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Roman Empire, Philipp II, SestertiusObv. M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, Bare-headed and draped bust right.
Rev. PRINCIPI IVVENT S C, Philip standing right, holding globus and spear.
Mint: Rome, 244-246 AD.
32mm 21.66g
RIC 255a.
Provenance:
Ex Collection Rev. Percy Barron.
Ex Dr. Jacob Hirsch, Auction 30, 11th May 1911, lot 1193.
Ex Otto Helbing Nachfolger, Auction 86, 25th November 1942, lot 1888
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts, Auction 24, 22nd June 2016, lot 890.
Numbering among the unfortunate boy-emperors of the 3rd Century, Philip II was only about seven years old when his eponymous father hailed him Caesar early in 244. These formative years must have been traumatic for the young Caesar, as his father had come to the throne by way of a coup in Asia Minor, and upon returning to Europe he was perpetually at risk on the Danube front, where he fought hard to keep Rome's enemies at bay. Philip II held the title Caesar for slightly more than three years, during which time he had many attractive coins struck in his honour – principally silver double- denarii and brass sestertii (NAC).kc01/15/24 at 19:29Jochen: I'm jealous
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02. Persian Empire: Province of Cilicia: City of Tarsos.Double shekel, ca. 351 BC.
Obverse: Baal of Tarsos seated, holding eagle, ear of wheat, bunch of grapes, and sceptre.
Reverse: Lion attacking bull.
10.51 gm., 24 mm.
S. #5650; series V in Myriandros Katisson (E.T. Newell).Callimachus01/03/24 at 21:26Jochen: Wonderful!
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Pamphylia, Side. Athena and Apollo Stater.Asia Minor. Pamphylia. 360-333 BC. AR Stater (10.48 gm, 21.4mm, 12h) of Side. Athena Parthenos stdg left, holding wreath-bearing Nike and shield, spear behind; pomegranate to left. PO (in Sidetic) to right. / Garbed Apollo stdg left with laurel staff, holding patera over flaming altar. Sidetic inscription ΙγҬϟϞΥΩγϰ r. VF. Bt. Mediterranean Coins, 1999. SNG Copenhagen 376; SNG von Aulock 4772 (same obv die); Sunrise 84 corr. (Atlan ref.); J.P. Six NC Vol.17 (1897) p.197 #14 (plate IX #7). cf. Atlan Group IX #127-129 (unlisted dies); Triton XVIII #47; Leu Numismatik 6 #238 (same obv. die). SNG France - .Anaximander02/21/23 at 09:50Jochen: Wonderful!
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Cilicia, Irenopolis. Domitian Æ20Obv: ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ; / laureate head of Domitian, r.
Rev: ΜΒ in r. field / Nemesis advancing r., pulling fold of her robe below neck, holding winged caduceus downwards; wheel at feet.
AD 92/3
RPC II, 1765
RPC note: Sometimes classified as coins of Smyrna, in error (see D. Klose, Die Münzprägung von Smyrna XXXVIIID). Type changed from Nike (?) to Nemesis (2021)
ancientone12/30/22 at 18:00Jochen: nice rev.
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ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL, Elagabalus, AE30, BerytusElagabalus --AE30, Berytus. R: Thanatos (?) facing Hermes. NISCfeatherz03/23/22 at 13:06Jochen: Hermes as Psychopompos
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Postumus RIC V, 373Aureolus in the name of Postumus
AE - Antoninian, 3.05g, 19mm
Mediolanum, 2nd officin, Aug./Sept. 268
obv. IMP POSTVMVS AVG
radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev. CONCORD EQVIT
Concordia standing left, foot on prow, holding pater and rudder.
S in ex.
RIC V/2, 373; Schulzki 6b
about VF, super coin for type!
Jochen01/22/22 at 08:04Jochen: You are right. But it was quoted in the descriptio...
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Marcus Junius BrutusMarcus Junius Brutus, Koson Gold Stater, 44 - 42 B.C., military mint, 8.35g, 18.6mm, die axis 0.
IGC MS64 (Thracian kings, 4663810124), BMCRR II p. 474, 48, RPC I 1701A (Thracian Kings), BMC Thrace p. 208, 1 (same), SNG Cop 123 (Scythian Dynasts)
OBV: Roman consul L. Junius Brutus (traditional founder of the Republic) in center, accompanied by two lictors, KOΣΩN in exergue, BR (Brutus) monogram left
REV: eagle standing left on scepter, wings open, raising wreath in right talon
EX: Forum Ancient Coins, American Rare Coins (Ridge, NY)
This type, traditionally attributed to an otherwise unknown Dacian or Sythian king Koson, was struck by Brutus, c. 44 - 42 B.C.,
with gold supplied by the Senate to fund his legions in the Roman civil war against Mark Antony and Octavian.
The obverse imitates a Roman denarius struck by Brutus in 54 B.C. depicting his ancestor L. Junius Brutus, the traditional founder of the Roman Republic.
The reverse imitates a Roman denarius struck by Pomponius Rufus in 73 B.C. The meaning of the inscription "KOΣΩN" is uncertain.
KOΣΩN may have been the name of a Dacian king who supplied mercenary forces to Brutus, or BR KOΣΩN may have been intended to mean "[of] the Consul Brutus."
SRukke12/16/21 at 21:11Jochen: Complex monogram, congratulations!
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Brutus, Proconsul and Imperator, committed suicide 42 BC or Thrace, Koson, dynast 50-40 BCAV stater, 18mm, 8.39g, 0deg, Choice EF
KOΣΩN in ex, BR monogram left, Roman consul, Brutus, in center accompanied by two lictors, dot circle / Eagle standing left on sceptre, wings open, raising wreath in left foot, dot circle
RPC I, 1701; BMC Thrace p. 208, 2; BMCRR II 48
Consigned to ForvmLawrence W12/16/21 at 21:09Jochen: Complex monogram, congratulations!
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Brutus, Proconsul and Imperator, committed suicide 42 BC or Thrace, Koson, dynast 50-40 BCAV stater, 18.7mm, 8.51g, 0deg, EF
KOΣΩN in ex, BR monogram left, Roman consul, Brutus, in center accompanied by two lictors, dot circle / Eagle standing left on sceptre, wings open, raising wreath in left foot, dot circle
RPC I 1701; BMC Thrace p. 208, 1; BMCRR II 48; Crawford 433/1
Consigned to ForvmLawrence W12/16/21 at 21:08Jochen: Complex monogram, congratulations"
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Thrace, Hadrianopolis, Herakles / Erotes, AE19late 2nd-3rd century AD
19mm, 3.74g
obv: TON KT-ICTHN; bearded head of Herakles right
rev: Eros standing left, holding club of Herakles, which is supported by second Eros crouching right
(Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 711)areich12/07/21 at 18:47Jochen: Interesting reverse!
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RPC 2750 DomitianÆ Dichalkon, 1.58g
Alexandria mint, 91-92 AD
Obv: No legend; Head of Domitian, laureate, r.
Rev: LΙΑ; Crocodile, r., with sun disc
RPC 2750. Emmett 333.11. Dattari-Savio 6815-16.
Acquired from Athena, March 2021.
