Krause lists this as pre-1623, but I do not agree, due to the title on the coins mentioning ELECTOR.
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GREEK, Macedonia, Lete, Satyr Silver Eighth Stater or Trihemiobol, 530-480 B.C. 193 views1.20 gm, 9.1 mm - lumpy fabric
Obv.: Naked satyr squatting right, veretrum tenens, one pellet right
Rev.: rough incuse square irregularly divided
BMC Macedonia p. 78, 12-14 var.; ANS 969; SNG Cop. 189., Sear 1301 (later version of this type)

*Certificate of Authenticity issued by David R. Sear - rated very fine and a good example of an early issue*
3 commentsJaimelai
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RIC 0356 Domitian AE Sestertius193 viewsIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XI CENS POT PP
Laureate head of Domitian right

SC
Domitian standing left holding spear and parazonium, right foot on a reclining figure of Rhenus (The Rhine)

Rome 85 AD

25.47g

RIC 356 (C)

From the Enrico collection
This is the Wildwinds example
2 commentsJay GT4
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Huszár 718, Pohl 219-6, Unger 564d, Réthy II 234, Kaplan Subtype A193 viewsHungary. Matthias “Corvinus” (Mátyás Hunyadi in Hun.) (1458-1490). AR denar, 0.455 g., 15.9 mm, die orientation 45°.

Obv: + MOnETA • MAThIE • R • VnGAR, Four-part shield with Hungarian arms (Árpádian stripes, patriarchal cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, crowned lion of Berszterce), legless raven in escutcheon.

Rev: PATROn – VnGAR, Veiled Madonna with infant Jesus to her right, K–V (privy mark) in fields.

The type was struck 1471-1481 (per Huszár & Unger) or 1472-1478 (per Pohl), with an average fineness of approximately .500 silver, and an average weight of .59023 g. This privy mark was struck in Kremnitz (formerly Körmöcbánya, Hungary, now Kremnica, Slovakia) by Veit Mülstein, oberkammergraf (per Pohl).

Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 4. This is a variable type with two subtypes. Subtype A is the more common, comprising around 80% of the coins of the emission. This privy mark appears on coins of both subtypes and on around 15% of the coins of this type.

In Subtype A coins, the obverse legend is + MOnETA • MAThIE • R • VnGARIE (or a minor variant).

ex Forum Ancient Coins
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1870 Spain Bronze Cinco Centimos coin - One Year Type.193 views-
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Spain, 1870 - Cinco Centimos.
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Faustina I Maior, wife of Antoninus Pius, AD 98/105-140/141193 viewsOrichalcum sestertius (27.5g, 32mm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck after her death, AD 141-161.
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right with hair waived and coiled on top
AETERNITAS around the edge S Cin field, Ceres, veiled, standing left arranging draperies and holding a torch.
RIC (A.Pius) 1100 [scarce]; Cohen 46
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005 Tiberius (14-37 A.D.), RIC I 058, Rome, AE-As, PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POTEST XXXVII, Rare!!193 views005 Tiberius (14-37 A.D.), RIC I 058, Rome, AE-As, PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POTEST XXXVII, Rare!!
avers:-TI-CAESAR-DIVI-AVG-F-AVGVST-IMP-VIII, Laureate head of Tiberius left.
revers:-PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POTEST XXXVII, Rudder standing vertically before large banded globe, small globe at base of rudder to left, S—C at edge of left & right fields, dotted border.
exerg:S/C//--, diameter: 24,5-25,5mm, weight: 10,14 g, axes: 0 h,
mint: Rome, date: 35-36 A.D., ref: RIC I 58,
Q-001
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022b Titus (69-79 A.D. Caesar, 79-81 A.D. Augustus), RIC² 0124a, RIC II(1962) 0024a, AR-Denarius, Rome, TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, Throne #3193 views022b Titus (69-79 A.D. Caesar, 79-81 A.D. Augustus), RIC² 0124a, RIC II(1962) 0024a, AR-Denarius, Rome, TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, Throne #3
avers: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, Laureate head right.
reverse: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, Draped throne with triangular back; grain ears atop.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: mm, weight: g, axis: h,
mint: Rome, date: 80 A.D., ref: RIC² 0124a, RIC II(1962) 0024a p-119, RSC-313, BMC 58,
Q-003
"This denarius is part of a series that was struck for the lectisternium (religious ceremony) celebrating the opening of the Colosseum in 80 AD."
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ROMAN LEAD SEAL193 viewsConfronted head

Female? on left bearded man on right

massive 10.88g

15mm X 18mm
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Bow in case193 viewsTarsos, region of Cilicia 2nd-1st century BC.


Obv: Turreted head of Tyche right;

Countemark BOW IN CASE

Rev: TAΡΣEΩN, Zeus in himation seated left on throne,

holding eagle-tipped sceptre

Diameter: 20 mm. / Weight: 5,84 gms. / Material: Æ-Bronze

Refs: SNG France 1285ff. var.
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137 Siscia, RIC VII 222, VRBS ROMA, Commemorative, (330-333 A.D.), AE-3, -/-//ΓSIS, She-wolf left, C3!, #2193 views137 Siscia, RIC VII 222, VRBS ROMA, Commemorative, (330-333 A.D.), AE-3, -/-//ΓSIS, She-wolf left, C3!, #2
avers: VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left.
reverse: She-wolf and twins, 2 stars above
exergue: -/-//ΓSIS, diameter: 18,5 mm, weight: 2,40 g, axis: 7 h,
mint: Siscia, date: 330-333 A.D., ref: RIC VII 222, p-453, C3!
Q-002
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Roman, Julia Maesa193 viewsRIC 263 (3,1 gm, 20 mm).
Mint of Rome, 220 AD.
Wide & sharp specimen -
rare for this queen!
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Roman Empire, Julianus II. (360-363 A.D.), AE-3, RIC VIII 415, Siscia, -/-//palm-ASIS-palm, VOT/X/MVLT/XX in wreath, #1193 views153 Julianus-II. (360-363 A.D.), AE-3, RIC VIII 415, Siscia, -/-//palm-ASIS-palm, VOT/X/MVLT/XX in wreath, #1
avers: - DN-FL-CL-IVLI-ANVS-PF-AVG-J8/A3L, Helmeted, diademed, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield.
revers: - No legend, VOT/X/MVLT/XX in wreath.
exerg: -/-//palm-ASIS-palm, diameter: 19mm, weight: 3,12g, axis: 6h,
mint: Siscia, date: 361-363 A.D., ref: RIC-VIII 415, p-380,
Q-001
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Zoomorphic Plate Roman Fibula, Bird-Eagle fibula, Fibula #191193 viewsZoomorphic Plate Roman Fibula, Bird-Eagle fibula, Fibula #191
type:Zoomorphic Plate Bird-Eagle, fibula,
size: 38x27x3,5mm, weight: 15,01g, date: 100-250 A.D.,
ref: , distribution:
Q-001
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RIC 441 Domitian193 viewsAR Denarius, 3.38g
Rome mint, 86 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P V; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: IMP XII COS XII CENS P P P; Minerva stg. l., with spear (M4)
RIC 441 (R). BMC p. 319, note. RSC 201. BNC -.
Acquired from Numismeo, January 2015.

Domitian's imperial acclamations were piling up fairly rapidly in 86 due to ongoing battles being fought along the Danube. This denarius from the second issue of 86 records his 12th imperial acclamation. Many of the denarii of 86 are rendered in fine style and are quite scarce, this coin being a delightful example of such.

