Birthday of Rome Today

hapeas koinus?

 

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Great thread with a lot of cool coins & other stuff.
I've not had much time to photo or even re photo my coins. So I'll toss this Republican that I haven't shown a bunch of times.

 

Nice coins and pictures, everyone!

Happy birthday, Rome

A couple of Imperials:


Nero
struck in Rome, CE 63
Orichalcum sestertius, 34 mm, 26.7 gm
Obv: NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP PP; laureate head right, wearing aegis
Rev: ANNONA AVGVSTI CERES; Ceres, veiled and draped, seated left, holding corn ears and torch, her feet on stool, facing Annona standing right, holding cornucopia; between them, modius on garlanded altar; in background, stern of ship
Ref: RIC 98. Cohen 24
Heritage, CICF World and Ancient Coin Signature Auction, Apr 2014. Removed from NGC slab.


Septimius Severus
Rome, CE 206
AR denarius, 3.41 gm, 20 mm, 12h
Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right
Rev: LAETITIA TEMPORVM, the spina of the Circus Maximus decorated as a ship facing left, with the turning posts at its prow and stern, a sail mounted on the central obelisk, and the spina's other monuments visible in between; above the ship, four quadrigas racing left; below, seven animals: an ostrich at left and a bear at right; between them a lion and a lioness chasing a wild ass and a panther attacking a bison
Ref: RIC 274; BMC 343.
ex Colosseo Collection

 

Felix dies natalis tibi!

My favourites of Roma and/or the twins:

Denarius of T. Mallius Mancinus, Ap. Claudius Pulcher, Q. Urbinius, 111-110 BC


Denarius of Hadrian, 123 AD


Follis of Maxentius, AD 307 (note wolf & twins in pediment)


AD 332-3


Siliqua of Gratian (375-383)

 

April 21 was a date on which the Romans threw a festival called the Parilia, for the goddess of shepherds, Pales. Ovid describes the festival in an elegaic poem, the Fasti, implying that it existed before the founding of Rome. In the poem, he describes Romulus reaching Rome on the day of the Parilia, taking a stick and defining the boundaries of the new city, praying to the gods for its protection. His brother Remus, however, in an act of mockery, stepped past the boundaries, and was struck down by Romulus's henchman Celer, who was fortifying the walls.

Over time, the Parilia became the celebration of the founding of Rome. Julius Caesar added games to the ceremony, Caligula added a procession of priests, noblemen and children singing the emperor's praises while escorting the Golden Shield. In AD 121, Hadrian changed the festival's name to Romaea, and built a new temple of Venus and Roma (which sadly has not survived to modern times).

Of course, none of this answers the question as to why April 21 was chosen - that knowledge is apparently lost to prehistory. But the evolution of the festival is an interesting insight into the evolution of a pastoral society into a city-state, and eventually an empire. It moves from the worship of a very minor deity and the ritual purification and sacrifice of livestock, to the building of auspicious temples in honor of major deities, and games and processions glorifying the edifice of civilization which was Eternal Rome.

 

Happy Birthday, Rome; And myself...
This is my favorite Roman Imperial and favorite Emperor, Marcus Aurelius.

 

Happy birthday dear @iamtiberius

 

It's him, it's him, I recognize

petronius

 

Happy birthday @iamtiberius ! I hope you got to spend some time with family/friends and had something good to eat!

 

Happy b-day to Rome and my son Luke! We are throwing a party at the house today for around 30 people and it is raining. On the way to his soccer game at 8:30 this morning my wife's car died, and I mean died, so my brother picked us up and brought us home. Just got in my 4runner to go get some things for the party and it will not start... Tomorrow we are getting a new car. Oh well, I got the Batman pinata up and most of the decorations.


Æ12 Tessera. Rome mint. Crescent and stars series.
Æ12 Tessera 0.70 g. Rome mint.
Obv: Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing calathus.
Rev: Three stars over crescent.

 

I "Liked" the coin not your situation! Sorry to hear about so much trouble on a special day!

 

Here is a Roman coin to celebrate

 

It's 116 b.C. - 27 b.C., of course, he had a long life, but not so long

Statue of Varro in Rieti (80 km. to Rome), his birthplace.



petronius

 

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Referencing the birthday of Rome, Hadrian issued a gold aureus
for the occasion along with some games and festivities. NAC auctioned
an example 10-06-16. Auction #95 Lot # 246. I believe it brought
32,000 CHF. I am uncertain about silver and bronze issues. NAC provides
a nice write up on this coin.

 

Here's the coin and link from Sixbid's archives:

https://sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=2981&category=61687&lot=2488157

 

I would say this is my favorite coin I own, and it is not US nor Chinese! (Thanks @TIF for bringing this type to my attention. )

 

Happy birthday Roma.

 

It is cool. I am on the prowl for a forlorn waif style version of this issue also.