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Jovian - Vows - RIC VIII Sirmium 118Obv: DN IOVIANVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VOT V MVLT X within wreath. Mintmark ASIRM
Size: 3.03 gr,19mm
Mint: Sirmium 363-364AD
Ids: RIC VIII Sirmium 118; Sear 19229icksterJan 25, 2024
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Elagabalus - Varbanov 4393Elagabalus, Thrace
Obv: AVT K M AVP ANTWNEINOC, laureate head right
Rev: ODHC CEITON, the Great God in kalathos before an altar, holding cornucopiae and in his extended
Size: 10.15gm, 25mm
ID: Varbanov 4393
Notes: 1. From uncleaned cull lot Jan-Feb 2011icksterJan 25, 2024
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Tyre silver half shekelPHOENICIA, Tyre AR silver half shekel, 19mm, 7.0g. Tyre, or Jerusalem (as per Meshorer), dated CY 162 (36-37 CE). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck. Reverse - Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PΞB (date) above club; to right, KP above XX; Phoenician A between legs. DCA-Tyre 385 (same dies as illustration, also a die match for Triton XXV, #6161); RPC I 4695; HGC 10, 358; DCA 922.
Meshorer thought that Tyrian shekels and half shekels from CY 109 on, when the letters KP were added to their reverse design, were struck at Jerusalem rather than Tyre. To support his argument, Meshorer quoted the Talmud: "Silver, whenever mentioned in the Pentateuch, is Tyrian silver. What is a Tyrian silver [coin]? It is a Jerusalemite" (Tosephta Kethuboth 13:20). Brooks Levy, however, has concluded that they were more probably issues of Tyre that may, indeed, have been manufactured at the request of Herod or Temple authorities in Jerusalem since these were the only coins acceptable to the Temple authorities while they were in circulation. The KP monogram stands either for KAICAP, meaning that these coins were minted with the consent of the Roman Emperor, or they stand for the Greek phrase “good silver”.Yoel SJan 25, 2024
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Hyracnus I bronze prutahBronze prutah, Hendin 6176?, Jerusalem mint, 1.98g, 13.6mm, obverse Hebrew inscription, Yehohanan the High Priest and Council (of Jews), surrounded by wreath; reverse double cornucopia adorned with ribbons, pomegranate between horns
He was the son of Shimon Hatarsi, the nephew of Yehuda HaMaccabi, and the grandson of Matityahu. Referred to by historians as John Hyracanus I.
He was born in 164 BCE, founded the Hasmonean dynasty and ruled from 134 BCE until his death in 104 BCE.
He liberated Judea from dependence on the Seleucid Syrian-Greek kingdom and expanded the borders of the young Jewish state by conquering northern Moab, southern Judea and the northern Negev, Mount Samaria, important areas in the coastal valley (from Yavne to Ashdod and around present-day Petah Tikva and Herzliya) and the Beit She'an Valley. Destroyed the Greek city that that was built on the site of ancient Samaria (Sebastia) and the temple of the Samaritan sect on Mount Gerizim, near Shchem.
יוֹחָנָן כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל הֶעֱבִיר הוֹדָיוֹת הַמַּעֲשֵׂר. אַף הוּא בִּטֵּל אֶת הַמְעוֹרְרִים, וְאֶת הַנּוֹקְפִים. וְעַד יָמָיו הָיָה פַטִּישׁ מַכֶּה בִירוּשָׁלָיִם, וּבְיָמָיו אֵין אָדָם צָרִיךְ לִשְׁאוֹל עַל הַדְּמָאי
(משנה מסכת מעשר שני ה:טו)
מעוררין - אלו הלויים, שאומרים על הדוכן: "עורה למה תישן ה'". אמר להן יוֹחָנָן כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל: וכי יש שינה לפניו? והלוא כבר נאמר: "הנה לא ינום ולא יישן"? אלא, כל זמן ישראל שרויין בצער ואומות העולם שרויין בשלווה, כביכול: "עורה למה תישן" (תוספתא סוטה י"ג, ט')
Based on this, it appears that he abolished the prayer of the Levites, which might have been misconstrued as contempt for the Shechinah, because he saw in his days the kingdom of Israel in its sovereignty and greatness.
Yoel SJan 25, 2024
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Jewish War year 2 bronze prutahBronze prutah (3.3 g - 18.8 mm), Jerusalem mint, year 2 of the Jewish War (67/8 CE).
"Precise wording in the legends and selection of the images on the coins of the Jewish wars suggests that the leaders had a clear understanding of using coins for political communication.
The slogans on the lower value coins, used daily in the markets, differed in tone. Huge numbers of bronze prutot were dated to the second and third years of the war, and each carried the words, “[for the] freedom of Zion.” These are perhaps the earliest recorded Zionistic slogans.
Each “phrase akin to a slogan” represented a rallying cry for the Jews. For years, the Romans had effectively used their coins to carry political messages; now the Jews did likewise for the first time to communicate their message of hope for a free Jerusalem and a free people. Simon bar Giora's party most likely minted the bronze coins, whose slogans represent a more radical ideology than the silver coins (whose legends were more generic).
The paleo-Hebrew inscriptions are remarkable for their form as well as their content. This script was essentially discontinued several hundred years earlier… even the script selection was part of the effort of the Jewish leaders to make a statement about themselves and their kingdom. It would be used, even if few could read it.
However, lack of literacy need not reduce the efficacy of messages or their transmission via coins. Considering the strong Jewish oral traditions, it is likely that the coins provoked patriotic discussion among the rebels. One can imagine a Jewish rebel passing along a coin during a transaction: “Look, it is written in the language used by King David, do you know what it says? ‘For the freedom of Zion.’” Now the coin and the verbal legend, playing on tales of the glorious, distant past, could pass from hand to hand into every corner of Judaea where the rebels carried on their lives."
