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133 Licinius II. (317-324 A.D.), Thessalonica, RIC VII 041A, AE-3 Follis, VOT•V•/MVLT•X•/•/CAESS/•TS•A• within wreath., R2!, #1133 Licinius II. (317-324 A.D.), Thessalonica, RIC VII 041A, AE-3 Follis, VOT•V•/MVLT•X•/•/CAESS/•TS•A• within wreath., R2!, #1
avers: LICINIVS IVN NOB CAES, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left.
reverse: VOT•V•/MVLT•X•/•/CAESS/•TS•A• within wreath.
exergue: -/-//•TS•A•, diameter: 18mm, weight: 2,34g, axis: 0h,
mint: Thessalonica, date: 320 A.D.,
ref: RIC VII 41A, R2!, Sear 15476,
Q-001quadransDec 22, 2023
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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 14. Septimius Severus, HrHJ (2023) 8.14.09.07 var. (rev. only)Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 27, 13.89g, 26.78, 180°
struck under governor Aurelius Gallus
Obv.: AV K L CE - CEVHROC P (HR ligate)
Bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate r.
Rev.: VP AVR GALLOV NIKOPOLITWN PROC I
Nike advancing tip-toed l., holding in l. arm palm branch and in extended r.
hand wreath
Ref.: a) not in AMNG
b) not in Varbanov
c) not in Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2023):
rev. No. 8.14.9.7 var. (has NIKOPOLI)
obv. e.g. No. 8.14.1.11 (same die)
probably unpublished
very rare, F+, patina damageJochenDec 22, 2023
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Thessalonica, RIC VII 079A, 133 Licinius II. (317-324 A.D.), S/F//•TS•A•, AE-3 Follis, VIRTVS EXERCIT, S-F, VOT/XX, R2!!, #6Thessalonica, RIC VII 079A, 133 Licinius II. (317-324 A.D.), S/F//•TS•A•, AE-3 Follis, VIRTVS EXERCIT, S-F, VOT/XX, R2!!, #6
avers: LICINIVS IVN NOB CAES, 6a, B4, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left.
reverse: VIRTVS EXERCIT, Standard inscribed VOT/XX, captive sit in the ground on either side, S, and F left and right side in fields.
exergue: S/F//•TS•A•, diameter: 18,0-18,5mm, weight: 2,68g, axis: 0h,
mint: Thessalonica, date: 320 A.D.,
ref: RIC VII 79A, p-509, R2!!, Sear 15475,
Q-006quadransDec 22, 2023
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133 Licinius II. (317-324 A.D.), Thessalonica, RIC VII 079A, S/F//•TS•A•, AE-3 Follis, VIRTVS EXERCIT, S-F, VOT/XX, R2!!, #6133 Licinius II. (317-324 A.D.), Thessalonica, RIC VII 079A, S/F//•TS•A•, AE-3 Follis, VIRTVS EXERCIT, S-F, VOT/XX, R2!!, #6
avers: LICINIVS IVN NOB CAES, 6a, B4, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left.
reverse: VIRTVS EXERCIT, Standard inscribed VOT/XX, captive sit in the ground on either side, S, and F left and right side in fields.
exergue: S/F//•TS•A•, diameter: 18,0-18,5mm, weight: 2,68g, axis: 0h,
mint: Thessalonica, date: 320 A.D.,
ref: RIC VII 79A, p-509, R2!!, Sear 15475,
Q-006quadransDec 22, 2023
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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 36. Gordian III_HrHJ (2023) 8.36.35.12 corr.Gordian III, AD 238-244
AE 26, 12.44g, 26.46mm, 0°
struck under governor Sabinius Modestus
Obv.: AVT K M ANTW - GORDIANOC
Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
Rev.: VP CAB MODECT(OV) - NIKOPOLET(WN) (PR)OC (sic!)
in r. field one below the other I / C / T / I / (NO) (sic!)
Nemesis-Aequitas, stg. frontal, head l., holding staff in l. arm and in extended
r. hand scales; at her feet the wheel
Ref.: a) not in AMNG
b) not in Varbanov
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2023) No. 8.36.35.12 corr. (outer coin)
F+, dark green patina (other than on the pic)
This type contains some legend errors: POLET(WN) instead of POLEIT(WN), ICTI instead of ICTR (probably blocked letter) and (NO) instead of (ON). Its the same type of the outer coin of No. 8.36.5.12 and needs its own number
JochenDec 22, 2023
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Thessalonica, RIC VII 079A, 133 Licinius II. (317-324 A.D.), S/F//•TS•A•, AE-3 Follis, VIRTVS EXERCIT, S-F, VOT/XX, R2!!, #3Thessalonica, RIC VII 079A, 133 Licinius II. (317-324 A.D.), S/F//•TS•A•, AE-3 Follis, VIRTVS EXERCIT, S-F, VOT/XX, R2!!, #3
avers: LICINIVS IVN NOB CAES, 6a, B4, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left.
reverse: VIRTVS EXERCIT, Standard inscribed VOT/XX, captive sit in the ground on either side, S, and F left and right side in fields.
exergue: S/F//•TS•A•, diameter: 17,7-19,0mm, weight: 3,12g, axis: 6h,
mint: Thessalonica, date: 320 A.D.,
ref: RIC VII 79A, p-509, R2!!, Sear 15475,
Q-003quadransDec 22, 2023
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133 Licinius II. (317-324 A.D.), Thessalonica, RIC VII 079A, S/F//•TS•A•, AE-3 Follis, VIRTVS EXERCIT, S-F, VOT/XX, R2!!, #3133 Licinius II. (317-324 A.D.), Thessalonica, RIC VII 079A, S/F//•TS•A•, AE-3 Follis, VIRTVS EXERCIT, S-F, VOT/XX, R2!!, #3
avers: LICINIVS IVN NOB CAES, 6a, B4, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left.
reverse: VIRTVS EXERCIT, Standard inscribed VOT/XX, captive sit in the ground on either side, S, and F left and right side in fields.
exergue: S/F//•TS•A•, diameter: 17,7-19,0mm, weight: 3,12g, axis: 6h,
mint: Thessalonica, date: 320 A.D.,
ref: RIC VII 79A, p-509, R2!!, Sear 15475,
Q-003quadransDec 22, 2023
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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 10. Commodus, HrHJ (2023) 8.10.47.03 corr. (rev. only)Commodus, AD 177-192
AE 17, 3.23g, 17.39mm, 210°
Obv.. AVT KAI AV - KOMOOC
Laureate head r.
