ADVENTVS, the arrival of the emperor

I have just posted an educational web site on ADVENTVS types:

http://augustuscoins.com/ed/PROFECTIO/ADVENTVS.htm

ADVENTVS means "arrival" and refers to the emperor arriving in Rome. For example,


Septimius Severus, 193-211
Struck 202. It "depicts his actual entry into the city [Rome]" [BMC p. cxlviii]
Denarius. 19 mm. 3.35 grams.
SEVERVS PIVS AVG, his laureate head right
ADVENT AVGG, Severus on prancing horse left, preceded by soldier holding vexillum and restraining horse
RIC 248 "202-210". Sear II 6255.
Foss Severus 53

In January I posted a page on PROFECTIO (departure) coins
http://augustuscoins.com/ed/PROFECTIO/
which are closely related, but for the emperor departing instead of arriving. Now I have pages on travel in both directions.

Show us your ADVENTVS coins!

 

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Constantine I
A.D. 311- 312
21x23mm 3.9gm
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right.
ADVENTVS AVG N; Prince riding left, r. raised, l. holding up spear, on horse pawing seated captive to l.; ✶ in right field.
in ex. PLN
RIC VI London 142​

 

Love your page on these types! Thanks for sharing your expertise.

 

Ditto

 

Probus arriving, Silvered Antoninianus:

 

Whoa! That's amazing!

 

Probus, arriving in style...



PROBUS Antoninianus, 276-282 AD

O: IMP PROBVS AVG Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield. R: ADVENTVS AVG Emperor riding left hand raised, left holding sceptre; at foot, captive., R (star) S in ex. 20x24 mm, 3.8g Rome mint, RIC 157m, Celebrates the successful return of Probus after a campaign against the Gauls.

 

Probus Adventus

 

I just got this in a batch of uncleaneds. Is it worth anything?



Ha ha. The Arras Medallion featuring Constantius Chlorus . Picture from an earlier coin talk thread. One can’t see it enough.

 

Three Philip the Arab ADVENTVS antoniniani - one bronze (on the left):




And here is a Trajan Decius type:

 

Yeah I got one of those too in an uncleaned bag, lol. Must be pretty common.

 

Please click the picture to read the text

 

Elagabalus. AR denarius, Eastern, 218–9 CE; 2.99g. NFA List 28, Spring 1984 (different dies); reverse variety (horse l. rather than r.) of cf. BMCRE 309, cf. RIC 184, cf. RSC 2, cf. Thirion 340. Obv: IMP ANTO–NINVS AVG; laureate bust r., draped and cuirassed. Rx: ADVEN–T–VS AVG; emperor laureate and in military dress, cloak flying in wind from shoulders, riding on horse pacing l., raising r. hand in greeting and holding reins in l. hand. Scarce type with horse r.; 2 in Reka Devnia. Three specimens with horse l. are known to Curtis Clay, "all from the same reverse die as the NFA coin: two in Vienna and one in BM (ex Dorotheum 421, 1982, lot 102). [This] ... coin appears to be the fifth known specimen, and comes from a different reverse die than the other four.” VF/EF.

From the Samuel Puchala Collection.


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Philip I (the Arab). 244–9 CE. AR antoninianus, Rome mint, struck 244–7 CE; 23mm, 4.95g. RIC 26b, RSC 3. Obv: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG; radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rx: ADVENTVS AVGG; Emperor on horseback left, with right hand raised and holding scepter. Good EF.

 

Excellent coins all!

 

Resurrecting an old thread. Some believe this is 2 emperors on one coin.

Septimius Severus 202AD
OBV: SEVERVS PIVS AVG Laureate bust right.
REV: ADVENT AVGG Solider leading Severus, on horseback. Some have suggested that the soldier leading the horse is Maximinus. Maybe, if he was punching the horse, it would have more credibility...

 

Great topic thread. I really appreciate the history. We say that coins were the newspapers of the Roman empire and this really demonstrates that.

 

The soldier cannot be Maximinus. Maximinus was a later emperor from 235-238. There is no chance he would be on a coin from 30 years earlier.

 

Somehow, horses give a completely different dimension to the coin..