- Hendin, D. (2012). Jewish Coinage of the Two Wars, Aims And Meaning. Judaea and Rome in Coins
65 BCE – 135 CE
Yoel SJan 25, 2024
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Achaemenid Empire siglosSilver siglos (Carradice type IIIb A/B, Near Very Fine, 16.7mm, 5.54 g), Xerxes I - Darius II, 480–420 BCE
The word siglos is Greek for "shekel" (sigle in Persian/Babylonian), that is, this coin is an Achaemenid Empire (Persian) shekel. Its weight is approximately half of the shekel that was used during the first Bet HaMikdash (~11.3 g).
Therefore, Haman concluded: “If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries” (Esther 3:9). Reish Lakish said: It is revealed and known in advance to the One Who spoke and the world came into being, that in the future Haman was going to weigh out shekels against the Jewish people; therefore, He arranged that the Jewish people’s shekels that were given to the Temple preceded Haman’s shekels.
(Tractate Megillah, 13b)
Yoel SJan 25, 2024
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Provincial, Parlais, Pisidia, AE21, IVL AVG COL PARLAISAE21
AE
Roman Provincial: Parlais, Pisidia
Julia Domna
B. ca. 170 - D. 217AD
Augusta: 193 - 217AD
Issued: ?
21.00mm 4.66gr 6h
O: IVLIA D[O]MNA AVG; Draped bust, left; beaded border.
R: IVL AVG CO-L PARLAIS; Men standing right, spear in right hand, pinecone in left, foor on bucranium; beaded border.
Parlais, Pisidia Mint
SNG France III, 1678; Waddington 4794; BMC 2; McClean 9041; SNG Cop 4.
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Online Auction Green 42, Lot 278.
12/4/23 1/24/24Nicholas ZJan 25, 2024
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Provincial, Perinthus, Thrace, AE28, ΠεPINΘIΩN NεOKOPΩNAE28
AE
Roman Provincial: Perinthus, Thrace
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: 196 - 211AD
28.00mm 11.70gr 7h
O: AYK Λ CεΠ CεYHPOC Π; Laureate head, right; beaded border.
R: ΠεPINΘIΩN NεOKOPΩN; (First O in 'NεOKOPΩN' is sic.) Hermes, naked, standing left, holding purse in right hand, caduceus in left hand; beaded border.
Perinthus, Thrace Mint
12/9/23 Not on Wildwinds.
Mionnet Supp. II, 1234; Paris 1115.
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Online Auction Green 42, Lot 272.
12/4/23 1/24/24Nicholas ZJan 25, 2024
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Provincial, Antioch, Pisidia, AE22, ANTIOCH GEN COLAE22
AE
Roman Provincial: Antioch, Pisidia
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: ?
22.00mm 5.50gr 0h
O: SEVERVS PIVS AVG: Laureate head, right; beaded border.
R: ANTIOCH G-EN COL; Tyche standing facing, head left, holding branch in right hand, cornucopia on left arm; beaded border.
Antioch, Pisidia Mint
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Online Auction Green 42, Lot 270
12/4/23 1/24/24Nicholas ZJan 25, 2024
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Provincial, Pessinus, Galatia, AE21, ΠεCCINOYNTIΩNAE21
AE
Roman Provincial: Pessinus, Galatia
Julia Domna
B. ca. 170 - D. 217AD
Augusta: 193 - 217AD
Issued: ?
21.00mm 5.40gr 8h
O: IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CεBA; Draped bust, right; beaded border.
R: ΠεCCINO-YNTIΩN; Athena standing left, holding patera in right hand, spear in left, shield to left; beaded border.
Pessinus, Galatia Mint
12/9/23 Not on Wildwinds.
SNG France 2615; Paris 245; Devreker 113; Waddington 6673; SNG von Aulock 6227.
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Online Auction Green 41, Lot 552.
12/3/23 1/24/24Nicholas ZJan 25, 2024
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Provincial, Selge, Pisidia, AE12, CεΛΓεΩNAE12
AE
Roman Provincial: Selge, Pisidia
Julia Domna
B. ca. 170 - D. 217AD
Augusta: 193 - 217AD
Issued: ?
12.00mm 2.30gr 1h
O: IOYΛI AYΓO; Draped bust, right; beaded border.
R: CεΛ-ΓεΩN; Distyle temple with cult image of Artemis Pergaia within, wearing polos; beaded border.
Selge, Pisidia Mint
12/9/23 Not on Wildwinds.
SNG France 2043.
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Online Auction Green 41, Lot 511.
12/2/23 1/24/24Nicholas ZJan 25, 2024
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Provincial, Antioch ad Maeandrum, Caria, AE17, ANTIOXεΩNAE17
AE
Roman Provincial: Antioch ad Maeandrum, Caria
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: ?
16.50 x 15.50mm 2.09gr 6h
O: AYT KAI CεOYHP-O; Laureate bust, right; beaded border.
R: ANTIOX-εΩN; Nike walking left, holding wreath in outstretched right hand, palm branch in left hand; beaded border.
Antioch ad Maeandrum, Caria Mint
10/12/23 Featured on Wildwinds. Unpublished reverse for Severus.
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Numismad Auctions/Marcin Sliwinski Auction 10, Lot 783
10/7/23 1/24/24
Nicholas ZJan 25, 2024
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Provincial, Blaundos, Lydia, AE27, BΛAYNεΩN MAKEΔOAE27
AE
Roman Provincial: Blaundos, Lydia
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: ?
27.00mm 9.49gr 6h
O: AY (Dot) K (Dot) Λ (Dot) CεΠ CεOYHPOC; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right; beaded border.
R: BΛAYNεΩN M[AKE]ΔO; Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder in right hand, cornucopia on left arm; beaded border.
Blaundos, Lydia Mint
GRPC Lydia 119; BMC 80; SNG von Aulock 2928; SNG Cop 94; Waddington, Voyages, 4.
Numismad Auctions/Marcin Sliwinski Auction 10, Lot 541.
10/7/23 1/24/24Nicholas ZJan 25, 2024
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N192Greek Coin. AE20 of Mesembria. c. 250-200 BC. OBV: Crested helmet right. REV: Oval shield / METAMBPIANΩN. SNG Stancomb 229.
