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PhraatesAE drachm, early to mid 2nd century AD
Van’t Haaff 14.1.1-1CKamnaskires05/07/22 at 20:49Paul R3: Excellent reverse detail!
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Denar, RIC 3, p.270, 696 - Faustina II, Juno, IVNONI REGINAEFaustina Minor
AR-Denar, Rome
Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right with circlet of pearls
Rev.: IVNONI REGINAE, Juno veiled, standing left, holding patera and sceptre; at her feet, a peacock.
Ag, 3.32g, 18.4mm
Ref.: RIC III 696, CRE 192 [C]
Ex Münzhandlung Ritter; 2. Feb. 1995
Image: Kölner Münzkabinett
shanxi05/07/22 at 20:47Paul R3: Lovely portrait!
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Orodes IIAE drachm, early to mid 2nd century AD
Van’t Haaff 13.3.2-1BKamnaskires05/06/22 at 22:00Paul R3: Nice example
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RPC 2405 Vespasian TetradrachmAYT TIT ΦΛAYI OYEΣΠAΣIAN KAIΣ
Head of Vespasian, laureate, right, date LA before neck
ΦΛΑΥΙ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣ
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Titus right with gorgoneion on breast plate
Alexandria, Egypt
1 July - 28 Aug 69 CE
11.77g
RPC 2405 (6 spec.) Rare!
Ex-CNG e-auction 514, lot 335
The Roman legions in Alexandria proclaimed Vespasian emperor on 1 July 69 CE. This coin was struck within the two months before the Egyptian new year began on 29 August 69 CE. A fairly rare type that doesn't come to market often compared with year 2 coins.
Jay GT405/06/22 at 21:56Paul R3: Lovely rare example!TRSVC
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Vessel/Pot #4Amlash (NW Iran)
c. 1000 BC
18.4 cm (w) x 13.3 cm (h)
(7 ¼” x 5 ¼”)
Description:
Large, round body, “bird beak spout” with open channel projecting from one side of rim, small loop handle, adorno below handle (Bull or ram’s head? Bird in flight?).Kamnaskires03/29/22 at 23:01Paul R3: Love the pouring design on these types..Beautiful ...
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Bottle/Unguentarium #4Roman (Western Asia)
c. 1st – 3rd century AD
13.97 cm (h)
(5.5”)
Description:
Simple form with squat bulbous body, flat bottom, long cylindrical neck, and wide, flat rim.Kamnaskires03/29/22 at 22:56Paul R3: Lovely little piece Bob
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Phoenicia, Arados 130-129 B.C AE 21.63mm (Thickness 3.37mm), weight 7.16g, die axis = 12h (0 degrees), denomination B.
Obverse: Turreted head of Tyche right, S shaped ponytail, palm frond behind.
Reverse: Poseidon seated left on prow of galley holding wreath in right hand and trident in left, Athena figurehead (Ἀθηνᾶ Πρόμαχος), Phoenician letters nun (N) and aleph (´) above, Aradian era date 130 with resh (R) below.Arados03/12/22 at 20:27Paul R3: Wonderful looking coin....You have an amazing coll...
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Vabalathus and Aurelian Antioch 7th Officina Inverse ZVabalathus: 270 - 272 AD; Aurelian: 270 - 275 AD
Julius Aurelius Septimius Vabalathus Athenodorus (Wahb Allat), son of Septimius Odaenathus and Septimia Zenobia. Palmyrene Empire.
Obv: VABALATHVS V C R IM D R1; Bust of Vabalathus, laureate, diademed, draped, and curiassed, facing right, seen from behind.
Rev: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG; Bust of Aurelian, radiate and curiassed, facing right, inverse Z in exergue2.
Denomination: billon antoninianus; Mint: Antioch; Officina: 7th; Issue: 1st; Date: Nov. 270 - Mar. 272; Weight: 3.62g; Diameter: 20mm; Die axis: 180º; References, for example: RIC V v.1 381 correc, var. no inverse Z; MER - RIC 3111; SRCV III 11718 var. no inverse Z.
