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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4610902, member: 110350"]Examples of seven of the 12, in no particular order:</p><p><br /></p><p>MARS</p><p><br /></p><p>Hostilian Caesar (son of Trajan Decius), AR Antoninianus, 251 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, C VALENS HOSTIL MES QVINTVS N C / Rev. Mars advancing right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left, MARTI PROPVGNATORI. RIC IV-3 177b, RSC IV 15, Sear RCV III 9556 (ill.). 22 mm., 3.65 g</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141896[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141904[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, Q. Thermus M.f., AR Denarius 103 BCE. Obv. Head of Mars left with crested, plumed helmet/ Rev. Roman soldier advancing right, fighting with uplifted sword a barbarian soldier before him, while protecting with shield a fallen comrade at his feet, Q THERM.MF. in exergue (THE and MF in monograms). RSC I Minucia [Q. Minucius Rufus] 19 (ill.), Crawford 319/1, Sear RCV I 198 (ill.), BMCRR Italy 653. 19.4 mm., 3.97 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141913[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>VESTA</p><p><br /></p><p>Salonina (wife of Gallienus), Billon Antoninianus, 257-258 AD, Cologne Mint. Obv. Diademed bust draped right, on crescent, SALONINA AVG / Rev. Vesta seated left on throne holding Palladium and transverse scepter, VESTA. RIC V-1 70, RSC IV 142, Sear RCV III 10664. 22 mm., 3.4 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141905[/ATTACH]</p><p>NEPTUNE</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, L Lucretius Trio, AR Denarius, 76 BCE. Obv. Laureate head of Neptune right, XXXIIII above and trident behind/ Rev. Cupid (or Infant Genius) on dolphin right; L LVCRETIVS TRIO. Crawford 390/2, Sydenham 784, RSC I Lucretia, Sear RCV I 322 (ill.), Harlan, RRM I Ch. 16 at pp. 98-103, BMCRR Rome 3247. 19 mm., 3.9 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141955[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>APOLLO</p><p><br /></p><p>Gordian III AR Antoninianus, 242-243 AD [TRP V], Rome Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG / Rev. Apollo seated left, bare to waist, holding branch with right hand & resting left forearm and elbow on lyre, PM T-R P V COS II PP. RIC IV-3 89, RSC IV 261, Sear RCV III 8648. 22.65 mm., 4.67 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141961[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, Lucius Marcius Censorinus, AR Denarius, 82 BCE. Obv. Laureate head of Apollo right, traces of control mark (unidentifiable) behind / Rev. The satyr Marsyas standing left, gazing upwards, raising right hand and holding wineskin over left shoulder; tall column behind him, surmounted by statue of draped figure (Minerva [<i>RSC</i>] or Victory [<i>Crawford</i>]); L. CENSOR downwards before him. Crawford 363/1d, RSC I Marcia 24d, Sear RCV I 281 (ill.), BMCRR 2657. 18 mm, 3.80 g, 5 h. [<i>The coin refers to the legend of the satyr Marsyas challenging Apollo to a flute-playing contest. As the winner, Apollo got to choose the punishment for the loser -- namely, skinning Marsyas alive. Traditionally, the gens Marcia was descended from Marsyas; hence the reference</i>.]