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Turkey, Aspendos, Roman theatre, Seating349 viewsAspendos has a strong claim to possess the best-preserved Roman theatre in the world. It dates from the mid-second century, completed during the last years of the reign of Antoninus Pius, to a design by a local architect, Zenon. The cavea seats over 10,000; walking around the top level, you can still find the original post holes for the masts fixing the velarium. 1 commentsAbu Galyon
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Roman Empire, Crispus (317-326 A.D.), Thessalonica, RIC VII 036, (var???), AE-3 Follis, -/-//TS•Δ•, VOT•V•/MVLT X•/•/ CAESS, Very Rare, this officina NOT in RIC !!!349 views142 Crispus (317-326 A.D.), Thessalonica, RIC VII 036, (var???), AE-3 Follis, -/-//TS•Î”•, VOT•V•/MVLT X•/•/ CAESS, Very Rare, this officina NOT in RIC !!!
Crispus (317-326 A.D.) AE-3-Follis, silvered, RIC has no exact match for this coin. Shares obverse legend of #37 and bust type of #38
avers: DN-FL-IVL-CRISPVS-NOB-CAES, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
revers: VOT•V•/MVLT X•/•/ CAESS, Wreath, legend within.
exe: -/-//TS•Î”•, diameter: 18mm, weight: 2,54g, axis:11h,
mint: Thessalonica, date: 317-318 A.D., ref: RIC-36-37-38 variation, RIC-36v-not-listed-Delta-off.-p504-4th.-off.,
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Agrippina, Drusilla and Julia, Caligula's three sisters349 viewsOrichalcum sestertius (23.4g, 34mm, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius ("Caligula") AD 37-38.
Obverse: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT laureate portret of Gaius facing left
Reverse: AGRIPPINA DRVSILLA IVLIA Agrippina (Jr), the eldest sister as Securitas, leaning on column, holding cornucopia, and placing left hand on Drusilla's shoulder; Drusilla, the middle sister, as Concordia, holding patera and cornucopia; and Julia Livilla, the youngest, as Fortuna, holding rudder and cornucopia.
RIC (Gaius) 33; Cohen 4
Ex Harlan J. Berk, Buy/Bid Sale

This specimen in the style of a provincial branch mint, rarer than those in Rome-mint style.
4 commentsCharles S
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Juno Lucina, the protectress of midwives and childbirth.348 viewsLucilla, wife of Lucius Verus, sister of Commodus. Augusta, 164-182/3 CE.
AR denarius (18mm, 3.24g), Rome mint, 166 CE.
Obv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, Bare-headed and draped bust right.
Rev: IVNONI LVCINAE, Juno standing. l., holding baby in swaddling clothes in left arm.
RIC-771, Sear-5485, BMC-313, Cohen-38.

Lucina is the Roman name for the Greek goddess, Eileithyia, who was the protectress of midwives and who assisted during birth. She was later identified with Hera or Artemis. On Roman coins, Lucina is identified as an aspect of the goddess Juno associated with light and childbirth, during which she eased the pain and made sure all went well. Coins portraying Lucina may commemorate a birth in the Imperial family or that the help of the goddess had been invoked. She is usually portrayed with or holding children. A variety of objects may accompany her, sometimes a patera and scepter--attributes of Juno--or more commonly, a flower.
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CAMPGATE, Crispus, RIC VII 184 of Siscia - ΔSIS348 viewsIVL CRISPVS NOB C; PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; Laureate head right; Campgate with two turrets with star between, 6 rows of blocks; ΔSIS in ex.; rarity R41 commentscscoppa
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Countermark on Commodus --AE25. 348 viewsCommodus --AE25. Laodicea ad Mare, City Goddess in temple. 'gamma' countermark on cheek. SGI 2044. (featherz)featherz
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Turtle(?) countermark on Aspendos AR Stater -- Circa 420-410 BC. 348 viewsAspendos -- Circa 420-410 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.84 gm). Two wrestlers grappling; c/m's: tetraskeles in incuse circle, turtle(?) / Slinger to right; triskeles in field; c/m's: triskeles, male head right wearing petasos. Tekin Series A; SNG France 45; SNG Copenhagen 180. (featherz)featherz
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Barbarous VLPP348 viewsimitation of Constantine I
VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP
This is a barbarous coin imitating Constantine’s VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP. The style is very good and the obverse legend is close with CONSTNNT-NSNNG. The reverse is nicely done and the exergue reads ESIS and there is an I on the altar.