Notes:
1VABALATHVS V[IR] C[LARISSIMUS] R[EX] IM[PERATOR] D[UX] R[OMANORUM]. See for example, Bland (2011), pp. 135, 141 and Estiot (2004, v1), p. 118, esp. note 462.
2Sylviane Estiot refers to this mint mark as an inverse Z and thus assigns these to the seventh officina (BnF XII, vol. I p. 223, vol. II p. 431, and pl. 41 no. 1257). Roger Bland, conversely, views this mint mark as a square S and therefore assigns these to the sixth officina (Bland, "The Coinage of Vabalathus and Zenobia from Antioch and Alexandria'', NC 171 (2011), p. 163 no. 9, pl. 16 no. 9n).
Provenance: Ex Athena Numismatics March 4, 2021.
Photo credits: Athena NumismaticsTracy Aiello05/12/21 at 23:43Paul R3: Nice coin..Love the way the desert patina brings o...
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Phoenicia, Arados 46-45 B.CAE 22.02mm (Thickness 3.35mm), weight 7.72g, die axis = 12h (0 degrees), denomination B.
Obverse: Veiled bust of Astarte-Europa right, wearing stephane, border of dots.
Reverse: Humped bull galloping left, head facing, palm frond Δ (delta) qoph X (chi) over shin daleth aleph above, Aradian era date 214 (ΣΙΔ) & ayin below.Arados05/11/21 at 21:16Paul R3: Lovely portrait!
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Phoenicia, Arados 1 B.C-1 A.DAE 20.48mm (Thickness 3.30mm), weight 6.80g, die axis = 2h (60 degrees).
Obverse: Bust of Astarte-Europa right with head of Augustus.
Reverse: Humped bull galloping left, head facing, Phoenician letter taw (TH), zayin (Z) & aleph (´) above, Aradian era date 258 (ΣNH) below.Arados05/11/21 at 21:12Paul R3: Nice coin and difficult to find!
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Oil Lamp #1Greek
c. 3rd – 1st century BC
98.4 mm (l) x 73 mm (w) x 33 mm (h)
(3 7/8” x 2 7/8” x 1 5/16”)
Description:
Small circular pedestal base, bulbous circular body, elongated spout, oxidized black glaze.Kamnaskires07/18/20 at 17:12Paul R3: Very nice!..One of my favourites.
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Bucchero Ware ChaliceEtruscan/Etruria (Central Italy)
c. 7th – 6th century BC
12.7 cm (w) x 89 mm (h)
(5” x 3.5”)
Description:
Pedestal foot, pronounced border at bottom of bowl, above which are incised bands.
Ex-Wesley Laws Collection, Palms Spring, CAKamnaskires07/18/20 at 17:09Paul R3: Lovely piece Bob! Really like the simplistic shape...
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Asia Minor, Aiolis, Kyme, Artemis, Oenochoe, Zoilos magistrateAiolis, Kyme
AE 15
1st - 2nd century BC
Zoilos , magistrate
Obv.: Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, hair in sphendone, bow and quiver over shoulder
Rev.: Single-handled oenoechoe between two laurel branches; KY above, ΖΩΙΛΟΣ across fields.
AE, 15 mm, 3.69g
Ref.: SNG Copenhagen 108; SNG von Aulock 1642; BMC 87-9; Weber 5508-9shanxi06/30/20 at 22:18Paul R3: Nice coin
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RIC 0159 VespasianÆ Sestertius, 26.69g
Rome mint, 71 AD
Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: IVDAEA CAPTA; S C in exergue; Palm tree; to l. Captive stg. r.; to r., Judaea std. r. on cuirass; both figures surrounded by arms
RIC 159 (C3). BMC 532. BNC 490, pl. XLIV (same dies). Hendin 1500.