Rev.: NIKOPOL - I- PROC IC
Altar with snake coiled around omphalos
Ref.: a) AMNG I/1, 1249.
b) Varbanov 2198 corr. (same dies, but writes "laureate and cuirassed")
c) not in Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2023):
rev. No.8.10.27.2 corr. (same die, omphalos not mentioned)
obv. e.g. No. 8.10.47.1 (same die)
SS, black brown patina
JochenDec 22, 2023
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BCC B44 Heraclius Follis Class I ConstantinopleByzantine Period
Heraclius 610-641 CE
AE Follis, Constantinople
Obv: dN hRACLI PERP AVG
Heraclius facing in crown or helmet,
wearing cuirass and shield, holding
globus cruciger in right hand. Possi-
ble remains of countermark to left.
Rev: Large M, with cross above, to
left ANNO, to right I (regnal yr. 1=
610/11 CE), below, Δ In exergue: CON
32 x 24.5mm. 9.97gm. Axis:210 (7Hr)
SB 804 first officina; DOC 69d.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1975
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-dromeDec 21, 2023
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RIC 11 var.Denarius, 98-99
Obv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM
Laur. r., aegis
Rev: PONT MAX TR POT COS II
Abundantia seated l., holding sceptre, on chair with crossed cornuacopiae as arms; fold of drapery over lap.
3.29g, 18mm
RIC 11 var., Woytek 18 has no picture for bust type c to show, but mentions that this type is documented in the report from Reka Devnia (Mouchmov p. 24). Is it possible that this is the coin from the Reka Devnia hoard? Who knows ...klausklageDec 21, 2023
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Fourree Denarius FORTVNA AVGVSTFouree Denarius
Obv: IMP NERVA CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM P M
Laur. r.
Rev: FORTVNA AVGVST (odd style)
Fortuna standing l., holding rudder and cornucopiae.
2.62g, 18mm
See Woytek X3[H] for an aureus from different dies. The coin combines a rare obverse legend (RIC 28-31) with a Nerva reverse. The obverse die looks official, the reverse does not.klausklageDec 21, 2023
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Hadrian (Syria)Sestertius of Hadrian, emperor of Rome 117-138
"Travel series"
Syria
Exercitus type
RIC II.3 1957
O: [HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP]
R: EXERC SYRIAC[VS] SC
Ex- HJ Berk, CJ Clay, Platt (Paris)St. George's CollectionDec 21, 2023
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Hadrian (Cilicia)Sestertius of Hadrian, emperor of Rome 117-138
"Travel series"
Cilicia
Adventus type
RIC II.3 1743
O: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP
R: ADVENTVI AVG CILICIAE
Ex- HJ Berk, CL Clay, Dorotheum 424 Sep 1992 (154)St. George's CollectionDec 21, 2023
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077 HansBlaffert of Hans, king of Denmark (1481-1513), Norway (1483-1513), and Sweden (1497-1501)
Mint: Oldenburg
With a value of 2 pennies, the blaffert was mostly produced in Germany. This coin was made around 1500 in Oldenburg, king Hans' homeland, and was either produced for Hans, or for his count, also named John.
Ex- Oslo Myntgalleri auction 36 (lot 636), CJ SimensenSt. George's CollectionDec 21, 2023
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Maximianus GENIO from Trier...unofficial issueMaximian Ӕ Follis. Contemporary imitation of the Treveri mint, AD 296-297. IMP MAXIMIANVS P AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI (sic), Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopiae; B(retrograde)-Γ across fields; TR in exergue. For possible prototype, cf. RIC VI 183b. 10.14g, 27mm, 12h.
ex-Dr. Jacob Terner
Victor CDec 21, 2023
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Constantius I GENIO from London...unofficial issueConstantius I, as Caesar, Ӕ Follis. Contemporary imitation of the London mint, AD 297. FL V CONSTANTIVS NOB L C, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopiae. For possible prototype cf. RIC VI 32. 10.87g, 28mm, 10h.
ex-Dr. Jacob Terner
Victor CDec 21, 2023
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JUSTINIAN I, AU Tremissis, struck 527 - 565 at ConstantinopleObverse: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Justinian facing right.
Reverse: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory walking right, head facing left, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and globus cruciger in her left; star in right field; CONOB in exergue.
Diameter: 15mm | Weight: 1.34gms | Die Axis: 6
Slightly clipped
SBCV: 145 | DOC: 19*AlexDec 21, 2023
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Australia, Tasmania, New Town: Reuben JosephsAndrews 310, Renniks 310, KM Tn140
½ penny token , copper; dated 1855 and minted by Heaton and Sons of Birmingham, England per Renniks or W.J. Taylor of London, England per Museums Victoria Collection website (which states that the corresponding penny token was minted by Heaton and Sons). 28.0 mm., 0°
Obv.: Tollgate with associated building, NEW TOWN TOLLGATE / * R. JOSEPHS *,
Rev.: Blindfolded personification of Justice seated holding scale in right hand and inverted overflowing cornucopia in left hand, wine barrel behind her, three-masted sailing ship on the horizon to the left, VAN DIEMAN’S LAND above and 1855 below
Reuben Josephs (1790-1862) was a tailor who sold old clothes from a warehouse in London until 1827, when he was convicted of receiving stolen goods, sentenced to fourteen years transportation and sent to Van Diemen’s Land (later renamed Tasmania). His wife emigrated to Tasmania and purchased two blocks of land at New Norfolk. Reuben was assigned to be her servant, and they started a business. He was granted a ticket of leave in 1833, a conditional pardon in 1836, and his certificate of freedom in 1841. After his wife died in 1844, he moved to Liverpool Street in Hobart. In 1852 he won the tender to operate the New Town toll gate for three years. He married Rachel Levien in Hobart in 1856.
In documents of the Hobart Hebrew Congregation, Reuben Josephs was listed as a contributor to the fund for the construction of the Hobart Synagogue, and as a “seatholder” (financial member) of the Congregation starting in 1852. He was buried in the Jewish section of the Old Hobart Cemetery.
Renniks rarity R1 (most frequently seen)StkpDec 21, 2023
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Claudius, As, 42-43 AD, Ric 111Rome mint
Ae As (29.5mm, 11.25 g)
42-43 AD
Obverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, bare head to left
Reverse: CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI / S - C, Constantia, helmeted and in military attire, standing left and holding long spear.
Reference: RIC I 111, von Kaenel Type 76.
Ex Cng electronic auction 552, lot 445. Ex Delaware collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 334 (3 September 2014), lot 293.
Photo Credits: CNG
Justin WDec 21, 2023
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BCC B43 Justin I Follis ConstantinopleByzantine Period
Justin I 518-527 CE
AE Follis, Constantinople
Obv: DN IVSTI-NVS PP AVG
Diad., dr., and cuir. bust right.
Rev: Large M, with cross above,
six-pointed star to left and right,
below, A. In exergue: CON
32.0mm. 15.4gm. Axis:210 (7hr)
SB 62 first officina; DOC 8a.
