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ROMA Commermorative 33.3-334 ap.J-C
Obv. VRBS ROMA, buste casqué et cuirassé à gauche.
Rev: louve allaitant Romulus and Remus, au-dessus de deux étoiles.
Marque d'atelier:
18mm.,1,85g .,patine foncee
Heraclea
RIC VII 143 Urbs Roma Commemorative AE Reduced Follis. VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust left / She-wolf standing left, suckling twins, two stars above. Mintmark SMH officina letter and star. _1318

Antonivs Protti

Commemorative Series 330-354 Follis URBS ROMA She-wolf Romulus RemusBritanikus

Philip I AD 244-249 Æ Sestertius (27x31mm, 15.79 g.)
Secular Games issue.
Rome mint, struck AD 249.
Obv. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Rev. SAECVLARES AVGG, she-wolf standing left, head right, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus.
RIC IV 159

Continuing the tradition of Claudius and Antoninus Pius before him, the celebration of the Secular Games at the end of every century since the founding of Rome culminated during the reign of Philip I, as the city celebrated her 1,000th anniversary in AD 248. The legends on these issues almost exclusively read Saeculares Augg, and feature a similar iconography from previous games, such as the she-wolf suckling the twins, the various wild beasts paraded through the amphitheater, and a cippus inscribed for the preservation of the memory of these events.2 commentspaul1888

PHILIP I THE ARAB (244–249). Antoninianus. Rome.
Obv: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG.
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: SAECVLARES AVGG / II.
Lupa (She-wolf) standing left, suckling twins Romulus and Remus.
RIC 15.
Ex Numismatik Lanz auction 40 (1987) Lot 783.
Condition: Extremely fine.
Weight: 5.5 g.
Diameter: 23 mm.paul1888

City Commemorative, RIC VII 187 Thessalonica, AE 3Obverse:VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma wearing imperial cloak. Plume on front of helmet.
Reverse:She-wolf standing left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus, O on wolf's shoulder, 2 stars above.
Mintmark SMTS epsilon, 16.1 mm., 2.5 g.
Ref: RIC VII Thessalonica 187

Notes: This variation with O on wolf's shoulderNORMAN K

City Commemorative, RIC VII 249 SisciaObverse: VRBS ROMA: helmeted bust of Roma wearing imperial cloak, plume on front of helmet.
Reverse: no legend. She wolf standing left suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. 2 stars above.
Mintmark SIS Siscia, 18.55 mm., 2.0 g.
Ref: RIC VII 249NORMAN K

RomulusRomulus
Ostia mint
Obv: DIVO ROMVLO N V BIS CONS
Head right
Rev: AETERNAE MEMORIAE
Domed temple with open doors, eagle on roof
-/-//MOSTT
RIC (VI) Ostia 59mauseus

VRBS ROMA City CommemorativeCity Commemorative
AE3 18.02 mm 2.13 gr.
Obv: VRBS ROMA, Roma helmeted,
draped bust left
Rev: No legend, she wolf standing left
suckling Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Mint mark: .ASIS.
Siscia (334-335)
ERIC II 304; [RIC 240]Ken W2

ROME
PB Tessera (18mm, 2.81 g, 6 h)
Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear
She-wolf standing left, head right, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus
Rostowzew 1661, pl. VII 71; Turcan 573Ardatirion

(0138) ANTONINUS PIUS138 - 161 AD
Struck 140 - 144 AD
AE Sestertius 31/32 mm, 27.79 g
O: Laureate head right
R: --COS III" She-wolf in cave standing right with head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus, S-C in ex
(struck to commemorate 900th year of founding of Rome)
Rome mint ;, RIC III 603b Banti 86. (scarce)1 commentslaney

(0177) COMMODUS--PHILIPPOPOLIS177 - 192 AD
AE 20 mm 4.7 g
O: Laureate, draped bust right
R: She-wolf, right, suckling twins Romulus and Remus
Philippopolislaney

(0177) COMMODUS--PHILIPPOPOLIS177 - 192 AD
AE 20 mm 4.7 g
O: Laureate, draped bust right
R: She-wolf, right, suckling twins Romulus and Remus
Philippopolislaney

(0193) SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS193-211 AD
Æ 17 mm; 2.57 g
O: Laureate head of Septimius Severus right
R: She-wolf standing left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus.
Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum. laney

(0241) TRANQUILLINA(wife of Gordian III)
241-244 AD
AE 7.108g, 23.7mm max.
O: SAB TRANQVILLINA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, elaborate hairstyle with hair in ridges, and in plait looped below her ear and then up the back of her head;
R: COL FL PA-C, DEVLT (starting above, ending in exergue), she-wolf standing right, head turned back left, suckling the infant twins Romulus and Remus
Thrace, Deultum (Debelt, Bulgaria) mint
Jurukova Deultum 414; SNG Deultum 1526 (O148/R67); Draganov Deultum 1527a (O148/R67);
Varbanov II 2957 (R4); Moushmov 3744; MPR II-4 2083um
(ex Forum)laney

*SOLD*Constantine the Great
City Commemorative (VRBS ROMA)

Attribution: RIC VI 561, Trier
Date: AD 333-335
Obverse: VRBS ROMA; helmeted and cuirassed bust l.
Reverse: She-wolf stg. l. suckling Romulus and Remus; above palm between two stars, TRP in exergue
Size: 18.6 mm
Weight: 2,03 gramsNoah

..SMHε.AE3/4 Follis, 2.42 g, 17 mm, 11 h

Obverse: VRBS ROMA
Helmeted (with plume) wearing imperial cloak and ornamental necklace, bust left

Reverse: Anepigraphic

She-wolf to left suckling Romulus and Remus, 2 stars above

Exergue: ..SMHε.

