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Link: Ticinum again.

Carinus, AE Antoninianus, Feb/Mar 283 [promotion to Augustus] - Spring 285 [death of Carinus], Ticinum Mint [now Pavia, Italy] (3rd Officina). Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, IMP CARINVS P F AVG / Rev. Felicitas standing facing, head left, left elbow resting on column, holding caduceus with raised right hand, FELICIT PVBLICA; in exergue, TXXI [3rd Officina, 20/1 copper/silver ratio of alloy]. RIC V-2 295, Sear RCV III 12343 (ill.), Cohen 24, Pink [Karl Pink 1949] p. 29, Series 4. 23.6 mm., 3.83 g. [For dating, see http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Carus/.] 

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Link: Ticinum again.

Carinus, AE Antoninianus, Feb/Mar 283 [promotion to Augustus] - Spring 285 [death of Carinus], Ticinum Mint [now Pavia, Italy] (3rd Officina). Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, IMP CARINVS P F AVG / Rev. Felicitas standing facing, head left, left elbow resting on column, holding caduceus with raised right hand, FELICIT PVBLICA; in exergue, TXXI [3rd Officina, 20/1 copper/silver ratio of alloy]. RIC V-2 295, Sear RCV III 12343 (ill.), Cohen 24, Pink [Karl Pink 1949] p. 29, Series 4. 23.6 mm., 3.83 g. [For dating, see http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Carus/.] 

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...wow - not a real coin. Fantastic cabinet condition. Great Donna! 

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11 hours ago, John Conduitt said:

Felicitas & Commodus

 

 

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Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus
Reign: Commodus
Mint: Rome
Date: 183/184 AD
Nominal: Denarius
Material: Silver
Diameter: 17.8mm
Weight: 2.88g

Reference: RIC III Commodus 74
OCRE Online: http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.com.74
Rare: R1
Provenance: Comptoir des Monnaies Anciennes Lille, France
Pedigree: –

Obverse: Head of Commodus, laureate, right
Inscription: M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS
Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius

Reverse: Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding short caduceus in right hand and cornucopia in left hand; at feet, modius
Inscription: P M TR P VIIII IMP VI COS IIII P P
Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Nona, Imperator Sextum, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae
Translation: High priest, holder of tribunician power for the ninth time, Imperator for the sixth time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation

Comment: In Roman mythology, Felicitas is the personification of happiness, bliss and fertility. She is depicted as a matron with a cornucopia, as well as with a caduceus; on her head she sometimes carries a fruit measure. In Felicitas’ honour, a temple was built for her during the reign of Lucullus. This temple was completed under the reign of Lepidus and burned down under Claudius. Since the dictator Sulla, who bore the epithet Felix, the cult gained ever greater importance. Caesar had a temple built to her and in the decisive battle at Thapsus “Felicitas” was the watchword of Caesar’s troops. In imperial times, Felicitas Augusta was the symbol of the continuing good fortune of the empire and often appeared with her attributes as “imperial good fortune” on the reverse of coins. Commodus was so convinced of his own felicitas that he had “Felix” added to his official imperial titulature for the first time in 185 AD.

Commodus promised the people an unprecedented age of happiness, prosperity and abundance – as also propagated on the coin presented here. The caduceus shown here on the denarius as an attribute stands as a symbol for economy and trade. The cornucopia, in turn, is a mythological symbol of luck. It is filled with flowers and fruits and stands for fertility, generosity, wealth and abundance. The modius standing at the bottom was a wooden vessel with staves and fittings among the Romans; in connection with annona, ears of corn often protrude from the top of the vessel. The modius was a motif frequently used for annona coinage (annona civica). The Roman emperors minted these coins to indicate their services to the grain supply of the city of Rome by securing deliveries from the provinces. In this way, the emperors, who since Augustus were ultimately responsible for the annona civica, allowed themselves to be celebrated as benefactors and providers of the city of Rome.

By the way; Commodus was the first of all emperors to adopt the surname Felix in 185 AD. At first Felix was simply placed behind Britannicus, i.e. separated from Pius (Pius Britannicus Felix; Cohen 49f. 112. 139f. 480f. 666f. etc.). But already from the year 185 AD onwards Pius Felix is also found as Augustus Britannicus (Cohen 147. 328. 663 etc.) – and later Felix is regularly connected with Pius. Indeed, on coins in the years 186-191 AD Pius Felix regularly comes before Augustus and only in the last years 191-192 AD, after the change of name to Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus, Pius Felix comes after Augustus. The same arrangement is generally found on the inscriptions, but not as regularly (cf. the indices of the CIL).

 

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Star in left field (reverse where patina has chipped off)

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Constantius II AE follis. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left, globe in hand / FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, Emperor, bare-headed and in military dress standing, holding standard with chi-rho on banner in his right hand, resting left hand on shield, two bound captives wearing Phrygian helmets kneeling, leaning to the left before him, star in left field. Mintmark SMNS
21mm, 3.62gr. RIC Nicomedia 71. Beautiful green patina.