Surface find, Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-dromeDec 20, 2023
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Constantine I unofficial issue copying VOT XX from ThessalonicaConstantine I, circa 318-319. Follis (Bronze, 18 mm, 2.5g), a contemporary imitation of an issue from Thessalonica (VOT XX MVLT XXX cf. Thessalonica 30), irregular mint, after 318. Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Constantine I to left; around, imitative legend formed out of fourteen Π. Rev. XXXX / XXXXX / XXXX in three lines; in background, elongated symmetrical volute; all within stylized wreath. Victor CDec 20, 2023
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Constantine I GLORIA PERPET from RomeConstantine I
A.D. 313
17mm 1.6g
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; bare head right.
GLORIA PERPET; Two victories advancing right, both holding wreath and palm frond, standard between them
In ex. R[…]
RIC VII Rome 14
In A.D. 313 a set of three fractional coins was issued from Rome and Trier for both Constantine and Licinius.
https://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/pacis/
ex Ramskold; ex Vecchi 6, 9 June 1997, 1333.
Victor CDec 20, 2023
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RIC 75Quinarius, 103-111
Obv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM
Laur. r., dr. l. s.
Rev: DACICVS COS V P P
Victory walking r. holding wreath and palm.
1.54g, 14mm
RIC 75, Woytek 151b (4 specimen)klausklageDec 20, 2023
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RIC 76Quinarius, 103-111
Obv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM
Laur. r.
Rev: DACICVS COS V P P
Victory seated l. holding patera and palm.
1.32g, 14mm
RIC 76, Woytek 153a (3 specimen)
klausklageDec 20, 2023
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Mark Antony LEG IIIIMarcus Antonius
LEG IIII (Legio Scythica)
Ar Denarius, mint moving with M. Antony 32-31 BC.
3.42 g.
Obv: ANT AVG – III·VIR·R·P·C Galley r., with sceptre tied with fillet on prow.
Rev. LEG – IIII Aquila between two standards.
Sydenham 1220, Crawford 544/16.JayAg47Dec 20, 2023
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BCC B42 Justinian I Follis ConstantinopleByzantine Period
Justinian I 527-565 CE
AE Follis, Constantinople
Obv: DN IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVC
Diademed, draped and cuirassed
bust right. Rev: Large M, with
cross above, six-pointed star to
left and right. Below, B
In exergue: CON Minted 527-538 CE
33.5mm. 17.26gm. Axis:240 (8hr)
SB 160 second officina; DOC 30.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-dromeDec 19, 2023
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1911 French Marianne Rooster Gold 20 Francs RestrikeFrance, Third Republic (1870-1940), Gold 20 Francs Restrike, 1911, SCWC KM 857, Gadoury 1064a, F. 535/5, Friedberg 596a, Marianne Rooster type, UNC, raised edge lettering LIBERTÉ +* ÉGALITÉ +* FRATERNITÉ *++* (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity), weight 6.4516g (AGW 0.1867oz), composition 0.9 Au, 0.1 Cu, diameter 21.0mm, thickness 1.25mm, die axis 180°, Paris mint, 1911; obverse REPUBLIQUE-FRANÇAISE ⬝ (French Republic), laureate and draped bust of Marianne right, with long curly hair, wearing Phrygian cap and oak wreath bearing fruit, J.C./CHAPLAIN raised in two lines in lower right field before neck for engraver Jules-Clément Chaplain, embedded egg-and-dart border surrounding; reverse LIBERTE ⬝ EGALITE ⬝ FRATERNITE ⬝ (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity), rooster standing left on ground-line bearing some grasses and a group of flowers, 20-Fcs with macron below cs divided by rooster's legs across lower fields, 1911 in exergue, flanked by torch privy and cornucopia mint marks, engraved by Jules-Clément Chaplain, embedded egg-and-dart border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex eBay sale (17 Dec 2023); £350.00.SerendipityDec 19, 2023
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VRBS ROMA from Trier with decorated helmetVRBS ROMA
A.D. 332- 333
17mm 2.5g
VRBS-ROMA; Roma, helmeted, wearing imperial cloak; helmet decorated with a palm branch (or feather) and a volute on the bowl.
Rev.- She-wolf left with twins (Romulus and Remus); above, two stars.
In ex. TR•S
RIC VII Trier 542
This appears to be the only known example of Roma with a decorated helmet for the entire series.
Victor CDec 19, 2023
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JUSTINIAN I, AE Tetranummium (4 Nummi), struck 527 – 562 at ThessalonicaObverse: D N IVSTINIANVS AVG Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing right.
Reverse: Large Δ, between smaller A – P.
Diameter: 13.37mm | Weight: 1.66gms | Die Axis: 6
SBCV: 194 | Not in DOC | MIB: 175
Extremely Rare (R3)
Small denominations like this coin are excessively rare and are usually heavily worn. Hahn (MIB) considered this issue to have been struck between 538 – 540.*AlexDec 19, 2023
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Constans (A.D. 337-350)AE Centenionalis, A.D. 348-350, Thessalonica, 22.5mm, 6.25g, 180°, RIC VIII 109
Obv: DN CONSTANS PF AVG. Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO. Constans standing left on galley, holding phoenix and labarum, Victory seated ; TESΓ in ex.Marti VltoriDec 19, 2023
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RIC 339Denarius, 114-117
Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC
Laur. r., aegis.
Rev: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R
Mars walking r. with spear and trophy.
3.52g, 18mm
RIC 339, Woytek 520e (3 specimen, this coin depicted)klausklageDec 19, 2023
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RIC 284 var.Quinarius, 112-114
Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
Laur. r., dr. l. s.
Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI
Victory seated l. holding wreath and palm.
1.31g, 15mm
RIC 284 var., Woytek 442b (7 specimen, this coin depicted)klausklageDec 19, 2023
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RIC 88Denarius, 103-111
Obv: IMP NERVA TRAIANVS AVG GER DACICVS
Bust laur. r.
Rev: P M TR P COS V P P
Trophy and captive seated r.
3.10g, 18mm
RIC 88, Woytek 163b1 (8 specimen, this coin depicted)klausklageDec 19, 2023
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RIC 89 var.Denarius, 103-111
Obv: IMP NERVA TRAIANVS AVG GER DACICVS
Laur. r., dr. and cuirassed.
Rev: P M TR P COS V P P
Dacian seated r. on shield in attitude of mourning; below, curved sword.
3.50g, 18mm
RIC 89 var., Woytek 163f1 (3 specimen known, this coin depicted)
klausklageDec 19, 2023
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RIC - (before RIC 29)Denarius, 98-99
Obv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M
Laur. r.
Rev: TR P COS II P P
Abundantia seated l., holding sceptre, on chair with crossed cornucopiae as arms; fold of drapery over lap.
3.47g, 18mm
RIC - (before RIC 29); Woytek 12a (19 specimen, this coin depicted)
Ex Cahn 17/05/1922 no. 361
klausklageDec 19, 2023
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RIC 31 varDenarius, 98-99
Obv: IMP NERVA CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM P M
Laur. r.
