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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3188365, member: 87404"]It's a slow Thursday at work and so I thought I'd share a few new purchases made the last couple weeks.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]822659[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Helena, 306-337 AD</b></p><p><b>AE Follis/AE3, Struck 325-326 AD, Heraclea mint.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> FL HELENA - AVGVSTA, Bust of Helena, wearing necklace and mantle, right</p><p><b> Reverse:</b> SECVRITAS - REIPVBLICE, Securitas, draped, standing left, raising robe with right hand and lowering branch with left hand.</p><p><b>Exergue:</b> SMHA</p><p><b>References:</b> RIC VII Heraclea 79; LRBC 873</p><p><b>Size:</b> 18.6mm, 2.9g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]822660[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Syria, Seleukis and Pieria, Antioch</b></p><p><b>AE Autonomous Issue (time of Augustus), Actian Year 44 (13/14 AD)</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Laureate head of Zeus right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> ANTIOXEΩN EΠI ΣIΛANOY, Ram running right, looking back, star above, ΔM below (40+4=44th year).</p><p><b> References:</b> McAlee 99; RPC I 4269</p><p><b>Size:</b> 20.8mm, 6.0g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]822662[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Gordian III, AR Antoninianus</b></p><p><b>Struck 240 AD, Rome Mint</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Radiate draped bust right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> PM TR P III COS II P P, Apollo seated left holding branch & resting on lyre.</p><p><b>References:</b> RIC IV 87, Cohen 237</p><p><b>Size:</b> 23mm, 4g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]822664[/ATTACH]</p><p style="text-align: right"><font size="2">(^^ it needed a loving home and I didn't have any middle denominations of SA yet)</font></p><p><b>Severus Alexander</b></p><p><b>AE As, Struck 229 AD, Rome Mint</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IMP SEV ALE-XANDER AVG, Laureate head right.</p><p><b> Reverse:</b> P M TR P VIII COS III P P, Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and transverse spear in left hand, S-C across fields.</p><p><b> References:</b> RIC IV 494a, BMCRE 574</p><p><b>Size:</b> 26.5mm, 11.7g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]822667[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p><b>AE As, Struck 92-94 AD, Rome Mint</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER P P, Laureate head right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left; S-C across field.</p><p><b>References:</b> RIC II 756</p><p><b>Size: </b>28mm, 11.3g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3188365, member: 87404"]It's a slow Thursday at work and so I thought I'd share a few new purchases made the last couple weeks. [ATTACH=full]822659[/ATTACH] [B]Helena, 306-337 AD AE Follis/AE3, Struck 325-326 AD, Heraclea mint. Obverse:[/B] FL HELENA - AVGVSTA, Bust of Helena, wearing necklace and mantle, right [B] Reverse:[/B] SECVRITAS - REIPVBLICE, Securitas, draped, standing left, raising robe with right hand and lowering branch with left hand. [B]Exergue:[/B] SMHA [B]References:[/B] RIC VII Heraclea 79; LRBC 873 [B]Size:[/B] 18.6mm, 2.9g [ATTACH=full]822660[/ATTACH] [B]Syria, Seleukis and Pieria, Antioch AE Autonomous Issue (time of Augustus), Actian Year 44 (13/14 AD) Obverse:[/B] Laureate head of Zeus right. [B]Reverse:[/B] ANTIOXEΩN EΠI ΣIΛANOY, Ram running right, looking back, star above, ΔM below (40+4=44th year). [B] References:[/B] McAlee 99; RPC I 4269 [B]Size:[/B] 20.8mm, 6.0g [ATTACH=full]822662[/ATTACH] [B]Gordian III, AR Antoninianus Struck 240 AD, Rome Mint Obverse:[/B] IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Radiate draped bust right. [B]Reverse:[/B] PM TR P III COS II P P, Apollo seated left holding branch & resting on lyre. [B]References:[/B] RIC IV 87, Cohen 237 [B]Size:[/B] 23mm, 4g [ATTACH=full]822664[/ATTACH] [RIGHT][SIZE=2](^^ it needed a loving home and I didn't have any middle denominations of SA yet)[/SIZE][/RIGHT] [B]Severus Alexander AE As, Struck 229 AD, Rome Mint Obverse:[/B] IMP SEV ALE-XANDER AVG, Laureate head right. [B] Reverse:[/B] P M TR P VIII COS III P P, Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and transverse spear in left hand, S-C across fields. [B] References:[/B] RIC IV 494a, BMCRE 574 [B]Size:[/B] 26.5mm, 11.7g [ATTACH=full]822667[/ATTACH] [B]Domitian AE As, Struck 92-94 AD, Rome Mint Obverse:[/B] IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER P P, Laureate head right. [B]Reverse:[/B] MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left; S-C across field. [B]References:[/B] RIC II 756 [B]Size: [/B]28mm, 11.3g[/QUOTE]
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