Birthday of Rome Today

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Happy B'day Roma
But, although fewer people know that it's also my wedding anniversary !

Here's a RR coin that I bought on a 21st of april some years ago


Octavian, Denarius Italian mint, possibly Rome, 31-30 BC
Anepigraph, bare head of Octavian left
CAESAR - DIVI F, Victory standing right on globe, holding wreath
3.84 gr
Ref : HCRI # 408, RCV # 1552v, Cohen # 66, RIC # 255
The following comment is taken from CNG, sale 84 # 957 :
"Following his victory at Actium, Octavian ordered a golden statue of Victory, standing on a globe and holding a wreath and palm, to be set up on an altar in the Curia in Rome. This statue had been captured by the Romans from Pyrrhus in 272 BC, and it assumed a somewhat tutelary mystique, protecting the Roman state from dissolution. In AD 382, the emperor Gratian ordered its removal. Two years later, the senator and orator Symmachus urged Valentinian II to replace it, a request that was met with stiff opposition from the bishop of Milan, Ambrose. Though it was briefly returned to its place by the usurper Eugenius, it was again removed following his defeat. Petitions to Theodosius I for its subsequent replacement were refused, on grounds that the once-important symbol of the gods’ blessing on the Roman Empire was now nothing more than a piece of paganism"

Q

 

If you want to see the other 37 or so, that can be arranged. LOL

 

How are you going to fight the barbarians with that rusty armour? Come now, legate, you should know better. Your troops expect their general to look his best in the front ranks of the army.

 

Happy BDay to the etnernal city!

 

Happy anniversary Q

 

It's odd that this iconic type was only struck for a junior Caesar during the Flavian era.


Domitian Caesar
AR Denarius, 3.17g
Rome Mint, 77-78 AD
RIC V961 (C2), BMC V240, RSC 51
Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: COS V; She-wolf and twins l. : in ex., boat

 

SEXTUS POMPEIUS FOSTLUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS POMPEIA
AR Denarius OBVERSE: Head of "Minerva or Pallas" (personification of Rome) with winged helmet, earrings and necklace, looking to the right.
Below the chin, it is the "X" (although its value then was 16 aces) and behind the bust is a small jar
REVERSE: FOSTuLVS left and Sextus. Pompeius. to the right of the field. She-wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus.
Behind Ruminal fig tree is represented with three birds in their branches. On the left, the pastor Faustulus figure in an attitude of admiration for the wonder he sees. ROMA in ex
Struck at Rome 137 BC
3.63g, 19.5mm
Cr235/1a; Syd 461; Pompeia 1

 

haha! i figured you'd ask "who's the cat in the cuirass"><

 

tell Max happy b-day from the cointalk crew for us!(give'em a coin he can buy sumpin' wiff)

 

Two iconic buildings of ancient Rome:

The Pantheon -- outside and inside:





The Colosseum:



And a Hadrian aureus with the iconic she-wolf and twins:



HADRIAN 117 - 138 A.D.
AV Aureus (6.87 g.) Rome ca. 124 - 128 A.D. RIC II 193d
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS Laureate bust right, drapery on l. shoulder. Rev. She-wolf stg. Left, suckling Romulus and Remus; COS above, III in exergue. Biaggi 598

 

You really have to admire the artistry of Hadrian's engravers. Wow.

 

yup, seems like his coins were paid special attention when the dies were cut.

 

I've always been thinking my first roman gold coin would be a she-wolf suckling twins of some sort. I'm not ready to part with my kidneys yet though....

Gorgeous aureus IOM
Q

 

Happy Birthday, Rome!!

=> this is where the cool kids were hangin' out during Rome's 1000th B-day party ...

 

Happy Birthday Roma... you beautiful old lady you

Elagabalus Antoninianus with Roma reverse

...and Rome!







Some bonus coins for the heck of it.

 

Me as a pudgy college student in Rome many years ago. Man, eating too much pizza back in the day...



And another Roman coin to keep it legal.

 

Here's a never before seen image of Lucius Taruntius Firmanus, the astrologer, from his younger days:


My oldest Romans:


Roman Republican, Hispania
AE, semis, 8.6g, 23mm; 2h; Hispania, 1st century BC
Obv.: Laureate head of Saturn right; S (mark of value) behind
Rev.: Prow left, S (mark of value) above
In Ex.: ROMA


ROMAN REPUBLIC. M. Sergius Silus
AR Denarius, 19mm, 3.9g, 9h; Rome, 116-115 BC.
Obv.: Helmeted head of Roma right; ROMA and XVI monogram behind, EX•S•C before.
Rev.: Soldier on horseback rearing left, holding sword and severed Gallic head in left hand; Q M SERGI below, SILVS in exergue.

Some of my newest Roman coins:

Valens, AD 364-378
AE, 3.1g, 18.5mm; 6h; Siscia
Obv.: DN VALEN-S PF AVG; pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev.: SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICAE, F in in left field, M in right field; Victory advancing right holding wreath in right hand and palm in left
In Ex.: ASISC


Valentinian I, AD 364-375
AE, 2.2g, 17.5mm; 6h; Siscia mint
Obv.: DN VALENTINI-ANVS PF AVG; pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev.: GLORIA RO-MANORVM; emperor in military garb advancing right, head left, holding labrum, dragging captive behind. M in left field, star overPay in right field.
In Ex.: BSISC

And a random:

Caracalla, AD 198-217 AR Denarius, 20mm, 2.8g, 12h; Rome Mint, AD 206
Obv.: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; Laureate, draped bust right, seen from behind.
Rev.: PONTIF TR P VIIII COS II; Mars, in military dress, standing left, resting right hand on shield and holding spear.

 

now there's a face you can trust

 

The wonderful thing about Rome is just how much of the world she touched. You can travel thousands of miles and find a little bit of Rome.

This is from my visit to Segovia, Spain



That's me right next to the Roman aqueduct in Segovia, built sometime in the mid to late-1st Century. A real work of art.

Here are some more pictures of the aqueduct.









And here is another Roman coin to keep it legal.