ANCIENT - Alphabetical Coins of Rulers!

Caracalla Denarius -
Obv:–ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
Rev:– PART MAX PONT TR P IIII / COS, Trophy of arms with captives either side
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 201.
Reference– BMCRE 730. RIC 346 (Rated Scarce citing Cohen 177). RSC 177. RD (2 examples)

 

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Caracalla Denarius
Obv:– IMP C M AVR ANTONI-NVS PONT AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– SECVRITAS PVBLICA, Securitas, draped, seated left on throne, holding globe on extended right hand, left hand resting on side of throne, fold of drapery falling over side to right
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 198
Reference:– BMCRE 647-649 though with different obverse legend break. RIC 332 (S). RSC 568.

Some die clogging in the legends but a well detailed example.

 

Caracalla Antoninianus -
Obv:– ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Radiate, cuirassed bust right, seen half from the back
Rev:– VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left, holding Victory and spear, shield at side
Minted in Rome circa A.D. 215
Reference:– RIC 311 var (Unlisted in RIC with Cuirassed bust, probably in error)
A nice example of one of the earliest of the Ants. produced by Caracalla

 

Constantius II
Campgate (look at dem doors, eh?)





Constantius II
Fallen Horseman

 

OK folks, it is probably time to move onto "D" for the weekend. I will begin with one that I've posted before.

DECENTIUS Caesar 351-363 AD
AE1 (24 mm diameter)
Similar to Sear #4036
Obv: DN DECENTIVS FORT CAES Bare headed simple draped bust facing right.
Rev: VICT DD NN HVG ET CAES Two victories standing facing each other holding between them a shield
(VOT - V - MVL - X) in the shield, FSAR in exergue.

 

Domitian Denarius
Obv:– IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VII, Laureate Head Right
Rev:– COS - XIIII, Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter, shield at side
Minted in Rome. A.D. 88
Reference:– BMC P. 324 Note (L. A. Lawrence Coll.). RIC II (Old) Addenda (L. A. Lawrence Coll.) would be after 106. RSC 66a. RIC II (New) 554 (R2), citing Madrid and Helbing 63, 1931, 537, no photo in RIC.

 

Diadumenian AE27
Obv:– K-M OΠΕΛΛΙ ANTWNI DIADOMENIANOC, Draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– V P AGRIPPA NIKOPOLITWN PPO C I C TROΣ, Nike advancing right with palm and wreath
Reverse Legend – V P AGRIPPA NIKOPOLITWN PPO C I C TROΣ
Minted in Nicopolis ad Istrum, Magistrate Agrippa
References:– SNGC unlisted, Moushmov 1312

 

Diocletian - Follis
Obv:– D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG, laureate bust right in imperial mantle, olive branch in right hand, mappa in left
Rev:– PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG, Providentia standing right, extending right hand to Quies standing left, branch upward in right hand, vertical sceptre in left
Minted in Cyzicus (not Trier) ( S | F / KS //PTR)
Reference:– RIC VI Trier 677a (R) (see notes)
Notes:- This is perhaps one of the most unusual issues in the entire follis series. It is nearly always attributed to Trier (Treveri), but a comparison of portrait styles and an examination of follis hoards reveals that this issue was not struck in Trier but in Cyzicus. Two officinae struck this issue, and the KS in the field between the two figures is actually the mintmark, not the PTR. A look at the coins of Cyzicus (RIC 22-23) shows that the same two officinae struck this issue without the PTR also. The Senior Augustus issues of Diocletian and Maximianus were struck at every mint currently in operation. Apparently, the first coins of this type were prepared at Trier and examples were sent to the various mints for the individual mints to copy. At Cyzicus, the die engravers copied everything, including the Trier mintmark and put their own mintmark in the field. Eventually someone soon realized the mistake and new dies were prepared with the mintmark in its proper location.

 

Decentius as Caesar - AE Double Cententionalis
Obv:- DN DECENTIVS NOB CAES; Cuirassed bust facing right.
Rev:- SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES; Large Chi-Rho flanked by A and W
Minted in Lugdunum (//?SLG)

 

Domitian Ae AS
Obv:- IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS PER P P, Laureate head right
Rev:- COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC - SC, Domitian , togate,standing left, sacrificing from patera over garlanded altar, on the other side of which are two flute players facing the emperor, one of which is partly obscured by the altar, hexastyle temple of Jupiter Capitolinus in background.

This variety, not distinguished in the catalogues, where the second musician's lower body is obscured by the large altar. see BMC pl. 79.3, with obv. portrait left, is from the same rev. die. On other dies, apparently the normal variety, the altar is narrower and you see the second musician's legs descending to the ground.

Celebrates the Secular Games

 

Domitian Ae AS
Obv:- IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIIII CENS PER P P, Laureate head right
Rev:- FIDEI PVBLICAE, Fides standing right with corn ears and plate of fruit
Minted in Rome. A.D. 88-89.
Reference:- BMCRE P. 390 *. RIC II old 370. RIC II new 647 (Rated R). Cohen 115

 

Domitian AE As
Obv:– CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN COS VII, Laureate head left
Rev:– S-C, Minerva standing left, holding spear & thunderbolt, shield at feet
Minted in Rome. A.D. 80-81
Reference:– Cohen 443. RIC II Titus 169b

 

Domitian Denarius (as Caesar under Vespasian)
Obv:– CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS VI, Laureate head right
Rev:– PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, Vesta seated left, holding Palladium and sceptre
Minted in Rome. A.D. 79
Reference:– RIC II (old) 244. RSC 378

 

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Domitian; AD 81-96
AE Dupondius, 28mm/9.2 g
Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS II; Domitian laureate & draped head right
Rev: S-C, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of robe
(RIC II 699)

 

Diocletian; AD 284-305
Bronze; AE Antoninianus, Antioch
OBV: IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG; Radiate/Cuirassed Bust Right
REV: CONCORDIA MILITVM;
Diocletian standing R receiving victory on globe from Jupiter
(RIC V 322)

 

Drusus (with Germanicus ), AE provincial from Carteia, Roman Spain:

 

Diocletian:

 

Domitian:

 

DOMITIAN 69 - 81 AD
AE As(10.10 g.) Rome, 86 AD
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XII CENS PER P P, laureate bust right, aegis on shoulder / FORTVNAE AVGVSTI, Fortuna stg. left w/rudder & cornucopiae, S-C across field


DOMITIAN 69 - 81 AD.
AE Sestertius (26.88 g.) Thrace 80-81 AD
CAES DIVI AVG VESP F DOMITIANVS COS VII, laureate head right / S C across field, Mars walking right, holding spear in right hand, trophy over left shoulder


DOMITIAN 81 - 96 A.D.
AR Denarius (3.59 g.) Rome 73 A.D.
CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II Laureate head right. Rev. Domitian riding on horse prancing left, holding scepter in left hand and raising right


DOMITIAN 81 - 96 A.D.
AV Aureus (7.43 g.).
IMP CAES DOMI - TIANVS AVG GERMANIC Laureate and draped bust l. Rev. P M TR POT III - IMP V COS X P P Helmeted and draped bust of Minerva r.

 

Domitan/Minerva 95 AD -