A stunning portrait on a large flan (21mm!). Aurei and denarii often shared dies in this issue, I can't help but think the dies which struck this coin were meant for both.
9 commentsDavid Atherton
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032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RIC II 0290a, Rome, AR-Denarius, VOTA PVBLICA, Hadrian, draped standing left, #1193 views032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RIC II 0290a, Rome, AR-Denarius, VOTA PVBLICA, Hadrian, draped standing left, #1
avers: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, Bare head right.
reverse: VOTA PVBLICA, Hadrian, draped standing left, holding a patera over an altar, left, sacrificing.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter:18,0mm, weight: 3,48g, axes: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 137 A.D.,
ref: RIC II 290a, p-373, RSC 1480,
Q-001
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193 viewsAn 18 tray cabinet with locking doors, built to hold a collection of ancients.

www.CabinetsByCraig.net
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RIC 099 Domitian193 viewsAR Denarius, 3.40g
Rome mint, 82 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: TR POT COS VIII P P; Minerva stg. l., with Victory and spear; at feet, shield
RIC 99 (R). BMC 25. RSC 592a. BNC -.
Acquired from Pars Coins, eBay, 20 January 2016.

A rare coin that is part of the first issue of 82, but the last to be struck on the old standard. After this issue Domitian would increase the fineness and weight of the denarius as part of a coinage reform. Minerva and Victory did not become one of the standard Minerva types that were struck year after year until the end of the reign. It made its last appearance in this issue and is the scarcest type of the series.

Struck with new dies in superb veristic style. A really beautiful denarius showcasing the fine technical and artistic craftsmanship of the Rome mint.
8 commentsDavid Atherton
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027 Traianus (98-117 A.D.), Rome, RIC II 0505var., Woytek 206cB, AE-Dupondius, S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI /S-C, Pax standing left, Rare! #1193 views027 Traianus (98-117 A.D.), Rome, RIC II 0505var., Woytek 206cB, AE-Dupondius, S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI /S-C, Pax standing left, Rare! #1
avers: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GERM P M TR P COS V P P, Laureate head right, with Aegis on the left shoulder.
reverse: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and cornucopia, her foot on the shoulder of a captive Dacia.
exergue: S/C//--, diameter: 28,0-29,0mm, weight: 13,24g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: A.D.,
ref: RIC II 505var., C-, Woytek 206cB, (6 specimens!!), Rare!
Q-001
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Sicily, Syracuse, Hieron II. (274-216 B.C.), AE-19, Calciati 192M, Bull butting left,193 viewsSicily, Syracuse, Hieron II. (274-216 B.C.), AE-19, Calciati 192M, Bull butting left,
avers: ΣYΡAKOΣIΩN, Head of Persephone left, wreathed with corn, wearing earring and necklace.
revers: Club over M above bull butting left, IE in exergue.
exerg: -/-//IE, diameter: 18-19 mm, weight: 5,55g, axes: 5h,
mint: Sicily, Syracuse, Hieron II, date: 275-216 B.C., ref: Calciati 192M, Hoover 1469, Sear 1218, BMC 2.616ff, SNG ANS 580ff,
Q-001
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T-1796_107_Severina_AE-Ant-Silvered_SEVERI-NA-AVG_CONCORDIA-AVG-G__-XXI-R_RIC-3_RIC-T-1796_Rome_iss-10_6-off_274-AD_Q-001_6h_21-23mm_3,69g-s.jpg
107 Severina (270-275 A.D.), T-1796 (Estiot), RIC V-I 003, Rome, AE-Antoninianus, CONCORDIA AVG G, -/-//ςXXIR, Emperor and Concordia, #1193 views107 Severina (270-275 A.D.), T-1796 (Estiot), RIC V-I 003, Rome, AE-Antoninianus, CONCORDIA AVG G, -/-//ςXXIR, Emperor and Concordia, #1
avers:- SEVERI-NA-AVG, Empress right, diademed, draped, on a lunar crescent. (E2)
revers:- CONCO-RDIA-AVG-G, Empress standing right, holding unidentified object in left hand, clasping the hand of Emperor standing left, holding short sceptre in left hand. (Emperor and Empress 2)
exerg: -/-//ςXXIR, diameter: 21-23mm, weight: 3,69g, axes: 6h,
mint: Rome, iss-10, off-6, date: 274 A.D., ref: RIC-3., T-1796 (Estiot), C-,
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Caligula Sestertius Pietas-Caligula Sacrificing at Temple of Augustus193 viewsObv.
C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS P M TR POT
PIETAS in ex
Pietas, veiled, seated left and holding patera, elbow resting on statue

