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Sabina137 viewsSABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG PP
Diad. and draped bust left, hair in plait down neck.
CONCORDIA AVG
Concordia enthroned left, holding patera and leaning on statue of Spes; under throne, cornucopia.
Rome 129 AD
3.38g
Appears to be a limes denarius
RIC 398, Sear 3920, BMCRE 902
Sold Forum Auction April 2016
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RIC 0596 Domitian Denarius137 viewsIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII
laureate head right.
COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC
herald advancing left, wearing feathered cap, holding wand with right hand and shield with left.
Rome mint.
Struck 14 September-31 December 88 AD
3.5g
RIC II 596 (C2); BMCRE 131-2; BN 120-1; RSC 76/77.
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Sold! RIC 0070 Domitian Denarius Fake137 viewsIMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG PM
Laureate head right
COS VII DES VIII P P
Seat draped, above winged thunderbolt
Rome, September 13- December 31, 81 AD
RIC 70 (C)
3.39g
Ebay
Lipanoff fake from struck dies
Published: Sofia 2004, no.38
Sold to Calgary Coin Sept 2022
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RIC 0980 Vespasian denarius136 viewsCAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Laureate bust of Vespasian right
IMP XIX
Modius filled with seven grain ears in fields to left and right
Rome 78 AD
3.00g
RIC II 980 (C); Sear 2293, RSC 215
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RIC 0369 Titus denarius136 viewsT CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT
Laureate head of Titus right
Titus sanding right, left foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium, Palm tree before him at foot of which Judaea, as a mourning captive, is seated right, on ground
Rome 72 CE
3.32g
RIC II 369 (R2); Hendin 6512 (RR)
Ex-Canadian Coin
The reverse celebrates the success of Vespasian and Titus in quelling the First Jewish Revolt. Although there is no "Judea Capta" inscription on the reverse, the iconography says it all. A much rarer Rome mint denarius compared to the Antioch issue.
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RIC 0315 (T) Domitian SOLD!136 viewsCAES DIVI AVG VESP F DOMITIAN COS VII
Laureate head left
SC
Minerva standing left with thunderbold and spear, shield at her side
Rome 80-81 CE
9.63g
RIC 315 Titus (R2)
Ex-Herakles Numismatics (improperly attibuted as RIC 346)
Only 3 on acsearch
Sold to the Atherton Collection November 2022Jay GT4
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RIC 0159 Vespasian Sestertius136 viewsIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TR P P P COS III
Laureate head right
IVDAEA CAPTA SC (in exergue)
Palm tree; to left, captive standing right; to right, Judaea seated right on cuirass; both figures surrounded by arms
Rome, 71 CE
24.22g; 36mm
RIC 159 (C3)
Ex-Incitatus
A common but sought after historical type on a large flan. Not quite as rough as appears in photo. In hand the IV of "IVDAEA" is visible. An unmolested sestertius.Jay GT4
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Augustus denarius135 viewsCAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI PATER PATRIAE
Laureate head of Augustus right
C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT
Gaius and Lucius stg. facing, shields and spears between them
Lugdunum 2 BC-4 AD
3.76g
Sear 1597
ex-Holding History
Encrustations cleaned from behind Augustus head
Children of Marcus Agrippa and Augustus daughter Julia.
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SOLD! Caesar elephant denarius135 viewsCAESAR in exergue, elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent.
Pontifical implements: simpulum, sprinkler, axe and priest's hat.
49-48 BC. Military mint traveling with Caesar.
3.87g
Crawford 443/1; HCRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49.
Wonderfully struck but was probably bent and straightened at some point
Ex-RCNA coin show; Ex: Charles Euston
Sold Forum Auction Oct 2018Jay GT4
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RIC 0429 Domitian Denarius SOLD135 viewsIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P V
laureate head right.
IMP XI COS XII CENS P P P
Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear; shield at feet to right.
Rome, 86 AD
3.4g
RIC II 429 (C).
Ex-Coast to Coast coins 2006; Ex-Ancient & Medieval Coins Canada Auction 1, Lot 175
Sold Torex October 2022Jay GT4
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RIC 0364 Vespasian denarius by Titus135 viewsDIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS
Laureate head right
EX SC
Victory advancing left placing shield on trophy; below, Judaea seated left
Rome 80-81 CE, after the deification of Vespasian
2.91g
RIC 364 (C)
Ex-Manfred Olding 2019 no 180; Ex-Paul Schürer (1890-1976); Ex-Fritz Reusing (1874-1956) with handwritten tag.
Reusing was a German portrait painter of the early 20th Century whose portraits included Richard Strauss, Igor Strawinsky, Max Planck, and Albert Einstein. After Reusing's death his nephew Paul Schürer inherited and curated the collection.
Heavy black patina with old scratches beneath. Jay GT4
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RIC 0791 Domitian denarius135 viewsIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TRP XV
Laureate head right
IMP XXII COS XVII CENS PPP
Minerva, winged, flying left with spear and shield
Rome September 14, 95 AD-September 13, 96 CE
3.15g
RIC 791 (C)
Ex-Savoca 21st Blue Auction lot 1060Jay GT4
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Alexander III AR Drachm 134 viewsKings of Macedon Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC
Head of Herakles in lion skin facing right
AΛEΞANΔPOY in right field, Zeus enthroned facing left holding eagle and sceptre; double-head (bipennis) axe beneath throne, circled ΠPYA monogram in left field.
Price 2148; Thompson DM 260; Newell 49.
3.97g
Struck under Demetrios Poliorketes ca. 300-294 BC at Ionia, Miletos Mint.
Some encrustations remain around Zeus
Sold Forum Auction May 2019Jay GT4
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RIC 0546 Vespasian denarius134 viewsIMP CAES VESP AVG CENS
Laureate head of Vespasian right
PONTIF MAXIM
Vespasian seated right holding scepter and branch
Rome 73 AD
RIC 546 (C3), Sear 2308
3.36gJay GT4
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Tetrarchy Imperial Lead Seal134 viewsTwo augusti Diocletian and Maximian face to face.
