I recently started picking up a random assortment of Roman coins with Britannia associations - mostly on a whim but also because I specialize in them in a general way. Except for the Severan coins, there is nothing exceptional here - just worn and inexpensive examples. And yes, the Hadrian Sestertius is a replica! - I grew weary trying to find a genuine coin - and even significantly worn specimens are outrageously expensive. The modern Penny is a circulated birth year coin - just to illustrate the depiction of Britannia on latter day British coins. I will add more coins similar to these from time to time, but only on a casual basis. RIC Vol. II, HADRIAN, Sestertius, No. 845 Obverse: Hadrian, laureate head right Inscription: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP Reverse: Britannia seated half left with feet on rocks holding sceptre with shield to right Inscription: BRITANNIA - SC (in exergue) (Replica coin) BRITISH 1920s PENNY (Circulated) Obverse: George V, bare headed, facing left Inscription: GEORGIVS V DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP Reverse: Britannia wearing Corinthian helmet, seated left, holding trident with left hand and supporting shield with right hand Inscription: ONE PENNY - 1929 (in exergue) RIC Vol. IV, SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, Denarius, No. 335 Obverse: Septimius Severus, Laureate head facing right Inscription clockwise from bottom: SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT Reverse: Victory seated left writing on shield Inscription: VICTORIAE BRIT RIC Vol. IV, CARACALLA, Denarius, No. 231a Obverse: Caracalla, Laureate head facing right Inscription clockwise from bottom: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT Reverse: winged Victory advancing right holding trophy Inscription: VICTORIAE BRIT RIC Vol. IV, GETA, Denarius, No. 91 Obverse: Geta, Laureate head facing right Inscription clockwise from bottom: P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT Reverse: Victory standing left holding wreath and palm branch Inscription: VICTORIAE BRIT RIC II, COMMODUS, Denarius, No. 146 Obverse: Commodus, Laureate head facing right Inscription clockwise from bottom: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT Reverse: Pietas standing left, holding a box and dropping incense from a patera onto an altar Inscription: AVCT PIET PM TRP XII IMP VIII COS V PP RIC II, COMMODUS, Sestertius, No. 452 Obverse: Commodus, Laureate head facing right Inscription clockwise from bottom: M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT Reverse: Winged Victory seated, writing on shield Inscription: S C (left and right) VICT BRIT (exergue) Please post your BRIT/BRITANNIA coins (no “thread drift” please)
COMMODUS AR Denarius OBVERSE: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT PP, laureate head right REVERSE: CONC COM P M TR P XVI COS VI, Concordia standing left, holding patera & scepter Struck at Rome, 191 AD 2.5g, 17mm RIC 219 CARACALLA AR Denarius OBVERSE: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right REVERSE: MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales & cornucopiae Struck at Rome, 211 AD 2.28g, 19mm RIC 224 CARACALLA AR Denarius OBVERSE: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right REVERSE: P M TR P XIIII COS III P P, Pax running left holding branch & scepter Struck at Rome, 211 AD 3.11g, 18mm RIC 184, RSC 190, BMC 4
Thank you, Bing. Excellent example coins. BTW I have an Antoninus Pius Britannia As on the way, but I don’t want to post the pic here until I have it in hand - the perceived CT hex you know!
I will never do that again. That MA Legio XIIII was cursed because I posted before I got it. BTW, you have some very lovely coins.
I, too, just last week purchased a Septimius As with Brit (my first Brit) in obverse legend, but will also wait to post until it's in hand.
Commodus 177-192 AD Denarius 186-189 AD ROME M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head right ROMAE AE TERNAE, Roma seated left holding Victory and scepter, C V P P in ex. 2.30g UPR RIC 195, RSC 647, BMC 239, Cohen 64, sear5 #5690 Caracalla AD 198-217. Bronze (AR; 18-19mm; 3.40g; 12h) ancient forgery, regular style. ANTONINVS PIVS – AVG BRIT Laureate head of Caracalla to right. Rev. INDVLG FECVNDAE Indulgentia, veilded, towered, draped, seated left on curule chair, extending right hand and holding secptre, pointing upwards to right, in left. cf. BMCRE V p. 370, 74 and pl. 55.3; cf. C. 104.
