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Vespasian, 69-79 Denarius circa 75, AR 19.5mm., 3.58g. IMP CAESAR # VESPASIANVS AVG Laureate head r. Rev. PON MAX # TR P COS VI Pax seated l., holding branch. C 366. BMC 161. RIC 772. CBN 139.
Next : Pax standing ( again)

 

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TACITUS Antoninianus. Ticinum mint.
Obverse: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: PAX AVGVSTI. Pax standing left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; P in exergue.
RIC 150, Cohen 72. Ticinum mint, early-June 276. 3,5 g - 22,5 mm

Marcus Claudius Tacitus was Roman emperor from 275 to 276. During his short reign, following the death of Aurelian, he campaigned against the Goths and the Heruli, for which he received the title Gothicus Maximus
Born: 200 AD, Terni, Italy
Died: June 276 AD Tyana, Cappodocia, Turkey.
Siblings Florianus
Reign: c. December 275 – c. June 276.
His Regnal name is shortened in the obverse Legend: IMPerator Caesar Marcus CLavdius TACITVS AVGustus.
NEXT: Detailed cuirass

 

Nice coin!

This is about as detailed a cuirass that you'd see in a Byzantine coin, especially for a late Justinian I follis.

Justinian I, follis, Nicomedia, year 31 (558/9), officina B.
Sear 201
17.61 grams.


Next: Another Byzantine coin, any emperor or empress (don't forget Irene!)

 

Anastasius (491-518), AE nummus

Next : Another late Roman / Byzantine AE nummus, 10 mm or less.

 

Well, my smallest, favoritest Byzantine nummus is more like 11 -- at least if measured from 9h to 3h:

Justinian AE Nummus (~11mm, 0.6g, 12h). Carthage, 540/1. Rev: VOT XIIII. Ref: DOC 303; Sear 279; MIBE 305.​

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So here's 10mm Marcian:

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NEXT:

Epigraphic / Calligraphic reverse type

(any period, it's OK if the obverse also has no figural imagery)​

 

Augustus, Antioch, AE 21-23 mm, 8.71 g, 5-4 BC
Obv.: ΚΑΙΣ[ΑΡΙ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ] ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΙ, laur. head of Augustus right
Rev.: ΑΡΧΙΕ/ΡΑΤΙΚΟΝ/ ΑΝΤΙΟ/ΧΕΙΣ/ ΖΚ in 4 lines in archieratic wreath
RPC I, 4251

Next : another inscription in a wreath

 

I was about to post a Roman or Byzantine (see also my reply #13945 a couple turns up!), but then remembered I've got some Greek AEs with inscriptions in wreaths. I already posted one of my Sikyonian ones in another thread, but here's one I haven't yet posted...

"ΣΙ" (for Si[kyon]) within wreath:



This coin = BCD Peloponnesos 317.3 (and possibly Warren 4.C.1 specimen γ?)

NEXT:

Bird​

 

Northwestern Arabia, Lihyan Kingdom, imitation BI tetradrachm in the Athenian style, 2nd-1st centuries BC. From CNG eAuction 529, lot 348.
13.02 grams

Light porosity.



Next: An other imitation of any type.

 

That's a fantastic owl!

Here's a Celtic imitation of Philip II (but as a Drachm):

Celts in Eastern Europe AR Drachm (3.35g, 15mm, 10h), Baumreiter Type, c. 3rd cent BCE.
Obv: Celticized, bearded head facing right.
Rev: Rider on horseback to left.
Ref: Kostial-Lanz 422 (this coin, illustrated).
Provenance: Hermann Lanz (1910-1998) [part II, Roma XVIII (London, 2019 Sept 29), 115].
Exhibited: Staatlichen Münzsammlung München, 1997 International Numismatic Congress, Berlin; Berliner Bank, 1997; Luitpoldblock Palmengarten, Munich 2003.

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NEXT:

Horseback​

 

Roman Imperial. Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.93 g). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian circa AD 70-75. Laureate head right / Rider on horse left, raising hand. RIC II (Vespasian) 680; RSC 664.
Next . 2nd Century Horseback.

 

Aha, I've got one of those! (Actually a pair, this is the better one, I think.) I love this type but don't think about it much anymore because it's outside my more specialized sub-collections.

The Equus Traiani -- Trajan's Equestrian Statue, now lost to history (like most big bronze statues), but the ancient descriptions sound magnificent!

Trajan AR Denarius (20.1mm, 3.07g, 9h), Rome, c. 112-114 CE.
Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on shoulder.
Rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI. Depiction of the Equus Traiani statue in Trajan's Forum, Rome, Trajan on horseback left, holding spear in right hand, small Victory in left.
Ref: RIC II 291; BMCRE 445-8; RSC 497a; Sear 3166.
Prov: Ex Agora 26 (10 Feb 2015), Lot 116; Harlan J Berk w/ ticket, purchased 12 Jan 2008 at NYINC.​

My other one: ​

NEXT:

3rd Century Horseback​

 

Can't let this thread die!



A denarius of Septimius Severus that I sold recently.

Septimius Severus AR Denarius, c. 197-200 A.D.
Obv: Laureate head right, L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX
Rev: Septimius Severus, in military attire, on horse prancing right, brandishing javelin at foe prostrate before, VIRTVS AVG

Next: Fallen foe(s)

 

A coin minted in Sri Lanka, imitating the fallen horseman type. Weighing 0.89 grams, the reverse is mirrored, my guess is the engraver just copied the official coin in the die and when struck, it came out like this.


Next- imitations

 

Imitation of an AE antoninianus of Tetricus.
Obv.: MP C TITRICVS [...] (sic) , radiate and cuirassed bust right
Rev.: FIDE MILITVM (sic) , Fides standing left holding two standards

Next : standards

 

NEXT: Any coin from Antioch

 

Maximinus II
A.D. 312
21mm 4.9g
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG; laureate head right.
SOLI INVICTO; Sol standing left in long robe, right hand raised, left hand holding head of Serapis; BI in left and ✶ in right field.
In ex. ANT

NEXT: a coin featuring SOL

 

I purchased this one because of the fully draped Sol.

NEXT: Aurelian

 

Great Sri Lanka imitative fallen horseman! I love that type but don't have one yet. There's one on MA-Shops now, also a mirrored reverse (different die), not as clear a your reverse scene though.

Great Septimius fallen foe! That's another I need. (Design first used by Trajan for his Dacians?)

And, of course, I love the Aurelian captives. I posted my favorite in a previous turn: https://www.cointalk.com/posts/24667465

My other two Aurelian captives were posted in other threads, but it's been a while. One is the same type as expats. Here is a denarius:

NEXT:

Victory or Nike​

 

M. Porcius Cato, AR quinarius, minted 47-46 BC in Africa.
Obv: M CATO PRO PR, Ivy-wreathed head of Liber r.
Rev: Victory seated r., holding patera; in exergue, VICTRIX.

Next : north Africa

 

Septimus Severus was born in Libya, North Africa and this coin celebrates Africa
Septimius Severus AR Denarius, Rome 207 AD. 20mm, 3.31gr.
RIC 207, RSC 493, BMC 531
SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / P M TR P XV COS III P P, Africa standing right, holding out folds of drapery containing fruits, lion at feet walking right.
NEXT: More North Africa