Coins of yours that no one else on CT has and other hijinks;)-

This is the only specimen of Cohen 32 / Gnecchi II, 9 that ever existed:

IMP C AVR NVMERIANVS AVG - MONETA AVGG
Bronze Medallion, Rome mint, 1.-10. August 283 AD
32,55 mm / 20,86 gr
Cohen Numerian 32 (this coin), Gnecchi II, Numerian 9 (this coin)

 

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Constantius II, AE follis, Cyzicus. AD 335-336.
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers holding spears and shields with two standards between them.
Mintmark Star SMKA.
RIC VII Cyzicus 113 var (officina); notinric 7cyz113.
Rated R4.
Contributed by David Zachmeyer, Feb. 2020
My contribution to Wildwinds

 

Excellent thread !
A bit of cheating on my part (I may be one of the very few nerds all over the world to collect these) but I'm pretty sure no one here at CT has something like this :


Louis II de Montpensier (1560-1582), Pistole - 1579
Atelier de Trevoux
+ LVDO . P . DOMBARVM . D . MONTISP, Ecu de Bourbon couronné
+ DNS . ADIVTOR . ET . REDEM . MEVS . 1579, Croix feuillue
6.54 gr
Ref : Date inédite : Divo Dombes -, PA -, Mantellier -, Boudeau -, Sirand -, Friedberg -


BTW I know @panzerman has a 1575 demi-pistole, but that pistole is unique to date for 1579.

Q

 

Julia Maesa (218 - 225 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: IVLIA MAESA AVG, Draped bust right.
R: FORTVNAE REDVCI Fecunditas standing left, raising hand over child and cornucopia.
Rome
18.8m
3.1g
RSC 14

Rare Engravers Error:

This coin features Maesa's Fecunditas type, RIC 249 = RSC 8, and should have been labeled FECVNDITAS AVG.

It implies that Maesa's FECVNDITAS AVG type and Elagabalus' FORTVNAE REDVCI type were being produced simultaneously, that is in 219 AD, the known date of the FORTVNAE REDVCI type.

This error is not unpublished: Cohen 14 reports a specimen in Paris, RIC 252 takes it over from Cohen.

About the 6th known of this type, found two other specimens with the same combination of type and legend, both from the same reverse die but feature a young Maesa bust. This type features the older bust type.

Possibly unique to feature this particular bust.

 

Well, they must have made a few.

The BnF has a very poor one, and another Moneta Avgg with different obverse.

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b11344562m

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b11345034q

 

I don't think anyone has this one. It is a rare type...

Lot 2898
PISIDIA. Termessus Major. Pseudo-autonomous issue. AE (Bronze, 27 mm, 14.74 g, 12 h), struck under Gallienus, circa 260/1. TЄPMHC[CЄΩN] Laureate head of Zeus Solymos to right. Rev. TΩ[N MЄIZ]ONΩN Emperor, in military attire, standing front, head to left, crowning trophy with his right hand and holding eagle-tipped scepter in his left; at feet to left, eagle standing left, head right. SNG Paris 2212. SNG von Aulock 5358. A lovely piece with attractive earthen highlights. Very fine.

 

I'm fairly sure no one here has a copy of this coin. I wrote it up previously.


AE (Bronze, 18 mm, 5.20 g, 6 h), uncertain mint in Macedon or Greece (?), circa 294-288. Prow to left. Rev. ΔΗΜ / ΒΑΣΙ Demetrios on horseback galloping left, hurling spear; to left, forepart of a lion right. HGC 3, 1024. Newell 179 and pl. XVII, 18. SNG Alpha Bank -. SNG München -.
Ex Leu Numismatik.

 

I doubt there's too many of these out there ...

This is RIC VI Rome 354 for Constantine I, a victory type issued in 312-313 AD after his victory over Maxentius at the battle of Milvian bridge.

What's neat about the type, other than simply being rare, is the reverse legend of VICTORIA AVGGG, with three "G"s, referring to Constantine himself plus Licinius and Maximinus II. There's only a few types with this AVGGG legend, all issued at this time (including a few unlisted ones).

Of course Licinius and Maximinus II had no part in Constantine's victory, but both earlier while preparing to invade Italy, and now afterwards, Constantine seems to have wanted to reassure the others that all was good between them and that they weren't next!