A series of small bronzes were struck at Alexandria without obverse inscriptions. Identifying which reign they belong to is down to identifying the obverse portrait and the regnal year date on the reverse. We are on firm ground with this dichalkon which unmistakably features a portrait of Domitian on the obverse and regnal year 11 on the reverse. This ethnic type featuring a Nile crocodile is fairly rare, being struck for just a handful of regnal years. It almost certainly depicts the ancient Egyptian crocodile god Sobek, god of the Nile and fertility. Sobek was particularly venerated during the Roman period in the Fayum, a swampy area west of the Nile Valley that was a natural home for crocodiles.
One of the finest known specimens of this rare type.David Atherton04/07/21 at 18:09Jochen: nice one
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Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, Gold Stater Lifetime IssueMacedonian Gold Stater, BC 336 - 323, 8.59g, 17.9mm, Ionia, Miletos (near Balat, Turkey) mint, die axis 345o,
struck under Philoxenos, c. 325 - 323 B.C.; ADM I series I, 14 (same dies); Price 2077; Müller Alexander 8;
SNG Munchen 571; SNG Saroglos 131; HGC 3.1 893f (S); SNG Alpha Bank,
OBV: head of Athena right wearing earring, necklace, and crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled snake, small thunderbolt under neck truncation;
REV: Nike standing slightly left, head left, wreath in extended right hand, stylus in left hand, HA monogram left, AΛEΞAN∆POY downward on right; scarce; SOL
ANACS Extremely Fine EF45 (6275437), Ionia
In 334 B.C. the Siege of Miletus by the forces of Alexander the Great of Macedonia liberated the city from Persian rule, soon followed by most of Anatolia.
Under Alexander, the city reached its greatest extent, occupying within its walls an area of approximately 90 hectares (220 acres). When Alexander died in 323 B.C.,
Miletus came under the control of Ptolemy, governor of Caria and his satrap of Lydia Asandrus, who had become autonomous.
In 312 B.C. Antigonus I Monophthalmus sent Docimus and Medeius to free the city and grant autonomy, restoring the democratic patrimonial regime.
SRukke03/04/21 at 17:50Jochen: Besutiful, both sides!
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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.Stkp12/18/20 at 08:47Jochen: I love your notes
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Jeton, Brass, 1.11 g.,21.66 mm max., 0°.Minted in Nuremberg by Ernest Ludwig Sigmund Lauer (active 1783-1833).
Obv: MINE --RVA, bust of Minerva facing left.
Rev: I. EL S LAUER RECHEN PFENING, two birds standing right on branch.Stkp12/18/20 at 08:46Jochen: Nice
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France. Jeton of Louis XIV. Siege of ArrasFeuardent 6967
Brass Jeton, issued in Artois during the reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715), 27.36 mm. max., 180°
Obv: LVD XIIII D G -- FR ET NAV REX,, Bust of Louis XIV facing right.
Rev: • LIBERATORI • DEBITAM REPENDO (=I offer my liberator the crown that is due to him), Woman standing on the left in front of the king to whom she offers a crown and an olive branch; the city of Arras on the horizon; floret in exergue.
The jeton commemorates the Siege of Arras, which occurred from June 13 to August 9, 1640, during the Thirty Years War. The French forces of Louis XIII succeeded in taking the provincial capital of Artois from the Spanish. The siege was immortalized by Edmund Rostand in Act IV of Cyrano de Bergerac.Stkp12/18/20 at 08:41Jochen: I love your notes
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041bp Commodus (166-180 A.D. as Caesar, 180-192 A.D. as Augustus), Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, HHJ-08.10.38.??, AE-18, NEIKOΠOΛI ΠPOC EICT O, Tyche standing left,041bp Commodus (166-180 A.D. as Caesar, 180-192 A.D. as Augustus), Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, HHJ-08.10.38.??, AE-18, NEIKOΠOΛI ΠPOC EICT O, Tyche standing left,
avers:- AV-OM-AV-KOMOΔOC, Laureate head right.
revers:- NEIKOΠOΛI-ΠPOC-EICT-O, Tyche standing left, holding cornucopiae in left arm and in right hand rudder.
exerg: -/-//--, diameter: 17,5-18,5mm, weight: 2,49g, axes: 2h,
mint: Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, date: 177-192 A.D., ref: HHJ-08.10.38.??, p-, PB-, HM-,
Q-001
"Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Commodus, AD 177-192
obv. AVTO M AV - KOMODOC
laureate head r.
rev. NEIKOPOLI - PROC EICTRO
Tyche in long garment and mantle, stg. l., holding in l. arm cornucopiae and in extended r.
hand rudder
ref. a) not in AMNG
b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2013)
rev. cf. No. 8.10.38.8 var. (has NIKOPOL PIOC ICCTRO)
obv. e.g. No.8.10.16.2
It's a new rev. variant with a rare obv. legend." by Jochen
Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2020), No. 8.10.38.17. (same dies)
quadrans07/04/20 at 19:35Jochen: HrHJ (2020) 8.10.38.17 (same dies)
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RIC 0786 DomitianusObv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XV - Laureate head of Domitian right
Rev: IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P - Maia advancing left, with dove and caduceus
AR/Denarius (19,18 mm 2,941 g 6h) Struck in Rome 95-96 A.D.
RIC 786 (R2), RSC 295, BMCRE 237A ("*" in my printed copy), BNF unlisted
ex Numismatik Naumann Auction 87 Lot 519FlaviusDomitianus03/14/20 at 20:54Jochen: Congrats! I'm envious.
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Anonymous VictoriatusAnonymous Victoriatus
RRC 70/1
211-208 bc
Av: Laureate bust of Jupiter right
Rv: Victory standing right, crowning trophy, ROMA in exergue (70/1 - Narrow post, no double skirt, no short bar under skirt)
Ex Dorotheum, November 2016 Coin Auction, Lot No 101
sold as Prov. Slg. E. J. Haeberlin
Norbert12/28/19 at 19:27Jochen: Nice!
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RIC 0002Domitian, Denarius, 81 Rome
Obv: Laureate head of Domitian right., IMP CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG
Rev: Dolphin coiled around anchor.,TR P COS VII
RIC:2 (R); BMC 3
Purchased from Numiscorner on Vcoins
February 23, 2019
Here is an interesting coin. It is an early Domitian as Augustus issue. The 4 groups of coins in the first issue were minted in the first 3.5 months of Domitian's rule. What is interesting about this one is not the titles that are present but what is absent. The only titles here are TR P, IMP and COS. Notice that PP is nowhere to be seen. This means that group 1 denarii such as this must have been issued first of all 4 groups of 81 CE. This was not an easy coin to find. I have RIC 3 and RIC 3 Var, but these were my only group 1 denarii until now. Coins of this group are not as rare as group2 and group 3 denarii.
There are a few things I really like about this coin. First, the portrait has a very engaging style. Next, the reverse has really interesting devices. Lastly, the wear does not distract too much from the appeal of the coin. Although worn, I bought this coin because I did not know when I would see another. I would rather have a worn coin than no coin at all.orfew02/23/19 at 20:28Jochen: Interesting because of its meaning
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., Gold aureusSH58612. Gold aureus, RIC IV 237; Calico 2517 (same dies); BMCRE V p. 361, 23 & pl. 53, 13 (same obv die); S 6229, aVF, weight 7.240 g, maximum diameter 20.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, c. 210 A.D.; obverse SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right; reverse P M TR P XVIII COS III P P, Victory advancing right, head left, leading captive with right, trophy over shoulder in left; full circle centering on both obverse and reverse, ex Forum (2008), ex Harlan Berk, very conservative Sear grade; rareJoe Sermarini02/13/19 at 20:57Jochen: Just wonderful!