Rev: TR P COS II P P
Concordia seated l., holding patera and cornucopiae; before her, an altar.
(RIC describes this type with a double cornucopiae; Woytek just writes "Füllhorn").
3.16g, 18mm
RIC 31, Woytek 4a (8 specimen known, this coin depicted)
klausklageDec 19, 2023
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RIC 1569 Vespasian QuadransIMP VESP AVG
Laureate head left
PM TR POT PP
Winged Caduceus
Rome, 74 CE
2.95g
RIC 1569 (R)
EX NSB Web Auction 20, lot 234
Part of an interesting series of coins struck in Rome with an Eastern flare.Jay GT4Dec 19, 2023
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4 Solidus weightLarge N and delta(4)
octogan, 18mm
wileycDec 19, 2023
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Two Nomisma weightLarge NB surrounded by wreath
8.49g
15 by 15 by 3mm
Hendin 346wileycDec 19, 2023
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One Nomisma weight Large N "O" above
4.16g
14/13/2mm
as Hendin 352wileycDec 19, 2023
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One Nomisma weight (DIKE) One Nomisma weight DIKE(one true weight)
DI dotted one side
KI dotted one side
4.27g
14/13/2mm
Appreciate Chart posted by Ross G at
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=131075.0for this otherwise difficult attribution wileycDec 19, 2023
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BCC LR89 Constantine II GLORIA EXERCITVSLate Roman
Constantine II 317-340 CE
as Augustus (337-340 CE).
Obv:DN CONSTAN-TINVS PF AVG
Laurel and rosette diademed head
right. Rev: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS(dot)
Two helmeted soldiers standing,
with spears, shields, and a single
military standard w/ O on banner
between them. In ex.: CONSB
AE 15.5mm 1.16gm. Axis:210 (7hr)
RIC VIII 25 Constantinople
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-dromeDec 19, 2023
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RIC 1502 Vespasian VariantÆ29, 11.17g
Ephesus (?) mint, 77-78 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVGVSTVS; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.
Rev: PONT MAX TR POT P P COS VIII CENS; S C in field; Jupiter std. l., with thunderbolt and sceptre
RIC 1502 var. (obv. head right). BMC -. BNC -. RPC 1475 var. (same).
Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 225, 30 November 2023, lot 92. Ex Curtis Clay Collection. Ex Lanz, eBay, January 2009.
Late in Vespasian's reign an exceedingly rare series of orichalcum bronze coins were struck in Asia Minor at an unknown mint. Although imperial in appearance, the style, weight system, and metal used all point to a mint other than Rome. Due to their extreme rarity today, they could not have been struck for any great length of time (the date cannot be narrowed down any further than Vespasian's COS VIII, 77-78 AD). The types consist of ones variously copied from either Rome or local provincial issues. A stylistic similarity with the earlier 'o' mint denarii possibly struck at Ephesus has been noted by both RIC and RPC. Here we have a previously unrecorded and unique variant of the Jupiter seated reverse with the obverse portrait facing left instead of right. The piece likely circulated as a dupondius. It was erroneously attributed in the HJB catalogue as 'RIC 1500', which is a Ceres seated type. David AthertonDec 19, 2023
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RIC - (after RIC 65)Denarius, 101-102
Obv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM
Laur. r.
Rev: P M TR P COS IIII P P
Victory standing l., fixing shield to trophy.
2.91g, 18mm
RIC -, Woytek 127a (5 specimen)klausklageDec 18, 2023
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RIC 5Denarius, 98-99 AD
Obv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM
Laur. r.
Rev: P M TR P COS II P P
Germania seated l. on shields, holding olive-branch.
Ex Herrero 2002; ex Soler y Llach 2021; ex Aureo & Calicó 2023
19mm, 3.05g
RIC 5, Woytek 56 (1 specimen known in the British Museum, in worse condition)klausklageDec 18, 2023
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RPC 1661 Titus HemidrachmΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΤΙΤΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒΑϹ
Laureate head of Titus, right
Nike standing, right, wreath in right hand, palm in left hand
Caesarea, Cappadocia
Undated but minted between 79-81 CE
1.82g
RPC 1661 (8 in core collections)
Ex-NBS web auction 20, lot 275
A scarcer coin minted while Titus was Augustus. Nice dark toning with some encrustation around the mouth and chin.
Jay GT4Dec 18, 2023
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1901 French Marianne Rooster Gold 20 FrancsFrance, Third Republic (1870-1940), Gold 20 Francs, 1901, SCWC KM 847, Gadoury 1064, F. 534/6, Friedberg 596, Marianne Rooster type, aUNC, raised edge lettering DIEU *+ PROTEGE +* LA FRANCE *++* (God Protect France), weight 6.4516g (AGW 0.1867oz), composition 0.9 Au, 0.1 Cu, diameter 21.0mm, thickness 1.25mm, die axis 180°, Paris mint, 1901; obverse REPUBLIQUE-FRANÇAISE ⬝ (French Republic), laureate and draped bust of Marianne right, with long curly hair, wearing Phrygian cap and oak wreath bearing fruit, J.C./CHAPLAIN raised in two lines in lower right field before neck for engraver Jules-Clément Chaplain, embedded egg-and-dart border surrounding; reverse LIBERTE ⬝ EGALITE ⬝ FRATERNITE ⬝ (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity), rooster standing left on ground-line bearing some grasses and a group of flowers, 20-Fcs with macron below cs divided by rooster's legs across lower fields, 1901 in exergue, engraved by Jules-Clément Chaplain, embedded egg-and-dart border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex NumisCorner 869592 (3 Dec 2023); £427.21.SerendipityDec 17, 2023
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BCC B41 Justinian I Follis ConstantinopleByzantine Period
Justinian I 527-565 CE
AE Follis, Constantinople
Obv: DN IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG
Diademed, draped and cuirassed
bust right. Rev: Large M, with
cross above, six-pointed star to
left, and cross to right. Below, A
In exergue: CON Minted 527-538 CE
31mm. 12.04gm. Axis:210 (7hr)
SB 158 first officina; DOC 28a.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-dromeDec 17, 2023
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RIC 1321 VespasianÆ As, 8.68g
Tarraco (?) mint, 70 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: CAESAR AVG F COS CAESAR AVG F PR; Heads of Titus, bare, r., and Domitian, bare, l., confronting; below, S C
RIC 1321 (R2). BMC 748B. BNC 797.
Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 225, 30 November 2023, lot 84. Ex Curtis Clay Collection. Ex Baldwin's, June 1970. Ex Glendining & Co. The V.J.E. Ryan Collection part V, 2 April 1952, lot 2745 (part).
