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1189 - 1199, RICHARD I (the lionheart), AR Denier minted at Melle, Poitou, FranceObverse: +RICARDVS REX. Cross pattée within braided inner circle, all within braided outer circle.
Reverse: PIC / TAVIE / NSIS in three lines within braided circle.
Diameter: 20mm | Weight: 1.0gms | Die Axis: 2h
SPINK: 8008 | Elias: 8

Poitou was an Anglo-Gallic province in what is now west-central France and its capital city was Poitiers, the mint at this time was however located at Melle. Melle was an active centre of minting during the early Middle Ages due to the important silver mines located under and around the city. This is the only coin issue struck during the reign of Richard I to bear his own name and titles as King of England.

Richard I was King of England from 1189 until his death on 6th April 1199. He also ruleNormandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, as well as being overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was the third of five sons of Kind several territories outwith England, and was styled as Duke of g Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was known as Richard the Lionheart (Richard Cœur de Lion) because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior when, at the age of 16 and commanding his own army, he had put down rebellions against his father in Poitou.
Richard was a commander during the Third Crusade, and led the campaign after the departure of Philip II of France. However, although he scored several notable victories against the Muslims led by Saladin, he failed to retake Jerusalem from them.
Although Richard was born in England and spent his childhood there before becoming king, he lived most of his adult life in the Duchy of Aquitaine. Following his accession, his life was mostly spent on Crusade, in captivity, or actively defending his lands in France. Rather than regarding England as a responsibility requiring his presence as ruler, he appears to have used it merely as a source of revenue to support his armies. Nevertheless, he was seen as a pious hero by his subjects and he remains one of the few kings of England who is remembered by his epithet rather than by his regnal number, and even today he is still an iconic figure in both England and France.
2 comments*Alex11/18/18 at 15:20Potator II: That's a french coin !!! Laughing
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1547 - 1553, EDWARD VI, AR Shilling, Struck 1551 - 1553 at London, EnglandObverse: EDWARD:VI:D:G:AGL:FRA:Z:HIB(:R)EX•Y: Crowned facing bust of Edward VI head turned slightly to left. Tudor rose to left of bust and XII to right; mintmark Y, in legend after REX above.
Reverse: POSV(I) DEV:ADIVTORE:MEVM:Y. Square topped shield, bearing the arms of England and France, quartered by long cross fourchee; mintmark Y, in legend after MEVM.
Diameter: 33mm | Weight: 5.8gms | Die Axis: 2h | Holed
SPINK: 2482

In 1551 Edward VI issued a new fine silver coinage, his previous silver issues having been very debased. The sixpence denomination was first introduced at this time. It was similar to the new shilling above in having a facing portrait of the king with a tudor rose to the left, but the denomination value to the right of the King's portrait was VI on the sixpence instead of the XII seen on the shilling.

3 comments*Alex10/18/18 at 06:16Potator II: I wouldn't mind at all having one like that, w...
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1216 - 1272, Henry III, AR Penny, Struck 1248 - 1250 at London, England (Long Cross Issue)Obverse: HENRICVS REX : III. Crowned bust of Henry III facing within circle of pellets. Mintmark: Six pointed star.
Reverse: NICOLE ON LVND. Voided long cross dividing legend into quarters, trefoil in each quarter of inner circle. Moneyer: Nicole, cognate with the modern English name of Nicholas. The surname Nicole originates in the Netherlands where it was notable for its various branches, and associated status or influence. The modern given name Nicole is a French feminine derivative of the masculine given name Nicolas.
Diameter: 19mm | Weight: 1.3gms | Die Axis: 6h
SPINK: 1363

HENRY III OF ENGLAND
The First Barons' War (1215 - 1217) was a civil war in England in which a group of rebellious barons led by Robert Fitzwalter and supported by a French army under the future Louis VIII of France, waged war against King John of England. The war resulted from King John's refusal to accept and abide by the Magna Carta, which he had been forced to put his seal to on 15th June 1215, as well as from Louis' own ambitions regarding the English throne.
It was in the middle of this war that King John died leaving his son, the nine year old Henry III (who had been moved to safety at Corfe Castle in Dorset along with his mother, Queen Isabella) as his heir.
On his deathbed John appointed a council of thirteen executors to help Henry reclaim the kingdom, requesting that his son be placed into the guardianship of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. The loyalists decided to crown Henry immediately to reinforce his claim to the throne. William knighted the boy, and Cardinal Guala Bicchieri, the papal legate to England, then oversaw his coronation at Gloucester Cathedral on 28th October 1216. In the absence of the archbishops of either Canterbury or York, Henry was anointed by the bishops of Worcester and Exeter, and crowned by Peter des Roches, bishop of Winchester. During the civil war the royal crown had been lost, so instead, the ceremony used a simple gold corolla belonging to Queen Isabella. In 1217, Henry's forces, led by William Marshal, finally defeated the rebels at the battles of Lincoln and Sandwich.
Henry's early rule was dominated first by Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent and Justiciar of England and Ireland, then by Peter des Roches, and they re-established royal authority after the war. In 1225 Henry promised to abide by the final and definitative version of the Magna Carta, freely authenticated by the great seal of Henry III himself, which protected the rights of the major barons and placed a limit on royal power. It is the clauses of this, the 1225 Magna Carta signed by Henry III, not the King John Magna Carta of 1215, which are on the Statute Books of the United Kingdom today.
4 comments*Alex10/18/18 at 06:13Potator II: Beautiful
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1676 Charles II AR "Pattern Farthing"Obverse: CAROLVS•A•CAROLO•. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Charles II with long hair facing left, 1676 below.
Reverse: QVATVOR•MARIA VINDICO•. Britannia seated facing left, holding laurel branch and spear; BRITANNIA in exergue. No pellet between MARIA and VINDICO.
Diameter: 26mm | Weight: 5.9gms | Die Axis: 12h
Peck : 492
PATTERN OR MEDALET - RARE

This periwigged portrait of Charles II was designed by Jan (John) Roettier (1631 - 1700).
The legend, "Quatuor Maria Vindico," means "I claim the four seas," which Peck explains was "intended to give prominence to the king's pride and interest in the navy." The reason this legend never appeared on circulating coinage was probably because the legend was thought to be too provocative to the King of France.

It was Montagu who called this a Roettier pattern farthing of Charles II which, until the discovery in 1903 of 89 specimens in the cabinet of the Marquis of Ailsbury, had hitherto been considered the rarest of the "pattern farthings" of this type.
Peck, however, rejected Montagu's idea that these were patterns and wrote that it was much more likely that they were official medalets. In support of this view it should be noted that not only was this issue struck on a broader flan than usual, it was produced some four years after the issue of regular farthings had begun. It is perhaps also significant that this issue is unknown in copper and that it's die orientation is 12h (medallic orientation), against the 6h orientation which is the norm for the regular farthing coinage of the period. Incidentally, the silver value of this "farthing" would have been equivalent to one shilling and sixpence, that is 72 times the face value of a farthing at the time.
3 comments*Alex10/18/18 at 06:09Potator II: Exceptionnal !
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Augustus, denarius bullAugustus Denarius. Lugdunum mint, struck 15-13 BC.
Observe: AVGVSTVS DIVI F, bare head right
Reverse: IMP X, bull butting right.
References: RIC 167a; RSC 137.
Diameter 19 mm / weight 3.9 grams
Marcelo Leal's collection
7 commentsMarcelo Leal04/29/18 at 10:46Potator II: Fantastic coin, loosing a crown against such a bea...
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France. Jeton of Anne-Marie-Louise D'Orleans, of DombesFeuardent 10870, Corre 3721, Florange 1/169

CU Jeton dated 1637, during reign of Anne-Marie-Louise D'Orleans (1657-1693), of Dombes, 7.98 g., 28.32 mm. max., 180°

Obv: VBI FIDES -- IBI AMOR (= Where there is faith there is love), Praying hands clasping two palms and two doves looking at each other, •1637• in exergue.

Rev: • TOT SEDES VNICA FIRMA (=One crown strengthens so many thrones), Pomegranate crowned between two laurel branches; •1635• in exergue.

Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans (1627-1693), Duchess of Montpensier, known as La Grande Mademoiselle, was the daughter and heir of Gaston, Duke of Orléans (the only surviving brother of then-King Louis XIII of France) and Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier (the only member of the Montpensier branch of the House of Bourbon). One of the greatest heiresses in history, she died unmarried and childless.

