Ancients => SC-SC-SC-SC-SC-SCRAMBLE for your "SC" Winners

Philip I AE As. 244-249 AD, 8.2g, 24mm

OBV: IMP M IVL PHILLIPVS AVG, Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right.

REV: LAET FVNDAT S-C, Laetitia standing left on prow with patera & rudder.

REF: RIC 176b, Cohen 76.

 

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An abused as of Claudius, most likely with Libertas reverse, but with a clear enough S-C :

 

Dupondius of Vespasian with a good bit of character (courtesy of some time spent in a river) :

 

And finally a good ol' hefty sestertius of Antoninus Pius :

 

Great job, SC-comrades!!

=> please keep 'em coming (I love looking at your coins)

Here is another one of mine (a bit different => a Roman Republic example)

M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus AR Denarius
Rome mint
67 BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.77 grams
Obverse: Helmeted and draped bust right of Vacuna, with attributes of Isis, Minerva, Apollo, Diana, and Victory; cornucopia below chin; bow and quiver on shoulder
Reverse: Eagle perched right, head left, on thunderbolt

 

Interesting. I didn't know any RR denarii had SC marks.

 

Caligula

 

Hi TIF => yah, this is the only example in my bunch that has the ol' SC (at first I thought it was merely one of the moneyers' initials, but apparently that wasn't the case) ....... sadly, I don't have a legitimate Doug-like explanation for this fact

 

Glad you guys pointed it out. Took a look at my M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus, and there it is, an "EX. S.C."

This is from the Dictionary of Roman Coins :
EX. S.C. - Ex. Senatus Consulto. (By a decree of the Senate; or, by a Senatus Consultum). When these letters occur on Roman gold and silver coins, they signify, not that the Senate caused them to be struck, but the the coinage of them had the senatus consultum, or senatorial sanction when struck. The mark EX. S. C. also denotes certain disbursements made from the public treasury to defray expenses of public games. And in some instances the form was added to the title of pro-consul and of pro-praetor, when those officers, without popular election, were chosen from among the men of consular and praetorian rank, and sent EX. S. C. into the provinces.

 

here's the first 3 "S C" c0in i hit my my photobucket stash...

a couple of rough bronzes










and a pretty denarius

 

Faustina II




Lucilla




Septimius Severus




Antoninus Pius

 

Hmmmmm, this one looks like it

This reminds me of my Faustina...

Faustina I
Obv. DIVA FAVSTINA
Draped bust right.

Possibly RIC 1111, in which case...

Rev. AETERNITAS S-C
Woman standing front, head left, holding flower and scepter.