Rev.
DIVO AVG S-C
Gaius sacrificing before hexastyle temple; attendants with bull and patera at sides
6 commentsancientdave
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GREEK, Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochus I Soter, tetradrachm193 viewsAntiochus I Soter, 281 – 261
Tetradrachm, Seleucia on Tigris 281-261 BC, AR 17.09 g. Diademed head r. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ – ANT – IOXOY; Apollo seated l. on omphalos, holding arrow in r. hand and resting the l. on bow set r. on ground; in r. and l. field, monograms. ESM 177. SC 379.6c. SNG Spaer 296.
ex NAC, Auction 97, lot 302, ex CNG sale 99, 2015, 324
7 commentsareich
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029b Provincial Coin Russia with Lajos I. -Nagy Lajos-, (Lodovicus I. (the great) of Anjou, Angevin)., King of Hungary, (1342-1382 A.D.) AR-Scherf, Pohl-097, #01 Very Rare!!!193 views029b Provincial Coin Russia with Lajos I. -Nagy Lajos-, (Lodovicus I. (the great) of Anjou, Angevin)., King of Hungary, (1342-1382 A.D.) AR-Scherf, Pohl-097, #01 Very Rare!!!
avers: ✠ LODVICI ° RVnGARIЄ °, Large "L" amongst circles in quatrefoil, border of dots.
reverse: ✠ mOnЄTA : RVSSIЄ : (SS are reverse), lion standing left in a circle of dots; border of dots.
exergue, mint mark: -/-//--, diameter: 18,2-19,7mm, weight: 1,03g, axis: 0h,
mint: Hungary, Provincial Coin, Russia, date: 1370-1382 A.D.(by Pohl), ref: Unger---, CNH-2-106, Huszár-561, Pohl-097, Kopicki-3063 (R5),
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020 Vespasian (69-79 A.D.), RIC² 0683, RIC II(1962) ---, Rome, AR-Denarius, PONT MAX TR P COS V, Vespasian seated right, #1193 views020 Vespasian (69-79 A.D.), RIC² 0683, RIC II(1962) ---, Rome, AR-Denarius, PONT MAX TR P COS V, Vespasian seated right, #1
avers: IMP CAESAR VESP AVG, Laureate head right.
reverse: PONT MAX TR P COS V, Vespasian seated right on curule chair, holding scepter and branch.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,0-19,0mm, weight: 3,25g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 74 A.D., ref: RIC² 0683, RIC II(1962) ---, RSC-363, BMC 135,
Q-001
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024c Domitian (69-81 A.D. Caesar, 81-96 A.D. Augustus), RIC 0773, AR-Denarius, Rome, IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P, Minerva left with the spear, #1193 views024c Domitian (69-81 A.D. Caesar, 81-96 A.D. Augustus), RIC 0773, AR-Denarius, Rome, IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P, Minerva left with the spear, #1
avers: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIIII, Laureate head of Domitian right.
reverse: IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P, Minerva standing left, holding a spear.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,0-18,5mm, weight: 3,06g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 95 A.D., ref: RIC 0773, RSC-286, BMC 226,
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Shaquilath II, sister of Malichus II, Nabatean king, 40-70 CE.192 viewsNabatea. AR drachm (12.2 mm, 3.92 g), Petra mint.
Obv: Laureate bust of Malichus II, r., inscriptions on r. and l.
Rev: Dr. and veiled bust of Shaquilath, r., inscriptions on r. and l.
Meshorer 124; SGI 5702; BMC 28.11, l; Forrer 213. Ex David Hendin.
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MAT (monogram of?)192 viewsTHRACE. Topirus. Antoninus Pius. Æ 26. A.D. 138-161. Obv: (AVTKAIT)AIΛAΔPIANO-(CANTΩNEINOC). Bare head right; countermark on neck. Rev: EΠI(ΦABAΓPIΠΠEINOVTOΠEIPEI)TΩN. Naked Herakles seated left on rock, right hand extended, holding club. Ref: BMC 2-3. Axis: 180°. Weight: 8.24 g. Magistrate: Faustinius Agrippa. CM: Monogram of MAT (?) in circular punch, 6 mm. Howgego 621 (25 pcs). Note: The monogram may read Marcus Antoninus or Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, and may have been applied at the time of Caracalla, since some his coins of Topirus have a countermark-like feature engraved on the die. Collection Automan.Automan
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Herakles (bearded head of ?)192 viewsSYRIA: DECAPOLIS. Abila. Lucius Verus. Æ 25. A.D. 166/167. Obv: AYTKAICAPΛ-AYPOYHPOC. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; Countermark on shoulder. Rev: CEABIΛHNW-NIAAΓKOICY, ΛC in ex. Nude Herakles seated left on rock, holding club. Ref: Spijkerman 11; SNG ANS 1122; BMC - (no coins of Abila!). Axis: 180°. Weight: 10.76 g. CM: Herakles, bearded bust right, in oval punch, 6.5 x 8 mm. Howgego 16 (7 pcs). Collection Automan.Automan
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Winged thunderbolt and Eagle192 viewsCILICIA. Diocaesarea. Caracalla. Æ 31. A.D. 193-211. Obv: AYTOKâ–ªKAIC-Mâ–ªAYPANT(Ω)NEINOCâ–ªCEB. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; 2 countermarks, both before bust. Rev: (AΔPΔIOKAIC)-AP-(EΩN). Athena in quadriga to left, in raised right hand thunderbolt, shield in left hand. Ref: BMC 10; Sear GIC 2625; SNG Aul 5544; SNG France (2) 871. Axis: 45°. Weight: 19.27 g. CM(1): Winged thunderbolt, in oval punch, 4 x 5.5 mm. Howgego 469 (39 pcs). CM(2): Eagle to front, head left, in oval punch, 5 x 7 mm. Howgego 337 (43 pcs). Note: The two countermarks were both cult objects of Zeus and were applied together, apparently not on coins struck later than the reign of Septimius Severus. Collection Automan.Automan
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Roma | She-wolf with Legendary twins * VRBS ROMA * Thessalonica, Æ3 Follis - 4th C. AD.192 views
Roma | She-wolf & Twins * Thessalonica, Bronze Follis

Obv: Roma helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust, left: VRBS ROMA
Rev: She-wolf standing left, head lowered, looking back & downwards to the twins, Romulus and Remus
suckling below, two stars above.

Exergue: SMTS Ε

Mint: Thessalonica
Struck: 4th C. AD

Size: 17.94 mm.
Weight: 1.57 grm.
Die axis: 0°

Condition: Quite fine. As shown in photo which is quite faithful to the coin in hand.

Refs:*
RIC VII 229
(VII 229, Thessalonica)
1 commentsTiathena
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CAPRICORN, Gallienus Legionary Antoninianus192 viewsGallienus Legionary Antoninianus, 260 AD, Mediolanum.
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: LEG IIXX VI P VII F, Capricorn right.
21-23 mm, 2.08 g
RIC V, Part 1, 362

The 18. Legion was destroyed with Varus and never reformed - the reverse legend is a celator error and should be XXII, Legion 22 Primagenia, which was stationed in Mogontiacum.
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HUNGARY - Sigismund I192 viewsHungary - Husz. 576 - Denar (MM: k), F Sigismund I, 1390-1427, MM: k
Obverse legend: MON.SIGISMVND
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Augustus, Denarius192 viewsMinted in Rome, 2 BC
CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, Laureate head of Augustus right
AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, Caius and Lucius holding shields and spears
3,65 gr
Ref : RCV # 1597, Cohen # 43, RIC # 207
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ACHAEA, Pellene. 350-300 BC. Æ Dichalkon192 viewsACHAEA, Pellene. 350-300 BC. Æ Dichalkon - 13mm (2.08 g). Laureate head of Apollo right / PE monogram and ram's head within laurel wreath. BCD 595.1; SNG Copenhagen 214. VF, dark green, almost black, patina with some deposits.

ex Barry P. Murphy
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Huszár 668, Pohl 190-1, Unger 525b, Réthy II 186 192 viewsHungary. Ladislaus V (László in Hun.) “Posthumous” (1440-1457). AR denar, 16 mm.

Obv: MOn • LAD – ISLAI • RE, Patriarchal cross above three-part mound, B–P (privy mark) in fields.

Rev: VnGAR -- IE • ET • C, Crowned four-part shield (Árpádian stripes, Bohemian lion, Austrian shield, Moravian eagle).

The type was struck ca. 1453-1457 (per Pohl) or 1456-1457 (per Huszár) or 1457 (per Unger). This privy mark was struck in Buda (now Budapest) by Petrus Jung, kammergraf in 1456/57 (per Pohl).

Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 6.
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Nabataea, Aretas IV/ Huldu Y.12 - Unpublished variant with Monogram #4 and unlisted year (12)192 viewsObv: Head of Aretas IV r., o to r., Insc.: "חרתת מלך נבטו רחם עמה"
Rev.: Head of Huldu r., Mon. #4 to r., Insc.: "חלדו מלכת נבטו שנת 12"
diam. 13.5 mm., Wt. 4.07 g., Silver
AD. 3/4
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Greece, Tiryns192 viewsTiryns reached its height between 1400 and 1200 BC.
Tiryns is famous for its cyclopean tunnels and especially its walls.
Walls of Tiryns are first referenced by Homer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiryns
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Italy, Paestum, Temple of Apollo192 viewsFirstly it was thought it's temple of Poseidon, then it's the second temple of Hera and now it's thought it's temple of Apollo. But somewhen temple was used as temple of Poseidon and somewhen as temple of Hera.
Who knows how many times temple will change deity in future.