Old Coin Gallery (January 2024)Sebastian H2Jan 25, 2024
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N191Roman Empire Coin. AE1 of Constantius I as Caesar. Treveri Mint. AD 303-305. OBV: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Constantius I right / CONSTANTIVS NOB C. REV: Turreted and nude Genius, standing left with chlamys draped, holding patera and cornucopiae / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; S F; mintmark PTR. RIC VI Treveri 602a.
Ex-German Collection (2019)
Old Coin Gallery (January 2024)Sebastian H2Jan 25, 2024
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N190Roman Provincial Coin. AE19 of Diocaesarea (under Antoninus Pius). AD 138-161. OBV: Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche (head assimilated to portrait of Faustina II) right / ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ. REV: Eagle standing on palm-branch right, head left, spreading wings / ΔΙΟΚΕϹΑΡ. RPC IV 6205; Staffieri, Diocaesarea 7a.
Old Coin Gallery (January 2024)Sebastian H2Jan 25, 2024
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RIC 789 Domitian (2)AR Denarius, 2.96g
Rome mint, 95-96 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XV; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P; Minerva stg. l., with thunderbolt and spear, shield at her l. side (M3)
RIC 789 (C2). BMC 234. RSC 291. BNC 208.
Acquired from Aegean, January 2024.
This reverse die was later recycled and struck for the TR P XVI issue and is a die match with BNC 213.
Purchased on the hunch that this could possibly could be RIC 819 due to the reverse die match with the Paris specimen and what appears to be a 'I' engraved above the 'V'. In hand the mystery numeral is just a die flaw.David AthertonJan 25, 2024
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RIC 176-2Denarius, 103-111
Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
Laur. r., dr. l. s.
Rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI
Fides standing l., holding ears of corn and basket of fruit.
Woytek 215b (15 specimen)klausklageJan 24, 2024
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Constantine I VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP from SisciaConstantine I
A.D. 319- 320
19mm 2.7g
CONSTANTINVS AVG; high crested helmet, cuir., spear across r. shoulder, shield on left arm
VICT• LAETAE PRINC PERP; two Victories stg., facing one another, together holding shield inscribed VOT PR on altar inscribed with the letter I
In ex. BSIS✶
RIC VII Siscia 95
Victor CJan 23, 2024
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Constantine I GLORIA EXERCITVS from TrierConstantine I
A.D. 332-333
18mm 2.6g
CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG; rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS; Two soldiers helmeted, stg. facing one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on the ground; between them two standards with • between them at top.
in ex. TR•S
RIC VII Trier 537 var.
variation with dot between the top of the standards.
Victor CJan 23, 2024
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Umayyads of Spain, Hisham II AR Dirham3.00g, 23.0mm, 15 degrees, Al-Andalus (Cordoba) mint, 395AH (1004 CE)
Attribution: Vives 587.
Citing ´Abd / Al-Malik in IA &´Al-Hayib / ´Abd Al-Malik in IIA.
Ex-Traianvs Coins, 3 Jan 2024.Ron C2Jan 23, 2024
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 236Septimius Severus AR denarius
2.71g, 19.0mm, 0 degrees, Rome mint, 210 CE
Attribution: RIC IVa 236. Cohen 548. BMCRE V 20.
O: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right.
R: P M TR P XVIII COS III P P, Salus seated to left, feeding serpent held in her lap.
35 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.102.
Ex-Roma Numismatics, e-sale 115, Lot 888, 14 December 2023.Ron C2Jan 23, 2024
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 494Septimius Severus AR denarius
2.48g, 17.0mm, 180 degrees, Laodicea mint, 197 CE
Attribution: RIC IVa 494. Cohen 580. BMCRE V 116.
O: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII, laureate head right.
R: PROFECTIO AVG, Emperor on horseback to right, holding spear.
40 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.102.
Ex-Roma Numismatics, e-sale 115, Lot 885, 14 December 2023.Ron C2Jan 23, 2024
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BCC LR93 Constantine I SOLI INVICTO COMITILate Roman
Constantine I 306-337 CE
AE Follis
Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Laur., dr. and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: SOLI INVICTO COMITI
Sol standing left, holding globe and
raising right hand. In exergue, RS
20.5 x 18mm. 3.08gm. Axis:180
Possible reference: RIC VII 57,S.
Rome Mint, second officina.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-dromeJan 23, 2024
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2013 Elizabeth II SS Gairsoppa 1/4oz Silver BritanniaGreat Britain, Elizabeth II (1952-2022), 1/4oz Silver Britannia, 50 Pence, 2013, SS Gairsoppa commemorative, SCWC KM 1080.1, SCBC BSD12, one-year type, BU, struck in 99.9% silver recovered from the SS Gairsoppa, issued for the US market in tubes, minor marks, incuse edge lettering SS GAIRSOPPA •, weight 7.86g (ASW 0.25oz), composition 0.999 Ag, diameter 22.0mm, thickness 2.6mm, die axis 0°, Royal mint, 2013; obverse ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G-REG ' FID ' DEF (Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith) clockwise from lower left and ' 50 ' PENCE ' arcing below, fourth crowned head right, IRB raised below truncation for engraver Ian Rank-Broadley, crenellated border surrounding; reverse ' BRITANNIA ' 2013 '-' 1/4 '-' OUNCE ' FINE ' SILVER ' around inner linear circle, Britannia standing facing, head left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, long hair, chiton and peplos billowing behind left, trident in outstretched right hand, olive branch in left on grounded shield ornamented with Union Jack, left foot on rock with two waves beyond left, NATHAN (Philip Nathan) raised on rock in exergue, crenellated border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex eBay sale (23 Jan 2024); £36.04.SerendipityJan 23, 2024
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Galba: Augustus 68-69 ADGalba AR Denarius
Denomination: AR Denarius
Year: Jul 68-Jan 69 AD
Bust: Laureate head right
Obverse: IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG PM
Reverse: NO LEGEND
Type: Naked Virtus standing facing, holding spear en parazonium, VIR-TVS across field.