This jeton is comprised of the reverse of a jeton of Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans dated 1635 (Feuardent 10869) and another dedicated to Noël Quillerier, the King's painter, dated 1637 (Feaurdent 2959). As the jeton is not rare, it would not appear to have been struck in error. The pomegranate on the reverse, with its many grains, symbolizes the wealth of the princess, sole heiress of the Houses of Montpensier and Orleans.
2 commentsStkp03/30/18 at 21:04Potator II: Gorgeous example af a very distinctive jeton of he...
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Gallienus, AntoninianusRome mint, 7th officina, AD 267-268
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right
APOLLINI CONS AVG, Centaur walking right, drawing bow. Z at exergue
2.41 gr
Ref : Cohen # 72, RCV # 10177, Göbl # 735b, RIC # 163, Cmr # 2a7
5 commentsPotator II06/17/17 at 11:51Potator II: Goddam; you're right thanks ! corrected Very Happy
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Urbs Roma, AE 3Lyon mint, 1st officina, ca. AD 332
VRBS ROMA, Helmeted Roma left
Anepigraph, She wolf suckling twins Remus and Romulus, two stars in field, Crescent dot PLG at exergue
2.86 gr
Ref : Bastien # 221, RIC # 257

Note :Die clash on the reverse, the remains of ROMA backwards and the rear of Roma's helmet being visible
4 commentsPotator II06/06/17 at 14:24Potator II: Yes, Doug explained that exactly, earlier today at...
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091p Salonina (? - 268 A.D.), Egypt, Alexandria, G-2969, D-5331, Bi-Tetradrachm, -/IB/L//--, Eirene standing left, #1091p Salonina (? - 268 A.D.), Egypt, Alexandria, G-2969, D-5331, Bi-Tetradrachm, -/IB/L//--, Eirene standing left, #1
avers: KOPNHΛIA CAΛωNEINA CEB, Diademed and draped bust right.
reverse: Eirene standing left holding an olive branch and scepter, palm before, IB over L in right field.
exergue: -/IB/L//--, diameter: 22,0-23,0 mm, weight:11,40 g, axis: 0h,
mint: Egypt, Alexandria, date: IB/L (dated year 12), 264-265 A.D.,
ref: Geissen 2969, Dattari 5331, Kapmann-Ganschow 91.33, p-322,
Milne 4102, Sear 10707,
Q-001
3 commentsquadrans06/06/17 at 05:29Potator II: Interesting and nice
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Fel Temp Reparatio Fallen HorsemanAlexandria
Amiens
Antioch
Aquileia
Arles
Constantinople
Cyzicus
Heraclea
Lyons
Nicomedia
Rome
Sirmium
Siscia
Thessalonica
Trier
Barbaous Mint
3 commentsRandygeki(h2)05/08/17 at 15:25Potator II: A nice virtual tray !
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RIC 0026 Domitian denariusIMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M
Laureate head right

COS VII DES VIII P P
Dolphin coiled round anchor

Rome 81 A.D. (3rd group)

3.3g

RIC 26 (R), RSC 63


Ex-Enrico collection

Extra fine portrait!
13 commentsJay GT403/31/17 at 18:16Potator II: great style and preservation : fabulous coin
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Barbarous Imitation, FEL TEMP REPARATIO type, #45Barbarous Imitation, FEL TEMP REPARATIO type, #45
avers:- Confused legends, Pearl diademed draped and cuirassed bust right,
revers:- Confused legends, Soldier spearing falling enemy horseman .
exerg: -/-//Confused text, diameter: 21,5-22,5 mm, weight: 5,59 g, axes:3h,
mint: , date: , ref: ,
Q-045
4 commentsquadrans02/04/17 at 13:44Potator II: Terrific look and wonderful style on this imitatio...
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Brutus Gold Stater Roman Consul Brutus in center accompanied by two lictors
KOΣΩN in ex. BR monogram on left.

Eagle standing left on scepter, wings open raising wreath in left claw.

Eastern mint, Dacia? 43-42 B.C.

8.38g

Choice aUNC

RPC I 1701; BMC Thrace p. 208, 1; BMCRR II 48; Crawford 433/1

Ex-ANE, Ex CNG

Clickable for larger image

For an excellent write up/ theory on these coins including a fascinating metalurgy report:
http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/articles/koson/koson.htm

And of course the numiswiki article:
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Koson
17 commentsJay GT401/27/17 at 10:16Potator II: WOW ! fantastic coin, now I want one too !!
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Antony & the Caesar'sSince most of the 12 Caesar's were more closely related to Antony than to Augustus I thought it was appropriate to include Antony in my 12 Caesar's group shot. Individual coins can be seen in my galleries. While I have better portraits of some Emperor's I chose these for their interesting reverses and styles.

Clickable for a larger photo.
8 commentsJay GT403/18/16 at 06:39Potator II: Adding M-A is a good idea, you're right he'...
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RIC 1345 VespasianAR Denarius, 3.24g
Uncertain Western Mint, 69-70 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVGVSTV; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: LIBERTAS PVBLICA; Libertas stg. l., with pileus and rod
RIC 1345 (R2). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.
Ex Pecunem 41, 6 March 2016, lot 675.

Many mints were operating during the civil war of 68/69 in the west and it is sometimes difficult to pin down certain issues to a specific mint. This Libertas type with an unusual AVGVSTV ending the obverse legend is one such coin and was totally unknown until recently. The reverse type suggests Spain, as does the portrait style - which is very similar to the gold and bronze issues from Tarraco. However, RIC notes that this variety of the type has no known Spanish provenance, unlike the other Libertas type (see my V1339) attributed to Spain. The coin's theme is a civil war one and most certainly was struck very early in Vespasian's reign.

A beautiful coin in hand with a spectacular portrait.
8 commentsDavid Atherton03/15/16 at 06:40Potator II: Definitely a spectacular portrait, especially on s...
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RIC 515 TitusAR Cistophorus, 10.64g
Rome mint (for Asia), 80-81 AD
Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M.; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: CAPIT across field, RESTIT in exergue; Temple of Capitoline Jupiter with 4 columns enclosing figures of Juno, seated Jupiter and Minverva
RIC 515 (R). BMC spec. acquired 1948. RSC -. RPC 860 (3 spec.). BNC 111.
Acquired from Calgary Coin, 30 November 2015. Ex MS collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk BBS 124, 3 January 2002, lot 448.

In 80 AD while Titus was away in Campania surveying the damage Vesuvius had caused in the region the previous Fall, a devastating fire broke out in Rome, damaging much of the city center. One of the most important buildings affected by the fire was the Temple of Capitoline Jupiter, rebuilt recently by Vespasian. The temple being the most sacred and important building in Rome, Titus began rebuilding it immediately. Construction was still ongoing when Titus died of natural causes in September of 81. A cistophorus commemorating the rebuilding of the structure was struck for Domitian but it was not until 1948 with the discovery of this reverse type for Titus when the BM acquired a specimen was the type known to be minted for Titus. Needless to say it is extremely rare. Since 1948 seven other examples have surfaced, four of which are in public collections. A.M. Woodward speculates the type for Domitian is actually a hybrid struck from carry-over dies intended for Titus. This cistophorus was minted in Rome for export to Asia Minor. The style and die axis are similar to the denarii from Rome during the same period, firmly placing it to that mint. This coin is an obverse die match with Gemini IX, lot 458.

A wonderful 'chunky' coin in hand in good style.
12 commentsDavid Atherton12/08/15 at 09:36Potator II: Most interesting coin, love the reverse.
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Caracalla, AD 198-217AR denarius, 3.2g, 19mm, 6h; Rome mint, c. AD 201.
Obv.: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: VIRTVS AVGG; Virtus, helmeted, standing right, holding Victory and spear.
Reference: RIC 4a Caracalla 149, p. 234.
Notes: eBay, rq
1 commentsJohn Anthony11/27/15 at 13:04Potator II: Great addition JA, the facial expression (lips) pr...
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SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles tetradrachmstruck 310-305 BC
AR tetradrachm, 17.40 g, 24 mm
Obv: head of the nymph Arethusa left, wearing grain wreath, earring and necklace; around, three dolphins; under, monogram (NK?)
Rev: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, fast chariot charioteer leads to left, holding reins and kentron; above, triskeles; in exergue, monogram.
Ref: Ierardi 9; SNG Copenhagen 573 goes., SNG ANS 637
from ArtCoinsRoma, auction 8.

Well... this is now far and away my finest coin and will likely remain so for a long time. I'm in love!

