Rare Roman Provincials

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  1. Factor

    Factor Well-Known Member

    Wow, amazing Pan, excellent artist work, particularly for provincial mint.
     
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  3. Roerbakmix

    Roerbakmix Well-Known Member

    With only one Roman Provincial, this is my rarest:
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    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
     
  4. Factor

    Factor Well-Known Member

    Another quite rare coin from Decapolis. Got it today after more than 6 weeks in mail!
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    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.
     
  5. Brian Bucklan

    Brian Bucklan Well-Known Member

    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
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  6. PeteB

    PeteB Well-Known Member

    Excellent Cremna Colony coin with both Roman and Greek legends.
     
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  7. GregH

    GregH Well-Known Member

    Provincials have allowed me the collect rulers who are almost unattainable on Imperial coins. Annia Faustina:
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    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!
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    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).
     
  8. GregH

    GregH Well-Known Member

    Also my Uranius Antoninus:
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    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).
     
  9. Edessa

    Edessa Well-Known Member

    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.

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