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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |Roman Mints| ▸ |Lugdunum||View Options:   | | | Strabo wrote, "The Romans possess Lugdunum, founded below a ridge at the confluence of the Arar and the Rhone. It is the most populous of all the other cities except Narbo; for it is a center of commerce, and the Roman emperors strike their silver and gold coinage there." (4.3.2). Dates of operation: 15 B.C. - c. 90 A.D., 195 - 196, and c. 254 - 423. Mintmarks: LG, LVG |
After the Great Fire of Rome in July 64, Lugdunum sent a fortune to Rome to aid in the reconstruction. However, during the winter of 64 - 65, Lyon suffered its own catastrophic fire. Nero reciprocated, sending money to Lugdunum for their reconstruction.SL115052. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC I 442, Mac Dowall WCN 421, BnF I 76, Giard Lyon 112, Cohen I 261, BMCRE I 324, SRCV I -, NGC F, strike 4/5, surface 2/5 (6557317-001), weight 25.20 g, maximum diameter 33.5 mm, die axis 180o, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, c. 65 A.D.; obverse NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right, globe at point of bust; reverse Roma seated left on cuirass, wearing crested helmet and military attire, left leg forward, right foot drawn back with heel on helmet, Victory in extended right hand, left hand resting on parazonium at side, two shields behind, S - C (senatus consulto) at sides, ROMA in exergue; NGC| Lookup; $600.00 (€564.00) ON RESERVE
Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D., Agrippina Senior Reverse
Caius Caesar was born in 12 A.D., the son of Germanicus and Agrippina Sr. He was nicknamed Caligula, meaning "little boots," by the legions because as a child his mother dressed him in military uniforms (including little boots). Initially, he was very popular, succeeding Tiberius in 37 A.D. and for a few brief months ruling very well. However, an unknown disease drove him mad and his reign soon degenerated into debauchery and murder. He was murdered by the Praetorian Guard in 41 A.D.SL113455. Silver denarius, RIC I 14 (Rome), RSC II Caligula and Agrippina 2; BMCRE I 15 (Rome), BnF II 24, Hunter I 7 (Rome), SRCV I 1825, ANACS VF20 (4915709), weight 3.59 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 180o, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, end of 37 - early 38 A.D.; obverse C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT (counterclockwise), laureate head of Gaius right; reverse AGRIPPINA MAT C CAES AVG GERM (counterclockwise), draped bust of Agrippina Senior (his mother), her hair in a queue behind, one curly lock falls loose on the side of her neck; from a Virginia Collector; ex Eastern Numismatics Inc. (Garden City, NY, 19 Aug 2010, $4250); ANACS| Verify; rare;
CGF Auction Catalog, de Lyon Monnaies Romaines Collection Daniel Compas
Featuring coins of Aurelian, and Maximian to Valentinian I, minted in Lyon.BK23940. CGF de Lyon Monnaies Romaines Collection Daniel Compas, 1 February 2007, in French, card cover, 352 pages, international shipping at actual cost of shipping;
| Hercules is depicted in the same pose as the Farnese Hercules, a massive marble sculpture, which depicts a muscular yet weary Hercules leaning on his club, which has his lion-skin draped over it. He has just performed the last of The Twelve Labors, which is suggested by the apples of the Hesperides he holds behind his back. The Farnese Hercules is probably an enlarged copy made in the early third century A.D., signed by Glykon, from an original by Lysippos that would have been made in the fourth century B.C. The copy was made for the Baths of Caracalla in Rome (dedicated in 216 A.D.), where it was recovered in 1546. Today it is in Naples National Archaeological Museum. The statue was well-liked by the Romans, and copies have been found in many Roman palaces and gymnasiums. It is one of the most famous sculptures of antiquity, and has fixed the image of the mythic hero in the human imagination. |  |
Constantine II, 22 May 337 - March or April 340 A.D.
The eldest son of Constantine the Great and Fausta, after the death of his half-brother Crispus, Constantine II was born in Arles in February 316 and raised as a Christian. On 1 March 317, he was made Caesar. In 323, at the age of seven, he took part in his father's campaign against the Sarmatians. At age ten, he became commander of Gaul, following the death of Crispus. An inscription dating to 330 records the title of Alamannicus, so it is probable that his generals won a victory over the Alamanni. His military career continued when Constantine I made him field commander during the 332 campaign against the Goths.RL76942. Billon reduced follis, RIC VII Lyons 148 (R5), Hunter V 28, SRCV V -, Choice gVF, nice older looking portrait of the six year old Caesar, excellent centering and strike, detailed celestial sphere, weight 3.279 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 0o, 1st officina, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, 321 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse BEATA TRANQVILLITAS (blessed tranquility), altar inscribed VO/TIS / XX in three lines, surmounted by celestial globe, three stars above, C left, R right, PLG in exergue; SOLD
Revolt Against Nero, Gaius Iulius Vindex, Governor of Gallia Lugdunensis, c. Late 67 - May 68 A.D.
