My Coin collection in 2021 (Part 2)

Great types ! , I would love to have some of them someday. It should be very difficult to choose only 20 coins from a collection like this.

 

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The restored (restitution) Julio-Claudian coins by Titus do double, and sometimes triple, duty:


AUGUSTUS AS, TITUS RESTORATION ISSUE, 80-81 AD
(27mm, 10.71 gm)

BMCRE Volume II, Rome, Titus No. 273-275
RIC Volume II, Part 1 (second edition), Titus, No. 462

Obverse depiction: Augustus, radiate head facing left
Inscription: DIVVS AV _____ GVSTVS PATER

Reverse depiction: Eagle with wings spread standing on Globe
Inscription: IMP T CAES AVG RESTITVIT - S C (above, left and right)



TIBERIUS AS, TITUS RESTORATION ISSUE, 80-81 AD
(27mm, 11gm)

BMCRE Volume II, Rome, Titus No. 284 (Pl.54.11.)

Obverse depiction: Tiberius, bare head facing left
Inscription: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS IMP VIII

Reverse depiction: Large S C
Inscription: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG REST

 

Last year I announced here that I was downsizing my ancient coin collection to just twenty coins that I especially treasured - ones that I took great delight in fondling, admiring and researching above all others I owned. These would be the coins that I would keep until I die. I announced that I would not buy any more coins: twenty would be it! There were some skeptics here who said I could never exist with just twenty coins, and they were right!

The accursed coronavirus hit and that changed everything. Beverly and I were prescribed home quarantine due to our age and medical conditions (and have essentially remained so for a year). I wanted more coins to prevent me from becoming “stir-crazy”.

So,I purchased 12 additional coins (all Julio-Claudian) and my collection grew to 32 coins.

I have now reduced my collection once again to 20 coins in two parts:

Part 1 - ten portrait coins of Caesars and Augusti who actively campaigned in Britain (i.e. actually holding the title while campaigning).

Part 2 - ten Julio-Claudian Coins.

This collection fits just right in my shoulder carry bag and satisfies my coin historical association research very well.

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Part 2 - Julio-Claudian Coins.




RIC Vol. I, CAIUS (CALIGULA), SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 51, 40-41AD,(35mm, 26.2gm)

Obverse depiction: Personification of Pietas, seated left.
Obverse Inscription: C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG PM TRP IIII PP In exergue: PIETAS

Reverse depiction: Caligula standing left holding patera over altar - attendants (victimarius) on either side holding bull for sacrifice - hexastyle temple of Divus Augustus festooned with garlands in background.
Reverse Horizontal Inscription: {small lettering} DIVO AVG and below: S C (left and right)



RIC Vol. I, NERO, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 356, 66-67AD, (36mm, 24.8gm)
BMCRE Vol. I, NERO, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 114, 66-67AD

Obverse depiction: Nero, laureate head facing right
Inscription: IMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM PM TRP XIII PP
Reverse depiction: Personification of Roma seated left on cuirass
resting elbow on shield and holding spear, helmet behind.
Inscription: ROMA in exergue S C left and right



Sestertius, RIC, Vol. I, Tiberius, No. 68, AD 36-37 (35mm, 22.6gm)
Cataloged in Wildwinds under Augustus - Sear 1784

Coin obverse depiction: Augustus, radiate, togate, holding laurel branch in r. hand and long sceptre in l., seated on throne, placed on a car, drawn l. by four elephants, each bearing a mahout on its neck. The side of the car is ornamented with shields.
Inscription across top in three lines DIVO AVGVSTO SPQR

Coin reverse depiction: Large, centered S C
Inscription clockwise from top: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST PM TR POT XXXIIX



RIC Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 112, 50-54AD (36mm, 28.2gm)

Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing right
Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP
Reverse depiction: Civic Oak Wreath.
Inscription in four lines:
EX SC
P P
OB CIVES
SERVATOS
(within wreath)



BMCRE, Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 157, Plate 35-7 42-43AD (38mm, 28.9gm)

Same as No. 157 except reverse legend ends in IMP


RIC Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 109, AD 42-43 (38mm, 28.0gm)

Obverse depiction: Nero Claudius Drusus (father of Claudius), bare head facing left.
Inscription: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP

Reverse depiction: Claudius seated left on curule chair holding olive branch, panoply of weapons and armor beneath.
Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP - S C in exergue

I lightened up the above pic of the Claudius RIC No 109 sestertius to show the details better. Here is a more natural photo of that coin:


BMCRE, Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 157, Plate 35-7 42-43AD (38mm, 28.9gm)

It was a real coincidence that I found both of the above coins- one of the joys of collecting Ancient coins!


RIC Vol. I, CLAUDIUS, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 99 41-50 AD, (36mm, 25.3gm)

Obverse depiction: Claudius, bare neck laureate bust, facing right.

Inscription clockwise from bottom: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP

Reverse depiction: Personification of Spes holding flower in right hand and demurely raising skirt with left hand.
Inscription clockwise from bottom: SPES AVGVSTA - S C (exergue)



RIC 1, (second edition) Gaius/Caligula, Dupondius, No. 56

Obverse depiction: Radiate bust of Augustus.
Obverse Inscription: DIVVS AVGVSTVS, S. C (left and right)

Reverse depiction: monument of Caligula seated on a curule chair holding an olive branch in right hand.
Inscription: CONSENSV SENAT ET EQ ORDIN P Q R
Note: This legend is unique.

The translation is:
“By consensus of the senate, the equestrian order, and the Roman people”


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CLAUDIUS SESTERTIUS, TITUS RESTORATION ISSUE, 80-81 AD

1. (34.5mm, 23.12 gm)
   BMCRE Volume II, Rome, Titus No. 297 (pl. 56.1)
   RIC Volume II (1962 Edition), Rome, Titus, No. 234
   RIC Volume II, Part 1 (second edition), Titus, No. 472 (Sear No. 2601)
   
   Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing right
   Inscription: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP
   Reverse depiction: Personification of Spes holding flower
   in right hand and demurely raising skirt with left hand
   Inscription: IMP T VESP AVG REST - S C (left and right)
   
   

 

Great selection James.
This one came in a lot:

 

Thank you @Andres2. I goofed up assigning the captions to the coin images, sorry, I will correct as soon as soon as I am able. That is a very nice coin you posted.