Post it and pick it!

[shanxi]

Severus Alexander
Bithynia, Nicaea
Æ 20
Obv.: M AVP CEV AΛEXANΔPOC A, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: NIKAIEΩN, three standards
Æ, 20.4mm, 5.17g
Ref.: SNG Tübingen 2122-3; SNG von Aulock 623 var. (obv. legend); RPC VI, 3202 (temporary), SNG Copenhagen 520 var.
ex Dr. P. Vogl collection,
ex Bankhaus Aufhäuser (sold May 1987)

Next: Bithynia

[Prieure de Sion]

2 hours ago, shanxi said:

Next: Bithynia

 

 

Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus
Argenteus of the Roman Imperial Period 295 AD; Material: Silver; Diameter: 18mm; Weight: 3.36g; Mint: Nicomedia, Bithynia; Reference: RIC VI Nicomedia 22a; Obverse: Head of Diocletian, laureate, right. The Inscription reads: DIOCLETIANVS AVG for Diocletianus Augustus; Reverse: Four-turreted gateway, open, doors thrown back; surmounting each turret, facing eagle. The Inscription reads: VICTORIAE SARMATICAE SMNΓ for Victoriae Sarmaticae (Victories over the Sarmatians, Nicomedia 3rd officina).

 

 

Next: another coin from the Tetrarchy time.

[Spaniard]

 

1 hour ago, Prieure de Sion said:

Next: another coin from the Tetrarchy time

Galerius Maximianus as Caesar AE Follis minted 297 AD.

11,46 g. 25 mm.

Obv: GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES. Laureate Head right

Rev: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI/ (crescent)/ D// ANT. Genius standing left, holding cornucopiae and patera.

RIC VI 49b Antioch

From an old collection formed in the 1920s. Ex Münzhandlung Kallai, Vienna.

Next...His wife.

 

[shanxi]

Galeria Valeria
Æ Follis, Heraclea, circa AD 308-310
Obv.: GAL VALERIA AVG, diademed and draped bust right.
Rev.: VENERI VICTRICI, Venus standing left, holding apple and raising drapery over shoulder; in ex HTB.
Æ, 5.88g, 25.9 mm
Ref.: RIC 43

 

Next: Venus

[AncientOne]

Crispina Augusta. AD 178-182. Æ Dupondius or As

Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, her draped bust rt. Rev: VENVS FELIX, Venus seated left with Victory & scepter, S-C in fields.   Next: Crispina

[Roman Collector]

Crispina, AD 177-182.
Roman orichalcum sestertius, 19.63 g, 30.3 mm, 11 h.
Rome, c. AD 177-179.
Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: CONCORDIA SC, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopiae.
Refs: RIC 556; BMCRE 406-410; RCV 6004; Cohen 6; MIR 4.

Next: Die axis of 11:00.

[Hughie Dwyer]

6 hour rule.

I'll choose this Hadrian as the new coin if that is ok.

Next: another coin from one of the '5 good emperors'

[shanxi]

Marcus Aurelius
AR Denar
Obv.: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM, laureate bust right
Rev.: TR P XXX IM-P VIII COS III/ Roma standing left, holding Victory and spear
Ag, 3.19g, 17.4x19mm
Ref.: RIC III 352, BMCRE 669, RSC 929a.

 

Next: Roma standing

Edited December 31, 2022 by shanxi

[DonnaML]

Hadrian AR Denarius, Travel Series, Rome Mint, 133 AD (according to RIC II.3 p. 207: Group 11, “including Adventus to Rome of 133”) [134-138 AD according to Mattingly & Sydenham in old RIC II]. Obv. Bare head right, HADRIANVS - AVG COS III PP / Rev. Roma standing right in military dress, with right shoulder bare, holding inverted spear with left hand, receiving the arriving Emperor Hadrian standing left, togate, bearing a scroll in left hand, the two clasping their right hands, ADVE-NTVS AVG. RIC II.3 Hadrian 1984 & Pl. 35 (2019 edition), old RIC II Hadrian 225a (1926 ed.), RSC II Hadrian 84a, Sear RCV II 3455 (ill. p. 143), BMCRE III Hadrian 581. 18 mm., 3.46 g. [Part of (or ancillary to) Hadrian’s Travel Series, commemorating Hadrian’s arrival in Rome (adventus) at the end of his travels.]

Next, a denarius from Hadrian's Travel Series.

[Roman Collector]

Hadrian travel series denarius. Mine's a fourrée.


Hadrian, AD 117-138.
Roman fourrée denarius, 2.98 g, 17.7 mm, 7 h.
Rome mint copy, ca. AD 138.
Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head, right.
Rev: AEGYPTOS, Egypt reclining left, holding sistrum and leaning on basket, around which a snake coils. Ibis on left, facing right.
Refs: RIC 296, BMCRE 801-804, RCV 3456, Strack 294.
Notes: Underweight. The metal surface has bubbled away from the core and cracked in front of the portrait on the obverse and above the sistrum and in the exergue on the reverse, revealing it to be a fourrée.

Next: Fourrée.