Struck by Gaius Iulius Vindex, the Roman governor of Gallia Lugdunensis, who rebelled against Nero's tax policy and declared allegiance to Galba, the governor of Hispania Tarraconensis, as the new emperor. Vindex was defeated and killed in battle near Vesontio (modern Besancon), but the military continued to support Galba. On 9 June 68, deserted by the Praetorian Guard, Nero stabbed himself in the throat.SH71868. Silver denarius, Unpublished, civil war restitution of Augustus, VF, rough, scrapes, weight 3.144 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, die axis 180o, uncertain (Lugdunum?) mint, c. late 67 - May 68 A.D.; obverse CAESAR, bare head of Augustus right; reverse AVGVSTVS, young bull walking right, head turned facing; SOLD
Florianus, June or July - August or September 276 A.D.
PACATOR is Latin for peacemaker or pacifier; from paco ("I make peaceful, pacify"), from pax ("peace"). To the Romans a maker of world peace would necessarily also be a subjugator, a subduer, and a conqueror.SH43299. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-1 7, BnF XII 1860, Bastien 137, Cohen VI 46, Venèra 2640 - 2644, Gloucester 784, Appleshaw 352, Blackmoor 3947, Maravielle 841, Choice gVF, weight 4.300 g, maximum diameter 22.5 mm, die axis 225o, 3rd officina, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, issue 2, July 276 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AN FLORIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse PACATOR ORBIS (pacifier of the world), Sol advancing left, radiate, nude but for chlamys over shoulders, left arm, and flying behind, raising right hand commanding the sun to rise, whip in left, III in exergue; scarce; SOLD
Carinus, First Half 283 - Spring 285 A.D.
Beautiful expressive portrait.SH35871. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 220; SRCV III 12358; Cohen VI 151; Pink p. 24, series 6; Hunter IV - (p. clxiii), Choice gVF, weight 3.433 g, maximum diameter 21.6 mm, die axis 180o, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, 283 - 284 A.D.; obverse IMP CARINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VICTORIA AVGG (victory of the two emperors), Victory walking left holding wreath in right and palm frond in left, A left; SOLD
Florianus, June or July - August or September 276 A.D.
Felicitas was the goddess or personification of happiness, good fortune, and success. She played an important role in Rome's state religion during the empire and was frequently portrayed on coins. She became a prominent symbol of the wealth and prosperity of the Roman Empire.SH34793. Billon antoninianus, Bastien 124 (12 examples cited), RIC V-1 11 var. (mint mark), Choice VF, weight 3.608 g, maximum diameter 22.5 mm, die axis 180o, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, emission 1, Aug 276 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AN FLORIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse TEMPORVM FELICITAS, Felicitas standing right holding long caduceus and cornucopia; rare; SOLD
Clodius Albinus, Late 195 or Early 196 - 19 February 197 A.D.
According to the Historia Augusta, Commodus sent a letter to Clodius Albinus offering him the title caesar but Albinus refused:
"The Emperor Commodus to Clodius Albinus greeting. I wrote you once officially about the succession to the throne and your own elevation to honour, but I am now sending you this private and confidential message, all written with my own hand, as you will see, in which I empower you, should emergency arise, to present yourself to the soldiers and assume the name of Caesar. For I hear that both Septimius Severus and Nonius Murcus are speaking ill of me to their troops, hoping thereby to get the appointment to the post of Augustus. You shall have full power besides, when you thus present yourself, to give the soldiers a largess of three aurei apiece. You will get a letter which I am sending to my procurators to this effect, sealed with my signet of an Amazon, which you will deliver to my stewards when the need arises, that they may not refuse your demands on the treasury. And that you may received some definite symbol of an emperor's majesty, I authorize you to wear both at the present time and at my court the scarlet cloak. Later, when you are with me, you shall have the imperial purple, though without the embroidery in gold. For my great-grandfather Verus, who died in boyhood, received this from Hadrian, who adopted him." Albinus received this letter, but he utterly refused to do what the Emperor bade. For he saw that Commodus was hated because of his evil ways, which were bringing destruction upon the state and dishonor upon himself, and that he would sometime or other be slain, and he feared that he might perish with him.SH32695. Silver denarius, RIC IV 23d, RSC III 40c, BMCRE V 285, Hunter III 28, SRCV II 6169, VF, light toning, nice style, reverse a bit flat, weight 2.919 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 180o, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, issued as Augustus; obverse IMP CAE D CLO SEP ALB AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse GEN LVG COS II, Genius of Lugdunum, standing slightly left, wearing turreted crown, long scepter vertical in right hand, scepter in left hand, on left eagle at feet; rare (R2); SOLD
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