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RIC 0361 Vespasian denarius by TitusDIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS
Laureate head of Divus Vespasian to right.
EX S C
Empty quadriga advancing left, ornamented with a miniature quadriga flanked by Victories at the top and two standing figures on the side.
Rome, 80-1 AD
3.24g
RIC II 361 (C),(Titus); BMCRE 119 (Titus); RSC 146
Ex-ANEJay GT402/27/17 at 10:14David Atherton: Awesome reverse!
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Titus Dupondius Felicitas Publica 2Obv.
T CAESAR IMP COS V
Radiate head right
Rev.
FELICITAS PVBLICA
SC
Felicitas standing left with caduceus and cornucopiaancientdave02/22/17 at 06:45David Atherton: Beautiful piece!
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Titus Denarius Pax Seated LeftObv.
T CAESAR IMP VESPASIAN
Laureate head right
Rev.
PONTIF TR P COS III(I)
Pax seated left holding branchancientdave02/22/17 at 05:36David Atherton: Fantastic coin Dave! Rarer than Vespasian's ve...
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Gordian II Africanus / VictoryGordian II Africanus. Silver Denarius, AD 238. Rome.
O: IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian II right.
R: VICTO-RIA AVGG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm.
- RIC 2; BMC 28; RSC 12.
Gordian II (Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus Augustus), was Roman Emperor for one month with his father Gordian I in 238, the Year of the Six Emperors. The double "GG" in "AVGG" (Augustus) on the reverse was to show that power was shared between the two men although Gordian II did not receive the additional title of high priest or Pontifex Maximus. He died in battle outside of Carthage.
Confronted by a local elite that had just killed Maximinus's procurator, Gordian's father (Gordian I) was forced to participate in a full-scale revolt against Maximinus in 238 and became Augustus on March 22.
Due to his advanced age, Gordian I insisted that his son, Marcus Antonius Gordianus (Gordian II), be associated with him. A few days later, Gordian entered the city of Carthage with the overwhelming support of the population and local political leaders. Meanwhile in Rome, Maximinus' praetorian prefect was assassinated and the rebellion seemed to be successful. Gordian in the meantime had sent an embassy to Rome, under the leadership of Publius Licinius Valerianus, to obtain the Senate’s support for his rebellion. The senate confirmed the new emperor on 2 April and many of the provinces gladly sided with Gordian.
Opposition would come from the neighboring province of Numidia. Capelianus, governor of Numidia, loyal supporter of Maximinus Thrax, and who held a grudge against Gordian, renewed his alliance to the former emperor and invaded Africa province with the only legion stationed in the region, III Augusta, and other veteran units. Gordian II, at the head of a militia army of untrained soldiers, lost the Battle of Carthage and was killed, and Gordian I took his own life by hanging himself with his belt. The Gordians had reigned only twenty-two days.Nemonater02/20/17 at 21:49David Atherton: Excellent portrait!
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Titus / Titus with CaptiveTitus (Caesar, 69-79). Denarius. Antioch.
O: T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
R: Palm tree; to left, Titus standing right with spear and parazonium, foot on helmet; to right, mourning Judaea seated right.
- RIC 1562.
A Judaea Capta type which copies a reverse from Rome. The easiest way to tell the mints apart is by the bust type, Antioch always shows Titus with a draped bust. Nemonater02/20/17 at 21:48David Atherton: Still a not so common coin ...
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Vespasian / Emperor seatedVespasian AR Denarius, Rome Mint, 74 AD
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Vespasian laureate right
R: PON MAX TR P COS V; Vespasian, togate, seated right on curule chair, feet on stool, holding scepter in right hand, branch in left
- RIC 702 (C), BMC 136, RSC 364Nemonater02/20/17 at 21:44David Atherton: Beautiful toning.
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RIC 0941 Vespasian denariusIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Laureate head right
COS VIII
Prow of galley right, star above.
Rome 77-8 AD
3.39g
RIC II 941 (C); BMCRE 210; RSC 136.
Rated common but tough to find on the market.
Ex-ANE, Ex-Ancient Treasures.
This reverse type copied from aurei and denarii of Ahenobarbus struck for Mark Antony in 40 BC, Crawford 521 .Jay GT402/20/17 at 15:57David Atherton: Good example!
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RIC 0841 Vespasian denarius IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Laureate head right.
COS VII
Bull standing right.
Rome, 76 AD.
3.21g
RIC II 841 (C)
Scarce
The cow that appears on this coin is generally thought to be one of the famous statues by the fifth century Greek sculptor Myron. This statue went on to adorned the Temple of Pax (later the Forum Pacis), built by Vespasian to celebrate the end of the Jewish War. Myron's statues were brought to Rome by Octavian and were originally placed in the temple of Apollo on the Palatine, which he dedicated in 28 B.C. Vespasian moved them to the new Temple of Pax that he began building in 71 AD.
Ex-Numisantique
Jay GT402/08/17 at 18:07David Atherton: Nice example!
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Roman Empire Provincial, Nerva Tetradrachm - Eagle Standing (Dattari 639)Egypt, Alexandria, 96-98 AD (year 1)
12.57g
Obv: Laureate head of Nerva, AVT NEPOVA KAIΣ ΣEB
Rev. Eagle standing R, in field, L-A.
Dattari 639. Geissen 429.Optimo Principi02/01/17 at 18:22David Atherton: Fantastic!
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0038 Hadrian Dupondius 117 AD ConcordiaReference.
RIC II, 538b; C. 260; BMC 1107; Strack 502; RIC 38
Bust B1
Obv. IMP CAES DIVI TRAIAN AVG F TRAIAN HADRIAN OPT AVG GER
Radiate, cuirassed with exposed upper part of breastplate with balteus strap
Rev. DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS P P; CONCORDIA in ex. S C in ex.
Concordia seated left on throne, holding out patera and resting on a figure of Spes; cornucopiae under throne.
12.31gr
28 mm
12h
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Note.
From the Estate Collection of Dr. Richard Dotyokidoki01/17/17 at 22:38David Atherton: Fantastic!
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Edward III (1327 - 1377 A.D.)AR Groat
Pre-Treaty
O: Plain Cross, HENRIC' DI' GRA' REX ANGLIE Z FRANC, crowned facing bust, rosette and mascle stops.
R: CIVI (mascle)TAS LONDON(pinecone), long cross pattée; three pellets in angles, pinecone and double saltire stops
London Mint - 1351-1352
28mm
4.03g
SPINK 1565Mat01/17/17 at 22:35David Atherton: Awesome coin!
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Ivan “The Terrible” (1533 - 1584)AR Kopeck
O: Tsar on horseback advancing right, thrusting spear downward.
R: Legend in Cyrillic.
Pskov mint
18mm
.69gMat01/17/17 at 22:35David Atherton: Now, that is a cool coin!
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RIC 0937 Vespasian Mars denariusIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
laureate head right
COS VIII
Mars standing left, holding spear and trophy
Rome, 77-8 CE
2.97g
RIC II 937 (C2) ; RSC 125
Amazing iridescent rainbow toning.
Ex-Ancient treasures
Jay GT401/11/17 at 00:53David Atherton: A gorgeous coin!
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205 Maximinus I Maximinus I Denarius. 236 AD. 2.81g
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / P M TR P II COS P P, Maximinus standing between two legionary standards RIC 3, RSC 55, BMC 77Randygeki(h2)01/10/17 at 19:50David Atherton: Excellent coin!