from the collection of Victor
My Barbarian Pages
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New World, Maya348 viewsMayadigger
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ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL, Hadrian, AE19, Tyana in Cappadocia, 135-136 AD. Unlisted.348 viewsTyana in Cappadocia, Hadrian,
Æ19 (18-19 mm / 5.67 g), 135-136 AD.,
Obv.: [AYTO] KAIC TPAI AΔPIANOC CЄB[ACTOC] , laureate head right.
Rev.: [TYANEΩN TΩN N?] TA - IEP ACY AYT / ET - K (regnal year 20 = 135-6 AD.) , Athena standing left, holding Nike and resting right hand on shield set on ground.
unlisted? ; cf. Auct. Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger, Auction 378, April 28th, 2004, Lot number: 1133 ; cf. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=29615.msg191911#msg191911 .
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Cyprus, Paphos - theatre348 viewsJ. B.
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Roman Imperial: Anonymous Lead Seal348 viewsObv: Hunter on horse, spearing bull
Rev: Blank
3 commentsQuant.Geek
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Siscia347 viewsDark Olive Patinated campgate of Constantine the Great with silver remnants.
Obverse: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG
Bust type: B1
Reverse: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG
Rows: 7 with dots in top layer
Exergue: dot BSIS dot
Attribution: Siscia 200
Rarity: C3
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, Cyzicus347 viewsConstantine I - RIC vii 51 R1, 19 mm, 2.4 gms
CONSTAN_TINVS AVG
PROVIDEN_TIAE AVGG
pellet over SMKgamma, Czyicus; 9 rows, 2 turrets, star

bruce's collection
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ROMAN EMPIRE, DIOCLETIAN Follis RIC VI 41347 viewsAlexandria mint c. AD 304-305
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, Laureate bust of Diocletianus right
IOVI CONS CAES, Jupiter standing left, holding victory and spear. S B P in field, ALE at exergue
11.21 gr
Ref : RIC VI # 41, RCV # 12805, Cohen # 173
Potator II
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Roman Empire, City Commemorative, Urbs Roma, Follis, Siscia (RIC-240)347 viewsObv: Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Roma facing left. Legend around - VRBS ROMA
Rev: Lupa Romana standing left, suckling twins Romulus and Remus; two stars above. Legend below - • ASIS •

From the Nether Compton hoard

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Egypt, Babylon346 viewsThis elegant red and white banded brickwork is about all that remains on the surface to mark the Roman fortress of ‘Babylon in Egypt’. The Roman structure was started during the reign of Trajan on the site of an earlier Egyptian stronghold which marked the border between Lower and Middle Egypt. The fortress remained an important strategic outpost down through Byzantine times. In the fifth century the Legio XIII Gemina was stationed here. During the Arab conquest of Egypt in 640/1, Babylon endured a seven month siege before its capture.

These days most of the extensive Babylon complex lies buried under the streets of the Christian quarter of Old Cairo. The nearby medieval Coptic Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary is popularly known as the ‘Hanging Church’ because its nave was built suspended over two towers of the Roman fort.
1 commentsAbu Galyon
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ARISTANETOS. ROMAN LEAD SEAL346 viewsAPICT - ANETOV
Draped bust of a slightly balding middle-aged man with sideburns

19x18x9mm

10.01g

extremely fine

Early 4th Century

From the Gert Boersema files
Jay GT4
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Pluto(n)345 viewsCaracalla 198-217
AR - Antoninianus, 5.3g
Rome AD 215
obv. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
cuirassed bust, radiate head r.
rev. PM TRP XVIII COS IIII PP
Pluto with polos on head seated l. on throne, sceptre in l. hand, r.
extended towards three-headed Cerberus l., before him.
RIC IV/1, 261(d); in Cohen only with Minotaur
Rare; nice EF, one of the earliest Antoniniani!
added to www.wildwinds.com

PLUTO(N), Greek HADES, god of the underworld, identified by the three-headed Cerberus. But the polos shows, that at this time Pluto was mixed up with Serapis. Caracalla should have built a Serapeion on the Quirinal.
2 commentsJochen
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CAMPGATE, CONSTANTIUS II, AE3345 viewsRIC VII 217 of Siscia ΔSIS double cresent2 commentscscoppa
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CAMPGATE, Constantine I, PROVIDENTIAE AVGG RIC VII Arles 286345 viewsAE3, 19mm, 2.65g

Obverse: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, ; Laureate head R.

Reverse: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, gate with no door, five rows, two turrets, star above.

Exe: PA crescent RL (Arles, officina 1)

RIC V286, 325-6, S.
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Hermes - Uncertain Dynast of Lycia AR diobol345 viewsUncertain Dynast of Lycia (possibly Tlos or Patara). Circa 450-430 BC. AR Diobol (1.11 gm). Helmeted head of Athena right / Head of Hermes right, wearing winged petasos; caduceus before, diskeles behind. Both Tlos and Patara struck coins with similar designs; this coin though lacks any identifying inscription. Greater similarities with Patara examples than Tlos.