Acquiring this coin was challenging to the point of comedy. I detailed the saga here, if you are interested: http://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-adventures-in-bidland-agathokles-tetradrachm.243930/
11 commentsTIF11/01/15 at 17:15Potator II: THE perfect coin. Never tired of seeing it, either...
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Leo I (457 - 474 A.D.)Æ4
O: D N LEO P F AVG (or similar), pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
R. Lion crouching left, head turned back right, CON (Constantinople) in exergue.
Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint
.84g
RIC X 674, LRBC 2260
3 commentsMat06/30/15 at 05:54Potator II: Nice and interesting type
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00 - LOS DOCE CESARESFinalmente pude conseguir al menos una pieza de cada Cesar !!!!!4 commentsmdelvalle01/09/15 at 13:16Potator II: Impressive
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ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL, Hadrian, Tetradrachm 125-26 AD AgathodaemonReference.
Emmett 804.10; Köln 894 Dattari: 1552

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ - ΤΡΑΙAN ΑΔΡ CΕΒ
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.

Rev. L ΔEKATOY (year 10=125/26 AD)
Agathodaemon erect right at left, wearing skhent and enfolding caduceus, facing Uraeus erect left at right, wearing disk and horns, enfolding sistrum, their tails knotted together and holding a club erect

13.35 gr
23 mm
5 commentsokidoki01/07/15 at 18:48Potator II: That's a good one !
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Jean II, dit Jean le Bon, Roi de France (1350-1364) - FrancFranc à cheval, or, 3,78 g, apres novembre 1360.
A/ IOHANNES DEI GRACIA FRANCOR REX, le Roi à cheval, coiffé d'un heaume, lépée haute, galopant à gauche.
R/ + XPC VINCIT XPC REGNAT XPC IMPERAT, croix feuillue dans un quadrilobe, cantonnée de trèfles.
Réfs : Duplessy 294.
1 commentsGabalor01/01/15 at 12:59Potator II: Aaaarrrrggggghhhh ! J'en veux un !
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048 B.C., L.Hostilius Saserna, Republic AR-Denarius, Crawford 448/3, L•HOSTILIVS SASERNA, Diana of Ephesus standing faceing,L.Hostilius Saserna (48 B.C.), Republic AR-Denarius, Crawford 448/3, L•HOSTILIVS SASERNA, Diana of Ephesus standing facing,
avers: Head of Gallia right, Gallic trumpet (carnyx) behind.
reverse: L•HOSTILIVS SASERNA, Diana of Ephesus standing facing, holding spear and stag by its antler.
exergue: - /-//--, diameter: 18mm, weight: 3,93g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 48 B.C., ref: Crawford 448/3, Sydenham 953, CRI 19, Hostilia 4,
Q-001
9 commentsquadrans12/09/14 at 18:18Potator II: Very good specimen with a distinctive style
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Uranius Antoninus TetradrachmSYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Emesa. 253-254 A.D.
BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 11.38 g, 6h).
OBV: Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
REV: Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue.
Baldus, Nachtrag Ξ/ξ = Prieur 1058 var. or corr.
The reverse legend on the current coin appears to end [...]YΠAT B, whereas Prieur notes the specimen published by Baldus ends [...]YΠATO B. It is not entirely clear from the photograph in Baldus.
Near VF, earthen deposits, peripheral roughness on reverse. Perhaps the second known.
4 commentsMark Z11/12/14 at 10:07Potator II: A type I dream of almost every night...
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Provence, Principauté d'Orange, Philippe Guillaume de Nassau (1584-1618)Liard, billon, 0,77 g
Av./ PHILIP GVILLI D G PRINC, P couronné entre 3 cornets.
Rv./ AVRASICE COMES NASSAV, Croix échancrée
Réfs : De Mey 103 ; Poey d'Avant 4575
2 commentsGabalor11/11/14 at 09:07Potator II: oui, joli !
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Antoninus Pius, RIC 753, Sestertius of AD 144 (Salus)Æ Sestertius (23.55g, Ø 31mm, 12h), Rome mint, Struck AD 144.
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laurate head Antoninus Pius facing right
Rev.: TR·POT COS·III·DES·IIII (around) S C (in ex.), Salus seated left, holding feeding a snake coiling around an altar and resting her left elbow on .
RIC 753; Cohen 929; BMC 1651 note; Strack (*)
ex Cayón auction, May 2013; ex NAC 64, May 2012.

* Very rare variant which Strack did not include in his catalogue (1937) questioning the Cohen record (see Strack: p.347, no. +83). See also the detailed comment of Curtis Clay below.
15 commentsCharles S09/05/14 at 06:38Potator II: Adding to what Curtis wrote would be pointless...t...
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Mark Antony Sol denariusM ANTONIVS M F M N AVGVR IMP TERT around (MP and RT ligatured)
Mark Antony, veiled and wearing the priestly robes of an Augur, standing right, holding lituus in right hand.

III VIR R P C COS DESIG ITER ET TERT
Radiate head of Sol right

Athens
Summer 38 BC

3.92g
Crawford 533/2, Sear Imperators 267

Ex-ANE, Ex-Seaby with original ticket

New Photo

Antony's third Imperatorial acclimation resulted from Ventidius' victory at Gindarus. Antony's depiction in priestly robes of an augur emphasizes the importance which he placed on the possession of this religious office. The word AVGVR features prominently on most of Antony's remaining coinage right down to Actium. No doubt this was to stress his adherence to Republican traditions. Sol is symbolic of the East and shows Antony's personal concern for eastern affairs after the distraction caused by his extended stay in Italy starting in the second half of 40 BC and running almost the whole of the following year
6 commentsJay GT408/24/14 at 12:05Potator II: A type I really would like to add to my collection...
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Antoninus Pius, AR Denarius, 138-161 AD, RIC 95Antoninus Pius, 138-161 Denarius circa 140, AR 18mm., 3.12g.
Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P Laureate head right.
Rev. T R POT COS III She-wolf in cave standing right, suckling the twins.
RIC 95. C 914.
Naville Auc 6 lot 144
3 comments04/07/14 at 18:46Potator II: A wolf I would love to have in my pack !
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RIC 739 DomitianAR Denarius, 3.52g
Rome mint, 92-93 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P; Minerva adv r., with spear and shield (M1)
RIC 739 (C3). BMC 200. RSC 280. BNC 182.

Domitian was not consul in 93 so this type was struck between September 92 and September 93, dated by the tribunician title XII. An elegantly rendered portrait on a common type.
4 commentsDavid Atherton04/06/14 at 07:54Potator II: Don't know what the man was considering "eatin...
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RIC 0544 Domitian AsIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIII CENS PER PP
Laureate head of Domitian right

FORTVNAE AVGVSTI SC
Fortuna standing left holding rudder and cornucopiae

Rome 87 AD

10.9g

RIC 544 (C3)

Ex-Tater's
8 commentsJay GT404/06/14 at 07:51Potator II: Excellent, indeed !
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Roman Empire, PHILIP I THE ARAB (244-249). Antoninianus. Rome. PHILIP I THE ARAB (244–249). Antoninianus. Rome.
Obv: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG.
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: SAECVLARES AVGG / II.
She-wolf standing left, suckling twins Romulus and Remus.
RIC 15.
Ex Numismatik Lanz auction 40 (1987) Lot 783.
Weight: 5.5 g.
Diameter: 23 mm.
3 commentspaul188803/21/14 at 21:34Potator II: Great coin Paul
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RIC 183 DomitianAR Denarius, 2.90g
Rome mint, 84 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG GERMANIC; Bust of Domitian, laureate, draped, bearded, l.
Rev: P M TR POT III IMP V COS X P P; Minerva stg. r. on capital of rostral column, with spear and shield; to r., owl (M2)
RIC 183 (R3). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.
Acquired from Forvm Ancient Coins, April 2014.

84 AD probably saw the peak of artistic quality with Domitian's precious metal coinage. Two years previous, the fineness of the denarius was increased and the style radically changed from the earlier issues. Upon Domitian's accession the veristic style of Vespasian and Titus still dominated, after the reform it became more idealised and much finer. By 84 the style had evolved to such a high degree that the mint was able to produce these finely engraved draped busts, albeit in small quantities. This extremely rare coin struck in 84 is an exquisite example of the new idealised style. This is the second known specimen of the type. Much experimentation was going on at the mint at this time with reverse types, busts, and style. I assume the amount of time an engraver spent on rendering these highly polished pieces was considerable, which could perhaps explain why they were not struck more commonly. RIC theorises the drapery represents a military cloak commemorating Domitian's recent German victory. Afterwards, the style remained idealised and fine but the finer portraits would sometimes appear with an aegis, the draped busts consigned to an experimental cul-de-sac. The idealised style would continue to evolve throughout the reign reaching baroque proportions by 88. It's a shame that this fine portrait bust was struck sparingly.

