Ancients => SC-SC-SC-SC-SC-SCRAMBLE for your "SC" Winners

I am too afraid to watch the San Fran game, so here is another distraction thread!!

(arrrggghh, the game is on in the background ... 100% awesome time o' year!!)

... anyway ...

Hey => please post your sweetest examples of your "SC" coins (does that sound like a cool thread?)

Augustus Æ quadrans
Moneeyers Lamia, Silia and Annius
Date: 9 B.C.
Diameter: 17 mm
Weight: 2.79 grams
Obverse: LAMIA SILIVS ANNIVS around Simpulum and lituus
Reverse: IIIVIR AAAFF around S.C.

 

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Ummm, here is another example => good ol' Hadrian (SC)






=>>> please feel free to let 'er fly =>>> post your best SC winners!!

 

Go Niners (Sorry to all the Green Bay fans out there.)!

Here's my only SC coin.

Unidentified, obverse counter stamped with a head at 6 o'clock.

 

My S-Cs are pretty ratty but I'll post them anyway

Augustus sestertius


Vespasian dupondius


Vespasian sestertius


fake Galba


Augustus As


I have more but am not sure I've taken individual photos.

 

Agrippa as

Tiberius as

Caligula quadrans

Domitian semis

Trajan as


Challenge: Who can post the latest SC coin?

Trivia for Steve: What was Constantine's favorite football team? Hints:

 

Oh, I forgot about this one! Not too shabby Germanicus As.


And here's a Hadrian galley I gave to a friend


Nerva dupondius


Trajan semis

 

Does this one count? It has SC in the EX, you just can't see it. It's off flan.

 

A few more.

 

Here are a few of mine to start.....



AUGUSTUS
AE As Rome Mint
25.7 mm, 10.3 grams
OBV: CEASER AUGUST PONT MAX TRIBVNIC POT, Bare head of Augustus right
REV: M MAECILIVS TVLLVS III VIR A A A F around large S C.
RIC-I-435


TITUS
AE As. 80-81 A.D.
28mm, 10.8 grams
OBV: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII, laureate head left
REV: AETERNIT AVG, Aeternitas standing right, foot on globe, holding scepter &cornucopiae.
S-C across fields. Rome Mint
RIC- II -122b


DOMITIAN
AE As. 85 A.D.
28.3mm, 9.2 grams
OBV: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI, laureate bust right, wearing aegis
REV: SALVTI AVGVSTI, alter
S-C across fields. Rome Mint
RIC-II-272


NERVA
AE As 97 AD.
28mm, 10.4 grams
OBV: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P, laureate head right
REV: AEQVITAS AVGVST, Equity standing left with scales & cornucopiae.
S-C across field. Rome Mint
RIC-II-94


HADRIAN
Sestertius. 125 – 128 AD
33.5mm, 27.1 grams
OBV: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right
REV: COS III, Roma seated left, holding Victory and cornucopiae,
SC in ex. Rome Mint

RIC-II-636

 

Ummm, I'm stuck => hmmm, The Lions?

 

San Francisco 49ers?

 

How 'bout a sweet Nero offering?




... gawd, I love that coin!! (sweet)

 

And a few more...



HADRIAN
AE Dupondius 134 – 138 AD
30.3 mm, 20.2 grams
OBV: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right.
REV: AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left holding scales and rod.
S-C across field.
RIC- II-795


ANTONINUS PIUS
Sestertius. 153-154 AD
33.2mm, 22 grams
OBV: ANTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P XVII, laureate head right.
REV: LIBERTAS COS III, Libertas standing right, holding pileus and extending right hand.
S-C across field.
RI- III-916a



FAUSTINA I
AE As
26.5mm, 14.2 grams
OBV: DIVA FAVSTINA, Faustina head right.
REV: AETERNITAS, Pietas standing left by alter, raising right hand and holding box of incense.
S-C in field
RIC- III- 1161



SEVERUS ALEXANDER
Sestertius 230 A.D.
31.1 mm, 24.5 grams
OBV: IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate bust right.
REV: P M TR P VIIII COS III P P, Sol radiate standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding whip. S-C in field
RIC-IVb-500



SEVERUS ALEXANDER
Sestertius
30.5 mm, 21.9 grams
OBV: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate head right.
REV: SPES PVPLICA, Spes walking left holding flower and raising skirt.
S-C in field
RIC-IVb-648

 

NERO CLAUDIUS DRUSUS AE Sestertius
OBVERSE: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP - Bare head left REVERSE: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TRP IMP Exe: SC - Claudius seated left, holding branch; weapons on floor
Rome 41BC-2 AD
28.6g, 36mm
RIC 93

 

AUGUSTUS AE Quadran
OBVERSE: LAMIA SILIVS ANNIVS, clasped hands holding caduceus
REVERSE: III VIR A A A F F around large S C
Rome 9 BC
3.0g, 15mm
RIC 420, BMC 200, S 1693

 

AGRIPPA AE As
OBVERSE: M AGRIPPA L F COSIII - Head left, wearing rostral crown
REVERSE: No legend - Neptune standing left, holding dolphin and trident; S C across fields
Rome 37-41 AD 1
1.0g, 28mm
RIC58, BMC 161, BN77, C3

 

NERO/DRUSUS CAESAR Dupondius
OBVERSE: NERO ET DRVSVS CAESARES, Nero & Drusus on horseback riding right
REVERSE: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT around large S C
Struck at Rome, 37/8AD
11.36g, 27mm
RIC 34

 

CLAUDIUS AE As
OBVERSE: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TRP IMP P P - Bare head left
REVERSE: CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI - Constantia standing left, raising hand and holding spear; S C across fields
Struck at Rome, 42/3AD
12.7g, 25mm
RIC111, BMC201, S1858

 

CLAUDIUS AE Quandran
OBVERSE: T I CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG – Modius
REVERSE: PON M TRP IMP P P COSII - Large S C
Struck at Rome, 42AD
2.6g, 16mm
RIC 90, BN 195, S 1865, C 72

 

CLAUDIUS AE Quandran
OBVERSE: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG around hand holding pair of scales above PNR
REVERSE: PON M TR P IMP COS DES IT around S C
Struck at Rome, 41AD
2.8g, 15mm
RIC 85, Cohen 71, BMC 174