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Septimius Severus, 201ADDenarius of Septimius Severus, minted in 201 AD in Laodiceia ad Mare in Syria.
Head to the right
Reverse: Aequitas standing to the left, holding scales and cornucopia
Jeffrey D1Mar 23, 2021
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Severina, Wife of AurelianEmpress right, diademed, draped, on a lunar crescent. 4.47g and 23.52mm. Antioch mint. obv: SEVERINA AVG; reverse: CONCORDIAE MILITVM. Concordia stg. l., holding standard in each hand. V with XXI in exergueJeffrey D1Mar 16, 2021
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Aurelian 270-275 ADAE Antoninianus, weight 3.64 grams and maximum diameter 26.4mm. Obverse: IMP AURELIANVS AVG; radiate crown, draped and cuirassed, facing right. Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM; Aurelian and Concordia clasping hands.Jeffrey D1Mar 09, 2021
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Aelia Flaccilla, Wife of Theodosius IAE4, Van Meter p. 313. Constantinople, weight 4.0 grams and maximum diameter 23.4mm. Obverse: AEL FLACCILLA AVG; diadem and drape bust, facing right. Reverse: SALVS REIPVBLICAE; victory seated and christogram.
I bought this coin because I really liked the patina. And of course, she is the mother of the poorly regarded, yet long surviving emperors, Arcadius and HonoriusJeffrey D1Mar 07, 2021
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Maximian's Retirement "By the providence of the gods, the restful retirement of the Emperors"
Billon follis, RIC VI Antioch p. 625, 77b (R); SRCV IV 13414; Cohen VI 489/493; Hunter V -, gF, well centered, green patina, part of reverse weakly struck, porosity, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 8.887g, maximum diameter 29.3mm, die axis 180o, 306 A.D.; obverse D N MAXIMIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG, laureate bust right, wearing imperial mantle, olive branch in right hand, mappa in left hand; reverse PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG, Providentia stands left, Quies stands right holding branch and scepter, Z in center, ANT: in exergueJeffrey D1Feb 25, 2021
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Rhodos, Carian Islands, c. 205 - 190 B.C., Civic Coinage in the Name of Alexander the GreatSilver tetradrachm, HGC 6 1455 (S); cf. Price 2520 ff. (various magistrates), Müller Alexander 1162 ff. (same), VF/F, well centered, choice obverse, reverse rough with burnished area, scratches and marks, slight double strike, 15.795g, 29.5mm, 0o, Rhodos (Rhodes, Greece) mint, c. 205 - c. 190 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse Zeus seated left on throne, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, right leg drawn back, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, ALEXANDPOY downward on right, magistrate's name under arm and over rose left, PO (Rhodos) under throne; scarce
I added this coin to my collection because it reminded me of an excellent trip to Rhodes in March, 2020.Jeffrey D1Oct 13, 2020
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Julian II "the Apostate"VOT X MVLT XX abbreviates Votis Decennalibus Multis Vicennalibus. Earlier in the empire, this inscription would have meant that Julian had completed his vows (prayers) to thank the gods on the tenth anniversary of his rule, and made more vows to the gods that they might help him achieve his twentieth anniversary. Julian ruled less than three and a half years. By Julian's time, votive inscriptions had come to express hopes rather than reality.
Billon centenionalis, RIC VII Thessalonica p. 519, 161 (R3); LRBC I 827; SRCV IV 16571; Cohen VII 17, aEF, slightly rough green patina, small encrustations, 1st officina, Thessalonica (Salonika, Greece) mint, weight 2.687g, maximum diameter 18.9mm, die axis 0o, 326 - 328 A.D.; obverse FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, draped bust right, no diadem or stephane, hair waved, bun at back, wearing pearl necklace; reverse SPES REIPVBLICAE, Fausta standing facing, looking left, veiled and draped, holding infants Constantine II and Constantius II, SMTSA in exergue;
I bought this coin because I was recently in Delphi and was, of course, reminded of Julian's attempt to restore the old ways and perhaps revive the sanctuary. Julian died in Samarra, Iraq probably from a spear wound to the intestines before he could really make much headway. But whether you study history or religion or philosophy, Julian "the Apostate" is important personage of the times.Jeffrey D1Oct 09, 2020
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Fausta, second wife of Constantine the GreatFausta is depicted as Spes, the Roman personification of hope. She holds her infant children, Constantine II and Constantius II, her hopeful promise for the future of the "Republic."
Billon centenionalis, RIC VII Thessalonica p. 519, 161 (R3); LRBC I 827; SRCV IV 16571; Cohen VII 17, aEF, slightly rough green patina, small encrustations, 1st officina, Thessalonica (Salonika, Greece) mint, weight 2.687g, maximum diameter 18.9mm, die axis 0o, 326 - 328 A.D.; obverse FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, draped bust right, no diadem or stephane, hair waved, bun at back, wearing pearl necklace; reverse SPES REIPVBLICAE, Fausta standing facing, looking left, veiled and draped, holding infants Constantine II and Constantius II, SMTSA in exergue;Jeffrey D1Oct 09, 2020
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Jovian, 363-364 ADIn 363, the Council of Laodicea, which deals with constricting the conduct of church members, is held. The major canon approved by this council is Canon 29, which prohibits resting on the Sabbath (Saturday), restricting Christians to honoring the Lord on Sunday. While en route to Constantinople, Jovian was found dead in his tent at Dadastana, halfway between Ancyra and Nicaea, on 17 February 364. His death, which went uninvestigated, was possibly the result of suffocating on poisonous fumes seeping from the newly painted bedchamber walls by a brazier.Jeffrey D1Jun 21, 2020
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Jovian, 363-364 ADIn 363, the Council of Laodicea, which deals with constricting the conduct of church members, is held. The major canon approved by this council is Canon 29, which prohibits resting on the Sabbath (Saturday), restricting Christians to honoring the Lord on Sunday. While en route to Constantinople, Jovian was found dead in his tent at Dadastana, halfway between Ancyra and Nicaea, on 17 February 364. His death, which went uninvestigated, was possibly the result of suffocating on poisonous fumes seeping from the newly painted bedchamber walls by a brazier.Jeffrey D1
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Fausta, second wife of Constantine the GreatFausta is depicted as Spes, the Roman personification of hope. She holds her infant children, Constantine II and Constantius II, her hopeful promise for the future of the "Republic."
Billon centenionalis, RIC VII Thessalonica p. 519, 161 (R3); LRBC I 827; SRCV IV 16571; Cohen VII 17, aEF, slightly rough green patina, small encrustations, 1st officina, Thessalonica (Salonika, Greece) mint, weight 2.687g, maximum diameter 18.9mm, die axis 0o, 326 - 328 A.D.; obverse FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, draped bust right, no diadem or stephane, hair waved, bun at back, wearing pearl necklace; reverse SPES REIPVBLICAE, Fausta standing facing, looking left, veiled and draped, holding infants Constantine II and Constantius II, SMTSA in exergue;Jeffrey D1
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Aurelian 270-275 ADAE Antoninianus, weight 3.64 grams and maximum diameter 26.4mm. Obverse: IMP AURELIANVS AVG; radiate crown, draped and cuirassed, facing right. Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM; Aurelian and Concordia clasping hands.Jeffrey D1
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