SNG von Aulock 4196 var. (no caduceus of diskeles); Traité pl. ci, 21 var. (same). Ex CNG Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 284. Ponterio & Assoc. Sale #134 (22 April 2005), lot 1445.

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Roman, Vespasian345 viewsvespasian
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Italy, Rome, Temple of Vesta345 viewsWhat remains of the temple of Vesta in the Roman forum. The structure was actually restored to the condition now seen. Photo taken in 2005Jay GT4
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GREEK, Achaean League, Patrai-Patras. 167-146 BC. 345 viewsAR hemidrachm. 16mm 2.55g.
Laureate head Zeus right/ Achaian league monogram. Monogram A-TEI-N across fields. dolphin below. All within laurel wreath tied at bottom.
Agrinion Hoard 553a (same rev. die); Clerk 82a; Benner-Patrai-29 (this coin).
exBeast Coins.
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France, Arles, Aquaduct345 viewsvacationchick
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Croatia, Pula - Floor Mosaic345 viewsAll that remains is a floor mosaic depicting the Punishment of Dirce.Legatus
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Roman Empire, Carinus (282-283 A.D. Caesar 283-285 A.D. Augustus), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-II 197F, Siscia, -/T//XXI, PRINCIPI IVVENT, Carinus standing left, #1345 views115 Carinus (282-283 A.D. Caesar 283-285 A.D. Augustus), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-II 197F, Siscia, -/T//XXI, PRINCIPI IVVENT, Carinus standing left, #1
avers:- IMP-C-M-AVR-CARINVS-NOB-C, Radiate and cuirassed bust right (F).
revers: PRINCIP-I-IVVENT, Carinus standing left with Baton and Spear. "T" in the right field.
exerg: -/T//XXI, diameter: 20,5-22mm, weight: 3,49g, axes: 5h,
mint: Siscia, 2nd.em., date: 282 A.D., ref: RIC V-II-197F, p-162,
Q-001
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Roman Empire, Gratian, AE3, Sicia - Wolfgang's Gratian344 viewsobv: DN GRANTIANVS PF AVG
rev: GLORIA RO-MANORVM
F in l. field
R / A in rt. field
[delta] SISCVF- Siscia Mint

This combination of field marks is not listed in RIC, however another example of this coin from different dies was sold by Forum.

Forum Example: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins/03309z00.jpg
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CAMPGATE, Constantine II, Antioch 65344 viewsObv:– CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust, left
Rev:– PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, Campgate, with two turrets, star above, 10 rows of bricks
Minted in Antioch (SMANTS in exe)
References:– RIC Antioch 65 (R1)
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TEMPLE, Caracalla, AE 17 Provincial, Nicaea344 viewsObv. Caracalla Bust Right
Rev. Hexastyle temple of Tyche
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New World, Peru 4344 viewsThe Urubamba River on the way to somewhere very special... The Urubamba Valley was the Bread-basket of the Inca Empire where an amazing variety of fruits and vegetables were produced including pineapples, no less!Mayadigger
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Israel, Caesarea Maritima - Herod's Villa344 viewsAnother of Herod the Great's many residences.
This one is by the seaside.
Abu Galyon
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Israel, Caesarea Maritima - Amphitheatre344 views‘Amphitheatre’ is how Josephus describes this structure (Antiquities 15.341). It was designed to be suitable for races, athletics, and probably more violent entertainments. It measures about 50 x 290 m. Nearby in the city there is a more traditional semi-circular Roman amphitheatre. And a larger (90 x 450 m) hippodrome for chariot racing was built subsequently, probably at the time of Hadrian. Abu Galyon
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Croatia, Pula - Temple of Augustus344 viewsDedicated to Augustus, the first Roman emperor, this temple is exquisitely harmonious. With the spread of Christianity, the temple became a church and then a granary! Now it hosts a collection of Roman sculptureLegatus
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Greece, Delphi - Profile of the Charioteer of Delphi344 viewsDating from the early fifth century BC, this is one of the most hauntingly beautiful works of art. It still speaks after 2,500 years.2 comments
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Croatia, Split - Diocletian's palace - temple of Jupiter344 viewslater converted to babtisteryJ. B.
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37 AD Dedication of the temple of Divus Augustus344 viewsorichalcum dupondius (29mm). Rome mint. Struck AD 37.
CONSENSV SENAT·ET·EQ·ORDIN·P·Q·R Gaius seated left on curule chair
DIVVS AVGVSTVS S C radiate head of Augustus facing left
RIC (Gaius) 56; Cohen (August) 87; Foss (Roman historical coins) 60:4
ex old British (Oxford) collection

