It has taken nearly two months to arrive, and I will admit I was getting a little anxious. But now that it is here, I am pleased even though it has a flat strike on one end. P FONTEIUS P F CAPITO ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS FONTEIA AR Denarius OBVERSE: P FONTEIVS P F CAPITO III VIR, helmeted and draped bust of Mars right, trophy over shoulder REVERSE: MN FONT TR MIL , warrior on horseback thrusting his spear at a Gaulish enemy who is about to slay an unarmed third combatant, helmet and shield in lower right field Rome 55 BC 3.87g, 19 mm Cr429/1; Syd 900; Fonteia 17 Post your combat scenes or other appropriate examples
That's a lovely coin Bing, the flatness in only a minor flaw in my opinion. This is the only coin I have with a fighting scene (staged for the emperor of course ;-)) I've consigned it to severus alexander for the next AMCC auction by the way.
That's an attractive yet somewhat brutal Republican denarius. It reminds me of these well-known types: Roman Republic, moneyer: M. Sergius Silus, AR denarius, 116–115 BC, Rome mint. Obv: EX·S·C ROMA; helmeted head of Roma, r., denominational mark X. Rev: Q M·SERGI SILVS; one-armed horseman (Marcus Sergius Silus) l., holding sword and severed head in l. hand. 17mm, 2.84g. RRC RRC 286/1. Constantius Gallus, Roman Empire, AE2, 351–355 AD, Constantinople mint. Obv: DN FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAE; bust of Constantius Gallus, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, r. Ref: FEL TEMP REPARATIO; Roman soldier l. spearing fallen horseman; in in fields, Γ•; in exergue, CONSB. 24mm, 4.20g. Ref: RIC VIII Constantinople 107. Magnentius, Roman Empire, AE2, 350–353 AD, Lugdunum mint. Obv: DN MAGNENTIVS PF AVG, draped and cuirassed bust of Magnentius r,, A behind. Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM, rider galloping r., spearing barbarian with r. hand; below horse, shield and broken spear; barbarian kneeling, extending arms in front of horse; in exergue, RPLG. 20mm, 2,61g. Ref: RIC VIII Lugdunum 115.
A nice add @Bing, not easy to find that complete! Here are my Fonteius Capito and Minucius Thermus battle scenes
@Bing......That's a great looking coin, well worth the wait..Nice movement on the reverse but I love the Mars portrait with that little bit of beard showing...Cool coin! No Roman battle scenes here but it was the same the world over... Silaharas of Khankan (1000-1200 AD) Anonymous AR Drachm 14.1 mm x 4.13 g Obverse: Stylized Sassanian Bust right. "Sri" in Brahmi behind head left field. Reverse: Stylized Horseman battle scene shows a mounted warrior with sword to right. Below a fallen body and to the right a standing figure defending himself with a shield. Behind the horse a bow., Sun in upper right field. ref: Mit. NIS 649-652
James, Nice score ! I like coins with combat action scenes. The only one I have is the common LRB pictured below . Constantius II as Augustus, AD 337-361 (struck AD 351-351), Cyzicus Mint, 4th Officina. Billon Centenionalis: 24 mm, 5.27 gm, 6 h. Reverse: Roman soldier spearing a fallen horseman. RIC VIII, 92.
Great Denarius, @Bing ! Super start to 2021. Battle Roman Republic 42 BCE Moneyer: L Livineius Regulus (one of 4 Moneyers that year! A quattuorvirate - Julius Caesar had expanded the Moneyers office from 3 to 4) AR Denarius 3.7g, 19mm Obv: Bare head of the praetor L. Livineius Regulus right Rev: Gladiatorial scene; in foreground, one man attacks lion with spear; in back ground, second man with shield and sword attacks panther; on left, wounded boar; in exergue, L. REGVLVS Ref: Sear 489; Crawford 494/30; Syd. 1112 Comment: bankers mark and scratch on obverse
