Happy 2774 Birthday ROME!!!

"Happy Birthday to Rome. Happy Birthday to Rome. All roads lead here and if you lived here you'd already be home."

That's right, on this date in 753 BCE, Romulus founded Rome towards the end of the dark ages.
A few of the incidents that are often related to the founding are...

The saving of the twins by the Wolfmother:


Gallienus
253-268. Æ antoninianus (21.3 mm, 2.60 g, 11 h). Antioch mint, Struck A.D. 265-266. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head left / AETERNITAS AVG, Romulus and Remus suckling from a she-wolf, branch below. Göbl 1628a; RIC 628 var (head right). toned aVF, rough surfaces, silvered specs remain. Rare.
Ex: Zeus


Macrinus
11 April 217 - 8 June 218 A.D., Parium, Mysia AE 23, SNG BnF 1503 var. A on rev.BMC Mysia -, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, SNG Çanakkale -, SNG Tüb -, SNG Hunt -, Weber -, aVF, well centered, some corrosion and light pitting, 6.787g, 22.6mm, 225o, Parium (Kemer, Canakkale, Turkey) mint, IMP C M OPE SEV MACRINVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse C G I H PA (Colonia Gemella Iulia Hadriana Pariana) curving above, final A in exergue, She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twin infants Romulus and Remus ; very rare
"In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus were the twin sons of the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia, fathered by the god of war, Mars. They were abandoned in the Tiber as infants. Faustulus, a shepherd, found the infants being suckled by the she-wolf (Lupa) at the foot of the Palatine Hill. Their cradle, in which they had been abandoned, was on the shore overturned under a fig tree. Faustulus and his wife, Acca Larentia, raised the children. Romulus was the first King of Rome."


CONSTANTINE I THE GREAT (306-337)2.2 gr 18 mm Commemorative series. Follis. Kyzikos.
Obv: VRBS ROMA.
Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Roma left.
Rev: SMKE.
She-wolf standing left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; two stars above.
RIC 91.


The abduction and Rape of the Sabines:

L Titurius L f Sabinus

- Rape of the Sabine Women Denarius
89 BC. Rome mint. Obv: bare head of King Tatius right, bearded, SABIN behind, palm-branch before. Rev: two Roman soldiers running, each bearing a Sabine woman in his arms; L TITVRI in exergue. Craw. 344/1b; Syd. 698; RSC Tituria 2; Sear 249. 3.76 grams.
Near very fine.
Ex: Timeline Auction

And the ensuing war between their men and Rome:



The Grandpappy of Rome, Aeneas carrying his pappy away from Troy:

Julius Caesar
Denarius fouree, Africa, 47-46 BCE. AR 2.8 g. 18mm, Diademed head of Venus r. Rev. CAESAR Aeneas running l., carrying his father Anchises on his l. shoulder, holding palladium on his outstretched r. hand. This coin represents Caesar’s war coinage for the protracted campaign against the Pompians in Africa culminating in the battle of Thapsus.Cr. 458/1. Syd. 1013.



And for fun, my oldest "Roman coin":

BRONZE AGE. Proto Money. "Aes Rude" Style Bronze Cake shaped Ingot (2000-400 BC). 261 g, 6 cm.



This type of ingots is an intermediate product of prehistoric copper processing in Europe and an early form of currency. It was available both in pure copper and in various mostly natural bronze alloys. The archaeological finds contain both whole cakes in various sizes and pieces.
Purchased from Numismatik Naumann Feb 2022


So blow out those candles Rome (ya old warhorse)!


Please post up coins of events related to the founding of Rome to help celebrate this special occasion!

 

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L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. (89 B.C.)
AR Denarius
O: Bare head of King Tatius right, SABIN downward behind, TA in monogram before;
R: Two Roman soldiers running left, each bearing a Sabine woman in his arms, L·TITVRI in ex.
Rome
19mm
3.87g
Crawford 344/1a,RSC I Tituria 2, Sydenham 698a, SRCV I 249


Sex. Pompeius Fostlus. (137 B.C.)
AR Denarius
O: Helmeted head of Roma right; jug behind.
R: The shepard Faustulus discovering the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus; three birds in branches of fig tree behind.
Rome
19mm
3.6g
Sear 112; Crawford 235/1c; Sydenham 461a; Pompeia 1a.

 

first Roman coinshape money

 

An ironic birthday coin from me:



Municipal Bronze Coinage of Roma, The Ostrogoths. Odovacar, 476-493.
AE Follis or 40 nummi 493-553, Æ 22.00 mm., 12.64 g.
Obverse: Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Roma r.
Reverse: She-wolf standing l., suckling twins; in field above, XL.
Reference : Metlich 82 b (Athalaric).

 

My most unusual wolf and twin is this Severus Alexander large bronze from Antioch.



And my best common one is this attractive example from Alexandria.

