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Gordian III, AE 29 of Anchialus, Thrace, 238-344 AD.

Agonistic table reverse.

Note: I've been looking for one of these for the dining room, but Akea doesn't stock them!



Next: An equestrian coin of his.

 

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We had a whole thread about these Gordian III coins a while back.

I received thisGordian III denarius as a Christmas present in 2009;

Obv.: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG - Laureate head right
Rev.: PM TR P III COS PP - Gordian on horseback left, raising hand and holding spear
Mint: Rome (238-244 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.01g / 20mm / 0h
References:

• RIC 81
• RSC 234

Acquisition: Agoracoins Vcoins Christmas 2009
Notes: Dec 30, 09 - Christmas present, 2009


Next - a different Gordian III denarius

 

Rome mint, AD 241
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left, holding helmet in right hand, scepter in left hand and leaning on shield
2.88 gr
Ref : RIC IV part III # 131, RSC # 347, RCV # 8683, Michaux # 274

Next : a different Venus Victrix

Q

 

Caracalla, Roman Empire, AR antoninian, 213–217 AD, Rome mint. Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM; bust of Caracalla, radiate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: VENVS VICTRIX; Venus, draped, standing l., holding Victory in extended r. hand and spear in l. hand, leaning on shield. 23mm, 4.60g. Ref: RIC IV Caracalla 311C.

Next: Antoninianus of Caracalla

 

Here's my only antoninianus of Caracalla

Next: A coin, with a reverse commemorating a tribunician power and consulship, where the numbers add up to more than 22 (e.g. P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P)
18+4=22

 

This one adds up to 26.


Trajan. A.D. 98-117.
Roman orichalcum as, 8.49 g, 23.5 mm, 6 h.
Struck in Rome for circulation in Syria (?); Struck in Antioch (?), AD 115/16.
Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GERM, radiate and draped bust right; c/m: bucranium within incuse punch.
Rev: DAC PARTHICO P M TR POT XX COS VI P P around laurel wreath enclosing large SC.
Refs: RIC 647; BMCRE 1094; Cohen 123; RCV 3243; Woytek 937v; McAlee 509; Strack 479; BN 953-5. For c/m: Pangerl 63; Howgego 294.

Next: More AE Trajan.

 

next: Victory holding a shield

 

Being a collector of "captives coinage," I tend to appreciate these ones where she balances it on the captive's head.

Haven't gotten my own photo yet, this is Savoca's:


NEXT: MORE CAPTIVE(S)!

 

Hi, I thought this piece looked familiar and it finally sunk in, I recognize the piece, I own the rest of the hoard. It’s an Iron Age II (7th c. BC) hoard found in Israel, I dated the hoard based on the jewelry that were found with it. By the time I decided to buy the entire hoard the seller had already sold this piece on eBay but I totally recognize it because I still have the original photos. If or whenever you decide to cash in I would be more than happy to complete the board and keep it as a whole. My collection consists entirely of pre coinage era items.

 

Constantinus I, Roman Empire, AE 3, 321 AD, Lugdunum mint. Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG; bust of Constantine, laureate, r. Rev: VIRTVS EXERCIT; two captives sitting next to standard inscribed VOT/XX; in fields, C-R; in exergue, PLG. 20mm, 2.75g. Ref: RIC VII Lugdunum 113.

Next: LRB from the Lugdunum mint

 

How late does a coin have to be to qualify as a LRB? Is Tacitus too early?

Tacitus, silvered billon Antoninianus, Lugdunum [Lyons] Mint, First Officina, 275-276 AD. Obv. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, IMP C L TACITVS AVG / Rev. Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus upright in left hand and cornucopiae in right hand, TEMPORVM FELICITAS, A [First Officina] in left field, star [*] in right field. RIC V-1 65, Sear RCV III 11817 (ill.), Cohen 144. 23 mm., 3.4 g.



Next, another LRB from Lugdunum, just in case people think mine isn't late enough!

 

(I consider that late enough, Donna!)

EDIT OOPS! MY FIRST ONE DIDN'T COUNT -- TRIER NOT LYON!!!

