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ROMAN EMPIRE, Constantius GallusAquileia 352-355
RIC 19406/05/15 at 19:56Nick.vdw: A nice piece with the 'LXXII' on the rever...
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Maximianus Herculeus antoninianus from LvgdvnvmMaximianus Herculeus antoninianus. Lvgdvnvm mint. 286 AD.
4.72 grs and 21 mm.
Obs. : Radiate, drapped and cuirassed bust looking right. Around : IMP C VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG.
Rev. : Jupiter standing left, holding a thunderbolt and an hasta. C retrograd in the field. Around : IOVI CONSERVATORI.
RIC 388. Bastien 64.labienus06/05/15 at 19:52Nick.vdw: Quite a beauty you have there
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0862 Hadrian Denarius Roma 124-27 AD VirtusReference.
Strack 182var. (No globe); RIC 164d var no shield c.339 BMC 372 notes no shield.; RIC III, 862 var. no shield
Bust A2
Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS.
Laureate head with drapery
Rev: COS III.
Virtus seated left on a cuirass, right foot on helmet, holding parazonium and spear.
3.34 gr
21 mm
hokidoki02/21/15 at 21:47Nick.vdw: Great coin!
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Elagabalus.Denarius, 218-219 AD, Antioch mint.
Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG / Laureate bust of Elagabalus.
Rev: SANCT DEO SOLI ELAGABAL / Slow quadriga bearing the conical stone of Emesa, on which is an eagle, surrounded by four parasols.
2.41 gm., 17 mm.
RIC #195.
Elagabalus was a high priest of the local ba'al of Emesa, Syria, at the time he was proclaimed emperor. This deity was named El-Gabal, and was worshiped in the form of a large, black, conical-shaped stone, which was probably a meteorite. When Elagabalus moved to Rome, he took this god with him. After a long overland journey from Emesa, Elagabalus and his entourage entered Rome in 219. The black stone was carried on a cart pulled by white horses. It was decorated with an eagle, and shaded by four parasols. Elagabalus, dressed in his priestly robes, walked backwards in front of this cart to show his reverence for his deity.
The entry of their new emperor into the city shocked the people of Rome. They soon realized that he fully intended to continue in his duties as High Priest to El-Gabal, and that his worship was to be imposed on the whole Empire. The the temple of Jupiter (Jove) in Rome was turned into the temple of El-Gabal. The religious excesses of the reign finally ended with the murder of Elagabalus. Under the new emperor, Severus Alexander, the temple was cleansed, rededicated to Jupiter, and El-Gabal sent back home to Emesa.
This coin commemorates the journey of El-Gabal to Rome and his entrance into the city. The legend on the reverse translates "Holy Sun-God Elagabal." Silver denarii with this reverse type all seem to be in the "Eastern" style so numismatists generally assign them to the mint at Antioch. It is possible, though, that they could have been minted by a mint that traveled with Elagabalus on his journey from Emesa to Rome, spending the winter of 218-219 in Nicomedia. Callimachus12/15/14 at 14:09Nick.vdw: Absolutely lovely and historically interesting!
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Julia Domna - Denarius - MATRI CASTRORVM (sitting)Julia Domna
Denarius
193 A.D.
Rome
Av.: IVLIA - AVGVSTA / draped bust right
Rev.:MATRI - CASTRO - RVM / Julia sitting left, holding Phoenix and sceptre, two standards to her left
3,19Gr., 6 h die axis
RIC 568, Coh. 131nummis durensis12/13/14 at 12:02Nick.vdw: A very interesting coin!
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Marcus Aurelius / Victory163-164 AD
AE As (26mm, 10.1g)
O: Laureate head right; M ANTONINUS AUG P M
R: Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm; TR P XVIII IMP II COS III, S C
RIC III, 884
ex Newgate Numismatics
“Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.”
Enodia12/13/14 at 08:39Nick.vdw: Use the Force, Commodus! Oh wait..
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Selge GorgoneionSilver trihemiobol, Selge mint, weight 0.846g, maximum diameter 9.6mm, die axis 180o, 3rd century B.C.; obverse facing Gorgoneion; reverse head of Athena right in crested helmet, astragalos behind.Neal A12/07/14 at 12:13Nick.vdw: Nice coin!