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Asia Minor, Kilikia, Olba, Throne of Zeus, Thunderbolt Kilikia, Olba
Æ 22
Pseudo-autonomous (Late 1st century BC).
Obv.: Empty throne of Zeus Olbios facing slightly right; EP to left
Rev.: OΛBEΩN. Winged thunderbolt; Z above.
Æ, 7.50g, 22mm
Ref.: RPC I 3723; Ziegler -; SNG BN 839; SNG Levante 645.
Ex Bankhaus Aufhäuser (sold 20.1.1987)
Ex Dr. P. Vogl Collection
Ex Numismatik Naumann, auction 63, lot 375shanxi02/07/19 at 18:54Jochen: Should be Olba, not Olbia
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Moesia, Markianopolis, 041 Commodus (177-192 A.D.), Hristova-Jekov (2014) 06.10.38.02., AE-23, MAPKIANO ΠOΛЄIΤΩΝ, Tyche standing left, #1Moesia, Markianopolis, 041 Commodus (177-192 A.D.), Hristova-Jekov (2014) 06.10.38.02., AE-23, MAPKIANO ΠOΛЄIΤΩΝ, Tyche standing left, #1
avers: AY K•Λ•AYP KOMOΔOC, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: MAPKIANO ΠO ΛЄIΤΩΝ, Tyche Euposia standing left, holding a ship's rudder and a cornucopia and infant in crook of the left arm.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 22,5mm, weight: 6,87g, axis:2h,
mint: Moesia, Markianopolis, date: A.D., ref: Moushmov 366, Pick (AMNG) 541, Varbanov (engl) I.-709, Hristova/Jekov (2014) No. 6.10.38.2, p-21,
Q-001quadrans12/21/18 at 19:49Jochen: Rare in this condition
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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 23. Macrinus, HrHJ (2018) 8.23.46.06 (plate coin)Macrinus, AD 217-218
AE 27, 14.01g, 27.34mm, 45°
struck under governor Marcus Claudius Agrippa
obv. AV K OPPEL CE - VH MAKRINOC
laureate head r.
rev. VP AGRIPPA NIKOPOLITWN PROC / C ICTRW
city-gate with three towers, all with three pinnacles, closed double-door
ref. a) not in AMNG:
cf. AMNG I/1, 1826 (for Diadumenian)
b) Varbanov (engl.) 3383
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.23.46.6 (plate coin)
very rare, VF/EF, dark-brown patina, a wunderful coin!
Jochen08/31/18 at 20:27Jochen: Not this die.
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RIC 0539 Domitian as Caesar [Vespasian]AR Denarius, 3.17g
Rome mint, 73 AD
Obv: CAES AVG F DOMITIAN COS II; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: No legend; Domitian on horse l.; cloak flying out behind, r. hand raised, sceptre in l.
RIC 539 (R). BMC 122. RSC 665. BNC -.
Acquired from NumisCorner, June 2018.
This is the first denarius struck at Rome for Domitian as Caesar. Fittingly, it commemorates Domitian's appearance at Vespasian and Titus' joint Jewish War Triumph - 'while taking part in the Judaean triumph, he rode on a white horse' (Suetonius, Domitian, ii), which was the normal conduct for a young prince on such occasions. The type was struck in three variants: firstly, with a clockwise obverse legend and DOMITIAN fully spelled out, as we see here. Secondly, it was shortened to DOMIT, with the legend still running clockwise. Lastly, the legend direction was changed to counter clockwise with DOMIT. The first two variants are quite rare, the last relatively common. On this coin we see a cloak flying out from behind Domitian. This interesting detail only appears on a few coins from the first variant and does not show up on subsequent issues of the type. Most likely this variant with the cloak was the earliest version of the type which was then quickly simplified by dropping the cloak all together.
Well centred in good early style.David Atherton06/27/18 at 18:00Jochen: Congrats!
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Lion, Elagabal, NikopolisLaureated and cuirassed bust right
R: Lion walking left
ae 17
3,48 g
axis 0°
gb2940006/10/18 at 19:04Jochen: Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2017) No. 8.26.53.2
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Nabatean Kingdom, Aretas IV, Meshorer 67Aretas IV Philopatris, 9 BC - AD 40
Nabatean: Harithath
AE 14, 2.08g, 14.05mm, 0°
Petra, 4/3 BC
obv. Laureate head of Aretas IV, r.
rev. 2 crossed filleted cornucopias from which pomegranates are hanging down towards
centrum
between horns (from r. to l.) חר (for Harithath)
ref. Meshorer Nabatean 67
about VF, nice portrait
Jochen05/24/18 at 20:13Jochen: Thanks! But I'm only bying.
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Elagabalus Siver DenariusElegabalus...218-222 AD
Silver Denarius
Minted: 221 AD
Obv: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Draped bust right, laureate, horned
Rev: PM TR P IIII COS III P P, Emperor standing left sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar, holding branch in right hand, star in left.
Ric 46 Sear 7536
Blast white with a superb portrait.Travis C05/02/18 at 20:31Jochen: Beautiful, both sides!
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5940 EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Tetradrachm 134-35 AD Hermanubis standingReference.
RPC III, 5940; Köln 1146; D1387; Emmett 858
Issue L ƐΝΝƐΑΚ·Δ = year 19
Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СƐΒ
Laureate head of Hadrian, left
Rev. L ƐΝΝƐΑΚ·Δ
Hermanubis standing facing, head r., holding caduceus and palm-branch; to l., jackal
13.51 gr
24 mm
12h
Note.
(Münzhandlung) Kobe von Koppenfels. und aus Auktion AUCTIONES AG, Basel 26 (1996),401.okidoki02/22/18 at 18:45Jochen: Interesting reverse, indeed.
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Mysia, Parium: Commodus (177-192 CE) Æ Unit (RPC IV 3151; SNG von Aulock 1338)Obv: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev: Cupid standing facing, head right; herm at feet to left
Quant.Geek02/04/18 at 10:42Jochen: Interesting rev.
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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 14. Septimius Severus, HrHJ (2018) 8.14.09.08 (plate coin)Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 26, 12.2g
struck under governor Aurelius Gallus
obv. AV K L CEP. - CEVHROC
Bust, laureate, r., slightly draped on l. shoulder
rev. VP AVR GALLOV.NIKOPOLITWN PROC I
Nike in long double chiton advancing l., holding in l. arm palm branch and in extended r.
hand wreath
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1301 var. (without drapery and NIKOPOLIT)
b) not in Varbanov (engl.)
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.14.9.8 (plate coin)
F+
The bust of this obv. die is always slightly draped on the l. shoulder. Therefore the following types should be corrected:
- No. 8.14.4.7 (Athena)
- No. 8.14.9.11 (Nike with biga)
- No. 8.14.38.15 (Tyche)
This obv. die seems to be one of the rarer ones.
Jochen06/02/17 at 16:47Jochen: 8.14.9.7 has HR ligate and NIKOPOLIT.
