Sulla80 Posted December 3, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 3, 2023 I was pleased to pick up this early coin of Septimius Severus, from his first arrival in Rome as emperor - there is more to that story. I've posted my notes here: https://www.sullacoins.com/post/joyful-arrival-of-the-emperor Septimius Severus, 193-211, AR denarius (19 mm, 3.52g, 6h), Rome, AD 196. Obv: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII Laureate head of Septimius Severus to right. Rev: ADVENTVI AVG FELICISSIMO Septimius Severus on horseback to right, raising his right hand in salute. Ref: BMC 151. Cohen 6. RIC 74. Please post any ADVENTVS types (proclaiming the arrival of the emperor), early coins of Septimius Severus or anything else you find interesting or entertaining. 12 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted December 3, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 3, 2023 Very nice portrait and awesome type! No ADVENTVS here, but plenty of Shepty. Here are a few favs: 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shea19 Posted December 3, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 3, 2023 That’s a beauty, great pickup! I can share my Adventus types of Trajan Decius and Probus: Trajan Decius, AR antoninianus (22 mm, 4.05 g). Rome, 249-250 AD, IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Trajan Decius r./ ADVENTVS AVG, emperor on horseback l. , extending arm in salute and holding scepter. RIC 11b Probus, Antoninianus (25 mm, 3.77 g), Cyzicus, 276-277. VIRTVS P-ROBI AVG Radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Probus to l., holding spear and covering shield decorated with horseman advancing to r./ Rev. ADVENTVS PROBI AVG /A Probus riding horse l., raising hand in salute and holding scepter; to l., bound captive seated l. RIC 904 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeno Posted December 3, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 3, 2023 Excellent coin and a beautiful writeup, thank you for taking the time to write it out I found it very educational. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted December 3, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) I have a VIRTVS PROBI of Probus type as well with a heroic depiction of Sol on the reverse...this time not with a quadriga but as a standing figure (much more rare) Edited December 3, 2023 by Ancient Coin Hunter 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted December 3, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 3, 2023 Here are two ADVENTVS Antoniniani of Decius and Probus... A sestertius of Septimius Severus commemorating Victory in Britannia,,, and finally , the opposite of Adventus - or a PROFECTIO , or the "setting out" of the emperor , Marcus Aurelius, on a campaign in this sestertius... 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeandAcre Posted December 4, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Very cool OP, @Sulla80, and an enlightening thread. Going back to when I was actively collecting Roman coins, a major draw was the specificity of the topical reverses. It was fun to triangulate those with the dates of the various Senatorial, etc. offices, to arrive at the specific events that were being referenced. Evoking a newspaper; just in slow motion, given the medium. Here's my Probus 'Adventus,' with a ridiculously lousy reverse. Funly, it's from Rome ...but I really got it for the obverse, as a prototype for AEthelred II's 'helmet' pennies. ...Never mind.... I only have an embarrassingly old edition of Sear, but Marc Breitsprecher dates this issue to 281, citing a reference that goes sailing over my head. https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/jonathan/8/product/probus_ad_276282_198_antoninianus__emperor_on_horseback/1557021/Default.aspx Granted, the dating couldn't be a sharper contrast to @Shea19's example of Cyzicus. But Probus did return to Rome in the winter of 281, where he had an official Triumph, having just suppressed a total of four revolts. (...Gasp; Gallienus and Aurelian redux.) Bouncing off of @Octavius's (magnificent) 'PROFECTIO' sestertius of Marcus Aurelius, I have to wonder if the 'ADVENTVS' legend was used to refer to returns of the emperor (maybe always to Rome, even on issues of provincial mints), as well as @Sulla80's terrific, visibly early example of Septimius' initial arrival. ...And, why not, this is what AEthelred II did with the obverse. ...You have to wonder (dream, maybe?) how many Roman and Celtic hoards were being found in England as of the beginning of the 11th century. Edited December 4, 2023 by JeandAcre 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulla80 Posted December 4, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, Ryro said: Very nice portrait and awesome type! No ADVENTVS here, but plenty of Shepty. Here are a few favs: @Ryro, I think he pronounced it Septy 🙂nice issue with "Checkers" the elephant. 