Below the two Caesares Galerius and Constantius face to face.
Dolphin between
17.79g
Sold to Calgary Coins 2015Jay GT4
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SOLD! 82-83 BC* Q ANTONIUS BALBUS134 viewsLaureate head of Jupiter right; S•C behind
Victory in quadriga right; I below horses, Q ANTO BALB/PR in two lines in exergue.
Rome, 83 BC
3.99g
Crawford 364/1d; Sydenham 742b; Antonia 1. Sear 279
Lustrous Choice VF. Slight Flan flaw (weight reduction) on obverse in field.
ex-ANE
Sold to ANE April 2022
Anti Sullan Issue Struck by Order of the Senate SC.
Q. Antonius Balbus was a member of the Marian party, and in 82 BC was appointed praetor of Sardinia. Before leaving for Sardinia, this issue was struck by order of the Senate which was dominated by members of the Marian party to pay the army preparing to resist the return of Sulla. The reverse imagery reflects the expectations of Q. Antonius Balbus. Sulla was victorius in the battle of the Colline gate, and in 82 BC, Q. Antonius Balbus was removed from his position as praetor by L. Philippus and killed.
New photo of the very first denarius I bought.
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Fulvia134 viewsBust of Fulvia (as Nike) right
Athena standing left, holding shield and spear; ΦOYΛOYIANON in right field, ZMEPTOPIΓOΣ ΦIΛΩNIΔOΥ in two lines in left field.
Phrygia 41, 40 BC
6.69g
Rare
Ex-Savoca
RPC 3139; SNG München –; BMC 21
Fulvia married Mark Antony in 44 BC, and became an outspoken defender of his interests in Rome while he campaigned in the East. The city name of Eumenea in Phrygia was changed to Fulvia on the occasion of Mark Antony's journey to the east in 41 BC. Fulvia was to die at Sicyon the next year, hence this was a short-lived coinage. Sometime afterward these coins struck at "Fulviana" had their ethnic scratched off, and two countermarks were applied: one may be resolved as Eumeneia; the other as Philonidos, (although Zmertorix himself has been suggested). These countermarks suggest that, rather than melting down the coinage of Fulvia and striking new coins, a more expeditious solution was required to keep needed currency in circulation. This coin was not countermarked Jay GT4
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Mark Antony Legionary Denarius LEG XVIII LYBICAE133 viewsANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow
Rev LEG XVIII LYBICAE
legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae mint 32-31BC
3.13g
Sear 1482;Imperators 375; Craw 544/11
One of the scarcer named legions levied by Mark Antony. The legion was disbanded after Actium.Jay GT4
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RIC 0986 (V) Titus denarius 133 viewsT CAESAR VESPASIANVS
Laureate head tight
IMP XIII
Sow walking left with her three piglets following
Rome AD 78
3.02g
RIC 986 Vespasian (C); Sear 2243
Ex-Calgary coinsJay GT4
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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus 133 viewsCN MAG
Lead sling shot reportedly from the battle of Munda.
Found in Estepa, Spain
74.19g
49x28mm
The Battle of Munda took place on March 17, 45 BC in the plains of Munda, which is in modern southern Spain. This was the last great battle of Julius Caesar's civil war against the republican armies. After this victory, and the deaths of Titus Labienus and Gnaeus Pompeius (Pompey's oldest son), Caesar was free to return to Rome and govern as dictator. Tens of thousands of Romans died at Munda. About one month after defeat, Gnaeus was captured and executed. His brother Sextus survived to initiate another rebellion, on Sicily, where he was finally defeated by Marcus Agrippa and executed in Asia in 35 BC by Mark Antony, ten years after Munda.
Eitan Hirsch, a ballistics expert with the Israeli Defense Forces calculated that an expert slinger could hit a target from 35 meters away. According to his calculations a projectile could be hurled at a velocity of 34 meters per second. Equivalent to a modern day handgun.Jay GT4
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Roman Open work belt plate133 viewsRoman bronze Open work Military belt plate.
Washer and pin on reverse peened over to secure leather belt
65mm x 23mm
12.86g
Pannonia
2nd century AD
Antonine period
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Sicily, Syracuse133 viewsΣVRA
Head of Arethusa right
Octopus; 3 Pellets around
0.21g
466-405 BC
Second Democracy
Very rare denomination AR tetronkion
Unlisted?
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Marcus Antonius AR Cistophorus132 viewsBowcase flanked by two serpents, heads confronted, monogram above, serpent twined around thyrsus to right, Q to left.
Cista mystica with serpent, all within ivy wreath
Pergamum
Ca. 133-56 BC.
BMC Ionia 176 (under M. Antonius M.f.)
12.34 g
These "anonymous" issues were struck in Pergamum by Roman Quaestors between ca. 100-56 BC. They are called anonymous because the monograms are not easily identifiable. This issue is commonly attributed to be either Mark Antony or his brother Lucius Antony who both served as Quaestors in the east. However it is more likely that the Quaestor was in fact Marcus Antonius the orator who was Marcus and Lucius Grandfather. He served as Consul in 99 BC and as a Quaestor in Asia in 113/112 BC
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SOLD Juba II and Cleopatra Selene132 viewsJuba II of Mauretania and Cleopatra Selene
REX IVBA REGIS IVBA E F R A VI
Head of Juba II left.
BACIΛICCA KΛE - OΠATPA
Cleopatra Selene left
dated year 6 = 20-19 BC.
3.12g
Rare
Ex-William McDonald Collection
SNG Cop. 546 ; Mazard 357 ; Sear 6000 ; Müller III, 108, 87
Wildwinds example
Juba II was the only son and heir of his father King Juba I. King Juba I was the King of Numidia and ally to Pompey the Great. He fought against Julius Caesar at the battle of Thapsus and lost commiting suicide soon after. His son Juba II was taken away to Rome to be paraded in Caesar's Triumph's. He was then raised in Caesar's houshold and educated in both Latin and Greek excelling in his studies. He was praised as one of Rome's most educated citizens and at age 20 even published a work entitled Roman Archaeology. He became life long friends with Julius Caesar's heir Octavian. He accompanied Octavian on several campaigns during the turbulent times after Caesar's death even fighting at the battle of Actium against his future wifes parents...Antony and Cleopatra VII.