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G. Iulius Caesar, Crawford 480/13Gaius Iulius Caesar, 13.6.100-15.3.41 BC, gens Iulia
AR - Denar, 3.83g, 19.7mm, 90°
Rome, Feb.-Mar. 44 BC
moneyer P. Sepullius Macer
obv. Head of Caesar, wreathed and veiled, r.
before CAESAR, behind DICT PERPETVO
rev. r. P SERPVLLVS, l. MACER (both from top to bottom)
Venus Victrix with bare l. breast, stg. l., holding small Victory in xxtended r. hand and resting with raised l. hand on lpng sceptre on which is leaning the shield set on ground
ref. Crawford 480/13; Sydenham 1074; RSC Julius Caesar 39; BMCRR I Rome 4173; SRCV I 1414; Vagi 56; Sear CRI 107d
VF, portrait!, toned, scratches, somewhat excentric
From Forum Ancient Coins, thanks!
From highest historical importance: The 1st portrait of Iulius Caesar and the coin that killed Caesar!
Please, take a look at http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=109646.0Jochen05/19/17 at 08:15Jochen: Done.
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Moesia Inferior, Nikopolis; Septimius Severus"Presumably reflecting Septimius' capture of Ctesiphon in Jan. 198, since we know from IGBulg. II, 659 (Boteva pp. 166-7) that Tertullus was governor when news of that victory and the promotions of Caracalla to Augustus and Geta to Caesar reached Lower Moesia.
Obv. die seems the same as Varbanov 2750 = Bulg. ed. 2163
rev. type apparently unpublished"ecoli02/26/17 at 17:48Jochen: It's now Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2015) 8.14.9.14...
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L Papius Denarius Serratus, Papia 1, Sym. var. RRC 21Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin. Behind head, base of column.
Rev:– Gryphon running right; in ex., L. PAPI.; in field, corinthian capital
Minted in Rome from . B.C. 79.
Reference(s) – RSC Papia 1. RRC 384/1. RCTV 311.
Symbol variety – RRC 21. Babelon 81. BMCRR 21. CNR 1/034
3.41 gms
Stannard weight correction scoop on reversemaridvnvm02/25/17 at 10:23Jochen: Very interesting!
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Moesia inferior, Markianopolis, 44. Philip II & Serapis, HrJ (2014) 6.44.10.03 #2Philip II, Caesar AD 244-247
AE 27, 13.94g, 26.96mm, 30°
struck under governor Prastina Messalinus
obv. M I[OVLIOC] FILIPPOC KAI / CAR AVG
Confronted busts of Philip II, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, bare-headed, r., and Serapis, draped and wearing
kalathos, l.
rev. VP PRACT MECCALLEI[NOV MARK]IANOPOLEITWN (WN ligate)
Hermes, nude, stg. crooked l., looking facing, r. foot set on ram's head, l. arm with chlamys resting on r. knee; between his feet
turtle on ground, behind him tree stump with kerykeion before
in r. field E (for pentassarion)
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1209, pl.XVI, 25, rev. same die (2 ex., Philippopel, Sophia Tacchella revue num. 1893, 73, 23)
b) Varbanov (engl.) 2107
c) Hristova/Jekov (2014) No. 6.44.10.3
rare, about VF, slightly rough
Pedigree:
ex coll J.P.Righetti, No.10008
About the use of AVG in the younger Philip compare Mommsen 'Römisches Staatsrecht 2, 1164, note 5. (Pick)
The rev. shows the statue of the Sandal Binder of Lysipp. Sometimes called 'Jason' or 'Cincinnatus' in error. The correct interpretation as Hermes based on the description in the Ekphrasis of Christodoros of Koptos.Jochen01/18/17 at 16:25Jochen: Thanks! That was the reason that I bought this coi...
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Septimius Severus - Nicopolis ad Istrum, AE17 H/J 8.14.6.9 var.Septimius Severus, AE17 (assarion) minted in Nicopolis ad Istrum, 193-211; 3.16 g, 17 mm; obv. AV KEC C - CEYHPOC, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; rev. NIKOΠOΛIT ΠPOC ICTP, Bust of Serapis right, wearing kalathos. Hristova/Jekov 8.14.6.9 var. (same reverse); not in Varbanov.
Notes: ex H.D. Rauch Sommerauktion, lot 715 Bartosz A01/10/17 at 17:24Jochen: Nice coin with rare obv. legend
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Geta - Nicopolis ad Istrum, AE16 H/J 8.22.16.3Geta as Caesar, AE17 (assarion) minted in Nicopolis ad Istrum AD 198-209; 2.33 g, 17 mm; obv. A C KAI - ΓETAC, bare-headed bust right; NIKOΠOΛ ΠPOC IC, winged figure of Thanatos, leaning on inverted torch set on altar. Hristova/Jekov 8.22.16.3.Bartosz A01/10/17 at 17:23Jochen: Nice
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Gordian III - Nicopolis ad Istrum, Hristova/Jekov 8.36.9.2Gordian III (238-244) and Sabinus Modestus, consular legate (AD 241-244), AE29 minted in Nicopolis ad Istrum; 14.30 g; 29 mm; obv. AYT K. M. ANTΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC,
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; rev. VΠ CAB MOΔЄCTOV NIKOΠOΛЄITΩN / Π/P/O/C /ICTPON, Nike advancing left, holding palm and tropaion. Hristova/Jekov 8.36.9.2.Bartosz A01/10/17 at 17:23Jochen: Nice coin
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Constantine I AE3OBVERSE - IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG
REVERSE - VICTORIAE LAETE PRINC PERP
TWO VICTORIES RESTING SHIELD, INSCRIBED VOT P P ON ALTAR
EX. ?? MINT ??10/14/16 at 16:50Jochen: T-T (Ticinum, 3rd officina). Shield inscribed with...
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RIC 0688 VespasianAR Denarius, 2.84g
Rome mint, 74 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR in exergue; Vespasian stg. r., with branch and sceptre, in quadriga r.
Rev: VESP AVG across field; Victory on prow r., with wreath and palm
RIC 688 (R). BMC 147. RSC 569. BNC 121. Hendin 1484 corr. (rev. legend).
Ex Nomos Obolos 4, 21 February 2016, lot 575. Ex GH Collection. Ex Superior Galleries, The Moreira sale, Part II, 10-11 December 1988, lot 2374.
A major feature of Vespasian's coinage is in its use of antiquarian styled types and recycled ones from previous eras. K. Butcher and M. Ponting in The Metallurgy of Roman Silver Coinage have shown that a big component of Vespasian's silver bullion consisted of recycled denarii from the republic and early empire. Vespasian's moneyers were removing the older worn coinage and replacing them with brand new coins and in the process keeping some of the familiar reverse designs that the Roman public had grown accustomed to.
With that in mind, this very rare coin which copies not only the reverse design from a denarius of Octavian, it also copies the obverse. The only change is with the reverse legend VESP AVG to indicate Vespasian's authority. Being undated, it is difficult to correctly place in the series. RIC assigns it to 74 AD based on the legends. D. Hendin to 71-72, just after Vespasian and Titus' joint triumph for the Jewish War.
This denarius is so rare I have only been able to locate six other examples, all of which are in public collections: BM 3 examples (one plated), Paris (BNC 121, obv die match with mine), Berlin (rev die match with mine), and ANA NY. Curtis Clay has kindly informed me of several other examples offered at auction: "Glendining, 1952, Ryan Part 5, part of lot 2147, not illustrated, 'only fine but rare.' Perhaps the same coin as Trau Sale, 1935, lot 625, pl. 8: a worn example. Stack's, Knobloch, May 1980, lot 300. VF, but small edge chip (the ANA NY coin). Leu, April 1982, lot 327, VF."
I think the RIC frequency rating of 'rare' really underestimates the rarity of the type.