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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-001quadrans12/06/14 at 21:31Nick.vdw: This is one of my favourite coins ever, very nice!
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Billion tetradrachm; Maximianus, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right obv; Nike flying right, wreath in hand, palm over shoulder in left rev; 6.739g, 19.6mmBillon tetradrachm, Milne 4860, Dattari 5957, Curtis 2098, Kampmann 120.29, Geissen 3295, Emmett 4147, VF, 6.739g, 19.6mm, 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 287 - 28 Aug 288 A.D.; obverse "A K M A OUA MAXIMIANO"C C"EB", laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse Nike flying right, wreath in right hand, palm over shoulder in left, L - "G" (year 3) flanking across field
It's like I fell in love at first sight or something. I couldn't stop coming back to this coin. It's my early birthday gift to myself. Would've bought another too, but I JUST found out my front left tire has a slow leak, so I need to start saving for new tires. BAH! With the sale I couldn't pass this one up though, so now it's mine!
Maximian, you were a great soldier and a crazy old man. I can't wait till you and Nike get here!
[Photo and description graciously taken from the FORVM, as I just hit the "buy" button like, five minutes ago!] EvaJupiterSkies12/06/14 at 15:01Nick.vdw: Nice coin!
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Athens, Attica449 - 413 B.C.
Silver Obol
0.72 gm, 8 mm
Obv.: Head of Athena right wearing crested Attic helmet and round ear ring
Rev.: Owl standing right, head facing, wings closed A Θ E to right, olive sprig (single leaf and berry) behind
Sear 2530; BMC 11, p.10, 99Jaimelai11/08/14 at 17:13Nick.vdw: Nice!
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037 - Gallienus (253-268 AD), Antoninianus - RIC 317Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right.
Rev: VIRTVS AVG, Mars standing left, holding globe in right hand and spear in left hand, P in right field.
Minted in Rome, 261-262 ADpierre_p7711/08/14 at 17:09Nick.vdw: Mars' globe looks more like Columbus' egg ...
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015 - Arcadius (383-408 AD), AE 2 - RIC 15Obv: D N ARCAD-IVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, holding spear and shield in front. Above, hand of God holding wreath.
Rev: GLORIA RO-MANORVM, Emperor standing facing, head left, holding standard and resting on shield, kneeling captive to left.
Minted in Cyzicus (SMK delta in exe), 4th officina, 383 AD.
22 mm in diam, 3,9 g. pierre_p7711/08/14 at 17:08Nick.vdw: Lovely patina!
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Tetrarchy Imperial Lead SealTwo augusti Diocletian and Maximian face to face.
Below the two Caesares Galerius and Constantius face to face.
Dolphin between
17.79g
Sold to Calgary Coins 2015Jay GT411/08/14 at 17:06Nick.vdw: Very nice!
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Theodore Mancaphas, 1188-1189. TrachyChrist standing on dais, IC - XC / Theodore standing facing, holding patriarchal cross-scepter transversely with both hands.
Philadelphia, 1188-1189.
26.7-29.0 mm, 4.2 g.
A. Urs Sommer 64.1Pekka K10/24/14 at 09:10Nick.vdw: Cool!
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Aspendos, Pamphylia, 370 - 333 B.C.With the influence of the Olympics games.
Obverse : two wrestlers, the left one holds the wrist of his opponent with his right and right forearm with his left hand, KI between their legs.
Reverse : EΣTΦE∆IIYΣ on left, slinger, wearing short chiton, discharging sling to right, triskeles on right with feet clockwise,
Extremely fine Silver Stater . Weight: 10.62 g. Max Diameter: 23 mm. Mint : Aspendos (in our days , Antalya province of Turkey)
SNG France 104. Struck from fresh , artistic and well executed dies.
Historical and Numismatic Note:
Pamphylia (/pæmˈfɪliÉ™/) was the region in the south of Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia, extending from the Mediterranean to Mount Taurus (modern-day Antalya province, Turkey).
Aspendos or Aspendus (Greek: Ἄσπενδος) was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya province of Turkey. Aspendos is about 40 km east of Antalya, Turkey about 16 km inland on the Eurymedon River. In 546 B.C. it fell to Persia. After a Persian defeat in 467, the city joined the Attic-Delos Maritime League. Persia took it again in 411 B.C., Alexander in 333 B.C., and Rome in 190 B.C. Although often subject to powerful empires, the city usually retained substantial autonomy.
