With the insanity of the upcoming US elections, let's hope for PAX. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=pax This fellow (Carausius) did, but you know the rest of the story .... (My coin, not my picture): Carausius (AD 287-293). BIL antoninianus (3.28 gm). London. Draped, cuirassed bust right / Felicitas standing left. RIC 101. guy
@Bart9349 , Your Caurasius is a well-struck, gorgeous coin. Nice crisp features! Really lke your coin. I have a few PAX-man... Wacca-wacca-wacca RI Allectus 293-296 CE AE Ant PAX RI Carausius 287-293 AE22 London mint PAX RI Victorinus 269-270 CE BI Ant Gallic Empire PAX
Excellent coin, Guy! Although it's not an area I generally collect, I put this one on my Heritage watch list and really considered bidding on it. Unfortunately I forgot about the auction. Glad it went to "family"
Dang I wish I had my database handy... Vespasian, AD 1 Jul 69-24 Jun 79 AR, Denarius, 3.09g, 18mm; 6h; Rome, Jan-Jun AD 70 Obv.: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; laureate head right Rev.: COS ITER TR POT; Pax seated left on chair without back, branch in right hand, caduceus in left Severus Alexander Pax reverse
CARAUSIUS Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP C CARAVSIVS PF I AVG, draped, cuirassed, and radiate bust r REVERSE: PAX AVG, Pax stg. l. holding olive branch & vertical scepter, S P in l. & r. fields Struck at Camulodunum 290-3 AD 3.58g, 23.8 mm RIC 482
Other PAX coins TIBERIUS AR Denarius OBVERSE: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG AVGVSTVS, laureate head right REVERSE: PONTIF MAXIM, Livia, as Pax, holding long sceptre & olive branch, seated right on throne with ornate legs, single line below Lugdunum 14-37 AD 3.75g, 19mm RIC 30, RSC 16a, BMC 48 CLAUDIUS AR Denarius OBVERSE: TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VI IMP XI, laureate head right REVERSE: PACI AVGVSTAE, Pax-Nemesis advancing right, drawing out fold of robe at neck, holding caduceus above serpent preceding her Struck at Rome, 46/7AD 3.6g, 19mm RIC39, BMC40 GALBA AE Dupondius OBVERSE: SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P laureate head right REVERSE: PAX AVGVST, Pax standing, head left, holding branch and cornucopia, SC in fields Struck at Rome, Oct/Nove 68 AD 13.2g, 27mm RIC 283 TRAJAN AR Denarius OBVERSE: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate head right REVERSE: P M TR P COS II P P, Pax standing left, holding branch & cornucopiae Struck at Rome, 98/9AD 3.1g, 19mm RIC 6 COMMODUS AR Denarius OBVERSE: M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS, laureate head right REVERSE: TR P VIIII IMP VI COS IIII P P, Commodus as Pax standing left, togate, holding branch & cornucopia, hexagonal shield at foot Struck at Rome, 183/4 AD 3.42g, 17mm RIC 86 CARACALLA AR Denarius OBVERSE: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right REVERSE: P M TR P XIIII COS III P P, Pax running left holding branch & scepter Struck at Rome, 211 AD 3.11g, 18mm RIC 184, RSC 190, BMC 4
All I have for this thread is a poxy Pax from a large mixed lot. Vespasian sestertius, 35 mm, 25.2 gm; struck CE 71? Obv: IMP CAES VESPAS AVG PM TR P P P COS III, laureate head right Rev: PAX [AVGVSTI], S-C; Pax standing left, branch in outstretched right hand, holding cornucopia in left arm. Ref: RIC II 243?
Shoot, I've bet over $100 on a candidate to win this damn mess. I'll either be eating a fine steak Wednesday afternoon or drinking natty light because I'm too broke to afford wine! Here are two lovely coins with Pax on em.
Ok, well I happen to like Pax maybe a little obsessed. Un or just fortunately I've already posted my Caracalla/Pax on my thread yesterday "show your Caracalla", so I'm not gonna go there. But I do have a few others. Postumus Victorinus Our St. Helena
I don't know if you got this the same place I was bidding on one. Same example if its different coin I'd be amazed. Sure wanted it but it ended up going over what I had in my already busted budget at the time. Ok I'll post my Caracalla again.
I've got a well used aureus of Claudius with Pax Nemesis on the reverse that is the companion piece to Bing's denarius. The British Museum has an exhibit with heavily gouged aurei like this and it said they came from India. I wonder if mine did?
The majority of Pax example seem to show Pax standing left, olive-branch in right hand, transverse scepter in left as on the Probus example below. There are a range of others available for those who are interested. The sceptre isn't always transverse. Pax is sometimes seen striding rather than standing. Sometimes seen holding Victory on a globe rather than the olive branch Seated variations too... (branch and sceptre) Branch and cornucopia Sometimes a Pax type is more military.... Minerva standing left, olive branch upward in right hand, spear in left and resting left hand on shield
And sometimes the guy bearing the olive branch holds a big club in his other hand... HERC PACIFERO, Hercules the Peace-Bringer.
Sweet thread => great PAX examples, everyone!! Hmmm, I'm fairly sure that I only have this lone humble example to add-in ... T-Bone Gallus
