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Captives...Constantine I





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CAPTIVE:


Roman Republic: Aemilius Lepidus Paullus 62 BCE Concordia Perseus Macedon captive Sear 366 Craw 415-1

Yeah, you all were thinking a LRB with Captives... but, the Roman Republic took captives too... How do you think they created an Empire?

OK, Next theme CAPTIVES. (again)

[EDIT: yeah, ok, STANDARDS... see, I told ya folks would pop out an LRB Captives...]

 

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right
REVERSE: PART MAX P M TR P VIIII, two captives seated at foot of trophy
Struck at Rome, 201 AD
2.86g, 19mm
RIC 176

Next: Trophy

Too late

 

Roman Republic
AR Victoriatus, Anonymous, ca. 211-208 B.C.
Uncertain mint(traditionally, Vibo Valentia).
Laureate head of Jupiter right. Border of dots
Victory standing right, crowning trophy with wreath; between, VB; in exergue, ROMA. Line border. Crawford 95/1a
Notes: Traveling Roman Military Mint in Southern Italy

Next: Hoard Patina

 

MARCUS ANTHONY RESTITUTION
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: ANTONIVS AVGVR III VIR R P C, Galley left.
REVERSE: ANTONINVS ET VERVS AVG REST, legionary eagle between two standards, LEG VI between
Struck at Rome, 168AD
3.81g, 20mm
RIC III 443 (Marcus Aurelius) ; BMCRE 500

Next: Antonius Pivs

I keep updating, but am too late with the post. Next Hoard Patina

 

Make up your mind @Bing , I'm getting dizzy following your instructions here. First trophy then Antoninus Pius.


Next: Snakes on a plane

...I'll settle for a snake

 

SNAKE:


RProv AE18mm 4.3g
Elagabalus CE 218-222 T
hrace Philippolis
Obv: AVT K MAYP ANTΩNINOC.
Rev: [ΦIΛIΠ]ΠOΛITΩN NEΩKOPΩ[N] - Serpent entwined tripod (celebrating the Neokorus of the city along with a festival of Pythia)
Moushmov 5423
Ex: @gsimonel

Next Theme: Victoriatus

 

Valentinian, AD 364-375
AE4, 14mm
rev: captive being dragged by the hair of his head

 

Me to, but I'm blaming terrible wi fi.
As soon as it speeds up or I get in a better spot I'll jump in (if I have the theme of coarse)

 

VALENS
AE3
OBVERSE: D N VALENS P F AVG, diademed draped & cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor walking right, head left, holding labarum and dragging bound captive behind him, dot BSISC in ex. R in right field.
Struck at Siscia 365 AD
2.1g, 19mm
RIC 5b.7

Next: cuirassed bust

 

Tiberius II Constantine
578 to 582 AD
Mint: Constantinople
AE Pentanummium
Obvs: δm Tib CON PP, Diademed dr. and cuir. right
Revs: Large ϥ in dotted border.

Next Pentanummium

 

JUSTINIAN I
AE Pentanummium
OBVERSE: DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: Monogram of Cherson
Struck at Cherson, 527-65 AD
1.6g, 14mm
SB 197

Next: Worse coin in your collection

 

Regarding condition here it is... Sextus Pompey with bust of Pompey the Great
Next: Imperatorial coins

 

My worst Imperatorial coin was once an Antony fourree. It still is fourree.


The best coin of one you have two or more identical

 

DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG Constantius II pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO soldier spearing Horseman, bearded, bare-headed, reaching, reaching
ALEΓ in ex. Γ in left field

Alexandria 72 var (headwear)

Next spaghetti legs!

 

Do all these horse legs count as spaghetti?

Lucius Sentius, 101 BC
AR 22mm

 

What's the next theme, @coin_nut ?

 

Oh, yes, uh....a bird!

 

THESSALY, KRANNON
AE Dichalkon
OBVERSE: Thessalian horseman galloping right, wearing petasos and chlamys
REVERSE: K-[P] / AN (retrograde), hydria on cart with long handle to left; to right, large crow perched left on wheel
Struck at Krannon 350-300 BC
4.72 gg, 15mm
BCD Thessaly 119.3 (same dies); HGC 4, 385
Ex BCD
Ex Agora Auction 63

Next: Cart

 

PHOENICIA, Sidon
Pseudo-autonomous issue
AE Triassarion. 12.42g, 24.2mm. PHOENICIA, Sidon, CY 227 = AD 116/7. SNG Cop 247. O: Turreted, veiled and draped bust of city-goddess to right; behind, [aplustre]; before, star. R: ΙΕΡΑΣ / ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ, Cart of Astarte : covered two-wheeled vehicle facing slightly right, spherical baetyl set on a base within; ZKΣ (date) below.

Next: Baetyl