Spain declared for Vespasian late in 69 after the second battle of Cremona in October. Spanish mints immediately began striking coinage in all metals for Vespasian, with perhaps Tarraco being the primary mint of the province. The early aes coinage copied many of the reverse designs seen on the precious metals at Rome, as is the case with this dynastic type featuring the confronting busts of Titus and Domitian (copying RIC 16). All the coins from the issue are quite rare indicating they were not struck for any great length of time, perhaps only to address a shortage of bronze coinage in the region. David AthertonDec 17, 2023
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C. ReniusC. Renius, 138 BC.
Roman AR denarius, 3.41 g, 15 mm.
Rome.
Obv: Helmeted head of Roma, right; X behind.
Rev: Juno in a biga of goats, right, wearing diadem and holding scepter and reins in left hand and whip in right hand; C·RENI below; ROMA in exergue.
Crawford (RRC) 231/1; RSC Renia 1; Sydenham 432.JayAg47Dec 17, 2023
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The Roman Empire. Vitellius AR Denarius (RIC I 36)Vitellius AR Denarius. Tarraco, AD 69. A VITELLIVS IMP GERMAN, laureate head left, globe at point of bust; to left, palm frond / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory flying to left, holding round shield inscribed S P Q R. RIC I 36; RSC 101. 3.45g, 18mm, 7h.
Ex Naville Numismatics Auction 41, 24th June 2018, Lot 523.
Ex Jesús Vico Auction 133, 15th November 2012, Lot 2327.
Vitellius struck his earliest coins during his brief reign at the mint of Tarraco (modern day Tarragona in Spanish Catalonia). This one features one of my favourite portraits in my entire collection. Paulus JDec 16, 2023
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Vespasian Lugdunum Sestertius Standing RomaObv.
IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III
Laureate head right
Globe at point of bust
Rev.
ROMA
S C
Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding Victory on extended right hand and vertical spear in left
71 AD
36mm 27.67g
RIC II.1 1136ancientdaveDec 16, 2023
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Vespasian Sestertius Fortuna ReduciObv.
IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III
Laureate head right
Rev.
FORTVNAE REDVCI
S C in ex
Fortuna standing left, holding branch & rudder set on globe in right hand, cornucopiae in left
71 AD
32.5mm 26.90g
RIC 230 BMCRE 529 Cohen 188ancientdaveDec 16, 2023
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Claudius Dupondius Ceres 2Obv.
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP
Bare head left
Rev.
CERES AVGVSTA
S C in ex.
Ceres, veiled and draped, seated left on ornamental throne, holding two corn-ears and long torch
41-50 AD
27.5mm 17.00g
RIC 94 Sear 1855
ancientdaveDec 16, 2023
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038 Haakon SverressonBracteate quarter-penny of Haakon III Sverresson (?), king of Norway 1202-1204
Mint: Unknown (or Hamar)
Schive VII:10
NM.13
This bracteate penny, with the letter H, might be from the Hamar mint, or might be assigned to Haakon III, the son of Sverre Sigurdsson, who was king for a short time in the early 13th century. His untimely death, possibly from poison, led to a succession crisis, and worsening of internal strife. Haakon's son, also named Haakon, ultimately would survive and became one of medieval Norway's greatest kings.
Ex- Oslo Myntgalleri auction 36 (lot 318)St. George's CollectionDec 16, 2023
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004 Harald "Bluetooth" GormssonBracteate penny of Harald "Bluetooth", king of Denmark 958-986 and Norway 970-986
Mint: Hedeby
Dorestad type
Harald, known as Bluetooth for uncertain reasons, but possibly due to a discolored or painted tooth, is known for introducing Christianity, and coinage, to Denmark. His unusual nickname has survived to the modern day, in the form of Bluetooth devices, named after Harald
Ex- Oslo Myntgalleri auction 36 (lot 620), CJ Simensen, Hornung auction 1 (lot 33)St. George's CollectionDec 16, 2023
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016 Olav HaraldssonPenny of Olav III "Kyrre" Haraldsson, king of Norway 1067-1093
Mint: Unknown
Schive III:23
NM.13
Olav "Kyrre" or "the peaceful", was the son of Harald Hardrade, the famous Viking chieftan who died in England at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. Olav's reign was a relatively peaceful one for this turbulent age, giving him his nickname.
Ex- Oslo Myntgalleri auction 36 (lot 309), CJ SimensenSt. George's CollectionDec 16, 2023
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CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 325-315 BC. AR Nomos7.82 g, 19 mm.
Obv: Nude youth on horseback right, placing wreath on horse's head; below, owl flying right.
Rev: TAPAΣ.
Taras astride dolphin left, holding cup in extended right hand; |-H below.
Vlasto 659.
Condition: Very fine.
LeoDec 16, 2023
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BCC B40 Justinian I FollisByzantine Period
Justinian I 527-565 CE
AE Follis, Constantinople
Obv: DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVC
Bust facing, in helmet with plume
and diadem, cuirassed, holding
globus cruciger and shield; cross
to right. Rev: Large M, with cross
above, ANNO to left, and date,
X/U/III? to rt. (RY 18=544/5)
Below, E? In exergue: CON?
36.5mm. 14.45gm. (broken) Axis:180
SB 163 fifth officina; DOC I 43f?
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-dromeDec 16, 2023
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RIC 0008Domitian; 81-96 AD, Rome, 81 AD, Denarius,
3.36g.
IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG PONT Head laureate r. Rx: P P COS VII - DES VIII Wreath on curule chair. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection. Rare early PONT issue, not yet PONT MAX..
RIC-8 (R2), pl. 117
Ex Harlan Berk Bid or Buy sale #224 Lot # 140
orfewDec 15, 2023
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Koinon of MacedoniaObv. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
diademed and cuirassed bust of Alexander the Great with hanging hair, right, seen from front, shield on left shoulder
Rev. ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚƐΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝƐΩ, COƐ (!)
lion advancing right; above, club
AMNG 839, RPC 70269, 27mm 10,30g, Year 244
Ex.Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 135 Lot 362 12/03/2023PriscusDec 15, 2023
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Koinon of MacedoniaAv. ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
helmeted head of Alexander the Great, r.; griffin on helmet
Rv. ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚƐΔΟΝΩΝ Β ΝƐΩ, ƐΟϹ
Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus galloping right, hurling spear
AMNG 849 , RPC 70267, 28mm 10,85g, Year 244
Ex. SAVOCA COINS, Silver Auction 187 number 111 12/10/2023, Künker Auction 89 number 2506PriscusDec 15, 2023
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The Roman Empire. Hadrian AR Denarius (RIC II.3 313)Hadrian AR Denarius. Rome, AD 120-121. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right, with slight drapery over far shoulder / P M TR P COS III, Hadrian writing at desk seated left on platform, attendant stood behind, Liberalitas in background holding up coin scoop, citizen ascending steps of platform holding out fold of toga; LIBERAL AVG / III in exergue. RIC II.3 313; BMCRE 298. 3.09g, 17mm, 6h.