Augustus restored Juba II as the king of Numidia between 29 BC-27 BC and Numidia become one of the most loyal client kings that served Rome. Between 26 BC-20 BC, Augustus arranged for him to marry Cleopatra Selene II (Daughter of Antony and Cleopatra) giving her a large dowry and appointing her queen. She also had been paraded in a Triumph in Rome after the battle of Actium. It was probably due to his services with Augustus in a campaign in Spain that led Augustus to make him King of Mauretania.
Cleopatra is said to have exerted considerable influence on Juba II's policies. Juba II encouraged and supported the performing arts, research of the sciences and research of natural history. Juba II also supported Mauretanian trade. Mauretania traded all over the Mediterranean and exported fish grapes, pearls, figs, grain, wooden furniture and purple dye harvested from certain shellfish, which was used in the manufacture of purple stripes for senatorial robes. Juba II sent a contingent to Iles Purpuraires to re-establish the ancient Phoenician dye manufacturing process.
Cleopatra Selene seems to have inherited the same qualities of both Antony and Cleopatra VII. She was strong willed and maintained her Egyptian/Greek heritage. She seems intent on continuing the Ptolomaic line of strong women rulers using the same titles as her mother. She died sometime before Juba II. The Greek Historian Plutarch describes Juba II as 'one of the most gifted rulers of his time'. Between 2 BC-2, he travelled with Gaius Caesar as a member of his advisory staff to the troubled Eastern Mediterranean. In 21, Juba II made his son Ptolemy co-ruler. Juba II died in 23 AD. He had two children by Cleopatra Selene, Ptolomy of Mauretania (1 BC- 40 AD) and Drusilla of Mauretania (born in 5 AD). He was burried in the Mausolium he constructed for himself and his wife which is still visible today. A partial inscription attributed to her reads:
The moon herself grew dark, rising at sunset,
Covering her suffering in the night,
Because she saw her beautiful namesake, Selene,
Breathless, descending to Hades,
With her she had had the beauty of her light in common,
And mingled her own darkness with her death.
Sold to Calgary Coins February 2024Jay GT4
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Marcus Aurelius Limes denarius132 viewsM ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVI
Laureate bust right
IMP VI COS III
Victory seated left holding patera and palm
2.53g
Rome 171-2 AD
RIC 258
Limes denarius
As found dark toning.
Sold Forum Auctions December 2017
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RIC 1421 Vespasian Ephesus denarius132 viewsIMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS II TR P P P
Laureate head of Vespasian right
PACI AVGVSTAE
Victory advancing left with wreath and palm; horizontal Φ
2.98g
Ephesus mint
70 AD
Rare.
RIC 1421 (R), BMCRE 446, RSC 278
Ex-Roy's Coins
The BY mint mark is faintly visible in the lower left reverse.
New PhotoJay GT4
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RIC 0790 Domitian Denarius SOLD132 viewsIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TR PXV
laur. head right
IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P PP
Minerva standing left holding spear left hand on side
95 AD
RIC 790 (C2)
3.92g
VF+
ex-Arcade Coins
Sold to ANE November 2022Jay GT4
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SOLD Juba II & Cleopatra Selene daughter of Antony132 viewsJuba II of Mauretania and Cleopatra Selene
REX IVBA REGIS IVBA E F R A VI
Head of Juba II left.
BACIΛICCA KΛE - OΠATPA
Cleopatra Selene left
dated year 6 = 20-19 BC.
3.12g
Rare
Ex-D. Loates Fine Arts; Ex-William McDonald Collection; Ex-Geoffrey Bell 2012 Fall Auction lot 273
SNG Cop. 546 ; Mazard 357 ; Sear 6000 ; Müller III, 108, 87
Wildwinds example
Juba II was the only son and heir of his father King Juba I. King Juba I was the King of Numidia and ally to Pompey the Great. He fought against Julius Caesar at the battle of Thapsus and lost commiting suicide soon after. His son Juba II was taken away to Rome to be paraded in Caesar's Triumph's. He was then raised in Caesar's houshold and educated in both Latin and Greek excelling in his studies. He was praised as one of Rome's most educated citizens and at age 20 even published a work entitled Roman Archaeology. He became life long friends with Julius Caesar's heir Octavian. He accompanied Octavian on several campaigns during the turbulent times after Caesar's death even fighting at the battle of Actium against his future wifes parents...Antony and Cleopatra VII.
Augustus restored Juba II as the king of Numidia between 29 BC-27 BC and Numidia become one of the most loyal client kings that served Rome. Between 26 BC-20 BC, Augustus arranged for him to marry Cleopatra Selene II (Daughter of Antony and Cleopatra) giving her a large dowry and appointing her queen. She also had been paraded in a Triumph in Rome after the battle of Actium. It was probably due to his services with Augustus in a campaign in Spain that led Augustus to make him King of Mauretania.
Cleopatra is said to have exerted considerable influence on Juba II's policies. Juba II encouraged and supported the performing arts, research of the sciences and research of natural history. Juba II also supported Mauretanian trade. Mauretania traded all over the Mediterranean and exported fish grapes, pearls, figs, grain, wooden furniture and purple dye harvested from certain shellfish, which was used in the manufacture of purple stripes for senatorial robes. Juba II sent a contingent to Iles Purpuraires to re-establish the ancient Phoenician dye manufacturing process.
