What Ails You Aelius?

Lucius Aelius Caesar was Hadrian's adopted son and heir to the throne. (In case you're new to Hadrian, he wasn't, shall we say inclined to make sons of his own.) Aelius was a senator and had powerful connections, but no military experience. This worried everyone in Hadrian's circle, but it turns out that Aelius was in poor health. He fell ill and died of a hemorrhage on the first day of AD 138.

Coins of Aelius are scarce to rare - one of the challenging slots in an emperor collection. Let's see your coins of Aelius.

 

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Aelius (Caesar)
Coin: Bronze As
L AELIVS CAESAR - Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right
TR POT COS II, PANNO-NIA S-C - Pannonia standing right, head left, holding vexillum in right hand and pulling swath of drapery across legs with left hand
Mint: Rome (137 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 11.50g / 24mm / -
References:

• RIC II 1071
• Cohen 25

 

Decent JA. Congrats.
I own a very poor specimen:

AELIUS
AE As
OBVERSE: L AELIVS CAESAR - Bare head right
REVERSE: PANNO-NIA S-C across field, TR POT COS II,
Pannonia standing right, head left, holding vexillum in
right hand and pulling swath of drapery across legs with
left hand
Struck at Rome, 137 AD
23.5g, 30mm
RIC 1071 (Hadrian), S 1217

 

Great Aelius, John.

 

That's not at all poor, @Bing! You takes what you can gets with Aelius, unless you're willing to spend hundreds of dollars. That coin has a great bust, and nice clean surfaces. I'd take that coin any day of the week.

 

Aelius, Caesar, 136 - 138 AD
AE Dupondius, Rome Mint, 26mm, 12.12 grams
Obverse: L AELIVS CAESAR, Bare head of Aelius right.
Reverse: TR POT COS II S C, Spes advancing left holding flower and raising hem of skirt.
RIC1067

 

Can a provincial play in this thread?


EGYPT, Alexandria. Aelius
year 2, CE 137
diobol, 24.5 mm, 11.5 gm
Obv: ΛA IΛ IOCKAICAP, bare head right
Rev: ΔHMEΞOVC VΠAT B, Homonia standing left, holding patera and corn
Ref: Emmett 1353(2) R2

 

Inclined ?

I have just one Aelius to show


Aelius, Denarius, Rome mint, AD 137
L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head right
TR POT COS II, Spes standing left holding flower and lifting skirt
3.25 gr
Ref : Cohen # 55, RCV # 3977

Q

 

Aelius was governor of Pannonia. Therefore I like the coin of Pishpash above which explicitly mentions Pannonia, as does this one

Aelius, sestertius, 30 mm.
L AELIVS CAESAR
TR-POT COS II (137 AD)
PANNONIA across field S C
BMC 1919, RIC (Hadrian) 1059.

 

That is a beautiful patina on that coin Valentinian!

John

 

Nice to see the perennial also-ran of the Five Good Emperors period getting some love here. Great stuff!

 

Great coin Big John, love the crustie look.

Uncle Aelius.137 AD.
Ae, Sestertius,
Rev. Spes. advancing.
31mm x 26.07g.

 

I bought mine because it was a hemidrachm and I did not have that denomination. It is unusual for an Alexandria in that it does not have the year dated reverse. I'm sure I won it because it is worn but I prefer 'honest' wear to rough surfaces two grades higher so we were meant for each other.

Aelius, Alexandria hemidrachm, Homonoia seated

 

Fantastic OP-Aelius, Eng ... very sweet addition (congrats)



Sadly, I cannot play the Aelius game (*sigh*)

 

Super posts JA and everyone.....

I have a sole denarii in about fine grade Like the one 'Z' posted, but I seem to have 'lost' the photo.

 

Excellent coins guys. My Aelius is a Concordia sestertius but I don't have the full attribution with me.

I have a good excuse though. I've been MIA in North Korea this last week:

 

Ok. WHY would you go to North Korea??

 

North Korea???? Not the the first place I think of visiting when I compiled my vacation dream list....

 

This place never gets dull, lol.