Ian Carradice speculated in his 1983 monograph Coinage and Finances in the Reign of Domitian that the same engraver who did this piece may have worked on an earlier left facing portrait from 81 (see my Domitian RIC 75). Although left facing portraits are extremely rare in Domitian's reign and it is not out of the realm of possibility that the same engraver was working at the mint three years later and produced another left facing bust, to my eyes the styles seem too different to warrant that conclusion.

The bust of Domitian here is superbly rendered, one of the finest portraits of Domitian I've ever seen on a denarius. Same obverse die as the unique specimen cited in RIC.

13 commentsDavid Atherton03/03/14 at 16:02Potator II: Fantastic style, and the toning gives the impressi...
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RIC 054 DomitianAR Denarius, 3.02g
Rome mint, 81 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: TR P COS VII DES VIII P P; Dolphin coiled round anchor
RIC 54 (C2). BMC 20. RSC 568. BNC 26.
Acquired from Lucernae, eBay, February 2014.

This carry-over pulvinaria type from Titus' reign represents the pulvinar of Neptune. A common coin with an outstanding early style portrait. The portrait is so well executed that I can forgive the minor scrape on the reverse.

Well toned and much nicer in hand.
7 commentsDavid Atherton02/28/14 at 14:47Potator II: The portrait is so nice that I don't even noti...
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CaracallaANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Laureate head of Caracalla right

LAETITIA TEMPORVM
The spina of the Circus Maximus decorated as a ship facing l., with the turning posts at its prow and stern, a sail mounted on the central obelisk, and the spina's other monuments visible in between; above the ship, four quadrigas racing l.; below, seven animals: an ostrich at l. and bear at r.; between them a lion and a lioness chasing a wild ass and a panther attacking a bison.

Rome 206 AD

3.34g

Ex-Londinium coins, Ex Professor K.D. White with original envelope.

Sear 6813, RIC 157, BMCRE 257, CSS 793

Very rare! Only 2 examples in the Reka Devnia hoard

Better in hand

Notes by Curtis Clay:

This famous type commemorates the chariot races and animal hunt that took place on the seventh and final day of Severus' Saecular Games in 204 AD, as described in the inscriptional acts of those games which were found in Rome in the 1870s and 1930s. According to the acts, after three days of sacrifices and three days of honorary stage shows, Severus and Caracalla held circus games on the seventh day, consisting of chariot races and then a hunt of 700 beasts, 100 each of "lions, lionesses, panthers, bears, bisons, wild asses, ostriches". Dio Cassius describes the same hunt, adding the detail that the cage from which the animals were discharged was formed like a boat: "The entire receptacle in the theater had been fashioned in the shape of a boat and was capable of receiving or discharging four hundred beasts at once; and then, as it suddenly fell apart, there came rushing forth bears, lionesses, panthers, lions, ostriches, wild asses, bisons, so that 700 beasts in all, both wild and domesticated, at one and the same time were seen running about and were slaughtered. For to correspond with the duration of the festival, which lasted seven days, the number of the animals was also seven times one hundred." In Dio's text this passage follows directly on his account of Severus' Decennalian Games in 202 AD, causing scholars to accuse Dio of misdating the hunt or to postulate that similar hunts of 700 animals were held both in 202 and in 204. But the true explanation, in my opinion, is that Dio's Byzantine epitimator Xiphilinus, on whom we are dependent for this section of Dio's text, has simply jumped without warning or transition from Dio's description of the Decennalian Games of 202 to his description of the circus spectacle concluding the Saecular Games of 204. This hypothesis easily explains why Dio's text as we have it makes no mention of the Saecular Games themselves or of any event of 203: Xiphilinus omitted this whole section of Dio's history! The seven kinds of animals named by both Dio and the inscriptional acts are also depicted in the coin type: on good specimens, especially the aureus BM pl. 34.4, the ostrich and the bear are clear, the lion has a mane, the ass has long ears, the bison has horns and a hump. Two large felines remain, of which we may suppose that the one accompanying the lion is the lioness and the one attacking the bison is the panther. The animals are named somewhat differently in Cohen, BMC, and other numismatic works: though numismatists have long cited Dio's text to explain the coin type, no one previously seems to have posed the question whether the seven animals in the lower part of the type might not be the same seven that Dio and now the inscriptional acts too name! These circus games with the ship and 700 animals were held in 204 AD, but the coin type commemorating them did not appear until two years later: on aurei of Septimius the type is die linked to a dated type of 206 AD, and for Caracalla the type passes from a draped and cuirassed obverse type on the aureus to the "head only" type on his denarii, a transition that took place in 206 AD according to his dated coins.


SOLD October 2014
11 commentsJay GT402/22/14 at 17:20Potator II: Really enviable coin, superb depiction on reverse ...
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RIC 845 DomitianAR Cistophorus, 10.59g
Rome mint (for Asia), 82 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG P M COS VIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: DOMITIA AVGVSTA; bust of Domitia, draped, r., hair massed in front and in long plait behind
RIC 845 (R). BMC 255. RSC 2 (under Domitian and Domitia). RPC 866 (6 spec.). BNC -.
Acquired from Harlan J. Berk, eBay, 30 December 2013. Ex Harlan J. Berk BBS 145, 14 September 2005, lot 459.

Domitian's cistophori were minted in Rome for distribution in Asia Minor on two separate occasions: at the beginning of the reign in 82 and near the end in 95. The type with the empress Domitia on the reverse can be dated to the first group based on Domitian's COS date. The style and die axis are similar to the denarii minted at Rome during the same period, firmly placing these cistophori to that mint.

A most fitting type to be minted at the beginning of the reign. Two similar portraits in a wonderfully "Flavian" style.


13 commentsDavid Atherton01/10/14 at 08:49Potator II: gorgeous coin !
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Roman Empire, Julia Mamaea, Felicitas IVLIA MA-MAEA AVG
Draped bust right

FELICI-TA-S PVBLICAE
Felicitas standing left, leaning on column with legs crossed, holding caduceus

RIC 335, S 8209 Rome Mint (year 222-235)
Ar Denarius; 2.80g;19mm
8 commentsarizonarobin01/01/14 at 11:00Potator II: Fantastic reverse on a beautiful coin
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Medieval, Hungary, 20.16.1.1./b1.14./50., Anonymous III. (István III., (Stephen III.), King of Hungary, (1162-1172 A.D.)?), AR-Denarius, H-164, CNH I.-153, U-086, #01CÁC II. 20.16.1.1./b1.14./50., Anonymous III. (István III., (Stephen III.), King of Hungary, (1162-1172 A.D.)?), AR-Denarius, H-164, CNH I.-153, U-086, #01
avers: Four crosses and four crescents around Jerusalem cross; border of dots.
reverse: Three dots between two crosses; border of line.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 13,0 mm, weight: 0,20g, axis:0h,
mint: Esztergom, date: A.D., ref: Huszár-164, CNH I.-153, Unger-086,
Kiss-Toth, Sigla: 20.16.1.1./b1.14./50.,
Q-001
1 commentsquadrans01/01/14 at 10:51Potator II: Quadrans, this gallery of yours is simply fabulous...
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CÁC II. 19.17.3.1./a4.10./14., Anonymous II. (Géza II., King of Hungary, (1141-1162 A.D.)?), AR-Denarius, H-136, CNH I.-269, U-055, #01CÁC II. 19.17.3.1./a4.10./14., Anonymous II. (Géza II., King of Hungary, (1141-1162 A.D.)?), AR-Denarius, H-136, CNH I.-269, U-055, #01
avers: Facing bust, holding cross and branch; border of dots.
reverse: Incuse of the avers.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 9,5 mm, weight: 0,13 g, axis:3h,
mint: Esztergom, date: A.D., ref: Huszár-136, CNH I.-269, Unger-055,
Kiss-Toth, Sigla: 19.17.3.1./a4.10./14.,
Q-001
2 commentsquadrans01/01/14 at 10:49Potator II: Don't know what my nose has to do with it but ...
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Pontos, Amisos, AE2424 mm, 21.08 g
obv: head right wearing bashlyk
rev: AMIΣOY; quiver and unstrung bow.
5 commentsareich11/28/13 at 18:39Potator II: Very artistic engraving, indeed
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Geta (209 - 211 A.D.)AR Denarius
O: L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, draped bust right.
R: FELICITAS TEMPOR, Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and cornucopia.
Laodicea, 198 - 200 A.D.
2.7g
18mm
RIC IV 95, RSC III 44a
4 commentsMat11/22/13 at 04:53Potator II: A fabulous portrait style, to say the least
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Philip I.Av. IMP MIVL PHILIPPVS AVG
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rv. PM TRP IIII COS II PP
Philip veiled standing left, holding patera with right hand, sacrificing over tripod
RIC - Bland - Òvàri 31A, 4,56g , Antiochia, RRR
3 commentsPriscus11/20/13 at 19:02Potator II: What an elegant reverse style !
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Julia Domna, StobiAe 23mm; 6.05g