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Tiberius & Drusus ( 14 - 37 A.D.)AR Drachm
CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia
O: [TI C]AES AVG PM TRP XXXV, Laureate head of Tiberius right.
R: DRVSVS CAES TI] AVG F COS II R P, Head of Drusus left.
Caesarea in Cappadocia mint 33- 34 A.D.
3.47g
19mm
RIC I 87; RPC I 3622. Syd 46Mat01/09/17 at 11:56David Atherton: A really neat coin!
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1741 MYSIA, Pergamon Pseudo-autonomous under Hadrian 134 AD nude maleReference.
RPC III, 1741/23; BMC 227-30, Cop 448-50, SNG France 1953-6
Magistrate I. Pôlliôn (strategos)
Obv. ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ
Helmeted head of Athena, right; with snake aegis
Rev. CTP I ΠOΛΛIΩNOC
Nude male youth standing facing, his r. hand raised, holding uncertain object in l.
2.59 gr
17 mm
12hokidoki12/19/16 at 10:42David Atherton: Pretty patina and interersting type.
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Alexander tetradrachm Price 3025Alexander lifetime Tarsos. Plough to the left. Bunch of grapes under the throne.Chance Vandal12/19/16 at 10:41David Atherton: That is a stunning coin!
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Julia Maesa (218 - 225 A.D.)AR Antoninianus
O: IVLIA MAESA AVG, Draped bust right, wearing stephane and set on crescent.
R: PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing facing, head left, extending hand and holding acerrum; lighted and garlanded altar to lower left.
Rome Mint
23mm
4.58g
RIC IV(part 2), pg 50, #264 (Elagabalus). Mat12/18/16 at 20:12David Atherton: Lovely portrait!
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Tiberius Pax Group 4Tiberius denarius Group 4, c. 18 - 35 A.D. Lugdunum mint, 17.5mm., 3.79g.
O: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS; One of the ribbons of Tiberius' laurel wreath falls over his neck.
R: PONTIF MAXIM; No base under the throne (just the single exergual line), Pax usually holds scepter (or rarely a reversed spear), her feet rest on a low footstool.
Baptiste Giard divides Tiberius' PONTIF MAXIM coins (aurei and denarii), into six groups, based on what he believes is the evolution of style over time.1 To some extent the portraits also reflect Tiberius' aging over a period of about 22 years. An excellent writeup can be found at http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=tribute%20penny.Nemonater12/18/16 at 10:28David Atherton: Fantastic. Love the golden tone highlights.
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Titus / NeptuneTitus as Caesar AR Denarius, Rome Mint, 72-73 AD, 18mm., 3.13g.
O: T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT; Titus, bearded, laureate, right.
R: NEP RED; Neptune standing left, right foot on globe, with acrostolium and sceptre
- RIC V366 (C), BMC V80, RSC 121
Not the easiest coin to find, only four specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. This type of "Neptune the Returner" refers to the sea voyages of Vespasian and Titus from the East to Rome in 70 and 71 AD respectively .
Researchers have long recognized that many of Vespasian's and Titus' reverse types recall types from earlier reigns, most especially those from the age of Augustus. Attempts have been made to connect his ‘Augustan’ types with the centenaries of the Battle of Actium (ending in 70) and the ‘foundation’ of the empire (ending in 74), but all seem to have failed, as the relevant types are strewn throughout Vespasian’s ten-year reign. It is perhaps better to view his recycling of types as a political strategy favored by Vespasian and Titus, but subsequently abandoned by Domitian. In this case we have a depiction of the sea-god Neptune that certainly is derived from Octavian’s pre-Imperial coinage struck in commemoration of Actium.Nemonater12/18/16 at 10:28David Atherton: A most excellent specimen!
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Vespasian / Victory on Globe AR Denarius, Uncertain Spanish mint, 69-70 AD
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Laureate head left.
R: VICTORIA IMP VESPASIANI; Victory standing left on globe, with wreath and palm
- RIC 1340 (R), BMC 362, RSC 630
A very pleasing dark chocolate patina with bronze highlights. A nice compliment to my Civil Wars denarius with the same Victory on globe reverse. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-130882Nemonater12/14/16 at 10:37David Atherton: What fine style! These Spanish issues are indeed s...
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Vespasian / Eagle Tetradrachm, AntiochVespasian AR Tetradrachm, 14.43g, Antioch mint, 69-70 AD
O: AYTOKPAT KAIΣA OYEΣΠAΣIANOY; Bust of Vespasian, laureate right, wearing aegis.
R: ETOYΣ NEOY IEPOY B; Eagle on thunderbolt right, B (date) above wing, palm branch in right field.
- RPC 1937, Prieur 104Nemonater12/13/16 at 23:30David Atherton: Gosh, I love these Syrian tets. Yours is a beauty.
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Moesia, Istros. 4th century B.C. AR drachm.Moesia, Istros. 4th century B.C. AR drachm (17 mm, 5.68 g). Facing male heads, the right inverted / IΣTPIH, sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; between eagle and dolphin, Δ; below dolphin, monogram. SNG BM 243; SNG Stancomb 146. Nice old toning. Good very fine.
EX VAuctions - Sale 322 - Lot 65.
From The Sam Mansourati Collection.Sam12/13/16 at 23:29David Atherton: Fantastic!
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RIC 0596 Domitian DenariusIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII
laureate head right.
COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC
herald advancing left, wearing feathered cap, holding wand with right hand and shield with left.
Rome mint.
Struck 14 September-31 December 88 AD
3.5g
RIC II 596 (C2); BMCRE 131-2; BN 120-1; RSC 76/77.
Ex-Tom VossenJay GT412/08/16 at 01:56David Atherton: Great example! Glad you got one.
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Roman Republic, Q. Marcius Libo Denarius - Dioscuri Galloping (Syd 395)AR Denarius
Rome, 148 BC
3.65g
Obv: Helmeted head of Roma R, behind, LIBO and below chin, X
Rev: The Dioscuri, Castor and Pollox, galloping R below horses,
Q·MARC and ROMA in partial tablet.
Sydenham 395. Crawford215/1. RBW 915
ex. Elvira Clain Stefanelli (1914-2001) collection, curator of the National Numismatics Collection at the Smithsonian
Stacks 1979 LOT 1113
Bequeathed to James Madison University after Sawhill's death and sold again by Stacks.
Stacks March 5/6 1971 LOT 409 sold to John A. Sawhill (1892-1976) of James Madison University.
ex. Massachusetts Historical Society
ex. Adams Presidential Family Numismatic CollectionOptimo Principi12/01/16 at 02:04David Atherton: Beautiful piece!
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3151B CAPPADOCIA, Caesaraea Hadrian Triassarion Helios on Mt ArgaeusReference
RPC III, 3151B
Issue ΕΤ ΙΘ=Year 19
Obv. AYTo TPAI AΔPIANOC CEBACTOC
Laureate bust of Hadrian to right, drapery on left shoulder.
Rev. ΚΑΙ TωN ΠIΡ ΑΡΓΑΙω ΕΤ ΙΘ
Mt Argaeus surmounted by Helios standing l., holding globe in r. hand, sceptre in left
11.49 gr
24 mm
hokidoki11/24/16 at 05:57David Atherton: I love that reverse type!
