John Conduitt Posted September 4, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 4, 2023 Constantine I Nummus, 332-333Treveri. Bronze, 18mm; 2.50g, Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG. Two soldiers standing on either side of two standards each holding a spear and resting hand on a shield; GLORIA EXERCITVS; TR•S (RIC VI, 537).From the Warminster (Wiltshire) Hoard 2010, 1669 nummi up to 351 (Magnentius), although there was only one of those – the hoarder may have been avoiding them. Portable Antiquities Scheme: IARCH-6E8E53. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted September 4, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 4, 2023 Constantine I Constantine I AE follis. AD 330-335. IMP CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers holding spears and shields with two standards between them. Mintmark RFP. RIC Rome VII, 327 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 4, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 4, 2023 GloriaConstans I Barbaros NummusImitating Treveri. Bronze, 14mm, 1.09g. Rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constans right; CONSTAN-S P F AVG. Two soldiers standing, each holding a spear and a shield, one standard between them inscribed M, TRP below; GLORIA EXERCITVS (cf RIC VIII, 106). Found in Britain. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted September 4, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 4, 2023 Gloria 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted September 4, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 4, 2023 Link: Constantine II Constantine II Caesar (son of Constantine I), Æ reduced Follis. small bust type, Heraclea Mint (5th Officina), 317 AD. Obv. Small laureate half-bust of young Constantine II left, wearing imperial mantle, holding mappa in right hand and globe and scepter in left hand, D N FL CL CONSTANTINVS NOB C / Rev. Campgate with five rows, three turrets, no door, and no star, PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; in exergue, mintmark MHTЄ [Epsilon = 5th Officina]. RIC VII 20 (p. 545), Sear RCV V 17140, Cohen 107. 18 mm., 3.31 g. (Purchased from Kirk Davis). 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted September 4, 2023 · Patron Share Posted September 4, 2023 (edited) Link: Camp gate from Heraclea. Licinius I, AD 308-324. Roman billon follis, 2.71 g, 18.3 mm, 11 h. Heraclea, second officina, AD 317-18. Obv: IMP LICI-NIVS AVG, Laureate and draped bust right, holding globe, scepter and mappa. Rev: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, three-turreted gateway of military camp; Λ in right field; SMHB in exergue. Refs: RIC vii, p. 547, 48 var. (bust right); Cohen 145; RCV 15268. Edited September 4, 2023 by Roman Collector 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted September 4, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 4, 2023 (edited) Link campgate (since @Roman Collector was faster than me, but the link is still correct) 20,1 mm, 2,86 g. Constantine II, Caesar under Constantine I. Ӕ follis. Heraclea. 329-330. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, campgate, eight layers, two turrets, star above, no door. Star in left field.Mintmark SMHA. RIC VII Heraclea 107. Edited September 4, 2023 by ambr0zie 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 4, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 4, 2023 Constantius II Follis, 324-325Londinium. Bronze, 20mm. 2.99g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left; FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C. Campgate with two turrets; star above; PROVIDENTIAE CAESS; mintmark PLON (RIC VII, 298). 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 5, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 5, 2023 Link: simiar coin, different mint Constantinus II Cyzicus Mint Obv.: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, bust left Rev.: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, Campgate without doors, with two turrets, 6 stone layers and a star above, SMKΔ AE, 3.14g, 19.63mm Ref.: RIC 47 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 5, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 5, 2023 Constantius IIFausta Follis, 324-325London. Bronze, 19mm, 2.93g. Mantled bust right; FLAV MAX FAVSTA AG. Fausta standing facing, looking left, head veiled, with two children (Constantine II and Constantius II) in her arms; SALVS REIPVBLICAE; mintmark PLON (RIC VI, 300). 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted September 5, 2023 · Patron Share Posted September 5, 2023 Link: Empress holding babies. Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman oricalchum sestertius, 22.36 gm, 33.7 mm, 12 h. Rome, December AD 160. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right (Beckmann Type 5 hairstyle). Rev: FECVND AVGVSTAE S C, (Faustina as) Fecunditas standing left, between two children (thought to represent Faustina III and Lucilla), holding two infants in her arms (thought to represent Fadilla and Cornificia). Refs: RIC 1635; BMCRE 902-904; Cohen 96; Strack 1336; RCV 5273; MIR 10. Note: Issued to commemorate the birth of Marcus Aurelius' and Faustina II's daughter Annia Cornificia Faustina Minor, known simply as Cornificia. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 5, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 5, 2023 Faustina IIFaustina II Denarius, 145-161Rome. Silver, 18mm, 2.68g. Bust of Faustina the Younger, band of pearls round head, hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right; FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL. Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and rudder set on dove, in left; VENVS (RIC III, Antoninus Pius 515A (denarius)). Found Rossington, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Portable Antiquities Scheme: SWYOR-D8E6A8. 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted September 5, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 5, 2023 Faustina I / Ceres after 141 AD AR Denarius (18mm, 2.98g) O: Draped bust right, hair arranged in chignon; DIVA FAVSTINA. R: Ceres, veiled, standing right, holding corn ears and sceptre; AVGVSTA. RSC 93; RIC 358; Sear 4581; BMC 389; Strack 475 Next: Ceres 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted September 5, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 5, 2023 Posted before but I can't resist Faustina Sr AR Denarius, RIC 361, RSC 101a, BMC 417, SEAR 4583. DIVA FAVSTINA, with elaborate hairstyle and draped bust right / AVGV-STA, Ceres standing left, long hair tied behind, raising right hand & holding long torch with left. Rome mint, A.D. 141. 3,0 g - 15 mm 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted September 5, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 5, 2023 (edited) Another Faustina: Roman Egypt. Alexandria. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-1755, wife of Marcus Aurelius. Billon Tetradrachm (22mm, 14.13g, 12h). Dated RY 18 of Antoninus Pius (AD 154/155). Obv: Draped bust right. Rev: Eirene standing left, holding grain ears and caduceus; L IH (date) across field. Ref: Köln 1976 var. (placement of date); Dattari (Savio) 3246; K&G 38.101; RPC IV.4 Online 13831 (temporary); Emmett 1940.18 (R4). Toned. Near Very Fine. Said to be a very rare regnal date for this type; however, 16 examples are listed in RPC. From the Rocky Mountain Collection of Alexandrian Coins, purchased from Willian M. Rosenblum. Includes old tickets. Ex CNG e474 (12 Aug 2020), Lot 285. Ex CNG e541 (28 Jun 2023), Lot 409. Edited September 5, 2023 by Edessa 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 6, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2023 Link: Faustina Alexandria Faustina II Alexandria Billon-Tetradrachm Obv.: ΦAVCTINA CEBACTH, draped bust right Rev.: Nike on globe right, holding wreath and palm branch, L - IΓ = year 13 of Antoninus Pius (AD 149/150). Billon, 13.57g, 22mm Ref.: Dattari 3251 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 6, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2023 AlexandriaProbus Tetradrachm, 278-279Alexandria. Copper, 19mm, 8.00g. Laureate and cuirassed bust right; A K M AVP ΠPOBOC CEB (Αυτοκράτωρ Καίσαρ Μάρκου Αυρήλιου Πρόβος Σεβαστός, Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus, Venerable). Eagle standing left with closed wings, head right, with wreath in beak; lettering: L Δ (Alexandria year 4) (Milne 4546). 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victrix Posted September 6, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 6, 2023 Link: Eagle/Tetradrachm Messambrian Tetradrachm 4 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted September 6, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) Link: lion's skin headdress Taras, Calabria 325-280 BC AR Diobol (11mm, 1.07g) O: Head of young Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. R: Herakles standing right, strangling the Nemean lion; TA above, club and astragalos behind, Φ between legs. Vlasto 1355; Cote 190; HN Italy 978; Sear 352 Scarce ~ Peter Edited September 6, 2023 by Phil Anthos 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 7, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 7, 2023 Link: Herakles Mysia, Pergamon AE10, c. 300 B.C. Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena right, ΠΕΡΓ below Rev.: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin AE, 0.86g, 10mm Ref.: BMC Mysia p. 112, 22 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 7, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 7, 2023 AthenaAttica Tetradrachm, 454-404BCAthens. Silver, 24mm, 17.19g. Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye. Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square (Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597). 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victrix Posted September 7, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 7, 2023 Link: Tetradrachm/Owl/Athena EGYPT, Pharaonic Kingdom. Uncertain pharaoh(s). Late 5th–mid 4th centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm. Imitating Athens. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 7, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 7, 2023 Test cutGeorge III Bank of England Dollar, 1804Soho Mint, Birmingham. Silver, 41mm, 27g. Head 1, C.H.K. on truncation; GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX. Britannia seated with shield, in oval garter; FIVE SHILLINGS DOLLAR; BANK OF ENGLAND 1804; K in relief below shield (S 3823). 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted September 8, 2023 · Patron Share Posted September 8, 2023 Link: Mentally ill ruler. Caligula, AD 37-41. Roman provincial Æ 20 mm, 6.74 g. Peloponnese, Corinthia, Corinth, Ae. P. Vipsanius Agrippa and M. Bellius Proculus, duoviri, AD 37-38. Obv: C CAESAR AVGVSTV, bare head right. Rev: M BELLIO PROCVLO IIVIR / COR, Pegasus flying right. Refs: RPC I 1173; Amandry (1988) XVII; BCD Corinth 405-6. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted September 8, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted September 8, 2023 Link: Peloponnese Argos AR-Obol, 330-270 v.Chr Obv.: Av: Head of wolf right Rev: Large A; Π-P across upper field, club right below; all within incuse square. BCD Peloponnesos 1085, SNG Copenhagen -; BMC Peloponnesus pg. 143, 93. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.