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Antoninianii of the Gallic Empire


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The Gallic Empire refers to a breakaway part of the Roman Empire that functioned de facto as a separate state from 260 to 274 during the Third Century Crisis. Starting in 260 CE, a series of Roman military leaders declared themselves emperors and ruled in Gaul, Britain and adjacent provinces without laying claim to the rest of the Roman Empire ruled from Italy. This breakaway from the main Empire was retaken by Roman emperor Aurelian in 274, marking the end of the Gallic Augustii.

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Antoninianii of the Imperium Britanniarum


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The Gallic Empire was crushed by Aurelian in 274, but only 13 years later in 286, Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius, the commander of the Classis Britannica fleet, usurped power in what became known as the Carausian Revolt. Carausius declared himself emperor of the Imperium Britanniarum in Britain and northern Gaul and held power for seven years as Emperor of the North before being assassinated by his finance minister Allectus, who then became an usurper Emperor. In 296, Constantius I's forces defeated Allectus in Britain, re-uniting Britain and Gaul with the rest of the Empire.

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Byzantine Gold and Electrum Coins


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Most numismatists agree that "Byzantine" coinage starts in 498 CE with the monetary reform of Anastasius. He reformed the Roman Empire's coinage system based around the gold solidus, with bronze nummi in various denominations being used for lower value transactions. The gold solidus (or later nomisma) remained the standard until the 11th century, when it began to be debased under successive emperors beginning in the 1030s under the emperor Romanos Argyros (1028–1034). Until that time, the fineness of the gold remained consistent at about 95% pure or higher.

Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1034–41) ascended as Byzantine emperor in 1034 and began the process of debasing both the tetarteron nomisma (weighing 11/12 of a histamenon nomista) and the full-weight histamenon nomisma. The debasement reached about 21 carats (87.5% pure) during the reign of Constantine IX (1042–1055), 18 carats (75%) under Constantine X (1059–1067), 16 carats (66.7%) under Romanus IV (1068–1071), 14 carats (58%) under Michael VII (1071–1078), 8 carats (33%) under Nicephorus III (1078–1081) and 0 to 8 carats during the first eleven years of the reign of Alexius I (1081–1118).

In 1092, Alexius I Comnenus discontinued the debased solidus (tetarteron and histamenon) and re-introduced a gold coin of higher fineness called the hyperpyron, but in 1367, the Byzantine Empire stopped producing gold coins altogether.

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Denarii and Antoninianii of Severan-era Emperors


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This is my gallery of the denarii and anyoninianii of the Severan-era emperors from Clodius Albinus in 193 CE onward through to Severus Alexander in 235 CE, but with the exception of Septimius Severus, to whom I've dedicated his own album. This includes Macrinus and Diadumenian who briefly usurped the throne during the Severan dynastic period. While my primary collecting focus is Septimius Severus, I have nevertheless procured at least one Denarius or antoninianus example from each contemporary emperor, along with all the women of the era represented on denarii, though the women are in a separate album.

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Denarii and Antoninianii of the Severan Women


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This is my gallery of Denarii and Antoninianii bearing the obverse portrait of Severan era women of power, including the emperor's wives, mothers and grandmothers. In some cases, these women were the real power of Rome, particularly when their sons and grandsons ascended the throne at tender ages.

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Fakes & Tooling


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This is a holding area for coins being posted about in the fakes section of the discussion forum.

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Late Roman Bronzes


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An album of miscellaneous Late Roman Bronzes. This is not a primary area of focus for me, and just includes a few coins I like, in some cases obtained from uncleaned lots. It will evolve and be better catalogued as I get caught up on posting denarii.

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Miscellaneous Photos related to my collecting hobby


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These are miscellaneous photos related to my coin collecting hobby, including things like photography and microscope setups.

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Septimius Severus Denarii


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My gallery of the denarii of Septimius Severus from 193 CE through to his death in 211 CE. This represents my main area of collecting interest for ancient coins, as I'm fascinated with Septimius' unprecedented success in reversing the empire's misfortunes since the death of Marcus Aurelius. The Roman Empire reached its greatest extent under his reign - over 5 million square kilometers.

