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Carthage Ae Trishekel 210-202 B.C. Obv head of Tanit Rv Horse stg right in front of Palm S 6496 11.65 grms 27 mm Next coin Any Tri but not a cycle

 

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Tritetartemorion



Attica. Athens
Tritetartemorion (454-404 BC)
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right.
Rev: A Θ Ε within three crescents
Ag, 6mm, 0.48g

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AE Athens


Athens 340-317 BCE BC AE 12 Athena attic helmet R- Double bodied Owl with head facing E olive sprigs kalathos RARE BMC 224

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Attica. Athens
Circa 322/17-307 BC
Eleusinian festival coinage
Obv.: Triptolemos, holding grain ears, seated left in winged chariot drawn by two snakes
Rev.: AΘE, Piglet standing right on mystic staff, Plemochoe in exergue
Æ 15.5mm, 3.31g
Ref.: Kroll 40; SNG Copenhagen 419

Next: Another piglet

 

ANTONINUS PIUS
AE As. 11.02g, 28.6mm. Rome mint, AD 140-144. RIC 733; Cohen 450. O: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right. R: IMPERATOR II, Sow seated by a river under an oak tree suckling three piglets, another one before her; SC in exergue.
Ex Old Sable Collection

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Antoninus Pius, AE As, (27mm, 11.8g.), Struck at Rome, 140-144 AD. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right. Reverse - SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC, inside of wreath. RIC 827a.

Next: Marcus Aurelius As

 

As of Marcus Aurelius 164-165 A.D. Rv Victory adv l. RIC 884 10.80 grms 28 mm Next ae of Commodus

 

My favorite AE of Commodus. Its bust type is very scarce for the issue.



Commodus, AD 177-192.
Roman orichalcum sestertius, 22.51 g, 29.2 mm, 1 h.
Rome, AD 192.
Obv: L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate bust of Commodus, right, with slight drapery on left shoulder.
Rev: LIB AVG P M TR P XVII COS VII P P, Libertas standing facing, head left, holding pileus in right hand and vindicta in left hand; S C l. and r., low in field; star, mid right, in field.
Refs: RIC 619b; BMCRE 692 var. (bust); Cohen 290; Sear 5764; ERIC II 573 var. (bust).

Next: Libertas

 

Constantine I
Constantinople mint
327/328 AD
AE Follis
Obvs: CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, Rosette-diadem head right.
Revs: LIBERTAS PVBLICA, Victory on galley. Wreath in both hands, ε to left. CONS
19x20mm, 2.95g
RIC VII 25

Next: Victory holding 2 wreaths

 

Really nice!... I like that type... sort of "Ultimate Victory"!

 

Long past and still fits but the coin shown is a tritemorion according to the ANS and a tritartemorion to most of us.
http://numismatics.org/collection/1964.59.6
https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.asp...1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0
The TE in tetartemorion (1/4 obol) is often dropped before adding a prefix like hemi (hemitartemorion - 1/8 obol 'half a quarter') or tri making the coin a 3/4 obol (which many use as a simple answer to the fancy name). Greek language valued euphony and often changed compounds that made a word into a stutter or something else unpleasant. I would be interested in the text reference where any of these words were used in Classical times.

Next: Victory holding 2 wreaths

 

The name tetartemorion seem to be sure. You can find abrivations like T or TE(lig) on the coins:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3331900

The Tri.... are in many cases clearly recognisable, e.g.: three crescents on the Athens coin, sometimes three T's:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=296638
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=622517

or three shields:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=317926


About the name. All three variations are used today (see search results below). Probably the ancient greeks just called them a Tri.

Tritetartemorion: acsearch 190, google 22500
Tritartemorion: acsearch 421, google 13200
Tritemorion: acsearch 79, google 24100


Next: still Victory holding 2 wreaths

 

Same type as David’s above, I’m afraid, but the show must go on!


CONSTANTINE THE 1
AE3. 3.15g, 19mm. Constantinople mint, AD 327-328. RIC VII 25 (R2). O: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed head right. R: LIBERT-A-S PVBLICA, Victory standing with head left on a galley, holding up a wreath in each hand; CONS in exergue, B in left field.

Next: a flying Victory

 

AURELIAN
Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG Radiate, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: VICTORIA AVG, Victory facing, wings spread, rising up between two shields, pearl diadem in hands star over P in right field. first officinae Siscia
Struck at Siscia, 270-5 AD
4.1g, 21mm
RIC 238

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Aurelian (270-275). Antoninianus. Rome mint. (23mm, 3.61g)

IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right / ORIENS AVG / A / XXIR, Sol advancing right, holding branch and bow, trampling captive. RIC 64. Partial silvering.

Next: Aurelian from another mint (not Rome or Siscia)

 

Aurelian
270-275 AD CE
Antoninianus. 274 AD Cyzicus.
VS: Imp C AVRELIANVS avg. Bust with Ray Crown and tank right.
RS: ORIENS avg/XXI. Sol with raised right and globe standing to the left, tied captive to his feet.

Next up: another underrated ruler that you can't hear enough about

 

Underrated is a matter of opinion. I believe Rome would have been better off had Pertinax lived to rule but we really do not know if Septimius Severus would have revolted against him or not so it may have changed nothing.
Pertinax. 193 AD Alexandria mint denarius / OPI DIVIN TRP COS Ops seated


Next: another coin from 193 AD

 

And what a great opinion you have Doug!
Pertinax is an all time favorite for me as well. So little is known but the the tid bits are tantalizing.
His father was a freed man. When granted the purple, so understanding of the perilous position he was placing himself in, he refused to let any of his family be shown on coin including not naming his wife Augusta so that in case what happened happened they would be allowed to live. So much respect was garnered him, Pertinax the highly successful general, from soldier to senator that when the greatest office in all the land opened up no one spoke up against him when his name was mentioned!
Again, good call Doug.



MANLIA SCANTILLA wife of Didius Julianus. Augusta, 193 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.70 gm). Draped bust right / Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre; to left, peacock standing left, head right. RIC III 18a smallish squared flan,dark green patina, sl grainy, obvportrait is clear! Former FRC

Next up: another coin from 193 CE

 

Another 193 CE ( I dunno, it looks like Doug)


Roman Empire -
Pertinax (193 A.D.)
AE sestertius. Rome mint, 19,60 grs. 28 mm
Obv: LAETITIA TEMPORVM COS II.
IMP (CAES P HELV - PERTINAX AVG) Head, laureate, to right..
Rev: LAETITIA TE -MPORVM COS II / S - C Laetitia standing l. holding wreath and sceptre.
Ref: RIC 17. C. 21

Next: Another 193 CE

 

Relatively few coins of Clodius Albinus are dated to 193. He became COS II in 194 so a 193 needs to be dated just COS.


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