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Constantius II PROVIDENTIAE CAESS campgate from Antioch...17 rowsConstantius II
A.D. 326- 327
Ӕ nummus 19mm 3.4g
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left.
PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; camp gate with two turrets and star between them; • in doorway.
in ex. SMANT[B]
RIC VII Antioch 74
It looks like this coin is workshop B; which is not listed in RIC...though it might be H- but in hand it looks like a B. It also has 17 rows on the right side of the doorway and 16 rows on the left. Also dots in top row and long block over doorway.
Victor C09/23/21 at 16:06Blayne W: very interesting campgate
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057 Iulia Paula ( 219-220 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-II 214, AR-Denarius, CONCORDIA, Elagabalus and Julia Paula standing, R! #1057 Iulia Paula ( 219-220 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-II 214, AR-Denarius, CONCORDIA, Elagabalus and Julia Paula standing, R! #1
avers: IVLIA PAVLA AVG, Draped bust right, hair braided in rows and tucked at the back of the neck.
reverse: CONCORDIA, Julia Paula, veiled and on the right, standing left, facing Elagabalus,
togate and on the left, standing right, clasping their right hands.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,0-20,0mm, weight: 2,66xis: 0h,
mint: Rome, date: 219 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV-II 214 (Elagabalus), p-45, RSC 12, BMC 318-319, Sear 7656, R!,
Q-001quadrans09/08/21 at 22:16Blayne W: Great coin
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RIC 0334 DomitianusObv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P IIII, Laureate head right, with aegis
Rev: IMP VIII COS XI CENS POT P P, Minerva standing right on capital of rostral column, with spear and shield; owl to right at her feet
AR/Denarius (21.15 mm 3.238 g 6h) Struck in Rome 85 A.D. (4th issue)
ex Inasta Auction 91 lot 171FlaviusDomitianus12/23/20 at 21:30Blayne W: very nice and congrats on 2000
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54Nero 54-68 AD
AE sestertius
Obv "NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM PM TRP IMP PP"
Laureate bust right with aegis
Rev "DECVRSIO SC"
Nero on horseback and another horeseman right
Balkan mint (Perinthus?)
RIC cf 104mauseus12/23/20 at 21:28Blayne W: Great coin
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5990A EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Drachm 134-35 AD Euthenia and Sarapis vis-à-visReference.
RPC III, 5990A;
Issue L ƐΝΝƐΑΚ·Δ = year 19
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., seen from rear
Rev. L ƐΝΝƐΑΚ·Δ
Euthenia standing facing, head r., holding up sistrum; to r., Nilus seated on crocodile on rocks, l., holding reed and cornucopia
21.53 gr
33 mm
12hokidoki12/19/20 at 17:58Blayne W: great looking coin
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Crawford 447/1, ROMAN IMPERATORIAL, Pompey the Great, AR DenariusRome, The Republic.
Pompey the Great & M. Terentius Varro, 49-48 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.77g; 18mm; 2h).
Mint travelling with Pompey in Greece.
Obverse: VARRO·PRO·Q; Diademed, terminal bust of Jupiter, facing right.
Reverse: Scepter flanked by dolphin and eagle; MAGN·PRO|COS in exergue.
References: Crawford 447/1a; HCRI 8; Sydenham 1033; BMCRR Spain 64; Pompeia 7; Terentia 15.
Provenance: Ex Schulman Vault Collection [Schulman Jubilee Auction 365 (22 Oct 2020), Lot 1510]; from a collection formed in 1950s-80s.
In 49 BCE, when Caesar crossed the Rubicon into Italy with his legions, Pompey was forced to flee to Greece to raise an army (his legions at the time were in Spain). This is the last coin type produced for Pompey before the decisive battle of Pharsalus in 48 BCE. Caesar’s victory in that battle would cement Caesar’s prominence in the Roman world and prompt Pompey’s flight to Egypt, where Pompey was immediately murdered by agents of the Ptolemaic royals.
This coin refers to Pompey’s imperium throughout the Roman world and his military prowess on both land and sea. Terminus was the Roman god of boundaries and boundary markers, and terminal busts were typically used as boundary markers in ancient Greece and Rome. In this case, the terminal bust alludes to the borders of the Roman empire over which Pompey had Senate-granted authority. The reverse suggests Pompey’s military successes on sea and land against Mediterranean pirates and Mithridates.
The coin was produced by M. Terentius Varro as Proquaestor. He was not likely the author of the same name, but perhaps his son or grandson.