7 hours ago, Xeno said: Excellent coin and a beautiful writeup, thank you for taking the time to write it out I found it very educational. Thank you, Zeno. 6 hours ago, Ancient Coin Hunter said: I have a VIRTVS PROBI of Probus type as well with a heroic depiction of Sol on the reverse...this time not with a quadriga but as a standing figure (much more rare) A nice Ticinian RIC 351, @Ancient Coin Hunter! 4 hours ago, Octavius said: Here are two ADVENTVS Antoniniani of Decius and Probus... A sestertius of Septimius Severus commemorating Victory in Britannia,,, and finally , the opposite of Adventus - or a PROFECTIO , or the "setting out" of the emperor , Marcus Aurelius, on a campaign in this sestertius... Great coins as always, @Octavius, the PROFECTIO of Marcus Aurelius is an especially excellent coin! 2 hours ago, JeandAcre said: I have to wonder if the 'ADVENTVS' legend was used to refer to returns of the emperor (maybe always to Rome, even on issues of provincial mints) ...And, why not, this is what AEthelred II did with the obverse. ...You have to wonder (dream, maybe?) how many Roman and Celtic hoards were being found in England as of the beginning of the 11th century. Great addition @JeandAcre - there are some ADVENTVS AVG that clearly announce the arrival of the emperor in a provincial city. See @Valentinian's page for some examples. e.g. Arrival of Diocletian and Maximian to Lugdunum in 290. Aethelred II imitating Probus is excellent! Thanks for sharing this coin. Edited December 4, 2023 by Sulla80 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeandAcre Posted December 4, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Huge thanks, @Sulla80, especially for the very helpful link to @Valentinian's page. Wow, so while initial arrivals at Rome might have predominated, the destination varied as widely as the occasion, relative to returns to provincial capitals ...only generally from a given military campaign. Very enlightening; I reflexively have to like the diversity of how the formula was used. Edited December 4, 2023 by JeandAcre 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted December 4, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 4, 2023 I have two Adventvs types. The first one definitely refers to an Emperor's return to Rome; the meaning of the other one is unclear. Hadrian AR Denarius, Travel Series, Rome Mint, 133 AD (according to RIC II.3 p. 207: Group 11, “including Adventus to Rome of 133”) [134-138 AD according to Mattingly & Sydenham in old RIC II]. Obv. Bare head right, HADRIANVS - AVG COS III PP / Rev. Roma standing right in military dress, with right shoulder bare, holding inverted spear with left hand, receiving the arriving Emperor Hadrian standing left, togate, bearing a scroll in left hand, the two clasping their right hands, ADVE-NTVS AVG. RIC II.3 Hadrian 1984 & Pl. 35 (2019 edition), old RIC II Hadrian 225a (1926 ed.), RSC II Hadrian 84a, Sear RCV II 3455 (ill. p. 143), BMCRE III Hadrian 581. 18 mm., 3.46 g. [Part of -- or a coda to -- Hadrian’s Travel Series, commemorating Hadrian’s arrival in Rome (adventus) at the end of his travels.] Probus, billon/AE Antoninianus [no remaining silvering], Rome Mint, 279 AD. Obv. Radiate, helmeted, & cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield, IMP PROBVS AVG/ Rev. Probus riding left, extending arm in salute & holding scepter, horse’s right front hoof raised over bound captive seated left, ADVENTVS AVG. In exergue: R - pellet in crescent - ς (digamma/stigma) [Officina 6]. RIC V-2 157(ς); Cohen 37; Pink VI/1 p. 57. 23 mm., 2.75 g. [See http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/probus/RIC_0157_digamma_dot_in_cresc_left.txt.] 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humilau Posted December 4, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 4, 2023 I see Adventus and I must post Probus! The four below are Adventvs issues of Probus from his visit to Siscia on his march westward to Rome in 277 CE. The Adventvs coins were struck during Probus's time in the city of Siscia and very shortly after. The bottom coin is specifically an adventvs donativa issue. 6 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsyas Mike Posted December 4, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 4, 2023 Informative and interesting write-up as always, @Sulla80. I don't have the Septimius Severus ADVENTVS type, but I have three Philip the Arab antoninianii - the top one is the very rare variant where Philip came riding in on a pony; the other two depict the more common horse: 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeandAcre Posted December 4, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) @Marsyas Mike, you're owed a preemptive apology for this, but especially in light of the corner of the empire that Philip was from, it's impossible not to be reminded of another Semite, riding into Jerusalem. ...To reiterate, Sorry. Once I thought of slapping my hands, it was already too late. Edited December 4, 