ANCIENT - Alphabetical Coins of Rulers!

That's a nice coin, Jerry. I'd like to collect a few myself, but they don't come cheap in high grades.

 

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D. Junius Brutus Albinus
AR (Silver) Denarius
Struck 48 BC => The year Caesar defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and becomes sole dictator of Rome, calling himself "Imperator"
Rome Mint
Diameter: 18mm
Weight: 3.60 grams
Obverse: Head of young Mars right, wearing a crested helmet
Reverse: BRVTI F ALBINVS, two gallic trumpets (carnyces) in saltire, oval shield above, round shield below
One footnote — the word "Gallic" relates to Gaul, the Roman name for France, and therefore means "French", and not a Scottish or Irish language
Reference: Postumia 11; Cr450/1a; Syd 941
Other: Nice VF




... I didn't post it for the "A" or "B" or "D" ... so I figured it was due for the "J"

 

Ooops sorry => apparently I did post Julia Domna as a "D" ... so I have deleted her and I'm gonna stick-in Julia Mamaea instead (sorry about that) ...



EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea. Augusta
BI Tetradrachm
222-235 AD
Dated RY 11 of Severus Alexander (AD 231/2)
Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 12.92 grams
Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of Julia Mamaea right
Reverse: Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing calathus; L A (date) behind, palm before
Reference: Köln 2526; Dattari (Savio) 4511; K&G 64.74; Emmett 3224

 

D. JUNIUS ALBINUS; GENS POSTUMIA
AR Denarius

 

Jovian
AE3, from Sirmium

 

Julian II
AE3's
View attachment 289010

 

Julian II
AE Majorina's

 

Julian II "The Apostate"; AD 360-363
AE 3; 20mm/2.4g
OBV: DN FL CL IULIANUVS AVG; Helmeted, pearl diademed and cuirassed bust L, holding spear and shield
REV: VOT X MVLT XX; Laurel wreath surrounding lettering; palm branch- TES- palm branch; star in wreath at bottom
(Sear 4074, RIC 227 )

 

We were in synch there Bing...

 

One more Julian II
AE3

 

Justin II
AE Half Follis

 

Justinian I
AE Follis


AE Half Follis

 

How about Ivlivs Caesar folks ?

Iulius Caesar and Mark Antony, Denarius
Denarius minted in 43 BC
M ANTO IMP RPC, Head of Mark Antony right, lituus behind him
CAESAR DIC, Head of Caesar right, jug behind him
3.76 gr
Ref : HCRI # 123, RCV #1465, Cohen #3

Q

 

Ivlia Titi denarius with a "generous" reverse :

Iulia Titi, Denarius
Denarius minted in Rome, c.79-81 AD
IVLIA AVGVSTA T AVG F, Bust of Julia right
VENVS AVG, Venus leaning on a column, holding helmet and sceptre
3.03 gr
Ref : Cohen #12, RCV #2611

Q

 

Very nice Julia Titi. I have a Julia Domna with the same type of reverse showing "dem birthin' hips".

 

I'd like to contribute with a J coin. Understand that it may not be as ancient as some would like and there is probably no coin with Jesus as a ruler but.......







Silver Grosso (A.D. 1275-1280)
Obv: the 47th Doge of Venice Jacopo Contarini on the left receiving a tall flag from the Venetian city’s Saint Mark on the right.
Rev: Jesus Christ seated on a throne




Jacopo Contarini

 

For something like 500 years the pfennig was the trade coin circulating in Europe. It had apparently spread all over the area as either the German pfennig, Latin denarius, French denier, English penny, and the Italy denaro. All these different flavors of pfennigs were issued in different weights but they all kind-of & sort-of traded everywhere. Like all money in history, they progressively got lighter & the precious metal content became more diluted over time.

By the time of the crusades, these pfennigs were not worth very much which made it difficult to pay for major military actions & purchases. In Italy the purchasing power of the denaro had dropped so that paying for crusades with denaro became very complicated. Italy began issuing a silver coin (grosso) that initially weighed about 2 grams and was supposedly worth about 12 to 20 denari. These grosso coins (like my new coin) became prolific during the period between 1200 and 1400. Early grosso coins emulated the designs of the previous coins. However, the reverse of grosso like mine began depicting Jesus Christ on a throne. The Grosso apparently became a World trade coin much as other famous coinage like (1) the tetradrachem, (2) the piece of eight and (3) the US dollar from some years ago. These grosso are the forerunners of the groat coins that subsequently prevailed in the European money scene.

The first grosso may have originally been issued in Milan around 1200. My coin was minted much later in Venice between 1275 and 1280. Note that the leader of Venice was called the “Doge” or “Duce” (Dux in Latin & Duke in English) My coin originates from 1275-1280 under the reign of the Doge Jacopo Contarini. As noted, the reverse depicts Jesus Christ on a throne. The obverse depicts Doge (Jacopo Contarini) together with the Venetian city’s Saint Mark. The Doge is on the left receiving a tall flag from St. Mark on the right.

Jacopo Contarini was the 47th Doge of Venice, from 1275 until his abdication in 1280. The last Doge of Venice was Ludovico Manin, who abdicated in 1797 when Napoleon came to town.

 

Hey, who am I to say Big-J => Jesus, ain't allowed in this thread!!

welcome brotha!!

 

JULIAN II AE1 (Double Maiorina)

A.D. 362 – 363
Arelate mint, 1st Office
Diameter: 26 mm
Weight: 9.2 grams
Obverse: DNFL CL IVLIANVS PF AVG. Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust at right
Reverse: SECVRITAS REIPVB. Bull standing right, 2 stars above, wreath at end of legend. PCON in exergue
Reference: Originally stated as being an RIC VIII 316
However => Doug Smith states => “You should continue to be happy to have that coin which is not bad as just a generic Julian bull but is really special as an R3 that seems actually to deserve that rating. RIC 313 (VIII Arles) variations”
Other: full details in both sides … precious black patina ... scarce in this condition … better in hand. VF+

 

JULIUS CAESAR 100 - 44 B.C.
AR Denarius (4.05 gm) Rome Feb. - Mar. 44 B.C.
Wreathed head of Caesar / Venus Victrix. Moneyer P. Sepullius Macer.

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OCTAVIAN & JULIUS CAESAR
AV Aureus (8.15 g.) Mint moving w/Octavian late summer-autumn 43 B.C.
Bare head of Octavian right; C CAESAR COS PO(NT) (AV)G. Rev. C CAESAR DICT PERP PO(NT) (MA)X around wreathed head of Julius Caesar right

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