Mint: Rome
Weight & Measures: 3.44g; 19mm
References: RIC 236, Cohen 343, BMC page 316, Sear- RR
Translation: OB: Imperator Servius Galba Caesar Augustus Pontifex Maximus; for Emperor Servius Galba Caesar, Supreme ruler, and High Priest.
Translation: Rev: Virtus
Notes: Virtus (Classical Latin: [ˈwɪrt̪uːs̠]) was a specific virtue in Ancient Rome. It carries connotations of valor, masculinity, excellence, courage, character, and worth, perceived as masculine strengths.
Justin L1Jan 23, 2024
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004a5. CaligulaCaligula & King Rhoemetalkes III. Thracian Kingdom. AE (22 mm, 7.24 g). AIΩ KAIΣAΡI ΣEBAΣTΩ, laureate head of Caligula left / BAΣIΛEYΣ ΡOIMHTAΛKAΣ, diademed & draped bust of Rhoemetalkes III left. BMC 2, Jurukova 209, SGI 5407. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 271.lawrence cJan 22, 2024
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016a19. HadrianPhrygia, Apameia. AE (19 mm, 4.30 g). AΔΡIANOΣ KAI ΣEBA, laureate bust right, aegis over left shoulder / AΠAMEΩN, Marsyas as river-god reclining left in rocky cave, holding cornucopiae and double flute, beneath him an overturned urn from which waters flow, three chests (kibotoi) behind him. BMC 158; Slg. Leypold 1455. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 302.lawrence cJan 22, 2024
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092a04. Magnentius
Coin: AE1/2. Trier mint. 22mm, 6.54 g. DN MAGNEN-TIVS PF AVG, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right, A behind head / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Emperor on horseback galloping right, shield on left arm, spearing bare-headed enemy before the horse; broken spear and shield under the horse. Mintmark TRP crescent. RIC VIII Trier 271; Sear 18798. Agora Auc (2023), Lot 527.lawrence cJan 22, 2024
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Hadrian “eastern mint”: Augustus 117-138 ADHadrian ‘Eastern Mint’ AR Denarius
Denomination: AR Denarius
Year: 125-128 AD
Bust: Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder
Obverse: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P
Reverse: COS III
Type: Victory seated left on stool, wreath in extended right hand, palm frond in left hand
Mint: Uncertain eastern mint.
Weight & Measures: 2.978g; 19.6mm
References: Strack II 43 Ieastern mint) cf. RIC II 345 (Rome); BMCRE III 497 (Rome) & pl. 70, 2(eastern; bare hd. dr.); RSC II 363a (Rome); Hunter II 171 (Rome)
Provenance: Ex Forum Ancient Coins (reference RS87615), purchased 3/2019.
Translation: OB: Hadrian Augustus Father of the Country
Translation: Consul for the 3rd time.
Notes: Very Rare. “The “Eastern” mint denarii of Hadrian are all rare. BMCRE vol. II, PP. 372-81, ppl. 68-71, lists 27 specimens from the collection and another 44 not in the collection but illustrated in the plates. The section on Hadrians Imperial coinage on the Beast coins website lists just under 50 specimens. This coin is apparently unpublished.”-From Forum listing.
Justin L1Jan 22, 2024
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BCC RGP61 Domitian CanathaRoman Greek Provincial
Syria Decapolis - Canatha
Domitian 81-96 C.E.
Obv: [ΔOMITI KAICAP]
Laureate head left.
Rev:KANATA ZNP (year 157=93/94CE)
Bust of Tyche left.
10.75mm. 1.37gm. Axis:0
Ros 3; RPC 2092
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-dromeJan 22, 2024
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Septimius Severus: Augustus 193-211 ADSeptimius Severus AR Denarius
Denomination: AR Denarius
Year: 197-198 AD
Bust: Laureate head right
Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMPX
Reverse: PACI AETERNAE
Type: Pax seated left holding branch and scepter.
Mint: Rome
Weight & Measures: 3.21g; 16mm
RIC: RIC IVi; 118A
Provenance: Roma Numismatics E-sale 115, December 21st, 2023; Lot 884.
Translation: Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus Imperator Decimum; for Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Emperor, Supreme Commander for the 10th time.
Translation: REV: To Eternal Peace.
Notes: Pax is Roman goddess associated with peace. Justin L1Jan 22, 2024
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RPC 1311 VespasianÆ27, 8.24g
Sardis (Lydia) mint, Titus Flavius Eisigonos (strategos)
Obv: ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙϹ ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΩ; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: ΕΠΙ (Τ) ΦΛ ΕΙϹΙΓΟΝΟΥ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ; Pluto and Persephone in quadriga, r.
RPC 1311 (6 spec.).
Acquired from Tom Vossen, November 2023.
The rape, or more accurately abduction, of Prospernia (Persephone in Greek) depicted on the reverse of this Sardian provincial bronze is an infamous scene from Greco-Roman mythology. Here we see Pluto carrying away Prospernia in his chariot. The story of Proserpina explains why there is winter:
'One day, when Proserpina, daughter of Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, was gathering flowers in the fields, she was abducted by Pluto, god of the underworld, and carried off to his kingdom. Ceres was consumed with grief and in anger she scorched the earth, preventing grain from growing and the earth from producing fruit. Forced to intervene, Jupiter negotiated a compromise that provided Proserpina had not eaten anything while in the underworld she would be set free. Pluto however had offered Proserpina part of a pomegranate, which she accepted. The Fates would not allow Proserpina to be fully released, but a settlement was agreed upon by which she would spend part of the year with Pluto in the underworld (winter) and part of the year with her mother Ceres (summer). When Proserpina is with Pluto the earth is barren and cold and when she returns to her mother, Ceres pours forth the blessings of spring to welcome her beloved daughter home.'