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RIC 0757 Vespasian DupondiusIMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG
Laureate head of Vespasian right
PON MAX TR POT P P COS V CENS
winged caduceus between two cornucopiae
10.79g
Rome, 74 AD
RIC II 757 (C2); RPC 1983
Ex-Tater's
Jay GT411/22/16 at 23:35David Atherton: Oh, that is a nice one!
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0999 BITHYNIA Koinon of Bithynia Hadrian, Octastyle templeReference.
RPC III, 999/26; RG 48 var., SNG Copenhagen 327 var. and SNG von Aulock 287 var. (one pellet in pediment).
Issue I. 3
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СΕΒ
Laureate head of Hadrian, right
Rev. ΚΟΙ-ΝΟΝ ΒΕΙΘΥΝΙΑС
Octastyle temple on podium of two steps; 3 pellets in pediment
6.73 gr
22 mm
6hokidoki11/22/16 at 09:30David Atherton: Superb!
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Asia Minor, Lydia, Hierocaesarea, Agrippina Junior, Artemis right, stag Lydia. Hierocaesaraea
Agrippina Junior (Augusta, 50-59)
Bronze, AE 18
Obv.: AΓPIΠΠINAN ΘЄAN CЄBACTHN, draped bust right, hair in long plait down back of neck and looped at end
Rev: IЄPOKAICAPЄωN ЄΠI KAΠITωNOC, Artemis standing right, holding bow, stag standing right.
Æ, 18.1mm, 4.43g
Ref.: RPC I 2388, SNG von Aulock 2959, GRPC Lydia 72shanxi11/22/16 at 09:29David Atherton: Almost has a cameo like appearance. Very nice!
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Claudius (41 - 54 A.D.)Egypt, Alexandria
Billon Tetradrachm
O: TI KLA[UDI KAIS SEBA GERMANI AUTOKR], laureate head of Claudius right; LB to right.
R: ANTWNIA SEBASTH, draped bust of Antonia right, wearing hair in long plait.
Dated RY 2 (41/2 AD)
23mm
11.62g
Dattari 114; Milne 61-64; Emmett 73.Mat11/22/16 at 07:05David Atherton: Lovely tet.
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Claudius Thracian Mint Dupondius CeresObv.
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P
Bare head left
Rev.
CERES AVGVSTA
SC
This coin is part of a rare and little understood issue thought to be from a provincial mint in Thrace, which copy contemporary Roman AE issues. These Thracian issues show unusually good style, rivaling that of the official Roman mint. The Thracian Ceres dupondius of Claudius is notable for having a 12 o'clock die axis, and centration dimples which immediately show it cannot be a product of the official Roman mint. The style is typically good enough though that these issues are often mis-attributed as normal Roman issues, as was the case with my coin.
This thread from 2009 has served as the best reference for these Thracian AE coins of Claudius that I have been able to find:
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=57292.0
ancientdave11/22/16 at 04:36David Atherton: Superb coin!
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Trajan Denarius Trajan's Column 2Obv.
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS VI P P
Laureate, draped bust right
Rev.
SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI
Trajan's column surmounted by statue of Trajan, two eagles at base of column
RIC 292ancientdave11/18/16 at 10:52David Atherton: My favourite type struck for Trajan!
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025. Elagabalus / RIC 172.Denarius, 219 AD, Antioch mint.
Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG . . / Laureate bust of Elagabalus.
Reverse: PONT MAX T P II COS II / Mars walking left, holding laurel branch and trophy.
3.81 gm., 20 mm.
RIC #172 var.; Sear unlisted.
The reverse legend has only a T P in it rather than the normal TR P. That is why I listed it as a variety of RIC #172.Callimachus11/17/16 at 00:47David Atherton: Awesome!
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Asia Minor, Phrygia, Hierapolis, Selene, Nemesis Hierapolis
Asia Minor, Phrygia
Æ 17
Obv.: Draped bust of Selene right on crescent
Rev.: IEPAΠOΛEITΩN, winged Nemesis standing left, holding bridle and drawing drapery away from her neck
Æ, 17.6mm, 5.16g
Ref.: SNG Cop 420, SNG Muenchen 220shanxi11/17/16 at 00:44David Atherton: The obverse bust is superb!
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Vespasian Denarius Standing VestaObv.
IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII
Laureate head right
Rev.
VES-TA to either side of Vesta standing left, holding simpulum & scepter
*Small scratch on reverse*
Minted 72-73 A.D.ancientdave11/16/16 at 06:22David Atherton: Excellent portrait!
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024c Domitian (69-81 A.D. Caesar, 81-96 A.D. Augustus), RIC 0720, RIC II(1962) 0153, AR-Denarius, Rome, IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P, Minerva standing right, #3024c Domitian (69-81 A.D. Caesar, 81-96 A.D. Augustus), RIC 0720, RIC II(1962) 0153, AR-Denarius, Rome, IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P, Minerva standing right, #3
avers:- IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P X, Laureate head of Domitian right.
revers:- IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P, Minerva standing right on capital of rostral column, brandishing thunderbolt and shield; owl at her feet.
exe: -/-//--, diameter: 17,8-18,8mm, weight: 3,09g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 90-91 A.D., ref: RIC 0720, RIC II(1962) 0153 p-172, RSC 266, BMC 179,
Q-003quadrans11/05/16 at 01:18David Atherton: Well detailed coin!
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Julius Caesar Elephant DenariusJulius Caesar. 49-48 BC. AR Denarius. Military mint traveling with Caesar.
O: Elephant right, trampling on serpent
R: Emblems of the pontificate - Simpulum, sprinkler, axe and priest's hat.
- Crawford 443/1; Sear (History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators) 9; Sydenham 1006; BMCRR (Gaul) 27; Cohen/RSC 49; Babelon (Voconia) 1; Sear (Roman Coins & Their Values I) 1399. Ex HJBerk 90th Buy or Bid Sale, 4/17/96, Lot 232, listed as Mint state.
Julius Caesar and his armies assembled on the banks of the Rubicon River on 10 January 49 BC, ready to invade Italy. Since large quantities of denarii were necessary to pay Caesar's military expenses, the mint traveled with them. This issue was ordered, not by a moneyer, as was usual, but by Julius Caesar himself. In all likelihood, this type was used by Caesar's military forces at least until the decisive battle of Pharsalus.
"It is the inscription CAESAR in the exergue that has led to the modern identification of the elephant as Caesar. But the exergue is the traditional place for the moneyer’s name and Caesar is separated from the field by the ground line. When Hirtius minted, he put his own name there. Presumably the Caesarian message remained the same with or without CAESAR inscribed on the coin. So whatever that message was, it had to be using symbols easily recognized by the people he was speaking to.
The main problem with a Good over Evil interpretation is that the snake was not a symbol of evil in the pagan Roman mind. As for the elephant, the most frequent use of the elephant on coinage had been by the Metelli. Of all the families of Rome they had done more to connect their name with the elephant image than any other family line. And Metellus Scipio himself even used the elephant again (without snake, of course) after Caesar minted his coin.
As others have pointed out, the other side of the coin with the implements of the pontifex maximus makes an unmistakable reference to Caesar with or without the name Caesar. But that also got me to thinking. Why did he want to advertise that position? Simply put, the main concern of the Roman state religion was the Salus of the state, hence it was Caesar’s chief concern as Pontifex Maximus. If the Metellan elephant was trampling on the Salus of the state, it was his duty as Pontifex Maximus to protect and restore Salus." - mharlan, http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=88757.0Nemonater10/20/16 at 05:42David Atherton: Lovely example and good write-up.