Cleopatra Selene seems to have inherited the same qualities of both Antony and Cleopatra VII. She was strong willed and maintained her Egyptian/Greek heritage. She seems intent on continuing the Ptolomaic line of strong women rulers using the same titles as her mother. She died sometime before Juba II. The Greek Historian Plutarch describes Juba II as 'one of the most gifted rulers of his time'. Between 2 BC-2, he travelled with Gaius Caesar as a member of his advisory staff to the troubled Eastern Mediterranean. In 21, Juba II made his son Ptolemy co-ruler. Juba II died in 23 AD. He had two children by Cleopatra Selene, Ptolomy of Mauretania (1 BC- 40 AD) and Drusilla of Mauretania (born in 5 AD). He was burried in the Mausolium he constructed for himself and his wife which is still visible today. A partial inscription attributed to her reads:
The moon herself grew dark, rising at sunset,
Covering her suffering in the night,
Because she saw her beautiful namesake, Selene,
Breathless, descending to Hades,
With her she had had the beauty of her light in common,
And mingled her own darkness with her death
SOLD to Calgary Coins February 2024Jay GT4
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RIC 0909 (V) Titus Dupondius132 viewsT CAESAR IMP COS V
Radiate head right
FELICITAS PVBLICA
Felicitas, wearing long dress and cloak, standing facing, diademed head turned left, holding cornucopiae in her left hand, laurel branch in her raised right hand. SC in field
Rome, 76 AD
12.17g
RIC 909 Vespasian (R)
Rare.
Ex-ANE
Gemini notes: "COS V bronzes of Titus are scarce: only one such As, no dupondii or sestertii, in the BM collection by 1976."
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Valentinian 1131 viewsDN VALENTINANVS PF AV
GLORIA ROMANORVM
Emperor walking right holding labarum and dragging captive
364-375 A.D.Jay GT4
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Augustus quinarius131 viewsAVGVST
Bare head of Augustus right
P CARISI LEG
Victory standing right crowning trophy
1.44g
Emerita 25-23 BC
RIC² 1b
The colony of Emerita Augusta was founded in 25 BC by P. Carissius, governor of Lusitania for veterans of legions V Alauda and X Gemina who had recently participated in Augustus' campaigns in north-western Spain
Ex-LucernariumJay GT4
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Ptolemy XII or Cleopatra VII Tetradrachm131 viewsPtolemy XII (80-58 BC) or Cleopatra VII
AR Tetradrachm
Diademed head of Ptolemy I right
ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
Eagle on thunderbolt left.
year (L) IH = 18 (=64-63 BC or 34-33 BC), PA to right
Listed as Alexandria mint, though the "PA" to the right suggests it was minted in Paphos, Cyprus.
SNG Cop-389
13.49g
Ex-ANE
IH is year 18 and in this context it is ambiguous - either 64BC (modern scholars like Morkholm, Noeske, etc.) or 34BC (Svoronos).
Hence this issue is either Ptolemy XII (modern interpretation) or Cleopatra VII ruling with Ptolemy XIV, Ptolemy XV or Ptolemy XVI (Svoronos interpretation).Jay GT4
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62 BC L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus130 viewsPAVLLVS LEPIDVS CONCORDIA
Veiled and diad. head of Concordia right
Rev. Togate figure of L. Aemilius Paullus standing left touching trophy to left of which stand King Perseus of Macedon and his two sons as captives
TER above, PAVLLVS in ex.
Rome 62 BC
Sear 366; Craw 415/1; Syd 926; Aemilia 10
3.80g
Holed in antiquity
Ex-Canada Coins
This moneyer was the elder brother of the triumvir M. Aemillius LepidusJay GT4
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Galba130 viewsIMP SER GALBA AVG
Laureate head right
DIVA AVGVSTA
Livia standing left holding patera and sceptre
Rome, November 68 AD-January 69AD
RIC 150, BMC 5, RSC 52a
2.94g
Rare with this short obverse legend
Ex-IncitatusJay GT4
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Calabria, Taras didrachm130 viewsHorseman riding left, holding shield and bridle.
Taras seated on dolphin left TAPAΣ beneath.
Tarentum, Calabria 390-385 BC
7.40g
Scarce
Vlasto 384, Period III, 380-345 BC (Age of Archytas); ; Fischer-Bossert 428, gives date of 390-380 and corresponds to SNG ANS 901.
Ex-Calgary Coin; Ex-Alberta Coin;
Tarentum, the only Spartan colony ever to be established, was founded in 706 BC by the Partheniae - Spartan children born to unmarried women as a product of Spartan desperation to ensure the survival and continuation of their demographic during the bloody Messenian wars, who were later disowned and expelled by the state - and Perioeci (subjects, but not citizens of Sparta), under the leadership of the Parthenian Phalanthos. According to legend, Phalanthos consulted the oracle at Delphi, and was told that he should found his new city 'where rain fell from a clear sky'. After much searching, and despairing of finding a suitable location for a city, Phalanthos was consoled by his wife Aethra who laid his head in her lap, and as her tears splashed upon his forehead he understood the oracle's words for his wife's name itself meant 'clear sky', and thus he determined to make the nearby harbour the site of their new home, which they named after Taras, the son of Poseidon and the nymph Satyrion.Jay GT4
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RIC 1542 Vespasian denarius130 viewsIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Laureate head right
VIRTVS AVGVST
Virtus standing right, left foot on prow, with spear and parazonium
Antioch, 70 AD
3.24g
RIC 1542 (R2);RPC 1916 (5 spec.)
Ex-Noble Roman Coins
Ragged flan typical for the Antioch series. A very rare type!
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Bruttium, Kroton. Circa 300-250 BC. AR Triobol 129 views Head of Athena r. wearing crested Corinthian helmet, KPOTΩ above
Herakles advancing right, wearing lion skin and draping it over club held in his hand; koppa to left, OIKIΣTAΣ to right.
300-250 BC
1.05g
Rutter, Historia Numorum 2199; SNG ANS 426; SNG München 1467.
Rare
Ex-ANE
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Claudius Alexandrian Tetradrachm129 viewsTI KΛAΥΔI KAIΣ ΣEBA ΓEΡMANI AΥTOKΡ
laureate head of Claudius right, in field below chin, date L Γ (Regnal year 3)
MEΣΣAΛINA KAIΣ CEBAC
Messalina as Ceres standing facing, head left, two small figures in right, two stalks of grain in left. In left field a lituus.
