With only one Roman Provincial, this is my rarest: ROMAN PROVINCIAL, Severus Alexander Denomination: AE 25, minted: Moeisia inferior, Marcianopolis; 222-235 AD Obv: AVT K M AVP CEVH – AΛEZANΔPOC Laureate bust of Severus Alexander to right Rev: VΠ TIB IOYΛ ΦHCTOV – MAPKIANOΠOΛIT/ΩN Eagle, with spread wings, facing, head left; in beak, wreath. Weight: 9.4g; Ø:25mm Catalogue: Varbanov 1801 Provenance: Ex. private collection; acq.: 02-2019
Another quite rare coin from Decapolis. Got it today after more than 6 weeks in mail! DECAPOLIS, Capitolias. Caracalla.AD 198-217. Æ (28mm, 12.2). Dated CY 109 (AD 204/5). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tetrastyle temple, with arched central bay and containing Fortuna standing left, resting foot on rock, holding scepter and cornucopia; H P (date) on each side of arch. Spijkerman 19; SNG ANS –; Sofaer 11.
Was just going through a new lot of coins this morning and this large provincial caught my eye: Septimius Severus Ae (35mm, 21.0gms), Cremna Pisidia ; reverse is Apollo Propylaeus advancing right and holding drawn bow
Provincials have allowed me the collect rulers who are almost unattainable on Imperial coins. Annia Faustina: Cilicia, Flaviopolis-Flavias. Annia Faustina. Augusta, AD 221. Æ 29 mm. 13.8 gm. Dated CY 148 (AD 221). Obv: Draped bust right, wearing stephane Rev: Tyche (Fortuna) seated left on rocks, holding grain ears. SNG France –; SNG Levante –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC –; SNG Tahberer 718. Original blue-green patina. Extremely rare, The second example known. Also, this Claudius II. Imperial coins of this ruler are pretty dull, so I bought this amazing provincial with a rampaging lion! Claudius II Gothicus, 268-270. Sagalassus, Pisidia. 10 Assaria circa 268-270, Æ 16.96 g. AV K M AVP – KΛAVΔION Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. CAΓAΛCCEΩN Lion leaping l.; below, branch and I. SNG France 1854 (these dies). SNG von Aulock 5207 (these dies).
Also my Uranius Antoninus: SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Emesa. Uranius Antoninus. Usurper, AD 253-254. Æ (32mm, 16.75 g, 12h). Dated SE 565 (AD 253/4). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Baetyl of El–Gabal, decorated with eagle flanked by parasols, within hexastyle temple; crescent in pediment, ЄΞΦ (date) in exergue. Baldus 43 (OI/R6); R. Delbrueck, “Uranius of Emesa,” NC 1948, Series I, 2; SNG Hunterian 3174 (same obv. die); BMC 24 (same obv. die).
Roman Mesopotamia, Nisibis. Caracalla, 197-218 AD or Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Æ 22mm (8.55g, 12h). Obv: Laureate and draped bust right. Rev: KOΛωN[ξCIB?]; Tyche seated left on rocks, Γ below. Ref: Lindgren II 2598.