The story has been told in paintings and sculpture throughout the ages. During the Renaissance a large Baroque marble group sculpture by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini titled 'The Rape of Proserpina' most famously immortalised the tale for a modern audience. This Sardian bronze struck under Vespasian, while not exceedingly rare, is seldom encountered in trade.David AthertonJan 22, 2024
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N178-183Identification in Process
Ex-VCV Collection
Roma Numismatics E-Sale 114 (23 November 2023), Lot 625Sebastian H2Jan 22, 2024
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N189Roman Empire Coin. AE Dupondius of Domitian. Rome Mint. AD 86. OBV: Radiate bust of Domitian right, with aegis / IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XII CENS PER P P. REV: Fides standing right, holding corn-ears and plate of fruit / FIDEI PVBLICAE; S C. RIC II Domitian 478.
Old Coin Gallery (January 2024)Sebastian H2Jan 22, 2024
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N188Roman Empire Coin. AE Sestertius of Maximinus I. Rome Mint. AD 236-238. OBV: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus I right / MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM. REV: Fides, draped, standing front, head left, holding military standard in each hand / FIDES MILITVM; S C. RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 78; BMCRE 137; Banti 4; Cohen 13.
Ex-German Collection (2019)
Old Coin Gallery (January 2024)Sebastian H2Jan 22, 2024
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112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), Lugdunum, RIC V-II 121.9b.3.B.A., -/C//--, PAX AVG, AE-Ant., Pietas standing left, #2112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), Lugdunum, RIC V-II 121.9b.3.B.A., -/C//--, PAX AVG, AE-Ant., Pietas standing left, #2
avers: IMP C PROBVS•P•F•AVG, Radiate, and cuirassed bust right. (B)
reverse: PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing left by the altar, holding patera and a box of perfumes. in the right field C.(A)
exergue: -/C//--, diameter: 21,0-23,3mm, weight: 4,79g, axis:0h,
mint: Lugdunum, 9th.em., 3rd.off., "B" in left field, date: 01.-08. 282 A.D.,
ref: RIC V-II 121.9b.3.B.A., Bastien 424,
Q-002quadransJan 21, 2024
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112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), Lugdunum, RIC V-II 119.9a.4.B.A., D/-//--, PAX AVG, AE-Ant., Pax standing left, #2 112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), Lugdunum, RIC V-II 119.9a.4.B.A., D/-//--, PAX AVG, AE-Ant., Pax standing left, #2
avers: IMP C PROBVS•P•F•AVG, Radiate, and cuirassed bust right. (B)
reverse: PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding an olive branch and scepter. In left field D.(A)
exergue: D/-//--, diameter: 22,0-23,3mm, weight: 4,02g, axis:6h,
mint: Lugdunum, 9th.em., 4th.off., "D" in left field, date: 01.-08. 282 A.D.,
ref: RIC V-II 119.9a.4.B.A., Bastien 424,
Q-002quadransJan 21, 2024
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112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), Lugdunum, RIC V-II 116.9.1.B.A., A/-//--, COMES AVG, AE-Ant., Minerva standing left, #1 112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), Lugdunum, RIC V-II 116.9.1.B.A., A/-//--, COMES AVG, AE-Ant., Minerva standing left, #1
avers: IMP C PROBVS•P•F•AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right. (B)
reverse: COMES AVG, Minerva standing left, holding an olive branch and spear and resting left hand on shield, (A).
exergue: A/-//--, diameter: 21,5-22,2mm, weight: 3,69g, axis: 0h,
mint: Lugdunum, 9th em.,1st.off., date: 01.-08.282 A.D.,
ref: RIC V-II 116.9.1.B.A., p-30, Bastien 375,
Q-001quadransJan 21, 2024
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48cfAllectus 293-6
Antoninianus
IMP C ALLECTVS PF AVG
Radiate & cuirassed bust right
VICTORIA AVG
Victory standing left holding wreath and branch
London mint
S/A//ML
RIC - (cf 48); RIC (2024) 13854; Burnett - mauseusJan 21, 2024
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198Caracalla 198-217 AD
AE as
Obv "ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM"
Laureate head right
Rev "VENVS VICTRIX"
Venus standing facing, head to left, holding Victory and long sceptre, leaning on shield set on helmet.
Rome mint
RIC 577bmauseusJan 21, 2024
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005c01. Agrippinna Junior Hierapolis, Phrygia. Bronze assarion, RPC I 2983 (4 spec.); SNGvA 3649; BMC Phrygia p. 249, 127, Hierapolis (near Pamukkale, Turkey) mint, weight 3.731g, maximum diameter 16.2mm, die axis 0o, magistrate Magytes Neoteros, c. 55 A.D.; obverse AΓPIΠΠINA ΣEBAΣTH, draped bust right; reverse MAΓYTHΣ NEΩTEPOΣ IEPAΠOΛEITΩN, Demeter seated left on throne, stalk of grain and two poppies in right hand. A FORUM coin.lawrence cJan 21, 2024
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209Geta 209-12 AD
AR denarius
Obv "P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT"
Laureate bust right
Rev "LIBERALITAS AVG V"
Liberalitas standing left holding abacus and cornucopia, globe at feet
Rome mint
RIC 89mauseusJan 21, 2024
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129 Maxentius (306-307 A.D. Caesar, 308-313 A.D. Augustus), Ostia, RIC VI 045 S, AE-26, -/-//MOSTS, FIDES MILITVM AVG N, Fides standing left with the standard in each hand, #1129 Maxentius (306-307 A.D. Caesar, 308-313 A.D. Augustus), Ostia, RIC VI 045 S, AE-26, -/-//MOSTS, FIDES MILITVM AVG N, Fides standing left with the standard in each hand, #1
avers: IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, Laureate head right.
reverse: FIDES MILITVM AVG N, Fides standing left with the standard in each hand.