Ex Den of Antiquity eBay sale, 25th January 2016.
One of the earliest coins in my collection, and one that I have never been able to bring myself to part with. I find this reverse type really interesting, and what the coin lacks in grade it makes up for with plenty of character! This is a coin that clearly remained in circulation for some time, and likely passed between the hands of many a Roman citizen. There is a connection to history with worn coins like these that I find less readily available when holding a coin in pristine mint state (but I still love those too...)
Here we see a ‘Liberalitas’ scene, first used on the coins of Hadrian and continued by subsequent rulers well into the 3rd century AD. Liberalitas was the personification of generosity, and we can see her lurking in the background here (possibly as a statue) and holding some sort of monetary device; this is described in RIC II.3 as a ‘coin scoop’ but i’ve seen it described as a coin counting board, abacus or tessera in various places over the years. Hadrian himself is sat writing at a desk whilst a Roman citizen extends his toga out to collect a donation or gift of money from the Emperor. Meanwhile an attended stands behind the emperor...perhaps they could be a body guard or clerk of some sort? The coin manages to fit an awful lot of detail into a tiny space. In the exergue we have ‘LIBERAL AVG III’ (although the ‘III’ is missing due to the coin wear on a small flan) and advertises that this was the third time Hadrian had shown his generosity and made a distribution to the people. Paulus JDec 15, 2023
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JUSTINIAN I, AR 120 Nummi, struck 552 - 565 at Rome or RavennaObverse: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG Diademed bust of Justinian I facing right, wearing robe ornamented with a row of pellets.
Reverse: Large P•K enclosed within wreath.
Diameter: 11mm | Weight: 0.67gms | Die Axis: 6
SBCV: 317 (Rome) | DOC: 336.3 (Ravenna) | MIB: 76 (Rome) | Ranieri: 355 (Ravenna)
Very Rare
In 552 the Byzantine general Narses crossed the Apennines with an army of around 25,000 men and marched on Rome only to find himself blocked by a Gothic force, under their king Totila, near Taginae in central Italy. However, Narses deployed his army in the form of a crescent in a narrow mountain valley with his dismounted cavalry mercenaries placed as a phalanx in the centre and his flanks protected by a mixed force of archers he had sent to seize the dominant heights. The Goths opened the battle with a determined cavalry charge but were halted by the enfilading fire from both sides and fell back in disarray on to the Byzantine infantry which had curved round behind them. The Byzantine cataphracts then swept into the confused Gothic mass and more than 6,000 Goths, including their leader Totila, were killed. The remnants of the Gothic army fled and Narses proceeded to Rome, capturing the city after a brief siege. The following year Narses ambushed a combined Gothic force under King Teia and his brother Aligern. The Gothic force was crushed in a hopeless last stand south of Naples, Teia was killed in the fighting and, though Aligern escaped the battle, he surrendered a few months later, so ending the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy after 60 years of rule.*AlexDec 15, 2023
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CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 500-490 BC. AR NomosAR. 7.30 g. 24.00 mm.
Obv. Phalanthos riding dolphin right, holding cuttlefish; below, ΤΑΡΑS (retrograde).
Rev. TRA (retrograde). Hippocamp right; cockle shell below.
HN Italy 827; Vlasto 108var.
Attractive tone. Vert fine.LeoDec 15, 2023
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RIC II 1² Domitian 0330Obv.: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P IIII
Rev.: IMP VIIII COS XI CENS POTES P P
Domitian 81-96, Aureus 85, Rom, 21mm 7,70g, +ss, (R2), RIC II 1² this coin cited
Calicó 864 this coin, Ex. Naville II 1922 L539, INV:R263
Ex. Aureo & Calicó A418 Lot 498, 18.10.23Dirk JDec 14, 2023
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Constantius II Fel Temp Reparatio Captives Constantius II, 337-361 CE
AE Centenionalis Diameter: 19-21 mm, Weight: 4.42 grams, Die axis: 1h
Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG
Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe in right hand.
Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Emperor standing left, holding standard decorated with cross before him, shield behind, two Persian captives kneeling on left, star in field to left.
Mint: SMKS: Cyzicus
References: RIC 84
Notes:
-The S is actually a digamma (ϛ ); sixth officina.
-Minted November 353 to 355 CE.
Purchased from eBay Australia, 2023PharsalosDec 14, 2023
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20mm, 7.87 g, 5h
Rider on horseback l., holding shield.
Rev. Phalanthos, holding torch, seated on dolphin l.; below, retrograde Σ / ΤΑΡΑΣ.
Vlasto 312. SNG ANS 874 (these dies). Fischer-Bossert 337f.
Rare. Struck on a very broad flan and with an attractive old cabinet tone.
Light graffito on reverse, otherwise good very fine.LeoDec 14, 2023
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CALABRIA, Taras. AR Diobol, 380-325 BC.AR. 1.13 g. 12.00 mm.
Obv. Head of Athena, wearing helmet.
Rev. Herakles standing right and fighting lion.
Vlasto 1344, HN Italy 976.
Light old cabinet tone. VF.
Ex Astarte IX (2002), 6.LeoDec 14, 2023
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BCC B39 Heraclius Follis KYZByzantine Period
Heraclius 610-641 CE
AE Follis, Cyzicus
Obv: DN hRACLI PERP AVG
Heraclius facing, cuirassed and wearing
plumed helmet, bearded, holding cross
on globe in right hand and shield with
star on left shoulder. Rev: Large M, with
cross above, to left ANNO, to right III
(regnal yr. 3 = 612/613 CE), below, A
In exergue: KYZ
32.25mm. 15.68gm. Axis:165 (5/6Hr)
SB 839 first officina; DOC 169a.
Uncertain Provenance, ca. 1977
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-dromeDec 14, 2023
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Gallienus Billon Silvered Antoninianus23.01 mm 3.56 gr.
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: AETERNITAS AVG, she-wolf standing right suckling Romulus and Remus
Mint: Antioch (265-266) palm branch in exergue
RSC IV 46a; Alfoldi, Berytus V (1938) pp. 49-50, Table XVI, plate 15Ken W2Dec 14, 2023
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Gallienus Billon Silvered Antoninianus23.01 mm 3.05 gr.
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head left
Rev: AETERNITAS AVG, she-wolf standing right suckling Romulus and Remus
Mint: Antioch (265-266)
RSC IV 47; Alfoldi, Berytus V (1938) pp. 49-50, Table XVII, plate 19
Ken W2Dec 14, 2023
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104a12. Theodosius IAR Siliqua. 8.5mm (clipped), 1.21 g. AD 379-395. Uncertain mint.