 

Happy B'day Rome


Roman republic, didrachm (heavy denarius) - Rome mint c. 269-266 BC
No legend, Diademed head of young Hercules right, with club and lion's skin over shoulder
ROMANO, She wolf right, suckling Romulus and Remus
7.29 gr
Ref : Crawford # 20/1, RCV # 24, RSC # 8, Albert # 30

Q

 

Amazing patina

 

It is pretty cool. I just have no idea if the patina is real or not.
I purchased it from @Valentinian in that state - so obviously neither him nor I altered it. The lighting in the photo isn't great either.. in hand the obverse is darker - more like the reverse photo.

I have no idea how to verify such things... I am just happy to own it.

 

Great coin

 

Happy birthday and Roma Victrix!
Cant offer a wolfmother but here some roma types:

Emperor Gallienus - Antoninianus - ROMAE AETERNAE - Antioch mint
Emperor Probus - Antoninianus - ROMAE AETER - Rome mint

Emperor Gratian - Nummus - CONCORDIA AVGGG - Antioch mint

 

Here is a coin I find very interesting, as it has a pure Rome symbol on a non Rome coin.
Also I am glad I added another city in my collection - Laodicea ad Mare. Plus my second Macrinus coin, the first being a "dull" Antioch with the ... very dull SC reverse.
Very similar to your Parium, Ryro.

 

..wow..i'm watching about Rome right at the moment on Tubi.com's "Metropolis'....no shewolf/twins coins uploaded now, but i'll try to add on later

 

Nice post @Ryro ! Wow!


RR Anon AE Sextans 217-215 BCE She-Wolf Twins Eagle Syd 95 Cr 39-3 S 609 Scarce

 

Bronze coin (AE 3/4) minted during the reign of Constantine I, The Great between 330 - 337 A.D. Commemorative Issue. Obv. VRBS.ROMA. Helmeted bust of Roma l. Rev. She-wolf l., suckling Romulus & Remus. RCS #3894.

 

Pisidia, Antioch. Severus Alexander AE17.


Vespasian AE30 Dupondius
IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, 71 AD, mint of Lugdunum, Roma seated holding victory, globe below neck of portrait.

 

Philip I's antoninianus depicting the wolf and twins, one of the series issued for Rome's 1000th anniversary in AD 248:

Philip I AR Antoninianus, 248 AD, Rome Mint, 2nd Officina. Obv. Radiate, draped, & cuirassed bust right, IMP PHILIPPVS AVG/ Rev. She-wolf standing left, suckling twins Romulus and Remus, SAECVLARES AVGG; II in exergue. RIC IV-3 15, RSC IV 178, Sear RCV III 8957 (ill.). 22.75 mm., 4.72 g. (Games commemorating 1,000th anniversary of founding of Rome.) Ex. Madroosi Collection (Joe Blazick).


A couple more:

Roman Republic, Anonymous AR Denarius, 115-114 BCE. Obv. Head of Roma right wearing winged Corinthian helmet; below, ROMA; behind, X [despite earlier change from 10 to 16 asses in value] / Rev. Roma, wearing Corinthian helmet, seated right on pile of shields, holding spear in left hand; helmet on ground between pile of shields and her right foot; before her, she-wolf right, suckling twins Romulus and Remus; on either side, birds flying. Crawford 287/1, RSC I 176 (ill.), Sear RCV I 164 (ill.). 20 mm., 3.07 g. Ex. Silbury Coins, UK, Jan. 3, 2019.



Constantine I, Billon reduced Centenionalis, Trier Mint 330-331 AD. Obv. VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma left/ Rev. She-wolf stg. left suckling twins (Romulus & Remus), 2 stars above; TRP• [Trier, First officina] in exergue. RIC VII 529, Sear RCV IV 16487. 17 mm., 2.4 g. (Found by metal detecting in Wiltshire, England, 2014).



And then there's the coin traditionally identified as portraying one of the Catanaean Brothers, which I argued at length actually portrays Aeneas carrying his father Anchises from the ruins of Troy:

Roman Republic, M. Herennius, AR Denarius, Rome mint, 108-107 BC. Obv. Diademed head of Pietas right, wearing single drop earring and pearl necklace, PIETAS (TA ligate) downward to left / Rev. Naked youth (one of the Catanaean brothers, Amphinomous or Anapias) running right and carrying his father on his shoulder to escape from erupting Mt. Etna, or Aeneas carrying his father Anchises to escape from defeated Troy, with his father looking back (towards Mt. Etna or Troy) and raising his right hand; M • HERENNI (HE ligate) downward to left, Control-mark • above C in lower right field.* Crawford 308/1b, RSC I Herennia 1a, Sear RCV I 185 (ill.), BMCRR 1258-1285 [No. 1261 has same control-mark], Sydenham 567a. RBW Collection 1149. 19mm, 4.0g, 7h. Purchased at JAZ Numismatics Auction # 181, Lot 6, April 2021; ex. Frederick B. Shore; ex. Stack’s Public Auction Sale, “A Collection of Ancient Roman Coins,” June 14-15, 1971, Lot 127, at p. 16 [not illustrated in plates] (see catalog at https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/auctionlots?AucCoId=3&AuctionId=516472#search).** [Footnotes omitted]



See https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ro...as-or-catanaean-brothers.380718/#post-7568886 for my argument.