Unfortunately I don't have my favorite type of LRBC from Lyon handy (the Constantine VLPP's with captives back-to-back in exergue, which served as Lyon's mintmark [ACSearch examples])

For a VERY Late one (do we ever call them VLRBCs?), a Gratian AE2 with kneeling female figure (personification of "The Republic"?...they're weird). Exergue LVGP for Lugdunum:

Late Roman Imperial. Gratian (Augustus, 367-383 CE) AE Centenionalis or Maiorina (24mm, 6h). Lyon, c. 378-383.
Obv: DN GRATIANVS P F AVG. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: REPARATIO REIPVB, emperor standing facing, head left, holding Victory on globe in left hand and raising kneeling, turreted woman with right hand; S to right. Exergue: LVGP.
Ref: RIC 28 a.
Prov: Ex-Lucernae Numismatica (Antonio Hinojosa Pareja, Alcala la Real, Spain) Group Lot (c. 2005-2014).​

NEXT: HOW ABOUT ANOTHER VERY LATE ROMAN BRONZE COIN

 

I made a mistake originally and posted a silvered Trier Campgate, not Lyon, so fixed it about 90 seconds later with a Gratian Lyon. And updated my Next Prompt to "Another Very Late Roman Bronze."

My original NEXT prompt was: Another Silvered coin (a characteristic of my silvered Constantine). So if someone saw that initial prompt & started with a silvered coin, it'd be fair game. But otherwise, when I saw the error, I also revised a more appropriate "next."

Sorry for the confusion!

 

Next: Honorius

 

Solidus, Ravenna, 393-423 AD

4.4 grams



Next: Another late 4th century AD solidus

 

How about his big brother:

Eastern Roman Empire, Arcadius (son of Theodosius I and older brother of Honorius), 383-408 AD, AV Solidus 397-402 AD, Constantinople Mint (9th Officina). Obv. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing three-quarters right, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left arm bearing image of horseman right; D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG / Rev. Helmeted Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head right, with right knee bare and right foot resting on prow, holding long scepter with right hand and, on left hand, Victory with wreath standing on globe; CONCORDI-A AVGG Θ [Theta, for 9th Officina]; in exergue, CONOB [for Constantinople Mint]. RIC X 7 at. p. 240 (1994); Depeyrot II Constantinople 55/1 Arcadius at p. 246 (55th emission for city since AD 337) (30 examples of type from 9th Officina; 285 overall) [Depeyrot, George., Les Monnaies d'Or de Constantin II à Zenon (337-491) (Wetteren 1996)]; Dumberton Oaks Catalogue, Late Roman 207-217 (217 = 9th Officina) and Plate 8 [P. Griessen. & M. Mays, Catalogue of Late Roman Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, etc. (1992)]; Sear RCV V 20706 (ill. p. 431) (1994). 20 mm., 4.44 g. Purchased from Dr. Busso Peus Nachf., Frankfurt, Germany, 1 April 2021. Ex. Auktionen Münzhandlung Sonntag Auktion 33 Lot 36 (23.11. 2020); ex. Auktion 116 München Münzhandlung Karl Kreß [Kress](Otto Helbing Nachfolger), Lot 729 (28.10.1960).



Next, a coin of Arcadius not made of gold.

 

next: wife of Arcadius

 

Eudoxia, AD 395-404.
Roman billon Æ 4 reduced centenionalis, 1.94 g, 14.9 mm.
Cyzicus, AD 402-404.
Obv: AEL EVDOXIA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right, being crowned by the hand of God.
Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory seated r., inscribing Christogram on shield set on cippus. SMKA in exergue.
Refs: RIC 103; LRBC 2589; RCV 20894.

Next: Hand of God.

 

I would like be able to present a convincing Manus Dei on the Cyzicus AE4s of Theodosius -- John MacIsaac (1975) argued that, at least at that mint, it's not a trophy over Victory's shoulder but, yes, the Hand of God (despite the bizarre mix of Christian and Pagan symbols).

As he acknowledges, the point is not widely accepted (!). I'll admit, I can see it on some examples (e.g., Leu 6, 1186; Savoca 7 Blue, 1679; and in this CNG Web Shop example; possibly CNG 476, 552) . Just not mine. Though it does show remarkable detail on the captive's bindings (and Victory's getup). (Looking for a better example of the Manus, if that's what it is.)


MacIsaac, John D. 1975. “’THE HAND OF GOD’: A NUMISMATIC STUDY.” Traditio Vol. 31: 322-328.


Instead, I'll go with good old Isaac II, Sear Byz #2003, Constantinople, 1185-1195 CE (been a while since I cataloged these, hope that's still right).

The Manus Dei is always really creepy on these. But it can't be mistaken for a trophy of victory slung over the shoulder:






NEXT: A scyphate / cup-shaped coin (of any kind).