Minted under Caligula on the occasion of the dedication of a temple to Divus Agustus; the identity of the seated person is uncertain but probably Gaius. The legend 'ET EQ' refers to 'EQVES' (pl. EQVITES), 'horseman'. In the early empire, they were the holders of administrative posts of a class second only to the senators.
In the picture the obverse and reverse have accidentally been switched around.
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Domitian, Dupondius344 viewsRIC II 706 (new), 393 (old) Rome, 90-91 A.D.
15.7 gm, 30 mm
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P. Radiate head right.
Rev: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI / S - C. Virtus standing right with spear and parazonium, foot set on helmet.
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Crispina, wife of Commodus. Augusta, 177-182/3 CE.343 viewsAR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.15g), Rome mint, 180-181 CE.
Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust right.
Rev: DIS GENITALIBVS, large rectangular altar.
RIC-281A, Sear 5999 var., BMC 31, RSC 15, Cohen 15.

Crispina's earliest obverse legend (CRISPINA AVGVSTA, RIC-281B; C-16; BMC-39, is usual for this issue).
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Probus - RIC 877 var - Bust Type H (Serdica) (KAΔ) (unlisted with this bust type)343 viewsObv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate and cuirassed bust left wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle tipped scepter
Rev:– VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Emperor galloping right, spearing enemy whose shield lies beneath horse
Minted in Serdica (KAΔ in exe) Emission 4 Officina 4. A.D. 277
Reference:– RIC 877 var. Bust type H. (RIC does not list this entry with this bust type)
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Nice Coin with 4 counter marks:343 viewsObv: AVG, TICA, Flower
Rev: Capricorn
3 commentsecoli
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ROMAN EMPIRE, JULIA MAESA Denarius, RIC 254343 viewsRome mint AD 218-220
IVLIA MAESA AVG, Bust of Maesa right
IVNO, Juno standing left holding patera and sceptre
3.48 gr
Ref : RIC # 254, RCV #7750, Cohen #16
3 commentsPotator II
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ROMAN EMPIRE, PHILIP II, Æ Sestertius, Rome mint, struck 244-245 AD343 viewsM IVL PHILIPPVS CAES bare-headed and draped bust right
PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, S-C Philipp standing right
RIC 843, Cohen 55
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BYZANTINE, Heraclius, Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas Solidus343 viewsHeraclius AD 610-641, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas. Gold Solidus Constantinopolis, 5th officina, AD 638/9-641
Heraclius (in centre), Heraclius Constantine (on r.) and Heraclonas (on l.), all standing facing, holding globus cruciger
VICTORIA AVGЧE; cross potent set on three steps, monogram to left; CONOB in ex
Sear 769; 4.46g; 20mm

This coin is resting at least 75 years in private collections, as it came with a ticket dated 8th of May 1936, Robert Ball Nchf., Berlin, Germany.
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Δ and KA (monogram of)342 viewsCILICIA. Seleuceia ad Calycadnum. Severus Alexander. Æ 28. A.D. 222-235. Obv: AVâ–ªKâ–ªMâ–ªAVPâ–ªCEOVHPAΛEZA-NΔPO. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; 2 countermarks: (1) on chest, (2) partly under (1). Rev: CEΛE(-YKEΩN)KAΛY-KA-ΔNΩ. Tyche of Seleuceia seated left on rock in distyle shrine, holding grains; river-god Calycadnus swimming left below. Ref: BMC -; SNG Levante Supp. 196 (same obv. die, var. rev. leg.). Axis: 195°. Weight: 9.91 g. CM(1): Δ containing dot, in triangular punch, 6 x 5 mm. Howgego 670 (206 pcs). Note: Not likely to be a denominational countermark. CM(2): Monogram of K and A, in shaped punch, 4 x 5 mm. Howgego 618 (52 pcs). Note: The countermark likely refers to Calycadnum. Collection Automan.Automan
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Balbinus, AR Denarius, Rome mint, struck 238 AD342 viewsIMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG. Laureate-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right
P M TR P COS II PP. Genius of Senatus standing left
RIC 5, Cohen 20 (10 Fr.)
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Croatia, Pula - Colloseum342 viewsReferred to as the amphitheatre by the locals. Started by Augustus, enlarged by Claudius, and finished by the FlaviansLegatus
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TEMPLE or SHRINE, Volusian, Sestertius342 viewsRIC 253a, Cohen 46, Sear '88 2800
19.35 g, 29 mm
IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
IVNONI MARTIALI SC, Juno seated facing in domed distyle temple or shrine.
Rare
Mark Z
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Roman Empire, Tacitus (275-276 A.D.), T-3366, RIC V-I 145, Ticinum, AE-Antoninianus, MARTI PACIF, -/-//S, Bust-B1, Mars left, #1342 views110 Tacitus (275-276 A.D.), T-3366, RIC V-I 145, Ticinum, AE-Antoninianus, MARTI PACIF, -/-//S, Bust-B1, Mars left, #1
avers:- IMP-C-M-CL-TACITVS-AVG, Bust right, radiate, cuirassed. (B1).
revers:- MART-I-P-ACIF, Mars in military dress walking l., holding olive branch in r. hand, transverse spear and long oval shield in l. hand. (Mars 1c).
exerg: -/-//S, diameter: 22mm, weight: 3,76g, axes: 6h,
mint: Ticinum, iss.-1., off.-2., date: 276 AD., ref: RIC-145., T-(Estiot)-3366, C-,
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2 commentsquadrans
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Aelia Verina, wife of Leo I. Augusta, 457-484 CE.341 viewsÆ 4 (10 mm, 0.82 gm). Constantinople mint, 457-484 CE.
Obv: D N LEO Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Leo I right.
Rev: Verina standing holding transverse scepter and globus cruciger, B E at sides.
RIC 714; Vagi 3798.
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Fortuna, Personification of good luck341 viewsFaustina Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius, Augusta 147-175/6 C.E.
AR Denarius (18.5 mm), Rome mint, 161-175 C.E.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Bare-headed & draped bust r.
Rev: FORTVNAE MVLIEBRI, Fortuna enthroned left, holding rudder and cornucopiae.
RIC-683; Sear-5253; BMC-96; Cohen-107.