Heraclea mint

RIC VII 134drjbca

.SMHεAE3/4 Follis, 2.48 g, 17 mm, 6 h, 330-333 AD

Obverse: VRBS ROMA
Helmeted (with plume) wearing imperial cloak and ornamental necklace, bust left

Reverse: Anepigraphic
She-wolf to left suckling Romulus and Remus, 2 stars above

Exergue: .SMHε

Heraclea mint

RIC VII 119drjbca

0022 City Commemorative - AE 3Cyzicus
330-333 AD
Roma helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust left
VRBS__ROMA
she-wolf and twins Romulus and Remus, ** above
SMKΔ
RIC 90 (VII, Cyzicus)
1,77g 17,5mmJ. B.

0030 - Republic, DidrachmRome mint c. 269-266 BC
No legend, Diademed head of young Hercules right, with club and lion's skin over shoulder
ROMANO, She wolf right, suckling Romulus and Remus
7.29 gr
Ref : RCV # 24, RSC # 86 commentsPotator II

0187 - Denarius Pompeia 137 BCObv/Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, jug; before, X.
Rev/She-wolf suckling twins Romulus and Remus; behind, ficus Ruminalis with birds and to the l. Faustulus; around, SEX PO FOSTLVS; in ex., ROMA.

Ag, 20.6mm, 3.74g
Moneyer: Sextus Pompeius Fostlus.
Mint: Rome.
RRC 235/1c [dies o/r: 127/159 (all var.)] - BMCRR Rome 927 - Pompeia 1 - Syd. 461a
ex-Naville Numismatics, auction e6, lot 801 commentsdafnis

0308 City Commemorative - AE 3Siscia
334-335 AD
Roma helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust left
VRBS__ROMA
she-wolf and twins Romulus and Remus, ** above
·ΓSIS·
RIC VII Siscia 240
2,1g 17mmJ. B.

032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RIC II 0266d, Rome, AR-Denarius, ROMVLO CONDITORI, Romulus advancing right, #1032 Hadrianus (117-138 A.D.), RIC II 0266d, Rome, AR-Denarius, ROMVLO CONDITORI, Romulus advancing right, #1
avers: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, Laureate head right.
reverse: ROMVLO CONDITORI, Romulus advancing right, holding spear
and trophy.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter:16,5-17,7mm, weight: 3,34g, axes: 7h,
mint: Rome, date: 130-138 A.D.,
ref: RIC II 266d, RSC 1316,
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0398 City Commemorative - AE 3Heraclea
330-333 AD
helmeted, bust of Roma left wearing imperial cloak
VRBS__ROMA
she-wolf and twins Romulus and Remus, ** above
•SMHE
RIC VII Heraclea 119
2,71g 17mmJ. B.

072p Gordianus-III. (238-244 A.D.), Thrace, Deultum, Jurukova 294, AE-22, COL FL PA C DEVLT, She wolf,072p Gordianus-III. (238-244 A.D.), Thrace, Deultum, Jurukova 294, AE-22, COL FL PA C DEVLT, She wolf,
avers:- IMP-GORDIANVS-PIVS-FEL-AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian-III right.
revers:- COL-FL-PA-C-DEVLT, Lupa Romana standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus.
exe: -/-//DEVLT, diameter: 22,0-22,5mm, weight: 6,62g, axis:7h,
mint: Thrace, Deultum, date: A.D., ref:Draganov 1390-2 (O97/R64); Jurukova 294.
Q-0011 commentsquadrans

074 Philippus I. (244-249 A.D.), RIC IV-III 0015, Rome, AR-Antoninianus, -/-//II, SAECVLARES AVG G, She-wolf, Romulus and Remus, #1074 Philippus I. (244-249 A.D.), RIC IV-III 0015, Rome, AR-Antoninianus, -/-//II, SAECVLARES AVG G, She-wolf, Romulus and Remus, #1
avers: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
reverse: SAECVLARES AVG G, She-wolf standing left, suckling Romulus and Remus.
exergue: -/-//II, diameter: 21,5-24,5 mm, weight: 4,21g, axis: 0h,
mint: Rome, date: 248 A.D., ref: RIC IV-III 015, p-70, RSC-178, Sear 2570,
Q-001
This was minted to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Rome, which was celebrated on April 21st, A.D. 248.3 commentsquadrans

077 - Severus Alexander denarius - RIC 085Obv:– IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, Severus Alexander, Laureate head right
Rev:– P M TR P VII COS II P P, Romulus advancing right with spear & trophy
References:– RIC 85, RSC 351maridvnvm

077 - Severus Alexander, Sestertius - RIC 626Obv:– IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder
Rev:– VIRTVS AVGVSTI S-C, Romulus advancing right carrying spear and trophy
Minted in Rome. 228 A.D.
Reference:– Cohen 590. RIC 626.

