Dear fellow collectors, how about starting a thread about ancient architectural commemorative issues? I want to begin by introducing a coin that I believe to be the most beautiful bronze in my collection. It is thought to be a dupondius that commemorates the so-called Macellum Magnum, which was a famous indoor market in Rome constructed under the government of Nero. Greetings, Marc Aceton
That's a sublime coin, Marc. Congratulations for being the owner! I like architectural threads very much, but I'm afraid I don't have much to offer but a few common campgates. Here's one... I've been looking for an attractive Maxentius/Temple type, but have not found the coin I want yet.
Amazing coin (very cool addition) ... I really like seeing architectural coins (I have a few ... sadly, most of 'em aren't too unique ... but what the hey, right?) Anhalt-Bernburg, Alexius Friedrich Christian (Bear on Wall) Carolingians, Charles le Chauve AR Denar (Temple) Cilicia, Tarsos (Sandan with Horned-Lion and Pyre) Constantine II (Camp-gate with double-doors) Constantius II (Camp-gate with double-doors) Maxentius AE Follis Sextus Pompey, Sicily, Messana (Lighthouse & statue) Tiberius Emerita, Spain (City Gates) Volusian AE Sestertius (Juno in Temple)
There are many types but most seem to be rarer than average. Caracalla has a Circus Maximus; Septimius has an arch, smaller circus and a bridge (as does Trajan). I do wonder why some types were so much more common than others.
I forgot about this coin until Doug mention an arch: L MARCUS PHILIPPUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS MARCIA AR Denarius OBVERSE: Diademed head of Ancus Marcius right, lituus hehind, ANCVS below REVERSE: Equestrian statue right on an arcade of five arches; flower below horse, AQVA MAR between arches, PHILLIVS behind Rome 56 BC 3.06g Cr425/1, Marcia 28, Syd 919