This legend, unique to this empress, dedicates the type 'to the Fortune of Women'. Festus speaks of a statue of this goddess at the fourth milestone from Rome.

Fortuna personifies good fortune, luck and prosperity. She is usually depicted holding a rudder or cornucopiae; she sometimes holds a wheel at her side.
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Roman Empire, Domitian341 viewsAE Dupondius
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIIII CENS PER P P , rad. hd. r.
Rev: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI S C ; Virtus stg. r.

Unlisted in the current RIC volume II
1 commentsTanit
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Roman, Caracalla AR Antoninianus - 'Venus Victrix'341 viewsCaracalla AR Antoninianus.

obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM - Radiate bust right, draped and cuirassed, seen from front.
rev: VENVS VICTRIX - Venus standing holding victory and sceptre, shield by her side.
Well struck and well centered coin on a very large flan.
5.2 grams.
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GREEK, Achaean League, Patrai-Patras. 175-168 BC.341 viewsAR Hemidrachm (2.31 g.).
Obv: Laureate head Zeus right
Rev: Achaian League monogram; D left, M above, I right, trident below facing right; all within laurel wreath tied below.
Clerk 186/3; McClean 6461; Benner-Patrai-22.

exGorny & Mosch

SNG Cop. 274f. ; BMC 98
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Roman, Diadumenianus, Rome mint, struck 217-218 AD, AE Dupondius or As341 viewsM OPEL ANTONINVS DIADVMENIANVS CAES draped bust right

RIC 212, Cohen 9, BMC 158
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Roman Empire, Valerian I, AE 22, Phrygia, Temenothyrae340 viewsPhrygia, Temenothyrae. Valerian I. A.D. 253-260. Æ 22 mm (5.55 g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Herakles standing facing, head left, leaning on club held in right hand, holding lion's skin in left. SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Leypold -; BMC -; Lindgren -; Weber -; McClean -.1 commentsfeatherz
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Phillip I - Dacia , doupondius340 viewsPhillip I, year AN I, 246-247 AD, doupondius , 5,4 gms, 22 mms
IMP M IVL PHILLIPVS AVG
PRIVINCIA DACIA AN.I.
note: for the Doupondius Phillip I has a Radiate crown
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Constantinople Commemmorative w/ Victory Reverse AE4 Barbarous Imitation340 viewsBarbaric imitation of a Constantinople Commemmorative Coin imitating the Siscia mint.

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Greece, Athens - Temple of Olympian Zeus340 viewscompleted by HadrianusJ. B.
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ROMAN EMPIRE, CONSTANTIUS II 337-361 AE CENTENTIONALIS FALLEN HORSEMAN340 viewsCONSTANTIUS II 337-361 AD CENTENIONALIS
RIC VIII Constantinople 81
D N CONSTAN TIVS PF AVG
DIADEMED,DRAPED AND CUIRASSED BUST RIGHT
FEL TEMP REPATRIO
GREAT SILVERING