[Prieure de Sion]

2 hours ago, Roman Collector said:

Next: Fourrée.

I have 2 Fourrees...

 

 

Titus Flavius Domitianus as Caesar

Fourrée Denarius of the Roman Imperial Period 76/77 AD; Material: Silver; Diameter: 18mm; Weight: 3.01g; Mint: Imitating the Rome mint; Reference: For prototype, cf. RIC II.1 921 (Vespasian), BMCRE 193 (Vespasian) and RSC 47; Provenance: Ex Roma Numnismatics London; Pedigre: From the J. Greiff Collection, assembled prior to 1998; Obverse: Head of Domitian, laureate, right. The Inscripotion reads: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS for Caesar Augusti FIlius Domitianus (Caesar, son of the Augustus, Domitian); Reverse: Pegasus standing right, left foreleg raised, wings curling up on back. The Inscription reads: COS IIII for Consul Quartum (Consul for the fourth time).

 

 

 

 

Titus Flavius Domitianus as Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus

Subaratus Fourrée Denarius of the Roman Imperial Period after 84 AD; Material: Silver; Diameter: 19mm; Weight: 2.89g; Mint: Imitating the Rome mint; Reference: For prototype, cf. RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 188; Provenance: Ex Leu Numismatic Winterthur Swiss; Pedigre: From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, formed since the 1970s, privately acquired from Frank S. Robinson (with original dealer's ticket); Obverse: Bust of Domitian, laureate and draped, left. The Inscription reads: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG GERMANIC for Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus (Imperator, Caesar, Domitian, Augustus, conqueror of the Germans); Reverse: Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear; shield at side. The Inscription reads: P M TR POT III IMP V COS X P P for Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Imperator Quintum, Consul Decimum, Pater Patriae (High priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, Imperator for the fifth time, consul for the tenth time, father of the nation).

 

 

 

 

Next: Serratus Denarius please.

[Qcumbor]

Happy new year folks !

3 hours ago, Prieure de Sion said:

Next: Serratus Denarius please.

 

Here's a coin on its way home, hopefully I will get it in the mail in the next few days !

 

Q. Antonius Balbus, 83-82 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.80 g, 6 h), Rome. Laureate head of Jupiter to right; behind, S•C; to right, B•. Rev. Q•ANTO•BALB / PR Victory in fast quadriga to right, holding wreath in her right hand and palm frond and reins in her left. Babelon (Antonia) 1. Crawford 364/1c. RBW -. Sydenham 742a. 

 

Next : coin you're impatiently awaiting 

Q

[akeady]

I'm tempting fate by posting this as the only other time I did the coin didn't appear for months, but let's see 😄

From the auction description:

Julius Caesar, as Imperator, and Consul for the Second Time (ca. 47 BC), with Aulus Allienus, as Proconsul. AR denarius (18mm, 3.71 gm, 9h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 3/5, scuff. Sicily, perhaps Lilybaeum, ca. 47 BC. C•CAESAR-IMP•COS•ITER, diademed, draped bust of Venus right / A•ALLIENVS-PRO COS, Trinacrus standing left, right foot on prow, triskeles in right hand, cloak in left. Crawford 457/1. Sydenham 1022. Alliena 1 and Julia 14. Light rainbow and golden toned surfaces.

From the Dean Kinzer Collection

This very rare type was minted when Caesar stopped over in Sicily in late 47 BC while preparing for his assault on Pompeian forces in north Africa. Aulus Allienus, Caesar's proconsul of Sicily, is named as the moneyer. The reverse shows Trinacrus, a son of Neptune, whose name probably derives from an alternate name of Sicily, Tinacria ("three cornered land"). Though minted in relatively small quantities, these coins saw heavy circulation, and most surviving examples display considerable wear.

Next - a Caesar denarius

[shanxi]

Julius Caesar
AR Denarius, 46/45 BC
Military mint travelling with Caesar in Spain
Obv.: Diademed head of Venus right, Cupid behind shoulder
Rev.: Trophy with oval shields between female and male seated captives, CAESAR in exergue
Ag, 3.90g, 18mm
Ref.: BMC 89, Crawf. 468/1, Syd. 1014

Next: bust or head of Venus

[Qcumbor]

12 minutes ago, shanxi said:

Next: bust or head of Venus

Julius Caesar, Denarius - North Africa c.47-46 BCE
No legend, Diademed head of Venus right
CAESAR, Aeneas left, bearing Anchises on his shoulder
3.91 gr
Ref : HCRI # 55, RCV #1402, Cohen #12

 

Next : anything imperatorial

Q

Edited January 1, 2023 by Qcumbor

[Roman Collector]

L. Mussidius Longus, Moneyer 42 BC.
Roman Republican AR denarius, 3.48 gm, 16.4 mm, 4 h.
Rome, 42 BC.
Obv: Draped bust of Marc Antony's 3rd wife, Fulvia, as Victory, right.
Rev: L·MVSSIDIVS LONGVS, Victory in biga right, holding reins in both hands.
Refs: RRC 494/40; BMCRR 4229; RCV 1517; Sydenham 1095; RSC Mussidia 4; Banti Mussidia 613.