Acquired from Witter Coins, eBay, October 2019. Ex Triton V, 16 January 2002, lot 1913 (From the Robert Schonwalter Collection). Ex Worner List 1, January 1951, no. 394. Formerly in NGC holder #4683650-005, with grade 'F', strike 5/5, surface 3/5.
Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust
The faithless column and the crumbling bust;
Huge moles, whose shadow stretched from shore to shore,
Their ruins perished, and their place no more!
Convinced, she now contracts her vast design,
And all her triumphs shrink into a coin.
A narrow orb each crowded conquest keeps,
Beneath her palm here sad Judea weeps. -
Alexander Pope, To Mr. Addison, Occasioned by his Dialogues on Medals II. 19-26
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen ... Thy men shall fall by the sword and thy mighty in the war. And her gates shall lament and mourn, and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground - Isaiah III.25-26.
In 70 AD Jerusalem was besieged and sacked and the Temple razed by the Roman forces commanded by Titus Caesar. The following year a massive joint Triumph was held in Rome for Vespasian and Titus to celebrate their successful conclusion of the Jewish Rebellion. Coins were also issued to commemorate their victory. These so called 'Judaea Capta' coins first appeared in late 70 just after the fall of Jerusalem in August, both in the precious metals and at first sparingly in bronze. It wasn't until 71, the year of the triumph, that the bronze coinage came into its own with a whole host of 'Judaea Capta' types. Probably the most famous of these depicts the ubiquitous date palm with a standing bound captive to the left and a seated Judaea to the right, both surrounded by arms. The second bronze issue of 71 saw these produced in massive quantities (Colin Kraay knew of 23 reverse dies paired with this obverse). Although the overall allegorical meaning of the reverse is readily apparent, what each individual device specifically symbolises is open to debate. We are on firm ground to assume the date palm represents the land of Judaea as H. Mattingly proposed in BMCRE II (although J. M. Cody speculated the palm possibly represents the Roman victory). The motif of the standing captive is copied from earlier Republican coin issues, reminiscent of the Gaulish and Spanish captives on those Republican types. His dress indicates he is a barbarian from outside the boundaries of Roman civilisation. In the spirit of the 'Vercingetorix' denarius, H. St. J. Hart proposed the captive is actually either Simon Bar Giora or John of Gischala(!), the two defeated Jewish commanders. The seated female figure is the personification of Judaea, the daughter of Zion. This figure is frequently seen on the various designs of the series, often paired with the palm tree. Her attitude of mourning and dejection leaves little doubt she is lamenting the defeat of her people.
Modern viewers see this as a forlorn scene of defeat, however, to the Roman coin designers the images are meant to convey victory over a worthy foe. The Jewish War was an important event for the fledgling Flavian dynasty - in essence it gave them the legitimacy to rule. The ensuing propaganda onslaught after the 'Gotterdammerung' fall of Jerusalem is awe inspiring. The slight of hand the Flavian regime pulled off which transformed defeated rebel provincials into a foreign menace is truly amazing. The coins were a major part of the regime's propaganda commemorating Vespasian's defeat of the Jews and saving the empire. Their efforts paid off, for even today this 'Judaea Capta' type is one of the most iconic and recognised reverses in the whole of Roman coinage.
Fantastic surfaces in good metal. A beauty in hand.David Atherton10/18/19 at 20:22Paul R3: Yep thats a super coin!
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0558 Hadrian Denarius Roma 119-23 AD Providentia Reference.
Strack 76; RIC II, 133; RSC 1198; RIC 558
Bust A4
Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG
Laureate bare bust with drapery
Rev. P M TR P COS III. PRO - AVG
Providentia standing left, pointing to globe by feet, and holding sceptre
3.20 gr
18 mm
6hokidoki10/18/19 at 20:18Paul R3: Very nice coin! Really like the portrait.