Egypt, Alexandria 42/3 AD
12.10g
RPC 5132; Köln 76; Dattari 124; Kampmann & Ganschow 12.23
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Horse Fibula129 viewsZoomorphic plate Horse fibula
2nd Century AD
40mm X 22mm
9.05g
Pin intact
Ex-Ancient Treasures
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2 carved glass intaglio and Roman ring128 viewsred intaglio with image of Victory standing left, left hand extended
0.64g
blue intaglio with image of mars advancing left
0.34g
Bronze ring with missing setting
6.11g
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RIC 0739 Domitian denarius SOLD128 viewsIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XII
Laureate head right
IMP XII COS XVI CENS P P P
Minerva advancing right with spear and shield
Rome, September 14th, 92 AD-September 13th, 93 AD
3.02g
RIC 739 (C3)
Ex-ANE
Sold back to ANE November 2022Jay GT4
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Calabria, Tarentum128 viewsPunic occupation half shekel
Nude youth on horseback to left, crowning horse with wreath; IΩ to right, ΣΩΓENHΣ below
Taras astride dolphin to left, holding cornucopiae and Nike who crowns him with wreath; TAPAΣ below.
Calabria, Tarentum ; Punic occupation, circa 212-209 BC
AR Reduced didrachm or Half-Shekel.
2.69g chipped otherwise VF+
Vlasto 975-7; HN Italy 1079; SNG France 2065; McGill II, 120 and Cote 591-93.
Ex-ANE
Rare!
The climax of the Carthaginian invasion of Italy was reached when Tarentum changed sides in 212 BC. The takeover of the city was a carefully planned coup by Hannibal and members of the city's democratic faction who opened the gates to Hannibal's army. The Carthaginians failed to take the citadel, but subsequent fortifications around this enemy stronghold enabled the city to remain under Punic control. Hannibal installed his own magistrates and struck coinage based on the Punic half shekel standard.Jay GT4
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Antony quinarius127 viewsIII VIR R P C
Diademed and veiled head of Concordia right
M ANTON C CAESAR
Two hands clasped round caduceus
Mint moving with Octavian in Gaul
39 BC
1.57g
Crawford 529/4b. Sydenham 1195. Sear, Imperators 304
From a very old collection
Museum number 175 on obverse.
Could use some more cleaning but I don't want to loose the number.Jay GT4
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Lucania Sybaris drachm127 viewsBull standing to left on dotted ground line, head turned back to right; all within border of dots VM in exergue
Bull standing to right, on dotted ground line; around, border of dots; all incuse.
LUCANIA, Sybaris
Circa 550-510 BC.
2.04g
HN III 1736. SNG ANS 847 ff.
Chipped. Old cabinet toning.
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RIC 0604 Domitian Denarius127 viewsIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII
Laureate head right
COS XIIII across field; Column inscribed LVD SAEC FEC;
all within laurel wreath
3.09g
Rome; September 14-December 31, 88 AD
RIC 604 (C) Scarce
Ex-Praefectus
Rated as common in RIC but actually quite difficult to find. Beautiful in hand with a nice dark old cabinet toning developing.Jay GT4
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SOLD! Galba Sestertius126 viewsSER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P
Laureate head left
CONCORD AVG SC
Concordia, seated left on low-backed chair, holding an olive branch
Rome October 68 AD
24.07g
BMC 55, RIC 381, Cohen 28, Sear 2115
Sold Coin Expo May 2023 to C. EustonJay GT4
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Marcus Agrippa126 viewsM AGRIPPA L F COS III
head of Agrippa left wearing rostral crown
SC
Neptune standing holding dolphin and trident
AE As
Issued by Caligula in honour of his deceased grandfather Agrippa
Minted in Rome 37-41 A.D.
9.06g
Ex- Ancient TreasuresJay GT4
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RIC 1560 (V) Titus Antioch Denarius126 viewsT CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
CONCORDIA AVGVSTI.
Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera.
Antioch, 72-73 AD
3.42g
RIC 1560 Vespasian (R2); RPC II 1932 (5 spec.); RSC 44.
Ex-TC collection; ex-Tom VossenJay GT4
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Bruttium, The Bretti, drachm126 viewsVeiled head of Hera Lakinia right, wearing polos; scepter over shoulder, feather to left
ΒΡΕΤΤΙΩΝ
Zeus standing left, right foot on ionic capital, holding scepter; crab to left, [tiny Γ between foot and scepter].
Second Punic War issue. Circa 216-214 BC.
3.88 g.
Arslan dies 12/17’; Scheu 68–77 var. (obv. symbol);
HN Italy 1969. VF, toned, struck with worn dies.
Rare issue with feather on obverse, unknown to Scheu.
Ex-CNG 407 lot 14, From the B. H. Webb Collection. Ex-Pipito Collection
Tough to photograph, much better in hand.
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RIC 0167 Vespasian Sestertius126 viewsIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TR P P P COS III
Laureate head right
IVDAEA CAPTA SC in exergue
Palm tree; to left Vespasian standing right with spear and parazonium, foot on helmet; to right Judaea seated right
Rome, 71 CE
22.69g; 32mm
RIC 167 (C3)
Ex-Ritter (mis-attributed as RIC 159; two captives)
A decent example of a common but sought after type. Nice big coin with major devices visible. Better in hand.
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Roman Military Diploma or Constitutio Fragment mentioning Fleet126 viewsLatin text on both sides
Four lines on obverse
1. CVM ET
2. II CLASSIC
3. VITVM S
4. IACA
Reverse lettering rotated 90 degrees
ENT
20mm x 20mm at widest points
lettering 4mm high
1.5g
Ex-Time machine
Possible reading thanks to stultus:
... COHORS ... THR] ACVM ET [...
... COHORS] II CLASSIC [A ...