Temple was built +- 450 BC
J. B.
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Italy, Sicily, Syracuse - temple of Athena192 viewsbuilt in 480 BC
in 7. century AD adapted to basilica
J. B.
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Turkey, Hierapolis - main street192 viewsHierapolis was used as spa since Hellenistic times.J. B.
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Jordan, Petra - Khasneh192 viewsOK, it’s the photograph every visitor to Petra takes: the first sight of the Kasneh framed by the dark canyon of the Siq. But the view is breathtaking, so who can resist? Abu Galyon
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Italy, Rome, Palace of Domitian192 viewson PalatinJ. B.
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Egypt, Athens Imitative, Silver tetradrachm192 viewsObv:– Head of Athena right, droopy eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and bent-back palmette, wire necklace, round earring, hair in parallel curves.
Rev:– ΑΘΕ, right, owl standing right, head facing, erect in posture, olive sprig and crescent left, all within incuse square;
Minted in Egypt from . B.C. 420 - 380.
Reference:– cf. SNG Cop 31 ff., SGCV I 2526 (Athens),

Ex- Forum Ancient Coins where they graded it VF. The metal did not fill the die completely on the obverse resulting in the rough flat high area near Athena's temple. A test cut on the reverse was filled with pitch in antiquity.

The silver is quite bright making it relatively tricky to photograph.

From the Harald Ulrik Sverdrup Collection. Ex CNG. From a small hoard of 5 Athenian and 4 Athenian imitative issues.

Comment provided by Forum -
"Athenian tetradrachms with this droopy eye and bent back palmette have been identified as Egyptian imitative issues because they are most frequently found in Egypt and rarely in Greece.

Early in his reign the Egyptian Pharaoh Hakor, who ruled from 393 to 380 B.C., revolted against his overlord, the Persian King Artaxerxes. In 390 B.C. Hakor joined a tripartite alliance with Athens and King Evagoras of Cyprus. Persian attacks on Egypt in 385 and 383 were repulsed by Egyptian soldiers and Greek mercenaries under the command of the Athenian general Chabrias. Perhaps these coins were struck to pay the general and his Greek mercenaries."

17.157g, 25.3mm, 270o
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Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II, 359 - 336 B.C., Lifetime Issue192 viewsSilver tetradrachm, Le Rider 233 (D130/R188); SNG ANS 385 ff., VF, Pella, 14.163g, 25.4mm, 225o, 342 - 336 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Zeus right; reverse "FILIPPOU", naked youth on horse pacing right on horseback holding palm, thunderbolt below; ex CNG 214, 82; very high relief sculptural portrait, nice style, lifetime issue. Ex FORVM.

Philip II expanded the size and influence of the Macedonian Kingdom, but is perhaps best known as the father of Alexander the Great. He personally selected the design of his coins.

Philip II of Macedon (382 BC–336 BC; in Greek Φίλιππος = φίλος (friend) + ίππος (horse), transliterated Philippos) was the King of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination. He was the father of Alexander the Great, Phillip III Arrhidaeus, and possibly Ptolemy I Soter, founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty.

Born in Pella, Philip was the youngest son of King Amyntas III and Eurydice. In his youth, (ca. 368 BC–365 BC) Philip was a hostage in Thebes, which was the leading city of Greece during the Theban hegemony. While a captive there, Philip received a military and diplomatic education from Epaminondas, was involved in a pederastic relationship with Pelopidas and lived with Pammenes, who was an enthusiastic advocate of the Sacred Band of Thebes. In 364 BC, Philip returned to Macedonia. The deaths of Philip's elder brothers, King Alexander II and Perdiccas III, allowed him to take the throne in 359 BC. Originally appointed regent for his infant nephew Amyntas IV, who was the son of Perdiccas III, Philip managed to take the kingdom for himself that same year.

Philip's military skills and expansionist vision of Macedonian greatness brought him early success. The hill tribes were broken by a single battle in 358 BC, and Philip established his authority inland as far as Lake Ohrid. He used the Social War as an opportunity for expansion. In 357 BC, he took the Athenian colony of Amphipolis, which commanded the gold mines of Mount Pangaion. That same year Philip married the Epirote princess Olympias, who was the daughter of the king of the Molossians. In 356 BC, Philip conquered the town of Crenides and changed its name to Philippi. Philip also attacked Abdera and Maronea, on the Thracian sea-board. Also in 356 Alexander was born and his race horse won in the Olympics in He took Methone in 354 BC, a town which had belonged to Athens. During the siege of Methone, Philip lost an eye.

Not until his armies were opposed by Athens at Thermopylae in 352 BC did Philip face any serious resistance. Philip did not attempt to advance into central Greece because the Athenians had occupied Thermopylae. Also in 352 BC, the Macedonian army won a complete victory over the Phocians at the Battle of Crocus Field. This battle made Philip tagus of Thessaly, and he claimed as his own Magnesia, with the important harbour of Pagasae.
Hostilities with Athens did not yet take place, but Athens was threatened by the Macedonian party which Philip's gold created in Euboea. From 352 to 346 BC, Philip did not again come south. He was active in completing the subjugation of the Balkan hill-country to the west and north, and in reducing the Greek cities of the coast as far as the Hebrus (Maritza). For the chief of these coastal cities, Olynthus, Philip continued to profess friendship until its neighboring cities were in his hands.

In 349 BC, Philip started the siege of Olynthus. Olynthus at first allied itself with Philip, but later shifted its allegiance to Athens. The Athenians did nothing to help Olynthus. Philip finally took Olynthus in 348 BC and razed the city to the ground. In 346 BC, he intervened effectively in the war between Thebes and the Phocians, but his wars with Athens continued intermittently.

Macedonia and the regions adjoining it having now been securely consolidated, Philip celebrated his Olympic games at Dium. In 347 BC, Philip advanced to the conquest of the eastern districts about the Hebrus, and compelled the submission of the Thracian prince Cersobleptes. Meanwhile, Athens had made overtures for peace, and when Philip, in 346 BC, again moved south, peace was sworn in Thessaly. With key Greek city-states in submission, Philip turned to Sparta; he sent them a message, "You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city." Their reply was "If." Philip and Alexander would both leave them alone. Later, the Macedonian arms were carried across Epirus to the Adriatic Sea. In 342 BC, Philip led a great military expedition north against the Scythians, conquering the Thracian fortified settlement Eumolpia to give it his name, Philippoupolis (modern Plovdiv).

In 340 BC, Philip started the siege of Perinthus. Philip began another siege in 339 BC of the city of Byzantium. After unsuccessful sieges of both cities, Philip's influence all over Greece was compromised. However, Philip successfully reasserted his authority in the Aegean by defeating an alliance of Thebans and Athenians at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC. He erected a memorial of a marble lion to the Sacred Band of Thebes for their bravery that still stands today. Philip created and led the League of Corinth in 337 BC. Members of the League agreed never to wage war against each other, unless it was to suppress revolution. Philip was elected as leader (hegemon) of the army of invasion against the Persian Empire. In 336 BC, when the invasion of Persia was in its very early stage, Philip was assassinated, and was succeeded on the throne of Macedon by his son Alexander the Great.

Philip’s Assassination

The murder happened in October of 336 BC, at Aegae, the ancient capital of the kingdom of Macedon. The court had gathered there for the celebration of the marriage between Alexander of Epirus and Philip's daughter. While the king was entering unprotected into the town's theatre (highlighting his approachability to the Greek diplomats present), he was killed by Pausanias of Orestis, one of Philip's seven bodyguards. The assassin immediately tried to escape and reach his associates who were waiting for him with horses at the entrance of Aegae. He was pursued by three of Philip's bodyguards and died by their hands.
The reasons for Pausanias' assassination of Phillip are difficult to fully expound, since there was controversy already among ancient historians. The only contemporary account in our possession is that of Aristotle, who states rather tersely that Philip was killed because Pausanias had been offended by the followers of Attalus, the king's father-in-law.