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Vabalathus and Aurelian Antioch 7th OfficinaVabalathus: 270 - 272 AD; Aurelian: 270 - 275 AD
Julius Aurelius Septimius Vabalathus Athenodorus (Wahb Allat), son of Septimius Odaenathus and Septimia Zenobia. Palmyrene Empire.
Obv: VABALATHVS V C R IM D R1; Bust of Vabalathus, laureate, diademed, draped and curiassed, facing right, seen from behind.
Rev: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG; Bust of Aurelian, radiate and curiassed, facing right, from the front, Z in exergue.
Denomination: billon antoninianus; Mint: Antioch; Officina: 7th; Issue: 1st; Date: Nov. 270 - Mar. 272; Weight: 4.137g; Diameter: 20.3mm; Die axis: 0º; References, for example: RIC V v.1 381 correc; MER - RIC 3110; SRCV III 11718
Notes:
1VABALATHVS V[IR] C[LARISSIMUS] R[EX] IM[PERATOR] D[UX] R[OMANORUM]. See for example, Bland (2011), pp. 135, 141 and Estiot, p. 118, esp. note 462. Although Potter, page 267 and footnote 24 postulates V[IR] C[ONSULARIS] for the mint at Antioch I would certainly side with Bland and Estiot.
Which side of this coin is the obverse and which side is the reverse?
Webb in RIC V, v.1 puts great weight on the titulature of Aurelian and mentions that mint marks on the obverse of coins were not unknown at Antioch. He considers the coin to have been struck as a sign of vassalage instead of having been struck as an insult. Webb states that Aurelian's bust is on the obverse of the coin (p. 260). Robertson, pp. cxix and 142 also considers Aurelian's bust to be on the obverse of the coin, but does not state an explicit reason for her position. Mattingly (1936) holds that the mint mark is the determining factor, and therefore believes that Aurelian's bust is on the reverse of the coin. In SRCV III, p. 442 Sear follows the reasoning of Mattingly and although Vagi agrees that Aurelian's bust is on the reverse of the coin (p. 403) he does not explicitly state his reason for believing so. Estiot states that the officina mark under the bust of Aurelian clearly indicates that his portrait is on the reverse of the coin (p. 118). Bland (2011) follows suit. When discussing this issue from Antioch he states that the officina mark is always placed on the reverse of coins. He notes that the placement of the officina mark sent a signal that Aurelian was "...being accorded a lower status than Vabalathus, although he was given his correct titles of Imperator and Augustus, and he wore a radiate crown, also traditionally associated with the senior Augustus" (p. 142 - 3). Watson argues that Queen Zenobia's assertion of Palmyrene independence from Rome took place gradually (pp. 67 - 9). Bland believes that the placement of the officina mark under the bust of Aurelian on this coin was just another step in that assertion of independence.
Provenance: Ex Forum Ancient Coins September 5, 2017.
Photo credits: Forum Ancient Coins
Sources
Bland 2011: Bland, Roger. "The Coinage of Vabalathus and Zenobia from Antioch and Alexandria" in Numismatic Chronicle, 171 (2011): 133 - 186.
Estiot, Sylviane. Monnaies de L’Empire romain XII.1: D’Aurelian à Florien (270 - 276 apres J.-C.). Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France, 2004.
Mattingly 1936: Mattingly, Harold. "The Palmyrene Princes and the Mints of Antioch and Alexandria." The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society, fifth Series, vol. 16, no. 62 (1936): pp. 89 - 114.
MER - RIC: Maison de l’Orient et la Méditerranée: Monnaies de l’Empire Romain / Roman Imperial Coinage AD 268-276. Accessed March 7, 2019. http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/home.
Potter, David S. The Roman Empire at Bay: AD 180 - 395. New York: Routledge, 2004
RIC V v.1: Webb, Percy. The Roman Imperial Coinage, Vol. V, Part 1: Valerian to Florian, edited by Harold Mattingly and Edward Sydenham. London: Spink & Son, 1927.
Robertson, Anne. Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet, Vol. IV Valerian I to Allectus. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1978.