26.72g, 32.15mm, 0o1 commentsmaridvnvm

081b. RomulusSon of Maxentius, who died about 309, probably age 3. Divus coins issued.lawrence c

081b01. RomulusAE fraction. 16mm, 2.18 g. Rome mint. AD 310. Obv: DIVO ROMVLO NV BIS CONS, bare head right. Rev: AETERNAE MEMORIAE, domed shrine with right doot open, surmounted by eagle standing right. Mintmark RQ. RIC VI Rome 239; Sear 15053.

NOTE: Son of Maxentius who died about 309 AD, probably about age 3.lawrence c

0899 - S. Pompeius Fostlus, DenariusRome mint, 137 BC
Helmeted head of Roma right, X below chin, jug behind head
SEX PO [FOSTLVS] She wolf suckling Remus and Romulus, fig tree in background, the shepherd Faustulus behind. ROMA at exergue
3,73 gr
Ref : RCV # 112 var, RSC Pompeia # 1a, Crawford # 235/1c2 commentsPotator II

0a Abduction of the SabinesL Titurius Sabinus, moneyer
90-85 BC

Head of Tativs, right, SABIN behind
Two Roman soldiers bearing women

Seaby, Tituria 1

When the hour for the games had come, and their eyes and minds were alike riveted on the spectacle before them, the preconcerted signal was given and the Roman youth dashed in all directions to carry off the [Sabine] maidens who were present. The larger part were carried off indiscriminately, but some particularly beautiful girls who had been marked out for the leading patricians were carried to their houses by plebeians told off for the task. One, conspicuous amongst them all for grace and beauty, is reported to have been carried off by a group led by a certain Talassius, and to the many inquiries as to whom she was intended for, the invariable answer was given, "For Talassius." Hence the use of this word in the marriage rites. Alarm and consternation broke up the games, and the parents of the maidens fled, distracted with grief, uttering bitter reproaches on the violators of the laws of hospitality and appealing to the god to whose solemn games they had come, only to be the victims of impious perfidy. The abducted maidens were quite as despondent and indignant. Romulus, however, went round in person, and pointed out to them that it was all owing to the pride of their parents in denying right of intermarriage to their neighbours. They would live in honourable wedlock, and share all their property and civil rights, and - dearest of all to human nature - would be the mothers of freemen. He begged them to lay aside their feelings of resentment and give their affections to those whom fortune had made masters of their persons. An injury had often led to reconciliation and love; they would find their husbands all the more affectionate, because each would do his utmost, so far as in him lay, to make up for the loss of parents and country. These arguments were reinforced by the endearments of their husbands, who excused their conduct by pleading the irresistible force of their passion - a plea effective beyond all others in appealing to a woman's nature.

The feelings of the abducted maidens were now pretty completely appeased, but not so those of their parents.

Livy, History of Rome 1.9-1.101 commentsBlindado

1. Aeneas travels from Troy to Italy Antoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. Sestertius (24.15g, Ø 33mm, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 140-144.
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right.
Rev.: S C [left and right in field], Aeneas wearing a short tunic and cloac, advancing right, carrying Anchises on left shoulder and holding Ascanius by right hand. Anchises (veiled and draped) carries a box in left hand, Ascanius wears a short tunic and Phrygian cap and caries a pedum in left hand. RIC 627[R2], BMCRE 1292, Cohen 761; Banti (I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali) 373 (4 specimens); Foss 57b.

This sestertius was issued in preparation of the 900th anniversary of Rome which was celebrated in A.D.147.
The scene depicts Aeneas leaving Ilium, as the Romans called Troy, with Ascanius and Anchises. According to Vergil (Aeneid, Book 2), Aeneas, the son of the goddess Venus and the Trojan Anchises, fled with some remnants of the inhabitants of Troy as it fell to the Greeks, taking with him his son, Ascanius, his elderly father, Anchises, and the Palladium, the ancient sacred statue of Athena. The Trojans eventually made their way west to resettle in Italy. There they intermarried with the local inhabitants and founded the town of Lavinium, and thereby became the nucleus of the future Roman people. One of the descendants of Aeneas' son Ascanius (known now as Iulus) was Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome. The mythological depictions on this coin reinforce the importance of Ilium, not only as the seedbed of the future Roman people, but also as the mother city of the future caput mundi.Charles S

10 - Personalities of the EmpireSeverus II, Maxentius, Romulus, Constantine I, Helena, Fausta, Alexander, Licinius I, Constantia, Maximinus II, Valerius Valens, Licinius II, Crispus and Martinianusmdelvalle

10 - Personalities of the EmpireRomulus, Constantine I, Helena, Fausta, Licinius I, Constantia, Maximinus II, Licinius II, Crispus, Constantine II, Delmatius, Hanibalianus, Constans and Constantius II.

mdelvalle

117Hadrian 117-38 AD
AR denarius
Obv "HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP"
Laureate bust right
Rev "ROMVLO CONDITORI"
Romulus walking right holding spear and trophy
Rome mint
RIC 266mauseus

118 Romulus. AE follis 6.1gmobv: DIVO ROMVLO N V BIS CONS LAUR HEAD R.
rev: AETERNAE MEMORIAE domed shrine with r. dor ajar, surmounted by eagle
ex: RBP1 commentshill132