RIC lists two obverses for this type, this one with LDC bust (RIC 354) and another with LC bust (RIC 353), with specimens of both types recorded both in Paris and Vienna. I haven't seen the Paris coins, but mine is a double die link to the Vienna RIC 354, and their 353 shares the same reverse die, so the number of dies seems very limited. I've never seen another for sale, or been able to find another specimen anywhere, but presumably there must be a few ... Anyone ?!

 

This coin inspired me to complete my collection of 12th century tetartera.




ALEXIUS I AE Tetarteron S- Unlisted DOC 41 CLBC 2.4.11
OBV Monogram of Alexius.

REV Bust of Emperor wearing stemma divitision and jeweled loros of traditional type holds in r. hand jeweled scepter and in l. gl. cr.

Size 16/18mm

Weight 2.3gm

Currently the only other one known is in the museum of archeology in Istanbul. It was included in DOC but because it was included in a 19th century coin catalog. At one point it was thought to be a coin of Alexius II ( no coins known) but since he died as a boy the bearded figure eliminates this. Michael Hendy reassigned it to Alexius I.

 

To remain in the ancient world, I suspect nobody's got the exact same as this one


Constantine the Great, Follis - Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina, c. AD 311
IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; Laureate head right
VIRTVTIE-XERCITVS Mars/Virtus advancing right in military dress, holding transverse spear and shield ; trophy over shoulder. B in right field. SMN in exergue.
4.88 gr, 22 mm
RIC-, C-, Roman coins -

RIC lists this type only for Licinius and Maximinus . "Iovi Conservatori and Virtuti Exercitus both appear for Licinius and Maximinus, emissions for the former being the more scarce: coinage for Constantine is extremely rare. Date, c. 311". Coin should be listed after NICOMEDIA 70c.

Please see Victor Clarks website for further information at :http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/unlisted/

Q

 

Per the rules of the game: C T B S !



Different officina though.

 

Hey !
Good score and great coin, but indeed, different officina

Q

 

How about a poor fellow who has snot dripping from his nose?

Haven't found any others, yet.


Maximinus II Daia (309 - 313 A.D.)
Silvered follis
O: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAESAR; Laureate head right.
R:GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right hand holding patera from which liquord flows; left a cornucopia., A in right field, •SM•SD• in exergue.
Serdica mint
28mm
10.7g
RIC VI 13b RCV 3754v (obverse inscription)

 

..well, you'd reckon so....but of course, you've sent envelopes full of euros and never lost a cent

 

I may be one of the only members here crazy enough to take a stab at 1st century BC/AD Roman governor portrait coinage

Cn. Statilius Libo, Praefect of Hispania under Julius Caesar or Octavian, otherwise unknown


Vedius Polio, Mr "feeds slaves to moray eels over a broken cup"


Asinius Gallus, who married Tiberius' ex, claimed to be Drusus' real father, and ultimately starved to death in prison


Fabius Maximus, patron of the arts and put to death under mysterious circumstances


QUINCTILIUS VARUS, WHERE ARE MY EAGLES?!?


Pythes, son of Pythes, otherwise unknown


A couple others that weren't provincial governors, but can only be found on provincial

Lucius Caesar, common as they come - but only with big brother Gaius! I believe this exact type (AE13 of Antioch) is one of only about 3-5 known, but I don't recall seeing a Lucius-only coin from anyone else on here


Caligula as Caesar only appears on coinage from one extremely small series from Carthago Nova, here on an "As" with Tiberius


Also, descendant of Mark Antony and cousin of most Julio-Claudian emperors, king Marcus Antonius Polemo II has been posted here before, but I don't recall seeing this early AE coin from his tenure as high priest of Cilicia under his mother's regency

 

Here are a couple more that I doubt folks have...

EGYPT. Alexandria. Maximianus, first reign, 286-305. Tetradrachm (Potin, 19 mm, 7.26 g, 12 h), RY 8 = 292/3. ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximianus to right. Rev. Є/ΤΟΥC / H within laurel wreath. Dattari (Savio) 5999. Emmett 4161.8. K&G 120.67. Extremely rare. Light deposits, otherwise, very fine.

From the Rhakotis Collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s (with collector’s ticket).