Severus was also distinguished for his buildings. Apart from the triumphal arch in the Roman Forum carrying his full name, he also built the Septizodium in Rome. He enriched his native city of Leptis Magna, including commissioning a triumphal arch on the occasion of his visit of 203.

NOTE: Click on "Position +" to sort this gallery by RIC number.

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Silver Coinage of the Third Century Crisis


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Severus Alexander was assassinated on 22 March 235 CE, marking the end of the short-lived Severan Dynasty established in 193 CE. This event marked the generally accepted beginning of a period of instability known to scholars as "The Crisis of the Third Century", but also known as Military Anarchy or the Imperial Crisis (235–284 AD). During this period, the Roman Empire retreated from its zenith to nearly collapsing under the combined pressures of barbarian invasions, civil wars, political instability and myriad other factors.

This gallery looks at the silver & billon coins of this tumultuous era.

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The Kings of Cappadocia


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The Kingdom of Cappadocia was a Hellenistic-era Iranian kingdom in Asia Minor, roughly in the location of present-day Turkey. When Alexander of Macedon (Alexander the Great) invaded Cappadocia as part of his conquest of the Persian Empire, he appointed 2 governors. Unlike most Persian regions of Alexander's empire, Cappadocia declared independence in 331 and Ariarathes I assumed power, becoming the first king of the newly established Kingdom of Cappadocia.

Throughout its history, it was ruled by three families in succession; the House of Ariarathes (331–96 BC), the House of Ariobarzanes (96–36 BC), and lastly that of Archelaus (36 BC–17 AD). In 17 AD, following the death of Archelaus and during the reign of Roman emperor Tiberius (14–37 AD), the kingdom was incorporated as a fully functioning Roman province.

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Last additions - Ron C2's Gallery
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 68Septimius Severus AR denarius

2.62g, 17.5mm, 0 degrees, Rome mint, 195 CE

Attribution: RIC IVa 68. Cohen 391. BMCRE V 124.

O: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII, laureate head right.

R: P M TR P III COS II P P, Minerva standing left holding spear and round shield.

53 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.100.

Ex-Aegean Numismatics, SKU0723539, August 2023.
3 commentsRon C2Sep 05, 2023
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 49Septimius Severus AR denarius

2.96g, 19.0mm, 180 degrees, Rome mint, 194 CE

Attribution: RIC IVa 49. Cohen 381. BMCRE V 76.

O: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP IIII, laureate head right.

R: P M TR P II COS II P P, Minerva standing left holding spear and round shield.

19 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.100.

Ex-Tom Vossen Coins, July 2023.
2 commentsRon C2Aug 04, 2023
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 398Septimius Severus AR denarius

3.38g, 18.0mm, 15 degrees, Emesa mint, 194-195 CE

Attribution: RIC IVa 398. Cohen 283 var. BMCRE V 374.

O: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right.

R: LIBER AVG, Liberalitas standing left, holding account-board and cornucopiae.

12 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.97.

Ex-Tom Vossen Coins, July 2023.
1 commentsRon C2Aug 04, 2023
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 397Septimius Severus AR denarius

3.32g, 17.1mm, 180 degrees, Emesa mint, 193 CE.

Attribution: RIC IVa 397. Cohen 274. BMCRE V 371.

O: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right.

R: LEG XIIII GEM M V TR P COS, Legionary eagle between two standards.

LEG XIIII is Gemina, the twinned Fourteenth Legion.

4 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.97.

Ex-Gert Boersema Ancient Coins, July 2023.
3 commentsRon C2Aug 02, 2023
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 425Septimius Severus AR denarius

2.97g, 16.2mm, 0 degrees, Emesa mint, 194-195 CE

Attribution: RIC IVa 425. Cohen 697. BMCRE V 397.

O: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right.

R: VICTOR AVG, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm.

18 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.103.

Ex-Forum coin, No. RS111583, Ex-Numismatik Naumann auction 124, lot 986 (part of), 8 Jan 2023.
Ron C2Jun 01, 2023
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 85Septimius Severus AR denarius

3.83g, 17.2mm, 0 degrees, Rome mint, 196 CE.

Attribution: RIC IVa 85. Cohen 429. BMCRE V 142.