AVGVSTA-IVLIA PIA
draped bust right

MVNIC-STOBE
Nike advancing right with wreath and palm

V74, unlisted reverse die
5 commentsarizonarobin10/31/13 at 21:26Potator II: great stylized portrait. Love it !
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ROMAN REPUBLIC, Anonymous - Quadrigatus/DidrachmAnonymous. 225-212 BC. AR Quadrigatus (6.72 g, 3h). Uncertain mint. Laureate head of Janus, wearing slight beard, slightly wavy truncation / ROMA incuse on raised tablet in exergue, Jupiter, holding thunderbolt in right hand and scepter in left, in fast quadriga driven right by Victory. Crawford 30/1; Hersh, Quadrigatus -; Sydenham 64b var. (no slight beard); cf. Kestner 108 var. (same); cf. BMCRR Romano-Campanian 93; RSC 23.
11 commentscarthago10/24/13 at 07:37Potator II: A really fantastic coin, unfortunately still on my...
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RIC 392 DomitianAR Denarius, 3.10g
Rome mint, 85 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P V; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: IMP XI COS XI CENS P P P; Minerva stg. r. on capital of rostral column, with spear and shield; to r., owl (M2)
RIC 392 (R2). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.

Here is a denarius from the rare sixth issue of 85, the first which marks Domitian's assumption of the perpetual censorship (CENS P). Unlisted in BMCRE and RSC and cited in only two private collections by RIC. Perhaps the fourth specimen known (?).

Beautifully toned with a stylish portrait.
6 commentsDavid Atherton10/21/13 at 17:59Potator II: Another great entry in your impressive collection
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CommodusCommodus Denarius
16 mm 2.56 gm
O: L AEL AVREL CO M AVG P FEL
Head right, wearing lion skin headdress
R: HER-CVL/ROM-AN/AV-GV in three lines across field, divided by club; all within wreath
4 commentsKoffy10/21/13 at 17:09Potator II: Not so often do we see good quality obverse dies f...
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LYDIA. Sardes. Germanicus, with Drusus (Caesar, 15 BC-AD 19). Ae (Restruck circa AD 28/9)Asinius Pollio, proconsul

This coin was originally struck with the reverse legend EPI ARXIEREWS ALEXANDROU KLEWNOS SARDIANOU but using an elaborate set of ring shaped countermark dies the obverse and reverse legends were restruck, the reverse indicating the new magistrate.

Obverse Legend : deltaΡΟΥΣΟΣ KAI gammaΕΡMANIKOΣ KAIΣΑΡΕΣ NEOI ΘEOI ΦΙΛΑdeltaΕΛΦOI
Obverse Description : Togate figures of Drusus and Germanicus seated left on curule chairs, one figure holding a lituus
Reverse Legend : gammaΑΙΩ AΣΙΝΝΙΩ ΠΟΛΛΙΩΝI ANΘΥΠΑΤΩ KOINOΥ AΣΙΑΣ
Reverse Description : KOINOY AΣΙΑΣ in two lines within wreath; legend around
Weight: 15.5 gm
Diameter: 29 mm

RPC 2995

Supposedly there is an article about this coin in the November 1994 issue of The Celator. I'm trying to locate a copy of that article-- no luck finding it online so I'll have to find and buy a copy of that issue. The piece by Thomas McKenna is titled "The case of the curious coin of Caligula: A provincial bronze restruck with legend-only dies".
3 commentsTIF10/11/13 at 18:00Potator II: Unusual !
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ZEUGITANA, Carthage. 15 shekel.AE45, 95.4g
circa 200 BC
Obverse: head of Tanit
Reverse: horse standing right, left foreleg up; above, radiate disc flanked by uraei

I don't have a reference book and the only other picture of one I've found is on the magnagraecia.nl site. Their list indicates four specimens known to them. Don't know if this is one of the four.

1 commentsTIF10/11/13 at 17:58Potator II: It's so......big ! Mind yer toes if you drop i...
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BOSPORAN KINGDOM, Sauromates IAD 93/4-123/4
AE 48 units (29mm, 10.84 gm, 12h)
Obv: diademed, draped bust of Sauromates left
Rev: nike advancing left, holding wreath, flanked by mark of value M-H, all within wreath
Ref: MacDonald 397/2.



2 commentsTIF10/11/13 at 17:56Potator II: Interesting and nice
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Germanicus AE AsGermanicus, prominent and beloved general; father of Caligula
assassinated October 10, 19 AD
struck 42/43 AD under Claudius, Rome mint
AE As, 30mm
Obv: bare head right; GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N
Rev: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P around large SC
Ref: RIC I 106 (Claudius); Sear5 #1905; Cohen 9; BMC 241
6 commentsTIF10/11/13 at 15:36Potator II: Nice one (but you already know how I like it)
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RIC 1237 VespasianIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS VIII PP
Laureate head of Vespasian right

SC
Eagle standing facing on globe, head right, wings spread

Lugdunum mint

77-78 AD

8.77g


RIC 1237 (C3); Sear 2362

From the collection of Gordon Wyatt Goldfinch (1895-1918) of Elfindale Road, London.
With hand written old ticket citing #209 collection number.
Ex-Artancient Ltd.

Private Goldfinch was a passionate collector of Imperial Roman coinage. His personal catalog of coins dates to August 1910 when he was just 15 years of age. Goldfinch volunteered for service in 1914 with the 2nd London Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. He died in service on March 28th, 1918 at the age of 23.
7 commentsJay GT410/11/13 at 05:56Potator II: Interesting and moving historical background
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L. Titurius L.f. SabinusSABIN
Bare head of King Tatius right, bearded. Palm branch before

L TITVRI
Tarpeia facing, buried to her waist in shields, trying to ward off two soldiers who are about to cast their shields on her, star within crescent moon above

Rome, 89 BC

3.84g

Sear 251, RRC 344/2a

Ex-ANE from an old collection

Jet black toning.

One of the great legends of Rome commemorated on a coin. It tells the story of Rome being besieged by the Sabine king Titus Tatius after the "Rape" of the Sabine women. Tarpeia, daughter of the Roman commander Spurius Tarpeius, went out to the Sabine camp and offered them entry to the city in exchange for "what they bore on their left arms". She had meant their gold bracelets worn on their arms. Once inside the citadel the Sabines threw their shields—carried on the left arm—upon her, crushing her to death. Her body was then thrown from a steep cliff of the southern summit of the Capitoline Hill. The cliff was named the Tarpeian Rock after Tarpeia and would become the place of execution for Rome's most notorious traitors. King Tatius and Romulus soon were reconciled through the efforts of the abducted Sabine women who had come to love their Roman abductors. They jointly ruled over Rome for the next 5 years until Tatius death.
9 commentsJay GT410/11/13 at 05:48Potator II: Great scenery and toning. Great coin
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RIC 328 DomitianAR Denarius, 3.35g
Rome mint, 85 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P IIII; Bust of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r., with aegis
Rev: IMP VIIII COS XI CENS POTES P P; Minerva stg. r. on capital of rostral column, with spear and shield; to r., owl (M2)
RIC 328 (R2). BMC (spec. acquired 1987). RSC -. BNC -.
Purportedly found in the Alsace Region of France.

This coin is part of the 3rd issue of 85 (arguably the rarest issue of the year) and the last struck before Domitian reformed the precious metal coinage once again by slightly lowering the fineness. Very few examples from this issue are known, the Germania type surprisingly being the most common. An obverse and reverse die match with the RIC plate coin in the BM as well. This specimen is from the Alsace Region, an area of much military activity early in Domitian's reign.