Fantastic old cabinet toning on a large 20mm flan. David Atherton03/09/16 at 19:31Jochen: Congrats!
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Ionia - Ephesus - TetradrachmSilver tetradrachm, 12.5g, 29.9mm, 0o, 166 - 160 B.C.
Grade EF - obverse slightly off-center; rare
Obverse cista mystica with snake within ivy wreath;
Reverse bow-case decorated with apluster, two snakes around, Artenus head right on left, EFE on right;
A scarce and unusual type because almost all Cistophoric tetradrachm of Ephesus have the ethinic left and symbol right. This is from the third series, before the format had become uniform.
references: Kleiner and Noe page 41, 6c and plate XI, 7; SNG Cop -; BMC Ionia -; SNG Von Aulock -jimwho52301/31/16 at 17:37Jochen: Very interesting!
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GREEK, Macedonian Kingdom, Lysimachos, 323-281 BC ThraceAR - Tetradrachm struck in Lampsakos, 286-281 BC
Obv. Head of Alexander the Great, wearing taenia and horn of Ammon
Rev. BASILEWS – LYSIMAXOY Athena, wearing Corinthian helmet, in long robe, seated facing left on throne, left arm resting on shield decorated with lion's-head, spear pointing downwards behind her right shoulder, holding in outstretched right hand winged Nike who is crowning the name with wreath. In left field monogram HP (ligate); in exergue, crescent with cavity left.
28.8mm, 16.85g
Ref. Thompson 47; Müller 401; SNG Paris 2542
   AlexB01/31/16 at 17:23Jochen: Since 2008 this coin is in my collection!
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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 2014Jay GT401/24/16 at 18:48Jochen: How you could sell this coin?
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T. Claudius Nero T.f. Ap. N., Crawford 383/1T. Claudius Nero T.f. Ap. N., gens Claudia
AR - Denarius Serratus, 3.81g
Rome 79 BC
obv. Bust of Diana, draped, bow and quiver over r. shoulder, r.
S.C before
rev. Victory stg. in biga, galloping r., holding wreath in raised r. hand, and palm and reins in l. hand.
beneath LXIII
in ex. TI.CLAVD.TI. / AP.N. (VD and AP ligate)
Crawford 383/1; Sydenham 770; Claudia 6
VF
Jochen07/07/15 at 17:43Jochen: Thanks, you are right!
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Pescennius NigerPESCENNIUS NIGER. 193-194. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.2 g). Antioch mint. O: Laureate head right, IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVSTI AV / BONIE V ENTVS, Fides standing left, holding plate of fruit and two grain ears. Obverse double struck. RIC IV var
When Pescennius was proclaimed emperor by his troops in AD 193, he knew his reign as emperor would not be peaceful. He quickly set out to issue huge sums of denarii in his name to pay his troops and to win the loyalty of others. To do this, like so many before him, Pescennius reduced the fineness of his denarii to a point that they were equivalent to the Caesarean drachm.
Considering his short bid for power, the variety of Niger denarii is amazing.
The scarcity of his coinage belies the fact that it was struck on a monumental scale, and we can only assume that after his defeat at the hands of Septimius Severus in AD 194 his coins were meticulously recalled and melted. Although it has been extensively published, there are such a huge number of minor varieties that no single catalogue is without numerous lacunae. It appears that the all of Niger's coins were struck at Antioch and possibly a subsidiary mint operating at Caesarea in Cappadocia.
This example illustrates the high level of quality control at the mint!
Nemonater06/20/15 at 16:47Jochen: double struck!
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Marcus Didius Severus Julianus AugustusDIDIUS JULIANUS. 193 AD. AR Denarius 19mm. 3.01 gm.
O: IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG Laureate head right
R: P M TR P COS Fortuna standing facing, head left, holding rudder on globe, and cornucopiae.
- RIC IV 2; BMCRE 6; RSC 10. Ex-CNG Printed Auction 66, May 19, 2004, Lot: 1528; ex Wayne Philips
This type with Fortuna was struck in gold, silver and bronze (dupondius and sestertius).
Following the assassination of Pertinax, the praetorian guard put the emperorship up for auction. There was spirited bidding between Flavius Sulpicianus, the father-in-law of the murdered Pertinax, and the senator Didius Julianus, one of the wealthiest men in Rome. When Julianus pledged an accession bonus of 25,000 sestertii per guard, it was a bid that Sulpicianus could not top. The praetorians led Julianus before the terrified Senate, which had no choice but to ratify the coup díetat. The people of Rome, however, were disgusted by this shameful turn of events and sent messengers to seek help from the commanders of the legions in the provinces. Three generals responded and marched on Rome. Septimius Severus, being the closest to Rome, had the upper hand. The praetorians were no match for the battle hardened soldiers from the frontier, and they quickly decided in favor of Severus. Didius Julianus was not so fortunate, as he was captured at the beginning of June and beheaded in the manner of a common criminal. His rule lasted 28 March - 2 June 193 A.D.Nemonater06/20/15 at 16:46Jochen: Wow!
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027 Traianus (98-117 A.D.), Rome, RIC II 0606, AE-Sestertius, S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, S/C//ALIM ITAL, Abundantia standing left, #1027 Traianus (98-117 A.D.), Rome, RIC II 0606, AE-Sestertius, S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, S/C//ALIM ITAL, Abundantia standing left, #1
avers: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, Laureate bust right, draped left shoulder.
reverse: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Abundantia standing left, holding grain ears over child and cornucopia.
exergue: S/C//ALIM ITAL, diameter: 33,0mm, weight:26,46g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 112-117 A.D.,
ref: RIC II 604, C 11,
Q-001quadrans06/16/15 at 07:53Jochen: A beauty!
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Judaea, Alexander Jannaeus, TJC P11 var.Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan), 103-76 BC
AE - Prutah, 1.26g, 12.64mm, 150°
Jerusalem
obv. Paleo-Hebrew legend in 5 lines within laurel wreath:
יהו / × ×ª×Ÿ×”×› / הןהגדלו / חברהיה / הדימ
from r. to l.:
= YHW / NTN H K / HN H GDL W / (Ch)BR H YH / HDYM
= Yehonatan Ha Kohen Ha Gadol We Chaver Ha Yehudim
= Yehonatan the Highpriest and Council of the Jews
rev. Double cornucopiae, pomegranate between, in dotted circle
ref. Hendin 73; AJC Ea11 var.; TJC P11 var. (last line only דימ)
F+, legend clearly readable
Jochen04/06/15 at 11:59Jochen: Thanks! Revisited. But there is an additional ...
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RPC 1801 VespasianAR Tetradrachm, 11.50g
Antioch mint (for Cyprus), 75-76 AD
Obv: AYTOKPATΩP OYЄCΠACIANOC KAICAP; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.
Rev: ЄTOYC NЄOY IЄPOY H; Zeus Salaminios standing facing, holding patera in r. hand, l. hand resting on a short sceptre; eagle on l. arm
RPC 1801 (16 spec.).
Acquired from Herakles Numismatics, February 2015.
Style and legend format link this Cypriot series to Antioch's tetradrachm and bronze issues. RPC II proposes these coins were actually struck in Antioch and then sent to Cyprus for circulation. Very likely this is the case since the minting of silver was highly centralised and controlled by the imperial government. The date off flan should read year 8 (H). Obverse die match with Gorny & Mosch Auction 134, 11 October 2004, lot 2079.
