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SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, his laureate head rt
REVERSE: BONI EVENTVS, Boni Eventus standing left holding basket of fruit & corn ears
Struck at Alexandria, Egypt, 194 AD
2.04g. 16.5mm.
RIC 347

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OBV: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, Radiate bust, right
REV: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and eagle-tipped sceptre, eagle at feet to right, sitting captive to right.
Alexandria 318-324AD

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Licinius II (317-324, as Caesar) AE3, issued 320-21. Aquileia, 3.33g, 19mm.
Obv: LICINIVS IVN NOB CAES; laureate head r.
Rev: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM; VOT • V in wreath, AQT in ex.

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Crispus
AE- Follis, Aquileia Mint, AD 321
Obv: CRISPUS NOB CAES / Büste nach rechts
R3v: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM / VOT V im Lorbeekranz
RIC VII Aquileia, p.404, 89

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CRISPUS
AE3
OBVERSE: D N FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: PROVIDEN TIAECAESS Jupiter stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, leaning on scepter, holding Victory on globe. In field to l., palm branch; in field to r., dot A; in exergue, SMN
Struck at Nicomedia 317 - 320 A.D
2.92g, 18mm
RIC VII 32

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Focas AE 40 Nummi of Nicomedia:





Edit: Oops this is Cyzicus

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Antoninus Pius and Faustina I shaking hands.

Diva Faustina I. AR Denarius. Rome, after AD 141.
Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, draped bust right
Rev: CONCORDIAE, Antoninus Pius standing right, holding roll, clasping hands with Faustina standing left, holding scepter

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Plautilla
AR-Denar, Rome
Obv.: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTA, draped bust right
Rev.: CONCORDIAE AETERNAE, Caracalla and Plautilla standing vis-à-vis, clasping hands.
Ag, 3.31g, 19.6mm
Ref.: RIC 361, CRE 435 [C]


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Antoninianus of Hostilian with Mars Propugnator reverse.


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Hostillian

RI Hostilian 251 CE AE 27 Viminacium Moesia Bull-Lion

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L CALPURNIUS PISO CAESONINUS & Q SERVILIUS CAEPIO ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS CALPURNIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Head of Saturn facing right, harpa and legend PISO behind, CAEPIO and symbol below, Q below chin
REVERSE: AD FRV EMV EX SC, the two quaestors seated left between 2 grain ears
Struck at Rome 100 BC
3.6g, 20mm
Crawford 330/1a; Syd 6031

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Quaestors

Aediles seated on subsellium

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If you squint just right you can see the Boule dropping pebbles or tessera in to an amphora to vote.


Cilicia, Anazarbus. Nero, 54-68. Hemiassarion AE17. Boule voting.
Obv: NЄPΩN KAICAP Laureate head of Nero to right; on neck, countermark: male head to right within round incuse. Rev: ЄTOVC ςΠ KAICAPЄωN Veiled Boule seated left on throne, dropping voting pebble or tessera into amphora to left.
CY 86 = 67/8.
RPC I 4063. SNG Paris 2010.

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