expat Posted November 7, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted November 7, 2023 Apollo L. Memmius AR Denarius (20mm, 3.77 g.) Rome mint, struck 109-108 BC Gens Memmia Obv. Apollo facing right, wearing oak wreath, mark of value below chin. Rev. The Dioscuri standing facing, each holding spears and bridle of their horses, Xanthus and Cyllarus. Moneyer name in exergue. Crawford 304 The gens Memmia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. The first member of the gens to achieve prominence was Gaius Memmius Gallus, praetor in 172 BC. From the period of the Jugurthine War to the age of Augustus they contributed numerous tribunes to the Republic. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted November 7, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 7, 2023 Dioscuri 20 mm, 5,19 g. Macedon, Thessalonica. Ӕ. Circa 187-131 BC. Head of Janus / ΘEΣΣAΛONIKHΣ, the Dioscuri riding in opposite directions. SNG Cop 369. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted November 8, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted November 8, 2023 Link: Janus. Roman Republic, M Fovri L.f. Philus, AR Denarius 119 BCE. Obv. Laureate head of Janus, M•FOVRI•L•F around / Rev. Roma with Corinthian helmet standing left holding scepter, crowning trophy surmounted by helmet and flanked by carnyx and shield on each side, Gallic arms around; star above, ROMA to right, PHLI in exergue. RSC I Furia 18 (ill.), Crawford 281/1, Sydenham 529, Sear RCV I 156 (ill.), BMCRR Italy 555. 20.13 mm., 3.66 g. [According to Crawford (Vol. I p. 297), this reverse probably refers to "the defeat of the Allobroges and Arverni and the triumphs of 120."] 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted November 8, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 8, 2023 Link: 9 hours ago, DonnaML said: carnyx and shield Gaius Coelius Caldus Reign: Roman Republic; Mint: Rome; Date: 53 BC Nominal: Denarius; Material: Silver; Diameter: 19mm; Weight: 3.88g Reference: Sydenham 898 Reference: Babelon Coelia 11 Reference: Crawford RRC 437/2a CRRO Online: https://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-437.2a Pedigree: Ex Niels Bro-Rasmussen Collection Pedigree: Ex Geremia Bisceglia Collection Obverse: Bare head of Gaius Coelius Caldus right; behind, standard bearing inscription; below chin, standard in the form of a boar. Border of dots Inscription: C COEL CALDVS COS HIS Translation: Gaius Coelius Caldus Consul Hispania Translation: The Consul Gaius Coelius Caldus, Spain Reverse: Lucius Coelius Caldus behind a table bearing inscription with VIR and VL in monograms, preparing epulum (banquet); on left, trophy with Macedonian shield; on right, trophy with carnyx and oval shield decorated with thunderbolt; in left and right fields, vertical inscriptions; in exergue, inscription with ALD in monogram. Border of dots Inscription: L CALDVS VII VIR EPVL C CALDVS I MP A X CALDVS III VIR Translation: Lucius Caldus Septemviri Epulones, Caius Caldus Imperator Augur Decemvir, Caldus Triumvir Translation: Lucius Caldus, [member of the college of the] Seven Epulones, the Emperor Augur Gaius Caldus, [member of the] Decemviri [Sacris Faciundis], Caldus, [Monetary] Triumvirate 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted November 8, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted November 8, 2023 Carynx, shield etc. Same as @DonnaML but not as good condition 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted November 8, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted November 8, 2023 Link Janus ANONYMOUS. As (169-158 BC). Rome. Obv: Laureate head of bearded Janus; I (mark of value) above. Rev: ROMA. Prow of galley right; I (mark of value) above. Crawford 56/2. Condition: Very fine. Weight: 29.35 g. Diameter: 35 mm. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted November 8, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 8, 2023 I am the biggest fan of my Imperial Janus coin 18 mm, 3,1 g. Geta as Augustus 209-212 AD. Rome. AR denarius. P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right / TR P III COS II P P, Janus standing facing, holding sceptre and thunderbolt. BMC 12; RSC 197a; RIC 79. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted November 8, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted November 8, 2023 Link: Geta. Geta Caesar (son of Septimius Severus) AR Denarius 200 AD. Obv. As young boy, bare-headed and draped bust right, P SEPT GETA CAES PONT / Rev. Geta in military dress standing facing, head left, holding baton with right hand and long sceptre with left hand, trophy of arms behind him to right, PRINC IV-VENTVTIS. RIC IV-1 18, RSC III Geta 157b (ill. p. 97), Sear RCV II 7196. Purchased on Jan. 14, 2022 from Keith Candiotti (Miami, FL) at NYINC 2022. 19 mm., 3.2 g. