Yet another Titus Caesar bronze. Boy, do I love these coins! This one is somewhat harshly cleaned, but I think a lot of the original eye appeal remains. Titus as Caesar [Vespasian] Æ Dupondius, 11.63g Rome mint, 73 AD Obv: T CAESAR IMP COS II CENS; Head of Titus, radiate, bearded, r. Rev: CONCORDIA AVGVSTI; S C in exergue; Concordia std. l., with patera and cornucopiae RIC 613 (C). BMC 669. BNC 673. Acquired from London Ancient Coins, October 2021. A very common Concordia dupondius struck for Titus Caesar during his joint censorship with Vespasian in 73. This seated Concordia type is more frequently encountered on the dupondii and rarely on the As issues. Feel free to share your Concordia coins!
Great coin @David Atherton . A nice portrait and perfect centering. Here are my two favorite Concordia coins. Roman Empire Faustina I AR Denarius, Rome mint, struck AD 138-141 Dia.: 18 mm Wt.: 2.77 g Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA; Draped bust right. Rev.: CONCORDIA AVG; Concordia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. Ref.: RIC 335 (Antoninus Pius) Ex Collection of a Hanseatic Roman-friend. Ex Auktion Münzzentrum 94, Lot 420 (Cologne; May 13, 1998) Roman Empire Ulpia Severina Augusta, AD 274-275 BI Anoninianus, Antioch mint, struck ca. AD 275 Wt.: 4.1 g Dia.: 23 mm, 12h Obv.: SEVERINA PF AVG; Diademed, draped bust right, set on a crescent. Rev.: CONCORDIA AVG; Emperor and Empress standing, facing, clasping hands.; Q //XXI Ref.: RIC V 19 Ex JAZ Numismatics
Nerva, the founder of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty: Æ As, Rome, 97 AD struck between January 1 and September 18 26 x 27 mm, 11.529 g RIC II Nerva 79; Cohen 21; Ob.: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III PP, laureate head of Nerva to r. Rev.: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM two clasped hands, S C below
Here’s another seated Concordia: Otacilia Severa, AR Antoninianus. M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left with patera & cornucopiae. RIC 125c.
Coin-grats, @David Atherton! Another step toward completeness! Here's a Concordia seated middle bronze. Faustina II, of course! Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman Æ as or dupondius, 12.09 g, 26.4 mm, 7 h. Rome, mid 152- autumn 154. Obv: FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, bare-headed and draped bust right. Rev: CONCORDIA S C, Concordia seated left, holding flower and resting elbow on cornucopiae set on globe under chair. Refs: RIC 1393; BMC p. 380†; Cohen 58; RCV 4724; Strack 1315.
And here not a bronze, but a Denarius. An issue of Hadrian in which he is given titles of Trajan - the Senate had accorded them to Hadrian too - but that he would soon reject: Optimus and the victory titles Germanicus, Dacicus, and Parthicus. Rome 117 AD 17 x 18 mm, 3.099 g RIC II, part 3 (2nd edition) Hadrian 15 (previously RIC II Hadrian 4c); Cohen 250 Ob.: IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIAN OPT AVG GER DAC Bust of Hadrian, laureate, cuirassed, right (sometimes draped and cuirassed) Rev.ARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN AVG F P M TR P COS P P / CONCORD Concordia, draped, seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand and resting left on figure of Spes on low base; cornucopia under throne