SOLDIER SPEARING FALLEN HORSEMAN

SEAVER COLLECTION
8 commentsAdrian W
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Athena339 viewsSYRIA: SELEUCIS & PIERIA. Antiochia ad Orontem. Claudius. Æ 25. A.D. 41-54. Obv: (IM•TI•CLA•CAE-AV•G)ER or similar. Laureate head right; countermark on neck. Rev: S C within laurel-wreath. Axis: 360°. Weight: 13.40 g. CM: Athena standing right, holding spear and shield, in rectangular punch, 3.5 x 5.5 mm. Howgego 245 (139 pcs). Note: May be an imperial countermark due to Domitian's association with Athena/Minerva, likely applied between A.D. 83-96 in Antioch. Collection Automan.Automan
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Greece, Corinth - temlpe of Apollo - Acrocorinth in the background339 viewsCorinth was completely destroyed by Romans in 146 BC - except this temple. Romans built new Corinth 100 years later.J. B.
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Italy, Rome, Arch of Septimius Severus339 viewsbuilt in 203 AD to commemorate the Parthian victories1 commentsJ. B.
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Roman, ELAGABALUS. 218-222 AD. AR Antoninianus 339 viewsELAGABALUS. 218-222 AD. AR Antoninianus (21mm - 5.31 g). Rome mint. Struck 219 AD. IMP ANTONINVS AVG, radiate and draped bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P II COS II P P, Providentia standing left, leaning on column, holding wand over globe in right hand, cornucopia in left. RIC IV 23; BMCRE 102; RSC 144. EF, just a trace of minor porosity.

5 commentsPhiloromaos
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Liberalitas338 viewsPhilipp I Arabs 244 - 249
AR - Antoninian, 5.4g, 23mm
Rome AD 244-247
obv. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG
bust draped and cuirassed, radiate head r.
rev. LIBERALITAS AVGG II
Liberalitas standing l., holding abacus and cornucopiae
RIC IV/3, 38(b); C.87
nice EF

LIBERALITAS, liberality, the personification of generosity.
The so-called ABACUS is a misattribution! Really it is a kind of shovel with depressions on its surface, designed to pick up from a bag the correct number of coins when a distribution of money was being made, the 'largitio', largesse; here the second largesse of the emperor.
1 commentsJochen
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Priapus, god of gardens and fruitfulness338 viewsThe god of gardens and fruitfulness is shown here holding a lapful of fruit, or, if you prefer to see it that way, balancing the fruit on his personal fertility symbol. A much scarcer coin than the standard Nicopolis "Look what I've got!" issues.Britannicus
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Roman Empire, Valens337 viewsA.D. 364-378
Obv. DN VALENS PF AVG
Rev. GLORIA ROMANORVM
in ex. BSISCV left field Q right field K over P
RIC IX, Siscia 14(b) var., Not recorded in RIC

vic9128
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Marsyas337 viewsL. Censorinus, gens Marcia
AR - Denar, 3.68g, 24.17mm
Rome 82 BC
obv. (no legend)
bust of Apollo, laureate, r.
rev. L. CENSOR
Marsyas walking l., gazing upwards, raising r. Hand, with wineskin above
shoulder; tall column behind, surmounted by a draped figure (Minerva?)
Crawf. 363/1d; Syd. 737; Marcia 24
gVF/nEF

Marsyas was a Silen who found the flute which Athene had invented some times before. But when Athene saw in a mirror how awful her face was looking when playing the flute, she throw it away with a curse. Marsyas then learned to play the flute better as everyone else so that he challenged Apollo to a contest. The Muses should be the arbiters. But in this contest Apollo outsmarts Marsyas by singing to the cithara what Marsyas was not able to do with his flute. So he lost the contest and Apollo hung him up in a tree and let him skinned by a Skyth alive. His blood or the tears of the Muses then became the river Marsyas.
(Ovid, Metamorphoses, lib.VI, 382-400)
1 commentsJochen
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Roman Empire, Constantine the Great - RIC VII Trier unlisted (Note to Trier 127)337 viewsFollis
Obv:- IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right (Seen from the front)
Rev:- SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing left, holding right hand high in salute and globe
Minted in Trier (T | F / Dot ATR). A.D. 316
Reference:– RIC VII Trier - (RIC notes against Trier 127 that the Catalogue of the Gerin collection had a specimen with the Laur, dr & cuir bust right viewed from the front (bust B4) but not verified eslewhere.)