SRCV III: Sear, David. Roman Coins and Their Values, Vol. III: Maximinus I to Carinus. London: Spink, 2005.
Vagi, David. Coinage and History of the Roman Empire, Volume One: History. Sidney, Ohio: Coin World, 1999.
Watson, Alaric. Aurelian and the Third Century. New York: Routledge, 1999.Tracy Aiello10/18/19 at 20:13Paul R3: Wow! You've got one really nice set of coins t...
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Byzantine Empire: Maurice Tiberius (582-602) Æ Pentanummium, Nicomedia (Sear 516; MIB 83; DOC 118)Obv: D N mAVRI or similar; Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maurice Tiberius to right
Rev: Large Є; to left N
Dim: 18 mm, 1.78 g, 6 h
Quant.Geek02/26/19 at 09:17Paul R3: Super coin! Love the uneven flan shape and cartoon...
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Chalukyas of Gujarat AR drachm (gadhaiya paisa) Obv. Degenerate style Sassanian bust right
Rev. stylized stepped and pelleted fire altar, above: left Sun (consisting of rosette of pellets),right crescent moon Skyler01/11/19 at 08:51Paul R3: Nice curved head portrait!
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CHALUKYAS of GUJARAT, Anonymous Silver drachm (gadhaiya paisa) Obv. Degenerate Indo-Sasanian style bust right, crescent moon and star above
Rev. Stylized stepped and pelleted fire altar, sun (consisting of rosette of pellets) above left, crescent moon above rightSkyler01/11/19 at 08:50Paul R3: Very nice coin!
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INDIA, CHALUKYAS of GUJARAT (1030 - 1120 A.D.)AR Drachm (gadhaiya paisa)
O: Degenerate Indo-Sasanian style bust right, sun and moon (crown?) above.
R: Stylized fire altar, sun (consisting of rosette of dots) above left, crescent moon above right.
4.4g
17mm
Deyell 158, Mitchiner Non-Islamic 427Mat01/11/19 at 08:48Paul R3: Nice coin...Love the shape of the flan!
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Unidentified KingAE unit (drachm?), early 3rd century AD
Van’t Haaff 21.2 variant (crescent facing downward toward pellets)Kamnaskires07/18/18 at 15:14Paul R3: You´ve been busy ...Very nice! 
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Prince AAE drachm, late 2nd to early 3rd century AD
Van’t Haaff 19.1.1-1AKamnaskires07/18/18 at 15:13Paul R3: Nice example!
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Siscia, RIC VII 098, 133 Licinius II. (317-324 A.D.), -/-//ASIS*, AE-3 Follis, VICT LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories, VOT/PR, R3!!!Siscia, RIC VII 098, 133 Licinius II. (317-324 A.D.), -/-//ASIS*, AE-3 Follis, VICT LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories, VOT/PR, R3!!!
avers: LICINIVS IVN NOB C, Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right.
reverse: VICT LAETAE PRINC PERP, Two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT/PR on altar decorated with a letter I.
exergue: -/-//ASIS*, diameter:18,5-19,0mm, weight:2,92g, axis:7h,
mint: Siscia, date: 317-324 A.D., ref: RIC VII 098, R3!!!
Q-001quadrans05/23/18 at 07:20Paul R3: Nice example!
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Macedonia, Kings, 016 Alexander III., (The Great, 356-323 B.C.), Price 0338, Macedonian, AE-15, (Half Unit), Horse galloping right, torch below, #1Macedonia, Kings, 016 Alexander III., (The Great, 356-323 B.C.), Price 0338, Macedonian, AE-15, (Half Unit), Horse galloping right, torch below, #1
avers: Young male head wearing diadem right.
reverse: ΑΛΕΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Horse galloping right, torch below.
exergue: -/-//Torch, diameter: 15mm, weight: 3,30g, axes: 5h,
mint: Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, date: 336-323 B.C., ref: Price 0338,
Q-001quadrans05/15/18 at 07:22Paul R3: Nice looking coin..Especially like the reverse.
