Octavius

Unciae of the early republic... 1. Knuckle obverse with pellet reverse ,289 - 240 BCE... and I really like this one - 2. Knuckle / knuckle , 269 - 240 BCE... 3. Roma obverse , facing left with Prow of ship reverse , 240 - 225 BCE.... 4. Struck Uncia around the time of the second Punic War , 217 BCE , with obverse of helmeted Roma and reverse of prow of ship... 5. Smallest denomination of the Aes Grave series - the Semuncia. Acorn obverse with S on reverse, 289 - 245 BCE....

More early Republican Aes Grave some sextantes... 1. shell on obverse with caduceus on reverse , 289 - 245 BCE... 2. shell / shell , 269 - 240 BCE... 3. shell on obverse / reverse has caduceus and a sickle , 240 BCE... 4. Turtle with wheel reverse , 269 - 240 BCE.... 5. Mercury obverse with prow of ship reverse , 240 - 225 BCE...

Continuing with more Aes Grave ... Some Quadrantes.... 1. obverse and reverse have a wild boar, 280 - 245 BCE... 2. obverse has dog / reverse wheel, 269 - 240 BCE... 3. obverse hand / reverse grains of barley, 269 - 240 BCE... 4. Triens with obverse of Hercules wearing lion skin and reverse of prow of ship , 225 - 216 BCE...

Some Aes Grave Trientes of the Republic... 1. Horse / horse , 280 - 245 BCE... 2. Triens with thunderbolt / thunderbolt , 269 - 240 BCE 3. Triens with thunderbolt and a dolphin on the reverse , 269 - 240 BCE... 4. Triens with prancing horse and wheel reverse , 269 - 240 BCE... . triens with Mars on obverse , and prow of ship reverse , 240 - 225 BCE...

collection of Aes Grave Semes of Roman Republic... 1. Pegasus obv. and reverse... 280 - 245 BCE... 2. Bull on obverse with Wheel reverse. 269 - 240 BCE. 3. Mars / Mars ; 269 - 240 BCE. 4. Saturn on obverse with prow of ship on reverse. 240 - 225 BCE...

Here is a selection of Roman Republic Aes Grave Asses.... 1. As with Apollo Obverse and reverse, c. 280 - 245 BCE... 2. Aes Grave As with Roma obverse and wheel reverse, c. 269 - 245 BCE... 3. As with Janus on obverse and prow of ship on reverse , c. 240 - 225 BCE...

Since this is a "free for all" couple of days, I'll post some of my early republican pieces. I've lomg favored the Aes Grave series as well as 1st century. 1. Ramo Secco or fishbone bronze bar. C. 6th to 4th century BCE. from Artemide auctions. 2. Bronze ax from central Italy c.6th - 5th century BCE. From Forum Numismatics... 3. Aes formatum round bronze. c. 4th - 3rd century BCE. Has convex crud obverse and flat crud reverse. The larger ones are sometimes called "cakes" - though nothing like the cakes I've ever eaten. ( at 90gms I guess this would be a cupcake.).If you think this is ugly, you would be correct. This is one item that does NOT look "better in hand", but I like it. It's all about the history.... 4. Aes Rude...c. 4th century BCE.... First piece was found in a large hoard near Bologna in northern Italy. Was part of a bar...

Some bronze sestertii of Decius... 1. reverse of Pannoniae... 2. Sestertius with reverse of Genius Exercitus... with Genius standing... 3. Sestertius with Dacia reverse... 4. sestertius with reverse of Virtus seated... 5. sestertii with Victory reverse...

I have had an affinity for Decius ever since I discovered that my 5th great grandfather had his strange name. Perhaps the tenth child? Anyway, some of his Antoniniani... 1. Antoninianus with ADVENTVS reverse and emperor on horseback... 2. Ant. with Pannoniae reverse... 3. Ant with Dacia reverse... 4. Ant. of Herennius Etruscus with reverse of Apollo seated holding branch and left elbow resting on lyre... 5. Ant.of Herennius with priestly implements on reverse... 6. Ant of Herennius Etruscus with Herennius standing as PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS... 7. Antoninianus of Hostilian with Mars advancing holding shield and brandishing spear... 8. Ant. of Hostilian with him on reverse as PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS...

Wow!

Selection of coins of Philip... 1 Antoninianus with reverse of Felicitas standing holding cornucopia... 2. Antoninianus with ADVENTVS reverse with Philip on horseback... 3. Antoninianus commemorating founding of Rome - Saeculares - with Romulus and Remus being suckled by she-wolf... 4. Antoninianus of Philip II with Pax reverse... 5. Antoninianus of Philip II with him standing as PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS .... 6. Sestertius of Philip with Victory reverse.... 7. sestertius of Philip with Pax reverse... 8. Sestertius of Philip with Fides Militum reverse - 9. Sestertius of Philip I with Fides standing... 10. Two sestertii of Philip with Annona standing , holding cornucopia , modius at feet .... 11. Sestertius of Philip with reverse of AEQVITAS holding scales of justice and cornucopia....

