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Oops. @ambr0zie and I cross-posted. Link: Juno seated.

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Faustina II, 147-175 CE.
Roman AR denarius, 3.18 g, 17.1 mm, 7 h.
Rome, 165-168 CE.
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right, Beckmann type 7 hairstyle.
Rev: IVNO, Juno, veiled and draped, seated left, holding patera in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left hand; at her feet, peacock.
Refs: RIC 689; BMCRE 112-15; RSC 126; RCV –; CRE 184.

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Link: Juno

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Lucilla
Denar, Rome
Obv.: LVCILLA AVGVSTA Draped bust right
Rev.: IVNO REGINA, Juno, veiled and standing left, holding patera and sceptre; at her feet, peacock.
Ag, 18mm, 3.23g
Ref.: RIC III, p.275, 772, CRE 255 [S]

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1 hour ago, shanxi said:

Juno

 

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Gaius Renius
Denarius of the Roman Republic Period 138 BC; Material: Silver; Diameter: 17.5mm; Weight: 2.80g; Mint: Rome; Reference: Crawford RRC 231/1; Provenance: Ex CGB.fr Numismatique Paris France; Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma, right. Border of dots; Reverse: Juno in a biga of goats, right, wearing diadem and holding sceptre and reins in left hand and whip in right hand. Line border. The Inscription reads: C RENI ROMA for Gaius Renius, Roma.

 

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@Prieure de Sion Nice coin as always,  but your unstructered descriptions without paragraphs/breaks makes the reading unnecessarily complicated; e.g., the reverse description begins in the middle of line three; not suitable for quick reading.

 

Link: another republican biga

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Safra
AR Denarius, 150 BC, Rome
Obv.: Head of Roma right with winged helmet, X behind.
Rev.: SAFRA / ROMA, Victory in biga right holding reins in right hand and whip in left.
Ag, 19.5mm, 3.87g
Ref.: Crawford 206/1, Sydenham 388

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3 hours ago, shanxi said:

but your unstructered descriptions without paragraphs/breaks makes the reading unnecessarily complicated; e.g., the reverse description begins in the middle of line three; not suitable for quick reading.

Ok, i hope now its better... 😄 

 

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3 hours ago, shanxi said:

Roma

 

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Publius Satrienus
Denarius of the Roman Republic Period 77 BC
Material: Silver, Diameter: 19mm, Weight: 3.82g
Mint: Rome, Reference: Crawford RRC 388/1b
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma, right. Border of dots. Controlmark.
Reverse: She-wolf, left. Border of dots. The Inscription reads: ROMA P SATRIE NVS for Roma, Publius Satrienus.

 

 

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Link: Lupa Romana.

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Constantine I, AD 307-337.
Roman billon reduced centenionalis, 2.11 g, 17.3 mm, 12 h.
Siscia, 3rd officina, AD 334-335.
Obv: VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma, left, wearing imperial robes.
Rev: Lupa Romana, left, suckling Romulus and Remus; two stars above; •ΓSIS• in exergue.
Refs: RIC vii p. 456, 240; RCV 16515; LRBC I 750; Cohen 17.

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Link: Winged Victory

Trajan Decius, double sestertius, 249-51 AD, Winged Victory advancing left, holding a wreath, reverse.

RIC IV, pt 3, 126c,

31.3 grams

Obverse: Draped, with radiate crown and cuirassed bust right seen from behind.
Reverse:  Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm VICTORIA AUG.

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Link: Decius bronze.

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Trajan Decius AD 249-251.
Roman Æ sestertius, 15.11 g, 29.4 mm, 1 h.
Rome, AD 250.
Obv: IMP CMQ TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: PANNONIAE S C, the two Pannoniae standing left and right; each raising right hand; the one on the right holds a standard in her left hand and there is a vertical standard behind the one on the left.
Refs: RIC 124a; Cohen 87; Sear 9407; Hunter 54.

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Link: Same reverse type.

Trajan Decius, AD 249-251. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.46g, 6h). Rome mint, 3rd officina, 3rd-4th emissions, struck AD 250. Obv:  IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG; Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: PA-NNONI-AE; the two Pannoniae standing facing with heads turned outward and holding signum. Ref: RIC IV 21b; RSC 86. 

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Link: Antioch

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Hostilian
Syria, Antiochia
Billon tetradrachm
Obv.: Γ OYAΛ OCTIΛIAN ME KYINTOC KECAB, bareheaded and draped bust right, S below
Rev.: ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞΟΥCIAC, eagle standing right on palm branch, holding wreath in beak, SC below
Billon, 13.16g, 26.1x28.1mm
Ref.: Prieur 651

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Link...Tetradrachm, Eagle, SC..etc

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SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Gordian III, AD 238-244.
AR Tetradrachm, 28mm, 13.7g, 6h, struck AD 238-240.
Obv..Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev..Eagle standing facing with spread wings, head turned to left, holding wreath in beak. //SC
McAlee 862.....Prieur 279.

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Link: Seleukis & Pieria.