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted November 9, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 9, 2023 Link: 12 hours ago, DonnaML said: Geta Publius Septimius Geta; Denarius of the Roman Imperial Period 210/212 AD; Material: Silver; Diameter: 19mm; Weight: 3.20g; Mint: Rome; Reference: RIC IV Geta 84; Provenance: Ex InAsta Numismatico San Marino; Obverse: Head of Geta, laureate, bearded, right. The Inscription reads: P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT for Publius Septimius Geta Pius Augustus Britannicus (Publius Septimius Geta, the pious Augustus, conqueror of the Britons); Reverse: Geta, in military attire, on horse galloping left, raising right hand and holding sceptre in left hand. The Inscription reads: ADVENTVS AVGVSTI for Adventus Augusti (Adventus (Roman welcoming ceremony) of the emperor). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted November 9, 2023 · Patron Share Posted November 9, 2023 Link: ADVENTVS Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253. Roman AR antoninianus, 3.82 g, 19.7 mm, 11 h. Antioch, third emission, AD 252-253. Obv: IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right. Rev: ADVENTVS AVG, Emperor on horseback, left, raising right hand and holding scepter. Refs: RIC 79; Cohen 2; RCV 9622; Hunter 56; ERIC II 44. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted November 9, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 9, 2023 Link: 1 minute ago, Roman Collector said: Emperor on horseback Marcus Antonius Gordianus III; Reign: Gordianus III; Mint: Rome; Date: 240 AD; Nominal: Aureus; Material: Gold; Diameter: 21mm; Weight: 4.68g; Reference: RIC IV Gordian III 80; Provenance: Heritage Numismatics Dallas, USA; Pedigree: From the Robert S. Sloan Collection; Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right, seen from behind; Inscription: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; Translation: Imperator Gordianus Pius Felix Augustus; Reverse: Gordian III on horseback left, right hand raised, transverse scepter in left; Inscription: P M TR P III COS P P; Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul, Pater Patriae; Translation: High priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul, father of the nation. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maridvnvm Posted November 9, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 9, 2023 (edited) Link:- Another emperor on horse.... but a more action based version but taking it back to Geta Geta denarius (as Augustus) Obv:– IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG, Laureate head right Rev:– PONTIF TR P COS II, Geta on horseback riding left, spearing enemy beneath. Minted in Rome. A.D. 209 Reference:– BMC p. 359 17. RIC 68 (Rated Rare), RSC 130. Only 4 examples in RD so quite a rare coin on that basis Edited November 9, 2023 by maridvnvm 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted November 10, 2023 · Patron Share Posted November 10, 2023 Link: Geta. Geta, Caesar AD 198-209. Roman provincial Æ hemiassarion, 15.0 mm, 1.62 g, 1 h. Bithynia, Nicaea, AD 198-209. Obv: ΓΕΤΑC ΚΑΙCΑΡ, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ, coiled serpent. Refs: Waddington RG, 717 var. (bare-head, r.); SNG von Aulock --; Weiser --; BMC --. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted November 10, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 10, 2023 Coiled snake 16 mm, 3,14 g. Moesia Inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum. Septimius Severus 193-211. Ӕ. AV KAI CE CEVHPO, laureate head right / NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠΡOC ICTPO, coiled snake, head erect facing right. AMNG I 1418; Varbanov 1961. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maridvnvm Posted November 10, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 10, 2023 Link:- Septimius Severus provincial Septimius Severus AE22 Obv:- AVTK CЄBHPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:- AMΦIΠOΛEITΩN City-godess seated l., holding patera Minted in Amphipolis, Macedonia Reference:- Varbanov 3260. SNG ANS 197 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted November 10, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 10, 2023 Link: 1 hour ago, maridvnvm said: Septimius Severus Divus Septimius Severus under Trajanus Decius; Antoninianus of the Roman Imperial Period 250/251 AD; Material: Silver; Diameter: 21mm; Weight: 3.65g; Mint: Rome; Reference: RIC IV Trajan Decius 95; Provenance: Ex Dr. Gernot Heirnich Collection; Obverse: Head of Divus Septimius Severus, radiate, right. The Inscription reads: DIVO SEVERO for Divo Severo (To the divine Severus); Reverse: Eagle, with open wings, standing front on bar, head right. The Inscription reads: CONSECRATIO for Consecratio (Consecration). 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edessa Posted November 10, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted November 10, 2023 Link: Consecratio/Eagle Divus Marcus Aurelius. Died AD 161. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.25g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint, struck under Commodus, circa AD 180. Obv: DIVVS M ANT-ONINVS PIVS; Bare head right. Rev: CONSE-CRATIO; Eagle standing right on globe, head left, wings spread. Ref: RIC III 273 (Commodus); RSC 91. Ex Ed Owen, Sept 1996. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted November 10, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 10, 2023 Consecratio / eagle 19 mm, 3,17 g Divus Antoninus Pius. Died 161 AD. AR denarius. Rome. Struck after 163. DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing right, head left, on altar decorated with garlands. RIC 431; RSC 155/6; BMC 48. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted November 10, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted November 10, 2023 Consecratio ANTONINUS PIUS AR Denarius CONSECRATIO DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing right on garlanded altar, head turned left. RSC 156. BMC 48. SEAR 5192. RIC 431 (Aurelius). Rome mint, after AD 161. 3,0 g - 18,5 mm 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted November 10, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 10, 2023 Divus Pius. 16 mm, 2,74 g. Divus Antoninus Pius. Died 161 AD. AR denarius. Rome. DIVVS ANTONINVS, head of Antoninus Pius, bare, right / DIVO PIO, square altar. RIC III Marcus Aurelius 441; BMCRE 71 (Aurelius and Verus); RSC 357. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted November 10, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 10, 2023 Link: 51 minutes ago, ambr0zie said: Divus Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Caligula for Divus Augustus Dupondius of the Roman Imperial Period 37/41 AD Material: AE Bronze; Diameter: 29mm; Weight: 15.48g; Mint: Rome Reference: RIC I (second edition) Gaius/Caligula 56 Provenance: Ex Künker Numismatic Germany incl. Certificate of Authenticity Pedigree: from the famous Lottie and Mark Salton Collection incl. original Collectors Ticket Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, left. The Inscription reads: DIVVS AVGVSTVS S C for Divus Augustus, Senatus Consulto (Augustus the divine, by decree of the Senate). Reverse: Gaius Caligula, laureate and togate, seated, left, on curule chair, holding branch in right hand and resting left hand against side. The Inscription reads: CONSENSV SENAT ET EQ ORDIN P Q R for Consensus Senatus Et Equestris Ordinis Populi Que Romani (With the will of the senate, the equestrian order, and the Roman people). 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted November 11, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted November 11, 2023 Link: Augustus bronze. Augustus, Æ As, 11-12 AD Rome Mint. Obv. IMP CAESAR DIVI F AVGVSTVS IMP XX Bare head of Augustus left / Rev. PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POT XXXIIII around large S•C. RIC I 471, BMCRE 275, Sear RCV I 1689, Cohen 226. 27 mm., 9.98 g, 7 h. Ex Nomos Obolos Auction 11, 8 Dec. 2018, Lot 489. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted November 11, 2023 · Patron Share Posted November 11, 2023 Link: Dots between words to separate them. Manlia Scantilla, wife of Didius Julianus, Augusta, AD 193. Roman Æ Sestertius; 28.8 mm, 22.62 g, 12 h. Rome mint, AD 193. Obv: MANLIA•SCAN-TILLA•AVG, draped bust right. Rev: IVNO REGINA SC, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; to left, peacock at feet, standing left, head turned up. Refs: RIC 18a; BMCRE 32-36; Cohen 6; RCV 6083; Woodward, Didius, dies 6/-; Banti 2. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted November 11, 2023 · Member Share Posted November 11, 2023 I am new to this game/ hope I don't mess up! Link Rome Mint Roman Republic AR Denarius ND (136BC) Roma Mint 3.99g. 19mm. 6h Cr.237/ 1a B.1 obv; Helmeted Head of Roma R./ TRIO behind/ "X" below rev: Dioscuri galloping R./ below CN LVCR/ Roma in exergue c 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted November 11, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2023 Dioscuri, Denarius, Rome mint L. Memmius AR Denarius (20mm, 3.77 g.) Rome mint, struck 109-108 BC Gens Memmia Obv. Apollo facing right, wearing oak wreath, mark of value below chin. Rev. The Dioscuri standing facing, each holding spears and bridle of their horses, Xanthus and Cyllarus. Moneyer name in exergue. Crawford 304 The gens Memmia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. The first member of the gens to achieve prominence was Gaius Memmius Gallus, praetor in 172 BC. From the period of the Jugurthine War to the age of Augustus they contributed numerous tribunes to the Republic. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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