D Ah, we can both anxiously wait, Justin - with bated breath - and hopefully therefor avoid the jinx!
Crickey! prices have gone up quite a bit since I bought my coin like this one .......... https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/marcantica/94/product/ar_denarius_of_septimius_severus_193211_ad_british_victory_issue_best_for_the_type_ric_iv_335_s_scarce/1005800/Default.asps Do you think Vcoins dealers constantly check out CT and add coins currently under discussion - at an advantageous price? Just an innocent query on my part - I am not very familiar with the nuances of buying and selling.
Sometimes it seems that way, but I actually doubt it. Not enough hours in the day for a dealer to keep up with the discussions on all the Ancient boards.
Love the thread @jamesicus ! Great coins everyone. Hopefully you all won't be opposed to me adding a modern Britannia to the thread. She even looks good on modern stuff!
I do not know this dealer but did read his 'about us' page where he mentions selling coins from his collection and from consignments. He has coins that are reasonably priced IMO and over the top ridiculously high. Of course that is just a matter of opinion but sometimes it points to a consignment situation. Some dealers will accept coins on consignment and allow the consignor to set the prices (adding on his own fee for handling). If someone buys a coin for twice what it is worth and consigns it with a dealer who adds a hefty percentage, it might look like prices are going up when what we have is a dreamer. https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ma..._issue_ric_iv_14_s_scarce/985920/Default.aspx is this Septimius worth 100 euros more than the BRIT? I hope so. Legion XIIII GEMMV is the most common of the Septimius Legionaries. I have six variations but all mine have enough of the legion number that you don't have to know that XIIII is the only one that ends in MMV to ID the coin. I'll just show one which may not be EF but I have a prejudice for coins with legends. I know, I'm strange. (Yes I know this is a different variety than his.) I'm not saying the BRIT is worth the price asked or not but just that many dealers have coins priced as they are for reasons other than the perceived value of the coin. The coin might be on consignment. He might have paid too much or got a real bargain. It might have been in his stock for a very long time or it might be new and he has a customer that tends to overpay willingly and likes coins like this. Have prices gone up? Certainly, except for the ones that went down. I have examples of both, don't you? This May, I showed my NEWP coin below (the most rare of the SS legions) at a show from a well known dealer for $255. Valentinian's recent post on old catalogs caused me to discover 'This Coin' sold in a 2000 auction for $380+fluff. It is the same coin. In 2000, it might have been more rare (someone found a chestful?), it might have been closer to the best known (I've seen better) or...... maybe two bidders just got carried away. This is a case of a coin that went down. If I sold it tomorrow, what would I get? We will never know. What are coins worth? ~3g. of ~50% silver? $16/18 = $0.89?
Caracalla denarius ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT Laur. head right MARTI PROPUGNATORI Mars walking left with trophy and spear VF Rome 213 AD Sear 6819 Ric 223
I think even mentioning a purchase before it is in hand invokes a curse. The only thing you can do now is take appropriate personal vows. http://augustuscoins.com/ed/VOTA/
Nice little collection! Ok @jamesicus , I lived there for a few years many years ago. But, never really got any Ancients (well, except the Roman concrete...) Yeah, and a bunch of modern British coins reaching back into the early 1800's as well as British Gold. But, I never pic them nor post them. Here are my Britons: Ooops, well, Judaea Claudius honoring his son... But, there is BRIT on the reverse... Judaea Claudius w-Britannicus CE 41-54 Æ Prutah 17mm 2.8g Antonius Felix-procurator Dated RY 14 54 CE 2-crossed shields spears - Palm tree BPIT K AI L IΔ date Hendin 1348 RI Carausius usurper in Britain CE 287–293 BI Ant 4.7g 24mm London radiate cuirassed - PAX AVG Pax stndg l branch scepter S—P RIC V 475 How about Allectus? No Brit on it... RI Allectus 293-296 AE Quinarius London Virtus Galley AE17 2-3g S 13870 RIC 55 RI Constantine I AVG Follis Votive XX seated captives 2.69g 18mm RIC VII 191 London Celtic Britain Iceni Boudicca 61 CE 1.03g Celt Hd r Celtic horse galloping Scarce Rome ISCA Legio II Augusta 75-300 CE Caerleon Concrete 2 pcs 26x21mm ea