This coin has one of the most extraordinary portraits of Vespasian I've ever seen. The engraver has depicted the emperor as an elderly, overweight glutton - it's utterly fantastic! David Atherton03/08/15 at 19:36Jochen: What a portrait!
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ELAGABALUSAR denarius. 219 AD. 3,12 grs. Laureate,draped bust right. IMP CAES ANTONINVS AVG / Fides seated left on throne holding Eagle in right hand and military standard in left ,military standard to left. FIDES EXERCITVS.
RIC 68b. Cohen 30.
benito09/23/14 at 10:08Jochen: A beauty!
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ROMAN EMPIRE PROVINCIAL, Septimius SeverusRömische Kaiserzeit- Griechische Provinzialprägung
Moesia Inferior
Nicopolis ad Istrum
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, 193-211
Kleinbronze
Vs.: AV KAICE - CEVHROC
Büste mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts
Rs: NIKOPOLI - PRO CIC
Dionysos mit Traube und Thyrsosstab nach links stehend
2,58 g, 17 mm
07/15/14 at 09:35Jochen: I think it is rather the kantharos.
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Septimius Severus (r. 193-211 AD) - AE 24 - Nicopolis ad Istrum (Moesia Inferior)Obv: AVT KAI L SEPTI [SEVEROS] [PER] - Laureate draped bust to right, seen from behind
Rev: VPA OOVINI TER[TVLLOV] [NIKOPOLEITON ?] - River god half-naked, seated left, holding branch in right hand, leaning on thrown down urn from which water flows
PROS ISTRO in exergue
Issued by Consular Legate of Moesia Inferior, Ovinius Tertullus, in Nicopolis ad Istrum
References: apparently unlisted (further discussion at http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=58224.0)
Weight: 7.64 g
(Seller's picture)krazy07/11/14 at 08:07Jochen: HrHJ (2013) 8.14.32.7 (this coin)
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Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum Civic IssueMoesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum Civic Issue, 2nd-3rd Century A.D. AE, 14mm 1.92g, (*note: the only reference I could find was a CNG auction ref from WildWinds) CNG auction #13 lot 2784
O: Winged bust of Nike-Tyche right, wearing turreted crown
R: ΠPOC/ICTΠON in two lines
casata137ec07/11/14 at 07:51Jochen: HrHJ (2013) 8.0.54.1 (R6)
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Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, 050 Julia Domna (170-217 A.D.), HrHJ (2013) 08.17.04.04., AE-21, NIKOΠOΛIT ΠPOC ICTPO, Athena left, snake,Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, 050 Julia Domna (170-217 A.D.), HrHJ (2013) 08.17.04.04., AE-21, NIKOΠOΛIT ΠPOC ICTPO, Athena left, snake,
avers: IOVΛIA ΔOMNA CEB, Draped bust right.
reverse: NIKOΠOΛIT ΠPOC ICTPO, Athena left, snake.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 20,5mm, weight: 4,69g, axis: 7h,
mint: Moesia, Nicopolis Ad Istrum, date: 170-217 A.D.,
ref: Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov HrHJ (2013) 8.17.04.04., p-154,
Q-001quadrans06/25/14 at 07:35Jochen: HrHJ (2013) 8.17.4.4
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GREEK, Phoenicia, Arados 131-130 B.CPhoenicia, Arados 131-130 B.C
AE 20.75mm (Thickness 2.86mm), weight 6.32g, die axis = 1h (30 degrees), denomination B.
Obverse: Turreted head of Tyche right, braided ponytail, palm frond behind.
Reverse: Poseidon seated left on prow of galley left with (Ἀθηνᾶ Πρόμαχος) Athena figurehead, holding wreath in right, trident in left, Phoenician letters nun (N) and aleph (´) above, Aradian era date 129 with gimel (G) below.Arados06/13/14 at 11:31Jochen: Beautiful reverse!
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Medals of NumismatistsPatrick Bruun, (1920–2007).
Author of: Roman Imperial Coinage, Vol. VII.
AR, 55 mm, 180 g, (1990).Pekka K02/18/14 at 06:31Jochen: Nice rev.!
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Nabataea: Rabbel IINabataea. Rabbel II. 70-106 AD. Æ 16mm. Laureate & draped busts of Rabbel & Gamilat conjoined / Crossed cornucopia. Meshorer 164 (?).Molinari11/07/13 at 17:00Jochen: I think it is Gamilat rather than Hagru.
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Cyrenaica - Cyrene - Silphium plantCyrenaica - Cyrene
Æ 22, ca. 250BC
Obv.: Diademed head of Zeus Ammon right
Rev.: Κ-Ο/Ι-Ν/Ο-Ν Silphium plant Monogram
Æ, 9.15g, 21.9mm
Ref.: SNG Cop 1278 var.
Ex Dionysos Numismatikshanxi11/06/13 at 16:05Jochen: Nice reverse!
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064 - Septimius Severus denarius - .CO - BONI EVENTVC - RIC -Obv:– IMP CE L SEP SEV PERT AVG CO, Laureate head right
Rev:– BONI EVENTVC, Fides (sometimes referred to as Bonus Eventus) standing left holding basket of fruit and corn ears.
Minted in Emesa, Late A.D. 193 or Early A.D. 194
References:– RIC -, RSC -, BMCRE -.
2.47g, 18.29mm, 0o
This obverse legend variety makes it into RIC and BMCRE as a noted legend mixed in with the COS I series of A.D. 193 in association with a MANET AVG and a MONETAE AVG both cited from RD, where one example of each is listed. The reverse legend BONI EVENTVC is noted in RD as a var. of Cohen 68, which is listed with the COS II obverse legend with a single example listed and is listed in RIC from the RD hoards as a known variant of RIC 369. maridvnvm11/05/13 at 17:10Jochen: And correct: It is Fides! Bonus Eventus is male.
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Beverungen, 1 Mark, NotgeldBeverungen, 1 mark notgeld piece, depicting a Jewish 'potseller'.Molinari09/26/13 at 08:02Jochen: It's only 1 (one) Mark
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Celtic imitation of Thrace. Odessos. AE 19mm.Celtic imitation of Thrace. Odessos.
Late 3rd century BC.
Obv. Laureate head of Zeus right
Rev. Horseman riding right, OΔΗΣΙΤΩΝ , Lee S08/08/13 at 18:36Jochen: Nice coin. Never seen before!
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Elagabalus, AE 25AVT K M AVRH ANTONEINOC
Head laureate, right
VP NOBIOV ROVFOV NIKOPOLITWN [PRO]/C I/CTRON
Dikaeosyne (Aeqvitas-Nemesis) standing facing, head left, holding scale, cornucopia behind, wheel at her feet
AMNG 1963 var. (bust and reverse legend breaks) (courtesy of Steve Minnoch)
Varbanov (Eng.) I, 3945 (same dies as illustrated but mis-placed in alphabetical order)whitetd4905/23/13 at 11:39Jochen: HrHJ (2012) 8.26.35.2
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Elagabalus Nemesis NicopolisElagabalus, Nicopolis, 218 - 222 AD, 25.95mm, 10.9g, Similar to Varbanov 4045 but with cornucopia
Obverse: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC, radiate, draped cuirassed bust right
Reverse: ΥΠ ΝΟΒΙΟΥ ΡΟΥΦΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙ TΩΝΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡΟΝ, Nemesis standing left,
holding scales and cornucopia, wheel at feet
HrHJ (2012) 8.26.35.8
SRukke05/23/13 at 11:36Jochen: HrHJ (2012) 8.26.35.8
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Elagabalus Eagle NicopolisElagabalus, Nicopolis ad Istrum, 198 - 217 AD,
OBV: AV K M AVPH ANTΩNINOC, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind
REV: NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICTP-ON, Eagle stg. Facing, wings spread, head right
HrHJ (2012) 8.26.1.25
SRukke05/23/13 at 11:34Jochen: HrHJ (2012) 8.26.1.25
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17 Antoninus Pius AE22 of N&IANTONINUS PIUS
AE22 Nicopolis ad Istrum
Bare head r, AV T AI ADRIA ANTONEINOS / Artemis alone, moving slightly and facing r., pulling arrow from quiver with her r. and holding bow in her l. hand, NEIKOPO LEITON. No magistrate's name.
