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Roman, Dominitian.Dominitian and his incredible Flavian profile, with that nose and chin trying to meet in the middle. I think something about the portrait is mildly subversive, in that I think a few honest Roman citizens would have seen it and thought "He's in charge? Crikey..."
BanjaxedJul 10, 2015
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Phillip I Viminacium AN VIIIPhillip I right facing bust, laureate,
Legend; IMP IVL M PHILLIPVS AVG
Reverse Legend; P S COL VIM
Moesia, Bull and lion type.
Exergue; AN VIII
Viminacium, Moesia Superior, July 246 - July 247
Ex Forum.
BanjaxedJul 08, 2015
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Caracalla AR denarius 'Virtus'Caracalla, laureate head right.
Legend; ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Reverse Legend; PONTIF TRP XIII COS III
Reverse Type; Virtus standing right, stepping on helmet, holding spear and parazonium
Mint; Rome, 210 AD. 1.6 grams
ref RIC 117a; Sear (1988) 1948; RSC 477
scratch to Caracalla's face. Otherwise a nice coin. BanjaxedJul 08, 2015
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Caracalla AR denarius 'caracalla sacrifices'Caracalla laureate head right.7
Legend; ANTONINIVS PIVS AVG 19
Reverse Legend; VOTA SVSCEPTA X 208
Reverse type; Caracalla standing left, sacrificing over altar.
Mint; rome 206 2010 ad. 2.6 grams
RIC IVi, 150 (s) Scarce, page 234 - Cohen 688 - SEAR RCV II (2002), #6909, page 529
scarce type. Broken nose.BanjaxedJul 08, 2015
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Gordian III AR Ant. 'Fortuna'Gordian III right facing, radiate, draped and cuirassed
Legend; IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Reverse legend; FORTVNA REDVX
Reverse type, Fortuna seated left with rudder and cornucopia.
Mint; Antioch, 242 -244 AD. 3.3 grams
Poor Gordian III. Despite the optimistic boosterism of the reverse legend here, Fortuna did not 'redvx' for him nor the empire for quite a bit. Indeed, things got worse before they got better...BanjaxedJul 08, 2015
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Julia Domna AR Denarius 'Venus, apple and scepter'Julia Domna, bare headed, draped bust right.
Legend; IVLIA DOMNA AVG
Reverse Legend; VENER VICT
Venus standing left holding apple and scepter.
Mint; Emesa, 193 -196 AD. 3.1 grams.
I cannot get the camera to convey just how exquisite this tiny coin is.
You will have to take my word on that and also that the reverse legend
is as I say it is here. The reverse legend does come out more 'in person'.BanjaxedJul 08, 2015
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Herennia Etruscilla AR Ant. 'Pudicitia'Herennia Etruscilla, Diademed, draped bust right on crescent.
Legend; HER ETRVCILLA AVG
Reverse Legend; PVDICITA AVG
Type; Pudicita standing left, pulling veil and holding scepter.
Mint Rome. 249 -250 AD. 3.6 grams.
Not the greatest example due to a nasty scratch on her face and a fair bit of wear on the obverse, but hey, are there any of us perfect? :)
BanjaxedJul 08, 2015
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Severus Alexander AR denarius 'Severus Alexander, branch and scepter'Bust; Right facing Laureate, draped. 9
Obverse Legend; IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG 4
Reverse Legend; PM TR P II COS PP 65
Type; Severus Alexander, standing facing holding branch and sceptre. 108
Mint Rome. 222 AD. 3.3 grams.
Nice Portrait, well I think so anyway.BanjaxedJul 04, 2015
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Domitian AR Denarius 'Minerva'Bust; Right facing bust Laurete.
Obv. Legend; IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TR P X
Reverse legend; IMP XXI COS XV CENS P PP
Type; Minerva advancing right, aiming spear and holding shield.
Mint; Rome, 90 – 91 AD. 3.1 grams
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septimus Severus AR Denarius 'Roma'Bust: Right facing bust, Laureate.
Obv. Legend; SEVERVS PIVS AVG
Reverse Legend; RESTITVTOR VRBIS
Type; Roma seated left, holding palladium and spear, shield below seat
Mint Rome, 204 -210 ad. 3 grams
RIC 288, RSC 606, BMC 359
BanjaxedJul 04, 2015
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Caracalla AR Denarius, ‘Sol invictus’.Bust; Youthful Caracalla. Laureate, draped bust right.