PHRYGIA. Hierapolis. Caracalla, 198-217. Diassarion (Bronze, 24 mm, 9.73 g, 6 h). AY K M AY ANTΩNЄIN/OC Laureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right. Rev. IЄPOΠΟΛЄITΩN Kybele seated left, holding patera in her right hand and leaning left on tympanon; at feet to left and right, lions seated left. BMC -. Naumann 55 (2017), 504 (same obverse die). SNG Copenhagen -. SNG Leypold -. SNG von Aulock -. Rare. Some deposits, otherwise, very fine.

 

I am fairly certain no other cointalkers have this rare mintmarked corn-ear denarius from Sicily in this style from the Sicily(1) mint. Some have an example of the Crawford 72 corn-ear denarius, which is in a different style and from a different mint, and some have an example of the denarius of this style from this mint without the mintmark, but as far as I am aware none of the collectors I know own an example of this particular type.


Roman Republic AR Denarius(4.35g, 11h), Corn-ear series, 211-208 B.C., Sicilian mint. Helmeted head of Roma right with "spike" on rear of helmet; behind, X / The Dioscuri galloping right; below, corn-ear(wheat ear); ROMA in linear frame. Crawford 68/1a

 

I don't want to be a smart ass but what the heck, it's in my genes. Every coin that I have is one that no other person on earth, CT'ers included, have. I apologize in advance, I couldn't resist.

 

...does anyone else have this RR denarius with the doggo on the obverse??.. C Antestius moneyer, Roma, Doggo obverse, Dioscuri reverse,146BC, 18mm, 3.82gms

 

Yeah - snap




(I don't have the variety with the dog facing downwards on the obverse)


This is the Servilia coin from the previous page - albeit with a different symbol and letter!





Here are a few of mine, ready to be CTBS'd!

This Otho is pretty scarce - Forum had one a couple of years ago, so maybe someone here bought it:


Obv.: IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P - Bare head right
Rev.: CERES AVG - Ceres, draped, standing left, right hand holding two corn-ears, left holding cornucopia
Mint: Rome (Jan-Apr 69)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.30g / 18mm / 7h
Rarity: R4
References:

• RIC 2
• Cohen 1

Provenances:

• J. Muona

Acquisition: Grotjohann Vcoins 28-Aug-2010
Notes: Sep 4, 10 - Six or seven known, all from same dies.

Pedigree: From the Jyrki Muona Collection - published in "The Denarii of Otho: A stylistic and compositional study" in the Italian Numismatic Review 2009.

A small hole has been drilled into the edge of the coin as part of the compositional study.


Anyone else have one of these?:


Obv.: SISENA / X ROMA - Helmeted head of Roma right
Rev.: Jupiter in quadriga r., holding sceptre, reins and thunderbolt; on either side, star; in upper field, head of Sol and crescent; below horses, anguipede giant with thunderbolt
Exergue: CN CORNELI L F.
Mint: Rome (Ca. 118-107 BC)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.80g / 21mm / -
References:

• RSC 17 (Cornelia)
• Sydenham 542
• Crawford 310/1
• RBW 1153

Acquisition: Naville Numismatics Online Auction NN Live Auction 42 #406 22-Jul-2018


Here are a couple more - one appears to be an error, the other a mule.

The mule:



Ruler: Domitian (Augustus)
Coin: Bronze As
Obv.: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI - Laureate head right with aegis
Rev.: IOVI CONSERVATORI / S - C - Jupiter standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre

Mint: Rome (85 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 10.04g / 28mm / 6h
References:

• cf. RIC 219 (COS X)
• cf. RIC 301 (IOVI CONSERVAT)

Provenances:

• Ex. Frank Robinson ca. 1990

Acquisition: Mark Lehman AP Auction 10-Aug-2014
Notes: May 31, 20 - This is a mule of the reverse of RIC 219 (COS X obverse) and the later COS XI obverse of RIC 301 (which has a reverse legend IOVI CONSERVAT).

The error:



Ruler: Domitian (Augustus)
Coin: Bronze As
Obv.: IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M - Laureate head right
Rev.: TR P COS VIII DE VIIII P P / S - C - Minerva advancing right, with spear and shield
Exergue:

Mint: Rome (82 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 12.04g / 27mm / 6h
References:

• cf. RIC 110

Acquisition: Mark Lehman AP Auction 10-Aug-2014
Notes: May 31, 20 - The reverse has error DE for DES


ATB,
Aidan.