PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS (Princeps Iuventutis)

[Harry G]

A fouree antoninianus of Gordian III, PRINICIPI IVVENTVTIS reverse

And Tetricus I wasn't the youthful prince the reverse legend makes him out to be!

[Al Kowsky]

2 minutes ago, Harry G said:

A fouree antoninianus of Gordian III, PRINICIPI IVVENTVTIS reverse

And Tetricus I wasn't the youthful prince the reverse legend makes him out to be!

Harry, Those are interesting coins 😊. That is the first Gordian III fouree' I've seen 😲!

[Harry G]

2 hours ago, Al Kowsky said:

Harry, Those are interesting coins 😊. That is the first Gordian III fouree' I've seen 😲!

They seem to be a little uncommon, but there are many more out there (ALL of which with a nicer obverse :D). The reverse is actually unknown for all Gordian III antoninianii, so the die used was probably copied from a Maximinus type, or maybe a later Philip II type.

I actually saw one other on eBay about a month ago (Gordian III fouree, PRINICIPI IVVENTVTIS reverse), but I forgot to bid, and it went unsold 😞

[Marsyas Mike]

Some lovely coins in this thread - I have an As version, more or less, of that lovely OP sestertius of Maximus posted by @Al Kowsky.  It came taped to a cardboard holder and was apparently sold as a souvenir in Bath, England, I'm guessing c. 1940-1960s.  Cellophane tape was not its only problem, but it is a fairly hard coin to find, and the price was right: 

Maximus    Æ As (236-238 A.D.) Rome Mint (3rd emission) MAXIMVS CAES GERM, bare-headed, draped bust right / PRINCIP[I IVV]ENTVTIS S C, Maximus standing left, holding baton and spear; two signa to right. RIC IV Maximus 14b. (8.10 grams / 23 mm) eBay Jan. 2022        Lot @ $6.17 Provenance Note:  Coin was taped to a cardboard holder with the printed heading:  The Roman Baths of Bath, England / Genuine Roman Bronze Coin.  Additional description of the actual coin was typed out on blue paper and glued to cardboard. c. 1940s-1960s (?) souvenir. 

Here are a couple of PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS types from Domitian: 

Domitian (Caesar)    Denarius (80-81 A.D.) Rome Mint CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII, laureate head right / PRINCEPS IVVEN[TVTIS], helmet on altar. RIC 271 (Titus); RSC 399a. (3.19 grams / 18 x 16 mm) eBay Sep. 2013   

Domitian (Caesar)    Denarius (80-81 A.D.) Rome Mint CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII, laureate head right / PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, Minerva advancing right, wielding javelin and holding shield at the ready. RIC 268; RSC 381a, BMC 86 (2.65 grams / 18 mm) eBay May 2019     

Slightly off-topic, but in the "leave it to Commodus to make things weird" category, here is IOVI IVVENI on a sestertius: 

Commodus  Æ Sestertius (188-189 A.D.) Rome Mint [M COM]MODVS ANT P [FELIX] AVG BR[IT], laureate head right / IOVI IV[VENI P M] TR P XIIII IM[P VIII COS V], S C, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt & sceptre, eagle left. RIC III 525. (19.17 grams / 29 x 26 mm) eBay Aug. 2021  Attribution Note: There are three IOVI IVVENI types from this era:  RIC 499:  COMMODVS TR P XII RIC 525:  COMMODVS TR P XIIII COS V RIC 542:  COMMOD TR P XIIII COS V DES VI Full COMMODVS obverse, XIIII visible, so RIC III 525. 

        

 

 

 

[Qcumbor]

Some other princes of youth

Geta, Denarius - Rome mint, AD 201
P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta right, seen from behind
PR INC IVVENT, Geta, as prince of youth, standing left, holding branch and spear
3.27 gr, 23.7 mm
Ref : RIC #15b, RCV #7194, Cohen #159

 

Philippus II, Sestertius - Rome mint, ca AD 245/246, 5th emission, 3rd officina
M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, draped bust of Philippus right, seen from behind
PRINCIPI I VVENT, Philippus II standing left, leaning on spear and holding globe
20.1 gr
Ref : RCV # 9249, Cohen # 49, RIC # 256a

          

Saloninus, Middle bronze - Rome mint, AD 258-260
LIC COR SAL VALERIANVS N CAES, draped bust right
PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Saloninus standing left holding globe and spear. A captive at his feet. S - C in field Mintmark ? at exergue
7.1 gr
Ref : RCV # 10778 v, Cohen # 90, RIC # 34

 

Numerianus, Antoninianus - Ticinium mint, 5th officina, 2nd emission, Dec 282 AD
M AVR NVMERIANVS NOB C, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Numerianus, seen from behind
PRINCIPI IVVENTUT, Prince of youth standing left, holding baton and sceptre. VXXI at exergue
3,35 gr, 23 mm
Ref : RCV #12219, Cohen #76, RIC vol V #366

 

Constantinus II, AE3 - Trier mint, 2nd officina ?
FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, draped and cuirassed bust right
PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Constantine Junior standing right, holding globe and spear, F in left field, T in right field, BTR at exergue
3.12 gr
Ref : Cohen # 143

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[Jims,Coins]

Silver Coin (AR Antoninianus) minted at Antioch for VALERIAN II, son of GALLIENUS, as Caesar, between 254 - 255 A.D. Obv. VALERIANVS.NOBIL.CAES.: rad. bust dr. r. Rev. PRINC.IVVENTVTIS.: Prince in military attire, stg. r., crowning trophy and holding transverse spear, two standards set in ground to l.   RSCIV #67a. RICV #49. DVM #12. RCSVIII #10734.

[Jims,Coins]

Silver coin (AR Antoninianus) minted at Rome during the reign of PHILIP II, as Caesar, between 244 - 247 A.D. Obv. M.IVL.PHILIPPVS. CAES.: Bust, rad., dr., cuir., r. Rev. PRINCIPI.IVVENT.: Philip II, in military dress, stg. l., holding globe and reversed spear. RCS #2653. RSCIV #54. RICIV #216c. DVM #10/2.

[Jims,Coins]

Silver coin (AR Denarius) minted at Rome during the reign of CARACALLA, as Caesar, in 196 A.D. Obv. M.AVR.ANTON.CAES.PONTIF.: Boy’s bare-headed bust dr. right. Rev. PRINCIPI.IVVENTVTIS.: CARACALLA, in military dress with paludament over shoulder, holding baton and spear; to r., trophy. RCS #1893. RSCIII #505. RICIV #13. DVM #81.

Silver coin (AR Denarius) minted at Rome during the reign of GETA, as Caesar, between 199 - 202 A.D. Obv. P.SEPT.GETA.CAES.PONT.: Boy’s bareheaded bust dr. r. Rev. PRINC.IVVENTVTIS.: Geta, in military dress, standing half-left, holding baton and reversed spear or long sceptre; behind, trophy. RCS #2018. RSCIII #157b. RICIV #18. DVM #34/1.