A beautiful denarius struck in the fine high style of 85 on a large (21mm) flan.
6 commentsDavid Atherton10/08/13 at 04:45Potator II: A skilled artist made it for sure. Details on the ...
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064 - Septimius Severus denarius - RIC 511aObv:– L . SEPT SEV AVG IMP - XI PART MA-X . , Laureate head right
Rev:– P MAX T-R P VIII COS II P P, Fides standing left, basket of fruit in right, two heads of grain in left
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare A.D. 198 – A.D. 202
Reference:– RIC 511a. RSC 455.

Large flan. Full, well centred strike.
3 commentsmaridvnvm10/07/13 at 10:15Potator II: Indeed, a nice strike on a large planchet, with go...
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Roman Imperators, Mark Antony & Octavian Denarius (Syd 1181; RCV 1504)Mark Antony & Octavian, Silver Denarius, mint of Ephesus, 41 B.C. 3.55g

Obv: M ANT IMP AVG III VIR R P C M BARBAT Q P, head of Antony right

Rev. CAESAR IMP PONT III VIR R P C, head of Octavian right

12h (Cr 517/2; Syd 1181; RCV 1504). Small banker’s mark on obverse, attractive old iridescent cabinet tone, nearly extremely fine.

Ex. Baldwin & Sons
Summer 2011 Argentum Auction, Lot 26, 04/06/2011
David Heuer Collection, David Heuer of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
5 commentsOptimo Principi09/29/13 at 18:46Potator II: Great toning to a wonderful coin
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Roman Empire, Claudius Cistophorus - Claudius and Fortuna in Temple (RIC 120)Claudius Cistophorus of Pergamum, 41 CE. 11.38g

Obv: TI CLAUD CAES AUG, bare head of Claudius (L)

Rev: COM – ASI Distyle temple, within Claudius on l. being crowned by Fortuna on r.
ROM ET AVG on temple frieze.

RIC 120 (Pergamum). RPC 2221
15 commentsOptimo Principi09/29/13 at 18:44Potator II: A fantastic portrait, a fantastic coin all over
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037b Marcus Aurelius (139-161 A.D. as Caesar, 161-180 A.D. as Augustus), RIC III 1186, Rome, AE-Dupondius, IMP VIII COS III•P•P•, Trophy, at base a seated Sarmatian woman and man, S-C/ DE SARM, Rare !!!037b Marcus Aurelius (139-161 A.D. as Caesar, 161-180 A.D. as Augustus), RIC III 1186, Rome, AE-Dupondius, IMP VIII COS III•P•P•, Trophy, at base a seated Sarmatian woman and man, S-C/ DE SARM, Rare !!!
Sarmatian victory commemoration for Marcus Aurelius.
avers: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TR P XXXI, Radiate head right.
reverse: IMP VIII COS III•P•P•, Trophy, at base a seated Sarmatian woman and man, S-C across the field, DE SARM in exergue.
exergue: S/C//DE SARM, diameter: 24-26mm, weight: 10,10g, axis: 5h,
mint: Rome, date:176-77 A.D., ref: RIC-III-1186, p-306, C-168, Sear-, Rare!!!,
Q-001
5 commentsquadrans08/24/13 at 12:14Potator II: Nice type and incredible patina, wow !
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RIC 1406 Vespasian Ephesus denariusIMP CAES VESPAS AVG
Laureate head of Vespasian right

PACI AVGVSTAE
Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm, tilted Φ before her right foot.

Ephesus mint

69/70 AD

3.05g

RIC 1406 (R ). BMCRE 435. RPC 812 (8 specimens cited).

Released from an NGC slab. Graded as a fouree but shows no signs of plating. This is an official coin!

Ex-Ancient Galleon
8 commentsJay GT407/18/13 at 16:42Potator II: When the amateur surpasses the professionnal ! Wel...
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Mark Antony Legionary denarius LEG X IMPVESPANT AVG III VIR R P C
Galley r. mast with banners at prow
IMPVESP counter mark above galley

LEG X?
Legionary eagle between two standards IMPVESP countermark


Patrae mint 32-31BC

3.01g

Ex-Incitatus

Obverse countermarked IMPVESP during Vespasian's reign showing this denarius was in circulation for well over 100 years! In hand I can make out X for the legion number but can't be sure if any other numerals appear after it. This countermark appears mostly on late Republican and Imperatorial denarii, although denarii of Augustus and denarii of the Flavians struck at Ephesus are also recorded. The MP VES countermarks circulated specifically within the province of Asia Minor. Martini noted that the output of silver coinage in relation to the civic bronze for this region was much smaller during the Julio-Claudian period. This suggests the denarii were countermarked to validate locally circulating silver coinage at an acceptable weight while the regional mints opened by Vespasian were gearing up production, a theory which the countermarking of cistophori with the contemporary MP VES AVG countermarks seems to support. The similarly countermarked Flavian denarii struck at Ephesus can be accounted for then as examples accidentally countermarked by unobservant mint workers during the transition.



LEG X (later called Gemina) was levied in 59 BC or earlier by Julius Caesar. It was the first legion levied by him personally and was raised in Spain. It played a major role in the Gallic war featuring prominently in Caesar's "Gallic Wars." Legio X was his most trusted and loyal Legion. In 45 BC the Legion was disbanded and given land grants in Southern Gaul.

During the civil war that followed Caesar's assassination, Legio X was reconstituted by Lepidus in the winter of 44/43 BC making use of many retired legionaries who re-enlisted. It was eventually turned over to Antony and fought for him until the final Battle of Philippi. The veterans obtained lands near Cremona, and an inscription reports that the name of the legion at the time was Veneria, "devoted to Venus." This alluded to Julius Caesar's claimed descent from Venus.

The newly levied Tenth was then taken by Antony to Armenia for his Parthian campaign. During Antony's civil war, the legion fought for him until his defeat at the Battle of Actium, after which the legion changed sides and moved into Octavian's army. They were then taken to Egypt to finish off Antony and Cleopatra. Octavian never fully trusted the 10th Legion as it had been fiercely loyal to both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. After Antony's death Octavian left the legion in the East in Syria. In 29 BC the legion was due to be discharged. When the legionaries pressed for their release and land grants Octavian was slow in complying. Suetonius says that the entire legion rioted and Octavian dishonorably discharged the entire legion.

Octavian now recruited new legionaries to fill the 10th Legion in its traditional recruiting grounds of Spain. Some of the senior Centurions may have re-enlisted for a third term to serve with the 10th. These men would have been in their late 40's or early 50's. The new legionaries marched over land to Syria to take up their posting. The new 10th Legion's home base was on the Euphrates to keep an eye on the Parthians.

The next discharge date would be 14-13 BC. This time the 10th Legion was settled in Beirut and the city was given Colony status. Ten years later the 10th Legion under Publius Quintilius Varus was marched down to Jerusalem to garrison the city after Herod the Great died. The 10th Legion would remain in Jerusalem until 6 AD.
5 commentsJay GT406/29/13 at 14:29Potator II: Good catch indeed !
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RIC 597A DomitianAR Denarius, 2.96g
Rome mint, 88 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM P M TR P VIII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, l.
Rev: COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC; Herald adv. l., with wand and shield
RIC 597A (R2). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.
Ex Gemini X, 13 January 2013, Harry N. Sneh collection, lot 728.

A unique denarius that is a variant of RIC 597 and 598, both of which feature the same reverse type with obverse head left but differ in regards to the legend - 597 has DOMIT instead of DOMITIAN clockwise, and 598 has the same legend but anti-clockwise. Harry Sneh notified Ian Carradice of this new variant and the coin has been assigned 597A in the upcoming RIC II addenda.

The reverse type is part of the third series of denarii struck in 88 which commemorates Domitian's Secular Games and features the herald announcing them.

Some corrosion, but nicely centered with a neat portrait.

*Update* The upcoming RIC II.1 Addenda cites another specimen: G&N 9, 3 November 2013, lot 465.