Pick AMNG I, 1, no. 1222; HrHJ (2012) 8.6.13.3
Thanks to FORVM Members slokind and Jochen for their help attributing this coin
RI0080Sosius05/23/13 at 11:23Jochen: HrHJ (2012) 8.6.13.3
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25 Caracalla AE 18 of NicopolisCaracalla
AE 18, Nicopolis
Bust right / Tripod with snake
HrHJ (2012) 8.18.47.15
Thanks to FORVM member Jochen for his help identifying this coin.
Sosius05/23/13 at 09:41Jochen: Caracalla HrHJ (2012) 8.18.47.15
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GREEKAR didrachm. Rhodes ( Islands of Caria) c. 250-229 BC. 6,75 grs. 12 h. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose in profile, bud to right. MNAΣIMAXOΣ ( magistrate ) above. P-O flanking stem. To left, Athena Nikephoros standing left.
SNG von Aulock 2807. SNG Copenhagen 765.benito02/08/13 at 17:25Jochen: A beauty!
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Salonina, NikopolisKOP CALWNEINA CEB,
diademed and draped bust right;
IERAC NEIKOPOLEWC,
wreath containing letter A
Nikopolis mint
Bronze AE 24,
BMC 46, Lindgren -, S -, SNG Righetti -, SNG Cop -, aVF,
9.393g, 23.1mm, 135o,
Ex-Forvmarizonarobin01/01/13 at 19:46Jochen: Seems to be Nikopolis Epiros
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SCORPION, Another nice scorpio for the zoo !2 provincial animals !philippe B210/16/12 at 18:23Jochen: Beautiful scorpion!
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GREEK, Attica, Athens, 449-413 BC, AR Tetradrachm - Starr pl. xxii, 6Head of Athena right, wearing helmet ornamented with vine scroll and laurel leaves.
Owl facing standing right, head facing, AΘE to right, olive sprig and crescent to left, all within incuse square.
Starr pl. xxii, 6; SNG Copenhagen 33; Sear 2526.
(22 mm, 17.18 g, 10h)
   10/04/12 at 19:51Jochen: Lovely. Look her smiling!
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Agrippina the Elder (ca. 14 B.C.-33 A.D)Agrippina the Elder (ca. 14 B.C.-33 A.D)
Sestertius
Daughter of Julia and Marcus Agrippa, wife of Germanicus and mother of Emperor Caligula. The most beautiful woman of all Caesars in the most incredible condition. The finest known specimen orriginally from the Morreti Collection.
Obv. Posthumous portrait ordered by Caligula to commemorate his mother who had tragically died in exile. Rev.The carpentum drawn by two mules, the vehicle reserved for the use of the women of the imperial family in the city.
Cohen 1 ; RIC 42 10/04/12 at 19:49Jochen: What a coin!
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ROMAN IMPERATORS, Sextus Pompeius/Q. NasidiusDenarius (grs 3,92 and 19 mm) from one of the admirals of Sextus Pompeius. Main hypot. for issuance : 44-43 BC in Massalia (other : mint moving with Sextus in Sicily around 40 BC).
Obverse: Head looking right of Cn. Pompeius Magnus ; bef. trident ; below, dolphin ; behind, NEPTUNI.
Reverse : galley sailing right ; above, star ; below, Q. NASIDIUS.
Crawford 483/2. Sydenham 1350. Sear (Imp.) 235. Babelon Pompeia 28 (p. 354, vol. 2).
Again (see the didrachm from Akragas) the clear advantage of concavity for the reverse (with no neg. impacts on the observe).
labienus10/04/12 at 19:47Jochen: I'm jealous!
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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 14. Septimius Severus, HrHJ (2018) 8.14.16.04 #1Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 18, 2.75g, 17.64mm, 0°
obv. AV L C - CEVHROC
laureate head r.
rev. NIKOPOL - I PROC IC
winged Eros with crossed legs standing l., holding flammed torch reversed
over altar(?)
ref. a) not in AMNG
rev. AMNG I/1, 1368, pl.XVI, 6 (depiction)
AMNG I/1, 1353 (legend)
obv. AMNG I/1, 1364
b) cf. Varbanov (engl.) 2266-2272
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.14.16.4
Rare, about VF
Jochen08/26/12 at 18:43Jochen: There is not enough space for a K because of the l...
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Neptune and AmphytriteAR denarius. 72 BC. 3,78 grs. Bust of Amphytrite right,seen from behind letter C before, symbol (crab) behind / Neptune,brandishing trident, in sea chariot right,drawn by two hippocamps,above C.Q.CREPER.M.F. / ROCVS in two lines below.
Craw 399/1b. RSC Crepereia 2. CNR Crepereia 2/3.
Amphytrite daughter of Nereid and Doris was courted by Neptune. But she fled from his advances to Atlas, at the farthest ends of the sea. There the dolphin of Neptune sought her through the islands of the sea, and finding her, spoke persuasively on behalf of Poseidon. As Hyginus writes he was rewarded by being placed among the stars as the constellation Delphinus.
benito08/07/12 at 12:55Jochen: Beautiful motiv!
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Moesia inferior, Markianopolis, Macrinus and Diadumenian, pentassarion 217-218 AD
Pontianus, consular legate
27mm, 10.90g
obv: AVT K OÎ EΛ CEV MAKPEINOC K M OÎ E ANTΩNINOC; laureate and cuirassed bust of Macrinus right, vis-à-vis bare-headed and draped bust of Diadumenian left
rev: VΠΠONTIANOV MAPKIANOΠOΛEITΩN; Macrinus standing left, right foot on helmet, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear; shields before
(H&J, Marcianopolis 6.24.34.2; AMNG 778; Varbanov 1290)
ex CNG e-auction 278, Lot 179areich07/02/12 at 16:04Jochen: If you want to part with it I'm a suitable can...
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German Empire or later. 25 WERT-MARK token, with initials J.K."This type most probably comes from Nuremberg (Lauer, Balmberger?). They were sold by mobile traders and punched locally with the initials of the customer. Without find context it is impossible to say something about the identity of J.K., the user of this token. Because the spelling is WERT (without H) and not WERTH (with H) the piece is dated into the time after AD 1900. KarlAntonMartini
This token could have been used to buy a glas of beer or for a ride in a merry-go-round or something else "
Jochen (2012)
Thank you Jochen, and thank you Karl Anton Martini for the information provided on this token!02/25/12 at 18:57Jochen: I have sent you a PN
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RGA, Septimius Severus, AD 193-211Gold aureus, 20.5mm, 7.24g, aVF
Struck at Rome c. AD 210
SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS III P P, Victory advancing to right, head turned back, leading small captive by the hand, and holding trophy over shoulder. RCOA
Ex: Harlan Berk
RIC 232; Calico 2517 (same dies)Lawrence W02/07/12 at 19:04Jochen: Beautiful reverse!
