Happy 2774 Birthday ROME!!!

Happy birthday, Rome! Fun write-up, as always, @Ryro!

Eternal Rome personified:


Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253.
Roman AR antoninianus, 3.56 g, 21.1 mm, 5 h.
Antioch, 4th officina, 3rd series, AD 252-3.
Obv: IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right; •••• below bust.
Rev: ROMAE AETERNAE AVG, Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear; shield beside her; •••• in exergue.
Refs: RIC 89; Cohen 108; RCV 9647; Hunter p. cvi.

Temple of Eternal Rome:


Maxentius as Augustus, AD 307-312.
Roman billon follis, 6.53 g, 24.6 mm, 10 h.
Rome, AD 307-308.
Obv: IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, radiate head right.
Rev: CONSERV VRB SVAE, Roma seated facing in hexastyle temple, head left, globe in right hand, scepter in left, shield at side behind, Victories as acroteria, wreath on pediment, H left, R S in exergue.
Refs: RIC 202a; Cohen 21; RCV 14986.

Rome personified/the Lupa Romana:


Constantine I, AD 307-337.
Roman billon reduced centenionalis, 2.44 g, 17.4 mm, 12 h.
Constantina/Arles, AD 331-332.
Obv: VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma, left, wearing imperial robes.
Rev: Lupa Romana, left, suckling Romulus and Remus; branch between two stars above; SCONST in exergue.
Refs: RIC vii p. 273, 368; RCV 16497; LRBC I 371; Cohen 17.

 

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Although my finances are extremely low and some very disturbing events happened recently (my mother is now a diva) I am celebrating Easter now (I am Orthodox).
Some nice presents from my Easter bunny (aka my wallet) - including an Orbiana beat denarius but still Orbiana.

BUT ... I bought this coin with this thread in my mind.


Hadrian AD 117-138. Rome
Semis Æ
20 mm, 4,03 g
AD 124-125
HADRIANVS AVGVSTUS, bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, viewed from rear or side / COS III SC, Roma seated left on cuirass, resting foot on helmet, holding Victory and spear; behind, shield
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 760; RIC II Hadrian 685 (semis)

 

Some great coins! Roma would be proud.
Speaking of, this coin mightve put a tear in her eye, as it celebrated Constantine the Familicide's moving of the capital. But hey, Roma is the obverse:

Commemorative Series, (330-354). AE folles (16mm), (1.40 g), Constantinopolis type, struck under Constantine I, 330-337, obv. bust of Constantinoplis to left wearing laureate helmet and imperial robes, holding sceptre over shoulder, CONSTANTINOPOLIS around, rev.Victory standing left on ship's prow, holding transverse sceptre and resting on a shield each; in order of weights above, Antioch
With the dedication of the city of Constantinople in the spring of AD 330, Constantine I utilized a numismatic approach to place his newly-founded city on the same level of importance as Rome. These city commemoratives were struck to honor both Rome and Constantinople the later alluding to the recent naval battle over the Licinii with Victory advancing from a conquest. Though meant to honor just these two cities, this series was struck throughout the empire at various mints.

 

I am so sorry you lost your mother, @ambr0zie. It's heartbreaking to lose a parent.

 

Lots of love.
My heart goes out to you my friend. I've felt no deeper loss and that just months ago. Remember all the good times you spent together as much as you can and be there for your family as much as you can<3

 

Gordian III...

 

FCM #453. Frank S. Robinson 4.11.22 - Bronze coin (AE Antoninianus) minted at Rome during the reign of PROBUS in 277 - 280 A.D. Obv. PROBVS.P.F.AVG.: Helmeted, radiate, cuirassed bust left, holding spear & shield. Rev. ROMAE.AETER cult image of Roma seated in temple with six columns, in ex. R*S. RCS #3365 DVM #41. RCSII #12027
Won this on Franks auction, gave me an extra Probus.

 

Here a figure my Italian great uncle gave me and my wife when we got married in 1969, the same She-wolf suckling twins, Romulus and Remus, who founded Rome. My Italian great uncle was an Italian Consul to the US, and his parents included a Yankee from Ohio, who was our common ancestor. Our families went across the Atlantic and met several times, including when I was a student in Italy in 1963-64.