... COHORS II VLPIA EQ] VITVM S [AGGITARIA CIVIVM ROMANORVM ...
... COHORS ... THRACVM SYR] IACA [... or ... COHORS IIII SYR]IACA [...Jay GT4
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Trajan Mars125 viewsIMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO
Laureate and draped bust of Trajan right
P M TR P COS VI P P SPQR
Mars advancing right carrying spear and trophy
3.28g
Rome
116-117 AD
RIC 340
Ex-Arcade Coins
SOLD Forum Auction March 2019Jay GT4
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Mark Antony Legionary denarius LEG IIII125 viewsANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow
LEG IIII
legionary eagle between two standards
3.22g
Patrae mint 32-31BC
Sear Imperator's 353; Crawford 544/16; Cohen 29
Ex-Gutierrez Ruesga Spain
RARE
This type with LEG IIII rather than LEG IV is quite rare. No examples were found in the Delos Hoard of 1905
In its first years, the whereabouts of IV Scythica are uncertain, although it is probable that it took part in Antony's campaign against the Parthians. The name suggests that it fought against the Scythians. After the battle of Actium and Antony's suicide, Octavian transferred IV Scythica to the Danube province of Moesia. The legion is reported to have taken part in civilian tasks, such as the building and keeping of roads. In his youth, future emperor Vespasian served in this legion.
SOLD! Forum Auction January 2017Jay GT4
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RIC 0772 Vespasian denarius 125 viewsIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
laur. head right
PON MAX TR P COS VI
Pax seated left holding olive branch, left hand at side
Rome 75 AD
Sear 2301
RIC 772 (C3)
3.2g
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Lucania, Metapontom stater125 viewsRaised barley corn
Incuse barley corn
Metapontom, 440-510 BC
7.72g
Tight flan series NOE 243-256; HN Italy 1485
Ex-Calgary Coin; Ex-DM collection, Ex-HJB
An Achaean colony of great antiquity, Metapontion was destroyed and refounded early in the 6th century by colonists from Sybaris under the leadership of Leukippos. The city occupied an exceptionally fertile plain on the Gulf of Tarentum, which explains the use of the barley ear as its civic badge. Metapontion, along with Sybaris and Kroton produced the earliest coinage in Magna Graecia. The coins of these cities share three features: weight standard, broad and thin flans, and incuse reverses. These features were then adopted by neighboring mints at Kaulonia and elsewhere in southern Italy. While the reasoning behind the choice of these shared features is not clear, the common weight and style facilitated circulation between the cities of south Italy. The mixed contents of the earliest hoards from the region support this idea of free circulation of currency. It is interesting that these common features, indigenous to south Italy, also tended to keep the coins in south Italy. They are rarely found elsewhere in Italy, not even in Sicily. After approximately 510 B.C., the date of the destruction of Sybaris by Kroton, the fabric of the coins throughout south Italy became smaller and thicker, though still with incuse reverses. In the years between 480 and 430 B.C., sooner in Tarentum and later in Metapontion, the incuse issues were replaced by a two sided coinage.Jay GT4
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Bruttium Uncia125 viewsLaureate and bearded head of Zeus right.
BPET-TIΩN
Eagle standing left with open wings; at left cornucopiae, above double-axe.
214-211 BC
8.30g
Scheu 13; SNG ANS 44; HN Italy 1978
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Persian Tarsos, Balakros. Satrap of Cilicia125 viewsBaal of Tarsos seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter, grain ear and grape bunch to left, ivy leaf to right B (Balakros) above, T below seat
Draped bust of Athena facing slihtly left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet, single-pendant earring, and necklace
Tarsos, Cilicia
333-329 BCE
25.5mm; 10.72g
AR Stater
Casabornne Series 2; SNG Lenante supp. 21
EX- CNG e-Auction 485 lot 166Jay GT4
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Caracalla denarius124 viewsANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
Laur. bearded bust right
PM TR P XVII COS IIII PP
Genius standing left with branch and baton
Rome 215 AD
3.29g
Sear 6833; RIC 246
Sold to Calgary Coin January, 2020
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RIC 1445 (V) Domitian Ephesus denarius124 viewsDOMITIANVS CAESAR AVG
Bare-headed and cuirassed bust of Domitian to right, wearing aegis.
AVG and mint mark EPE within oak wreath.
Ephesus 71 AD
3.28g
RIC 1445 Vespasian (R). RPC 846.Jay GT4
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RIC 0226 Titus As124 viewsIMP T CAES VESP AVG PM TR P COS VIII
Laureate head left
GENI P R; SC IN FIELD
Genius standing left with patera over altar and cornucopiae
Rome, 80-81 AD
11.45g
RIC 226 (R)
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Drusus Restitution by Titus123 viewsDrusus AE As, struck under Titus.
DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N
Bare head of Drusus left
IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII RESTITVIT
in two lines around large SC.
Rome 80 AD
11.03g
Cohen 7, RIC(2) 415
Very rare
Ex-Londinium Coins
Sold to Calgary Coin February 2017Jay GT4
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RIC 0338 Domitian SOLD123 viewsIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P IIII
Laureate bust right
IMP VIIII COS XI CENS POT PP
Minerva standing left with spear
Rome; 85 AD
3.13g
RIC 338 (R2)
Ex-Aegean
Starting with this issue, the precious metal coinage was reduced again and the fineness of silver and weight of gold were reduced to standards approximating those under Nero.
Sold to the Andrew Short Collection May 2021Jay GT4
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Phonecia, Tyre half shekel123 viewsLaureate bust of Melkart right
ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ (of Tyre the holy and inviolable)
Eagle standing left on prow; palm over shoulder, club to the left, flanked by date LM (40) and monogram ΔP to the right.
Tyre; Year 40= 87/86 BC
6.98g
Sear 5921; BMC 225
Ex-HJB Buy or Bid Sale 206, lot 103 (Nov 15, 2018); Ex-Calgary Coin
Removed from NGC holder prior to HJB.