Obverse legend; ANTONINIVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse legend; PONTIFEX TR P III
Type; Sol standing facing holding globe and spear
Mint, Rome, 200 AD. 2.8 grams
Ref Caracalla Denarius, RIC 30a, RSC 413, BMC 179
Here is little Antoninius, flush with the innocence of boyhood.BanjaxedJul 04, 2015
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Caracalla AR Denarius ‘Libertas’Bust: Right facing, Laureate.
Obverse Legend; ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT
Reverse Legend; PM TR P XVI COS IIII PP
Type; Libertas standing left holding pileus and scepter
MINT Rome, 213 AD. 2.6 grams
RIC IVi, 209a, page 241 - Cohen 224 (plate xii, 12) - SEAR RCV II (2002), #6830, page 522
Fearsome portrait.BanjaxedJul 04, 2015
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Severus Alexander AR Denarius ‘VIRTVS AVG’Bust: right facing, laureate
Obverse legend; IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG
Reverse Legend; VIRTVS AVG
Type; Virtus seated left, holding branch and scepter.
Mint; Rome, 228 – 231 AD. 3 grams.
RIC IV 221; BMCRE 656; RSC 580a.
BanjaxedJul 04, 2015
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Septimus Severus Victory denariusavers: Septimus severus, laureate, left facing.
Revers; Victory advancing right, palm over left shoulder, wreath(?) in right hand ' ' in top left
2.6 gramsBanjaxedJun 16, 2015
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Phillp 1 Antoninianus 'Felicitas'Bust: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right (rear view)
Legend: IMPMIVLPHILIPUSAVG
Reverse Legend: PM TR III COS II PP
Reverse Type: Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and Cornucopia.
Minted Rome 246 and 249 AD. Antioch 247 AD.
4.5 gms.
Die axis 12 o’clock.BanjaxedJun 14, 2015
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Commodus Denarius, 'Mars'RIC 257, C 346 L
Legend: AELAVRELCOMMAVGPFEL
Laureate head right.
Reverse Legend:: MARTIVLTORIAVG
Mars standing right, holding spear and resting hand on shield. 191-192
2.7 gms (seems to be clipped). Die axis 6 o’clock. Rome, 191 -192 AD.BanjaxedJun 14, 2015
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Severus Alexander Denarius 'Fortuna'Laureate, draped bust right.
Legend: IMP SEVALEXAND AVG
Reverse Legend: PMTRTRPCOS
Fortuna Standing left, Holding Rudder on globe and cornucopia. Star in upper left field.
2.1 grams die axis 11 o’clock.
Mint: Antioch. 222 AD.
BanjaxedJun 14, 2015
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Octacillia Severa, Concordia Ant.AR Antoninianus. 3.1 grams. Die axis 1 o’clock.
Bust: diademed, draped Right rust on crescent.
Legend: OCTACILSEVERAAVG
Reverse: CONCORDIAAVGg
Type: Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia.
Rome Mint 248 AD.BanjaxedJun 14, 2015
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Armenia - Levon IV silver TakvorinSis mint 1320 - 1342
Obverse, crowned equestrian king, advancing right. Sceptre with fleur de lis
field mark to rear of king.
Reverse; Lion advancing right. Cross in background.
My attribution is based on what I think is this same coin on page 55 of David Rucksers' work at
http://www.numismatas.com/Forum/Pdf/David%20Ruckser/Coins%20of%20Cilician%20Armenia.pdf
BanjaxedMar 24, 2015
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Elagabalus silver victoriaBust: laureate, draped bust right.
Obverse: IMP ANTONINUS PIUS AUG
Reverse: VICTORIA AUG
Type: Victory standing left, holding opened wreath, shield on either side by feet.
Star in left field.
Minted in: Rome.
From: 218 – 222
BanjaxedMar 21, 2015
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ANCIENT FORGERY -Dilver - Caracalla - NobilitasBearded Caracalla looking - apparently - clearly not ancient.