120a. to 128a. Late Western Augusti120a. Petronius Maximus. 17 March – 31 May 455.
121a. Avitus. 9 July 455 – 17 October 456
122a. Majorian. 28 December 457 – 2 August 461.
123a. Libius Severus. 19 November 461 – 14 November 465.
124a. Anthemius. 12 April 467 – 11 July 472.
125a. Olybrius. April – November 472.
126a. Glycerius, 3 March 473 – 24 June 474.
127a. Julius Nepos. 24 June 474 – 28 August 475. Went into exile in Dalmatia, and continued to claim to be Augustus until 480.
128a. Romulus Augustus. 31 October 475 – 4 September 476.
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122c Urbs roma. AE follis 2.4gmobv: VRBS ROMA helm an mantled bust of Roma l.
rev: she wolf std. l. head r. suckling twins Romulus and Remus, two stars above
ex: *PLG
"City commerative struck in honor of Rome, alluding to the founding with the emagery of the she-wolf and twins"hill132

122d Urbs Roma. AE follis 3.0gmobv: VRBS ROMA helm. mantled bust of Roma l.
rev: she-wolf std. l. head straight, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus, two stars above
ex: TR.S
"City commemorative"hill132

122e Urbs Roma. AE follis 2.9gmobv: VRBS ROMA helm and mantled bust of Roma l.
rev: she-wolf std. l. head r. suckling the twins Romulus and Remus
ex: PLG
"city commemorative"hill132

1307a, Maxentius, February 307 - 28 October 312 A.D.Bronze follis, RIC 163, aEF, Rome mint, 5.712g, 25.6mm, 0o, summer 307 A.D.; obverse MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse CONSERVATO-RES VRB SVAE, Roma holding globe and scepter, seated in hexastyle temple, RT in ex; rare. Ex FORVM; Ex Maridvnvm

De Imperatoribus Romanis : An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Rulers and their Families

Maxentius (306-312 A.D.)

Michael DiMaio, Jr.
Salve Regina University

Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, more commonly known as Maxentius, was the child of the Emperor Maximianus Herculius and the Syrian, Eutropia; he was born ca. 278 A.D. After Galerius' appointment to the rank of Caesar on 1 March 293, Maxentius married Galerius' daughter Valeria Maximilla, who bore him a son named Romulus and another son whose name is unknown. Due to his haughty nature and bad disposition, Maxentius could seldom agree with his father or his father-in-law; Galerius' and Maximianus Herculius' aversion to Maxentius prevented the young man from becoming a Caesar in 305. Little else is known of Maxentius' private life prior to his accession and, although there is some evidence that it was spent in idleness, he did become a Senator.

On 28 October 306 Maxentius was acclaimed emperor, although he was politically astute enough not to use the title Augustus; like the Emperor Augustus, he called himself princeps. It was not until the summer of 307 that he started using the title Augustus and started offending other claimants to the imperial throne. He was enthroned by the plebs and the Praetorians. At the time of his acclamation Maxentius was at a public villa on the Via Labicana. He strengthened his position with promises of riches for those who helped him obtain his objective. He forced his father Maximianus Herculius to affirm his son's acclamation in order to give his regime a facade of legitimacy. His realm included Italy, Africa, Sardinia, and Corsica. As soon as Galerius learned about the acclamation of Herculius' son, he dispatched the Emperor Severus to quell the rebellion. With the help of his father and Severus' own troops, Maxentius' took his enemy prisoner.

When Severus died, Galerius was determined to avenge his death. In the early summer of 307 the Augustus invaded Italy; he advanced to the south and encamped at Interamna near the Tiber. His attempt to besiege the city was abortive because his army was not large enough to encompass the city's fortifications. Negotiations between Maxentius and Galerius broke down when the emperor discovered that the usurper was trying to win over his troops. Galerius' troops were open to Maxentius' promises because they were fighting a civil war between members of the same family; some of the soldiers went over to the enemy. Not trusting his own troops, Galerius withdrew. During its retreat, Galerius' army ravaged the Italian countryside as it was returning to its original base. If it was not enough that Maxentius had to deal with the havoc created by the ineffectual invasions of Severus and Galerius, he also had to deal with his father's attempts to regain the throne between 308 and 310. When Maximianus Herculius was unable to regain power by pushing his son off his throne, he attempted to win over Constantine to his cause. When this plan failed, he tried to win Diocletian over to his side at Carnuntum in October and November 308. Frustrated at every turn, Herculius returned to his son-in-law Constantine's side in Gaul where he died in 310, having been implicated in a plot against his son-in-law. Maxentius' control of the situation was weakened by the revolt of L. Domitius Alexander in 308. Although the revolt only lasted until the end of 309, it drastically cut the size of the grain supply availble for Rome. Maxentius' rule collapsed when he died on 27 October 312 in an engagement he had with the Emperor Constantine at the Milvian Bridge after the latter had invaded his realm.

Copyright (C) 1996, Michael DiMaio, Jr.
Published: De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Rulers and their Families http://www.roman-emperors.org/startup.htm. Used by permission.

