A emperor on horse

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  1. ro1974

    ro1974 Well-Known Member

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    al the letters around are good to see, nice horse / and good in details

    Gordian on horse sestertius SC /rare
     
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  3. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Very nice!

    The only thing similar in my collection is this Trebonianus Gallus antoninianus:

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  4. jamesicus

    jamesicus Well-Known Member

    Of course, my favorite depiction of an Emperor on horseback is on the reverse of the Constantius multiple aurei medallion (RIC Vol. VI, Treveri mint, No. 34) which is my CT avatar (my replica copy that is).
     
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  5. ro1974

    ro1974 Well-Known Member

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    this is so beauty
     
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    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    Virtus Probi - emperor on horseback

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  8. Marsman

    Marsman Well-Known Member

    A fun theme, emperors on horseback. There are quite a few out there.....
    This soldier prevents the emperor from falling off his horse :)


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    Septimius Severus, denarius.
    Rome mint, 202 AD.
    RIC 248, RSC1.
    17 mm, 3.3 g.
    Obv. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head of Septimius Severus right.
    Rev. ADVENT AVGG, Septimius on horseback left with raised hand & spear; before him, soldier holding vexillum & restraining the horse by its bridle.

    The reverse type commemorates the return of the royal family to Rome after the second Eastern campaign.
     
  9. ro1974

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  10. Orielensis

    Orielensis Well-Known Member

    Nice one, @ro1974 ! I have the denarius version of your sestertius:

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    Gordian III, Roman Empire, denarius, 240–241 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; bust of Gordian III, laureate and draped, r. Rev: P M TR P III COS P P; Gordian on horseback riding l., raising r. hand and holding spear or sceptre in l. 20mm, 2.66g. Ref: RIC IV Gordian III 81. Ex Auktionen & Münzhandel Dr. Christoph Stadler (Bremen); ex Münzbörse Stadtwaage (Bremen).
     
  11. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    I have a few Emperor on Horse types. Here is a VERY SMALL selection.
    Septimius Severus - Laodicea-ad-Mare
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    Geta as Augustus
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    Philip I
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    Aurelian trampling two captives
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    Probus
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  12. gsimonel

    gsimonel Well-Known Member

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    Constantine I ("the Great")
    Aquilea mint, A.D. 306-307
    RIC 91
    Obv: CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES
    Rev: VIRTVS AV-GG ET CAESS NN - prince on horseback, spearing enemy soldier, second soldier prone underneath horse
    AQΓ in exergue
    26 mm, 7.6 g.
     
  13. maridvnvm

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  14. Yorkshire

    Yorkshire Well-Known Member

    My probus what I posted yesterday, also I edited his head out for my avatar :D
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  15. Sw337thc

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  16. Sw337thc

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    I have got this one. Not so great in quality. Any ideas how much it would be worth?
    lovely coin
     
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  17. ro1974

    ro1974 Well-Known Member

    Can you show me the pics

    Thanks
     
  18. jamesicus

    jamesicus Well-Known Member

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    RIC Vol. II, TRAJAN, SESTERTIUS, Rome, No. 534, 98-117AD, (35mm, 22.6gm)
    Obverse depiction: Trajan, head facing right, wearing aegis
    Inscription: IMP CAES NERVAE TRIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP
    Reverse depiction: Trajan galloping on horseback spearing a fallen Dacian soldier
    Inscription: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI - in exergue S C
     
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  19. IMP Shogun

    IMP Shogun Well-Known Member

    Excellent, I had the same thing in mind in a dupondius of slightly lesser quality.

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  20. Herodotus

    Herodotus Well-Known Member

    The OP’s coin sold @ a CNG auction (in a lot of 2 coins) in 2002.
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    Sale: CNG 60, Lot: 1793. Estimate $200.
    Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2002.
    Sold For $330. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

    GORDIAN III. 238-244 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.61 gm). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Gordian on horseback left, raising right hand and holding sceptre in left. RIC IV 295a; Cohen 235. Fine, brown patina. Rare. Lot includes another sestertius of Gordian III. Gordian seated left on platform; two officers behind, Liberalitas before, citizen below before. RIC IV 317a. Fair, rough surfaces. Rare. Two (2) coins in lot. ($200)
    From the George His Collection of coins of Gordian III, with his tickets. The second, ex Münzhandlung Schulten Auktion (11 April 1988), lot 734.


    It is a fairly rare type based on how many have been up for auction in recent times.

    One other has sold @Agora Auctions in 2015:
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    Hammer: $45 Estimate: $75 10.19.2015 Agora

    Sale #43 Lot 180
    Roman Imperial
    Gordian III. A.D. 238-244. AE sestertius (29.3 mm, 14.77 g, 12 h). Rome mint, struck A.D. 240. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P III COS P P, Gordian on horseback left, raising right hand and holding scepter in left. RIC 295a. near Fine. Rare.

    Ex Amphora Coins.


    Only two auctions(one of them mixed) is not much of a sample size to provide for an accurate (current market) estimate. Furthermore, without a picture it is impossible to gauge condition.

    Based on your statement of “not so great quality”, it might be safe to state that your coin could fetch (@auction) somewhere in the range of $50-$100(+/-$50).:)
     
  21. jamesicus

    jamesicus Well-Known Member

    Here is an extract from a post I made previously:

    This is a pictorial example (the reverse of which is my CT avatar) of a bronze copy of the famous ten aurei multiple (RIC VOLUME VI, TREVERI, No. 34) coin/medallion, the original of which presently resides in the museum at Arras and that commemorates the restoration of secessionist Britain to the Roman Empire by Constantius in 296. The reverse depicts the personification of Londinium (LON) kneeling and supplicating to Constantius (on horseback) outside of the City Fortification while a galley with Roman soldiers waits on the river Thames. The inscription REDDITOR LVCIS AETERNAE proclaims Constantius as the restorer of the eternal light (of Rome).

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    Obverse inscription: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOBIL CAES
    Reverse inscription: REDDITOR LVCIS AETERNAE
    LON (lower right) - PTR (exergue)

    Bastien records the original (unique?) as No. 218 in his book on the Arras Hoard and mentions that galvano copies were made and sold by the Paris coin dealer Bourgey. At a weight of 23.0 grams I think the copy depicted here was cast in bronze from one of those galvano copies. There appears to be numerous other copies in circulation in a variety of metals - brass/bronze, silver, gilded copper, etc.

    Edit: Note: Constantius was actually Caesar of the west when this medallion was minted, but was elevated to Augustus of the West upon the Abdication of Diocletian and Maximian Herculius on 1 May 305.
     
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