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0870 Hadrian Sestertius, Roma 124-27 AD Roma Reference.
RIC II, 636; BMC 1294; C. 342; Strack 611; Bant 182 i; RIC 870
A1
Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS.
Laureate head
Rev. COS III / S C. in ex.
Roma seated left on cuirass and shield, with foot on helmet holding victory and cornucopia
27.95 gr
33 mm
6hokidoki05/13/18 at 21:20Paul R3: Nice looking coin..
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Roman Imperial: Commodus (177-192 CE) Æ As, Rome (RIC III 644; MIR 18, 853-4/72)Obv: L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL; Head right, wearing lion-skin headdress
Rev: HER CVL RO MAN AV GV SC in four lines divided by upright club; all within wreath
Quant.Geek05/11/18 at 18:51Paul R3: Now that's a nice coin! Love the obverse..
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Asia Minor, Lydia, Hierocaesarea, Commodus, Perseus Commodus
Lydia, Hierocaesarea
Obv: AVT KAI M AVPH KOMMOΔOC.
Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: ЄΠ AI APTЄMIΔΩPOV APX A IЄPOKAICAPЄΩN.
Perseus advancing right, holding harpa and severed head of Medusa
Æ, 35mm, 20.53g
Ref.: RPC IV.2 online 11397shanxi05/11/18 at 18:48Paul R3: Very nice coin!
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1876 Hadrian Sestertius Roma 130-38 AD ItaliaReference.
RIC II, 956; BMCRE 1823; Cohen 1275; Banti --: Strack 779; RIC 1876 pl
Bust C2+ Lion
Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Bare head with lions trophy around neck
Rev. RESTITVTORI ITALIAE,
Hadrian standing right, holding scroll and raising up kneeling Italia, who holds a cornucopia
25.17 gr
31 mm
6hokidoki05/11/18 at 18:47Paul R3: Nice example!
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Asia Minor, Mysia, Pergamon, cista mystica, serpents Mysia, Pergamon
Cistophoric Tetradrachm, c. 85-76 BC
Obv.: Serpent emerging from cista mystica with raised lid, all within ivy wreath with fruits.
Rev.: Bow case between two coiled serpents; to left, monogram of Pergamon; above, AΠ, monogram and star; to right, thyrsos.
Ag, 28.46mm, 12g
Ref.: SNG Paris 1726. SNG von Aulock 1369
shanxi05/05/18 at 06:42Paul R3: Nicely detailed coin! Love the design.
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119 Diocletianus (284-305 A.D.), Cyzicus, RIC V-II 306A, AE-Antoninianus, A//XXI•, CONCORDIA MILITVM•, Emperor, and Jupiter, #1119 Diocletianus (284-305 A.D.), Cyzicus, RIC V-II 306A, AE-Antoninianus, A//XXI•, CONCORDIA MILITVM•, Emperor, and Jupiter, #1
avers: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: CONCORDIA MILI TVM•, Emperor standing right, holding a short scepter or parazonium, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter, standing left, holding long scepter.
exergue: A//XXI•, diameter: 21-21,5mm, weight:4,29g, axes: 6h,
mint: Cyzicus, date: A.D., ref: RIC V-II 306A, p-253,
Q-001quadrans05/05/18 at 06:39Paul R3: Nice coin with lovely silvering!
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Kamnaskires-OrodesAE drachm, early to mid 2nd century AD
Van't Haaff 12.3.1-1B.e (this coin)
Ex-Van't Haaff CollectionKamnaskires03/02/18 at 13:53Paul R3: Lovely coin Bob
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Kashmir. Kingdoms of Yashakara and Parvagupta. Didda Rani A.D. 979 - 1003. AE stater.Kashmir. Kingdoms of Yashakara and Parvagupta. Didda Rani A.D. 979 - 1003. AE stater. Queen Didda Rani (979 - 1003 AD) AE Stater. Enthroned Ardoxsho facing; Nagari legend: 'Sri' left and 'DiDda' right. Queen standing.