Obverse legend (probably intended as): ANTONINIVSPIVSAVG
Reverse legend (most likely): NOBILITAS
Reverse (again, probably): Nobilitas standing right, holding scepter and palladium, shield to right
(as per Aorta)
Above reflects the best, most likely attribution that I had but it did seem odd that the only attribution that I could come up with was for a 'Quinarius' as it's about the same size as my not-a-quinarius Elagabalus silver coin. I posted it in good faith thinking I'd done a good job to ID it given its condition. Below you can read the comments from other Forum members who told me it was most likely an ancient forgery.
It looks like that rather than go with a recognised, common coin that would stand out against the real thing, the forgers took a chance with a design known to be on the quinarius, but not on the denari. I suppose that they figured that folks would just assume that the mint was making denari with the same features as the quinarius (beared Caracalla, NOBILITAS etc) and not ask too many questions. OR, NOBILITAS was just the shortest reverse legend and the easiest picture to replicate. Why knows? A relic of the otherwise unpublished seedy underbelly of Rome... I like it. Hope you do to.
BanjaxedMar 21, 2015
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Arcadian, VOT V HeracleaObverse legend: DN ARCADIVS PF AVG
12-13 mm
RIC IX Heraclea 18b
BanjaxedMar 21, 2015
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HippocampusSicily, Syracuse?
A nice surprise from an uncleaned lot.
I like the detail that remains on the hippocamp, and the eye slits on Athena's hoplite helmet.BanjaxedMar 18, 2015
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Gordian III Moesia Superiour ANI SestercesViminacium Mint. AD 239 Bull and Lion series.
Spirit of Moesia standing flanked by a bull (representing the VII legio) and the lion (representing the IIII Legio)BanjaxedMar 17, 2015
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Galeria Valeria, daughter of Diocletian, wife of co-Emporer Galeria, Cyzicus mint, Turkey 308-309 ADBust: Right facing, diademed, no crescent.
Obverse: GALVALERIAAVG
Reverse: VENERIVICTRICI
Type: Venus standing left, holding apple and raising skirt.
Mint = MKV = Cyzicus. Turkey.
Mark = triangle
308 -309 AD. (according to Aorta)
She doesn't come across as a great beauty in other busts, but I think she's rather beautiful in this version. She has a sad expression in her eyes, as if she can see what's coming for her...
BanjaxedOct 20, 2014
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Herennia Etruscilla, SestertiusObverse bust: Herennia Etruscilla, Diademed and draped. Appears to be some ancient damage to rear of head, patina over this. Possibly by the mint for correction of weight?
Obverse legend HE[RETRV]SCILLAAVG
Reverse Type: Moesia centre, left facing, Bull to left, lion to right.
Reverse legend: PMS C-OLVIM
Exe: AN XII
250=251 AD
Likely to be: Pick ref 137
Tentative Attribution courtesy of Helvetica's magnificent Moesia spreadsheet.
BanjaxedOct 20, 2014
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Antoninus Pius, Alexandria, Nike Inscribing Shield 142-143 ADObv: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, Rev: Nike standing inscribing shield on short column. BMC 1069
Nike is missing her head, poor dear.BanjaxedOct 18, 2014
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Koinion of Macedonia - Alexander and BucephalusSimilar to the example provided in a discussion on the portraiture of Alexander on coinage at:
http://rg.ancients.info/alexander/portrait.html
That is described as:
"Koinon of Macedonia bronze (AE-26) from Beroea, Macedonia, c. 222-235 AD, Sear Greek Imperial 4808v."
Although in this version, Alexander seems to be charging forward with a raised hand or sword. It is Koinion of Macedonia, it is Alexander and it is Bucephalus, but I don't know the precise mint nor year. Let's call it 3rd century.
BanjaxedOct 18, 2014
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Pontus, Gorgon and Nike AE20Obverse; Gorgon's head in Ageis. Reverse; Nike advancing right, fern over left shoulder. 1st to 2nd century BC. Mithradaties VI, Kabiera mint.BanjaxedOct 18, 2014
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Thessalian League AE Thessaly , AE bronze, 199-146 BC. Apollo right. Reverse Athena standing right , brandishing a spear and holding a shield. Attributed by Forvm member.BanjaxedOct 18, 2014
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