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Aurelian / Pax270-275 AD
AE Antoninianus (21mm, 3.63g)
O: Radiate and cuirassed bust right; IMP AVRELIANVS AVG.
R: Pax advancing left, holding olive branch and scepter; star to left, Q in ex, PAX AVGVSTI.
RIC 232v
ex Kenneth W. DorneyEnodia
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Caracalla / Salus212 AD
AR Denarius (18mm, 2.83g)
O: Laureate head right; ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT.
R: Salus seated left, feeding snake from patera and holding cornucopia; PM TR P XV COS III P P.
RSC 206 / RIC 196 / BMC 45 / Sear 6826
ex Jack H. BeymerEnodia
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Claudius II 'Gothicus' / Fortuna 268-270 AD
AE Antoninianus (19mm, 2.21g)
O: Radiate and draped bust right; IMP CLAVDIVS PF AVG.
R: Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; FORTVNA RED.
RIC 40 / Sear 3203v
ex Jack H. Beymer
Enodia
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Constantius I 'Chlorus' (as Caesar)293-305 AD
AE Antoninianus (pre-reform) (21mm, 2.74g)
O: Radiate and draped bust right; FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES.
R: Constantius standing right, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left; HA in field beneath, CONCORDIA MILITVM.
RIC 672 / Cohen 20 / Sear 3665
ex Jack H. BeymerEnodia
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Constantius II324-337 AD
AE3/4 (17.5mm, 1.69g)
O: Dude with headband right; FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C.
R: Two guys wearing barrels and holding skateboards, feeding two parking meters between them; GLORIA EXERCITVS, some letters in ex.
Sear 3986
ex E.R Citus collection; ex Sidd Finch.Enodia
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Crispus317-326 AD
AE3 (18mm, 2.73g)
O: Laureate bust right; CRISPVS NOB CAES.
R: Laurel wreath; VOT V within, CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around.
Sear 3917v
Enodia
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Diocletian284-305 AD
AE Antoninianus (22mm, 2.83g)
O: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG.
R: Diocletian receiving Victory from Hercules; IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG, XXI in ex.
RIC 275v
ex M&R Coins
Enodia
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Gordian III / Pax238-244 AD
AE Sestertius (32mm, 26.38g)
O: Laureate bust right; IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG.
R: Pax standing facing, head left; PAX AVGVSTI, S-C.
RIC 256a / Cohen 175 / Sear 2493
ex Francis J. Rath
Enodia
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Julian II 'The Philosopher' (as Augustus) 361-363 AD
AE3 (20mm, 2.81g)
O: Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield; D N FL CL IVLI ANVS P F AVG.
R: VOT X MVLT XX in four lines within wreath; •-CONSPA-palm in ex.
Constantinople mint.
RIC VIII 167; Sear 4074v
ex Forvm Ancient Coins
"Let every man choose his own guardian and guide.“
~ JulianEnodia
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Julian II 'The Philosopher' (as Augustus)361-363 AD
AE3 (19.8mm, 3.12g)
O: Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding shield and spear; DN FL CL JVLIANVS AVG.
R: VOT X MVLT XX in four lines within wreath; NIK[A] below.
Nicomedia mint, officina A.
RIC VIII Nicomedia, 123; ERIC II Julian 422; Elmer 132; Sear 4074v
Some smoothing, re-patinated.
ex Nemesis Ancients
"The end and aim of the Cynic philosophy, as indeed of every philosophy, is happiness, but happiness that consists in living according to nature, and not according to the opinions of the multitude. "
~ JulianEnodia
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Julian II 'The Philosopher' (as Augustus) 361-363 AD
AE Maiorina (29mm, 7.36g)
O: Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; DN F L CL IULIANVS P F AVG.
R: Bull standing right, two stars above; SECVRITAS REIPVB, TESΓ between two palm branches in exergue.
Thessalonica mint, 3rd Officina.
RIC VIII Thes 225; Sear 4072v
"So long as you are a slave to the opinions of the many you have not yet approached freedom or tasted its nectar… "
~ Julian Enodia
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Julian II 'The Philosopher' (as Augustus) 361-363 AD
AE3 (20mm, 2.69g)
O: Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield; D N FL CL IVLI ANVS P F AVG.
R: VOT X MVLT XX in four lines within wreath; HERACLA below.
Heraclea mint.
RIC VIII 105; Sear 4074v
ex Auctiones GmbH
“Men should be taught and won over by reason, not by blows, insults, and corporal punishments.”
~ JulianEnodia
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Julian II 'The Philosopher' (as Augustus)361-363 AD
AE3 (19mm, 2.65g)
O: Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding shield and spear; DN FL CL IVLIANVS PF AVG.
