My ship finally came in...sort of/ A lot covering a LOT of Roman history

I am just thrilled to receive my Timeline auction wins...whats that you say? Oh, no. These are not from their June auction. I just yesterday received my winnings from their Feb sale!

Yeah, I had paid asap. But they do run their stuff by the Arts Council of England. I am sure mine was next in line for approval by mid March...when COVID hit and Arts Council of England closed shop until June!
It took some time for them to get to looking at my items. But they finally approved most of them (yes, they STILL have not looked at nor approved a very nice RR coin that I was thrilled to win, what feels like a lifetime (pun intended) ago. But Lifetime said they are not getting any responses from Arts Council so I just have to keep waiting).So I told Timeline to please send the items that have been approved.
This is not all of them but simply 1 lot that I won, with buyers fees and all, for a meager 43.75 GPBs! And it covers Roman history from 88 BCE all the way to 375 CE!!!

Right!?! Are you kidding me?! That saweet RR was worth that price. But here they are with some rushed pics I excitedly took last night:


Cn. Lentulus Clodianus. 88 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.0 g, 4h). Rome mint. Helmeted bust of Mars right, seen from behind, wearing balteus over right shoulder with parazonium, vertical spear behind left shoulder / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding wreath and reins; CN • LENTVL in exergue. Crawford 345/1; Sydenham 702; Cornelia 50; BMCRR Rome 2440-2; RBW 1312. VF, attractive cabinet toning. Ex: Timeline

(hard not to immediately fall in love with that Corinthian helmet chilling on a throne)


Domitian, as Caesar, 80 ADSilver Denarius, Rome Mint, 19mm, 3.1 gramsObverse: CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII, Laureate head of Domitian right.Reverse: PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, Helmet on throne.RIC51. Ex: Timeline

(Looks like this one is the warrior fighting type of Julia Maesa)



JULIA MAESA (Augusta, 218-224/5). Denarius. 2.0 g. 18 mm. Antioch. Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG. Draped bust right. Rev: IVNO. Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre; to left, peacock standing left. RIC 256 var. (diademed; Elagabalus); T&M 478 corr. (Rome). Nastily toned and chipped for good measure. Ex: Timeline

(What ever do you mean that this has been filed down???)



Valens (364-378), Siliqua, Treveri (?), AD 367-375, AR (g 0,7 mm 13), (D N) VALEN (- S P F AVG), diademed, cuirassed and draped bust r., Rv. (VRBS -) ROMA, Rome seated on throne l., holding Victory on globe and spear; in ex. TRPS°.


Please post any corrections to my attributions, thoughts on the coins, coin types like these of yours, coin-misserations on having to wait 6-7 months for coins or any old thing that sailed into your harbors long after you had given up.

 

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Cool coins, well worth the Eternal Wait! Only comment: Like the Xena gif!

A pair of Sergeant Schultz's




RR Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus 88 BCE AR Den Mars Biga S 254 Cr 345-1



RR Cornelius Lentulus 88 BCE AR Den Mars Biga S 254 Cr 345-1

 

Great coins, congrats.

 

Great juxtaposition with Schultz and the God of war!

 

..."My Ship finally came in"....ahoy matey....always good to hear!

 

Cool group lot, @Ryro ! The only one of the four of which I have an example is this one of Maesa with a different coiffure and a die clash:


Julia Maesa, AD 218-225..
Roman AR denarius, 19.70 mm, 2.70 g, 12h.
Rome, AD 218-220.
Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust right.
Rev: IVNO, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter.
Refs: RIC 254; BMCRE 67; Cohen 16; RCV 7750; Thirion 401.
Notes: The reverse features a die-clash, resulting in a ghost-like, incuse reverse image of the obverse portrait.

 

Nice to see your coins in safe harbor(harbour for our UK pals here).

I have one akin to your RR type that I received in a group lot a couple of months back.

(Seller's photo)

Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus, AR Denarius, Rome 88 B.C
O: Helmeted, young bust of Mars to right
R: Victory in biga right, CN•LENTVL in exergue
Crawford 345/1

 

Wonderful example!
I don't understand why this type (and more specifically, our two examples) are showing up in group lots.
These are stand alone beauties Yours especially!
I assume it's due to the Victory/biga reverse, which can be viewed as over done, though, certainly still an intriguing image and mainstay in some of the most desirable Greek aaand Roman coins!
Your bust is everything I love about RR... and you've got the God of war smiling aaand down right gleefully
Ps, I'd loooove to see the lot

 

Yeah, a few bigas, trigas, quadrigas, and also some Sol and Jupiter in the mix @ the helm.

 

@Ryro ... your ship is here...