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Hadrian Libertas DenariusHADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome.
O: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.
R: COS III, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre.
- RIC 175.
The pileus liberatis was a soft felt cap worn by liberated slaves of Troy and Asia Minor. In late Republican Rome, the pileus was symbolically given to slaves upon manumission, granting them not only their personal liberty, but also freedom as citizens with the right to vote (if male). Following the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., Brutus and his co-conspirators used the pileus to signify the end of Caesar's dictatorship and a return to a Republican system of government. The pileus was adopted as a popular symbol of freedom during the French Revolution and was also depicted on some early U.S. coins. - FACNemonater10/20/16 at 05:41David Atherton: Nice portrait and pretty toning!
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Trajan Denarius - Abundantia (RIC 165)AR Denarius
Rome, 103-111 AD
3.24g
Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P.
Laureate bust right, wearing aegis.
Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI.
Abundantia standing left, holding cornucopia and grain ears over modius to left; garlanded prow to right.
Woytek 212c; RIC 165.
Numismatik Naumann (formerly Gitbud & Naumann), Auction 46, Lot 597, 11/09/16Optimo Principi09/15/16 at 10:51David Atherton: Magnificent!
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Trajan Fourrée Denarius - VictoryFourree Denarius
Imitating Rome, 103-111 CE
Obv: Laureate draped bust of Trajan (R)
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPIMO AVG [...].
Rev:Victory advancing left above Dacian shields, holding wreath and palm.
COS V P P S P O R OPTIMO PRIMC
Cf. Woytek 282 (for prototype); cf. RIC 131 (same).
The slightly blundered legends, muling of types and appearance of a more base metal core leads to the conclusion of a likely fourrée.
Imitating RIC 131Optimo Principi09/13/16 at 04:26David Atherton: Decent style for a fourrée!
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Roman Empire, Galba, RIC 193Galba AR denarius, VF, Rome mint, ( 3.512g, 19.0mm, 180o), Nov 68 - Jan 69 A.D.;
elegant style, light toning on nice surfaces, high-points flatly struck,
Obv: IMP SER GALBACAESAR AVG, laureate head right;
Rev: HISPANIA (counterclockwise starting on left), Hispania advancing left, draped, poppy and two stalks of grain in extended right hand, round shield and two transverse spears in left hand;
RIC I 193 (R2), BMCRE I 16, RSC II 83, BnF III 89, Hunter I 1 var. (no CAESAR, Aug - Oct 68), SRCV I 2103 var. (same)
Ex: the Jyrki Muona Collection; Ex: Forum Ancient Coins
orfew09/13/16 at 04:14David Atherton: Awesome!
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Civil Wars RIC 12Civil Wars 68-69 CE. AR Denarius (17.50 mm, 3.39 g). Spanish mint, April-June 68 CE.
O: BONI EVENTVS, Female bust right, wearing fillet; hair rolled and looped above neck
R: VICTORIA P R, Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left
- BMCRE I 292 Note + Taf 50.2; P.-H. Martin, the anonymous coins of the year 68 AD (1974) 82 # 99 PL 9; E. P. Nicolas, De Néron à Vespasien (1979) 1308 No. 31; 1435 f 1456 # 107 Taf 14.107 B; RIC I² Nr. 12 (Spain, 68 n. Chr.) R5 (Group I). Evidently the second known. The above references are all to one example found in Münzkabinett Berlin.
Likely struck by Galba in Spain between April 6 and early June, 68 AD, that is, between the dates of his acceptance of the offer from Vindex and of his receiving news of his recognition by the Senate.
The civil wars at the end of Nero’s reign began with the revolt of the governor of Gallia Lugdunensis, Gaius Julius Vindex, probably around the beginning of March of AD 68. Vindex had claimed that he had a force of 100,000 men, and a substantial coinage was certainly needed to pay them.
Vindex offered the leadership of the revolt to Servius Sulpicius Galba, then governor of Hispania Tarraconensis, who was hailed imperator by the Spanish legions at Carthago Nova in April of the same year. The title was cautiously refused, but Galba did declare himself the legatus of the senate and people of Rome. Just a month later, Galba’s confidence would be shaken by the crushing defeat of Vindex near Besançon by the general Lucius Verginius Rufus, governor of Germania Superior. By 9 June Nero was dead, having taken his own life. Galba began his march to Rome, and his brief reign was underway.
Without an emperor to strike in the name of (save for that in honor of the “model emperor” of Roman history, Augustus) the coinage was struck with messages suiting the political climate. The coinage under Vindex possesses a more aggressive air that underscores the militant nature of his revolt, while Galba’s tends to be more constitutional and optimistic in tone. Originally struck in large numbers, as indicated by the number of types employed, the coins of the civil wars are all rare today, having been recalled after the final victory of Vespasian in 69 AD. Nemonater09/03/16 at 07:02David Atherton: A most envious coin! It doesn't hurt that the ...
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Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III The Great, 336 - 323 B.C., Lifetime IssueSilver Drachm, Müller Alexander 763; SNG Cop 895; SNG Alpha Bank 629; SNG Saroglos 771; SNG München - ; Price 2090, Choice good Very Fine , as found Superb Fine Style, toned, centered, bumps and marks, Ionia, Miletos mint, weight 4.004g, maximum diameter 18.0mm, die axis 0o, struck between 325 - 323 B.C.,.
Obverse ; head of Alexander the Great as Herakles right, clad in Nemean Lion scalp headdress tied at neck.
Reverse ; AΛEΞAN∆POY ( means " Of Alexander " in Ancient Greek ), Zeus seated left on throne without back, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, feet on footstool, right leg forward, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter topped with lotus vertical behind in left hand, ∆H monogram left.
*Lifetime issue. This coin was issued during the lifetime and rule of Alexander the Great. Most Alexander coins were issued after his death.
*Alexander the great believed if the world ruled by one king or leader , will be better for all.
Alexander the great was considered a god after his death.
Coin is also listed at ; Superb and Masterpiece Portraits Gallery ;
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-131066
FORVM Ancient Coins. / From The Sam Mansourati Collection.Sam08/29/16 at 11:04David Atherton: Beautiful.
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Caligula Sestertius Pietas-Caligula Sacrificing at Temple of AugustusObv.
C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS P M TR POT
PIETAS in ex
Pietas, veiled, seated left and holding patera, elbow resting on statue
Rev.
DIVO AVG S-C
Gaius sacrificing before hexastyle temple; attendants with bull and patera at sidesancientdave08/29/16 at 11:03David Atherton: What a neat coin!
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ROMAN, Maximinus I (AD 235 - 238) Silver Denarius Salus Maximinus I, 235 - 238 AD
Silver Denarius, Rome Mint, struck Mar 235 - Jan 236 A.D.
20mm, 3.22 grams
Obverse: IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus right.
IMP[erator] MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG[vstvs] Emperor Maximinus Dutiful Augustus
Reverse: SALVS AVGVSTI ( [Dedicated to] To the health of the Emperors ) , Salus ( Hygieia - Greek - ), seated left, feeding snake rising up from altar, from Patera in right hand, resting left elbow on throne.
