Nerva

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by randygeki, Mar 15, 2017.

  1. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Atta-boy, randygeki ... congrats on the sweet new Nerva addition!

    I only have my lone Nerva example (great snout & club combo)

    Nerva AR Didrachm
    CAPPADOCIA, Caesaraea-Eusebia

    AD 96-98
    Struck AD 98
    Diameter: 20 x 22 mm
    Weight: 6.64 grams
    Obverse: Laureate head right
    Reverse: Club set on ground; date in legend
    Reference: Metcalf, Caesarea 45; Sydenham, Caesarea 153


    Nerva Club.jpg

     
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  3. gsimonel

    gsimonel Well-Known Member

    Okay, so you win the Ugly Nerva contest, but can you beat my post-uncleaned Vitellius?
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    Bronze As
    Spanish (Tarraco?) mint
    Obv: A VITELLIVS - IMP GERMAN
    Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTI - Victory, with shield inscribed S P Q R, between S and C
    RIC 46
    29mm, 8.4g.
     
  4. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    You win! But I do have a very worn Vitellius
    Vitellius 3.jpg
     
  5. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    Thanks for spotting the dot I missed. RIC lists only bare head and beard and no beard and pointed cap. Perhaps I am missing the differences between cap and helmet. I guess I am tired of horsemen minutia for a while.
     
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  6. gsimonel

    gsimonel Well-Known Member

    What I don't understand is why these different reverses were made in the first place. They seem to depict different ethnicities. I can understand differences from one mint to another, or even from earlier to later emissions, but why would a celator switch from an apparent Eastern-style barbarian to a more western-looking one? Would it be reasonable to conclude that there was more than one celator creating these reverse dies? Were the reverses meant to show the defeat of both the Persians and the Goths?
     
  7. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    I often have trouble telling the difference between some of the headgear. Something I need to study more intently. Phrygian, Scythian,Wide-brimmed helmets, Celtic or "Phrygian Nasal" helmets and pointed caps can all look alike to me....

    There were multiple celators (how many? idk). I'm not sure if they just had enough freedom to depict what ever (whom ever) or if they were to represent enemies "both foreign and domestic." I assume a combination of both, with emphasis on local/regional.
     
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  8. gregarious

    gregarious E Pluribus Unum

    ha! on one of my antigonus coins i swore the obverse was wearing a baseball cap><
     
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  9. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    awesome RG. i've been working on scratching some romans off the list as well...but nerva is still on there. :(
     
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  10. Severus Alexander

    Severus Alexander find me at NumisForums

    Missing the name, but there is not much doubt due to nose real estate (dupondius):

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