Obv: DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: CONCORDIA AVGGG, Concordia, turreted, seated facing on throne, looking right, right foot on prow, holding sceptre and cornucopiae. Mintmark off flan. Similar to RIC IX Aquileia 25; RSC 4c; Sear 20448.lawrence cDec 14, 2023
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Constantius I SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART from CarthageConstantius I
A.D. 303
30mm 9.0g
CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES; laureate head right.
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART; Carthage standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands; H in left field.
In ex Γ
RIC VI Carthage 34a
Ex-LindgrenVictor CDec 13, 2023
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Constantine I SOLI INVICTO COMITI from TrierConstantine I
A.D. 310-13
23x24mm 4.4g
IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right
SOLI INVICTO COMITI; radiate and draped bust of Sol right, seen from rear.
RIC VI Trier 890
Victor CDec 13, 2023
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RIC 1501 VespasianÆ27, 10.94g
Ephesus (?) mint, 77-78 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVGVSTVS; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: PONT MAX TR POT P P COS VIII CENS; S C in field; Jupiter stg. l., with thunderbolt and sceptre
RIC 1501 (R2). BMC 893. BNC -. RPC 1474 (1 spec.).
Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 225, 30 November 2023, lot 91. Ex Curtis Clay Collection. Ex Leu E17, Pt. 2, 15 August 2021, lot 2361.
Late in Vespasian's reign an exceedingly rare series of orichalcum bronze coins were struck in Asia Minor at an unknown mint. Although imperial in appearance, the style, weight system, and metal used all point to a mint other than Rome. Due to their extreme rarity today, they could not have been struck for any great length of time (the date cannot be narrowed down any further than Vespasian's COS VIII, 77-78 AD). The types consist of ones variously copied from either Rome or local provincial issues. A stylistic similarity with the earlier 'o' mint denarii possibly struck at Ephesus has been noted by both RIC and RPC. This Jupiter standing type may have been intended to circulate as a dupondius (BMCRE attributes it as such).David AthertonDec 13, 2023
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BCC B38 Justin II and Sophia FollisByzantine Period
Justin II 565-578 CE
AE Follis, Nicomedia
Obv: DN IVSTINVS PP AVG
Justin and Sophia seated facing on
double throne, both crowned and
nimbate. Justin holding cross on
globe, Sophia holding cross on sceptre.
Rev: Large M, with cross above, to left
ANNO, to right GIII (regnal yr. 9=573/
574 CE), below, A. In exergue: NIKO
31mm. 12.44gm. Axis:150
SB 369 first officina; DOC I 99b.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1973
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-dromeDec 12, 2023
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Numerian Virtus RIC Vb 466Numerian, Antoninianus, Antioch, 282 - 283 AD, 4.08g, 20mm, RIC 466, Cohen 108, Sear 12256
OBV: IMP C M AVR NVMERIANVS NOB C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REV: VIRTVS AV-GG, Numerian standing right, holding sceptre and receiving Victory
on globe from Carus standing left, holding long sceptre, epsilon delta between, XXI in ex.
SCARCE
SRukkeDec 12, 2023
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BCC RI39 Gallienus Victoria GermanRoman Imperial
Gallienus 253-260C.E.
Antoninianus (Base silver or AE)
Obv: IMP GALLIENUS AVG Radiate,
draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: VICTORIA GERMAN Emperor
standing left, holding globe and sceptre,
receiving wreath from victory, standing
right. Star above.
22 x 19.5mm. 2.56gm. Axis: 180
RIC V.1 452 Antioch Mint
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1976
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-dromeDec 11, 2023
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1872-A French Ceres Silver 1 FrancFrance, Third Republic (1870-1940), Silver 1 Franc, 1872-A, SCWC KM 822.1, Gadoury 465a, F. 216/5, Ceres (Small A type), gEF, bright mint lustre, a few small surface bag marks, edge milled, weight 5.0g (ASW 0.1342oz), composition 0.835 Ag, 0.165 Cu, diameter 23.0mm, thickness 1.0mm, die axis 180°, Paris mint, 1872; obverse REPUBLIQUE-✶ FRANÇAISE • (French Republic), head of Ceres left, goddess of the harvest, wearing pearl choker, double chignon and crowned with composite wreath of wheat sheaves, flowers, olive leaves and olives, oak leaves and acorns, tied with ribbon descending on neck and passing over the forehead, with a headband inscribed CONCOR[DE], E.A.OUDINÉ.F. raised below truncation for engraver Eugène-André Oudiné, toothed border surrounding; reverse (• olive branch) LIBERTE • EGALITE • FRATERNITE • (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity), 1/FRANC/1872 in three lines, within closed composite olive and oak wreath tied with bow at base, small mint mark A in exergue, flanked by bee and anchor privy marks, engraved by Eugène-André Oudiné, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Timothy Medhurst Coins & Antiquities (11 Dec 2023); £95.00.SerendipityDec 11, 2023
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Italian States DenierObv-Castle within circle, +.IA.NV.A
Rev--Cross within circle, CUNRAD1.REX
Mint-Genoa
Date-1139-1339
weight-.65g
15mm
Biaggi#835
ex CNG lot 1783 esale 2/25/21
They were minted for nearly two full centuries and were widely accepted not only in Genoa but also throughout the regionwileycDec 11, 2023
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RIC 369/370 Divus Vespasian [Titus]Æ Sestertius, 24.21g
Rome mint, 80-81 AD
Obv: DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS PATER PAT; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: PAX AVGVSTI; S C in field; Pax stg. l., with branch and cornucopiae
Cf. RIC 369/370 (for obv./rev.). BMC -. BNC-.
Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 225, 30 November 2023, lot 116. Ex Curtis Clay Collection. Ex Biga E9, 24 April 2022, lot 533.
Portrait sestertii of Divus Vespasian are exceedingly rare. Here we have a unique and unpublished variant of the Divus Vespasian Pax type RIC 370. This new variety combines an obverse legend previously known from one specimen (RIC 369) with a variant of a unique Pax reverse type (RIC 370 with AVGVST instead of AVGVSTI). Curtis Clay assigned this issue to Titus' Thracian mint, but I agree with RIC that the style (similar to contemporary Rome mint denarii) and fabric (the reverse flan is concave, a hallmark of the Rome mint) suggests Rome rather than an Eastern provincial mint. Although Vespasian died in June 79, his Divus coins struck under Titus date to 80-81. Nathan Elkins has proposed that Vespasian's consecration was delayed until the Colosseum was completed with the opening games dedicated to him. The Divus coins would have been struck to commemorate the event after mid 80.David AthertonDec 11, 2023
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Providentia, Marcus Aurelius Silver DenariusMarcus Aurelius (7 Mar 161 - 17 Mar 180 CE), Silver Denarius, RIC III 170, RSC II 881, BMCRE IV 439, Hunter II 37, Cohen III 881, SRCV II -, EF, sharply struck, beautifully toned, radiating flow lines on the obverse, reverse slightly off-centre with some weakness in legends and scattered light porosity, closed flan crack, plain edge, weight 3.25g, composition Ag, diameter 19.0×18.0mm, thickness 3.13mm, die axis 180°, Rome mint, Dec 166 - Dec 167 CE; obverse M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head right; reverse TR P [X]XI•IMP IIII COS [III], Providentia, draped, standing half-left, wand over globe in right hand, long sceptre vertical in left; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Sovereign Rarities (3 Dec 2022); ex Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang Collection, Part II, Leu Numismatik web auction 21 (19 Jul 2022), lot 4265; ex Peus 378 (28 Apr 2004), lot 658; £375.00.