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141962[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>DIANA</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, A. Postumius A.f. Sp.n. Albinus, AR Serrate Denarius, 81 BCE. Obv. Draped bust of Diana right, with bow and quiver over shoulder, bucranium above [<i>off flan</i>] / Rev. Roman priest standing facing on rocky ground (on Aventine Hill), head left, with right arm extended holding aspergillum, sprinkling heifer [<i>Harlan, RRM I</i>], bull [<i>Crawford & Sear</i>], or ox [<i>RSC</i>] which he is about to sacrifice, a lighted altar between them, A POST - AF - SN • ALBIN [<i>AL in monogram</i>] around. RSC I Postumia 7, Crawford 372/1, Sydenham 745, Sear RCV I 296 (ill.), Harlan, RRM I Ch. 1 at pp. 1-7, BMCRR 2836. 18.54 mm., 3.85 g. <i>Ex. Spink & Sons Ltd. </i>(<i>before 2000 because of address on Spink coin tag; probably before 1974 given citation to Sydenham but not Crawford.</i>)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141917[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>JUNO</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, L. Papius, AR Serrate Denarius, 79 BCE. Obv. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin; control-symbol of lyre behind/ Rev. Gryphon prancing right, control-symbol of lyre-key below, L. PAPI in exergue. Crawford 384/1 (see also Crawford Vol. II Plate LXVII, control-symbol 127 & p. 788), RSC I Papia 1, Sear RCV I 311 (ill.), Harlan, RRM I Ch. 7 at pp. 32-35, BMCRR Rome 2977-3095 [<i>control-symbol pair not in BMCRR</i>]. 19 mm., 3.79 g., 9 h.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141921[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>CERES</p><p><br /></p><p>Diva Faustina I [Senior] (wife of Antoninus Pius), AR Denarius, prob. 150-160 AD [see Dinsdale, <i>infra</i> at p. 216 -- including this type among coins issued upon and after 10th anniversary of Faustina’s deification]. Obv: Draped bust right, DIVA FAVSTINA / Rev: Ceres, veiled, standing left, holding torch in left hand and holding right hand up in greeting, CONSECRATIO. RIC III 382b <i>corr.*</i>, RSC II 165a, Sear RCV II 4593, Dinsdale 020610 [Dinsdale, Paul H, <i>Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius Caesar AD 138-161: Antonine Coinage</i> (2018) at p. 249; photo at p. 254]. 17 mm., 3.3 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>* <i>RIC III 382b erroneously describes Faustina’s bust on obverse as veiled. (RIC III 382a has different obverse legend [DIVA AVG FAVSTINA]).</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1141926[/ATTACH] </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4610902, member: 110350"]Examples of seven of the 12, in no particular order: MARS Hostilian Caesar (son of Trajan Decius), AR Antoninianus, 251 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, C VALENS HOSTIL MES QVINTVS N C / Rev. Mars advancing right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left, MARTI PROPVGNATORI. RIC IV-3 177b, RSC IV 15, Sear RCV III 9556 (ill.). 22 mm., 3.65 g [ATTACH=full]1141896[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1141904[/ATTACH] Roman Republic, Q. Thermus M.f., AR Denarius 103 BCE. Obv. Head of Mars left with crested, plumed helmet/ Rev. Roman soldier advancing right, fighting with uplifted sword a barbarian soldier before him, while protecting with shield a fallen comrade at his feet, Q THERM.MF. in exergue (THE and MF in monograms). RSC I Minucia [Q. Minucius Rufus] 19 (ill.), Crawford 319/1, Sear RCV I 198 (ill.), BMCRR Italy 653. 19.4 mm., 3.97 g. [ATTACH=full]1141913[/ATTACH] VESTA Salonina (wife of Gallienus), Billon Antoninianus, 257-258 AD, Cologne Mint. Obv. Diademed bust draped right, on crescent, SALONINA AVG / Rev. Vesta seated left on throne holding Palladium and transverse scepter, VESTA. RIC V-1 70, RSC IV 142, Sear RCV III 10664. 