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State of Qi (300-220 BCE), one hua, Hartill 6.23

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Wang Mang


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It was hard to find, but here's one without a hole!


Victorinus, AD 269-271.
Roman billon antoninianus, 2.11 g, 19.0 mm, 5 h.
Cologne, AD 270-271.
Obv: IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust, right.
Rev: PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and scepter; V in left field, * in right field.
Refs: RIC 118; Cohen 79; RCV 11175; Hunter 11.

Next: Pax.

 

CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS
AE/Billon Antoninianus. 2.98g, 19.8mm. Mediolanum (Milan) mint, mid AD 269 - spring 270. New RIC V/1 Online temp #58 (this coin cited). O: IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, seen from rear. R: PAX AVGVSTI, Pax running left, holding olive branch and long transverse sceptre; T in exergue.

Next: Another Milan mint, but different ruler

 

AURELIAN
Pre-reform Antoninianus (AE20)
OBVERSE: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG; radiate, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: ROMAE AETERNAE; Emperor togate stg. r., receiving Victory from Roma std. l. on shield holding a long sceptre (or a spear) in l. hand, EXE: Q
Struck at 4th officina, Milan mint, autumn 271 – autumn 272AD
3.80g, 20mm
RIC V-1 142
EX. Marc Walter, Vienna, Austria

Next: Emperor togate

 

Aureus of Antoninius Pius Rv. Emperor stg l. Togate RIC 226 152-153 A.D. Next coin Faustina I

 

Wow! Love it!

 

COMMODUS AUGUSTUS AE sestertius. 184–185 AD. M COMMODVS ANTO—N AVG PIVS BRIT, laureate head of Commodus right. Reverse - VOTA SVSCEP DECEN P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P, emperor, veiled and togate, sacrificing left from patera over tripod, S—C across field. RIC 454a. Cohen 990. BMCRE 564 variant (ANTONINVS in obverse legend). 33mm, 24.4g.

Sorry I was late... Next as per Terence (I bow to gold!):
coin Faustina I

 

Sestertius:


Next: deified empress other than Faustina

 

Next: Peacock.

 

Theme: Peacock

Paulina
DIVA PAVLINA
CONSECRATIO
BMC 127
Sear 8400
20 mm. 2.77 grams.

The author of BMC was unaware of any ancient written records that connected Paulina to Maximinus, but the coins clearly did. That she was the wife of Maximinus had been inferred from the the facts that her coins often have his nose and chin line and the coin quality is much like that of Maximimus's coins. That is, the engravers merely put a female spin on his portrait. However, there is a stone inscription from Paestum that mentions them together. Another stone inscription gives the title Augusta to Paulina (suggesting she was alive at the time) but her coins are all posthumous, which may explain why her portraits are not more individual; she was not around to serve as a model for the image.

Next Theme: Son of Paulina (Maximus)

 

Denarius of Maximus RIC 1 235-238 A.D. Rv Priestly implements [ATTACH=full
Next Coin : Severus Alexander

 

Severus Alexander Alexandria tetradrachm (struck at Rome for use at Alexandria)


Next: Another Alexandria coin of a 'Severus'

 

Denarius of S Severus Alexandria mint rev Legionary standards of the III Italian Legion Bickford Smith 3 194 A.D.
Next coin Septimius

 

Next coin Septimius
Yours is better grade but mine is 'better' because it belonged to Bickford Smith and is the coin shown as #3 on his plate. Does yours have a trace of the G or is the ID by die?

Still Next coin Septimius

 

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS I-I laureate head right
REVERSE: SAECVL FELICIT dot,
seven stars & crescent
Struck at Emesa, 194-195 AD
2.95g, 17.5mm
RIC 417
Next: Moon and stars

 

The Julia Domna to match:


Next: A coin of an Empress of Rome that was not from the mint at Rome

 

Interesting coin Doug. Yes traces of the G are there. Despite your better pedigree I still like mine.

 

Eudoxia : Struck at Antioch. Next Barbarous.

 

Barbarous of the Fallen Horseman. Next: Coin from Amasia.