Roman Collector Posted May 5 · Patron Share Posted May 5 Link: stag walking right. Gallienus, 253-268 CE. Roman billon Antoninianus, 3.53 g, 20.1 mm, 1 h. Rome, 267-268 CE. Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head, right. Rev: DIANAE CONS AVG, stag walking right; X I in exergue. Refs: RIC 179K; Göbl 745b; Cohen 157; RCV 10201. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted May 5 · Member Share Posted May 5 Stag, but just standing 18 mm, 3,86 g. Ionia, Ephesos. Geta as Caesar 198-211. Ӕ. 209-211. Λ CEΠ ΓETAC K, bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / EΦECIΩN, stag standing right. Karwiese 553; SNG Cop 428 var. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shea19 Posted May 5 · Supporter Share Posted May 5 Link: Geta Geta, as Caesar, AR Denarius (19 mm, 3.23 g), Rome, 200-202. Bare-headed and draped bust of Geta to right/ Rev. PRINC IVVENTVTIS, Geta, as prince of the youth, standing l. in military attire, holding baton in his r. hand and spear with his l.; behind, trophy. RIC 18. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted May 5 · Supporter Share Posted May 5 Link: Geta ROMAN EMPIRE, Geta, as Caesar. AR Denarius.. Rome, AD 200-202. 21mm, 3.34gr. P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRIT IMPERII, Securitas seated left, holding globe in right hand. RIC 20b, BMCRE 240-243, RSC 183a, Cohen 183 - SEAR RCV II (2002), #7200, page 565 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted May 5 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 5 Link: Securitas. A coin that has the distinction of being my lightest denarius, only 1.58 g. It's not uncommon for Macrinus denarii to be very light, from what I've seen. Macrinus AR Denarius 217 AD, Obv. Laureate head right, IMP C M OPEL MACRINVS AVG / Rev. Securitas standing, facing, leaning on a column, head left, holding a scepter, PONTIF MAX TR P COS PP. RIC IV-2 24, RSC III 62, Sear RCV II 7347. 19 mm., 1.58 g. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted May 5 · Supporter Share Posted May 5 More Securitas. Helena Follis, 324-325 Londinium. Bronze, 20mm, 2.93g. Bust of Helena, wearing necklace and mantle, right; FL HELENA - AVGVSTA. Securitas, draped, standing left, raising pallium with right hand and lowering branch with left hand; SECVRITAS - REIPVBLICE; PLON in exergue (RIC VII, 299). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted May 6 · Patron Share Posted May 6 Link: Helena Helena, 324-228/30 CE. Roman billon reduced centenionalis; 1.24 g, 13.4 mm. Trier, 337-340 CE. Obv: FL IVL HELENAE AVG. diademed and draped bust, right. Rev: PAX PVBLICA, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and transverse scepter; in exergue TR S. Refs: RIC viii, p. 144, 78; LRBC I 119; Cohen 4; RCV 17492. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shea19 Posted May 6 · Supporter Share Posted May 6 Link: Pax standing left Marcus Aurelius, AR Denarius. 166 A.D., Rome., (19 mm, 3.2g), Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius to right./ Rev: Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopia. RIC 159 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted May 6 · Member Share Posted May 6 Marcus Aurelius / Poseidon Cassandreia, Macedonia 161-180 AD AE21 (21mm, 6.78g) O: Laureate head right; M AVR ANTON AVG. R: Poseidon nude, standing slightly right; trident in right hand, dolphin in extended left hand; COL IVL AVG CASS. RPC Online IV 10319; Leake HN 3722 corr. (same coin); Varbanov III 2791 (R6) var. (Poseidon left) Extremely Rare ex Forvm Ancient Coins One of only two known examples with Poseidon standing right. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted May 6 · Supporter Share Posted May 6 Neptune. Caligula As, 37-41 Rome. Bronze, 27mm, 10.26g. Agrippa (45-12BC) issued by Caligula (37-41) and countermarked by Claudius (41-54). Head of Agrippa, left wearing rostral crown; M AGRIPPA L F COS III. Neptune standing left holding dolphin and trident; S C; TIAV countermark (RIC I, 58). Ex James Pickering. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted May 6 · Supporter Share Posted May 6 Neptune Hadrian, AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.26g, 6h). Rome mint struck circa AD 124-128. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS; Laureate bust right, slight drapery. Rev: COS III; Neptune standing left, foot on prow, holding acrostolium and trident. Ref: RIC II 158; RSC 309. Ex Cayon Subastas Feb 2009 (6 Feb 2009), Lot 6486. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted May 6 · Member Share Posted May 6 Hadrian 19,7 mm, 3,1 g. Hadrian 117-138. AR denarius. Rome. 137-138 AD. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated left on low seat, shield at her side, holding palladium and spear. RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2342; Old RIC II Hadrian 265. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted May 6 · Supporter Share Posted May 6 Hadrian Denarius, 126-127 Rome. Silver, 17x18mm, 3.40g. Head of Hadrian, laureate, right, slight drapery on left shoulder; HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Virtus standing right, resting foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium; COS III (RIC III, 851). From the Ropsley (Lincolnshire) Hoard 2018, also known as Londonthorpe II, Portable Antiquities Scheme LANCUM-F93E5B. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted May 6 · Supporter Share Posted May 6 Link: Hadrian RPC Volume: III №: 2958 Reign: Hadrian Persons: Hadrian (Augustus) City: Tyana Region: Cappadocia Province: Galatia-Cappadocia Denomination: Æ (15 mm) 3.80 g. Issue: Year 20 (AD 135/6) Obverse: ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑ ΤΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤ; laureate head of Hadrian, right Reverse: ΤΥΑΝΕΩΝ ΤΩ ΠΡ Τ ΙΕΡ ΑϹ, ΕΤ - Κ (in field); Perseus standing facing, holding head of Medusa and harpa Reference: Ganschow 1014b Specimens: 10 (Zero in the core collections) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted May 6 · Supporter Share Posted May 6 More Hadrian. Hadrian As, 119 Rome. Bronze, 10.00g. Laureate bust right; IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG. Britannia seated facing, holding sceptre, large shield to right; PONT MAX T R POT COS III; S C; BRITANNIA in exergue (RIC II.3, 241). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John Conduitt Posted May 6 · Supporter Share Posted May 6 Galley Allectus ‘Quinarius’, 293-296 Londinium. Bronze, 19mm, 2.28g. Bust of Allectus, radiate, cuirassed, right; IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG. Galley with mast, rowing left; VIRTVS AVG; QL in exergue (RIC V.1, 55). Found in Kent in the 1980s. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted May 7 · Supporter Share Posted May 7 Galley Bithynia. Kios. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 2.50g, 5h). Sosigenes, magistrate. Obv: KIA; Laureate head of Apollo right. Rev: ΣΩΣI-ΓENHΣ; Prow of galley left. Ref: SNG Cop 375. Ex CNG 61 (25 Sept 2002), Lot 629. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted May 7 · Member Share Posted May 7 Laureate head of Apollo 19 mm, 3,81 g. P. Clodius M.f. Turrinus. AR denarius. Rome. 42 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right; behind, lyre / P.CLODIVS – ·M·F, Diana standing facing, with bow and quiver over shoulder, holding lit torch in each hand. Crawford 494/23; BMCRR Rome 4290. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted May 7 · Supporter Share Posted May 7 Link: Head of Apollo, right L. Memmius AR Denarius (20mm, 3.77 g.) Rome mint, struck 109-108 BC Gens Memmia Obv. Apollo facing right, wearing oak wreath, mark of value below chin. Rev. The Dioscuri standing facing, each holding spears and bridle of their horses, Xanthus and Cyllarus. Moneyer name in exergue. Crawford 304 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted May 7 · Member Share Posted May 7 Smyrna, Ionia 75-50 BC AE21 (21mm, 7.33g) O: Laureate head of Apollo right, within laurel wreath. R: Homer seated left, holding scroll and staff; ΣΜYΡΝΑΙΩΝ to right. SNG Cop 1207; Mionnet 921; Weber 6138; SNG Tuebingen 3180; BMC 116; Sear 4571v (wreath) ex Jack H. Beymer "Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen." ~ Homer (The Iliad) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted May 7 · Supporter Share Posted May 7 Laureate Apollo. Cranbourne Chase Stater, 50-10BC Durotriges tribe, Dorset. Silver, 19mm, 4.78g. Crude head of Apollo with wreath, cloak and crescents. Disjointed horse left with rectangular head, body of crescents, four vertical legs, three lines for tail; pellet below; twelve pellets above; wheel of biga behind (ABC 2157; VA 1235-1; M 317; S 366). From the Winterborne Stickland (Dorset) Hoard 2013 of 75 staters, Portable Antiquities Scheme: WILT-DF1BB7 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted May 7 · Patron Share Posted May 7 Link: minted between 50 BCE and 10 BCE. Antony and Octavia. AR cistophorus, 25.6 mm, 11.71 gm. Ephesus, 39 BCE. Obv: M ANTONINVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, Jugate heads of Marcus Antonius and Octavia to right; he wears ivy wreath. Rev: III VIR RPC, Cista mystica surmounted by figure of Bacchus, standing to left, holding cantharus and leaning on thyrsus; on either side, coiled serpent. Refs: SNG Cop. 408; SNG von Aulock 6555; Franke KZR 472; RSC 3; Sydenham 1198; RPC 2202; Sear 1513; BMCRR East 135-137. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted May 7 · Supporter Share Posted May 7 Double protrait. Rabbel II and Queen Gāmilat, 70-106 Petra. Bronze, 17mm, 3.25g. Jugate busts of Rabbel and Gamilath right. Two crossed cornucopiae joined with fillet (SNG ANS 1447). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted May 8 · Supporter Share Posted May 8 Petra Syria, Decapolis. Petra. Commodus, AD 177-192. Æ17 (4.55g, 12h). Obv: ΑΥΤ ΚΟΜΜΟΔ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ; Laureate head right. Rev: ΠЄTPA/MHTPO/ΠOΛIC; Legend in three lines within wreath. Ref: RPC IV.3 6633 (temporary, 5 examples); Spijkerman 26; Rosenberger 18; Meshorer City Coinage 281; SNG ANS 1368. Good Very Fine, dark green patina, earthen highlights. Ex Herakles Numismatics, February 2024. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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