NGC graded Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5; NGC 4278263-010
According to the Mosaic law, every year, Jewish males over the age of 20, paid a half shekel tax in silver to the Temple in Jerusalem. Mention of this tax can be found in the Bible at Exodus 30:15 Of course, at the time of writing there were no coins in circulation and this tax was paid by weight in silver. By the 1st century BC the tax was paid in either the Tyrian shekel (enough for two people) or half-shekel (for himself). The Jewish Talmud required the tax to be paid with a coin of high purity silver. The only ones that conformed to this high standard were the 94% pure silver Tyrian shekels. Even though these coins depict images of Melkart (Phoenician Hercules) and an eagle, they were still accepted at the temple because of the silver content. Jay GT4
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Fulvia Second wife of Mark Antony122 viewsIII VIR R P C
Winged head of fulvia as the goddess Victory right
ANTONI IMP
Lion walking right with Date A XLI (year 41)
Lugdunum
42 BC
1.46g
Rare
Sear 1519; Crawford 489/6; CRI 126; Sydenham 1163
On this quinarius Antony's name is mentioned with A XLI (year 41) and refers to his age at the time of the issue. A similar type was struck the previous year which doesn't include Antony's name or titles yet records his age as 40.
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RIC 0944 Vespasian denarius122 viewsIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Laur. head facing left
COS VIII
Pair of oxen under yoke
Rome 77-78 AD
3.1g
RIC 944 (C)
Scarce with Vespasian facing left!
7 specimens in Reka Devinia hoard although RIC rates it as common.
Ex-Pegasi NumismaticsJay GT4
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Aurelian121 viewsIMP C AVRELIANVS AVG
Radiate and cuirassed bust right
ORIENS AVG
Sol advancing left, holding whip and extending hand; at feet to left and right, bound captives. S in left field, XXIV in exergue
EF with almost full silvering left
summer 275 AD
3.49g
Unpublished variant RIC 255 "S" in field
Wildwinds example
Sold Forum Auction March 2019
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121 viewsDN CONSTANTINVS PF AVG
New photo of one of my first coins. From an uncleaned lot.
I never did get around to attributing it!Jay GT4
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Mark Antony Legionary Denarius LEG VIII121 viewsANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r. mast with banners at prow
LEG VIII
legionary eagle between two standards
Patrae mint 32-31BC
3.63g
This legion is not LEG VIII Augusta which was disbanded by Caesar and re-enlisted by Octavian.
Ex-Forum
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Nero with Divus Claudius121 viewsNERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERMA
Laureate head of Nero right
DIVOS CLAVD AVGVST GERMANIC PATER AVG
Laureate head of Divus Claudius right.
Caesarea, Cappadocia
63-64 AD
2.95g
RPC I 3648; RIC 622.
From the collection of K.M. Germany. Ex-Roma E-sale 43 lot 334
Nicely centered drachm with double portraits of Claudius and Nero and full Latin legends.Jay GT4
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Campania, Neapolis Didrachm121 viewsHead of Parthenope left, wearing earing and beaded necklace. Tripod to right.
Man-headed bull standing right being crowned by winged nymph/victory; IΣ between legs NEOΠOΛITΩN in exergue
Neapolis, Campania
300-241 BC
7.21g
Sambon 517; Glasgow 57; BMC 129
Very rare!
Ex-HJB ebay
Dark toning; a few remaining deposits. Much nicer in hand with almost black toning.
Thanks to Molinari's research this is one of 6 known examples. The others are found in BMC, 129, Dati web, Glasgow 57, Leningrad 1014, Torino RDC17508.Jay GT4
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Temple of Castor & Pollux120 viewsThree remaining columns of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in RomeJay GT4
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RIC 0507 Domitian denariius SOLD120 viewsIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VI
Laureate head right
IMP XIIII COS XIII CENS P P P
Minerva standing on capital of rostral colum, with spear and shield; to right owl
Rome mint
January 1- September 13, 87 AD
3.46g
RIC 507 (C)
Ex-Calgary Coin
Sold Torex November 2022Jay GT4
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RIC 0961 (V) Domitian denarius120 viewsCAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS
Laureate head of Domitian right
COS V
Wolf and twins; in exergue boat
Rome, 77-78 AD
3.45g
RIC 961 Vespasian (C2)
Ex-Calgary CoinJay GT4
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Nero Billon Tetradrachm119 viewsNEPΩ KΛAV KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEP AV
Radiate bust left, wearing aegis. Date LIΔ.
ΠYΘEIOΣ AΠOΛΛΩN.
Laureate bust of Apollo Aktios right, quiver over shoulder; star before.
Alexandria mint, Year 14= 67-68 AD
12.18g
RPC 5318, Köln 195; Dattari 207; Milne 300; Emmett 111
Ex-ANE
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RIC 1477A Vespasian denarius SOLD!119 viewsIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Head of Vespasian, laureate, r., a small 'o' mint mark below neck
PON MAX TR P COS VII (from high l.)
Winged caduceus
Unknown "O" mint, 76 AD
3.17g
RIC 1477A (R3)
Ex-Numismatica Prados
Ted Buttrey has assigned it 1477A in the upcoming RIC II.1 Addenda.
A unique specimen of the caduceus type from the rare and mysterious 'O' mint. This rare variant has the reverse legend starting from the upper left, all other known examples start from the lower right. Die matched to David Atherton's example and purchased through his recommendation.
Currently 3 on Forum, 2 in my own gallery and 1 in David Atherton's. All double die matched.
SOLD! Forum Auction Dec 2021
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Philip I Tetradrachm118 viewsAVTOK K M IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
DHMAPX EZOVCIAC
Eagle standing right, head left with wreath in beak, S - C in field, A (officina 1) above left wing
MON VRB ('The Mint of Rome') in exergue.
Scarce with officina letter in reverse field.
EF reverse a bit corroded
244 AD
Probably struck in Rome for use in the East
13.29g
Prieur-305 (20 spec.)
