Revised ERIC II Rarity List #92 Personal Milestone Celebration!!

Hey Gil-galad => here are a handful more examples towards completing your mega-list ...

#91 Allectus. Romano-British Emperor, AE Quinarius
“C” mint
AD 293-296
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 2.72 grams
Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Galley left, with mast; waves below; QC

 

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#94 Florianus Antoninianus
276 AD
Florianus & Providentia + Sol

 

# 97 Herennius Etruscus AR Antoninianus
250-251AD
Herennius Etruscus & simpulum,lituus

 

Ummm, not sure if I get credit for this baby, or not?

#126 Diva Julia Titi. Æ Sestertius
Struck under Domitian
Rome mint
AD 91
Died AD 91
Diameter: 34 mm
Weight: 24.31 grams
Obverse: Carpentum drawn right by two mules
Reverse: Legend around large S C
Reference: RIC II 717 (Domitian)

 

86 Leo I

LEO I AE4
OBVERSE: D N LEO P F AVG, diademed & draped bust right
REVERSE: Lion crouching left, head turned, all in wreath, broken by mintmark CON below.
Struck at Constantinople 457-74 AD
1.0g, 9mm
RIC 674

 

91 Allectus

ALLECTUS Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: VIRTVS AVG, galley rowing left, QC in ex.
Struck at Camulodunum 293-6 AD
1.2g, 16mm
RIC 128

 

92 Germanicus

GERMANICUS AE As
OBVERSE: GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N - Bare head right
REVERSE:TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P around large SC
Struck at Rome, 50-54AD
9.3g, 30mm
RIC106, S1905, BMC 218

 

97 Herennius Etruscus

HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS AR Antoninianus
OBVERSE: Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C, Bare-headed and draped bust right
REVERSE: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Herennius standing left, holding rod and spear
Struck at Rome, 250 AD
3.0g, 20mm
RIC 147c, C26

 

105 Decentius

DECENTIUS AE Centenionalis
OBVERSE: D N DECENTIVS NOB CAES, cuirassed bust right, G behind
REVERSE: VICT DD NN AVG ET CAES, two Victories standing facing each other holding shield inscribed VOT/V/MVLT/X, RS in ex.
Struck at Rome, 350-3 AD
3.6 g, 21mm
RIC 215,G

 

Totally awesome guys!! The count is going up!

38 Trajan Decius
40 Maximinus I
41 Titus
43 Nerva
50 Philip II - Roman Provincial sub.
65 Galba
68 Vitellius
79 Carausius
80 Herennia Etruscilla
81 Crispina
85 Aelius
86 Leo I
91 Allectus
92 Germanicus
94 Florianus
97 Herennius Etruscus
105 Decentius
109 Diadumenian - Roman Provincial sub.
126 Diva Julia Titi

That adds 19 more to the list for a total of 110. Someone post that Philip II coin and let's see some more.

EDIT: Philip II has been posted, a Roman Provincial. Thanks Steve.

 

Ummm, did somebody call for Phil-II?

 

A gap filler.

Clodius Albinus Denarius (As Augustus, much scarcer than as Caesar)
Obv:– IMP CAES D CLO SEP ALBIN AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– GEN LVG COS II, Genius of Lugdunum, standing facing, towered head left, vertical scepter in right hand, cornucopiae in left, eagle at feet to left and looking upward right
Minted in Lugdunum. November A.D. 195 to 19th February A.D. 196
Reference:– RIC 23d (R2)

 

Julia Paula denarius
Obv:– IVLIA PAVLA AVG, Bare, draped head right
Rev:– CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left holding patera, elbow rests on arm of throne, star in left field.
Minted in Rome.
Reference:– RIC 211. RSC 6a.

 

Hostilian, Antoninianus
Obv:– C OVL OSTIL MES COVINTVS CAESAR, Radiate draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– VBERITAS AVG, Uberitas standing left, holding purse and cornucopiae
Minted in Antioch. A.D. 251
Reference:– RIC 200a (Rare)

 

Aurelian, Billon tetradrachm, Alexandria, Vabalathus
Billon tetradrachm
Obv:– AYT K Λ Δ AYRHΛIANOC CEB, Laureate and draped bust of Aurelian right
Rev– I A C OYABAΛΛAΘOC AΘHN Y A [C R or VT S RW], Laureate, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus right
Minted in Alexandria, Alexandria Year 1 of Aurelian (L | A), Year 4 of Vabalathus and Zenobia (L | Δ), 270 AD
Reference:– Geissen 3054; Dattari 5422; BMC 2386; Milne 4308

 

Magnia Urbica
AE Antoninianus.
Obv:– MAGNIA VRBICA AVG, Draped bust right on crescent, hair brushed in straight lines, plait carried up the back to top of head and running under stephane
Rev:– VENVS GENETRIX, Venus standing facing, head left, apple upward in right hand, vertical scepter in left
Minted in Lugdunum (A in left field).
RIC V pt. 2, 337 var (not listed from this officina). Bastien -, Bastien Supplement -, Bastien Supplement II 613α (2 examples cited)
23mm, 3.16g

 

Actually, I have a Aurelian Imperial, like that Alexandria provincial though.

38 Trajan Decius
40 Maximinus I
41 Titus
43 Nerva
50 Philip II - Roman Provincial sub.
65 Galba
68 Vitellius
77 Clodius Albinus
79 Carausius
80 Herennia Etruscilla
81 Crispina
85 Aelius
86 Leo I
91 Allectus
92 Germanicus
94 Florianus
97 Herennius Etruscus
105 Decentius
109 Diadumenian - Roman Provincial sub.
115 Julia Paula
119 Hostilian
126 Diva Julia Titi
133 Magnia Urbica

That's 23 rulers you guys posted that I don't have. That brings us up to 114 Roman Imperial rulers. The rarest one so far is 133 Magnia Urbica from maridvnvm. My rarest one is 136 Flavius Victor. But I'm counting the ones you guys post.

We're getting up there, very impressive.

 

106 Vetranio

VETRANIO AE3
OBVERSE: DN VETRA-NIO PF AVG Laureate bust right
REVERSE: VIRTVS AV-G-VSTORVM Emperor bare head and in military dress standing right, holding spear and globe and kicking a seated captive, mintmark officina letter and SIS
Struck at Siscia 350 AD
2.7g, 17.5mm
RIC 296 (Siscia), LRBC 1182

 

Very nice, Bing. Awesome!!

 

107 Otho

OTHO AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head right
REVERSE: VICTORIA OTHONIS, Victory standing left on globe, wreath extended in right, palm frond in left
Struck at Rome, Jan-Feb 69 A.D
3.179g, 18.7mm
RIC I 17, BMCRE I 25, SRCV I 2165 var (exergual line instead of globe)