This type is now generally assigned to a military mint with Pompey in Greece. However, numismatists previously thought it was an earlier issue by a Spanish mint, and it is worth noting the similarity of flan fabric to other Spanish issues – particularly the way flans were chisel-cut, which is particularly visible on the reverse of this specimen at 10h, 11h and 2h. For Spanish issues with similar flan fabric, see Crawford 469/1 (Spain); Crawford 532/1 (Spain). In addition, Crawford 519/2 (uncertain Eastern mint) often shows similar fabric.
Carausius12/10/20 at 19:57Blayne W: gorgeous coin and great reverse
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0238 Hadrian Sestertius, Roma 119-23 AD SecuritasReference.
BMCRE 1163; Cohen 1397; Strack 528; Banti --; RIC 238; RIC II, 569
Bust A2 with Aegis (unlisted)
Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG
Laureate head with aegis
Rev. PONT MAX TR POT COS III; S C in field; SECVR AVG in ex.
Securitas, seated left, holding sceptre and propping other arm to support head
24.5 gr
mm
hokidoki10/22/20 at 05:28Blayne W: Great portrait
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Nero / Hekate Philadelphia, Lydia
54-59 AD
(19mm, 4.99g)
O: Bare headed and draped bust right; NEPΩN ΣEBACTOC.
R: Hekate standing facing, wearing polos and holding two torches; TI NEIKANOP ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEΩN.
RPC 3041
"Torch-bearing Hekate holy daughter of great-bosomed Nyx."
~ Bacchylides, Fragment 1B
Enodia10/22/20 at 05:27Blayne W: Awesome one
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0002 Sextus Pompey -- Neptune and Naval TrophySextus Pompey, Imperator and Prefect of the Fleet
[Youngest Son of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great)]
Obv: [MAG or MA (ligatured) G]⦁PIVS⦁IMP⦁ITER; Portrait of Neptune facing r., diademed and bearded, trident over l. shoulder. Border of dots.
Rev: [PRAE (AE ligatured) F⦁CLAS⦁ET⦁ORAE (AE ligatured)]⦁MAR (ligatured) IT⦁EX⦁S⦁C⦁; Naval trophy with trident on top and anchor on bottom, prow stem on l. and aplustre on r., at base two representations of Charybdis and two dog heads of Scylla. Border of dots.
Denomination: silver denarius; Mint: Sicily, uncertain location1; Date: summer 42 - summer 39 BC2; Weight: 3.89g; Diameter: 17mm; Die axis: 30º; References, for example: Sear CRI 333; BMCRR v. II Sicily 15, 16, and 17 variant3; Sydenham 1347 variant3; Crawford RRC 511/2a or 2b4.
Notes:
Obverse legend: MAG[NUS]⦁PIVS⦁IMP[ERATOR]⦁ITER[UM]
Reverse legend: PRAEF[ECTUS]⦁CLAS[SIS]⦁ET⦁ORAE⦁MARIT[IMAE]⦁EX⦁S[ENATUS]⦁C[ONSULTO]
1Sear CRI, Crawford RRC, Sydenham, and DeRose Evans (1987) all place the minting of this coin type in Sicily, but they do not reference a possible location. Grueber BMCRR v. II Sicily suggests Messana.
2This is the date range argued for in Estiot 2006 (p. 145). Estiot recommends returning to Crawford's proposal of 42 - 40 BC. Crawford RRC, p. 521 suggests the period in 42 BC after Sextus Pompey defeated Q. Salvidienus Rufus. Grueber BMCRR v. II Sicily, p.562 proposes 38 - 36 BC and Sydenham, p. 210 adopts the same datation. DeRose Evans (1987), p. 129 offers a time between late summer 36 and September 36 BC.
3Grueber BMCRR v. II Sicily 15, 16, and 17 and Sydenham 1347 only list a reverse legend containing MAR (ligatured) I but the coin here is MAR (ligatured) IT.
4It is impossible to see the full obverse legend, so it cannot be determined if MA is ligatured or not. The reverse legend is clearly the first variety of 2a or 2b, a variety not found on 2c.
Provenance: Ex Shanna Schmidt Numismatics April 11, 2019; from the collection of W. F. Stoecklin, Amriswil, Switzerland; acquired from Hess AG in Luzern, from the Ernst Haeberlin collection, Cahn & Hess, Frankfurt, July 17, 1933 Lot 2889.
Photo credits: Shanna Schmidt Numismatics
CLICK FOR SOURCESTracy Aiello05/25/19 at 20:14Blayne W: wow! awesome coin. Love everything about it .
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Gordian III AntoninianusGordian III Antoninianus
Obverse:
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse:
FELICITAS TEMPORVM
Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia
RIC IViii 142, C 81Harry G02/26/19 at 20:57Blayne W: Very nice 
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2420 Hadrian Sestertius Roma 130-38 AD Salus Reference.