Providentia is most often depicted clothed in a matron’s gown, holding a cornucopia or long sceptre in her left hand and in her right a short wand, which she points to a globe. She holds this globe in her right hand or it lies at her feet. The type is intended to mark the power and wisdom of the emperor, who ruled the Roman world.
Providentia is the personification of the ability to foresee and to make provision for the future. This ability was considered essential for the emperor and providentia was among the embodiments of virtues that were part of the imperial cult. Cicero said that providentia, memoria (memory) and intellegentia (understanding) are the three main components of prudentia, the knowledge what is good or bad or neither.SerendipityDec 10, 2023
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Byzantine, Romanus III Gold HistamenonRomanus III Argyrus (12 Nov 1028 - 11 Apr 1034 CE), Gold Histamenon Nomisma, DOC III-2 1d, Morrisson BnF 43/Cp/AV/01, Ratto 1972, Sommer 43.2.2, SBCV 1819, Wroth BMC 2, coronation issue, EF, plain edge, weight 4.45g (AGW 0.1401oz), composition 0.979 Au, diameter 25.0mm, thickness 1.0mm, die axis 180°, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 12 Nov 1028 - 11 Apr 1034 CE; obverse + IҺS XIS RЄX-RЄϚNANTIҺm (Jesus Christ, King of Kings), Christ Pantokrator, bearded, enthroned facing on square-backed throne (Type IIa), with nimbus cruciger, wearing pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction and holding Book of Gospels by upper edge on left knee with left, pelleted double border surrounding; reverse ΘCЄ bOHΘ'-RωmAҺω (God-Bearer, help Romanus), MΘ (Mother of God) with macrons above centre, Virgin, nimbate, standing facing on right, wearing pallium and maphorium, raising left hand in benediction and crowning with right Romanus III, bearded, standing facing on left, wearing crown with cross and pendilia, sakkos and modified square pattern loros with four pellets on fold, holding right hand on breast and globus cruciger in left, pelleted double border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Sovereign Rarities (1 Jan 2022); ex Roma Numismatics e-sale 90 (18 Nov 2021), lot 1497, acquired from European Collection; scarce; £1,200.00.
The image of Christ Pantokrator was one of the first images of Christ developed in the Early Christian Church and remains a central icon of the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the half-length image, Christ holds the New Testament in his left hand and makes the gesture of teaching or of blessing with his right.SerendipityDec 10, 2023
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Roman, Trajan Silver DenariusTrajan (25 Jan 98 - 8/9 Aug 117 CE), Silver Denarius, RIC II 315, RSC II 150a, BMCRE III 634, BnF IV 894, Hunter II 206, Strack I 257, Woytek 579v, SRCV II -, Choice gEF, excellent portrait, well-centred on a slightly ragged flan, sharply struck, radiating flow lines, minor marks, edge cracks, plain edge, weight 3.21g, composition Ag, diameter 20.0×18.0mm, thickness 2.85mm, die axis 210°, Rome mint, c.autumn 116 - Aug 117 CE; obverse IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GERM DAC, laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind; reverse PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Fortuna, veiled and draped, seated left, holding rudder by tiller in right hand, cornucopia in left, FORT RED in exergue; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Sovereign Rarities (26 Feb 2021); ex Michael Kelly Collection, Spink auction 20120 (13 Feb 2020), lot 268; £425.00.
This sharply struck and amazingly lifelike Trajan silver denarius looks more like an exquisitely carved high relief cameo gemstone.SerendipityDec 10, 2023
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Hadrian Denarius, 134-8, from the Ropsley (Lincolnshire) Hoard 2018, buried 150-2Hadrian (11 Aug 117 - 10 Jul 138 CE), Silver Denarius, Ropsley Hoard 21, RIC II 234d, RSC II 615, BMCRE III 608, Strack II 231, Hunter II -, SRCV I -, gEF, excellent portrait, well-centred and sharply struck on a tight flan, lightly toned, little wear, some hoard encrustations both sides, edge cracks, plain edge, weight 3.27g, composition Ag, diameter 18.0mm, thickness 2.62mm, die axis 210°, Rome mint, 134-8 CE; obverse HADRIANVS-AVG COS III P P, laureate head right; reverse FELICI-T-AS AVG (Happiness of the Emperor), Felicitas, draped, standing half-left, caduceus in right hand, olive branch in left; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Silbury Coins (15 Aug 2022); £350.00.
Sometime, during 150-2 CE in the North Eastern corner of the Roman province of Britannia, a citizen was compelled to bury his pot of 522 denarii, equivalent in value to around £12,500 ($15,684.99) in modern-day currency. A substantial amount given that a Roman soldier would have been paid around 300 denarii per year. The coins were reportedly found in a possible crude cist inside a Roman greyware vessel (complete but broken, with interior staining from coins).
The Ropsley (Lincolnshire) Hoard 2018 (LANCUM-F93E5B) comprised denarii, from Mark Antony (32 BCE) to Faustina II (152 CE), but many were of Hadrian (117-38 CE). The silver hoard was found in Lincolnshire on 16th March 2018 by a metal detectorist, not far from the Roman town of Ancaster (Causennis) and Ermine Street, the Roman road connecting London to Lindum Colonia (Lincoln) and Eboracum (York).
What compelled the citizen to bury the hoard we can only imagine; was it for safekeeping while he headed to market in nearby Ancaster (Causennis), just a short trip up Ermine Street or had he been asked to head north and help with the trouble caused by the Caledonians near Hadrian’s Wall? Perhaps they were stolen by a mischievous slave who was then caught, sold and could never return to recover his loot. Who knows for certain, but these coins were not recovered, at least not in Roman times. Intriguingly, burnt charcoal fragments were also recovered by British Museum conservators and scientifically identified as willow.SerendipityDec 10, 2023
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Six scripula weightLarge S, "6"
6.48g= 6 scripula of 1.08 each
Hendin 347wileycDec 10, 2023
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Large H 8 Siliguae weightLarge H with pellet in center
1.48g=8 siliguce of .185geach
9mmdia/2mm
Hendin 365wileycDec 10, 2023
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