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Gordian III - AN.I.I.336 viewsGordian III; Moesia Superior, Viminacium; 239 - 240 AD AN II
30 mm,7.8 g
IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
PMS COL VIM AN.I.I.
Moushmov 33
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Roman Empire, Gratian RIC IX, Antiochia 50(b) var.336 viewsGratian 367 - 383, son of Valentinian I
AE - AE 3, 2.50g, 18mm
Antiochia 4. officina, Aug 9. 378 - Aug 25. 383
obv. DN GRATIA - NVS PF AVG
draped, cuirassed bust, rosette-diademed head r., necklace
rev. VIRTVS RO - MANORVM
helmeted Roma sitting frontal on armourment, head r., holding
spear in l. and globe in r. hand
field: r. Phi
exergue: ANT Delta
RIC IX, Antiochia 50(b) var. unrecorded; C.57
about VF

RIC 50(b) has in field: l. Theta and r. Phi
added to www.wildwinds.com
Jochen
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Minerva336 viewsMinerva - Romano/Etruscan goddess of wisdom

Claudius AS

Attribution: RIC I 100
Date: 41-42 AD
Obverse: TI CLAUDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP; bare head rt.
Reverse: Minerva advancing rt. brandishing spear and holding shield on lt. arm; large SC in lt. and rt. fields
Size: 25.8 mm
Noah
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GREEK, Alexander III Fouree Tetradrachm336 views27mm 14.74g
Test cut on obv. exposing copper core. Scrape on reverse. Looks like the finder went a bit overboard with the cleaning.
Unfortunately I lack the references to tell what type/mint this is imitating but I believe it is not a lifetime issue.

3 comments
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Gordian III AN III335 viewsGordian III, AN III 240-241 AD; 19.5 gms. 32 mm. Pick-Martin 1.25.1
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
PMS C-OL VIM III
slightly weak strike on the right side
Bruce's collection; from Emil Tsenov
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ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL, Elagabalus: Nemesis Reverse335 viewsI cannot find this type listed anywhere.

Obverse: AVT K M AVR ANTWNEINOC;
Reverse: Nemesis drawing the fabric of her costume from her shoulder and holding a baton, there will be a wheel at her feet (obscured).
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Roman, Lucius Cornelius Sulla Portrait335 viewsPompeia 4. Portrait of Sulla issued by his grandson Pompeius Rufus.1 comments
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Roman Empire, Julia Paula. First wife of Emperor Elagabalus335 viewsObverse : IVLIA PAVLA AVG - Draped bust right. 
Reverse : CONCORDIA - Concordia ( Goddess of harmony )seated left, holding patera; star in left field.
About 2,64 gr Max., Dia., 20 mm Above XF
Rome mint: AD 219-220 
Reference: RIC 211 (Elagabalus) 

From The Sam Mansourati Collection

2 commentsSam
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Roman Empire, Probus, Antoninianus, Lugdunum, RIC 228 var334 viewsObv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen half from the rear
Rev:– PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and sceptre
Minted in Lugdunum (Retrograde D in right field) Emission 9 Officina 4
Date Minted – January to August 282 A.D.
Unlisted in RIC with Retrograde D in right field but listed in Bastien 436 (3 examples)
RIC 118 is only noted for D in the left field
maridvnvm
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ISLAMIC, Ottoman Mustafa III334 viewsOttoman Mustafa III
AU Half Zir-i mahbub. Tunis year 1187 h.
wt. 1.21 g D.: 14.5 mm
Mustafa III ibn Ahmad II (1171-1187 h. 1757-1774 AD)
Obv. Sultan/al-barrayn wa bahrayn/ Sultan Mustafa/ Khan azza nasrahu
Rev. Mint place and date
Tanit
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ROMAN REPUBLIC, Postumia. C. Postumius, 74 BC, AR Denarius 334 viewsHead of Diana right, bow and quiver on shoulder. / Hound running right, hunting spear below; C POSTUMI in exergue with TA monogram below.
Sear (Millennium) 330; Seaby, Postumia 9 (Vol 1, p 83).
Spink & Son Ltd (London)
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ROMAN EMPIRE, City Commemorative, ROMA (340-348 A.D.), AE-4, Rome, RIC VIII 104, RO MA/ P-R, R4!!!, #1334 viewsROMAN EMPIRE, Commemorative, (340-348 A.D.), AE-4, Rome, RIC VIII 104, RO MA/ P-R, R4!!!, #1
avers: RO MA, draped bust of Roma right, wearing visored and crested helmet,
reverse: No legend, Emperor, helmeted and in military dress, standing facing, head left, holding a spear in the right hand and resting left hand on shield. P-R across fields.
exergue: P/R//--, diameter: 16mm, weight: 2,43g, axis: 5h,
mint: Rome, date: 348 A.D., RIC VIII 104, p-256, R4!!!,
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1 commentsquadrans
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Baal or Zeus (Interpretatio Graecia) on Cilician Stater of Satrap Mazaios334 viewsCirca 361-334 B.C. AR Stater (10.88g, 24mm, 5h). cf. SNG Levant-106; SNG Paris-. Obverse Baal of Tarsos enthroned left, head facing, holding club, bunch of grapes, wheat ear, and eagle in right hand, lotus-headed scepter in left hand, B’LTRZ (Baaltarz) in Aramaic behind, M below throne, all within a circle of dots. Reverse lion bringing down bull, attacking with teeth and claws, MZDI (Mazdai) in Aramaic above, unlisted ankh symbol, wheat ear below, all within a circle of dots. Sharply struck on an excellent metal with areas of flat strikes on high points. Choice superb EF/EF. Toned, lustrous.

