Surprising variations of RR denarii

Ummm okay, I will attempt to post a few of my AR RR examples ...

 

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Wowzers! Awesome coin, everyone.

I have none, but I need one!

Erin

 

Incredible posts everyone!!!

I just got back on-line and I'm a bit surprised (a bit?) that so many posted so many variations of devices and styles...and now I've lost track of what may be missing on this thread and what I still have in my collection....

Well. I'll look a bit and see what I still can do.

Bing's right: Too many of you are chasing RR coins LOL

 

Here are a few that I think haven't been shown yet.

M. Plaetorius M F Cestianus
Bon Jovus Eventus / Winged Electric Guitar


L. Plaetorius L. f. Cestianus
Moneta / Boxer taking a victory lap


Q. Crepereius M. f. Rocus
Amphitrite / Neptune in biga of hippocamps

 

Ok, when I get home, I will post some more... I may have almost 200 of these little devils...

 

Here's two Roman Republic denarii I recently purchased, thanks for the opportunity to show them off


C. Vibius C.f. Pansa
90 BC
AR denarius (19.5 mm, 4.06 g, 11 h)
Obv: Minerva, holding spear, reins, and trophy, driving galloping quadriga left, PANSA in ex.
Rev: Minerva, holding reins and spear, driving quadriga right, C·VIBIVS·CF in ex.
Ref: Crawford 342/6a, Syd 687


Man. Aemilius Lepidus
114-113 BC
AR denarius 4.11 gm - 19 mm
Obv: Laureate and diad. head of Roma right, * (XVI monogram) behind, ROMA (MA in monogram) before.
Rev: MN AEMILIO (MN in monogram), equestian statue r. on triumphial arch, the horseman holding spear, on base formed by triple-arch containing L-E-P.
Ref: Crawford 291/1, Syd 554

 

Fabulous posts everyone!!! And some people think RR denarii are boring ?? Obviously there are 'tons' of examples that do not simply repeat the Roma/Chariot theme.

I think I have another that hasn't been posted: Manius Acilius Glabrio, 49 BC; Salus and Valetudo (Health), RIC 442.

 

A few others I do not think have been shown yet...


Q. Fufius Calenus & Mucius Cordus
70 BC
AR denarius 3.59g - 19 mm
Obv: Jugate heads of Honos and Virtus, labeled HO and VIRT respectively, KALENI below.
Rev: Italia (ITAL) clasping hands with Roma (RO), CORDI in exergue.
Ref: Crawford 403/1, Syd 797


L. Lucretius Trio
76 BC
AR denarius 3.78 gm - 18 mm
Obv: Radiate head of Sol r., X below chin.
Rev: Crescent moon surrounded by seven starrs, L LVCRETI below, TRIO above
Ref: Crawford 390/1, Syd 788

 

Love the Double Quad issue! Double reverse look.

 

JULIUS CAESAR
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: COS.TERT.DICT.ITER. Head of Ceres right
REVERSE: / AVGVR above, PONT.MAX. below. Simpulum, sprinkler, capis and lituus; M in right field
Utica 46 BC
2.7g, 17mm
Syd 1024; Crawford 467/1b

 

L.CORNELIUS LENTULUE & C.CLAUDIUS MARCELLUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS CORNELIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Facing head of Medusa in center of triskeles, ear of corn between each leg
REVERSE: Jupiter standing right, holding thunderbolt and eagle; LENT MAR to left, COS to right
Rome 49 BC
3.08g, 18-16mm
Crawford 445/1b; Sear 4; Sydenham 1029; Cornelia 64a

 

MN. AUILLIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS AQUILLIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: VIRTVS III VIR ; Helmeted bust of Virtus right.
REVERSE: MN AQVIL M N F MN N SICIL in ex.; The consul Man. Aquillius raising Sicilia
Rome 71 BC
3.3g, 19mm
RSC/Aquillia-2, SYD-798

 

I give that big thumbs up for the photo alone.

I don't care what it looks like in real life because the photo itself is fantastic. IMO it stops being a photo of a coin and becomes artwork, when you pull off a shot like that.

 

Crawford was the first to notice that a few denarii struck for Sulla by L Manlius Torquatus have numbered reverse dies. He knew of coins bearing VI, IX, XV and XX. I've been able to add a fair number of additional dies, including my discovery of control no. I, which, significantly is combined with Crawford 367/1, a very rare legend configuration in which the L M of the moneyer's name appears behind the head of Roma.

Eventually I'll get around to posting on this topic in depth; it's something I've done a lot of research on. For now, here's my control no. I discovery piece. The I is barred; it's the hatchet-like object behind the standing figure--presumably Sulla himself--in the left reverse field:

 

Interesting. How do you know that is a no. I and not a T or 50?

 

That's a longer explanation than I can really deal with now. Several lines of argument lead to that conclusion. Most significantly, for other reasons it's clear (at least to me!) that the 367/1 legend configuration is the beginning of a distinct subset of this issue, so no. I fits nicely. The highest number recorded is XXX (and that reading isn't entirely certain) so a "jump" to 50 seems unlikely. Some of the other numerals are clearly barred and can't be mistaken for a letter or another number, so I'm reasonably confident that's what's going on here.