An Impulse Purchase -- Hercules on a Quadrans Issued by Trajan

[Roman Collector]

I love print catalogs and fixed price lists. I saw this one in the CBG.fr print catalog and had to buy it! Lovely detail on such a tiny coin. I like the portrait of Hercules on the obverse.

Dating this issue is tough because the various references don't agree. Mattingly (BMCRE) proposes 98-102 CE, so that's what I'm going with, but if somebody has a different date supported by better evidence, please chime in. 

Let's see your coins with Hercules, your quadrantes, or anything you feel is relevant! 

Trajan, 98-117 CE.
Roman Æ quadrans, 2.78 g, 14.5 mm, 7 h.
Rome, 98-102 CE.
Obv: IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate bust of Hercules, right, wearing lion skin around neck.
Rev: S C, club upright.
Refs: RIC 699 var.; BMCRE 1071-72; Cohen 344 var.; RCV 3249; Hill UCR 104; Woytek 603b.

[Amarmur]

This was an impulse buy really just for the solid price of $150 or $15 per coin there are few solid coins here. 
 

The Commodus Sestertius with Salus has a really nice green emerald patina 

The Nero Arca Pais coin is fairly scarce and in ok shape nothing crazy

The Septimus Severus Sestertius with 3 Monetas is solid VG

Those 3 caught my attention to buying this lot. I will probably sell the others. 

[David Atherton]

43 minutes ago, Roman Collector said:

I love print catalogs and fixed price lists. I saw this one in the CBG.fr print catalog and had to buy it! Lovely detail on such a tiny coin. I like the portrait of Hercules on the obverse.

Dating this issue is tough because the various references don't agree. Mattingly (BMCRE) proposes 98-102 CE, so that's what I'm going with, but if somebody has a different date supported by better evidence, please chime in. 

Let's see your coins with Hercules, your quadrantes, or anything you feel is relevant! 

Trajan, 98-117 CE.
Roman Æ quadrans, 2.78 g, 14.5 mm, 7 h.
Rome, 98-102 CE.
Obv: IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate bust of Hercules, right, wearing lion skin around neck.
Rev: S C, club upright.
Refs: RIC 699 var.; BMCRE 1071-72; Cohen 344 var.; RCV 3249; Hill UCR 104; Woytek 603b.

CGB's listings have been on fire recently ... excellent pickup!

[CPK]

1 hour ago, Roman Collector said:

I love print catalogs and fixed price lists. I saw this one in the CBG.fr print catalog and had to buy it! Lovely detail on such a tiny coin. I like the portrait of Hercules on the obverse.

Dating this issue is tough because the various references don't agree. Mattingly (BMCRE) proposes 98-102 CE, so that's what I'm going with, but if somebody has a different date supported by better evidence, please chime in. 

Let's see your coins with Hercules, your quadrantes, or anything you feel is relevant! 

Trajan, 98-117 CE.
Roman Æ quadrans, 2.78 g, 14.5 mm, 7 h.
Rome, 98-102 CE.
Obv: IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate bust of Hercules, right, wearing lion skin around neck.
Rev: S C, club upright.
Refs: RIC 699 var.; BMCRE 1071-72; Cohen 344 var.; RCV 3249; Hill UCR 104; Woytek 603b.

Well, you made me do it! 😄 I too enjoy paging through physical catalogs, and have been on the fence about a rare little coin in cgb's latest fixed-price list. Just ordered today, and they gave me 10% off, too!

Nice coin, by the way. 😉

[Robi]

Great coin!

I have some coins with Herkules. But the last one is with the Herkules club - unpublished Phoenicia Tyre?

 

[kirispupis]

Nice pickup!

I only have two quadrans, which I always enjoy posting. 🙂

Domitian, Quadrans/Rhinoceros
16.92mm, 1.75g 84-85 CE
Obverse: Rhinoceros walking left
Reverse: IMP DOMIT AVG GERM around S C
RIC II 435; RIC II² 250 Rome

 

Anonymous Ae Quadrans
Struck ca. 81 – 161 CE : Time of Domitian to Antoninus Pius
AE 17.7mm, 3.0g
Obv: Helmeted and draped bust of Minerva right
Rev: Owl standing right with head facing; S – C to either side
RIC II 7

[DonnaML]

A wonderful find, @Roman Collector! Oddly enough, it was the cgb.fr printed fixed price catalog I received in the mail that ultimately led me to my new Julia Domna/"Cybele in lion quadriga" denarius: I saw another (quite inexpensive) specimen of the same type listed in the catalog, but when I went to the cgb website and looked at a larger photo, I didn't like it that much. However, the one I ended up buying was directly above it on the website (although not listed in the catalog), so of course I snapped it up.

Here's my Trajan quadrans with Hercules on the obverse, but a different reverse:

Trajan, AE Quadrans, ca. AD 101 (Sear), Rome Mint. Obv. Diademed bust of bearded Hercules right, lion’s skin knotted at neck, IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM / Rev. Boar walking right, SC in exergue. 14.5 mm., 2.30 g., 6 h. RIC II 702, BMCRE II Trajan 1062 (ill. Pl. 43 no. 10); Sear RCV II 3248, Cohen 341. Purchased from London Ancient Coins, Aug. 2022; ex Bertolami Fine Arts, London, E-Auction 92, 02.10.2020, Lot 1235.

[Ryro]

Very nice Herkdrans!

Here's a Herkdrans with the Erymanthian boar:

I really like these quadrans types with the god/ goddess and their implements.

And a couple others

Edited September 19 by Ryro

[ambr0zie]

Very nice coins and overall an interesting denomination. 

Here is my favorite quadrans from Trajan 

20 mm, 3,01 g.
Trajan 98-117 AD. Æ quadrans. Rome. 114-117.
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, head of Trajan, laureate, right / S C, She-wolf walking right.
RIC II Trajan 693.

With a budget version 

17,2 mm, 3,4 g.
Trajan 98-117 AD. Ӕ quadrans. Rome. 114-117.
IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG, head of Trajan, laureate, right / SC, She-wolf walking left.
RIC II Trajan 694.

Since rhinos are in fashion, why not posting another one 

17 mm, 2,14 g.
Domitian 81-96. Æ quadrans. Rome. 84-85.
Rhinoceros walking left / IMP DOMIT AVG GERM around large S C.
BMC 498; Cohen 674; RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 251; Old RIC II 435; Sear RCV I (2000), 2835.

An anonymous one 

18 mm, 2,51 g.
Anonymous, time of Domitian to Antoninus Pius, 81-161. Æ quadrans. Rome.
Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Mars right / S-C, cuirass.
RIC II 19; Cohen 26.

Here is a coin in my collection I instantly thought about when seeing the OP coin, because, you know...

12 mm, 2,04 g.
Lydia, Blaundos. Ӕ. Circa 200-0 BC.
Head of Heracles right, bearded / MΛAYNΔE ΘEOTIMIΔO (or MΛAYNΔEΩN ΘEOTIMIΔO), club
IMHOOF LS S50,4(1) / COLL IMHOOF(1); BMC 16 S42,5(1).