Whatever else that may be written about Philip II it must be recognized that he was responsible for making Macedon the ascendant Greek power. He reorganized the Macedonian army. It was this army that Alexander the Great inherited. Phillip II trained some of Alexander’s best generals: Antigonus Cyclops, Antipater, Nearchus, Parmenion, and Perdiccas.

According to the Greek historian Theopompus of Chios, Europe had never seen a man like king Philip of Macedonia, and he called his history of the mid-fourth century BCE the Philippic History. Theopompus had a point. Not even his better known son Alexander has done so much to change the course of Greek history. Philip reorganized his kingdom, gave it access to the sea, expanded its power so that it could defeat the Achaemenid Empire, and subdued the Greek city-states, which never regained their independence again. To achieve this, he modernized the Macedonian economy, improved the army, and concluded several marital alliances. The result was a superpower with one weakness: it was as strong as its king. When Philip's son Alexander died, the institutions were too weak, and Macedonia never recovered.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Macedon
http://www.livius.org/phi-php/philip/philip_ii.htm
Ed. by J. P. Fitzgerald, Jr.
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Apollonia Pontica Topalov-102 - Bronze Tetrachalk192 viewsEnd of 2nd – Beginning of 1st century B.C.
5.58 gm, 18 mm.
Obv: Laurate head of Apollo right with hair in bun
Rev.: Upright anchor with thin flukes, its body represented as a sketch of two parallel lines and a thin straight stock; IH to left, crayfish to right.
Topalov Apollonia p. 626, 102, p.812

The letters "IH" replaced the "A" of Apollonia towards the end of the 2nd Century B.C. and is thought to be an abbreviation of IHTPOY (Healer) with the full meaning: “coins of the town of the god Healer”. The Healer or Bright Healer are epithets of Apollo.

Topalov Type 102: Bronze Tetrachalk(?) (end of the 2nd-beginning of the 1st c. B.C.) of the type “Apollo’s head with a bun of hair – upright anchor with thin flukes, IH, crab"
Obv.: Laurate head of Apollo right with hair in bun and a decorated ribbon
Rev.: Upright anchor with thin flukes, its body represented as a sketch of two parallel lines and a thin straight stock; IH to left, crayfish to right.
Jaimelai
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CAMPGATE, Constantine II192 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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OTACILIA SEVERA192 viewsAE sestertius. 244-245 AD. 20,53 grs.12h . Diademed bust,draped,right. MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AUG. / Pudicitia seated left,drawing veil fron face and holding transverse sceptre. PVDICITIA AVG .In exergue SC.
s 9169. RIC IV 209a.

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GREEK, Phokis, Federal Coinage, AE 15, 354-352 BC, struck under Onymarchos - BMC 103, pl. III, 24; SNG Copenhagen 131192 viewsFacing bull’s head draped with sacrificial fillet.
ONY/MAP/XOY in three lines; all within laurel wreath.
BCD Lokris/Phokis 301.2 (this coin); BMC 103, pl. III, 24; SNG Copenhagen 131. (16 mm, 4.21 g, 2h)
ex- CNG; ex- BCD Collection: NAC 55 (8 October 2010) Lot 301 (part of)

Most of these coins were withdrawn from circulation and melted down at the end of the Third Sacred War. Surviving examples are very rare, less than a couple of dozen known.The coin bears the name of Onymarchos, the second Phokian strategos (general) in the third to fifth years of the Third Sacred War. It is amongst the first mainland Greek coins of its time to bear the full name of a living Greek.
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Roman Empire, Crispus (317-326 A.D.), Lugdunum, RIC VII 074, AE-3 Follis, -/-//two captives back, VICTORIAE LAET PRINC PERP, Two victories facing one another, R4!!!,192 views142 Crispus (317-326 A.D.), Lugdunum, RIC VII 074, AE-3 Follis, -/-//two captives back, VICTORIAE LAET PRINC PERP, Two victories facing one another, R4!!!,
avers:- DN-CRISPO-NOB-CAES, 5b,B4, Laurate, draped and curiassed bust right.
revers:- VICTORIAE-LAET-PRINC-PERP, Two victories facing one another, holding shield inscribed VOT/PR over altar two captives back in exergo.
exergo: -/-//two captives back, diameter: 18mm, weight: 2,59g, axis:11h,
mint: Lugdunum, (Lyon), date: 319-320 A.D., ref: RIC-VII-74, p127, R4, altar mint: d,
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ELEPHANT192 viewsELEFAN
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Roman Empire, Helena (? -329 A.D.), AE-3 Follis, Siscia, RIC VII 218, -/-//ESIS Crescent in crescent, SECVRITAS REIPVBLICA, Securitas standing left, C2!,192 views139 Helena (? -329 A.D.), AE-3 Follis, Siscia, RIC VII 218, -/-//ESIS Crescent in crescent, SECVRITAS REIPVBLICA, Securitas standing left, C2!,
avers:- FL-HELENA-AVGVSTA, 12,E10, Diademed, draped bust right, with two-row necklace.
revers:- SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICA, Securitas standing left, lowering branch with left hand, raising robe with right hand.
exergo: -/-//εSIS Crescent in crescent, diameter: 18mm, weight: 3,05g, axis: 0h,
mint: Siscia, date: 328-29 A.D., ref: RIC-VII-218, p-453, C2,
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Celtic AR-Tetradrachm, with countermark,192 viewsCeltic Ar-Tetradrachm, with countermark,
avers:-,
reverse:-,
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 22,0mm, weight: 13,29g, axes: h,
mint: , date: , ref: ,
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020 Vespasian (69-79 A.D.), RIC² 0841, RIC II(1962) 096, Rome, AR-Denarius, COS VII, Cow right, #1192 views020 Vespasian (69-79 A.D.), RIC² 0841, RIC II(1962) 096, Rome, AR-Denarius, COS VII, Cow right, #1
avers: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, Laureate head right.
reverse: COS VII, Cow advancing right.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,5-19,0mm, weight: 3,22g, axes: 5h,
mint: Rome, date: 75-76 A.D., ref: RIC² 0841, RIC II(1962) 096, BMC 177, RSC 118, BNC 153,
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RIC 335 Domitian192 viewsAR Denarius, 3.41g
Rome mint, 85 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P IIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: IMP VIIII COS XI CENS POT P P; Minerva stg. l., with thunderbolt and spear; shield at her side (M3)
RIC 335 (R2). BMC p. 315 note. RSC 178. BNC -.
Ex Harry N Sneh Collection. Ex Jyrki Muona Collection.

A denarius which is part of the fourth issue of 85 minted after Domitian reduced the silver fineness back to the Neronian standard. Despite the reduction in silver content, the coin has been minted on a large flan and the portrait is in a similar fine style as the previous issues with the higher silver standard.

This coin is a RIC plate coin, mislabeled as 338, pl. 124.