The Sam Mansourati Collection. NO. AGAP 3121.
Sam10/23/14 at 19:59Nick.vdw: Beautiful
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Greek - Kassander Bronze AE 18Greek Bronze AE 18, Pella or Amphipolis mint, 305 - 297 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean lion scalp headdress tied at neck; reverse "BASILEWS KASSANDROU", horseman riding right, right arm raised, diagonal thunderbolt below horse, "A" rightNeal A10/19/14 at 11:25Nick.vdw: Very good for a first coin!
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Julia_Paula_Denar_CONCORDIA10/10/14 at 21:22Nick.vdw: Very nice!
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Nero, RIC 179, Sestertius of AD 64 (port of Ostia) Æ sestertius (26.8g, Ø33mm, 5h), Rome mint, struck AD 64.
Obv.: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head of Nero facing left.
Rev.: AVGVSTI (around above) S POR OST C (around below), Bird's-eye view of the harbour of Ostia, with at the top a statue of Neptune on pharos; at the bottom reclining Tiber river-god holding a dolphin; to left, crescent-shaped pier with portico; to right, crescent shaped row of breakwaters; in the centre, eight ships.
RIC 179 (S); Cohen 40; BMC 223
ex Künker Auction 153Charles S10/04/14 at 21:31Nick.vdw: An extremely desirable type!
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Pre-Roman or Greek AR-Fibula, Hattatt 190 (???) variation,Pre-Roman or Greek AR-Fibula, Hattatt 190 (???) variation,
type: Pre-Roman or Greek fibula variation,
size: 41x22mm, weight: 8,01g, date: 175-275 A.D. and/or 200-250 A.D.,
ref: Hattatt 190 (???) variation, distribution: ???,
Q-001quadrans10/04/14 at 21:23Nick.vdw: Beautiful!
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Roman -Intaglo #011,Roman -Intaglo #011,
type:Intaglio,
size: 7x9mm,
weight: 0,46g,
date: A.D.,
ref: .,
distribution: ,
Q-001quadrans10/04/14 at 21:19Nick.vdw: Very nice colour
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032p Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), Egypt, Alexandria, RPC III 5881, AE-Drachm, L I H//--, Osiris and Isis, #1032p Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), Egypt, Alexandria, RPC III 5881, AE-Drachm, L I H//--, Osiris and Isis, #1
avers: AΥT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIANOC CEB, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: Canopic jars of Osiris and Isis within the shrine, uraeus crown in pediment, L I H, in between.
exergue: L I H//--, diameter: mm, weight: g, axis: h,
mint: Egypt, Alexandria, date: 133-134 A.D., Year (IH)18.,
ref:
RPC III 5881,
Emmet -IH,
Milne 1418-1422,
Geissen-1107-1108,
Dattari-1661-1662,
Kampmann-Ganschow 032.590,
BMC 0779-0780,
Q-001quadrans10/04/14 at 21:19Nick.vdw: Cool!
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crw 528/3 . Mark Antony and Octavian , AR Denarius , 41 BCMark Antony and Octavian , AR Denarius , 41 BC
21 mm , 3.50 g . Military Mint Traveling with Antony in Syria (?)
M . ANTON . IMP . III . VIR . R . P . C . AVG
Bare head of Marc Antony right
CAESAR . IMP . PONT . III . VIR . R . P . C .
Bare head of Octavian right
Sydenham 1194; Crawford 528/3
Ex JHE .
Vladislav D08/24/14 at 10:13Nick.vdw: I really like this type
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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 yearJay GT408/23/14 at 21:32Nick.vdw: I really like it! Very nice information too
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Roman Empire, Magnentius (350-353 A.D.), AE-2, Cent, RIC 177, Rome, VICTORIA AVG LIB ROMANOR,148 Magnentius (350-353 A.D.), AE-2, Cent, RIC 177, Rome, VICTORIA AVG LIB ROMANOR,
avers:- IMP-CAE-MAGNEN-TIVS-AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
revers:- VICTORIA-AVG-LIB-ROMANOR, emperor, bare-headed & in military dress, standing right holding olive branch and standard decorated with an eagle, foot on the shoulder of a bare-headed captive seated right.
exerg: R P, diameter: 24mm, weight: 5,13g, axis: h,
mint: Rome, date: 350-353 AD., ref: RIC-177, C-57,
Q-001quadrans08/01/14 at 15:16Nick.vdw: Great coin!