References ; RIC 85
A superb Choice EF masterpiece example , artistic and well executed dies.
From The Sam Mansourati Collection./ NO. RI 20450.
Given as a souvenir to a dear friend. ( 8/18/2016 )
Salus was the Roman goddess of health. She was Hygieia to the Greeks ( Her name is the source of the word "hygiene." ), who believed her to be the daughter of Aesculapius, the god of medicine and healing, and Epione, the goddess of soothing of pain. Her father Asclepius learned the secrets of keeping death at bay after observing one serpent bringing another healing herbs. Woman seeking fertility, the sick, and the injured slept in his temples in chambers where non-poisonous snakes were left to crawl on the floor and provide healing.
*The logo of Pharmacology was taken from Salus 's Patera and snake .Sam08/14/16 at 10:41David Atherton: Wonderful all around!
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Tarentum AR NomosITALY. Calabria , Taras (c.380-340 B.C.), Silver Nomos, 7.65g.
Naked ephebos, holding a small round shield and a lance, vaulting from a cantering horse left, ├ below horse. Rev. TAPAΣ , Taras as an ephebos seated astride dolphin to left, holding a Corinthian helmet in his right hand and leaning on the back of the dolphin with his left, I and waves below (Fischer-Bossert 657 (V252/R509); Vlasto 437 (these dies); SNG ANS 929 (these dies); SNG Lloyd 169). An almost invisible metal-flaw on reverse, of charming style, attractively toned, about extremely fine.
Ex：The Prospero Collection (The New York Sale, Auction XXVII, 2012)
The city of Tarentum was renowned throughout the ancient world for the quality of its horsemen, who served as mercenary cavalry for many foreign kings including Antigonos I, Demetrios I and Alexander of Epirus. The horsemen of Tarentum served as hippokontistai (mounted javelinmen), or in their specific case, elaphroi (skirmishing cavalry which throw javelins and dismount for hand to hand combat), but such was their fame that the term Tarantinoi came to mean any such skirmishing cavalry unit, regardless of their origin. Indeed, Asklepiodotos mentions Tarantinarchos (leader of Tarentines) as a military rank in Hellenistic Athens.
The scene depicted here is from an equestrian event of the Hyakinthia (the ceremonial games of Hyakinthian Apollo) which celebrated those special skills necessary in war. The armed rider would dismount at full gallop, run alongside his horse, and then remount in stride.Leo08/03/16 at 23:02David Atherton: Wow! What a stunning coin.
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BRUTTIUM, Rhegion. Circa 450-445 BC. AR Drachm.AR Drachm (16.5mm, 3.64 g, 12h). Facing lion scalp; pellet to right / Iokastos seated left, holding scepter; all within laurel wreath. Herzfelder 19 (D12/R16); HN Italy 2478. VF, lightly toned, rough and scratched surfaces on reverse.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 379 / Lot 38.
From The Sam Mansourati Collection.
Sam07/28/16 at 20:14David Atherton: Agreed, the obverse is great!
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Domitian (as Caesar)Silver Denarius
Roman Imperial - The Principate
Domitian
(As Caesar)
Rome mint, early 76 - early 77 A.D
Fine, toned.
17.9 mm / 3.282 g / 180°
Obverse: "CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS", laureate head right.
Reverse: "COS IIII", Pegasus standing right, only near wing showing, raising left foreleg.
Ex Forvm Ancient Coins 2016 (70170)
RIC II, part 1, Vespasian 921 (C2); RSC II 47; BMCRE II Vespasian 193; BnF III Vespasian 169; SRCV I 2637
MyID: 029A
Image Credit: Forvm Ancient CoinsTenthGen07/27/16 at 04:18David Atherton: Nice example.
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Hadrian Denarius AequitasObv.
IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG
Laureate head right
Rev.
P M TR P COS III
Aequitas standing left with scales and cornucopiae
RSC 1119ancientdave07/24/16 at 10:52David Atherton: Nice portrait!
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Agrippa (Died 12 B.C.)Æ As
O: M. AGRIPPA. F. COS. III, head left, wearing rostral crown.
R: Neptune standing left, holding small dolphin and trident; S-C across field.
Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula)
27mm
9.72g
RIC I 58 (Gaius); MIR 3, 24-6; BMCRE 161 (Tiberius); Cohen 3Mat07/19/16 at 04:01David Atherton: Love the portrait!
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Vespasian / Vespasian seated rightVespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.32 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 73.
O: IMP CAES VESP AVG CEN, laureate head right
R: PONTIF MAXIM, Vespasian, togate, seated right, feet on stool, holding vertical scepter in right hand, branch in left.
- RIC 545; RSC 387a; BMCRE 98; BN 86. Hard to find obverse legend variant, CEN rather than CENS.Nemonater07/14/16 at 05:50David Atherton: Nice example with a good portrait.
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Vespasian / Victory Orichalcum SestertiusVespasian, 69-79. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 34mm, 23.49 g 6), Rome, 71.
O: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III Laureate head of Vespasian to right.
R: VICTORIA AVGVSTI, S C in ex, Victory standing right, left foot set on helmet, writing on shield; in right field, mourning Judea seated beneath palm tree.
- BMC 582. BN 560. Cohen 625. RIC 468. Ex Oblos webauction 3 11/15 lot 292, Astarte S.A. XIX '06 Lot 956, UBS Gold & Numismatics '06 Auction 64 lot 173, Auction Numismatica Genevensis 1, Geneva, 27 November 2000, lot 147.Nemonater07/10/16 at 10:50David Atherton: Awesome coin with a great provenance!
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GREEK, Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III the Great, AR Tetradrachm, Babylon, Price 3626MACEDONIA. Alexander the Great. Tetradracma . Therma ( Thessalonica ) . 334-300 B.C. Cab. Alexander with Leonte . Zeus enthroned with eagle.
17'01 g . Hairlines in rev.
Price 3626.
Lifetime issue struck in Babylon 07/06/16 at 19:17David Atherton: Nice example!
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3169 CAPPADOCIA, Hierapolis (Comana). Hadrian Drachm TycheReference. Very rare
RPC III, 3169; S 278a, Metcalf Conspectus 113a
Obv: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СЄΒΑСΤΟС.
Laureate head right.
Rev: ΥΠΑΤΟС Γ ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤΡΙ.
Tyche seated left on throne, holding rudder and cornucopia.
3.09 gr
18 mm
12hokidoki07/06/16 at 00:23David Atherton: Very nice!
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Vespasian Denarius PaxObv.
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Laureate head right
Rev.
PON MAX TR P COS VI
Pax seated left holding branch
Minted 75 A.D. Rome
RIC 772 RSC 366ancientdave07/04/16 at 17:23David Atherton: At this point in time the Rome mint was settling i...
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1311 - M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. DenariusRome mint, c. 69 BC
Male head right (Mercury ?) with flowing hair. Behind symbol
M·PLAETORI – CEST·EX·S·C Winged caduceus
18 mm, 3,86 gr
Ref : RCV #344, RSC Plaetoria # 5, Sydenham # 807, RBW # 1453, Crawford # 405/5
From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collectionPotator II06/24/16 at 17:31David Atherton: Lovely style.
