ambr0zie Posted July 31, 2023 · Member Share Posted July 31, 2023 Another close link - Roma with winged helmet Anonymous. 115-114 BC. AR Denarius. 19,7 mm, 3,79 g. ROMA, head of Roma, right, wearing winged Corinthian helmet with curl on left shoulder. Border of dots; X (mark of value) behind / Roma, wearing Corinthian helmet, seated right on pile of shields, holding spear in left hand; at feet, helmet; before, she-wolf, right, suckling twins Romulus and Remus; on either side, birds flying. Border of dots. Crawford 287/1; Sydenham 530; RSC 176; RBW 1117. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted July 31, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted July 31, 2023 Wolf suckling twins Romulus and Remus.Barbarous Imitation of a Commemorative VRBS ROMA, 335-339East Anglia imitating Lugdunum. Bronze, 14mm, 1.20g. Helmeted and mantled bust of Roma left; VRBS ROMA. She-wolf standing left, head right, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; two stars above; •PLG (cf RIC VII, 242). Reportedly from the Nether Compton (Dorset) Hoard 1989. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted July 31, 2023 · Patron Share Posted July 31, 2023 Link: Barbarous imitation. Elagabalus AD 218-222, 3.28 g, 18.2 mm, 6 h. Fourrée Denarius, imitative issue, (after AD 250?). Unknown (Sarmatian?) mint. Obv: ΛNTONINVS PIVS FEL ΛVG; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: CONCORDIΛ; Two standards between two aquilae; NILIT in exergue (sic, the N backwards and replacing the correct M, and the L looking like an upside-down T). Refs: imitation of: RIC 187; BMC 275; C 15; Thirion-344. Notes: See CNG E-Auction 281, June 20, 2012, lot 369 (same dies). 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted July 31, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted July 31, 2023 C3 Fouree denariusCaracalla Contemporary Counterfeit Denarius, 198-217Imitating Rome. Silver-plated bronze, 2.74g. Laureate, draped and cuirassed right, seen from behind; ANTONINVS - PIVS AVG. Pietas standing left at altar, raising both arms; PIETAS PVBLICA. The reverse is typical of Julia Domna’s coins from 198-200. Found near Andover, Hampshire in 2019. Portable Antiquities Scheme: CAM-C08C4B. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted July 31, 2023 · Member Share Posted July 31, 2023 Link another forgery (or semi-forgery) of a Severan dynasty denarius Elagabal 218-222. Limes Denarius, Rome. IMP ANTONINUS AVG, bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, right / LIBERTAS AVGVSTI, Libertas, draped, seated left, holding pileus in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand Cf RIC IV Elagabalus 115 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted July 31, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted July 31, 2023 12 hours ago, ambr0zie said: Another close link - Roma with winged helmet Absolutely. Although I just revised the description of my coin to point out that when viewed together with the helmet decoration in front of it, the wing forms part of a stylized representation of an eagle with head and beak, facing right. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted July 31, 2023 · Member Share Posted July 31, 2023 Link: 6 hours ago, ambr0zie said: Libertas Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus AugustusReign: Commodus; Mint: Rome; Date: 190 AD; Nominal: Denarius; Material: Silver; Diameter: 18mm; Weight: 3.51g; Reference: RIC III Commodus 208; Rare: R1; Provenance: Heritage Numismatics Dallas, USA (Auction 232308 February 2023, Lot 64114) Obverse: Head of Commodus, laureate, right; Inscription: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P; Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Britannicus Pater Patriae; Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus, the pious, the fortunate, Augustus, conqueror of the Britons, father of the nation; Reverse: Libertas, draped, standing front, head left, holding pileus in right hand and rod in left hand; Inscription: LIB AVG P M TR P XV COS VI; Translation: Libertas Augusti, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta Decima, Consul Sextum; Translation: Freedom of the Augustus, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the 15th time, consul for the sixth time 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted August 1, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2023 CommodusCommodus Denarius, 185Rome. Silver, 18mm, 2.36g. Laureate bust of Commodus right; M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT. Nobilitas, draped, standing front, head right, holding sceptre in right hand and statuette of Minerva in extended left hand; NOBILIT AVG P M TR P XI IMP VIII COS V P P (RIC III, 139). Found near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted August 1, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 1, 2023 Link: 5 hours ago, John Conduitt said: Minerva Titus Flavius Domitianus as Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus.Denarius of the Roman Imperial Period 93/94 AD; Material: Silver; Diameter: 19mm; Weight: 3.50g; Mint: Rome; Reference: RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 764; Provenance: Superior Galleries Numismatics New