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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7636415, member: 75937&quot;]Very informative and interesting write-up, [USER=99554]@Ocatarinetabellatchitchix[/USER]! I have many, so I&#039;ll just show a few that illustrate the various ways of dating.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Year of the city:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-neapolis-artemis-jpg.1113103/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Faustina Jr., 147-175</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 19.8 mm, 5.32 gm</p><p>Samaria, Neapolis, AD 161/162</p><p>Obv: ΦΑVCΤЄΙΝΑΝ CЄΒΑCΤΗΝ, bare-headed and draped bust, right</p><p>Rev: ΦΛ ΝЄΑC ΠΟΛЄѠC CVΡ ΠΑΛЄ, cultus-statue, resembling Ephesian Artemis, standing facing, flanked by stags; her head-dress surmounted by small temple; across field, ЄΤ-Ϟ (= year 90 of the Era of Neapolis = AD 161/162)</p><p>Refs: SGI 1801v; BMC 67-69.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1313447[/ATTACH]</p><p>Domitian, AD 81-96, and Domitia, AD 82-96.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 24 mm, 9.45 g.</p><p>Cilicia, Anazarbus, city year 112 = AD 93/4.</p><p>Obv: ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΘΕ ΥΙ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕ ΓΕΡ, laureate head of Domitian, right; behind, star.</p><p>Rev: ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΩΝ ΔΟΜΕΤΙΑ ⳞΕΒΑⳞΤΗ, ΙΒ-Ρ (in field; = year 112 of the city), draped bust of Domitia, left.</p><p>Refs: RPC II 1749; SNG France 2019-20; BMC 9; Ziegler 76 (obv 1/rev 3); SNG Levante 1374.</p><p>Notes: Double die match to <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/1749" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/1749" rel="nofollow">RPC specimen</a> (Roma Numismatics XVIII, 29 Sept. 2019, <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6334018" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6334018" rel="nofollow">lot 758</a> (ex Künker 236, 7 Oct. 2013, lot 1025)) and the SNG Levante plate coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Year of the reign:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/faustina-jr-alexandrian-tetradrachm-jpg.1005535/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Faustina Jr, AD 161-175.</p><p>Billon Tetradrachm, 13.82 g, 23.2 mm.</p><p>Alexandria, AD 148/9.</p><p>Obv: ΦΑΥCΤΙΝΑ CЄΒΑCΤΗ, pearl-diademed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: L ΔѠΔЄΚΑΤΟΥ (regnal year 12 of Antoninus Pius), Dikaiosyne seated left, holding scales and cornucopiae.</p><p>Refs: Köln 1944; Dattari 3238; BMC 1317; Emmett 1938.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gallienus-alexandrian-tetradrachm-jpg.819241/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gallienus, AD 253-268.</p><p>Roman billon tetradrachm, 8.70 g, 23 mm.</p><p>Egypt, Alexandria, AD 266/7.Obv: AVT K Π ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: Homonoia standing left, raising hand and holding double cornucopia; L IΔ (= regnal year 14) before, palm frond behind.</p><p>Refs: Dattari (Savio) 5246; BMCG 2186; Cologne 2937; Milne 4136; RCV 10580; Emmett 3816.14; K&amp;G 90.93.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Year by titulature:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>This can be narrowed down to a period of a few months by its titles:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/nerva-ivstitia-avgvst-denarius-jpg.700978/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Nerva, AD 96-98</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 16 mm, 3.39 g</p><p>Rome, Sept-Dec AD 97</p><p>Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P, laureate head right</p><p>Rev: IVSTITIA AVGVST: Justitia, draped, seated right on low backed chair, feet on stool, holding long straight scepter in right and branch extended in left</p><p>Refs: RIC 30; Cohen 103.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/antoninus-pius-pietati-avg-cos-iiii-fecunditas-sestertius-jpg.1203028/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 23.46 g, 32.3 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Rome, December 159 - December 160.</p><p>Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII, laureate head, right.</p><p>Rev: PIETATI AVG COS IIII, Pietas, standing facing, head left, holding globe in extended right hand and child on left arm; on either side of her, small girl standing, raising one hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1031; BMCRE 2088-90; Cohen 621; Strack 1192; RCV 4205.</p><p>Notes:RIC 1002 and BMCRE <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1872-0709-653" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1872-0709-653" rel="nofollow">2062</a> are misdescribed by Mattingly in both RIC3 and BMCRE4. It is extremely doubtful that any specimens read TR P XXII on obv., but actually read TR P XXIII with the final &quot;I&quot; being merged with the neck truncation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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