2023 by JeandAcre 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsyas Mike Posted December 5, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 5, 2023 This one just came in the mail - an ADVENTVS type for Maximianus from Carthage - lion gnawing on a bull, elephant tusk - a lot going on here, but no horse: Maximianus Follis (Æ 27) (297-298 A.D.) Carthage Mint IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / FELIX AD-V-ENT AVGG NN, Africa standing facing, holding standard and elephant's tusk, lion with captured bull at feet, B in left field | PKS in exergue. RIC VI Carthage 21b. (11.36 grams / 27 x 26 mm) eBay Nov. 2023 Augustus Coins Carthage, Type 5. FELIX ADVENT AVGG NN, Carthage standing, with elephant-skin headdress, holding standard and elephant tusk. The Carthage mint was not open when the coinage was reformed. It was opened by Maximian in 296 when he crossed into Africa to campaign against tribes that had broken through the frontier. Each of its three follis types was issued for all four rulers, but the type really belongs to Maximian. augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/follistypes.html#T5 Constantinethegreatcoins.com: "The coinage from Carthage struck during this period references the campaign against the Quinquegentiani as the mint was only opened because of the war. When Maximianus arrived in Carthage sometime in 296- 297, he needed to open a mint to have funds to pay for the war. The types struck in Carthage were also specific to the city and not struck anywhere else in the Empire." www.constantinethegreatcoins.com 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsyas Mike Posted December 14, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 14, 2023 The sestertius version of Philip I "the Arab" Adventus issue, just in this past week - it is pretty nice for one of mine, but the edges have been bashed in here and there - some auctions like to call this a gaming piece conversion, but I don't know, I wasn't there and I didn't do it: Philip I Æ Sestertius (245 A.D.) Rome Mint (2nd Officina; 4th emission) IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / ADVENTVS AVGG SC in exergue | Philip on horse pacing left, raising right hand, holding spear (sceptre) in left RIC IV 165; Cohen RSC 6. (18.92 grams / 29 x 26 mm) eBay Nov. 2023 MAW Note: Dates, emission info: CNG: "Rome mint, 2nd officina. 4th emission, AD 245." and "holding scepter" RIC IV 165 corr. (horse left, not right); Banti 2. British Museum: has six, but with no BMCRE numbers. Die-Match Obverse: Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 531; Lot 1155; 25.01.2023 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Victor_Clark Posted December 14, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 14, 2023 Constantius I AD 296- 298 AR Argenteus 18mm 2.7g CONSTANTIVS CAES; Laureate head right F ADVENT AVGG NN; Africa standing facing, head left, holding standard and tusk; at her feet, lion standing left, head right, with bucranium to left. In ex. T RIC VI 14a Constantius I A.D. 297- 298 26x28mm 8.4g CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES; laureate head right. FELIX ADVENT AVGG NN; Africa standing left, holding labarum and tusk; at feet, lion with captured bull, in left field H. In ex PKΓ RIC VI Carthage 26a Constantine I A.D. 311- 312 Ӕ nummus 22x23mm 4.3gm CONSTANTINVS P AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right. ADVENTVS AVG; Emperor mounted l., raising r. hand and holding spear; horse pawing seated captive; ✶ in right field. in ex. PLN RIC VI London 137; LMCC 7.01.009 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulla80 Posted December 15, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) In 280-281, Probus supresses the insurrection of Bonosus and Proculus in Cologne. Bonosus commits suicide & Proculus flees and then handed over to Probus by the Franks. With the Rhine frontier restored, Probus returns to Rome and celebrates a triumph in Rome. This coin from Probus' return to Rome in 281 . "He celebrated a triumph over the Germans and the Blemmyae, and caused companies from all nations, each of them containing up to fifty men, to be led before his triumphal procession. He gave in the Circus a most magnificent wild-beast hunt, at which all things were to be the spoils of the people. " -Historia Augusta, The Life of Probus,19.2-3 Date : 281, Rome, Emission: 6, Officina: 4 Obv: IMP PROBVS AVG, Buste radié et cuirassé de Probus à droite vu de 3/4 en avant. (Code buste Bastien : B) Rev: ADVENTVS AVG /-//R foudre Δ, Em. 6, 4e off., L'Empereur à cheval à gauche, la main droite levée, tenant de la main gauche un sceptre. Devant le cheval, un captif assis les mains liées dans le dos. (Type A) Ref: RIC : 157, MPR : 459, https://www.probuscoins.fr/coin?id=2403 Note: https://www.livius.org/articles/person/probus/ Edited December 15, 2023 by Sulla80 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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