O: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right.

R: P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Pax seated left, holding branch and sceptre.

26 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.96.

Ex-Victor's Imperial Coins.
Ron C2Jun 01, 2023
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 27a3.01g, 18.5mm, 0 degrees, Rome mint, 193-194 CE.

Attribution: RIC IVa 27a. Cohen -. BMCRE V 60.

O: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP II, laureate head right.

R: LIBERO PATRI, Bacchus (Liber) standing left, pouring wine from an oenochoe (a type of wine jug) over a panther and clutching a thyrsus.

Note: A thyrsus is a wand of giant fennel covered with ivy vines and leaves, sometimes wound with taeniae (ribbon) and topped with a pine cone or by a bunch of vine-leaves and grapes or ivy-leaves and berries.

1 example in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.98.

Ex-Victor's Imperial Coins.
Ron C2Jun 01, 2023
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa, 113Septimius Severus AE Danarius

3.08g, 17.0mm, 0 degrees, Rome mint, 197-198 CE.

Attribution: RIC IVa, 113. Cohen 315. BMCRE V 250-1.

O: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X. Laureate head right.

R: MARTI PACIFERO, Mars standing to left, foot on cuirass(?), holding branch and inverted spear.

110 examples in Reka Denia Hoard. Mouchmov P. 98.

Ex-Roma Numismatics E-sale 108, lot 980, April 13, 2023.
1 commentsRon C2Jun 01, 2023
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 14Septimius Severus AR denarius

3.34g, 17.0mm, 180 degrees, Rome mint, 194 CE.

Attribution: RIC IVa 14. Cohen 272. BMCRE V 20.

O: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right.

R: LEG XIIII GEM M V TR P COS, Legionary eagle between two standards.

LEG XIIII is Gemina, the twinned Fourteenth Legion.

18 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.97.

Ex-N&N Collection.
1 commentsRon C2Jun 01, 2023
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Postumus Antoninianus RIC Vb 67Postumus AR (BI) Antoninianus

3.46g, 21.9mm, 180 degrees, Lugdunum mint, 260-269 CE.

Attribution: RIC Vb 67. Cohen 101.

O: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust, radiate, draped and cuirassed, right.

R: HERC PACIFERO, Hercules standing right, holding olive branch, club & lion's skin.

Ex-Incitatus Coins
Ron C2May 24, 2023
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 166Septimius Severus AR denarius

2.79g, 20.1mm, 180 degrees, Rome mint, 200-210 CE

Attribution: RIC IVa 166. Cohen 586. BMCRE V 197.

O: SEVERVS AVG PART MAX, laureate head right.

R: PROVID AVGG, Providentia standing left, wand in right hand held over globe at feet on left, long grounded scepter vertical in left hand; graffito in right field (BNI?).

77 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.102.

Ex-FORUM coin No. RS111541. Ex-Numismatik Naumann auction 124 (8 Jan 2023), lot 945 (part of).
1 commentsRon C2May 14, 2023
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Justin II Solidus Sear 344Justin II AV Solidus

4.35g, 20.2mm, 180 degrees, Constantinople mint, 565-578 CE

Attribution: Sear 344, DOC 3, MIB 5.

O: D N IVSTINVS P P AVI, Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing with short beard, holding globe surmounted by Victory, and shield.

R: VICTORIA AVGGG, Constantinopolis seated facing, hear to right, holding spear and globus cruciger, CONOB in exergue, Officina I.

Ex-CNG eAuction 537 (26 Apr 2023) Lot 536.
2 commentsRon C2May 13, 2023

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Julia Domna Antoninianus RIC IVa 389aJulia Domna AR antoninianus

4.62g, 24.0mm, 345 degrees, Rome mint, 211-217 CE.

Attribution: RIC IVa, 339. Cohen 202.

O: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, bust draped right, with hair elaborately weaved in ridges and turned up at the back, diademed on crescent.

R: VENUS GENETRIX, Venus seated left, extending right hand and holding apple and scepter.

RIC mentions cupid being at Venus' feet, but the corresponding plate 13,20 does not show cupid and matches this reverse - likely an RIC error.

No examples in Reka Devnia.
1 commentsRon C2
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