22 mm., 3.4 g. [ATTACH=full]1141905[/ATTACH] NEPTUNE Roman Republic, L Lucretius Trio, AR Denarius, 76 BCE. Obv. Laureate head of Neptune right, XXXIIII above and trident behind/ Rev. Cupid (or Infant Genius) on dolphin right; L LVCRETIVS TRIO. Crawford 390/2, Sydenham 784, RSC I Lucretia, Sear RCV I 322 (ill.), Harlan, RRM I Ch. 16 at pp. 98-103, BMCRR Rome 3247. 19 mm., 3.9 g. [ATTACH=full]1141955[/ATTACH] APOLLO Gordian III AR Antoninianus, 242-243 AD [TRP V], Rome Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG / Rev. Apollo seated left, bare to waist, holding branch with right hand & resting left forearm and elbow on lyre, PM T-R P V COS II PP. RIC IV-3 89, RSC IV 261, Sear RCV III 8648. 22.65 mm., 4.67 g. [ATTACH=full]1141961[/ATTACH] Roman Republic, Lucius Marcius Censorinus, AR Denarius, 82 BCE. Obv. Laureate head of Apollo right, traces of control mark (unidentifiable) behind / Rev. The satyr Marsyas standing left, gazing upwards, raising right hand and holding wineskin over left shoulder; tall column behind him, surmounted by statue of draped figure (Minerva [[I]RSC[/I]] or Victory [[I]Crawford[/I]]); L. CENSOR downwards before him. Crawford 363/1d, RSC I Marcia 24d, Sear RCV I 281 (ill.), BMCRR 2657. 18 mm, 3.80 g, 5 h. [[I]The coin refers to the legend of the satyr Marsyas challenging Apollo to a flute-playing contest. As the winner, Apollo got to choose the punishment for the loser -- namely, skinning Marsyas alive. Traditionally, the gens Marcia was descended from Marsyas; hence the reference[/I].] [ATTACH=full]1141962[/ATTACH] DIANA Roman Republic, A. Postumius A.f. Sp.n. Albinus, AR Serrate Denarius, 81 BCE. Obv. Draped bust of Diana right, with bow and quiver over shoulder, bucranium above [[I]off flan[/I]] / Rev. Roman priest standing facing on rocky ground (on Aventine Hill), head left, with right arm extended holding aspergillum, sprinkling heifer [[I]Harlan, RRM I[/I]], bull [[I]Crawford & Sear[/I]], or ox [[I]RSC[/I]] which he is about to sacrifice, a lighted altar between them, A POST - AF - SN • ALBIN [[I]AL in monogram[/I]] around. RSC I Postumia 7, Crawford 372/1, Sydenham 745, Sear RCV I 296 (ill.), Harlan, RRM I Ch. 1 at pp. 1-7, BMCRR 2836. 18.54 mm., 3.85 g. [I]Ex. Spink & Sons Ltd. [/I]([I]before 2000 because of address on Spink coin tag; probably before 1974 given citation to Sydenham but not Crawford.[/I]) [ATTACH=full]1141917[/ATTACH] JUNO Roman Republic, L. Papius, AR Serrate Denarius, 79 BCE. Obv. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin; control-symbol of lyre behind/ Rev. Gryphon prancing right, control-symbol of lyre-key below, L. PAPI in exergue. Crawford 384/1 (see also Crawford Vol. II Plate LXVII, control-symbol 127 & p. 788), RSC I Papia 1, Sear RCV I 311 (ill.), Harlan, RRM I Ch. 7 at pp. 32-35, BMCRR Rome 2977-3095 [[I]control-symbol pair not in BMCRR[/I]]. 19 mm., 3.79 g., 9 h. [ATTACH=full]1141921[/ATTACH] CERES Diva Faustina I [Senior] (wife of Antoninus Pius), AR Denarius, prob. 150-160 AD [see Dinsdale, [I]infra[/I] at p. 216 -- including this type among coins issued upon and after 10th anniversary of Faustina’s deification]. Obv: Draped bust right, DIVA FAVSTINA / Rev: Ceres, veiled, standing left, holding torch in left hand and holding right hand up in greeting, CONSECRATIO. RIC III 382b [I]corr.*[/I], RSC II 165a, Sear RCV II 4593, Dinsdale 020610 [Dinsdale, Paul H, [I]Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius Caesar AD 138-161: Antonine Coinage[/I] (2018) at p. 249; photo at p. 254]. 17 mm., 3.3 g. * [I]RIC III 382b erroneously describes Faustina’s bust on obverse as veiled. (RIC III 382a has different obverse legend [DIVA AVG FAVSTINA]). [ATTACH=full]1141926[/ATTACH] [/I][/QUOTE]
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