Mitchiner NIS 177 - 178v.
02/27/18 at 20:17Paul R3: These coins are of Harsha 1089-1101..Nice group
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132b Licinius l. (308-324 A.D.), Siscia, RIC VII 110Є, S/F//ЄSIS*, AE-3 Follis, VIRTVS EXERCIT, Vexillum with banner and captives, R4!!!, #2132b Licinius l. (308-324 A.D.), Siscia, RIC VII 110Є, S/F//ЄSIS*, AE-3 Follis, VIRTVS EXERCIT, Vexillum with banner and captives, R4!!!, #2
avers: IMP LICINIVS AVG, 2, D2, Helmeted and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: VIRTVS EXERCIT, Vexillum with a banner inscribed VOT/XX, captive sit in ground on either side, S and F left and right side in fields.
exergue: S/F//ЄSIS*, diameter: 20mm, weight: 3,17g, axis: 1h,
mint: Siscia, date: 320 A.D.,
ref: RIC VII 110Є, p-438, R4!!!, Sear .,
Q-002
quadrans02/27/18 at 19:51Paul R3: Love the potrait..Nice coin!
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160 - Constantine the Great - RIC VI Lugdunum 309 Follis
Obv:– IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from front
Rev:– SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing left holding globe in left and raising right.
Minted in Lugdunum. F in left field, T in right field, PLC in exe. A.D. 309 - 310
Reference:– RIC VI Lugdunum 309. Bastien XI 525 (14 example cited)maridvnvm02/27/18 at 19:35Paul R3: Like the brow!
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Denar, RIC 3, p.269, 677 - Faustina II, Fecunditas, Child Faustina Minor
AR-Denar, Rome, AD 161-175
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, diademed, draped bust right
Rev.: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing right holding scepter in right and infant in left
Ag, 3.47g, 19mm
Ref.: RIC III 677 var. (diademed), CRE 177 [R]
Ex Numismatik Naumann, auction 53, lot 753
For this type I have three other versions in my gallery > click:
bust with band of pearls
bust with bare head
bust with double band of pearlsshanxi02/27/18 at 19:32Paul R3: Nice flow lines!Like the way they run into the hai...
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Elymais. Arsacid dynasty. Orodes IV (ca. 2nd half of 2nd century A.D.)van't Haaff 17.1.1-2; de Morgan 52-53; BMC plate XLII, 5-6; Sear GICV 5912-5913; Alram 488-489
AE drachm, 2.44 g., 13.95 mm. max., 0°
Obv: Bust facing left, wearing broad diadem band, with large hair tufts on top of and on side of head, flowing backward; to left anchor; pellet border.
Rev: Bust of female (Queen Ulfan) left, hair tied above, with long braid falling behind; to left incomplete Aramaic legend (wip'n = Ulfan); pellet border.Stkp02/25/18 at 19:23Paul R3: Really nice coin!
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Elymais. Arsacid dynasty. Unidentified King (uncertain dates)van't Haaff 21.2.1-1 var. (facing left and dots on reverse); de Morgan --; BMC plate XLII, 22-25 var.; Sear GICV --; Alram --
AE unit (denomination undetermined), 1.90 g., 10.89 mm. max., 0°
Obv: Bust facing left, side whiskers, hair tuft at back of head
Rev: Upturned crescent with dot above and below, all within wreath
According to van't Haaf, too few of these coins are known to determine their denomination. Further, on the few coins that were then known, too little detail on the obverse remained to obtain a complete description, other than that the bust faces right. There are now sufficient examples from which to do so. This coin is unusual in that the bust faces left. Those that were then known have three dots below the crescent and none above. Yet the type appears to be more common with one dot above and another below.Stkp02/18/18 at 09:19Paul R3: Nice find and great reverse.
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