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CRISPINA AE SESTERTIUS, WIFE OF COMMODUS, AGUSTA 178-182 A.D.192 viewsObverse - CRISPINA AVGVSTS, draped bust right
Reverse - LAETITIA S-C, Laetitia facing left, wreath in right hand and rudder set on globe in left hand. Cohen 27
30mm max. dia.
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Egypt, Alexandria, 014 Nero (54-68 A.D.), RPC I 5284, AR-Tetradrachm, AY TOKPA, Eagle standing left, #1192 viewsEgypt, Alexandria, 014 Nero (54-68 A.D.), RPC I 5284, AR-Tetradrachm, AY TOKPA, Eagle standing left, #1
avers: NERΩ KΛAΥ KAIΣ ΣEB ΓER AY, Radiate head of Nero right
reverse: AY TOKPA, Eagle standing left, palm over the far wing, date (LIA) to left.
exergue: LIA/Simpulum//--, diameter: 24mm, weight: 13,86g, axis: 1h,
mint: City: Alexandria, Region: Egypt, Province: Egypt,
date: Dated year (LIA) 11 = 64-65 A.D.,
ref:
RPC I 5284,
Emmet -,
Milne -,
Geissen 0167,
Dattari 0271,
Kampmann-Ganschow 014.83,
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RIC 431 Domitian192 viewsAR Denarius, 3.23g
Rome mint, 86 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P V; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: IMP XI COS XII CENS P P P; Minerva stg. l., with spear (M4)
RIC 431 (R). BMC p. 318, *. RSC 182. BNC 93.
Acquired from Aegean Numismatics, March 2014.

A fairly rare denarius from the first issue of 86. The portrait continues in the fine style of 84/85 without the finery of an aegis. All four Minerva types are struck in each of the five issues of 86, evidence of the mint being divided into four officinae.

A beautiful portrait struck on a broad flan.
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036 Faustina Senior (100-141 A.D.), RIC III 1169b (A.Pius), Rome, AE-dupondius, AVGVSTA, Ceres standing left, Scarce !192 views036 Faustina Senior (100-141 A.D.), RIC III 1169b (A.Pius), Rome, AE-dupondius, AVGVSTA, Ceres standing left, Scarce !
Wife of Antoninus Pius.
avers:- DIVA-FAV-STINA, Draped and veiled bust right.
revers:- AVGV-STA,Ceres standing left, holding corn ears and transverse long torch, S-C across the field.
exerg: S/C//--, diameter: 26-26,5mm, weight: 12,44g, axis:5 h,
mint: Rome, date: after 141 A.D., ref: RIC-III-1169b (Antoninus Pius)-p-167, C-80, Scarce !,
Q-001
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Herakles and Zeus192 viewsMacedonian Kingdom, Philip III and Alexander IV, 323 - 317 B.C.
GS70917. Silver drachm, Price 1515; ADM II Series V, 91 - 95; SNG München 474; Müller Alexander -, VF, attractive style, Troas, Abydus mint, weight 4.097g, maximum diameter 18.1mm, die axis 180o, Leonnatos, Arrhidaios, or Antigonos I;

obverse Herakles' head right, clad in Nemean lion scalp headdress tied at neck;

reverse AΛEΞAN∆POY, Zeus seated left on throne, right leg drawn back, eagle in extended right, long scepter vertical behind in left, horse leg left, Ξ under throne; ex Nemesis;

Herakles is the son of the divine Zeus and mortal Alcemene who was cursed by the jealous Hera to murder his entire family. He then had to overcome twelve labors given to him by King Eurystheus to repent for the atrocity. The first labor (defeating the Nemean Lion) is portrayed on the obverse of this coin.

Zeus is the main king of the Olympians ruling over the realm of man. He is known to be a notorious womanizer having affairs with several divine and mortal women, which constantly makes his wife Hera extremely jealous. He is associated with lightning and the eagle (as shown on the reverse of this coin) among other symbols.
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England, Roman Baths, Bath (1)192 viewsThese celebrated Roman Baths were unknown until, in 1880, sewer workers uncovered the first glimpse of Roman structures under the Georgian Spa. This led to the discovery of the Roman Baths and their treasures.

The walls, columns and parapet that surround the Great Bath today were built in the Victorian period, and the "Roman" statues that gaze down upon the pool from the upper walkway are also Victorian.

This photograph was taken in the 19th century not long after the Baths were discovered and before the Victorian structures we see today were built.
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Roman Empire, COMMODUS 192 viewsAE As. Rome,175-176 AD. 11.82 gr. Draped ,bare headed bust right. COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM. / Sacrificial implements, (knife,aspergillum,ewer,lituus and sympulum), PIETAS AVG above, S C in exergue. RIC 1539.
This coin photo in Sear " Roman coins and their values" volume II ,page 379,# 5561.
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FAUSTINA II, JUNIOR. Commemorative denarius of Rome. Struck A.D.176-180 under Marcus Aurelius.192 viewsObverse: DIVA FAVSTINA PIA. Draped bust of Faustina Junior facing right.
Reverse: CONSECRATIO. Peacock standing facing right.
Diameter: 18mm | Weight: 3.24gms | Die Axis: 12
RIC III : 744 | RSC : 71a

Annia Galeria Faustina was the youngest daughter of Antoninus Pius and Faustina Senior. She married Marcus Aurelius in A.D.145 and was given the title of Augusta on the birth of her first child in A.D.146. She went on to have several more children, one of whom was the future emperor Commodus. In A.D.175 Faustina accompanied Marcus Aurelius on his journey to the East but she died at Halala, a village at the foot of the Taurus Mountains.
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032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RIC II 0280d, Rome, AR-Denarius, VENERIS FELICIS, Venus seated left,192 views032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RIC II 0280d, Rome, AR-Denarius, VENERIS FELICIS, Venus seated left,
avers: HADRIANVS-AVG-COS-III-P-P, Laureate head right.
revers: VENERIS-FELICIS, Venus, mantled and diademed, seated left on throne, holding statuette of Cupid, and sceptre.
exerg: -/-//--, diameter:19-19,5mm, weight: 2,29g, axes: 5h,
mint: Rome, date: 134-138 A.D., ref: RIC II 280d, p-371, RSC 1449,
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037b Marcus Aurelius (139-161 A.D. as Caesar, 161-180 A.D. as Augustus), RIC III 0409var2., Rome, AR-Denarius, TR P XXXIIII IMP X COS III P P, Fortuna seated left,192 views037b Marcus Aurelius (139-161 A.D. as Caesar, 161-180 A.D. as Augustus), RIC III 0409var2., Rome, AR-Denarius, TR P XXXIIII IMP X COS III P P, Fortuna seated left,
avers:- M AVREL•ANT ONINVS AVG, Laureate draped, cuirassed bust right.
revers:- TR P XXXIIII IMP X COS III P P, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae.
exerg: -/-//--, diameter: 17,5-19,0mm, weight: 3,27g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date:180 A.D., ref: RIC III 409var2., p-245, RSC 972b, BMCRE 805 note, Szaivert MIR 18 461-4/37, Sear-,
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CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE- Constantinople RIC 35191 viewsConstantine I