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Philip IPhilipp I - AE Sestertius - Viminacium, Moesia
O: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from the back
R: PMS C-OL VIM, Moesia standing facing, arms outstretched over a bull and a lion. Year AN V in exergue
14.7g, 28mm, 30 degree die axisBiancasDad02/04/12 at 07:10Jochen: AMNG I/2, 100; Varbanov I. 132; Jekov/Hristova 26....
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Severus AlexanderSeverus Alexander - Provincial AE - Deultum, Thrace
O: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, Laureate draped bust right
R: COL FL PAC DEVLT (Colonia Flavia Pacensis Deultum), Artemis advancing right, holding bow, reaching behind to grab an arrow from her quiver, hound between her feet
7.7g, 23.5/24.5mm, 45 degree die axis, 222-235AD
Moushmov 3583, SNG Copenhagen 539BiancasDad02/04/12 at 07:05Jochen: Varbanov II 2265; Jurukova 92
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Judaea, Alexander Jannaeus, TJC Q21 var.Judaea, Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan), 103-76 BC
AE - Prutah, 1.51g, 13.15mm, 0°
Jerusalem
obv. Paleo-Hebrew legendin 4 lines within laurel-wreath:
×™×”×•× / תן ×” ×› ×’ / דול ו ×— / בר ×” / מ
from r. to l.:
= YHWN / TN H K G / DWL W (Ch) / BR H / M(?)
= Yehonatan Ha K[ohen] Gadol We Chaver Ha [Yehud]im
= Yehonatan the High Priest and Council of the Jews
rev. Double cornucopiae, filled with fruits and a grain-ear each, decorated with ribbons hanging down, a pomegranate with long stalk between horns, in dotted circle
ref. Hendin 474; AJC Fa21; TJC Q21 var.
VF+
This type has no article before the title! And it has GDWL instead of GDL!
Jochen11/23/11 at 17:27Jochen: corrected, thanks!
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Roman Empire, Augustus, 27 BC to AD 14, DenariusAR Denarius, Roma mint, 19 BC.
Obv. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head right.
Rev. TVRPILIANVS III VIR, Tarpeia, long-haired, facing, half-buried by shields, hands raised.
RIC 299 (I, 63); RSC 494 (I, 157).
4,29g, 20mm.
Extremely Fine / Extremely Fine.
Provenance: Hess-Divo, Auktion 314, lot 1507.
10/10/11 at 20:41Jochen: Wonderful!
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Low Countries, silver jeton 1607: suspicion against peace Obverse: (rosette) MENTEMQVE•MANVMQVE•, Hermes giving the magic herb Moly to Odysseus (?) to protect him from Circe's magic/charmes, MOLY above
Reverse: NON•TEMERE•FALLITVR•NON•FIDENS, hand reaching an olive branch to armoured Dutch soldier, S•C• below
Minted in: Dordrecht
This jeton was struck to commemorate the peace negotiations in Dordrecht in 1607 - 1608 which eventually led to the 12 year peace (1609 - 1621) during the 80 year war. It was clearly struck to warn the Dutch to be wary towards any peace offerings the Spanish might make.
RomaVictor09/06/11 at 17:10Jochen: Interesting story, thanks.
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TrajanTrajan AE As. 10,70 g. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V PP, laureate head right, with aegis / SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI S-C, Victory standing right, fixing a shield inscribed VIC DAC to a palm tree. RIC 529, Cohen 45406/22/11 at 18:43Jochen: Beautiful
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MacrinusMacrinus. AD 217-218. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.43 g, 12h). Rome mint. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Securitas standing facing, head left, leaning on column to right and holding scepter. RIC IV 91; RSC 122b. TLP06/22/11 at 18:42Jochen: Nice one
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PROBUSBI antoninianus. Serdica 277 AD. 4,32 grs. Radiate, helmeted & cuirassed bust left, holding shield & spear over shoulder. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG. / Probus on horseback attacking right, spearing enemy below & in front, shield fallen below his horse. VIRTVS PROBI AVG. In exergue KA.A.
RIC 877 g.
benito04/18/11 at 06:15Jochen: Indeed!
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GREEK, Macedonian kingdom, Kassander - Antigonos II GonatasKINGS of MACEDON. temp. Kassander – Antigonos II Gonatas. Circa 310-275 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.26 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in Macedon or Greece. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; aplustre in left field. Price 862A.
03/26/11 at 16:16Jochen: Beautiful obverse!
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Geta NicopolisMoesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum
ca. 209-211 BC
17mm, 3.10g
Obv: Λ AVK-ΓETAC
Bare head r., dr.
Rev: NIKOΠOΛITΩNPOC ISTP
Bear facing.
Hristova/Jekov (2011) No. 8.22.53.5; Varbanov 3232; AMNG -; SNG -; BMC - (Thanks to Jochen for the reference).klausklage03/01/11 at 11:47Jochen: Beautiful!
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NEROAR didrachm. Caesarea (Capadocia). 54-56 AD. 7,13 grs. Laureate head right. NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERMANI. / Draped bust of Agrippina right,with elaborate headress. AGRIPPINA AVGVSTA MATER AVGVSTI.
RIC 607. C 1. RSC (Agrippina and Nero) 1.
Ex Roma Numismatics. Swiss Bank Corp. 25. Lot 405. UBS 78.Lot 1474.benito02/16/11 at 14:57Jochen: A gem!
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Faustus Cornelius Sulla.AR denarius. 56 BC. 3,66 grs. Craw 426/1. RSC Cornelia 59.
The moneyer was the son of the famous general and Dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla (138-78 BC).The reverse of the coin represents the victory of his ancestor in the Jugurthine War. Sulla arranged with his ally Bocchus of Mauretania to have Jugurtha ,King of Numidia,ambushed and captured. On the scene represented, Bocchus offers an olive branch to a seated Sulla, while a bound Jugurtha kneels beside him.benito02/09/11 at 07:33Jochen: What a nice and historical important coin.
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Ionia, Kolophon, SNG von Aulock 1999Kolophon, c.480-450 BC
AE 6 (Tetartemorion), 0.2g, 6.22mm, 0°
obv. archaic portrait of Apollo Klarios, frontal
rev. rectangular incus with monogram TE (for Tetartemorion)
ref. SNG von Aulock 1999; SNG Kayhan 356; Rosen 567; Milne Colophon 7
VF, slight roughness
For more information about Apollo Klarios look at the thread 'Mythological interesting coins'Jochen02/06/11 at 19:43Jochen: 
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GORDIAN IIIAE medallion. 238-244 AD. 35.52 gr. Anchialos. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust seen from the front, head left, holding spear and shield, eagle with spread wings on the shield . AVT K M ANT AVΓ ΓOPΔIANOC / Hercules nude , lion skin over head and streaming behind him, kneeling left on back of the fallen Ceryneian Hind, grasping her antlers with both hands; club lying on the ground behind the captured beast. OVΛΠIANΩN AΓXIAΛEΩN. AMNG 622.
Gemini III. Lot 433. Harlan J.Berk B.or B. 153 Lot 442benito12/21/10 at 20:31Jochen: A wonderful reverse!
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