Edited by J. P. Fitzgerald, Jr.
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137 B.C., Sextus Pompeius, Republic AR-Denarius, Crawford 235/1, Rome, Wolf standing right, #1137 B.C., Sextus Pompeius, Republic AR-Denarius, Crawford 235/1, Rome, Wolf standing right, #1
avers: Head of Roma, X below the chin, jug behind.
reverse: SEX POMP FOSTLVS, Wolf standing right, head turned, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus, shepherd to left, birds on fig tree behind, ROMA in ex.
exergue: -/-//ROMA, diameter: 17-19,5mm, weight: 3,73g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 137 B.C., ref: Crawford 235-1, Syd-461a, Pompeia 1.,
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138-161 AD - ANTONINUS PIUS AR denarius - struck 158-159 ADobv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP (laureate head right)
rev: TEMPLVM DIV AVG REST COS IIII (octastyle temple [8 columns] in which the statues of Augustus and Livia reside)
ref: RIC III 143D (R), Cohen 809 (8frcs)
3.01 gms, 18mm,
Rare

History: The Temple of Divus Augustus was built between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills, behind the Basilica Julia. It is known from Roman coinage that the temple was originally built to an Ionic hexastyle design (see my Caligula sestertius). During the reign of Domitian the Temple of Divus Augustus was destroyed by fire but was rebuilt and rededicated in 89/90 with a shrine to his favourite deity, Minerva. The temple was redesigned as a memorial to four deified emperors, including Vespasian and Titus.
It was restored again in the late 150s by Antoninus Pius, who was perhaps motivated by a desire to be publicly associated with the first emperor. The exact date of the restoration is not known, but the restored temple was an octostyle design with Corinthian capitals and two statues - presumably of Augustus and Livia - in the cella. The pediment displayed a relief featuring Augustus and was topped by a quadriga. Two figures stood on the eaves of the roof, that on the left representing Romulus and the one on the right depicting Aeneas leading his family out of Troy, alluding to Rome's origin-myth. The steps of the temple were flanked by two statues of Victory.1 commentsberserker

1424 Hadrian Denarius Roma 130-38 AD RomulusReference
RIC II, 266d; c. 1316; RIC III, 1424; Strack 263

Bust A1

Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P.
Laureate head

Rev. ROMVLO CONDITORI
Romulus advancing right, holding spear and shouldering trophy.

3.45 gr
18 mm
6h1 commentsokidoki

153 - Romulus - Follis - RIC VI Ostia 33 Follis
Obv:- IMP MAXENTIVS DIVO ROMVLO N V FILIO, bare headed bust of Romulus right
Rev:- AETERNA MEMORIA, eagle with spread winfs standing right on domed hexastyle temple, its’ right door ajar
Struck in Ostia. //MOSTP. ca. late 309 – 312 A.D.
References:- RIC VI Ostia 33 (Rated C)

24.13mm. 6.21 gms. 180 degrees,maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 242Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum. PLG in exe.
Reference:– RIC Lugdunum 242 (R2). 1 commentsmaridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 247Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum. • SLG in exe. A.D. 332
Reference:– RIC Lugdunum 247 (R1). Bastien XIII 237 (23)
maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 247 Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum. • PLG in exe. A.D. 332
Reference:– RIC Lugdunum 247 (R1). maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 247Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum. • PLG in exe. A.D. 332
Reference:– RIC Lugdunum 247 (R1). 2 commentsmaridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 247Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum (•SLG). A.D. 332
Reference(s) – Bastien XIII 237 (23). RIC VII Lyons 247 (R3).maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 257Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum. • in crescent PLG in exe. A.D. 331
Reference:– RIC Lugdunum 257 (R2). Bastien XIII 221 (62 examples cited)

1.74 gms, 18.05 mm. 0 degrees maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 267Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum. *PLG in exe
Reference:– RIC Lugdunum 267 (R3). Bastien Vol. XIII 253.maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 267Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum. *SLG in exe. A.D. 334-335
Reference:– RIC Lugdunum 267 (R3). Bastien XIII 259 (17 examples cited)maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lugdunum 267Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum (*PLG). A.D. 333-334
Reference(s) – Bastien XIII 253 (36). RIC 267 (R3).maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Lyons 267 Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– None, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Lugdunum (*SLG). A.D. 334-335
Reference:– Bastien XIII 259. RIC VII Lyons 267 (R3)maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Thessalonica 187Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Thessalonica. SMTSE in exe
Reference:– RIC Thessalonica 187maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Trier 547 Obv: Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev: She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Trier (//TRP*).
Reference:– RIC VII Trier 547maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC Trier 547Obv: Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev: She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Trier (//TR dot P).
Reference:– RIC VII Trier 547maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC VII Constantinople 78Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Constantinople (//CONSE•).
Reference:– RIC VII Constantinople 78 (R1) maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC VII Rome 354Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Rome (//R Wreath Q).
Reference:– RIC VII Rome 354 (S)maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC VII Siscia 222Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Siscia (//Gamma SIS).
Reference:– RIC VII Siscia 2222 commentsmaridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC VII Siscia 222AE3
Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Siscia (//Gamma SIS).
Reference:– RIC VII Siscia 222 2 commentsmaridvnvm

161 - Commemorative - RIC VII Trier 547Obv:– VRBS ROMA, Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev:– –, She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Trier (//TRP*).
Reference:– RIC VII Trier 547 maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative Issues - AE3 - RIC VII Arles 368Obv: Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev: She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Arles (Three armed Palm Branch //SCONST).
Reference:– RIC VII Arles 368 (R2)maridvnvm

161 - Commemorative Issues - AE3 - RIC VII Arles 392Obv: Helmeted bust of Roma left
Rev: She wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, two stars above
Minted in Arles (Pine Tree //PCONST).
Reference:– RIC VII Arles 392 (R4)maridvnvm

171 - ROMVLVSRomulus (died 309 AD), was the son of the Caesar and later usurper Maxentius and of Valeria Maximilla, daughter of Emperor Galerius by his first wife.