obv: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG
rev: CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE, Victory std. on Cippus, spurns captive
E / CONS- Constantinople, 5th officina
RIC Constantinople 35
aVF
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Huge Severus Alexander! :)191 viewsSeverus Alexander --AE34, Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Laureate and cuirassed bust right; c/m: D with central pellet / Nike standing facing with wings spread, holding tabula ansata inscribed ELEV/QEPAC in two lines. SNG Levante -; SNG Levante Suppl. 197 (this coin); SNG France 992-994 (same dies); SNG von Aulock -; c/m: Howgego 670. Ex Eduardo Levante Collection.4 commentsfeatherz
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Head laureate, right (Severus Alexander?)191 viewsElagabalus, 16 May 218 - 11 March 222 A.D., Tyre, Phoenicia
9686. Bronze AE 29, BMC 396 var (same countermark, bust from front), F, 11.80g, 29.0mm, 180o, obverse IMP CAES MAV ANTO-NINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse TY-RI-O-RVM, Astarte placing armor on trophy, crowned by Nike standing on column, at her feet a palm on left and a murex shell right; obverse countermark laureate male head right (Severus Alexander?); sold.
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Nike191 viewsBITHYNIA. Nicaea. Marcus Aurelius. Æ 24 .A.D. 161-180. Obv: (AVTKMAVP?)-ANTΩNEIN(?). Bare-headed and draped bust right; countermark on shoulder. Rev: NIKA-I)EΩN. Athena standing left, holding spear, resting against shield.Ref: BMC -. Axis: 195°. Weight:6.31 g. CM:Nike standing right, in oval punch, 6 x 8 mm. Howgego 254 (94 pcs). Note: The Nike probably referred to the city and not a specific victory. Collection Automan.Automan
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Caracalla - Concordia seated191 viewsDenarius 210
O/ ANTONINUS - PIUS AUG Man's laureate head, bearded, right
R/ P M TR P - XIII - COS III Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and double cornucopiae
C 484 - RIC 116a
Mint: Rome (4th off., 2nd emission)
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Italy- Rome- Forum Romanum Cloaca Maxima191 viewsDoor leading to the Cloaca Maxima, situated in the eastern stairs of the Basilica Julia at the Roman Forum. Here, you can sometimes hear (and smell) the sewer.

The outlet of the Cloaca maxima ("greatest sewer"). This drain was built as a canal through the Forum Romanum in the sixth century and its construction is generally attributed to king Tarquinius Priscus. In the second century BCE, the canal was covered.

The Cloaca Maxima was one of the world's earliest sewage systems. Constructed in ancient Rome in order to drain local marshes and remove the waste of one of the world's most populous cities, it carried effluent to the River Tiber, which ran beside the city.

The name literally means Great Sewer. According to tradition it may have been initially constructed around 600 BC under the orders of the king of Rome, Lucius Tarquinius Priscus.

This public work was largely achieved through the use of Etruscan engineers and large amounts of semi-forced labour from the poorer classes of Roman citizens.

Although Livy describes it as being tunnelled out beneath Rome, he was writing a great deal after the event. From other writings and from the path that it takes, it seems more likely that it was originally an open drain, formed from streams from three of the neighbouring hills, that were channeled through the main Forum and then on to the Tiber. This open drain would then have been gradually built over, as building space within the city became more valuable. It is possible that both theories are correct, and certainly some of the lower parts of the system suggest that they would have been below ground level even at the time of the supposed construction.

There were many branches off from the main sewer, but all seem to be 'official' drains that would have served public toilets, bath-houses and other public buildings. Private residences in Rome, even of the rich, would have relied on some sort of cess-pit arrangement for sewage.

The Cloaca Maxima was well maintained throughout the life of the Roman Empire and there is evidence to suggest it was still working long after the traditional fall of the Western Empire. In 33 BC it is known to have received an inspection and overhaul from Agrippa, and archaeology reveals several building styles and material from various ages, suggesting that the systems received regular attention. In more recent times, the remaining passages have been connected to the modern-day sewage system, mainly to cope with problems of backwash from the river.

The Cloaca Maxima was thought to be presided over by the goddess Cloacina.

The Romans are recorded — the veracity of the accounts depending on the case — to have dragged the bodies of a number of people to the sewers rather than give them proper burial, among them the emperor Elagabalus and Saint Sebastian: the latter scene is the subject of a well-known artwork by Lodovico Carracci.

The outfall of the Cloaca Maxima into the river Tiber is still visible today near the bridge Ponte Rotto, and near Ponte Palatino. There is a stairway going down to it visible next to the Basilica Julia at the Forum.

It is often said that it is still in use; this is not untrue, but the whole truth is that only a trickle of water flows through the age-old sewer. The exit shown on this picture is just south of the ancient Roman bridge now known as Ponte Rotto.


1 commentsPeter Wissing
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ROMAN REPUBLIC, Anonymous - litra, Rome, 269-240 BC, 2,5 grammes191 viewslitra, Rome, 269-240 BC, 2,5 grammesFrans Diederik
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RIC 0027 Vespasian191 viewsAR Denarius, 3.40g
Rome Mint, January - June 70 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: COS ITER TR POT; Pax, draped, standing l., holding branch extended in r. hand and winged caduceus in l.
RIC 27 (C). BMC 21. RSC 94g. BNC 15.
Ex Amphora Coins, ebay, February 2006.

An early denarius issue struck for Vespasian within the first several months of the reign. Pax was an appropriate sentiment after the previous year's bloody conflicts. Not as commonly seen as the Pax seated types.
3 commentsDavid Atherton
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1bm Lucilla191 viewsWife of Lucius Verus, executed 182 AD

Sestertius
Draped bust, right, LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F
Venus standing facing left holding apple, drawing out robe, VENUS

RIC 1767

Daughter of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina Junior, she married Lucius Verus in 164.

According to Herodian: For the present, however, the memory of his father and his respect for his advisers held Commodus in check. But then a disastrous stroke of ill fortune completely altered his previously mild, moderate disposition. It happened this way. The oldest of the emperor's sisters was Lucilla. She had formerly been married to Lucius Verus Caesar. . . . But after Lucius died, Lucilla, who retained all the privileges of her imperial position, was married by her father to Pompeianus.

Commodus, too, allowed his sister to retain the imperial honors; she continued to occupy the imperial seat at the theaters, and the sacred fire was carried before her. But when Commodus married Crispina, custom demanded that the front seat at the theater be assigned to the empress. Lucilla found this difficult to endure, and felt that any honor paid to the empress was an insult to her; but since she was well aware that her husband Pompeianus was devoted to Commodus, she told him nothing about her plans to seize control of the empire. Instead, she tested the sentiments of a wealthy young nobleman, Quadratus, with whom she was rumored to be sleeping in secret. Complaining constantly about this matter of imperial precedence, she soon persuaded the young man to set in motion a plot which brought destruction upon himself and the entire senate.

Quadratus, in selecting confederates among the prominent senators, prevailed upon Quintianus, a bold and reckless young senator, to conceal a dagger beneath his robe and, watching for a suitable time and place, to stab Commodus; as for the rest, he assured Quintianus that he would set matters straight by bribes.

But the assassin, standing in the entrance to the amphitheater (it was dark there and he hoped to escape detection), drew his dagger and shouted at Commodus that he had been sent by the Senate to kill him. Quintianus wasted time making his little speech and waving his dagger; as a result, he was seized by the emperor's bodyguards before he could strike, and died for his stupidity in revealing the plot prematurely.

This was the initial reason for the young emperor's hatred of the Senate. He took Quintianus' words to heart and, ever mindful of what his attacker had said, now considered the entire Senate his collective enemy.

This incident also gave Perennis sufficient excuse for taking action, for he was always advising the emperor to eliminate and destroy the prominent men. By confiscating their property, Perennis easily made himself the richest man of his time. After the attempt at assassination had been thoroughly investigated by the prefect, Commodus without mercy put to death his sister, all those actually involved in the plot, and any who were under the slightest suspicion as well.
3 commentsBlindado
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Postumus SALVS AVG RIC V/2 85191 viewsAnt, 23mm, 3.49g.

Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust R.

Reverse: SALVS AVG, Salus standing L feeding snake over altar with flame, & leaning on anchor.