7 commentsDavid Atherton06/17/13 at 17:38Potator II: Indeed, and only a specialist as you are could spo...
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Roman Empire, CLAUDIUS II Gothicus. Commemorative AE Posthumous Antoninianus of Mediolanum, struck 270 - 271.Divus Claudius Gothicus
Obv: DIVO CLAVDIO GOTHICO
Radiate head right,
Rev: CONSECRATIO
Altar, with flame above, divided in four squares with a dot inside of each square.
Base Antoninianus, traces of silvering (3.09g).
RIC Milan 264; Normanby 1141; Cunetio 2317; [Online RIC temp. #1272].
Quite possibly the finest known!
5 commentsOldMoney06/14/13 at 13:20Potator II: Fantastic example for the type
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146 Constans (333-337 A.D. Caesar, 337-350 A.D. Augustus), Constantinopolis, RIC VIII 086, -/-//CONSA, AE-2 Follis, FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Tree, #1146 Constans (333-337 A.D. Caesar, 337-350 A.D. Augustus), Constantinopolis, RIC VIII 086, -/-//CONSA, AE-2 Follis, FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Tree, #1
avers:- DN-CONSTA-NS-PF-AVG, Cn8, G3L, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding globe.
revers:- FEL-TEMP-REPAR-ATIO, Constans advancing right, dragging barbarian from hut under tree.
exergo: -/-//CONSA, diameter: 22-23,5mm, weight: 3,38g, axis: 0h,
mint: Constantinopolis, date: 348-351 AD.,ref: RIC-VIII-086-p454,
Q-001
3 commentsquadrans06/12/13 at 19:22Potator II: Splendid coin and patina
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Gallienus, AntoninianusAntoninianus minted in Milan, 1st officina
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right
PROVID AVG, Providence standing left, holding globe and sceptre, MP at exergue
2,29 gr
Cohen # 859, RCV # 10331
2 commentsPotator II06/07/13 at 04:41Potator II: Ben si ! Laughing
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Plautilla, ConcordiaPlautilla
Ar Denarius;

PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE
draped bust right

CONCORDIAE
Concordia seated left holding patera and double cornucopiae

RIC 370
4 commentsarizonarobin05/27/13 at 12:44Potator II: Remarkable style for a Laodicaea example, nice por...
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Salonina (254 - 268 A.D.)AR Antoninianus
O: CORN SALONINA AVG, Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent.
R: VESTA, Vesta standing left, holding patera and scepter.
3.4g
23mm
RIC V 39A ; RSC 137
5 commentsMat05/21/13 at 17:55Potator II: Does it mean she looks like one wouldn't want ...
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Faustina Senior, AeternitasDIVA AVG FAVSTINA
Veiled bust draped right

AETERNITAS
Eight rayed star

Ar Denarius; 2.8g
Rome mint: AD 142; RIC 355
Ex-/jean Elsen
7 commentsarizonarobin05/21/13 at 06:12Potator II: Interesting reverse, great style portrait
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Philip I, AR AntoninianusRIC 49b. Atelier: Rome. Année: 244. Argent 450‰

Titulature avers : IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG
Description avers : Buste radié, drapé et cuirassé de Philippe Ier à droite
Traduction avers : "Imperator Marcus Iulius Philippus Augustus" (L’empereur Marc Jules Philippe auguste)

Titulature revers : VICTORIA AVG
Description revers : Victoria (la victoire) marchant à droite, tenant une palme de la main gauche et une couronne de la main droite
Traduction revers : "Victoria Augusti" (La victoire de l'auguste)
1 comments05/15/13 at 20:13Potator II: Nice reverse style on that one Kenobi !
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Domitian, AD 81-96AR Denarius, 20.38 mm (3.42 gm).

IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG GERMANIC, laureate head right / P M TR POT III IMP V COS X P P, eagle standing front on thunderbolt, wings outspread, head left. Rome mint, struck 84 AD.

RIC II.1, 196 (R2); BMCRE II, unlisted; RSC II, unlisted.

6 commentssocalcoins04/22/13 at 18:09Potator II: Gee ! what a beauty !
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RIC 0960 DomitianusObv : CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, Laureate head of Domitian right.
Rev : COS V, Wolf and twins; in exergue, boat.
Gold Aureus, 20.56mm 7.00g 6h - Struck in Rome 77-78 A.D.
RIC 0960 (Vespasian); BMCRE 0237-0239 (Vespasian); Paris 0210-0212 (Vespasian)
3 commentsFlaviusDomitianus04/20/13 at 11:46Potator II: A bit jealous. Now that I'm starting a wolf & ...
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RIC 331 DomitianAR Denarius, 3.20g
Rome mint, 85 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P IIII; Bust of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r., with aegis
Rev: IMP VIIII COS XI CENS POTES P P; Germania seated r. on shield; below, broken spear
RIC 331 (R2). BMC 82. RSC 181. BNC 84.
Ex Roma Auction V, 23 March 2013, lot 728.

In either 82 or 83 AD Domitian conducted a census of Gaul as a smoke screen in order to make preparations to invade the Germanic Chatti lands across the Rhine. Not much is known of what the actual war consisted of - perhaps some road building, punitive raids against Chatti strongholds, and some minor skirmishes. No large battles, a la Mons Graupius, have come down to us, prompting Tacitus' assertion, 'that in recent times, the Germans were more triumphed over than conquered'. Even the date of the conflict is in dispute - although Domitian did rack up four salutations between June 83 and September 84, several of which must be attributed to the Chattan Campaign.

Domitian celebrated a triumph over the Chatti in 83, after which he claimed the title 'Germanicus'. This rare denarius from 85 is a record of the war and triumph over the defeated German tribe. The coin is part of the last series of denarii minted with the recently increased silver fineness before the lesser Neronian standard was restored. During this period particular attention was paid by the die engravers to Domitian's portrait, evidenced here by the aegis and fine style. The Germania Capta reverse has become an iconic Flavian type, along with Vespasian and Titus' Judaea Capta types, despite the 'hollow' triumph it records.

A most wonderful coin in hand!
10 commentsDavid Atherton04/09/13 at 18:56Potator II: Love this reverse, nice example, congrats !
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165 Arcadius (384-408 A.D.), Cyzicus, RIC IX 020d4, -/-//SMKΔ, AE-4, VOT/ V, in wreath, #1165 Arcadius (384-408 A.D.), Cyzicus, RIC IX 020d4, -/-//SMKΔ, AE-4, VOT/ V, in wreath, #1
avers: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.(4a/A)
reverse: Wreath, VOT/V within.
exergue: -/-//SMKΔ, diameter: 14 mm, weight: g, axis: h,
mint: Cyzicus, date: 383-384 A.D., ref: RIC IX 20d-4, p-244,
Q-001
1 commentsquadrans03/19/13 at 18:48Potator II: That one is nice too...
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Roman Empire, Severus Alexander denariusThis one I obtained about 15 years ago at the NYINC, located at the Twin Towers Marriot in those happier days. FDC coins of this emperor are not rare and this is one of those in my view. Appears to be RIC 250, but does not fit the description exactly. Probably a die variant only.
3 commentsjmuona03/17/13 at 16:06Potator II: Same obverse die as my example I guess, beautiful ...
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Licinius I GENIO POP ROM FollisLicinius I
IMP LICINIVS PF AVG - Laureate and cuirassed bust right
GENIO POP ROM - Genius standing left, turret on head, loins draped, holding cornucopia. T-F in fields, BTR mint mark
Trier (316 A.D.)
RIC VII Trier 121

Absolutely superb coin! The hairlines and beard are very detailed, and the reverse is incredibly detailed right down to Genius' boots and turreted head.
5 commentsHolding_History03/12/13 at 05:38Potator II: Great example
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Caligula, 37 - 41 ADObv: C CAESAR AVG GERM PM TR POT, laureate head of Caligula facing right.

Rev: GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM, bare head of Germanicus facing right.

Silver Denarius, Lugdunum mint, 37 - 38 AD

3.5 grams, 17.8 mm, 90°

RIC I 18, RSC Caligula & Germanicus 2, S1815 (var.), VM 3
4 commentsMatt Inglima03/10/13 at 19:52Potator II: A must have, in any condition
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06. Gordian III as Caesar / RIC 1.Denarius, April - July 238 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: M ANT GORDIANVS CAES / Bust of Gordian.
Reverse: PIETAS AVGG / Sacrificial implements: lituus, knife, vase, simpulum, and sprinkler.
2.64 gm., 19.5 mm.
RIC #1 (Balbinus & Pupienus); Sear #8557.

This denarius was minted near the beginning of the 99 day reign of Balbinus and Pupienus. Denarii of Gordian III as Caesar are quite rare, so it is likely they were minted only to commemorate the occasion of his proclamation as Caesar. When the antoninianus was re-introduced about half way through the reign, none were issued in Gordian's name.