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AGK 108
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2. Philip I (AD 244-249)Denomination: AR Antoninianus
Date: AD 248. Saecular Games issue.
Obv: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: SAECVLARES AVGG, she-wolf standing left, head turned back, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; mintmark II in exergue.
Diameter: 23.5mm
Weight: 4.16 g
Mint: Rome mint, 2nd officina.
RIC IV 15.

Ex CGB Numismatics ParisRomancollector

201a. Julia DomnaVesta

Vesta was introduced in Rome by King Numa Pompilius. She was a native Roman deity (some authors suggest received from the Sabine cults), sister of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera and Demeter, and presumably the daughter of Saturn and Ops (or Rea). However, the similarity with the cult of Greek Hestia is notable. Vesta too protected familial harmony and the res publica. Apollo and Neptune had asked for her in marriage, but she refused both, preferring to preserve her virginity, whose symbol was the perpetually lit fire in her circular fane next to the Forum which the Romans always distinguished from a temple by calling it her "house".

As Goddess of the Hearth she was the symbol of the home, around which a newborn child must be carried before it could be received into the family. Every meal began and ended with an offering to her:

Vesta, in all dwellings of men and immortals
Yours is the highest honor, the sweet wine offered
First and last at the feast, poured out to you duly.
Never without you can gods or mortals hold banquet.

Landscape with Vesta temple in Tivoli, Italy, c. 1600.Each city too had a public hearth sacred to Vesta, where the fire was never allowed to go out. If a colony was to be founded, the colonists carried with them coals from the hearth of the mother-city with which to kindle the fire on the new city's hearth.

The fire was guarded by her priestesses, the Vestales. Every March 1 the fire was renewed. It burned until 391, when the Emperor Theodosius I forbade public pagan worship. One of the Vestales was Rea Silvia, who with Mars conceived Romulus and Remus (see founding of Rome).

3070. Silver denarius, RIC 538, RSC 221, VF, 2.30g, 17.5mm, 0o, Rome mint, 193-196 A.D.; obverse IVLIA DOMNA AVG, draped bust right; reverse VESTA, Vesta seated left, holding palladium and scepter. Ex Forum
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22040 Constantine 1/VRBS RomaConstantine I/VRBS ROMA
Obv:VRBS ROMA
Helmeted with Plume facing left
REV:
She-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus.
Two stars above
Mint:Trier 16.4mm and 2.1g
330-331 AD
RIC VII Trier 529; Sear 16487

Thanks to djmacdo for helping identify the mint.
Blayne W

22052 Gallienus/WolfGallienus/Shewolf
Obv: IMP LICIN GALLIENV
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev COL AVG-TRO
She-wolf standing right, suckling Romulus and Remus.

Alexandreia, Troas 20.2 mm 4.62 g
Bellinger 459; SNG Cop 200-201; BMC 184; Lindgren I A343A
4 commentsBlayne W

22233 Gallienus/ She-Wolf22233 Gallienus/ She-Wolf 264 - 265 A.D.
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG
radiate and draped bust right, seen from behind
Rev: AETERNITAS AVG
she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the infant twins Romulus and Remus
Mint: Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 3.590g, 21.3mm, 180 degrees
Göbl MIR 1628c, RSC IV 46b, RIC V-1 S628, Hunter IV S194, SRCV III 10171 var. (cuirassed bust left)
Purchase from Forum Ancient coins, ex Colosseum Coin Exchange

Blayne W

3. Mars descends on sleeping Rhea SilviaAntoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. As. Rome mint. Struck 140-144 AD. Obv.: [ANTO]NINVS - AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right. Rev.: TR POT COS [III around] S C [in field], Mars holding spear and shield descends on sleeping Rhea Silvia.

This coin was struck just prior to 900th anniversary of Rome which was celebrated in 147 AD. According to Titus Livius (59BC to AD17) account of the legend, Rhea Silva was the daughter of Numitor, king of Alba Longa and descendant of Aeneas. Numitor's younger brother Amulius seized the throne and killed Numitor's son. Amulius forced Rhea Silvia to become a Vestal Virgin, a priestess to the goddess Vesta, so that the line of Numitor would have no heirs; Vestal Virgins were sworn to celibacy for a period of thirty years. Rhea Silvia claimed that the god Mars, however, came upon her and seduced her in the forest, thereby conceiving the twins Romulus and Remus. When Amulius learned of this, he imprisoned Rhea Silvia. (In another version of the story, he ordered her to be thrown into the Tiber, where she fell into the arms of the river god who married her.) Legend continued on "Wolf suckling twins"...Charles S

309Romulus d. 309 AD
AE Follis
Obv: DIVO ROMVLO N V BIS CONS
Head right
Rev: AETERNAE MEMORIAE
Domed temple with open doors, eagle on roof
-/-//RBS
Rome Mint
RIC (VI) Rome 207mauseus