RIC V/2 85, Common.
3 commentsRobert_Brenchley
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Syracusan Imitation Ptolemaic Diobol of Hieron II ca. 265BC191 viewsPtolemy II Philadelphos - Syracuse Issue of Hieron II - Diobol - 285/246BC
AE 26.9-28.4mm : 14.736gm : 2h
OBV - Laureate Zeus facing right
REV - Eagle standing on thunderbolt facing left, wing open, head facing left, no leg monogram, shield in left field, N control letter behind eagle tail at right. BASILEOS right, PTOLEMAIOY left
REF - Svoronos 619
NOTE - This type actually struck in Syracuse by Hieron II ca. 265BC. New research just published on this subject (2007). The paper that presents this new attribution is available online at www.ptolemybronze.com.
1 commentsPtolemAE
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006 Orbiana Sestertius 191 viewsSALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, diademed & draped bust right
CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM, S C in exergue, Severus Alexander standing right, holding role & clasping hands with Orbiana, veiled, standing left.
Cohen 6, BMC 299-301
19.445 g, 12h
1 commentsmix_val
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Huszár 586, Pohl 124- , Unger 456_ , Réthy II 129 191 viewsHungary. Sigismund (Zsigmond in Hun.) of Luxembourg (1387-1437; Holy Roman Emperor 1433-1437). Billon quarting, 12-14 mm.

Obv: Patriarchal cross, B–H (privy mark) in central fields.

Rev: Crown

The type was struck in 1430-1437 (per Pohl, Huszár & Unger). This privy mark was struck in Buda (now Budapest) (per Pohl & Huszár).

Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 3. This privy mark is unrecorded. This specimen is of a superior alloy (suggesting that it was struck very early in the history of the emission) and is of a better strike than many.

“Owing to inner strife and disordered general conditions, the coins [of this period] were usually minted with extremely low precious metal content; moreover, poor mintages were often struck with negligently engraved dies. As a result of the hurried, superficial minting, it was sometimes doubtful whether a faulty coin had been issued officially, or was a forgery” (Huszár 1963, at 15).

The quarting (also known as the fryling and as a moneta minor) was originally worth a quarter of a denar, but it “soon fell victim to the manipulations of the treasury. Its fineness decreased at such a rate that soon it contained almost nothing but copper. The result was economic anarchy. Trust in these silver coins was irreparably damaged, and, although the government officially devalued the quarting several times, its market value fell even more drastically. In the last years of Sigismund’s reign, 6,000 to 8,000 quartings were equivalent to one florin instead of the original 400” (Engel, at 223-224)
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Huszár 584, Pohl 123-5, Unger 455e, Réthy II 128191 viewsHungary. Sigismund (Zsigmond, in Hun.) of Luxembourg (1387-1437; Holy Roman Emperor 1433-1437). AR ducat, 10-11 mm.

Obv: Patriarchal cross, K—f (privy mark) between arms.

Rev: Standing nimbate St. Ladislaus with halberd and globus cruciger.

The type was struck in 1427-1430 (per Pohl, Huszár & Unger). This privy mark was struck in Kremnitz (then Körmöcbánya, Hungary, now Kremnica, Slovakia) by Johannes Folbrecht von Thorn, kammergraf (per Pohl).

Huszár/Pohl rarity rating 4.

“Owing to inner strife and disordered general conditions, the coins [of this period] were usually minted with extremely low precious metal content; moreover, poor mintages were often struck with negligently engraved dies. As a result of the hurried, superficial minting, it was sometimes doubtful whether a faulty coin had been issued officially, or was a forgery” (Huszár 1963, at 15).
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Jean II de Bourbon (1456-1488), Franc à cheval191 viewsAtelier de Trévoux
+IONES*DVX*BORBONI*TREVOBCII׃DNS. Buste cuirassé du Prince à gauche, portant le collier de l'ordre de St Michel.
DEXTER A*D NI.*EXAL TAVIT*MEA Le Prince casqué et cuirassé à cheval, brandissant une épée et passant à droite. La housse est semée de lis, accompagnée de la brisure (les armes de la maison de Bourbon).
3,44 gr.
Ref : Divo Dombes # 1 (5 exemplaires decrits), Mantellier -, Poey d’Avant -, Friedberg # 119
5 commentsPotator II
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Jordan, Petra - 'Little Petra'191 viewsThis is Al-Barid (often called 'Little Petra') which is about 5 km distant from the central parts of Petra which attract all the tourists. By contrast, Little Petra is not often visited, but it's very atmospheric (with its own mini-Siq!) and an excursion here can also take in the nearby and fascinating Neolithic site of Beidha.Abu Galyon
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Aethelred II - Canterbury, England191 viewsAethelred II (968-1016). King of England 978-1013 and 1014-1016. AR (20 mm, 1.62 g) penny of long cross type struck at Canterbury; moneyer Leofric.
Obverse: ÆTDELRÆD REX ANGLO.
Reverse: LEOFRIC M O CÆNT.
References: North 774; Sear 1151.
5 commentsJan
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Italy, Rome, Temple of Venus and Roma191 viewsThis is largest roman temple and it was designed by emperor Hadrian himself. Temple was finished by Antoninus Pius and repaired by Maxentius after fire. In 850 after earthquake pope Leo IV built Santa Maria Nova over ruins. In 1612 after renovation church was renamed to Santa Francesca Romana.J. B.
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RIC 0948 (V) Titus denarius191 viewsT CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS
laureate head right

COS VI
Mars standing left with spear & trophy

Rome, 77-78 AD

2.76g
RSC 65, RIC 948 (Vespasian); (C)
3 commentsJay GT4
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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 OΠO ANKVPAC. SNG France 2488 (same dies).
Reverse represents the temple of Augustus at Ancyra (today Ankara).
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GREEK, Ionia, Herakleia ad Latmon, 155 - 145 B.C.191 viewsHerakleia ad Latmon, Ionia, 155 - 145 B.C., Silver tetradrachm, SNG von Aulock 1977, Pozzi 2453, EF, Herakleia ad Latmon mint, weight 16.351g, maximum diameter 34.6mm, die axis 270o, obverse head of Athena right, wearing necklace and winged and crested Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos and five horses; reverse HRAKLEWN, club within oak-wreath; ethnic, owl and two monograms across fields3 commentsJoe Sermarini
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Turkey, Ephesus - Domitian's temple191 viewsMay 2011FlaviusDomitianus
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Roman, Gordian III AR Antoninianus - VICTORIA AETERNA - Beautiful strike, Large flan191 viewsEmperor Gordian III (238 - 244 AD)
Silver Antoninianus, Rome Mint.

obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG - Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust of Emperor right.
rev: VICTORIA AETERNA - Victory standing left, holding palm & resting right hand on top of shield set atop a captive.

5.10 Grams, 25mm.
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RIC 156.
Amazingly well centered coin, struck on a large flan.
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2 commentsrexesq
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Trajan, Fouree Denarius191 viewsObv: IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIMO AVG GER DAC
Rev: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R
Felicitas stg. l. holding cauduceus and cornucopiae

17mm 2.6g
Ancient counterfeit of RIC II 343
Minted after 114 A.D.

Despite the numerous breaks in the plating I find this coin highly attractive. The dies are beautifully engraved, the toning is nice, and the obverse shows an area where the silver foil was folded over the flan.
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Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople) - Yerebatan Saray Cistern191 viewsThe second Gorgo of the Cistern. I saw a third Gorgo in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. The original temple, from where the Gorgos were removed is still unknown.
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