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1093 - L. Flaminius Chilo, Denarius Rome mint, 109 or 108 BC
Helmeted head of Roma right, ROMA behind head and X below chin
L·FLAMINI/CILO in two lines at exergue. Victory in prancing biga right
19 mm, 3,83 gr
Ref : RCV # 179, RSC Flaminia # 1, Sydenham #540, RBW # 1144, Crawford # 302/1.
From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collectionPotator II06/24/16 at 17:31David Atherton: Very nice!
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Titus / NeptuneTitus. As Caesar, AR Denarius (19mm, 3.16 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 73.
O: Laureate bust right, T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT CENS.
R: Neptune standing left, with right foot on globe, nude except for cloak hanging down behind from shoulders, holding acrostolium and scepter, NEP RED.
Unpublished with CENS in the obverse legend. This type, reported by Harry Sneh to the RIC authors, will be 528A in the RIC II Addenda. This coin is the ex-Moonmoth example mentioned in the Gemini X catalog describing lot 637.Nemonater06/22/16 at 22:27David Atherton: A good, strong portrait.
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Vespasian / NeptuneVespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck January-June AD 70.
O: Laureate head right, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG.
R: Neptune standing left, with right foot on prow, holding dolphin and trident, COS ITER TR POT.
- RIC 25 (R)Nemonater06/22/16 at 22:26David Atherton: Fabulous! That reverse is amazing.
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Sikyon, Peloponnesos, Greece, c. 335 - 330 B.C.Silver stater, BCD Peloponnesos 218; SNG Cop 48; Traité III 776; BMC Peloponnesus p. 40, 57; HGC 5 201, gVF, well centered, toned, light marks areas of porosity, 12.150g, 24.7mm, Sikyon mint, c. 335 - 330 B.C.; obverse chimera advancing left on exergue line, right fore-paw raised, wreath above, SE below; reverse dove flying left, N left, all within olive wreath tied on right.
Sikyon was located in the northern Peloponnesos between Corinth and Achaea. Sicyon was known in antiquity for its industries including wood sculpture, bronze work, and pottery. Its central location meant it was frequently involved in the wars of its neighbors, Thebes, Corinth, Athens and Sparta.
From The Sam Mansourati Collection / FORVM Ancient Coins.
Sam06/22/16 at 01:03David Atherton: Fantastic!
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Macedonian Kingdom, Antigonos I Monophthalmos, 320 - 306 B.C., In the Name and Types of Alexander the Great.Under Study by President Joseph Sermarini - ( very rare ).
Antigonos I Monophthalmos ("the One-eyed") (382 B.C. - 301 B.C.) was a nobleman, general, and governor under Alexander the Great. Upon Alexander's death in 323 B.C., he established himself as one of the successors and declared himself King in 306 B.C. The most powerful satraps of the empire, Cassander, Seleucus, Ptolemy and Lysimachus, answered by also proclaiming themselves kings. Antigonus found himself at war with all four, largely because his territory shared borders with all of them. He died in battle at Ipsus in 301 B.C. Antigonus' kingdom was divided up, with Seleucus I Nicator gaining the most. His son, Demetrius I Poliorcetes, took Macedon, which the family held, off and on, until it was conquered by Rome in 168 B.C. -- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
From The Sam Mansourati Collection.Sam06/20/16 at 11:15David Atherton: Awesome aquisition my friend!
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Trajan, Silver Denarius, RIC 128 RomeObverse: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, Laurel bust of Trajan right, drape over the left shoulder.
Reverse: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC. Victoria Standing left, holding a Crown in the right hand and a palm in the left.
RIC.128 - BMC/RE.328 - St.1128 - H1/471
17.9 mm., 3.4 g.
sold 3-2018
NORMAN K06/20/16 at 11:15David Atherton: Good eye appeal despite the wear!
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LEG XVIII LYBICAEMarcus Antonius. Denarius mint moving with M. Antony circa 32-31, AR 18mm., 3.61g. ANT AVG – III·VIR·R·P·C Galley r., with sceptre tied with fillet on prow. Rev.
LEG·XVIII·LYBICAE Aquila between two standards. Crawford 544/11.
From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection.Aldo06/18/16 at 20:41David Atherton: Very nice!
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Domitian/Minerva 92 ADDomitian AR denarius, Rome mint, 92 AD
O: Laureate head of Domitian right, IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XI.
R: Minerva left with thunderbolt, spear and shield, IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P
- RIC 737 (R2), BMC (Specimen acquired 1977), RSC -Nemonater06/18/16 at 20:21David Atherton: The portrait reperesents the best work the engrave...
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Domitian/Minerva 86 ADDomitian AR Denarius, Rome mint, 86 AD
O: Laureate head of Domitian right; IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P V.
R: Minerva right with spear and shield; IMP XI COS XII CENS P P P.
- RIC 425 (R), BMC 88, RSC 194Nemonater06/18/16 at 20:20David Atherton: Superb portrait!
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Anonymous Didrachm / QuadrigatusAnonymous. Silver Didrachm (6.80g, 22.5mm), ca. 225-214 BC. Uncertain mint.
RRC 28/3 or similar (Is there any resource to further discuss the anonymous quadrigati?)
O: Laureate head of Janus (Dioscuri?), two annulets atop head.
R: ROMA incuse on solid tablet in exergue, Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt and holding scepter, in galloping quadriga right driven by Victory.
ex Asta del Titano M3, lot#91
Norbert06/16/16 at 07:29David Atherton: Really nice example.
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Vespasian / Titus DidrachmVespasian AR Didrachm, Caesarea, Cappadocia mint, 76-77 AD
O: Laureate head of Vespasian right, AYTOKPA KAICAP OYЄCΠACIANOC CЄBACTOC. (Emperor Vespasian Caesar Augustus)
R: Laureate head of Titus right, AYTO KAI OYЄCΠACIANOC CЄBACTOY YIOC. (The Son of Emperor Vespasian Caesar Augustus)
- RPC 1650Nemonater06/15/16 at 09:36David Atherton: Outstanding portraits!
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Roman Empire, Hadrian Denarius - Adoptio (RIC 3c)AR Denarius
Rome, late 117 AD
3.24g
Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian (R)
IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO OPT AVG GER DAC
Rev: Hadrian and Trajan standing facing each other
clasping hands in sign of adoption of Hadrian.
ADOPTIO in exergue.
PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN AVG F P M TR P COS PP
RIC 3c RSC 4
NAC Auction 92 part II, Lot 2196, 23/05/16
ex. CNG Webshop
The circumstances surrounding Hadrian's adoption and ultimate accession have long been clouded in mystery. Trajan never made a public endorsement of him, or any other potential candidate as heir. Dio Cassius reported that Trajan's widow Plotina actually secured Hadrian's adoption, announcing the adoption posthumously through letters signed in her own hand rather than Trajan's. Either way, ADOPTIO was announced on August 9, AD 117, though the emperor's death was still kept secret from the public. Two days later, on the 11th, when Trajan's death was finally declared, the Syrian legions hailed Hadrian as the new emperor and the matter was reduced to a mere formality awaiting Senatorial approval.Optimo Principi06/08/16 at 12:15David Atherton: What a superb coin!
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Roman Empire, Augustus, Denarius - Butting Bull (RIC 167a)AR Denarius
Lugdunum, 15-13 BC
3.77g
Obv: Bare head of Augustus (R)
AVGVSTVS DIVI F
Rev: Bull butting (R)
IMP X in exergue
RIC 167a BMC 451
In 15 BC Augustus was acclaimed Imperator for the tenth time on behalf of Drusus and Tiberius' victories in Raetia.
