Santa's Elves Were Good to Me!

[Roman Collector]

My wife and son gave me four interesting coins for Christmas this year! They knew what I wanted because of my wish list at VCoins, so the coins fit right in with my collecting interests. 

A medium bronze of Sabina with an anepigraphic reverse:

Sabina, 128-136 CE.
Roman Æ as or dupondius, 11.76 g, 26.2 mm, 6 h.
Rome, 128-129 CE.
Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, draped bust, right, hair coiled and piled on top of head above a double stephane.
Rev: S C, Ceres, veiled, draped, seated facing left on a modius, holding poppy and corn-ears upwards in her right hand and a torch in her left hand.
Refs: RIC II.3, 2494; BMCRE 1900-01; Cohen 70; Strack 869; RCV 3949; Hill UCR 362.

A lovely sestertius of Faustina II, which is an upgrade of the specimen in my collection:

Faustina II, 147-175 CE.
Roman orichalum sestertius, 24.94 g, 32.2 mm, 6 h.
Rome, early 148 - March 149 CE.
Obv: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, bare-headed and draped bust, right (Beckmann Type 1 hairstyle).
Rev: VENVS S C, Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder, about which a dolphin is entwined.
Refs: RIC 1388c; BMCRE 2148-50; Cohen 268; Strack 1305; RCV 4720.
Notes: RIC uses obsolete terminology to describe the bust types. The "band of pearls" is really a braid of hair. The so-called "bare-headed" busts (RIC 1388a, nominative case and RIC 1388b, dative case) feature the Beckmann type 2 hairstyle.

An as-sized provincial of Faustina II from Docimeum in Phrygia:

Faustina II, 147-175 CE.
Roman provincial Æ 25.1 mm, 10.04 g, 5 h.
Phrygia, Docimeum, c. 163-165 CE.
Obv: ΦΑVСΤЄΙΝΑ СЄΒΑСTH, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: ΜΑΚЄ-ΔΟΝΩΝ, hexastyle temple with phiale in pediment, the cornice of which is adorned with numerous antefixa, and with acroteria at the angles; ΔΟΚΙΜЄ/ΩΝ in exergue.
Refs: RPC IV.2, 1975; BMC 25.192, 22; RG 5958-59; SNG Cop 357.
Notes: Docimeum was a Macedonian colony in Phrygia.

A beautiful centenionalis of Crispus with the BEATA TRANQVILLITAS reverse and an interesting bust type:

Crispus, 316-326 CE.
Roman billion centenionalis, 2.83 g, 19.1 mm, 1 h.
Trier, 322-323 CE.
Obv: IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate bust, right, wearing trabea, holding eagle-tipped scepter.
Rev: BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS, globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX; above, three stars; in exergue, •PTR•.
Refs: RIC vii, p. 198, 376.

[expat]

Very nice selection of gifts. I particularly like the Faustina II provincial with the temple reverse.

[LONGINUS]

2 hours ago, Roman Collector said:

My wife and son gave me four interesting coins for Christmas this year!

Awesome gifts, @Roman Collector 

Great coins, and I love the variety of colors — charcoal gray, gold–bronze, and copper–bronze.

 

Edited December 26, 2023 by LONGINUS

[Xeno]

Great Christmas haul! The sestertius is my favorite! 

[Nerosmyfavorite68]

Santa was generous!

[ambr0zie]

Nice gifts! This means you behaved extremely well in 2023. 

My favorite is the Sabina as these types, including denarius, have a 1st century flavor - at least this is how I see them. 

[happy_collector]

Great Christmas gifts, RC. These are wonderful coins.  

[panzerman]

Beautifull gifts Roman Collector! ! Coins/ chocolates filled with brandy/ what more can a man want for Christmas.....🥰

[Ryro]

Happy to see you got spoiled rotten, as you deserve.

great idea as well! I think I'll have to share my wish list with my wife for future holidays. 

[Parthicus]

Nice coins, the Faustina II sestertius is my favorite but I'd be happy to receive any of them.

[Shea19]

Great gifts, RC!  I especially like that temple on the Faustina provincial.

[Limes]

20 hours ago, Roman Collector said:

My wife and son gave me four interesting coins for Christmas this year! They knew what I wanted because of my wish list at VCoins, so the coins fit right in with my collecting interests. 

A medium bronze of Sabina with an anepigraphic reverse:

Sabina, 128-136 CE.
Roman Æ as or dupondius, 11.76 g, 26.2 mm, 6 h.
Rome, 128-129 CE.
Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, draped bust, right, hair coiled and piled on top of head above a double stephane.
Rev: S C, Ceres, veiled, draped, seated facing left on a modius, holding poppy and corn-ears upwards in her right hand and a torch in her left hand.
Refs: RIC II.3, 2494; BMCRE 1900-01; Cohen 70; Strack 869; RCV 3949; Hill UCR 362.

A lovely sestertius of Faustina II, which is an upgrade of the specimen in my collection:

Faustina II, 147-175 CE.
Roman orichalum sestertius, 24.94 g, 32.2 mm, 6 h.
Rome, early 148 - March 149 CE.
Obv: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, bare-headed and draped bust, right (Beckmann Type 1 hairstyle).
Rev: VENVS S C, Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder, about which a dolphin is entwined.
Refs: RIC 1388c; BMCRE 2148-50; Cohen 268; Strack 1305; RCV 4720.
Notes: RIC uses obsolete terminology to describe the bust types. The "band of pearls" is really a braid of hair. The so-called "bare-headed" busts (RIC 1388a, nominative case and RIC 1388b, dative case) feature the Beckmann type 2 hairstyle.

An as-sized provincial of Faustina II from Docimeum in Phrygia:

Faustina II, 147-175 CE.
Roman provincial Æ 25.1 mm, 10.04 g, 5 h.
Phrygia, Docimeum, c. 163-165 CE.
Obv: ΦΑVСΤЄΙΝΑ СЄΒΑСTH, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: ΜΑΚЄ-ΔΟΝΩΝ, hexastyle temple with phiale in pediment, the cornice of which is adorned with numerous antefixa, and with acroteria at the angles; ΔΟΚΙΜЄ/ΩΝ in exergue.
Refs: RPC IV.2, 1975; BMC 25.192, 22; RG 5958-59; SNG Cop 357.
Notes: Docimeum was a Macedonian colony in Phrygia.

A beautiful centenionalis of Crispus with the BEATA TRANQVILLITAS reverse and an interesting bust type:

Crispus, 316-326 CE.
Roman billion centenionalis, 2.83 g, 19.1 mm, 1 h.
Trier, 322-323 CE.
Obv: IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate bust, right, wearing trabea, holding eagle-tipped scepter.
Rev: BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS, globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX; above, three stars; in exergue, •PTR•.
Refs: RIC vii, p. 198, 376.

Those are very nice and interesting gifts @Roman Collector! I really like to temple reverse of provincial Faustina II issue (of course ;-))