Scarce Caesar/Emperor Portraits

Lucilla AE As 11.2g, 24mm

OBV: LVCILLA AVG ANTONINI AVG F, Draped bust right.

REV: IVNONI LVCINAE, Juno veiled, standing left, raising right hand and holding an infant. SC in fields.

REF: RIC III 1749

 

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Plautilla AR Denarius. 198-212 AD, 3.3g, 18mm

OBV: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right, hair in nearly vertical waves & drawn into bun at back.

REV: CONCORDIA AVGG Concordia, diademed, stg. half-left with patera & sceptre.

REF: RIC 363, RSC 1, BMC 411, Sear RCV 2000 - 7065

 

Macrinus AE Denarius. 217-218 AD, 2.6g, 18mm

OBV: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. Laureate and cuirassed bust right.

REV: FELICITAS TEMPORVM, Felicitas standing left holding short caduceus and scepter.

REF: RIC 62, RSC 19a, BMC 9

 

Macrianus I, Usurper, 260-261 AD. AR Antoninianus, Antioch, 21mm, 3.1g

OBV: IMP C FVL MACRIANVS P F AVG, Radiate cuirassed bust right.

REV: SPES PVBLICA, Spes standing left holding flower and raising hem of robe. Star in left field.

REF: RIC V-2 13, RSC 13, MIR 1743b, Sear88 3093.

 

Mariniana AE Antoninianus 253-257 AD. 1.9g, 18mm

OBV: DIVAE MARINIANAE, Veiled & draped bust right on crescent.

REV: CONSECRATIO, Peacock flying right, carrying Mariniana, veiled, with raised hand & sceptre.

REF: RIC 6, RSC 16

 

Florian AE Antoninianus, 276 AD, 2.6g, 22.0mm

OBV: IMP C FLORIANVS AVG, Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right.

REV: FIDES MILIT, Fides standing left, holding sceptre and ensign. XXI epsilon in exergue.

REF: RIC 30, Cohen 25.

 

Romulus, son of Maxentius, AE Follis. Rome mint, ca 309-310 AD.

OBV: DIVO ROMVLO N V BIS CONS, Bare head right.

REV: AETERNAE MEMORIAE, Domed shrine without columns, RBP in ex.

REF: RIC 207 Rome, Cohen 6.

 

Hannibalianus, AE4, 336-337 AD, Constantinople, als Rex regum unter Constantine I. 1.6g, 14mm

OBV: FL HANNIBALLIANO REGI, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right.

REV: SE-CVRITAS PVBLICA, Euphrates seated right on ground, holding sceptre, overturned urn at his side, from which waters flow, reed in background. Mintmark CONSS.

REF: RIC VII Constantinople 147.

 

Flavius Victor AE 4. 387-388 AD. 0.7g, 12mm

OBV: D N FL VICTOR P F AVG, Diademed bust right.

REV: SPES ROMANORVM, camp gate with star between two turrets.

REF: Uncertain

 

Aelia Eudoxia AE3, Antioch, 383-408 AD, 2.3g, 17mm

OBV: AEL EVDO-XIA AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped bust right, wearing necklace and earrings, crowned by hand of God.

REV: SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, Victory seated right on cuirasse, pointing to a shield inscribed chi-rho which rests on a low column, Mintmark ANTG.

REF: RIC X 104

 

It seems a quite a few of us try to own a scarce/rare example when we can...and 'Gil' certainly falls in that category....VERY nice !!!

My old sellers photo of Macrinus:

 

I have 103 Roman rulers, including some Roman Provincial coins for some slots.

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Maximus Caesar AE25 of Deultum, Thrace. 235-238 AD, 9.0g, 25mm

OBV: C IVL VER MAXIMVS CES Bare-headed and draped bust right.

REV: COL F L PAC DEVLT Concordia standing left with cornucopiae and patera over altar.

REF: Varbanov 2454

 

And the 'other' Drusus---the SON of Tiberius:


I recall Gil and that 'chart' is filling faster than my 'Holes' are being filled LOL

 

Well, it's slowing down dramatically since I have most of the common ones. The rest are going to get really difficult to obtain but I have plenty of time. I might obtain 110 by the end of next year, perhaps.

I'm getting a Nerva As this upcoming month.

 

Marius
Coin: Bronze Ant
IMP CM AVR MARIVS AVG - Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
VICTOR-IA AVG - Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm
Mint: Treveri or Cologne (269 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.10g / 19mm / -
Acquisition/Sale: $0.00
Notes: Dec 6, 13 - RIC 17 Schulzki 7b, Elmer 638, Cunetio 2509.
Hint of silvering remains.

 

Florian
Coin: Bronze Ant
IMP C M AN FLORIANVS AVG - Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right
VIRTVS AVGVSTI - Mars advancing right holding shield & spear treading down captive, IIII in ex.
Mint: Lyons (276 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.37g / 21mm / -
RIC 16 Cohen 107

 

Pescennius Niger

Obv:– IMP CAE PESCEN NIGER IVST A, laureate head right
Rev:– ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma in military attire seated left on cuirass, no shield at side or feet, Victory offering wreath in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand
Minted in Antioch. Apr 193 - May 194 A.D
Reference:– Unpublished in primary references, cf. RIC IV 70d, RSC III 62b, BMCRE V p. 80 note, SRCV II 6121, Hunter III -,

Scratches and scrapes, small edge test cut, hard edge bump on reverse resulting in crack on obverse, slightly off center cutting off parts of legends

 

GALBA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG P M - Laureate head right
REVERSE: VICTORIA P R - Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath and palm
Struck at Rome, Oct/Nov 68AD
3.2g, 18mm
RIC 234


VITELLIUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right
REVERSE: XV VIR SACR FAC Tripod, raven below, dolphin above
Struck at Rome, Apr/Dec 69AD
2.9g, 19mm
RIC 109, BMC 39, S 2201

 

Well done. I am only collecting AE RE's for my Grandkids. However, any RE denarii I am keeping for my collection. I like yours!

 

Ummm, I'm not too sure what you dudes are considering "scarce"?

=> but I did notice a couple of Macrinus examples, so I'm gonna toss-in my sweet coin ...