Ex. Baldwin's Auction 65, 4 May 2010, lot 1166
Ex. Alfred Franklin Collection
Ex. Baldwin's Auction 99. 6 May 2016, lot 276
Optimo Principi06/08/16 at 12:14David Atherton: Impressive!
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Moesia, Markianopolis, 054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Hristova-Jekov (2014) 06.24.03.07, AE-27, Pentassarion, VΠ ΠONTIANOV MAPKIA NOΠOΛEITΩN•, Hera and peacock,Moesia, Markianopolis, 054 Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), Hristova-Jekov (2014) 06.24.03.07, AE-27, Pentassarion, VÎ Î ONTIANOV MAPKIA NOÎ OΛEITΩN•, Hera and peacock,
avers:- AV K OÎ Î CEVH MAKPEINOC • M OÎ EΛ ANTΩNEINOC KAI •, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus facing bare-headed draped and cuirassed bust of Diadumenian.
revers:- VÎ Î ONTIANOV MAPKIA NOÎ OΛEITΩN•, Hera in long garment and mantle, standing left, holding patera in outstretched right hand and
resting with raised left hand on scepter, Peacock at foot in left down, E in right field.
exe: -/-//E, diameter: 26,7-27,7mm, weight:12,24g, axis: 6h,
mint: Moesia, Markianopolis, date: 217-218 A.D., ref: HrJ (2014) 06.24.03.07, Pfeiffer (2013) 226, 12 (294), Varbanov (2005) Not in -,
Q-001quadrans06/08/16 at 10:51David Atherton: Beautiful green patina!
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GalbaIMP SER GALBA AVG
Laureate head right
DIVA AVGVSTA
Livia standing left holding patera and sceptre
Rome, November 68 AD-January 69AD
RIC 150, BMC 5, RSC 52a
2.94g
Rare with this short obverse legend
Ex-IncitatusJay GT405/30/16 at 19:03David Atherton: Wonderful!
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Trajan Denarius - Providentia (RIC 364)AR Denarius
Rome, 114-117 AD
3.00g
Obv: Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Trajan (R)
Rev: Providentia standing l., holding scepter, resting elbow on column,
pointing toward globe at feet.
RIC 364 Coh 315
From the Adams family collection, John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States
Stacks March 5,6 1971 - sold to John A. Sawhill (1892-1976) of James Madison University.
Bequeathed to James Madison University and sold by Stacks in March 1979.
Elvira Clain Stefanelli (1914-2001) collection, curator of the National Numismatics Collection at the SmithsonianOptimo Principi05/12/16 at 19:19David Atherton: Neat provenance and very beautiful.
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Q. CAECILIUS METELLUS PIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS CAECILIA AR DenariusOBVERSE: Diademed head of Pietas right, stork before
REVERSE: IMPER in exergue, lituus and jug, all within laurel wreath
Spanish Mint 81 BC
3.8g; 20mm
Crawford 374/2; Sydenham 751; Caecilia 44
Ex: Barry MurphyLegatus05/11/16 at 06:54David Atherton: Lovely coin.
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0794 Hadrian Denarius Roma 124-27 AD RomaReference.
Strack 174; RIC II 165d; BMCRE 374; RSC 341; RIC III, 794
Bust A2
Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Laureate head with drapery
Rev. C-OS III
Roma seated left, holding branch, and spear; shield resting on seat to right
2.92 gr
18 mm
6hokidoki05/11/16 at 06:53David Atherton: Nice denarius!
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Caracalla (198 - 217 A.D.)AR Tetradrachm
Laodicea ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria
O: AYT K M A ANTΩNEINOC CEB, laureate head right.
R: ∆HMAPX EΞ YΠATOC TO ∆, facing eagle, head left holding wreath in beak, star between legs.
27mm
12.5g
Prieur 1179Mat05/10/16 at 11:36David Atherton: I bet this is a hefty silver coin in hand!
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Vespasian HemidrachmCAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 1.7 g, 12h). O: Laureate head right, AVTOKP KAICAP OYЄCΠACIANOC CЄBA around.
R: Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond.
-Metcalf, Caesarea 17; Sydenham, Caesarea 94; RPC II 1659.Nemonater04/30/16 at 10:11David Atherton: Finding hemidrachms of Vespasian in such good cond...
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Kings of Macedon, Alexander III The Great, 336-323 BC, AR Tetradrachm – Damaskos c. 326/5BCHead of Herakles right in lion-skin headdress, paws tied at neck.
ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡOΥ Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on a backless throne; in left field forepart of ram right; beneath throne two pellets above strut, ΔA below.
Taylor AJN 29, Damaskos, Series 2.2.2, 202 (this coin), Pl.11, 202 (this coin), dies A14/P7; Price 3204. Damaskos c. 326/5 BC.
(25 mm, 17.01 g, 11h).
Reference: Taylor. L. W. H. "The Damaskos Mint of Alexander the Great." AJN Second Series 29 (2017): 47-100.
The Alexander mint at Damaskos (Damascus) opened for a brief period in the mid 320’s. The reason and purpose behind its brief operation have not been established. However, its coinage was the fourth most abundant in the Demanhur Hoard with all Damaskos issues represented. The reverse of the Damaskos iissues, bearing a portrayal of Zeus seated with parallel legs and a legend absent the royal title suggests that the mint closed before the death of Alexander III the Great
n.igma04/22/16 at 20:35David Atherton: Utterly fantastic!
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Julius CaesarJulius Caesar. 49-48 BC. AR Denarius (18.07 mm, 3.87 g). Military mint traveling with Caesar.
O: Elephant right, trampling on serpent
R: Emblems of the pontificate - Simpulum, sprinkler, axe and priest's hat.
- Crawford 443/1; Sear (History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators) 9; Sydenham 1006; BMCRR (Gaul) 27; Cohen/RSC 49; Babelon (Voconia) 1; Sear (Roman Coins & Their Values I) 1399.
Julius Caesar and his armies assembled on the banks of the Rubicon River on 10 January 49 BC, ready to invade Italy. Since large quantities of denarii were necessary to pay Caesar's military expenses, the mint traveled with them. This issue was ordered, not by a moneyer, as was usual, but by Julius Caesar himself. In all likelihood, this type was used by Caesar's military forces at least until the decisive battle of Pharsalus.
"It is the inscription CAESAR in the exergue that has led to the modern identification of the elephant as Caesar. But the exergue is the traditional place for the moneyer’s name and Caesar is separated from the field by the ground line. When Hirtius minted, he put his own name there. Presumably the Caesarian message remained the same with or without CAESAR inscribed on the coin. So whatever that message was, it had to be using symbols easily recognized by the people he was speaking to.
The main problem with a Good over Evil interpretation is that the snake was not a symbol of evil in the pagan Roman mind. As for the elephant, the most frequent use of the elephant on coinage had been by the Metelli. Of all the families of Rome they had done more to connect their name with the elephant image than any other family line. And Metellus Scipio himself even used the elephant again (without snake, of course) after Caesar minted his coin.