 

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Constantius II Nicomedia Fel Temp.

Constantius II Nummus, 351-361
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Nicomedia. Bronze, 17mm, 2.63g. Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right; D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG. Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and wearing shield on left arm; shield on ground to right; horseman wearing cap, facing soldier, extending right arm; FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO; mintmark SMN(A) (RIC VIII, 96). Ex Seaby. From the Chilbolton Down (Hampshire) Hoard c1950.

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1 hour ago, John Conduitt said:

Bronze

 

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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Sestertius of the Roman Imperial Period 174/175 AD; Material: AE Bronze; Diameter: 32mm; Weight: 26.88g; Mint: Rome; Reference: RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1147
 
Obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right. The Inscripotion reads: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM TR P XXIX for Marcus Antoninus Augustus, Germanicus, Tribunicia Potestate Nona Vicesima (Marcus [Aurelius] Antoninus Augustus, conqueror of the Germans, holder of tribunician power for the 29th time); Reverse: Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. The Inscription reads: LIBERALITAS AVG VI IMP VII COS III S C for Liberalitas Augusti Sexta, Imperator Septimum, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum (The sixth liberality of the Augustus, Imperator for the seventh time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate).
 
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Bronze? 🤣

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius Denarius, 173-174
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Rome. Silver, 18-19mm, 3.06g. Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, cuirassed, right; M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVIII. Mars walking right, holding spear in his right hand and trophy over his left shoulder; IMP VI COS III (Dinsdale 028770; MIR 267-4/[35]; BMCRE 586 cites Newbiggin hoard = N.C. 9 (series 5, 1929) p.314; RSC 254b; RIC III, 286 var). Found in Yorkshire.

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Links: Dupondius, Augusta.

Julia Titi Flavia (daughter of Titus), AE Dupondius 80-81 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Draped bust right with hair bundled high in front and coiled in chignon high in back, IVLIA IMP T AVG F AVGVSTA/ Rev. Vesta seated left, holding palladium in right hand and long transverse scepter in left arm, VESTA below, S C across fields. RIC II.1 398 at. p. 223 (Titus) (2007 ed.), old RIC II 180 (Titus) (1926 ed.), Sear RCV I 2617 (ill.), BMCRE Titus 257. 26 mm., 12.23 g., 6 h.

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Nero

 

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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Sestertius of the Roman Imperial Period 62/68 AD; Material: AE Bronze; Diameter: 32mm; Weight: 24.03g; Mint: Rome; Reference: RIC I (second edition) Nero 178

Obverse: Head of Nero, laureate, right, with aegis on neck. The Inscription reads: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P for Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestas, Imperator, Pater Patriae (Nero Claudius, Caesar, Augustus, victor over the Germans, high priest, tribunician power, Imperator, father of the country); Reverse: View of the harbor at Ostia; Statue of Neptune set on pharos, above; Tiber reclining left, below. The Inscription reads: AVGVSTI S POR OST C for Augusti Portus Ostiensis, Senatus Consultum (To the venerable port of Ostia. Decree of the Senate).

 

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Nero, AE As, 65 AD Rome Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, [NER]O CAESAR • AVG • GERM IMP / Rev. Temple of Janus with closed double doors on right, garland hanging above doors, latticed windows and wall to left [flan flaw at wall], PACE P R VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, S|C across fields. RIC I Nero 306, BMCRE I Nero 227, Sear RCV I 1974 (ill. p. 390), Cohen 171. 27 mm., 9.61 g., 7 h.

Nero, AE As, 65 AD Rome Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, NERO CAESAR  AV-G • GERM IMP / Rev. Victory alighting left, wings spread, holding shield inscribed SPQR, S|C across fields. RIC I Nero 312, BMCRE I Nero 241, Sear RCV I 1976 (ill. p. 391), Cohen 288. 28 mm., 11.9 g., 12 h. Purchased from Robert Morris (Numi Numismatic), Brighton MI, 29 Oct. 2022, ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger Auction 375, 22 Sep 2022, Lot 1310. 
 

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SPQR

Trajan Denarius, 103-111
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Rome. Silver, 19mm, 3.10g. Laureate bust right, slight drapery; IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V P P. Trophy of arms (two shields, two spears and sword set on a stump); SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI (RIC II, 226). From the Westbury Sub Mendip (Somerset) Hoard 2016, Portable Antiquities Scheme: SOM-F1847A.

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Aurelian, 270-275  CE.
Roman billon antoninianus, 2.82 g, 22.1 mm, 5 h.
Cyzicus, early – summer 272.
Obv: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust, right.
Rev: VICTORIA AVG, Trophy of arms (helmet l.); on each side, a bound and seated captive in oriental dress; C* in exergue.
Refs: RIC 354; MER/RIC temp 2948; CBN 1156; RCV 11621; MIR 321.

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