RIC II 786; C 1333; Banti 696; Strack 687; RIC 2420
Bust A1
Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Laureate head
Rev. SALVS AVG; S C in field
Salus standing left, holding patera and sceptre; feeding snake coiled around altar before her.
29.94 gr
32 mm
6hokidoki01/14/19 at 21:37Blayne W: Love the serpent on the reverse
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110 Tacitus (275-276 A.D.), T-3365, RIC V-I 145, Ticinum, AE-Antoninianus, MARTI PACIF, -/-//S, Bust-B1, Mars left, #1110 Tacitus (275-276 A.D.), T-3365, RIC V-I 145, Ticinum, AE-Antoninianus, MARTI PACIF, -/-//S, Bust-B1, Mars left, #1
avers: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, Bust right, radiate, cuirassed and draped with paludamentum. (D1).
reverse: MART I P ACIF, Mars in military dress walking left, holding an olive branch in right hand, transverse spear and long oval shield in left hand. (Mars 1c).
exergue: -/-//S, diameter: 21,5mm, weight: 3,32g, axes: 1h,
mint: Ticinum, iss.-1., off.-2., date: 275 AD., ref: RIC-145., T-(Estiot)-3365, C-,
Q-001quadrans01/09/19 at 22:25Blayne W: That is a great coin. Great Reverse and amazing d...
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RIC 0162 DomitianusObv: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M, Laureate head right
Rev: TR POT II COS VIIII DES X P P, Minerva standing right holding spear and shield
AR/Denarius (19.36 mm 3.512 g 6h) Struck in 83 A.D. (2nd issue)
RIC 162 (R), RSC, BMCRE, BNF unlisted - L 1988-5-10-1
ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 6 Lot 926FlaviusDomitianus01/09/19 at 12:29Blayne W: Very nice 
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Tranquillina (241 - 244 A.D.)Egypt, Alexandria
Billon Tetradrachm
O: CAB TPANKVΛΛINA CEB, diademed and draped bust right.
R: Homonoia standing left, raising arm and holding double cornuacopiae; in left field, L E. year 5 (241/2 A.D.)
12.5g
24mm
Milne 3420 Emmett 3449Mat01/06/19 at 00:54Blayne W: Great coin.
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Caracalla antoninianusCaracalla Antoninianus
Obverse:
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse:
PM TR P XVIII COS IIII PP
Jupiter standing right, holding thunderbolt and scepterHarry G01/05/19 at 15:45Blayne W: Great reverse
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115 Carinus (282-283 A.D. Caesar 283-285 A.D. Augustus), Rome, RIC V-II 236F, AE-Antoninianus, -/-//KAЄ, FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, #1115 Carinus (282-283 A.D. Caesar 283-285 A.D. Augustus), Rome, RIC V-II 236F, AE-Antoninianus, -/-//KAЄ, FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, #1
avers: IMP CARINVS P F AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right.
reverse: FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left with a standard in each hand.
exergue: -/-//KAЄ, diameter: 21,5-22mm, weight:3,15g, axes: 0h,
mint: Rome, date: 283-285 A.D., ref: RIC V-II 253F, p-,
Q-001quadrans01/02/19 at 21:35Blayne W: great portrait
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23.10. István V., (Stephen V.), King of Hungary, ((1245)1270-1272 A.D.), CÁC III. 23.10.1.1., H-352, CNH I.-292, U-264, AR-Denarius, Rare! #123.10. István V., (Stephen V.), King of Hungary, ((1245)1270-1272 A.D.), CÁC III. 23.10.1.1., H-352, CNH I.-292, U-264, AR-Denarius, Rare! #1
avers: RЄX STЄPAHS, Crowned head of the king left, the border of dots.
reverse: Hebrew letter (pe) between two animals prancing with their back to each other, looking backward, the border of dots.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 11,5-12,5mm, weight: 0,63g, axis: 7h,
mint: , date: 1270-1272 A.D., ref: Huszár-352, CNH I.-292, Unger-264,
CÁC III. 23.10.1.1., Rare!
Q-001quadrans01/02/19 at 18:32Blayne W: very nice coin
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RIC 0530 DomitianusObv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIII CENS PER P P, Laureate head right, with aegis
Rev: S-C in exergue; Domitian riding right with shield, striking with spear at falling German
AE/Sestertius (35.27 mm 26.31 g 6h) Struck n Rome 87 A.D.
RIC 530 (R2), BMCRE-BNF unlisted
purchased on eBay from onesilverkittenFlaviusDomitianus12/30/18 at 18:15Blayne W: I love that reverse.
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