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Syria, Seleukis & Pieria, Gabala. Caracalla Æ27
Obv: AVT K M A ANTΩNINOC / Laureate bust of Emperor Caracalla right.
Rev: ΓABAΛEWN / Zeus seated left holding Tyche with cornucopia and rudder.

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Link...Caracalla. 

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Caracalla. 198-217 AD. AR Denarius (2.82 gm, 19mm). Laodicea mint. Struck 200/1 AD.
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: SAL GEN HVM, Salus standing left, holding serpent-entwined scepter, and raising kneeling figure personifying the human race. RIC #350; BMC 701; RSC 558a. gVF.

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Link: Salus

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Maximinus I.

 Denarius, Rome, 236 AD.

Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Salus seated left, feeding from patera a serpent rising from altar.

RIC IV 14; BMCRE 99; RSC 85a.

3.47g, 20mm.

 

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Link: Salus seated

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Faustina II
AR-Denar
Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair tied in bun, diadem
Rev.: SALVS, Salus seated left, feeding snake twined around altar
Ag, 3.07g, 17x18.8mm
Ref.: RIC III 714, CRE 213 [C]

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Link: Empress wearing a stephane.

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Herennia Etruscilla, 249-251 CE.
Roman orichalcum sestertius, 14.04 gm, 28.3 mm.
Rome, 250-251 CE.
Obv: HERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG, stephaned and draped bust, right.
Rev: FECVNDITAS AVG SC, Fecunditas standing left, right hand extended to child standing at her feet; holding cornucopiae.
Refs: RIC 134a; Sear 9504; Cohen 9; Hunter 12.

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Link: Fecunditas

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Faustina Minor
AR-Denar, Rome, AD 161-175
Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, diademed, draped bust right
Rev.: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing right holding scepter in right and infant in left
Ag, 3.47g, 19mm
Ref.: RIC III 677 var. (diademed), CRE 177 [R]

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Link: Faustina the Younger.

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Faustina II, AD 147-175.
Roman Æ 20.2 mm, 5.39 g, 7 h.
Phrygia, Aezani, c. AD 158-161.
Obv: ΦΑΥϹΤΙΝΑ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΗ, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: ΑΙΖ-ΑΝ-ΙΤΩΝ, nude Apollo standing left, holding phiale and laurel branch.
Refs: RPC IV.2 1677 (temporary); BMC 25.39,116; SNG Hunterian I, 2006; Lindgren III, 551.

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Link: Apollo.

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Aeolis, Myrina AR Tetradrachm.

Aeolis, Myrina AR Tetradrachm. ca 150-140 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / MURINAIWN, Apollo of Grynium standing right, holding phiale in right hand & filleted branch in left, omphalos & amphora before feet, monogram in outer left field, all in laurel wreath.

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54 minutes ago, AncientOne said:

Apollo

 

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Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi
Denarius of the Roman Republic Period 90 BC; Material: Silver; Diameter: 19mm; Weight: 3.69g; Mint: Rome; Reference: Crawford RRC 340/1; Provenance: Ex Stacks & Bowers Numismatics USA; Provenance: From the Martineit Family Collection of Ancient and World Coins

Obverse:
Laureate head of Apollo, right or left; control-mark below chin, behind, or both. Border of dots.

Reverse:
Horseman, right or left, with palm-branch, torch, or whip; control-mark above, below, or both. Border of dots. The Inscription reads: L PISO FRVGI for Lucius Piso Frugi.

 

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C Calpurnius Piso L F Frugi
Denarius, 67 BC, Rome
Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo right, wheel behind
Rev.: [C] PISO L F FRV, Horseman with palm, star above
Ag, 17mm, 3.89g
Ref.: Cr.408/1a, Syd.850f.
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Link: horse(s) with rider.

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Roman Republic, C. Marcius Censorinus, AR Denarius, Rome 88 BCE. Obv. Jugate diademed heads, right, of kings Numa Pompilius, bearded [legendary second king of Rome], and Ancus Marcius, beardless [his grandson, the legendary fourth king of Rome], no control-mark / Rev. Desultor on horseback galloping right, wearing pileus [conical cap], with second horse at his side, holding whip with right hand and holding reins for both horses with left hand; in exergue, C•CENSO; no control-mark. Crawford 346/1i [no control-marks], RSC I Marcia 18a [no control marks], BMCR 2367 [no control-marks], see also id. 2368-2393 [various control-marks], Sydenham 713, Sear RCV I 256 [illustration has control-mark].  17 mm., 3.72 g. [Purchased from Munthandel G. Henzen, Netherlands, Feb. 2021.] [Footnote omitted.]

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13 hours ago, DonnaML said:

Censorinus

 

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Lucius Marcius Censorinus
Denarius of the Roman Republic Period 84 BC; Material: Silver; Diameter: 17mm; Weight: 3.86g; Mint: Rome; Reference: Crawford RRC 363/1d; Provenance: Odysseus Numismatique France
 
Obverse:
Laureate head of Apollo, right. Border of dots.
 
Reverse:
Marsyas, bald-headed, walking left, with right arm raised and holding wine-skin over left shoulder; behind, column bearing statue of Victory. Border of dots. The Inscription reads: L CENSOR.
 
 
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