Post your favorite middle bronze (As/Dupondius)

Alright, I'll get the thread going with this one of Julia Domna:

 

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I dont own any I do have a few semisses, quadrants, etc.

 

Only own 2, but this is a favorite. Like the other, wildwinds published.

Actually very dark green in hand.


Faustina Jr. (146 - 175 A.D.)
Dupondius
O:FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, Draped bust right.
R: CONCORDIA/SC, Concordia seated left leaning on chair with left and flower in right. By chair, cornucopia on globe.
Rome
27.5mm
13.9g
RCV 4724 RIC 1393

Published on wildwinds!

 

Obulco
After 150 BC
AE As
Obvs: OBVLCO, Female head right.
Revs: Iberic inscription Tikueki & Botilkes between plow and wheat ear.
23x29mm, 10.34g

 

i don't have much,i have a few rough imperial one, but this pretty cool republican.



Roman Republic, c. 169 - 158 BC, bronze as of A. CAE

Obverse: Laureate bust of Janus. Reverse: ROMA|I|A.CAE, prow r. Reference: Crawford 174/1. Ex. RBW, purchased from R. Schaefer 12/10/1993; 33 mm, 31.7g

 

double post sorry, so here something silly since I'm taking up the space anyway.

A vanity plate for the ancient AE crowd....

 

Here are my favourite As coins:

 

VESPASIAN
Æ Dupondius
OBVERSE: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS V CENS, radiate head left
REVERSE: FELICITAS PVBLICA S-C, Felicitas standing facing, head left, holding caduceus & cornucopiae
Struck at Rome, 74AD
10.2g, 28mm
RIC 716, (RIC [1962] 555), Cohen 152, BMC 698
Ex: J.Q. Adams

AUGUSTUS (OCTAVIAN)
AE Dupondius
OBVERSE: CAESAR DIVI F, bare head of Octavian right
REVERSE: DIVOS IVLIVS, wreathed head of Julius Caesar right
Gallic or Italian mint 38 BC
30mm; 17.90 g
CR535/v1, RPC620v

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. AD 98-117. Æ As (27mm, 11.40 g). Struck AD 103-111. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory and spear; arms behind. RIC II 489; BMCRE pg. 196, †; Cohen 392.

 

All asses - Two Nero with different reverse legends and temple directions


Two Commodus - one Caesar, one Hercules


Two Julia Domna - one younger, one older


Two Gordian III - one with Hercules, one overstruck with Byzantine Anonymous A3

 

All dupondii - Claudius sestertius downvalued by DV countermark


Nero -marked with II


Vespasian - orichalcum but laureate portrait


Hadrian


Septimius Severus



Trajan Decius


Who'e up for semises and double sestertii? Quadrantes? Unciae?

 

VALENTIA, ROMAN PROVINCIAL
AE As
OBVERSE: Helmeted head Roma right, TRINI L F Q before. T AHI T F behind
REVERSE: Cornucopia on thunderbolt within wreath; VALEN-TIA
Struck at Valentia, Spain 138 BC
11.4g, 27mm
CNH pg. 317, 4; Burgos 2512

SEXTUS POMPEY; GENS POMPEIA
AE As
OBVERSE: MAGN above laureate janiform head with features of Pompey the Great
REVERSE: PIVS above, IMP below, prow of galley right
Sicilian 43-36 BC
22.8g, 31mm
Syd 1044a, Cr479/1, Pompeia 20v, Cohen 16

AUGUSTUS
AE As
OBVERSE: CAESAR PONT MAX, laureate head right
REVERSE: Altar of Lugdunum, Victory on each pedestal, ROM ET AVG below
Lugdunum 15-10 BC
8.4g, 26mm
RIC 230

AGRIPPA
AE As
OBVERSE: M AGRIPPA L F COSIII - Head left, wearing rostral crown
REVERSE: No legend - Neptune standing left, holding dolphin and trident; S C across fields
Rome 37-41 AD
11.0g, 28mm
RIC58, BMC 161, BN77, C3

CLAUDIUS
AE As
OBVERSE: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TRP IMP P P - Bare head left
REVERSE: CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI - Constantia standing left, raising hand and holding spear; S C across fields
Struck at Spain, 42/3AD
12.7g, 25mm
RIC111, BMC201, S1858

FAUSTINA Sr
AE As
OBVERSE: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right
REVERSE: AVGVSTA S-C, Ceres standing left holding torch & corn-ears
Struck at Rome, 148-161AD
13.5g, 27mm
RIC 1171

 

Mine favorite from all mine coin
TIBERIUS AE dupondius. Rome mint, 22 AD. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST IMP VIII, laureate head left. Reverse - CLEMENTIAE, Facing bust of Tiberius at center of ceremonial shield, S C at sides. RIC 38, Vagi 445. Very rare. 28mm, 12.6g.

David Vagi notes that this issue celebrates the awarding of a shield of valor (Clipeus Virtvtis) to Tiberius by the Senate. Beter in de hand

All the details from the shield are so cool. hard to photograpy as well

 

One of my favorites is this Claudius AS, Constantia reverse, RIC 95, von Kanael type 61. Rome 50-54 AD,
11.2gm, 27mm.

 

Awesome coins all. Heres my top 5.

Augustus


Agrippa


Germanicus


Claudius


Antoninus Pius

 

I'm sorry my plastic betrays your interests.

 

Very nice coin indeed.

 

My favorite small bronze is this as of Vitellius:



VITELLIUS 69 A.D.
AE As (11.57 g.) Rome Apr. - Dec. 69 A.D. RIC 171
A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG PM TR P Laureate head right. Rev. CONCORDIA AVGVSTI Concordia seated l., holding cornucopiae and patera over lighted altar; in exergue S C From the Gasvoda collection.

The relief on the obverse portrait is stunning:

 

IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, Laureate head of Trajan right.
TR POT COS IIII P P S C, Victory walking left hlding shield inscribed S P Q R.
RIC434

AE As

Agrippa
AE As
C. 37-41 AD
Bust left
SC, Neptune standing left holding trident
RIC 58

 

Good idea for a thread and very nice middle bronzes so far
I have quite a few of them and will choose the most appealing among them



Octavian & Agrippa, AE Dupondius Arausio mint (Orange), 30-29 BC (Colonia Firma Julia Secundanorum Arausio)
IMP DIVI F (IMPerator DIVI Filii), bare heads of Augustus (right) and Agrippa (left), back to back
Prow of galley right, ram's head (?) enclosed in a medaillion above
17.61 gr - 28 mm.
Ref : RPC # 533
Ex. CNG e-auction #181/28, from the Patrick Villemur collection




Germanicus, Dupondius minted in Rome, 37-41 AD
GERMANICVS CAESAR, Germanicus in triumphal quadriga right
SIGNIS RECEPT DEVICTIS GERM, Germanicus standing left, rising right arm, holding legionnary eagle
17.79 gr
Ref : RCV #1820, Cohen #7




Nero, Dupondius minted in Rome in 65 AD
NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER PM TR P IMP PP, Radiate head of Nero right
ROMA in ex, SC in field, Roma seated left holding wreath and parazonium, , right foot on a helmet
13.06 gr
Ref : RCV #1966, Cohen #280




Hadrian, As struck in Rome in 126 AD
HADRIANUS AVGVSTVS, Laureate head of Hadrian right
SALVS AVGVSTI COS III, Salus standing left feeding snake arising from altar. SC in field
11.24 gr
Ref : RCV # 3692, Cohen # 1357




Valerian, As Rome mint, AD 255-258
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter. S - C in field
10.0 gr
Ref : RCV # 10032, Cohen # 96

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