Wildwinds example
Ex-Harlan J Berk
Sold to Calgary Coin Feb 2017Jay GT4
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RIC 0362 Vespasian Victoria denarius 72 AD118 viewsIMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII
laureate head of Vespasian right
VICTORIA AVGVSTI
Victory advancing right, placing wreath on standard and holding palm
Rome 72 AD
RIC II 362 (C2), Sear 2317,
3.48g
ex-Ancient Auction House
wildwinds example!Jay GT4
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Sold Constantius II Gold solidus118 viewsDN CONSTANTIVS P F AVG
Diademed head of Constantius II right.
GLORIA REI PVBLICAE
Roma and Constantinopolis enthroned, facing each other, supporting wreath inscribed VOT XXXX, ANTΘ in exergue.
Antioch, 9th officina, ca. AD 355-361
3.96g
RIC VIII 172; Depeyrot 12/1.
Freed from an NGC holder! Quite a lovely coin in hand.
SOLD to Calgary Coin June 2017
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RIC 1407 Vespasian Eastern Denarius118 viewsIMP CAES VESPAS AVG
Laureate head of Vespasian right
PACI ORB TERR AVG
Turreted and draped female bust right below, horizontal Φ
Ephesus, 69-70 AD
3.23g
RIC V1407 (R); RPC 813
Rare
Ex-T.C. collection, Ex-Calgary Coin.
The Flavians as bringers of peace to the world.
New photoJay GT4
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RIC 0686 Vespasian118 viewsIMP CAESAR VESP AVG
Laureate head right
PONTIF MAXIM
Winged cauduceus
Rome, 74 CE
3.21g
RIC 686 (R)
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Sold! 47/46 BC Julius Caesar117 viewsDiademed head of Venus right, wearing necklace, hair collected into a knot, falling in two locks
CAESAR
Aeneas, naked, advancing left, head facing, holding palladium in extended right hand and bearing his father, Anchises, wearing long tunic and hood, on his left shoulder.
Military mint moving with Caesar in North Africa.
47-46 BC
3.5g
Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12.
Ex-Munzhandlung Polak
The reverse depicts Aeneas’ flight from Troy, with his elderly father Anchises on his shoulder. Virgil's epic poam The Aeneid tells the story of Aeneas. When Troy was sacked by the Greeks, Aeneas, after being commanded by the gods to flee, gathered a group of Trojan's and then travelled to Italy and became progenitors of the Roman people.
Probably struck in Africa during Caesar’s campaign against the remaining Pompeian's. The obverse depicts Venus, from whom Caesar claimed descent via Iulus, son of the Trojan prince Aeneas, who was the son of Anchises and Venus.
Sold to Calgary Coin Sept 2022
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Hardiran Sestertius117 viewsHADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Laur head of Hadrian right
SC
Diana standing left holding Bow and Arrow
Scarce
Rome 136 AD
29.43g
Sear 3645
Ex-Arcade Coins
SOLD to Calgary Coin June 2017Jay GT4
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RIC 0023 Vespasian117 viewsIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Laureate head right
COS ITER TR POT
Mars advancing right wiht spear and aquila
Rome, January- June 70 CE
RIC 23 (C)
3.36g
Ex-Gert Boersema; Ex-Col. Franz Pouwel, Netherlands
Early portrait style
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Ptolemy II Tetradrachm115 viewsDiademed bust of Ptolemy I Soster right, Aegis around neck
ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
Eagle on thunderbolt left. In left field city monogram over club (Tyre), right year date KΔ as monogram= year 24
Tyre mint
262-261 BC
14.21g
SNG COP 486
ex-ANE
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RIC 0119 Titus Denarius115 viewsIMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM
laureate head right
TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P
thunderbolt on draped table or chair
Rome 80 AD
2.24g
RIC II 119 (C2) , Sear 2513
Ex-Arcade coins (Junk box)
My first Flavian coin! New photo!Jay GT4
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RIC 0361 Vespasian denarius by Titus115 viewsDIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS
Laureate head of Divus Vespasian to right.
EX S C
Empty quadriga advancing left, ornamented with a miniature quadriga flanked by Victories at the top and two standing figures on the side.
Rome, 80-1 AD
3.24g
RIC II 361 (C),(Titus); BMCRE 119 (Titus); RSC 146
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Phoenicia, Tyre Shekel114 viewsAR Tetradrachm/Shekel.
Laureate bust of Melkart right, aegis draped about neck
ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ (of Tyre the holy and inviolable)
Eagle standing left on prow; club before, flanked by date PM and KP to right, above monogram.
KP Jerusalem mint
PM Year 140 (14/15 CE).
Ex Calgary Coins, Ex. Hendin 919, RPC 4655.
13.29g
At the Great Temple in Jerusalem the annual tax levied was 1/2 shekel per male. The 1/2 shekel and shekel were the only coins accepted by the temple. Some experts believe that after the coinage of Tyre was debased under Roman control, Herod the Great began to strike "Tyre" shekels in Jerusalem. These coins were of cruder fabric and style, but maintained the silver purity required to pay the temple tax. The "Jerusalem" shekels have the letters KP or KAP to the right of the eagle and dates range from PH (18/17 B.C.) to PKE (69/70 A.D.). The Greek letters KP or KAP are probably an abbreviation for KAICAP, Greek for Caesar.
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RIC 1457 Vespasian Ephesus denarius114 viewsIMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS V TR P P P
Laureate head right
PACI AVGVSTAE
Victory advancing right, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm across left shoulder, annulet at lower left, at lower right, star.
Ephesus 74 AD.
3.01g
RIC 1457 (C); RPC 853; RCV 2271 var
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Pompeii Dog Mosaic113 viewsDog Mosaic in a home in Pompeii...2000 years old!Jay GT4
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RIC 0716 Vespasian Dupondius113 viewsIMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS V CENS
Radiate head of Vespasian left
FELICITAS PVBLICA S C
Felicitas standing left holding short caduceus & cornucopiae
12.5g, Rome 74 AD
RIC 716 (C2); Sear 2346
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