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Diva Faustina Senior Æ Sestertius. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right / AVGVSTA S-C, Pietas standing left, sacrificing from raised hand over flaming altar at feet left, & holding box of incense. RIC III 1127, Cohen 125



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Septimius Severus Sestertius

Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V, Laureate head right
Rev:– P M TR P III COS II P P, S-C, Minerva standing left, holding spear and round shield
Minted in Rome. A.D. 195
Reference(s) – RIC 689 (Rated Scarce). C. 393



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Geta denarius Minerva

Name of a god(dess) spelled out as the entire reverse legend

 

Nero
AR denarius (18.06 mm, 3.00 g, 7 h). Rome mint, struck A.D. 66-67. IMP NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / SALVS, Salus seated left on throne, holding patera.

Salus

 

Victorinus, Antoninianus

Obv:– IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– SALVS AVG, Salus standing right, feeding serpent held in arms
Minted in Southern mint.
Reference:– RIC 67. AGK 21c



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Tetricus I, AD 271-274
Roman billon antoninianus, 2.55 g, 18.4 mm
Mainz or Trier, AD 273-274
Obv: IMP TETRICVS PF AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust, right
Rev: LAETITIA AVGG, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and anchor
Refs: RIC 88; Cohen 62; Hunter 18; RCV 11239; Elmer 787
Notes: Some even attribute this to the Cologne mint.

Next: Laetitia

 

JULIA DOMNA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
REVERSE: L-AETI-TIA, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath in right hand, anchor in left
Struck at Laodicea, 198-202AD
2.0g, 18mm
RIC IV 641

Next: Anchor

 

L Papius Denarius Serratus, Papia 1, Sym. var. RRC -

Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin. Behind head, Dolphin wrapped around anchor.
Rev:– Gryphon running right; in ex., L. PAPI.; in field, Hippocamp
Minted in Rome from . B.C. 79.
Reference(s) – RSC Papia 1. RRC 384/1. RCTV 311.
Symbol variety – RRC -. Babelon -. BMCRR -.

A previously unknown symbol pair and the only known example



Next:- Hippocamp

 

SICILY, Syracuse
AE Litra. 7.16g, 19.7mm. SICILY, Syracuse, Dionysios I, struck circa 400-390 BC. CNS 41; SNG ANS 434-446. O: ΣVPA, Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with wreath; pellet behind. R: Bridled hippocamp left.

Next : Left-facing on both sides

 

That is beautiful!!

 

Probus Antoninianus

Obv:– VIRTVS PRO-BI AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield, decorated with emperor riding past row of soldiers with shields
Rev:– ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, Emperor riding left, right hand raised, left holding sceptre; at foot, captive
Minted in Lugdunum (IIII) Emission 5 Officina 4. End A.D. 277 to Early A.D. 278
References:– Cohen 69. Bastien 256 (2 examples). RIC 64 Bust Type G (S)
Appears to be an obverse die match to the plate example in Bastien



Next:- ADVENTVS

 

TRAJAN DECIUS
AR Antoninianus. 3.96g, 21.9mm. Rome mint, AD 249. RIC 1b (scarce); Cohen 6. O: IMP TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. R: ADVENTVS AVG, Emperor on horse cantering left, raising right hand and holding transverse spear in left.
Ex Behnen Collection (acquired from P. Grossman, 7 June 1967)

Next: PROFECTIO

 

Septimius Severus denarius

Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII, Laureate head right
Rev:– PROFECTIO AVG, Septimius Severus in military dress on horseback right, holding spear
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare, A.D. 197
References:– RIC 494 (Scarce), RSC 580



Roman numerals - VIIII

 

Radiate figure on rostral column, TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII PP, TITUS RIC 10, AD 79, Next Theme COLUMN.

 

C MINUCIUS AUGURINUS AR Denarius, Column between two togate figures, C AVG above, 3.86gm, 19mm. Next Theme TOGATE.

 

GAIUS (CALIGULA) 37 - 41 A.D.
AE Sestertius (28.01 g.) Rome c. 37 - 38 A.D. RIC 32
C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT Laureate head l. Rev. ADLOCVT Gaius, bare headed and togate, standing l. on platform, r. hand extended to five soldiers with shields and parazonia, rearmost pair carrying an aquila; in exergue, COH.

Next: Palm tree

 

Carthage
Dates on palm next
Sol on quadrigga

 

Probus / Sol in facing quadriga with flames


Fire

 

Constantine I, the Great - Follis

Obv:– IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped bust right (seen from the rear)
Rev:– GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing left, wearing modius and chlamys, sacrificing from patera on flaming altar and holding cornucopiae
Minted in Lugdunum (CI | H/S / PLC) A.D. Autumn A.D. 308 to start A.D. 309 (Bastien)
Reference:– Bastien 509 (75 examples cited). RIC VI 287 (though Bastien groups both Modius and Towered versions into one group)
6.35 gms. 25.67 mm



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