The rest of the 12... Tiberius... Caligula... Claudius... Nero... Galba... Otho... Vitellius... Vespasian... Titus... Domitian....

Julius Caesar and his adopted son , Octavian...

Your sestertius of Claudius is amazing!

Several Antoniniani and sestertii of Gordian III.... 1. Antoninianus with Virtus standing reverse... 2. Antoninianus with Laetitia standing... 3. Antoninianus with Diana Lucifera reverse... 4. Antoninianus with Emperor standing, sacrificing... 5. sestertius with Fortuna seated... 6. sestertius with reverse of Emperor standing holding spear and globe... 7. Sestertius with reverse of Felicitas standing holding caduceus and cornucopia... 8. Sestertius with reverse of Apollo seated holding branch ....

The dynamic duo. They sequestered themselves from each other in the palace, each suspecting the other of foul play. In the end it was the Praetorians who did them both in. The Fates will not be cheated. 1. Antoninianus of Pupienus with reverse of clasped hands / CARITAS MVTVA AVGVSTORVM.... 2. Antoninianus of Balbinus with reverse of clasped hands / CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM...

Selection of coins of Maximinus and sestertius of his son Maximus... 1. Denarius with reverse of emperor standing between two standards... 2. denarius with reverse of Salus seated feeding serpent... 3. denarius with Providentia holding cornucopia ... 4. sestertius with Victory holding wreath , VICTORIA GERMANICA, and captive at feet.... 5. Sestertii with reverse of Salus feeding serpent... 6. Sestertius with PAX reverse.... 7. Sestertii with FIDES MILITVM , Fides standing, holding two standards... 8. Sestertius of his son Maximus , as Caesar, with PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS reverse of Maximus standing with two standards...

Does a sea turtle count as nautical? RR aes grave sextans...

RR Aes Grave semis , Saturn with reverse of prow of ship.

Selection of Severus Alexander.... 1. denarius with reverse of Spes standing... 2. denarius with reverse of Salus seated feeding serpent ... 3. denarii with Providentia reverse... 4. Sestertius with Providentia reverse.... 5. Sestertius with Mars Ultor reverse depicting Mars advancing brandishing spear and shield... 6. Sestertius with Sol on reverse... 7. Denarius of his mother , Julia Mamaea , with Felicitas reverse....

I guess it's time for one of the more "outgoing" emperors, the boy-king Elagabalus. Without going into any of his many exploits , here is a sample of some of his Antoniniani. Whatever he might or might not have done, I must admit that his coins are pretty to look at... 1. Elagabalus Antoninianus with Felicitas Temporum reverse... 2. FIDES EXERCITVS reverse with Fides seated between two standards... 3. SALVS ANTONINI reverse... 4. VICTOR(IA) ANTONINI with Victory flying , holding wreath...

Denarius of Caligula with his dad , Germanicus... Dupondius of Germanicus , struck by his son.... Two asses of Germanicus ... first one struck by his son Caligula , and the second one struck by his brother, Claudius....

Collection of Caracalla reverses.... 1. Antoninianus with Venus Victrix reverse... 2. denarius with Venus reverse... 3. Antoninianus with reverse of Jupiter standing holding spear and lightening bolt... 4. Denarius with Jupiter standing holding spear and lightening bolt... 5.. Antoninianus with Jupiter seated holding Victory in the palm of his hand... 6. Antoninianus with reverse depicting SOL holding globe 7. Denarius with reverse of MONETA... 8. denarius with reverse of lion... 9. Denarius with reverse of PROFECTIO AVGVSTI , depicting Caracalla setting out on a campaign... 10. Roman Empire. Caracalla augustus, 198 – 217. Sestertius 215, AE 20.75 g. M AVREL ANTONINVS – PIVS AVG GERM Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. P M TR P XVIII IMP III COS IIII P P Caracalla in military attire, standing l., r. foot on crocodile, holding spear; to l., Isis advancing r. towards him, holding two ears of corn and sistrum. In exergue, S C. C 334. BMC 285. RIC 544. A bold portrait and a lovely untouched enamel-like green patina. Good very fine / very fine 11. Two sestertii with reverse of Providentia... 12. As with reverse of Luna in biga of bulls... 13. Denarius of his wife Plautilla with reverse deceptively showing the two of them "happily married"...

Two really nice coins.

My latest acquisition of Octavian.... Octavian AR denarius, 32-27 BC, 3.80gm, struck 29-27 BC in uncertain Italian mint (Brundisium? Rome?), 21.3mm. Obv: Bare head right. Rev: Ithyphallic boundary-stone of Jupiter Terminus, surmounted by laureate head of Octavian facing; winged thunderbolt below; IMP CAESAR across fields. RIC 269a; CRI 425; RSC 114. EF, pleasant toning from Apollo numismatics