York Obverse: Head of Domitian, laureate, right. The Inscription reads: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIII for Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia Decima (Imperator, Caesar, Domitian, Augustus, conqueror of the Germans, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the 13th time); Reverse: Minerva standing left, holding spear. The Inscription reads: IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P for Imperator Secundum Vicesimum, Consul Sextum Decimum, Censor Perpetuus, Pater Patriae (Imperator for the 22nd time, consul for the 16th time, censor for life, father of the nation) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted August 2, 2023 · Patron Share Posted August 2, 2023 Link: Domitian. Domitian, 81-96 CE, and Domitia, 82-96 CE. Roman provincial Æ 24 mm, 9.45 g. Cilicia, Anazarbus, city year 112 = 93/4 CE. Obv: ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΘΕ ΥΙ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕ ΓΕΡ, laureate head of Domitian, right; behind, star. Rev: ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΩΝ ΔΟΜΕΤΙΑ ⳞΕΒΑⳞΤΗ, ΙΒ-Ρ (in field; = year 112 of the city), draped bust of Domitia, left. Refs: RPC II 1749; SNG France 2019-20; BMC 9; Ziegler 76 (obv 1/rev 3); SNG Levante 1374. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted August 2, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted August 2, 2023 I can only do more Domitian with that.Domitian Denarius, 81-96Rome. Silver, 18mm, 3.36g. Head of Domitian, laureate head right; IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIIII. Minerva standing, head left, holding spear; IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P (RIC 692). From the Westbury Sub Mendip (Somerset) Hoard 2016, Portable Antiquities Scheme: SOM-F1847A. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicMan Posted August 2, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 2, 2023 Just now, John Conduitt said: I can only do more Domitian with that.Domitian Denarius, 81-96Rome. Silver, 18mm, 3.36g. Head of Domitian, laureate head right; IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIIII. Minerva standing, head left, holding spear; IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P (RIC 692). From the Westbury Sub Mendip (Somerset) Hoard 2016, Portable Antiquities Scheme: SOM-F1847A. Let's keep the Domitian streak going then! This was my second silver coin by the way. DOMITIAN.(81-96).Rome.Denarius. Obv : DOMITIANVS CAESAR AVG F. Laureate head right. Rev : COS V. She-wolf standing left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus, in exergue, boat. RIC II 961. Weight : 3.18 gr Diameter : 18 mm 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted August 2, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted August 2, 2023 WolfIceni ‘Norfolk Wolf Left, Sideways Diamond’ Stater, 50-35BCNorfolk. Gold, 17mm, 5.40g. Wolf standing left with bristly back, crescent and large pellet above, large pellet and four-pellet diamond below (only two pellets visible). Left-facing Icenian wreath motif, fibula below (ABC−, VA−, BMC−, COI−, S−. Talbot Norfolk Wolf B, Sub-type D, die group 18, dies T/49). Ex John Follows (Treasure Hunting, October 1999, p.45, this coin). Found Norfolk, CCI 99.1318. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted August 2, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 2, 2023 Wolf with crescent Lykaonia, Laranda (ca 324-323 BC) AR obol. 11 mm, 0,49 g. Baaltars seated left, holding grain ear, bunch of grapes, and scepter / Forepart of wolf right; crescent above; all within circle of pellets. Göktürk 82; SNG France 443 (uncertain Cilician mint); SNG Levante 225 (uncertain Cilician mint). This coin type was previously attributed to an uncertain Cilician mint. Göktürk, in “Small coins from Cilicia and surroundings” reattributes it to the town of Laranda in Lykaonia. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted August 2, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted August 2, 2023 Bunch of grapes.Simon Bar Kokhba Revolt, 132-133Judaea. Bronze, 17.5mm, 5.92g. Grape bunch on tendril with branch and small vine leaf; שנת אחת לגאלת ישראל (year one of the redemption of Zion). Seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates; כ ה זנ רה א לע (ELAZAR HaKOHEN, Eleazar the Priest) (Meshorer 224). 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted August 3, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted August 3, 2023 Link: Palm Tree. Ionia, Ephesos, circa 390-325 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 15.30g, 12h). Komes as magistrate. Struck circa 387-295 BC. Obv: Bee, Ε-Φ across fields. Rev: Forepart of stag right, head left, palm tree behind, ΚΟΜΗΣ to right. Ref: SNG Cop 228; Ashton, The Pixodaros Hoard, Class B, O 16; BMC -. Small die break on obverse. Ex Kunker 168 (12 Mar 2010), Lot 7346. Ex Nilus Coins. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted August 3, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 3, 2023 (edited) Link: 7 hours ago, Edessa said: Ionia Imperator Caesar Divi filius Augustus; Denarius of the Roman Imperial Period 21/20 BC; Material: Silver; Diameter: 19mm; Weight: 3.74g; Mint: Samos, Ionia; Reference: RIC I (second edition) Augustus 475; Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare, right. The Inscription reads: CAESAR for Caesar; Reverse: Young bull standing right, head erect. The Inscription reads: AVGVSTVS for Augustus. Edited August 3, 2023 by Prieure de Sion 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicMan Posted August 3, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 3, 2023 51 minutes ago, Prieure de Sion said: Link: Imperator Caesar Divi filius Augustus; Denarius of the Roman Imperial Period 21/20 BC; Material: Silver; Diameter: 19mm; Weight: 3.74g; Mint: Samos, Ionia; Reference: RIC I (second edition) Augustus 475; Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare, right. The Inscription reads: CAESAR for Caesar; Reverse: Young bull standing right, head erect. The Inscription reads: AVGVSTVS for Augustus. Bull. Been a while since I showed this one off last, but one of my favorite coins: Julian II. 360-363 AD. AE Maiorina (8.75 gm, 29mm). Antioch mint. Struck 361-363 AD. Obv.: D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right. Rev.: SECVRITAS REIPVB, bull standing to right, two stars above; (palm)ANTΓ(palm) in exergue. RIC 216; LRBC 2640. aVF. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted August 3, 2023 · Patron Share Posted August 3, 2023 LInk: Julian II from the Antioch mint. Julian II, 361-363. Roman Silvered AE 3 Centenionalis; 3.16 g. 18.3 mm. Antioch mint, 362-363. Obv: D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F, helmeted and cuirassed bust, left, holding spear and shield. Rev: VOT X MVLT XX, legend within wreath; in exergue: ANTA between two palm fronds. Refs: RIC 220; Cohen 151; RCV 19181; LRBC 2642. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted August 3, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 3, 2023 Link - VOT X 18,70 mm, 3,31 g. Crispus Ӕ follis. Lugdunum, 323-324. Follis Ӕ IVL CRIS-PVS NOB C, laureate head right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around VOT X within wreath. Mintmark PLG crescent. RIC VII Lugdunum 210 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted August 3, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 3, 2023 Link: 29 minutes ago, ambr0zie said: Lugdunum Tiberius Iulius Caesar AugustusAureus of the Roman Imperial Period 14/37 AD; Material: Gold; Diameter: 17/18mm; Weight: 7.84g; Mint: Lugdunum, Gallia; Reference: RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 25; Obverse: Head of Tiberius, laureate, right. The Inscription reads: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS for Tiberius Caesar Divi Augusti Filius Augustus (Tiberius Caesar, son of divine Augustus, Augustus); Reverse: Female figure (Livia as Pax?), draped, right, seated, right on chair with plain legs, holding branch and long sceptre; below chair, a double line. The Inscription reads: PONTIF MAXIM for Pontifex Maximus (High priest). 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted August 3, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted August 3, 2023 Link: Same type, different nominal Tiberius AR Denarius, AD 18-35 Obv.: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right Rev.: PONTIF MAXIM, Livia as Pax, holding scepter and olive branch, seated right on chair, feet on footstool, ornate chair legs Ag, 3.64g, 17.5x19.2mm Ref.: RIC² 30, Kankelfitz 3a, RIC 30, RSC 16a 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted August 3, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 3, 2023 Link: 2 hours ago, shanxi said: Pax Marcus Ulpius Traianus as Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus AugustusDenarius of the Roman Imperial Period 103/111 AD; Material: Silver; Diameter: 19mm; Weight: 3.42g; Mint: Rome; Reference: RIC II Trajan 187; Provenance: Ex Michael Kelly Collection, Ex Roma Numismatic London; Obverse: Bust of Trajan, laureate, right with aegis. The Inscription reads: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P for Imperator Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae (Imperator, of Trajan, Augustus, conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation); Reverse: Pax, naked to waist, seated left on throne, holding branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left; in front of her kneels a Dacian. The Inscription reads: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI for Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi (The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes). 6 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victrix Posted August 3, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 3, 2023 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. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted August 4, 2023 · Patron Share Posted August 4, 2023 Link: "Heroic bust". Hadrian, AD 117-138. Roman AR denarius, 3.44 g, 17.5 mm, 7:00. Rome, AD 121. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Rev: P M TR P COS III, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae and resting on column. Refs: RIC 86b; BMCRE 170; RSC 1155; UCR 206; RCV 3521. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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