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  1. RichardT

    RichardT Well-Known Member

    Hello all,

    New member here, I've read the board's rules and regulations. I've been collecting for a few years now. Hope to learn from all the members here.

    Here's a coin to keep things on topic. A relatively common quinarius of Octavian from ebay. David Sear argues this quinarius should have been issued before Octavian was granted the title of Augustus.
     

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  3. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    Welcome! Nice coin to start off with :)
     
  4. frankjg

    frankjg Well-Known Member

    Welcome aboard. Cool coin.
     
  5. Ryro

    Ryro Trying to remove supporter status

    Welcome to CT ancients! What are your main areas of collecting interest?
     
  6. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

  7. David Atherton

    David Atherton Flavian Fanatic

    Welcome to Cointalk ancients!

    Nice to see the coin that inspired my similar Vespasian denarius.

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    Vespasian
    AR Denarius, 3.27g
    Rome Mint, 75 AD
    RIC 776 (R). BMC 169. RSC 369.
    Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
    Rev: PON MAX TR P COS VI; Victory, draped, holding wreath extended in r. hand and palm upright in l., standing l. on 'cista mystica', on either side of which is a snake, coiling up on it's tail, facing inwardly
    Ex Harlan J Berk 145, 14 September 2005, lot 232.
     
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  8. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Welcome @RichardT. I have one of these:
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    AUGUSTUS
    AR Quinarius
    OBVERSE: IMP VII CAESAR - Bare head right
    REVERSE: ASIA RECEPTA - Victory standing left on cippus, holding wreath and palm, snake on either side
    Uncertain Italian Mint 29-27 BC
    1.7g, 13mm
    RIC 276, S 1568
     
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  9. Sulla80

    Sulla80 Well-Known Member

    Welcome @RichardT - here's a a note on your coin that you may enjoy, and a roman republican quinarius to add to your post!

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    Roman Republic, Anonymous, 211-208 BC, AR Quinarius
    Obv:
    Helmeted head of Roma right, V behind
    Rev:
    The Dioscuri galloping right, ROMA within box below
    16 mm 2.4 grams
     
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  10. Sulla80

    Sulla80 Well-Known Member

    and now I am wondering...cippus or cista mystica?
     
  11. Theodosius

    Theodosius Fine Style Seeker

    Nice coin!

    Welcome to CoinTalk!

    John
     
  12. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    FAC has it as "cista mystica", and I do believe they are correct.

    Definition: The cista (or cista mystica) was a basket used for housing sacred snakes in connection with the initiation ceremony into the cult of Bacchus (Dionysus). In the Dionysian mysteries a serpent , representing the god, was carried in a cista on a bed of vine leaves.

    Cippus Definition: A small low pillar usually inscribed and used in ancient Rome and Greece as a gravestone or landmark.

    It looks like a basket and there is no writing on it. Cista Mystica it is.
     
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  13. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    Welcome, nice to have you aboard! That's a very nice example of the Octavian quinarius... remarkably well-centered and much more complete than most.
     
  14. Orange Julius

    Orange Julius Well-Known Member

  15. RichardT

    RichardT Well-Known Member

    Thanks everyone for your kind words, and for that interesting website link.

    As for collecting focus, my main two focuses are the Imperatorial Period and the Late Empire (Constantine I to Zeno)
     
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  16. randygeki

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  17. Severus Alexander

    Severus Alexander find me at NumisForums

    A most hearty welcome to CT, @RichardT! And that is a super nice quinarius, one of my favourite types from Octavian/Augustus.
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  18. RichardT

    RichardT Well-Known Member

    Got it, and thanks for the tip!
     
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  19. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

  20. Marsyas Mike

    Marsyas Mike Well-Known Member

    Welcome, RichardT! And nice Augustus (or Octavian) you got there.
     
  21. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    Welcome to CoinTalk.com Richard. I do hope you enjoy it here. I joined in April of 2017 and it has been a blast! So much more fun when you can discuss and show your coins to an engaged community.
     
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