The AVGG in reverse legend refers to Balbinus and Pupienus.
2 commentsCallimachus03/08/13 at 08:45Potator II: Nice example of a sought after coin. On my wish li...
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RIC 020 DomitianAR Denarius, 3.02g
Rome mint, 81 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: COS VII DES VIII P P; Altar, garlanded and lighted
RIC 20 (R2). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.
Ex Gemini X, 13 January 2013, Harry N. Sneh Collection, lot 707. Acquired from Freeman & Sear in 2009, from the A. Lynn Collection. Ex. Hauck & Aufhauser 17, 18 March 2003, lot 258. Ex G. Hirsch 3, April 1954, lot 323.

This type is quite rare with the legend omitting TR P. Only two specimens are cited by RIC, this coin from the Hauck & Aufhauser 17 auction and another in a private collection.
The reverse type of an Altar with Flame is part of the "pulvinaria" series issued by Titus and Domitian as part of the commemorative issue for the opening games of the Colosseum. It is a carry-over reverse from Domitian as Caesar.

Toned and in excellent condition. An exquisite example of early Domitianic coinage.
11 commentsDavid Atherton02/19/13 at 14:45Potator II: Yes, exquisite, indeed !
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Caracalla, 198 - 217 ADObv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate head of Caracalla facing right.

Rev: PACATOR ORBIS, radiate, draped bust of Sol facing right.

Silver Denarius, Rome Mint, 207 AD

3.2 grams, 20 mm, 0°

RIC IV 163, RSC 171, S6852, VM 51
2 commentsMatt Inglima02/15/13 at 07:14Potator II: Ô sole mio !
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RIC 1424 VespasianAR Denarius, 3.32g
Ephesus mint, 71 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: LIBERI IMP AVG VESPAS; Titus and Domitian veiled, togate, stg. front (heads l.), each with patera; below, BY mint mark
RIC 1424 (R3). BMC -. RSC -. RPC 827 (1 spec.). BNC -.
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.

This coin has a lot going for it. The dynastic reverse type dated COS III normally has the EPHE mint mark on the reverse, here we have BY - extremely rare. The Group 5 series this coin is from is also exceeding rare, full of R3 coins and unpublished types. This particular type is listed in RIC as R3, citing an American Numismatic Society specimen (RIC plate coin), so second known example - both from the same dies.

Well centered with a wonderfully stern portrait. One of my favourite types from this mint.



9 commentsDavid Atherton02/11/13 at 17:52Potator II: Beautiful and rare, everything to go for it
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Roman Empire, Titus RIC II 1076 (Vespasian)AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.27 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 79. O: Laureate head right, T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS R:Bound captive kneeling right before trophy, TR POT VIII COS VII. RIC II 1076 (Vespasian); RSC 334.

This type with these legends were minted in the first several days of Titus reign.
8 commentsNemonater02/09/13 at 13:50Potator II: Impressive coin
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AR denarius (3.02 gm).

T CAES [IMP VESP] PON TR POT, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / NEP RED (N retrograde), Neptune standing left, right foot on globe, with acrostolium and sceptre. Antioch mint, struck AD 72-73.

RIC II.1, 1561 (see note 81); BMCRE II, 516; RSC II, 122; RPC II, 1933.

From the Harry Sneh collection.

6 commentssocalcoins02/04/13 at 19:56Potator II: wow, that's incredible !
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049d Septimius Severus (193-211 A.D.), Mediolanum, RIC IV-III 0095 (Traj.Dec.), AR-Antoninianus, CONSECRATIO, Eagle standing, its wings spread, R2!! #1049d Septimius Severus (193-211 A.D.), Mediolanum, RIC IV-III 0095 (Traj.Dec.), AR-Antoninianus, CONSECRATIO, Eagle standing, its wings spread, R2!! #1
avers: DIVO SEVERO, Radiate head right.
revers: CONSECRATIO, Eagle standing right, head left.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter:21,0mm, weight: 4,05g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 250-251 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV-III 95 (Traianus Decius), p-132, RSC 799,
Q-001
2 commentsquadrans02/01/13 at 18:49Potator II: Very good !
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Julia Domna, PudicitiaSilver denarius

IVLIA (pellet) AVGVSTA,
draped bust right, loop at shoulder

PVDICITA,
Pudicitia enthroned left, veiled, right hand on breast, left elbow resting on arm of throne;

RIC IV 644, RSC III 168, BMCRE V 613 ff., SRCV II 6602,
3.249g, 18.4mm, 0o, Laodicea ad Mare mint, 198 - 202 A.D
Prov. Ex- Forvm Ancient Coins, Ex Martin Griffiths (maridvnvm)
4 commentsarizonarobin01/26/13 at 11:38Potator II: Nice Laodicea style
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Elagabalus aka Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus aka Varius Avitus BassianusElagabalus 221-222 AD. (3.23 g 20 mm) Rome mint. O: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped (Hornless) bust right right. R: SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB, Elagabalus sacrificing right over lighted altar, holding palm, star in right field. RIC 131; RSC246a.

At the age of fourteen, Elagabalus became high priest of the sun-god Elagabalus at Emesa in Syria. The cult was represented by a sacred stone, and in AD 219 when he moved from Emesa to Rome, he took the stone, probably a meteorite, with him. During his reign, Elagabalus devoted his efforts to the promotion of his cult god, building a lavish temple to house the stone. The reverse type and legend on the present coin promote his position as high priest of the sun-god Elagabalus.
4 commentsNemonater01/25/13 at 03:47Potator II: Yes, fantastic reverse
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Roman Empire, Faustina II (Filia) (128-175 A.D.), AE-Dupondius, RIC III 1405b (Ant.Pius), Rome, No legend, S-C, Diana, Scarce!,038a Faustina (II) Filia (128-175 A.D.), AE-Dupondius, RIC III 1405b (Ant.Pius), Rome, No legend, S-C, Diana, Scarce!,
"Daughter of Antoninus Pius and Faustina Sr. and wife of Marcus Aurelius. She was also the mother of Commodus and Lucilla, wife of Lucius Verus."
avers:- FAVSTINA-AVG-P-II-AVG-FIL, Draped bust right, with hair waved and coiled on back of head, band of pearls and necklace.
revers: No legend - Diana standing left, holding arrow and resting hand on bow, S-C across the field.
exerg: S/C//--, diameter: 27mm, weight: 13,86g, axis: 5h,
mint: Rome, date: 145-146 A.D., ref: RIC-III-1405b (Antoninus Pius), p-194, C-207,209,
Q-001
6 commentsquadrans01/22/13 at 18:10Potator II: Didn't notice that one before, it's wonder...
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79. Severus Alexander, deified.Antoninianus, 250 - 251 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: DIVO ALEXANDRO / Radiate bust of Severus Alexander.
Reverse: CONSECRATIO / Flaming altar.
3.96 gm., 22 mm.
RIC Trajian Decius #98.
3 commentsCallimachus01/22/13 at 05:13Potator II: Nice
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Plautilla, PietasPlautilla
AR Denarius

PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA
Draped bust of Plautilla right

PIETAS AVGG
Pietas standing facing, head right, holding child

RIC 367
4 commentsarizonarobin01/04/13 at 16:33Potator II: A most enjoyable example, with great style and hig...
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Amisos, AE23 Head of Perseus right wearing phrygian helmet
AMISOS, Pegasus left, drinking
12.12 gr, 23 mm
Ref : Sear #3639
5 commentsPotator II01/01/13 at 09:46Potator II: Yes, I guess so Lloyd T
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Otho denarius, RIC 20var.RIC II 2nd ed. lists this type in gold only,although it is the least rare PONT MAX reverse Otho denarius. This is the best of its type known in my view. With full legends, an unusual small portrait and a great reverse. Weight 3.61 gr. 5 commentsjmuona12/30/12 at 08:16Potator II: Love the fine reverse
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Otho denarius, RIC 21.A very rare type of Othos smallest issue. The portrait is truely great and overall the coin shows unusually fine detail. Although the flan has flaws, I have not seen a better Otho Jupiter coin. Weight 3.35 gr.8 commentsjmuona12/30/12 at 08:16Potator II: Fantastic style and preservation
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Domitian denarius, RIC 326.A rare high silver content issue coin with a regal portrait and great detail on reverse. One of the finest Domitian silver coins I have ever seen. If someone has a better one, I would love to see it!
Photo courtesy of Barry Murphy.
11 commentsjmuona12/29/12 at 12:10Potator II: Wow ! really gorgeous coin !
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