As others have pointed out, the other side of the coin with the implements of the pontifex maximus makes an unmistakable reference to Caesar with or without the name Caesar. But that also got me to thinking. Why did he want to advertise that position? Simply put, the main concern of the Roman state religion was the Salus of the state, hence it was Caesar’s chief concern as Pontifex Maximus. If the Metellan elephant was trampling on the Salus of the state, it was his duty as Pontifex Maximus to protect and restore Salus." - mharlan, http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=88757.0Nemonater04/22/16 at 20:35David Atherton: What a beauty!
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5738 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Drachm 129-30 AD Athena standing with OwlReference.
Emmett 923.14; RPC III, 5738/10; Köln 1007
Issue L IΔ = year 14
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ - ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ СƐΒ
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., seen from rear.
Rev. LΙ Δ
Athena standing facing, head l., holding owl and shield
26.60 gr
35 mm
11hokidoki04/22/16 at 20:28David Atherton: Good eye appeal with that one.
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RIC 0544 Vespasian NemesisIMP CAES VESP AVG CENS
Laureate head of Vespasian right
PONTIF MAXIM
Nemesis advancing right holding caduceus over snake
Rome 73 AD
2.94g
RIC 544 (R), BMC 97, RSC 385.
Rare
Ex-Indalo
The reverse is copied from a denarius of ClaudiusJay GT404/22/16 at 20:24David Atherton: Awesome addition!
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Trajan, RIC 535, Sestertius of AD 104-107Æ Sestertius (28,58g, Ø 34mm, 6h). Rome, AD 104-107.
Obv.: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate 3/4 frontal left, paludament & balteus.
Rev.: , Trajan, in military dress, cloak floating behind, on horse prancing right, riding over Dacian fallen in front of horse.
RIC 535 (scarce); Strack 360; Banti 218; MIR 203q+Charles S04/20/16 at 06:42David Atherton: A most fabulous coin! Congrats!
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RIC 0793 VespasianAR Quinarius, 1.41g
Rome mint, 75(?) AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: VICTORIA AVGVST; Victory adv. r., with wreath and palm
RIC 793 (R). BMC 288 var. (rev. legend). RSC 614a var. (same). BNC -.
Acquired from CGB, April 2016.
Vespasian revived the quinarius after a long hiatus going back to the time of Augustus. Striking this denomination was quite in keeping with the antiquarian flavour of the Rome mint during the reign. The largest issue of quinarii, of which this coin is part of, was minted in 75. Keeping to tradition, Vespasian employed two Victory types (advancing and seated) for the reverses. They are all quite rare. Dating this undated issue is a little tricky. The quinarii struck before 75 have AVGVSTI in the reverse legend, while those struck after 75 use the shorter AVGVST. This undated issue employs both forms, therefore it fits neatly to 75.
This example is in exceedingly fine condition and style for the series. David Atherton04/15/16 at 10:01David Atherton: The weight is 1.41g.
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RIC 0333 DomitianusObv : CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN COS VII, Laureate head right
Rev: CERES AVGVST, S-C in field; Ceres standing left, with corn ears and torch
AE/Dupondius (28.16 mm 12.702 g 6h) Struck in Rome 80-81 A.D. (3rd Group)
RIC 333 (R, Titus), BMCRE - BNF unlisted
ex Künker elive Auction 39 lot 228FlaviusDomitianus04/14/16 at 20:14David Atherton: Very pleasing portrait.
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RIC 1054 DomitianusObv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS V, Laureate head right, bust draped
Rev: S-C in field; Spes advancing left, with flower
AE/As (27.89 mm 9.682 g 6h) Struck in Rome 77-78 A.D.
RIC 1054 (R2, Vespasian), BMCRE-BNF unlistedFlaviusDomitianus04/14/16 at 09:23David Atherton: Superb rarity!
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Antoninus Pius, RIC 175 ("C")Obverse: laureate head, right
Legend: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII
Reverse: Annona standing facing, head left, with grain-ears over modius and anchor.
Legend: COS IIII
04/12/16 at 12:24David Atherton: Nice portrait.
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1398 Hadrian Denarius Roma, 130-38 AD Galley leftReference. rare.
RIC II, 239; C. 651; Strack 235; RIC 1398
Bust A2
Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Laureate head
Rev. FELICITATI AVG
Galley left with pilot under arch of stern and rowers
3.20 gr
18 mm
6hokidoki04/07/16 at 10:58David Atherton: Fantastic coin!
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ROME
PB Tessera (16mm, 2.53 g, 12h)
Victory standing right, foot on helmet, inscribing shield set on palm tree
Apex; palm frond to left
M. & B. Overbeck, “Romische Bleimarken als Zeugnis des Ersten Jüdischen Krieges,” in Helas und der Grechen Osten, p. 211-216, 1; Rostovtsev 1840, pl. VII, 37; BMC 802-4
The similarities between the obverse of this piece and the Judaea Capta issues of Caesarea Maritima cannot be overstated. This type, as well as a few others that bear the portrait of Vespasian or palm trees, undoubtedly played some role in the triumph that followed the conclusion of the First Jewish War.Ardatirion04/07/16 at 10:33David Atherton: OK, now that's a tessera I can enjoy! Wow.
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3004 Hadrian Denarius 124-28 AD Eagle left Eastern mintReference,
Cf. RIC II 191 (different obverse legend); cf. BMCRE 442 (same); cf. RSC 430 (same)
Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG
Laureate head right, draped on left shoulder.
Rev. COS III
Eagle standing on thunderbolt, head turned left
2.34 gr
18 mm
hokidoki03/22/16 at 11:38David Atherton: Interesting style!
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Emperor Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D.This coin was struck in the last months of Alexander's reign, and is the sole dated type among those of his last issue.
Rare last issue of reign.
Silver denarius, RSC 453a, BMCRE VI 962, SRCV II 7917, RIC IV 125 var. (no cuirass), Hunter III -, Choice EF, excellent portrait, excellent centering and strike, slightly irregular flan, tiny edge cracks, Rome mint, weight 3.48g, maximum diameter 19.9mm, die axis 180o, Jan - Mar 235 A.D., (18th emission); obverse IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from the front; reverse P M TR P XIIII COS III P P, Sol advancing left, radiate, nude but for chlamys over shoulders, left arm and flying behind, raising right hand commanding the sun to rise.
EX FORVM ; *With my sincere thank and appreciation , Photo and Description courtesy of FORVM Ancient Coins Staff.
By the time Alexander and his mother arrived to face his German enemies, the situation had settled, and so his mother convinced him that to bribe the Germans and avoid violence was the more sensible course. Though they were not yet expected to personally fight in battle during Alexander's time, emperors were increasingly expected to display general competence in military affairs. Alexander's taking of his mother's advice, his dishonorable method of dealing with the Germanic threat, and the relative failure of his earlier military campaign against the Persians were all deemed highly unacceptable by the soldiers. Alexander was assassinated on 19 March 235, together with his mother, in a mutiny of the Legio XXII Primigenia at Moguntiacum (Mainz) while at a meeting with his generals. The assassinations secured the throne for Maximinus.
From The Sam Mansourati Collection.
Sam03/22/16 at 11:36David Atherton: Stunning coin!
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ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL, Trajan Didrachm - Mount ArgaeusAR Didrachm
Cappadocia, 98-99 CE
6.92g, 21.5mm
Obv: Laureate bust of Trajan (R)
Rev: Mount Argaeus surmounted by Helios (?), holding orb and sceptre.
Syd 167 (?)Optimo Principi03/17/16 at 07:18David Atherton: One of my favourite provincial reverse types. Exce...
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