309Romulus d. 309 AD
AE Quarter Follis
Obv: DIVO ROMVLO N V BIS CONS
Head right
Rev: AETERNAE MEMORIAE
Domed temple with open doors, eagle on roof
-/-//MOSTT
Ostia Mint
RIC (VI) Ostia 59mauseus

319. ProbusProbus AE Antoninianus. Siscia, 280 AD. IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right / ORIGINI AVG, she-Wolf standing right, feeding Romulus and Remus, XXIT in ex. Cohen 394. Ric 703

Very uncleaned.
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33. Severus Alexander year VII.Denarius, 228 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG / Laureate bust of Severus Alexander.
Reverse: P M TR P VII COS II P P / Romulus, bareheaded, walking, holding a spear and trophy.
2.52 gm., 20 mm.
RIC #85; Sear #7906.

Romulus is not a common reverse type. The identification of a bareheaded man walking, and holding a spear and trophy as Romulus, apparently comes from a sestertius of Antoninus Pius also inscribed ROMVLO AVGVSTO. Mars is often portrayed this way, but he is always helmeted.Callimachus

330-334 AD - City Commemorative - Heraclea mintUrbs Roma commemorative AE3. 330-334 AD. VRBS ROMA, helmeted cuirassed bust of Roma left / she-wolf left, suckling Romulus and Remus, *(3 vertical dots)* above, SMHe in ex.

RIC 129 rated R4 1 commentsjimwho523

4. Wolf suckling twinsAntoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. Sestertius (23.3g, 30-32mm, 12h) Rome mint. Struck 140-144 AD. Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P , laureate head right. Rev.: TR POT COS III [around edge] S C [in ex], wolf in a cave suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. RIC 650; BMC 1318-1321; Cohen 917; Sear (II) 1274.

Coin issued in preparation of the celebration of the 900th anniversary of Rome in the year 147 AD. Ancient Roman legend continued from "Mars descends on Rhea Silvia"... He ordered a servant to kill the twins. The servant however decided to set them adrift in the river Tiber. The Tiber, which had overflown, left the infants in a pool by the bank, where a female wolf, who had just lost her own cubs, suckled them. Subsequently, Tiberinus (or Faustulus) rescued the boys and they were raised by his wife Larentia. Romulus and Remus went on to overthrow Amulius, reinstating Numitor as King of Alba Longa. Legend to be continued...
Charles S

408. MaxentiusMarcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, more commonly known as Maxentius, was the child of the Emperor Maximianus Herculius and the Syrian Eutropia; he was born ca. 278 A.D. After Galerius' appointment to the rank of Caesar on 1 March 293, Maxentius married Galerius' daughter Valeria Maximilla, who bore him a son named Romulus and another son whose name is unknown. Due to his haughty nature and bad disposition, Maxentius could seldom agree with his father or his father-in-law; Galerius' and Maximianus Herculius' aversion to Maxentius prevented the young man from becoming a Caesar in 305. Little else is known of Maxentius' private life prior to his accession and, alth ough there is some evidence that it was spent in idleness, he did become a Senator.

On 28 October 306 Maxentius was acclaimed emperor, although he was politcally astute enough not to use the title Augustus; like the Emperor Augustus, he called himself princeps. It was not until the summer of 307 that he started usi ng the title Augustus and started offending other claimants to the imperial throne. He was enthroned by the plebs and the Praetorians. At the time of his acclamation Maxentius was at a public villa on the Via Labicana. He strengthened his position with promises of riches for those who helped him obtain his objective. He forced his father Maximianus Herculius to affirm his son's acclamation in order to give his regime a facade of legitimacy. His realm included Italy, Africa, Sardinia, and Corsica. As soon as Galerius learned about the acclamation of Herculius' son, he dispatched the Emperor Severus to quell the rebellion. With the help of his father and Severus' own troops, Maxentius' took his enemy prisoner.

When Severus died, Galerius was determined to avenge his death. In the early summer of 307 the Augustus invaded Italy; he advanced to the south and encamped at Interamna near the Tiber. His attempt to besiege the city was abortive because his army was not large enough to encompass the city's fortifications. Negotiations between Maxentius and Galerius broke down when the emperor discovered that the usurper was trying to win over his troops. Galerius' troops were open to Maxentius' promises because they were fighting a civil war between members of the same family; some of the soldiers went over to the enemy. Not trusting his own troops, Galerius withdrew. During its retreat, Galerius' army ravaged the Italian countryside as it was returning to its original base. If it was not enough that Maxentius had to deal with the havoc created by the ineffectual invasions of Severus and Galerius, he also had to deal with his father's attempts to regain the throne between 308 and 310. When Maximianus Herculius was unable to regain power by pushing his son off his throne, he attempted to win over Constantine to his cause. When this plan failed, he tried to win Diocletian over to his side at Carnuntum in October and November 308. Frustrated at every turn, Herculius returned to his son-in-law Constantine's side in Gaul where he died in 310, having been implicated in a plot against his son-in-law. Maxentius' control of the situation was weakened by the revolt of L. Domitius Alexander in 308. Although the revolt only lasted until the end of 309, it drastically cut the size of the grain supply availble for Rome. Maxentius' rule collapsed when he died on 27 October 312 in an engagement he had with the Emperor Constantine at the Milvian Bridge after the latter had invaded his realm.

