Victrix

These narrow tear-drop strap ends date to 120s to mid-third century AD and were used with the Dura Europos and Osterburken belt buckles on belt sets with long plates - solid or openwork. They were used in pairs as the end of the belt was split in two for its last few feet of length.

I'll be slowly posting many roman military artifacts with their ID and dating here. People can possibly use it for reference if they want to get into it. 😄 Not all first century buckles were large. In fact i suspect it was only a minority as buckles like mine are way more common than the large ones. This is a Saalburg type buckle, dated to the Tiberian to Hadrianic period - roughly 30s to 130s AD. See Bishop & Coulston, p.97, #15.

Had a pretty successful day at Noonans auction! The Colkirk Hoard of Late Roman Silver Coins.Roman Imperial Coinage, Arcadius (383-408), Siliqua, Milan, 395-402, d n arcadi-vs p f avg, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, 'Eastern' Pteryges, rev. virtvs ro-manorvm, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding sceptre and Victoriola on globe, md ps in exergue, 1.32g/12h (MC 393, this coin; Hoxne 707 [C]; RIC X p.321, 1227; RSC 27b). Roman Republican Coinage, Punic wars, Sicily, Denarius, 209-08 BC Roman Imperatorial Coinage, The Caesarians, Julius Caesar, Denarius, January-February 44, caesar imp, laureate head right, star behind, rev. p sepvllivs [macer], Venus standing left holding Victoriola and sceptre set on star, 3.48g/4h (Craw. 480/5b; CRI 106a; RSC 41). Roman Imperial Coinage, Nero (54-68), As Caesar, Denarius, Lugdunum, 51, bare-headed and draped bust of the young Caesar right, rev. eqvester ordo principi ivvent in four lines inscribed on shield, 3.46g (RIC Claudius 79; RSC 97). Anglo-Saxon, 9th-10th century, bronze strap ends

AURELIAN (270-275). Antoninianus. Serdica. Obv: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG. Radiate and cuirassed bust right. Rev: ORIENS AVG / XXIS. Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe, treading down one of two captives seated on the ground. RIC V online 2653. Weight: 4.27 g. Diameter: 23 mm. Think this one will look quite pleasing with the toning! 😄

Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius. Rome mint. Struck AD 80. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head right / TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, elephant, wearing armor, walking left on exergual line.

Vespasian with Titus and Domitian as Caesars . Rome, AD 70.

Regini and Atrebates / Tincomarus, 25 BC-AD 10, 5.10 g

Hello! Bought these two from a metal detectorist and as far as i've read the swastika was used by the Eburones. But I also see coins with swastika attributed to the Atuatuci. Anyone can give me some insight ? 😄

ARCHBISHOPS OF YORK, WIGMUND (837-49), STYCA, COENRÆD, VIGMVND AROUND CROSS, REV. COENRED AROUND CROSS

Senones potin coin, 150-50 BC. Always happy to add a celtic coin with great flan quality to the collection 😄

That would be my best guess too. It seems to be of too 'high' quality to just be a fourrée core. It also seems to have circulated a good amount by the wear so that would exclude it as a plated forgery.

No clue what this coin was supposed to be. It arrived in a big lot a year ago and it’s unlike anything I’ve seen before. Also haven’t seen an antoninianus limes or fourree before. Thoughts?

The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AR Denarius Ephesus mint; M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right; M • ANT • I(MP) • (AV)G • III • VIR • R • P • C • M BARBAT • Q • P around / Bare head of Octavian right, wearing slight beard; CAESAR • IMP • PONT • III • VIR • R • P • C • around Managed to get this very cheap for 350 , while the Octavian part is quite worn. I like the fact that it's a scarcer die and the multiple cuts all over the coin shows it travelled plenty.

Link: Tetradrachm/Owl/Athena EGYPT, Pharaonic Kingdom. Uncertain pharaoh(s). Late 5th–mid 4th centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm. Imitating Athens.

Link: Eagle/Tetradrachm Messambrian Tetradrachm

Link: victory Denarius of Augustus as Jupiter Terminus

Link: Trajan/Fortuna

Link: Caligula Gaius (Caligula), 37-41. As (Copper, 29 mm, 11.48 g, 7 h), Rome, 37-38. C•CAESAR•AVG•GERMANICVS•PON•M•TR•POT• Bare head of Gaius to left. Rev. VESTA / S - C Vesta seated left on ornamented throne, holding patera in her right hand and scepter in her left. BMC 45. Cohen 27. RIC 38.

Yes you're correct, sorry to have outbid you but thanks! 😄

MARCUS AURELIUS AE sestertius. Rome mint, 173 AD. M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII, laureate bust right. Reverse - GERMANICO AVG IMP VI COS III, Trophy with shields at base, Germania, as mourning female captive, seated left; Captive german male stands, bound, to right, SC in exergue. RCV 4974, RIC 1058. Very scarce According to Sear, this coin type is a revival of a type issued by Domitian over 9 decades before. I really love the issues from the marcomannic wars and it's a cool nod to the gladiator movie. 😄

Bought 2 coins from a local seller who's distributing a hoard. I quite the untouched as found condition of the coins. Might clean them sometime in the future but I don't mind it too much. Antoninianus of Probus and Diocletian.

Link: Trajan Denarius Found it to have a rather unique bust 😄 Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.3g,). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 110. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Roma standing left, holding Victory and spear. RIC II 115; Woytek 287b; RSC 68a.

Finally managed to get this Aurelius reverse type! 😄

Postumus (260-269)Æ double sester, 13.99 g, 30 mmMint: TrierObv: radiant bust r.Rev: Mars stands r. with spear and shield, between SC. Been wanting one of these for a while. Wanted a not so porous flan and I find it attractively worn.

Picked up this ae as (7.66 g) of Pertinax which seems after some googling an extremely rare denomination for him. It's not a beauty but still recognizable and that will do 😄. Obverse: IMP. CAES. P. HELV. PERTIN. AVG. Head of Pertinax, laureate, to the right. Reverse: AEQVIT. AVG. TR. P. COS. II S. C. Aequitas, draped, standing to the left, holding a scale in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left.