exergue: -/-//MOSTS, diameter: 24,0-26,0mm, weight: 6,78g, axis: 0h,
mint: Ostia, date: 309-12 A.D.,
ref: RIC VI 045 S, p-325, Cohen 71, Sear 15010,
Q-001quadransJan 21, 2024
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Paullus Fabius MaximusProconsul of Asia, ca. 10-9 B.C. Phrygia, Hierapolis. AE (15 mm, 3.76 g). Chares Ko—, son of Chares. 10-9 BC. ΦABIOΣ MAΞIMOΣ, bare head of Fabius Maximus right / ΙΕΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΧΑΡΗΣ ΚΩ in three lines within wreath. RPC I 2932; BMC 96. Agora Auc (2023), Lot 305lawrence cJan 21, 2024
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107b04. Aelia EudoxiaAE3. 15 mm, 2.39 g. AEL EVDOXIA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right. Hand holding wreath over her head / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Empress enthroned facing, arms crossed over breast, crowned by hand of god. Cross in right field. Mintmark off flan. Similar to RIC X Constantinople 79; Sear 20887. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 541.lawrence cJan 21, 2024
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041a10. Trebonianus GallusAR Antoninianus. 25 mm, 3.27 g. IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PIETAS AVGG, Pietas, veiled, standing left, raising both hands. RIC 41; Sear 9642. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 453.lawrence cJan 21, 2024
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107a001. ArcadiusAE2 (21 mm, 4.69 g). Antioch mint. DN ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, holding spear and shield, hand of God above / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor standing facing holding labarum and resting left hand on shield; kneeling captive to left; cross to left. T in right field. Mintmark star ANTS. RIC IX Antioch 41a. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 539.
lawrence cJan 21, 2024
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118a04. Valentinian IIIAE4 12 mm, 1.11 g. Rome mint. DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. / VOT PVB, campgate. Mintmark not visible. Similar to RIC X 2124. Agora Auc (2023), Lot 543.lawrence cJan 21, 2024
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102a09. GratianAE2 (23 mm, 5.55 g). D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, helmeted, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right holding spear and shield / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor standing left on prow of galley, holding labarum, Victory seated at the helm, wreath to left, mintmark ANTB. Agora Auc (2023), Lot 531.lawrence cJan 21, 2024
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104a16. Theodosius IÆ2. AD 383-388. 23.86 mm., 5.31 g. Obverse: DN THEODO-SIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: VIRTVS E-XERCITI, emperor standing right, holding labarum and globe, foot on seated captive, palm branch in left field; SMNΔ in exergue. RIC IX 44b Nicomedia. lawrence cJan 21, 2024
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006a9. NeroBronze AE 25, Caesarea Maritima 4 (same dies); RPC Online I 4862; Sofaer 7 ff.; Rosenberger 5 ff.; SNG ANS 753 ff.; Baramki 2 ff (Keisaria, Israel), 14.258g, 24.8mm, 45o, 68 A.D.; obverse NEPΩN ΣEBAΣTOΣ KAICAP (from upper right), laureate head right; reverse KAIΣAPIA H ΠPOΣ ΣEBAΣTΩ ΛIME (from upper right), Tyche standing left, right foot resting on prow, bust in extended right hand, standard vertical behind in left hand, L IΔ in lower left field. A FORUM coin.lawrence cJan 21, 2024
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020b04. LucillaA.D. 164-182. AE sestertius. 32 mm, 24.18 g. LVCILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / PIETAS, S-C, Pietas standing left by altar, holding box of perfumes and extending right hand. RIC 1755. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 411.lawrence cJan 21, 2024
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037a14. Philip I The ArabAE sestertius (28 mm, 16.10 g). IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate bust right / FELICITAS TEMP S-C, Felicitas standing left with caduceus & cornucopiae. RIC 169a, Cohen 44. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 452.lawrence cJan 21, 2024
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BCC LR92 Theodosius I SALVS REIPVBLICAE AntiochLate Roman
Theodosius I 379-395 CE
Obv:DN THEODOSIVS P F AVG
Pearl-diad., dr., cuir. bust right.
Rev:SALVS REIPVBLICAE
Victory advancing left, trophy on
shoulder, dragging captive behind.
Christogram in lt. fld. In ex. ANTΔ
AE12mm. 0.93gm. Axis:150 (5hr)
RIC IX 67b.2 Antioch Struck 383-395 CE
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-dromeJan 21, 2024
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001k4. Mark AntonyMark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.55 g, 4h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right; ANT AVG above, III VIR • R • P • C below / Three signa decorated with wreaths and rostra; CHORTIS • SPECVLATORVM above. Crawford 544/12; CRI 386; Sydenham 1214; RSC 6; BMCRR East 185; Kestner 3841; RBW 1837. Ex Tom McKenna FPL 1-10 (October 1981), no. 30. CNG Triton XXVII (9 January 2024), Lot 644. The cohortes speculatorum served as spies, scouts, and messengers, along with providing personal security for Mark Antony.
lawrence cJan 21, 2024
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083a36. Divo ConstantinusDivus Constantine I. A.D. 337. AE follis, Antioch mint. 14mm, 1.88 g. Obv: DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG. Rev: Constantine in quadriga, being raised to heaven by the hand of God. SMANΔ in exergue. RIC 39. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 520.lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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052a34. PostumusAR Antoninianus. Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing right, hand on grounded shield. 23.55 mm, 3.52 g. RIC RIC VII 93 Trier. lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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046a20.GallienusCilicia. Seleucia (Seleuceia ad Calycadnum) AE26. 26.60 mm, 8.18 g. Obverse: ΑV Κ Π ΛΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ, laureate and draped bust right. Reverse: ϹЄΛЄVΚ-Є-ΩΝ - ΚΑΛ / VΚ, Athena Alcidemus advancing right, attacking anguipede Giant, raising hands in defense. The Anguipede is a creature with a cock's head and snakes for legs. SNG Levante 789. lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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006a4. NeroAE Dupondius. 26mm, 12.68 g. AD 65. Lyons mint. Obv: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right with globe at point of neck. Rev: SECVRITAS AVGVSTI, Securitas seated right, resting her head on hand, holding sceptre, lighted altar and torch resting on bucranium at feet; S-C across fields, barred II in exergue. RIC 406; Sear 1967 var; MacDowell WCN 505.lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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045b03. MarinianaDied before A.D. 253. BI antoninianus (19 mm, 2.34 g). Mariniana AR Antoninianus. DIVAE MARINIANAE, veiled & draped bust right on crescent / CONSECRATIO, peacock flying right, carrying Mariniana, veiled, with raised hand & sceptre. RSC 16; Goebl 220b; Sear 10070-10071, RIC 6. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 454.lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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Barbarous RadiateCa. late 3rd century A.D. 13 mm, 0.86 g. Copying Tetricus I. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 476.lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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103a09. Valentinian IIAE2 (21 mm, 4.57 g). DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERCITI, emperor standing right holding standard and globe, left foot on seated captive,. Mintmark ANTΓ. RIC IX Antioch 63b; Sear 20286. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 532.lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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Theodosius I (A.D. 379-395)AE Follis, A.D. 379-383, Constantinopolis, 21.5mm, 4.31g, 0°, RIC IX 52c.3
Obv: DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG. Helmeted, pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, holding spear and shield.
Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM. Theodosius standing left on galley, raising hand; Victory seated to right, steering galley; wreath in left field; CONA in ex.Marti VltoriJan 20, 2024
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Domitian (A.D. 81-96)AR Denarius, A.D. 92-93, Rome, 18.1mm, 3.27g, 180°, RIC II 167a
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TR P XI. Laureate head right.
Rev: IMP XXI COS XVI CENS P PP. Minerva standing right on galley prow, aiming spear and holding shield; owl to lower right.
Marti VltoriJan 20, 2024
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N187Roman Provincial Coin. AE17 of Philip II as Caesar. Bizya Mint. AD 244-247. OBV: Bare head of Philip II right / M IOYΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠOC KAICA. REV: Silenus standing to right, pouring wine from wineskin into krater right / BIZYHNΩN. Varbanov 1606; Youroukova 157.
Roma Numismatics E-Live Auction 1 (25 July 2018), Lot 461
Roma Numismatics E-Sale 116 (18 January 2024), Lot 675Sebastian H2Jan 20, 2024
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N186Roman Provincial Coin. AE17 of Nerva. Hieropolis-Castabala Mint. AD 96-98. OBV: Laureate head of Nerva right / ΝΕΡΟΥΑϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ. REV: Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm / ΙΕΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ. RPC III 3383; SNG Levante 1581; BMC 12.
Roma Numismatics E-Sale 115 (21 December 2023), Lot 624Sebastian H2Jan 20, 2024
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Antoninus Pius: Augustus 138-161 ADAntoninus Pius AR Denarius
Denomination: AR Denarius
Year: 140-143 AD
Bust: Laureate head right
Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III
Reverse: TRANQVILLITAS AVG
Type: Tranquillitas standing left holding rudder and grains.
Mint: Rome
Weight & Measures: 3.57g; 17.5mm
RIC: RIC 100b
Translation: OB:Antoninus Augustus Pius, Pater Patriae, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Tertium. For: Antoninus Pius, emperor (Augustus) father of the nation, holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time.
Translation: REV: Tranquillitas Augusti. For: Tranquility of the emperor.
Notes: In Roman mythology, Tranquillitas was the personification of tranquility. Tranquillitas seems to be related to Annona (the goddess of the corn harvest from Egypt) and Securitas, implying reference to the peaceful security of the Roman Empire.
Justin L1Jan 20, 2024
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019a15. Marcus AureliusAs Caesar, A.D. 138-161. Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum. AE (15 mm, 2.63 g). Reverse depicting Plutos. Marcus Aurelius, AE16 of Magnesia ad Sipylum, Lydia, 161-180. 2.55 g. KAI AYΡHΛIOC, bare-headed, draped bust right / MAΓNHTΩN CIΠYΛOY, the child Ploutos standing left in short chiton, holding the front above his waist with both hands, carrying fruit in its folds. BMC 59; SNG Cop 262; SNG Munich 268; Mionnet IV, 406; Mionnet Supp. VII, 291; Leypold I, 1040; Paris 675-677; Waddington 5082 corr. (rev description); GRPC Lydia 137. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 296.lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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019a12. Marcus AureliusAs Caesar, A.D. 138-161. BI tetradrachm. Alexandria, Egypt. (21 mm, 11.58 g). Year ΙΒ = 12 (AD 148/9). Obverse: Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ; bare head of Marcus Aurelius (short beard), right. Reverse: L ΔωΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ; draped bust of Sarapis wearing kalathos and taenia, right. RPC IV.4 №: 1098. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 359.lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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030a22. ElagabalusArabia Petraea, Esbus. AE (25 mm, 14.47 g). Obverse: ΑΥΤ (sic) C Μ AΥR ANTONINΥ; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear. Reverse: ΑΥΡ ΕϹΒΟΥϹ; Zeus seated on throne, left, holding long sceptre and patera. RPC VI №: 9344 (temporary). Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 352.lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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030a31. ElagabalusPhoenicia, Tyre. AE (28 mm, 13.92 g). Laureate, cuirassed bust right, countermarked / TYRIORVM, Astarte standing facing, holding transverse sceptre, erecting trophy to far left, being crowned by Nike standing on column to right, palm at inner left, murex shell at foot right. Lindgren I 2376. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 343.lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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026a24. Septemius SeverusMesopotamia, Edessa. AE (13 mm, 1.80 g). Septimius Severus and Abgar VIII. Laureate head of Severus right / Draped and diademed bust right of Abgar VIII, wearing tiara. BMC 35. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 347.lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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030a20. ElagabalusAR denarius (17 mm, 2.60 g). AD 221. IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped bust right / P M TR P III COS III P P, Providentia standing left, holding rod over globe and cornucopiae; star in left field. RIC 42. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 420.lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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008a5. GalbaAntioch, Syria. AE. 22 mm, 6.81 g. Obverse: IM·SER·SVL·GALBA·CAE; laureate head of Galba, right. Reverse: S C; inscription in a laurel wreath of eight leaves. RPC Volume: I №: 4315. Agora Auc (2023), Lot 330.lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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010b. Germanicus & Vitellia VitelliusChildren of Vitellius. When he lost the war with Vespasian, the son was executed, but the daughter was allowed to live.