Maxentius Follis. Ostia mint. IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate head right / AETE-RNITAS A-VGN, Castor and Pollux standing facing each other, each leaning on sceptre and holding bridled horse. ecoli

408a. Romulus Divus Romulus, Quarter Follis. Struck late 309-312 AD. DIVO ROMVLO N V BIS C, bare head right / AETERNAE MEMORIAE, Eagle with wings spread standing right on domed shrine, MOSTQ in ex.1 commentsecoli

42 BC L. Mussidius LongusCONCORDIA
Veiled and diad. head of Concordia right star below chin

L. MVSSIDIVS LONGVS
Shrine of Venus Cloacina consisting of circular platform, inscribed CLOACIN, surmounted by two statues of the goddess

Rome
42 BC

3.42g
Sear 494, RRC 494/42

Plated Fouree

ex-Canadian Coin

In Roman mythology, Cloacina (Latin, cloaca: "sewer" or "drain") was the goddess who presided over the Cloaca Maxima the main sewer drain in Rome. The Cloaca Maxima is traditionally said to have beeen started by one of Rome's Etruscan kings, Tarquinius Priscus. Despite her Etruscan origins, she later became identified with Venus.

Titus Tatius, who reigned with Romulus, erected a statue to Cloacina as the spirit of the "Great Drain". As well as controlling sewers, she was also a protector of sexual intercourse in marriage. The Romans believed that a good sewage system was important for the success of Rome, as a good sewer system was necessary for the physical health of Roman citizens. Additionally, Romans worshipped Cloacina as the goddess of purity. Cloacina was worshipped as an aspect of Venus at the small Shrine of Venus Cloacina, located in front of the Basilica Aemilia in the Roman Forum and directly above the Cloaca Maxima. The depiction on the reverse of this coin is that shrine.

The image of Concordia could be interpreted to convey the thought of Unity between the triumvirs to defeat Brutus and Cassius. Venus Cloacina on the reverse conveys the thought of purification for the treacherous murder of the dictator Julius Caesar by men who claimed to be his friends.4 commentsJay GT4

5. Tiber, the river godAntoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. Sestertius (24.8g, 32mm, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 140-144 AD. Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PI - VS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right. Rev.: River god the Tiber reclining left, resting right hand on prow and holding reed in left.

Struck in preparation of the 900th anniversary of Rome celebrated in 147.
The Tiber plays a crucial role in ancient Roman legends: While sailing on the Tiber, Aeneas found the place where Rome should eventualy be built: A white sow with thirty piglets on the river bank; Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus, was thrown into the river to be drowned, and fell into the arms of the River god himself who married her; Romulus and Remus were saved by the Tiber who safely left the twins in a pool where they were rescued by a wolf.2 commentsCharles S

6. Romulus, founder of RomeAntoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. Sestertius (25.6g, 32-33mm, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 140-144. Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS - P P TR P COS III, laureate head right. Rev.: ROMVLO - AVGVSTO [around] S C [in field]. Rare. RIC 624; BMC 1286-1287; Cohen 704.

Issued in preparation of the 900th anniversary of Rome celebrated in 147 AD. This type refers to Romulus, the founder of Rome. He is depicted much like his father, the god Mars.

Legend continued from "Wolf suckling twins"... After reinstating their grandfather Numitor, Romulus and Remus decided to found their own town. Romulus started to build city walls on the Palatine Hill, but Remus made fun of him because they were so low. He jumped over them to make his point, which angered Romulus so much that he killed his brother. Romulus continued alone building the new city and named it ROMA, after his onw name. 1 commentsCharles S

8. Janus, first king of Italy, and inventor of civilisationSestertius minted AD 140, Rome. 24.70g, Ø 32mm, 12h. RIC 644, Cohen 881, Foss 55
Obv.: ANTONINVS - AVG PIVS PP, laurate head right.
Rev.: TR POT COS III round edge SC in field, Janus standing facing, holding sceptre.
ex CNG eAuction 233 lot 335 (June 2010); ex the John Bitner Collection of Secular Games Coinage; ex Astarte XV (27 November 2004), lot 234.

Sestertius issued in preparation of the 900th anniversary of Rome, celebrated on 21 April 147.
Janus was believed to be first king of Italy, serving as both leader and teacher to all within his lands. In honor of his deeds, he was elevated to the status of a deity by the Romans, with Romulus himself, one of the mythical founders of Rome, building and dedicating the Temple of Janus.2 commentsCharles S

9.01 Roma commemorative: Antioch.AE3, 330 - 335, Antioch mint.
Obverse: VRBS ROMA / Helmeted bust of Roma, facing left.
Reverse: Wolf with Romulus and Remus, two stars above. Unidentified shoulder mark on wolf.
Mint mark: SMANΘ
3.14 gm., 18 mm.
RIC #91; LRBC #1359; Sear #16526.1 commentsCallimachus

9.04 Roma commemorative: Arelate.AE3, 335, Arelate (Constantina) mint.
Obverse: VRBS ROMA / Helmeted bust of Roma, facing left.
Reverse: She-wolf with Romulus and Remus.
Mint mark: PCONST, two stars above with "pine tree" between.
2.56 gm., 17 mm.
RIC #392; LRBC #396; Sear #16500.Callimachus

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