Another (yawn) Legionary Denarius

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Bing, Nov 10, 2018.

  1. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Yes, I couldn't help myself. Actually, this is an upgrade to one I already have, and upon closer scrutiny I think my other example may be a Legio XV and not Legio XVI.
    Marcus Antonius Leg XVI 2.jpg
    MARCUS ANTONIUS
    AR Denarius
    OBVERSE: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley, thyrsos behind prow
    REVERSE: LEG XVI, eagle between standards
    Patrae 32-31 BC
    3.63g, 19mm
    Cr544/31, Syd 1236, RSC 48

    You compare:
    Marcus Antonius Leg XVI.jpg

    I believe @Alegandron has a Legio XVI and most probably others as well. It's not exactly rare. There were 24 found in the Delos Hoard of 1905. In comparison there were only 4 XVIII LYBICAE and 40 of Leg II found in that hoard.
     
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  3. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    A big upgrade, congrats.
     
  4. Jay GT4

    Jay GT4 Well-Known Member

    Great upgrade
     
  5. Cucumbor

    Cucumbor Well-Known Member

    Great improvement, congrats

    Q
     
  6. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    The new one is the kind of coin that those of us who don't know one legion from another might appreciate. Upgrading the worst coin in a set actually upgrades the whole set. Good work.
     
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  7. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Are you kidding me? "YAWN" another Legio??? No way! I have been rootin' for your Legio collection all along! I really enjoy your posts! Good stuff.

    When things start moving in the right direction again, this is an area that I would like to flesh out. Like @Bing , I want them ALL!

    My Legios:

    Yes, Sir, I do have Legio XVI:
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    RImp Marc Antony Legio XVI AR Den 18mm 3.4g Mil mint 32-31 BCE Praetorian Galley Aquila 2 Stds Cr 544-31 RSC 48

    RImp Marc Antony AR Den 32-31 BC Leg III Ship Eagle Standards S 1479 Cr 544-15.jpg
    RImp Marc Antony AR Den 32-31 BC Leg III Ship Eagle Standards S 1479 Cr 544-15

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    RImp Marc Antony 32-31 BCE AR Legio X Equestris - Caesar Denarius B bankers mark Eagle Galley Standards

    RImp Marc Antony AR Den 32-31 BC Leg V Ship Eagle Standards S 1479 Cr 544-18.jpg
    RImp Marc Antony AR Den 32-31 BC Leg V Ship Eagle Standards S 1479 Cr 544-18
     
  8. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Wow that's a beauty Bing! These types always make me wish the coiners were a little more careful about lining the dies up on the flan.
     
  9. alde

    alde Always Learning

    Nice coin Bing. I think your right about the other being LEG XV.
     
  10. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    I just figure everyone's kinda gettin' bored with my MA Legionary obsession.

    Yep, I remember yours. Very nice!

    Yeah, me too. But I suppose these travelling mints were knocking 'em out as fast as they could go.

    I think you're correct, so it makes me doubly happy to have the new example.

    And that's the truth!
     
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  11. Pavlos

    Pavlos You pick out the big men. I'll make them brave!

    Great coin and a beautiful upgrade! No Legio IIII yet? :D
     
  12. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Not yet. Still looking :(
     
  13. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    JW, I can help you out finding / making that IIII Legio Denarius!!!

    :)

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  14. Plumbata

    Plumbata Well-Known Member

    Very nice "upgrade", though I also agree that the worn prior coin is an XV, the apparent I just being the staff of the standard. I can't share as I don't own any, probably because you've been energetically hoarding them all! :)
     
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  15. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    Nice upgrade @Bing - pretty darn cool.
     
  16. David Atherton

    David Atherton Flavian Fanatic

    Great upgrade @Bing! A lovely example.
     
  17. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    The old one is definitely XV. A shame you’ll now have to do yet another upgrade, Bing, since we all know how much you hate having to buy these legionary denarii. :troll::D
     
  18. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Yes, it is a shame isn't it. Tch, tch. But I do have another Legio XV
    MARCUS ANTONIUS Legion XV.jpg
     
  19. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    I makes no difference whether I am getting bored with your obsession. The one that bothers me is I may be getting bored with some of MY obsessions. I hope YOU are still having fun with these coins. A couple of the things I am seeking are so unlikely to turn up (like the LEG IIII) that I might miss them if I saw them. I tell people that my #1 want list items are things I did not know existed. That is a bit of a lie. Roger Bickford-Smith owned a Syrian mint coin of Septimius Severus that was with 100% certainty overstruck on a denarius of Pescennius Niger. When he died, it went to the British Museum. I have overstruck denarii but none have that Pescennius with no doubt undertype. When I am looking for my coin, I am also watching for a LEG IIII. I see enough MA legionaries that I can hope I will find one with that number. Yours exists. Does mine? I can hope, at least, to find something I did not know exists.
     
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  20. Multatuli

    Multatuli Homo numismaticus

    Great coin, Bing! I will never get bored with your MA Legs Collection.
    Well, I really can’t see here an upgrade, because IMO, the former is definitively a XV.
     
  21. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    Oh wow, now that's an UPGRADE! Sweet @Bing !
     
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