R: VOT X MVLT XX in four lines within wreath; BSISC· below.
Siscia mint
RIC VIII 421; Sear 4074v
ex Munzen Sann
“Are you not aware that all offerings whether great or small that are brought to the gods with piety have equal value, whereas without piety, I will not say hecatombs, but, by the gods, even the Olympian sacrifice of a thousand oxen is merely empty expenditure and nothing else?”
~ JulianEnodia
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Julian II "The Philosopher" (as Augustus)361-363 AD
AE3 (18mm, 2.32g)
O: Helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield; D N FL CL IVLI ANVS P F AVG.
R: VOT X MVLT XX in four lines within wreath; palm branch ANTB [palm branch] below.
Antioch mint
RIC VIII Antioch 219; Sear 4074v
ex Andre Cichos
Julian anticipated a successful trip to Antioch, but his experience there was a disappointment to him. The people chided him for his appearance, causing him to write ‘The Misopogon’ (or ‘Beard Hater’), a satire on himself but also a scathing indictment of the people of Antioch, whom he considered soft and degenerate, and wrote mockingly… “I say that you are liars and dancers, well skilled to dance in a chorus".
The relationship declined even more after the locals burned the temple of Apollo at Daphne, and further still after Julian’s efforts to make economic reforms designed to end government corruption and ease famine in the city caused by years of drought.
Julian finally left Antioch to march east and fulfill his plan to conquer Persia, but met his death in the attempt. Some say that the spearhead removed from his liver was actually Roman, but we will probably never know for certain.Enodia
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Julian II “The Philosopher” (as Augustus)361-363 AD
AE3 (17mm, 2.16g)
O: Pearl diademed. draped and cuirassed bust right; DN FL CL IVLI ANVS PF AVG.
R: Emperor standing left holding globe and spear; SPES REIPVBLICE, SMKΓ in ex.
Cyzicus mint.
Ric VIII Cyzicus 124
From the J. Grande collection
"Choose your friends, then treat them as friends; do not regard them like slaves or servants, but associate with them frankly and simply and generously; not saying one thing of them and thinking something else.”
~ JulianEnodia
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Julian II “The Philosopher” (as Caesar)355-360 AD
AE3 (18mm, 2.68g)
O: Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; D N IVLIANVS NOB C.
R: Soldier spearing fallen horseman; FEL TEMP REPARATIO, M in left field, ∆SISL in ex.
Siscia mint, 4th Officina
RIC VIII Siscia 382; Sear 4063v
ex Forvm Ancient Coins
Nothing says "Happy Days" quite like spearing a man while he's down.Enodia
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Julian II “The Philosopher” (as Caesar)355-360 AD
AE3 (16mm, 1.98g)
O: Bare head right; DN IVLIANVS NOB C.
R: Emperor standing left, holding globe and spear; SPES REIPVBLICE, [B]SIRM in ex.
Sirmium mint.
RIC VIII Sirmium 81; Sear 4064
From the J. Grande collection
Enodia
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Licinius I / Sol308-324 AD
AE3 (19mm, 3.08g)
O: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; IMP LICINIVS P F AVG.
R: Sol standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left; ? over X to left, ? to right, RP in ex, SOLI INVICTO COMITI.
Rome mint.
cf RIC VII 29-36 / Sear 3806v
Enodia
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Probus276-282 AD
AE Antoninianus (20mm, 3.43g)
O: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG.
R: Female deity standing right, presenting wreath to Probus; RESTITVT ORBIS, Z in field between, XXI in ex.
RIC 925 / Cohen 509 / Sear 3364
ex Jack H. Beymer Enodia
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Septimius Severus 201-210 AD
AR Denarius (18mm, 3.13g)
O: Laureate head right; SEVERVS PIVS AVG.
R: Severus, togate and veiled, standing left holding olive branch; FVNDATOR PACIS.
RSC 205 / RIC 265 / BMC 330-31 / Sear 1753
ex Classica AntiquitiesEnodia
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Severus Alexander / Jupiter222-231 AD
AE Sestertius (27mm, 19.30g)
O: Laureate head right, slight drapery over left shoulder; IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG.
R: Jupiter standing left, holding lightning bolt and sceptre, Alexander at his feet; IOVI CONSERVATORI, S-C.
RIC 558 / Cohen 74 / BMC 692 / Sear 2246
"What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others." Enodia
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Valerian I / Orient253-260 AD
AE Antoninianus ()
O: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG.
R: Orient standing right, presenting wreath to Valerian standing left leaning on spear; RESTITVT ORIENTIS.
Some remaining silvering on reverse.
RIC 286 / RSC 188 / Sear 2896
ex M&R Coins
Enodia
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