Ex Ponterio and Associates Sale No. 84, November 1996, lot 141. Ex Stacks Bowers and Ponterio Sale No. 172, November 2012, lot 11680. Ex Pars Coins.

The depiction of Phoenician-Canaanite god Baal on Cilician coinage suggests the preeminence of his cult in Tarsos. He is shown enthroned, most probably on Mount Zaphon. The symbols corn-ear/barley and grapes suggest Baal’s capacity as a god involved in the seasonal cycles of life and death, or a more specific reference to Cilicia’s fertile plains. The iconography of this late coinage is also a syncretic mixture of other cultures, including Greek. The treatment of the god’s body gives us a hint of the extent of influence of Hellenic culture exerted in Eastern Asia Minor long before Alexander’s conquest, and it is said that Baal could be equated with Zeus in the Greek context. After the conquest of Alexander III of the East, Mazaios was appointed governor of Babylon. The new coinage of Alexander was strongly influenced by Mazaios’ pre-Alexandrine coinage (the Zeus Aetophoros commonly found on the reverses of his tetradrachmai is a direct descendant of this). The reverse depicts the City’s Emblem and clearly has an underlying meaning now lost to us. Some say it symbolizes the victory of Day over Night, while others suggest military conquest and subjugation of the enemies by the Persian Empire. Marvin Tameanko has persuasively argued (see Celator, Jan. 1995, pp. 6-11) that the kneeling bull (without the lion) is symbolic of Zeus, as attested on scores of later Greek and Roman coins; and the lion is symbolic of the supreme god Baal of the Cilicians. This concludes the lion-over-bull motif on this coin delivers a message that is blatantly direct and simple, if the argument put forward is to be believed.
5 commentsJason T
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SUB-ROMAN, Ostrogoth, Gepid, (The age of exodus/Dark ages) Sirmium, AR-1/4-Siliqua, "Anastasius" type, Alain Gennari No: 090, Monogram of Theoderich (Alain Gennari type 18), Rare! 334 viewsOstrogoth, Gepid, (The age of exodus/Dark ages) Sirmium, AR-1/4-Siliqua, "Anastasius" type, Alain Gennari No: 090, Monogram of Theoderich (Alain Gennari type 18), Rare!
avers: D N ANASTASIVS P AV, Diademed and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: VIN VITA ✠ A ROMANI *, Stylized "Theoderich" monogram (Alain Gennari type 18).
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 21,0mm, weight: 0,78g, axis: 1h,
mint: Sirmium ,date: 493-526 A.D., ref: Alain Gennari 090, (avers type: 47, reverse type :64, monogram type: 18), Rare!
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This coin attributed by the Alain Gennari article:
"The "Sirmium group": about the so-called Gepids siliquae
With a specific catalogue -2ⁿᵈ edition, Parma Oktober 2017"
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=113140.0
1 commentsquadrans
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Roman, Maximinus I Denarius333 viewsMaximinus I Denarius. IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate & draped bust right.

RIC 7A, RSC 7a.
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Aelia Flaccilla - AE4 - RIC 35 (Siscia)333 viewsAE 4 of Aelia Flaccilla, 1.05g, minted in Siscia, 383-392 A.D.; obverse: AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG, draped bust with elaborate headdress, necklace and mantle; reverse: SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, Victory seated right, inscribing a chi-rho on shield resting on small column; mintmark ASIS.3 commentsBartosz A
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Italy, Pompeii, July 2008333 viewsA picture high up on the wall of the brothel, depicting what the paying customer could expect in the room beneath it.Mark Z
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Italy, Rome, Ara Pacis333 viewsIt was built to honor the triumphal return of the Roman emperor Augustus.
It was consecrated on 30 January 9 BC.
J. B.
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Roman Empire, Probus (276-282 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-II 878, Serdica, VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Bust-G, -/-//KA•Δ•, Emperor riding right, #1333 views112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, RIC V-II 878, Serdica, VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Bust-G, -/-//KA•A•, Emperor riding right, #1
avers:- IMP-C-M-AVR-PROBVS-AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield. (G)
revers:- VIRTVS-PROBI-AVG, Emperor riding right, spearing enemy, shield beneth the horse.
exergo:-/-//KA•A•, diameter: 23,5mm, weight: 3,85g, axes:1h
mint: Serdica 4ht emission, date: 277 A.D., ref: RIC-V-II-878, p-114,
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