Coin: VITELLIUS Fouree Denarius. A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P, laureate head right / LIBERI IMP GERMAN, confronted busts of Vitellius’ son and daughter, both draped. RIC 79.
Coin Note: A truly ugly example, but a tough one to find.lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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013a8. DomitianBithynia, Uncertain city (Nicaea?). AE 26 mm, 11.45 g. Obv: ΑΥΤ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ, laureate head of Domitian, right. Rev: ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ, Nike advancing left, holding shield and wreath. RPC 709B (1 listed).lawrence cJan 20, 2024
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N185Roman Empire Coin. AE As of Vespasian. Lugdunum Mint. AD 77-78. OBV: Laureate head of Vespasian right, with globe at point of neck / IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS VIII P P. REV: Draped victory, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm in left / VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C. RIC II.1 1241; C. 610; Lyon 96; BMCRE 851.
Roma Numismatics E-Sale 116 (18 January 2024), Lot 762Sebastian H2Jan 20, 2024
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Sabina: b. ca.88-d. 137 ADSabina AR Denarius
Denomination: AR Denarius
Year: 128-134 AD
Bust: Diademed, draped bust right
Obverse: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG
Reverse: CONCORDIA AVG
Type: Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and resting arm on statuette of Spes set on low base; cornucopia below throne.
Mint: Rome
Weight & Measures: 3.30g; 19mm
RIC: RIC 398 (II, Hadrian)
Provenance: Ex: Roma Numismatics E-Sale 56, 9/2019; Lot 867. Ex: Inventory of German Dealer.
Translation: OB: Empress Sabina, Emperor Hadrian
Translation: REV: Concordia AVG, Concordia Augusta; for Venerable Harmony.
Notes: Wife of Hadrian. Concordia is roman goddess of agreement.Justin L1Jan 19, 2024
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Roman Empire, Sextus Pompeius, DenariusObv. MAG • PIVS • IMP • ITER,
Bare head of Pompey the Great right; capis to left, lituus to right.
Rev. CLAS • ET • OR[Æ]/(MAR)IT • EX • S • C,
Neptune, naked but for chlamys on left arm, holding apluster and resting right foot on prow, standing left between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus running in opposite directions, bearing their parents on their shoulders; PRÆF above.
Mint: Uncertain Sicilian mint, 37/6 BC.
19mm 3.81g
Crawford 511/3a; CRI 334; Sydenham 1344; RSC 17 (Pompey the Great); BMCRR Sicily 7-10; Kestner 3783-4; RBW 1785.
Provenance:
Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel, Auction 35 (1967), lot 7.
Ex Paul-Francis Jacquier, Auction 51, 15th September 2023, Lot 455.
The brothers Anapias and Amphinomus carried their parents upon their shoulder to safety during an eruption of Mt. Aetna near their home in Sicily. Familial fidelity was highly valued in Roman society, and was used on this issue along with the obverse depicting the head of Pompey the Great to show his son's, Sextus Pompey, fidelity to his memory (written by New York Sale).kcJan 19, 2024
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Cyzicus RIC 207, QAE Antoninianus,
IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG
radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
SPES PVBLICA
Victory with palm handing wreath to emperor holding sceptre
Mintmark Q
Cohen 140.TacitusJan 19, 2024
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Hadrian: Augustus 117-138 ADHadrian AR Denarius
Denomination: AR Denarius
Year: 129-130 AD
Bust: Bareheaded bust with bare chest left, slight drapery
Obverse: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse: TRANQVILLITAS AVG COS III PP
Type: Tranquillitas standing left, holding scepter and resting arm on column
Mint: Rome
Weight & Measures: 3.27g; 18mm
RIC: ??RIC II.3, 1134
Translation: OB: Hadrian Augustus
Translation: REV: Tranquillitas Augusti, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. For; Tranquility of the emperor (Augustuts), consul for the third time, father of the nation.
Notes: ?Rare; ??no other exact matches?
Justin L1Jan 19, 2024
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Vitellius: Augustus 69ADVitellius AR Denarius
Denomination: AR Denarius
Year: Mar-Jul 69 AD
Bust: Laureate head right
Obverse: A VITELLIVS IMP GERMAN
Reverse: VICTORIA AVGVSTI
Type: Victory advancing left, holding shield reading SP/QR
Mint: Lugdunum (Present, Lyon France).
Weight & Measures:
RIC: RIC 1, 62
Translation: OB: Aulus Vitellius Imperator German; Aulus Vitellius Emperor Conquer of the Germans.
Translation: Rev: Victoria Augusti; Victory of the Emperor
Notes: Graded NGC Ch F; ?Tarraco?Justin L1Jan 19, 2024
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Trajan Denarius. Ric 219IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V P P, laureate head right / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Dacian in peaked cap on a shield, mourning, with a curved sword below him. RSC 529BritanikusJan 19, 2024
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Hadrian AR Denarius, RIC 178, RSC 393, BMC 409
Hadrian Denarius. 128 AD. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / COS III, Pudicitia seated left adjusting her veil with her right hand, left hand on her lap. RSC 393.BritanikusJan 19, 2024
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L Rutilius Flaccus Denarius. 77 BC.
Helmeted head of Roma right, FLAC behind / Victory in biga right, L RVTILI in ex. Syd 780aBritanikusJan 19, 2024
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Vespasian Denarius. 77-78 AD. RIC 964CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / ANNONA AVG, Annona seated left, holding bundle of corn ears in her lap. RSC 29.BritanikusJan 19, 2024
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Gordian III AR Antoninianus, RIC 1, RSC 86Gordian III, as Augustus, AR Antoninianus. 238-239 AD. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, holding standard and sceptre. RIC 1, RSC 86.BritanikusJan 19, 2024
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