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Titus_As_VICTORIA_NAVALIS05/14/14 at 13:13Nick.vdw: Very cool type
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ROMAN EMPIRE, GETA as CAESAR, AR Denarius05/14/14 at 13:08Nick.vdw: Lovely portrait
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RIC 0417 TitusObv: T CAES VESPAS IMP P TR P COS II, Laureate head right
Rev: VICTORIA NAVALIS, S C in field; Victory standing right on prow, with wreath and palm
AE/As (26.38 mm 12.68 g 6h) Struck in Rome 72 AD
RIC 417 (R2 - Vespasian), BMCRE unlisted, BNF unlisted
Ex CNG Electronic Auction 290 Lot 370FlaviusDomitianus05/10/14 at 16:16Nick.vdw: Very nice.
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RIC 0165 VespasianusObv : IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, Laureate head right
Rev : IVDAEA CAPTA / S C (in exergue), Palm tree; to left Judea seated left on cuirass; to right, Captive standing left; both figures surrounded by arms
RIC 165 (R), BMCRE 540, BNF 494
ex CNG Electronic Auction 185 lot 291
FlaviusDomitianus05/10/14 at 16:14Nick.vdw: Awesome coin!
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L. Manlius Torquatus and L. Cornelius Sulla - Manlia-4ROMAN REPUBLIC L. Manlius Torquatus and L. Cornelius Sulla. 82 BC. Denarius. Mint moving with Sulla. L. MANLI before, PRO.Q behind, helmeted Roma right / Sulla, being crowned by Victory, in quadriga right; L SVLLA IM in exergue. Crawford 367/5; Syd 757; SRCV 286: Manlia-4Bud Stewart12/23/13 at 16:24Nick.vdw: Very nice!
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Corinth StaterGreece. Corinth. Stater, ca 405-345 BC. Obv. Pegasos flying left; below Ϙ. Rev. Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; laurel wreath right. Ravel 1009. Pegasi I, 427. AG. g. 8.33 mm. 22.00Nick T12/21/13 at 19:41Nick.vdw: Very nice!
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1bw Geta209-212
Denarius
Draped & cuirassed bust, right, P SEPT GETA CAES PONT
Victory, VICT AETERN
RIC 23
For his history, see Caracalla.Blindado11/29/13 at 05:39Nick.vdw: Splendid!
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027c Trajan. AE AS 10.8gmobv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIANO AVG DAC PM TRP COS V PP
laur. bust r.drp. on far shoulder
rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI Dacia std. l. in attitude of mourning on
shield and arms, before her trophy
ex: SChill13209/20/13 at 17:49Nick.vdw: Very nice!
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105 Magna Urbica. AE antoninianusobv: MAGN VRBICA AVG dia. drp. bust r. on crescent
rev: VENVS VCTRIX Venus std. l. holding helment and scepter, at foot shield
ex: K(crescent with dot)AShill13209/20/13 at 17:46Nick.vdw: Lovely coin!
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Valerian I Antoninianus, RIC 69 Valerian I Antoninianus
IMPCPLICVALERIANVSPFAVG - Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / ANONNAAVG - Annona standing left, holding grain ears over modius and cornucopia.
21-23mm / 3.96gJiminey09/15/13 at 17:57Nick.vdw: A lovely coin for its time period!
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001 Julius Caesar. AR denarius 4.5gm0bv: CAESAR elephant trampling serpent
rev: pontifical emplaments,simpulum,asperginum,axe and apex
hill13208/26/13 at 05:37Nick.vdw: You can almost hear the elephant trumpet!
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114 Galeria Valeria. AE follis 6.0gmobv: GAL VAL_ERIA AVG dia. drp.bust r.
re: VENERI V_ICTRICI Venus std. l. holding apple l., raising drapery over l. shoulder
ex: -(crescent)/-B//ANThill13208/08/13 at 10:33Nick.vdw: Beautiful coin!
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