Next: Something easy ... how about Victory in biga?

[Qcumbor]

8 minutes ago, Roman Collector said:

Next: Something easy ... how about Victory in biga?

C. Coelius Caldus, Denarius - Rome mint, 104 BC
Helmeted head of Roma left
Victory in biga going left. CALD under the biga and [control mark] at exergue
3.94 gr - 18,5 mm
Ref : RCV # 196, RSC, Coelia # 1, Crawford # 318/1

 

Next : same theme, but biga going right instead of left

Q

Edited January 2, 2023 by Qcumbor

[Prieure de Sion]

9 minutes ago, Qcumbor said:

Next : same theme, but biga going right instead of left

 

 

Publius Servilius M.f. Rullus, triumvir monetalis in 100 BC
Denarius of the Roman Republic Period 100 BC; Material: Silver; Diameter: 18mm; Weight: 3.75g; Mint: Rome; Reference: Crawford RRC 328/1; Obverse: Bust of Minerva, left, wearing Corinthian helmet and aegis. Border of dots. The Inscription reads: RVLLI for Rullus; Reverse: Victory in biga, right, holding palm-branch in left hand and reins in right hand. Border of dots. The Inscription reads: P SERVILI M F for Publius Servilius Marcus Filius.

 

 

Next: Minerva at the Reverse please.

[Qcumbor]

Just now, Prieure de Sion said:

Next: Minerva at the Reverse please.

Domitianus, Denarius - Rome mint 95-96 CE
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TRP XV, Laureate head of Domitianus right
IMP XXII COS XVII CENS PPP, Minerva standing right holding spear and shield
3,21 gr
Ref : RCV #2734 v, Cohen #292

 

Next : a denarius with dark toning

Q

[Prieure de Sion]

6 minutes ago, Qcumbor said:

Next : a denarius with dark toning

Dark is relative 😉 

 

 

Titus Flavius Domitianus as Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus

Denarius of the Roman Imperial Period 88 AD; Material: Silver; Diameter: 19mm; Weight: 3.16g; Mint: Rome; Reference: RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 604; Obverse: Head of Domitian, laureate, right. The Inscription reads: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII for Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Octava (Imperator, Caesar, Domitian, Augustus, conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the eighth time); Reverse: Legend and column inscribed LVD SAEC FEC within laurel wreath with COS XIIII for Ludos saeculares fecit (He made the secular games) and Consul Quartum Decimum (Consul for the 14th time).

 

@David Atherton writes: "Minted in 88 AD to commemorate the Secular Games Domitian held in that same year, the reverse actually shows the column which the senate dedicated in honour of the games. A wonderful example of a coin illustrating a moment in history."

 

 

 

 

Next: a coin which was related to any games or anniversaries.

 

Edited January 2, 2023 by Prieure de Sion

[Roman Collector]

This one was issued for the Pythian games and depicts apples from the trees sacred to Apollo arranged within a tripod, for the tripod is associated with the myth of the slaying of Python by Apollo. These apples were the prize given to the winners of the various contests at the Pythian games. You may read about it here.

Gordian III, AD 238-244.
Roman provincial Æ 25.6 mm, 10.61 g, 2 h.
Macedon, Thessalonica, AD 238-244.
Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓΟΡΔIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: ΘЄCCAΛΟΝΙΚЄΩΝ ΝЄ, tripod surmounted by five apples; Π-V/Θ-Ι/Α across field.
Refs: Touratsoglou, Thessaloniki 80; Varbanov 4523; Moushmov 6815.

Next: More coins related to games/athletic contests.

[Ryro]

next: pretty boy Apollo

[akeady]

Michael Harlan reckons this series has muses on the obverses - Euterpe in this case - but most other scholarship has it as Pretty Boy Apollo.

Gens:	Pomponia
Moneyer:	Q. Pomponius Musa
Coin:	Silver Denarius - Laureate head of Apollo right, two crossed flutes behind Q. POMPONI / MVSA - Euterpe, Muse of Lyric Poetry, standing right, supporting chin with arm resting on colunmn to right and holding two tibiae
Mint:	Rome (66 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis:	3.82g / 19mm / 7h
References:	RSC 13 (Pomponia) Sydenham 815 Crawford 410/5
Provenances:	Ex. Andrew McCabe Collection Ex. Art Coins Roma Auction 3, 31-May-2011, lot 215
Acquisition:	Roma Numismatics Online Auction E-Sale 18 #810 27-Jun-2015

 

Next - another Muses series denarius

[Ryro]

another RR fourée 

[Qcumbor]

50 minutes ago, Ryro said:

another RR fourée 

Marcus Antonius, Fourree denarius - Athens mint 32 BC
ANTON AVG IMP III COS DES III III V R P C, bare head of Marcus Antonius right
ANTONINVS / AVG IMP III in two lines
3,52 gr
Ref : RCV # 1478, HCRI # 347, RSC # 2, Cohen # 2

 

Next : follow up with a fourree republican

Q