Quintillus

Been in the market for a Quintillus, got this one pretty cheap.



Æ(S) Antoninianus
O: IMP CM AVR CL QVINTILLVS AVG, radiate, draped bust right.
R: FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna standing left with rudder and cornucopiae. Z in exergue.
Rome Mint, 270 A.D.
2.65g
18mm
Appleshaw hoard 305; RIC 19 var (cornucopiae)

 

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that's a nice quintillus mat..this cat is on my list as well.

i always think he looks like this....

 

Quintillus AE Antoninianus. Mediolanum mint. 2.6g, 18.79mm

OBV: IMP QVINTILLVS AVG, Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.

REV: FIDES MILIT, Fides standing facing, head left, holding standard in either hand.

REF: RIC 52, Cohen 25.

 

My best Quintillus looks tatty because of the remaining silvering:


Quintillus
Coin: Bronze Silvered Ant
IMP C M AVR CL QVINTILLVS AVG - Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right
VICTORIA AVG - Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm.Gamma in right field.
Mint: (270 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 2.87g / 19mm / -
References:

• RIC V-I 33
• Sear 11454

 

Nice Mat! Been keeping an eye out for one too.

 

Quintillus coins are not easy to come by. Congrats.

 

Very nice examples guys!!!

I picked one up not too long ago myself (sellers photo and now un-slabbed):

 

Quintillus came at a time when coin quality was near an all time low. The best ones are not great and the average ones look really 'tatty' (perfect term, thank you, Pish). Mat's is not bad at all! I suggest not passing up well struck coins with most of the legend. Finding ones with ALL the letters on a good round flan evenly struck will be a job. My better one has 3/4 of the obverse legend and is probably as good as I will find in my bracket.

Very Tatty:


Less Tatty:

 

Agreed, not an easy guy to grab
All those years, I've only been able to find 3/4 of an otherwise neat Quintillus :


Quintillus, Antoninianus Mediolanum mint, AD 270
IMP QUINTILL[VS AVG], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
[M]ARTI PACI, Mars standing left, holding olive branch and spear
2.8 gr
Ref : RCV # 11447,

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Thanks for the comments and nice additions.

 

Awesome Mat. I need one for my album...

 

Nice coins. Nice pieces of history. A refresher course on Quintillus is always helpful:



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WOW!!! I just found that I, a Roma Res Publica fan, HAVE a Quintillus!!! I blame this on @Mat for exposing me to the Empire...

Forgive me if my attributes are off... I do not focus on RE's
Roman Empire
Quintillus 270 AD
AE Antoninianus
Obv: Radiate, draped r, IMP CM AVR CL QVINTILLUS AVG
Rev: Victory walking r, holding wreath and palm, Gamma in field
Ref: RIC Vi 33 (?)

Goobers in his hair...

 

This forum has a way of influencing purchasing decisions. You start seeing someone else's cool coin, you think, "My collection could use one of those" and before you know it you have one! Or something like that.

I know I've been exposed to a bunch of coins (ancients and other) that I've added because I saw it here.

 

Yup. This place has cost me a fortune.

 

Haha...ya.

I guess it's because of the exposure to so many interesting coins and collections.

 

WOW !!! For a scarce, hard to come by Emperor in decent condition, there certainly are a mess of 'em here on this thread LOL

And, OH YEAH, this forum has made me spend a ton of money too---just yesterday, I was 'forced' to put in several more bids on RR denarii, particularly attributable to Sulla and the 'assassins'..OH well, my nephew will love you guys in a few years----hopefully QUITE A FEW MORE YEARS!!!