Show Your Ancient Standards

I just got this in the mail today, got a pretty good price for it too. I know it's common but I think it has great details.

Im using the sellers pic due to no digi cam still.

So if you own some standards, share them. :hail:



OBVERSE – FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right
REVERSE – GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers, holding spears, standing front, heads turned inward toward one standard between them. 18.3 MM, 2.89 GRAMS, RIC 85

 

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Great detail! I like this one a lot!

 

Congrats! That ones great I like these as much as the fallen horseman types.

 

You guys are so predictable


PB tessera of Egypt
21.3mm, 3.692g
Hermes standing l., nude, pouring from a vessel in his r. hand for a lamb at his feet, resting l. hand on long caduceus; star to l.; all within linear border
Vexillium, L-E in fields; all within linear border
Milne 5409; Köln –

 

"One of the nice thing about standards, is there are so many to choose from."

I have an Owl, on the Attic standard, and two Milesians on the light Babylonian or heavy Euboic standard. Of course, my uncia is on the Roman libral standard.

 

Standards appeared on coins before the late Roman period. My favorite series was issued by Septimius Severus in 193AD honoring the legions that supported him in his fight with Pescennius Niger. In addition to being named in the legend (here LEG III ITALica) the standards were customized with various devices including a capricorn on some. There were, I believe, 15 legions involved but with variations between the three mints that issued the coins and changes that produced an extra variation for some, a set would involve about two dozen denarii. Well over half of the coins seen will be LEG XIIII GEM M V which was the legion commanded by Severus before the war and the one that proclaimed him emperor. The rarest of the varieties (LEG XXII PRI from Rome and LEG III IT AVG from Alexandria) exist in only a handful of examples so putting together a full set is no easy task. There are always LEG XIIII coins available from Vcoins and the like. The LEG III ITAL from Rome here is midway in the scarcity list with an example being seen for sale every few years. Gold exists. Sestertii are not hard to find in poor shape and all are LEG XIIII.

 

Really like the second to last one Randy. Ardatirion piece is interesting, never seen that example before, same with Dougs.

 

Nice standards everyone.
I am still missing a Septimius Severus legionary denarius in my collection, but here is a Nero denarius with standards on the reverse.

 

Those are really nice Eduard

 

Thank you, mat.

 

Thanks

Nice ones all

heres a couple more (I'll refrain from posting more "GLORIA EXERCITVS" for nwo )
Constantine, and a Marc Antony Leg. denarius

 

I know little about ancients, but i know what I like. I was very impressed by this one when it was purchased by my lovely bride of 23 years (pretty impressed with her, too !)

 

Nice additions to the thread.

Ricky, that isnt a standards reverse, but its a very nice ancient none the less.

 

Nice Galerius

 

Standards.

Great standards all, especially your first one Mat.
I also like the last Constantine that Randy posted... with the 'SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI' reverse.
And a wonderful Legionairy Septimius Severus AR Denarius from Doug. I have always liked that series alot, but I have yet to see one I want bad enough to pay the price....yet.

Here are a couple of mine(both of which happen to have two standards):

Caracalla AR Denarius, Rome Mint.
obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT - Laureate head right.
rev: PROFECTIO AVG - Caracalla standing right, holding a transverse spear, two standards behind him.

and...

Elagabalus AR Antoninianus, Rome Mint.
obv: IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG - Radiate bust right, draped and cuirassed.
rev: FIDES EXERCITVS - Fides seated left, holding eagle and standard, another standard before her.
4.86gr
*These photos were taken while the coins were in a coin flip, so the photography isn't great.

I have noticed the style and look of standards varies greatly on different coins. A good example is the 'FIDES EXERCITVS' issue of Elagabalus Antoninianii.... there seems to be a great variety in the style of the standards on this particular type, easily noticed if you look at a few different specimens.

 

Nice ones rex, like the top one especially. Surprised no one has started a "Standards" set. Nothing I am interested in doing though.

 

Don't be surprised. Many collectors of ancient coins eschew the idea of collecting sets, and simply focus on collecting whatever interest them (although often within a particular region or theme).

 

Well thats what I do, I just buy what I like. Thats why I drift from U.S. to World to Ancients & sometimes currency then float back to another one of the above.

 

Defining a set however you wish is definitely my favorite part of collecting ancient coins. If everyone collected that way, there would be a LOT less burnout!

 

theres so many interesting areas , its hard to draw lines and set rules and its easy to step outside from what you normally collect