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Constans...

 

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Licinius I

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone.


ALEXANDER II ZABINAS AE22
OBVERSE: Radiate and diademed head right
REVERSE: �'ΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝ�"ΡΟΥ, Double cornucopia; A-Π flanking, star to lower left
Struck at Antioch, Series 5 125-22 BC
8.2g, 22mm
SC 2237


VALERIAN I AE Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS PF AVG, radiate, draped cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: VIRTVS AVGG, Valerian and Gallienus facing each other, one holding spear and globe, the other Victory and spear
Struck at Antioch, 255-56 AD
2.9g, 22.5mm
RIC 293, Cohen 276


AURELIAN Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate bust right
REVERSE: RESTITVT ORBIS, female on the left presents a wreath to Aurelian, holding a sceptre, Gamma in ex.
Struck at Antioch,270-5 AD
3.6g, 22mm
RIC V 386


TACITUS Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: CLEMENTIA TEMP, Tacitus receiving globe from Jupiter, Z in lower centre, XXI in ex.
Struck at Antioch, 275-6 AD
3.2g, 22mm
RIC 210, Z

 

Autonomous...

 

That Zabinas is a great coin, Bing! I want it.

 

MAXIMIANUS Antoninianus
OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, radiate cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG, Jupiter standing right holding sceptre & orb facing Hercules standing left holding Victory & club, S in lower centre, XXI dot in ex.
Struck at Antioch 286-95 AD
4.3g, 22mm
RIC 622
crescent S


CONSTANTINE I AE4
OBVERSE: DV CONSTANTINVS P T AVGG, veiled head right
REVERSE: VN-MR to either side of Constantine, standing right, togate & veiled, SMANS in ex.
Struck atAntioch, 337-355 AD
2.1g, 15mm
RIC VIII 112


MAXIMINUS II DAIA Quarter-Nummus
OBVERSE: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter seated left holding globe & sceptre
REVERSE: VICTORIA AVGG, Victory advancing left with wreath & palm, officina letter to right, ANT in ex.
Struck at Antioch, 310-313 AD
1.2g, 15mm
Vagi 2955

 

Alexander Balas...

 

CONSTANTINE II AE3 Follis
OBVERSE: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C - Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left
REVERSE: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS - Campgate with two towers, 10 rows and star above. SMANTB in ex.
Struck at Antioch, 325-335 AD
2.81g, 18mm
RIC VII 65


CONSTANS AE2
OBVERSE: D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left, globe in right hand
REVERSE: FEL TEMP REPA-RATIO,
Helmeted soldier, spear in left hand, advancing right, head left; with his right hand he leads a small bare-headed figure from a hut beneath a tree. The spear points downwards, between the soldier's legs. ANGamma in ex
Struck at Antioch 348-350 AD
3.5g, 21mm
RIC VIII 126


CONSTANTIUS II AE4
OBVERSE: CONSTAN-TIVS AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers either side of a single standard, SMANS Iin ex.
Struck at Antioch 337-41 AD
1.5g, 14.5mm
RIC VII 44

 

THEODOSIUS I AE2
OBVERSE: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor standing facing, head right, holding standard & globe, ANTA in ex.
Struck at Antiochia 392-5 AD
4.5g, 22mm
RIC 68b

 

Elagabalus...

 

We must be the only ones up this morning. I have more, but I will wait to see if others post. BTW, I like the first coin of Constans. It's a total winner.

 

How 'bout posting any/all coins from modern-day Turkey?

 

Sounds good - I seem to have run out of Antioch coins anyway. I thought I had more...

 

Pescennius Niger, Antioch, BONI EVINTVS, otherwise unseen by me and was my first coin of this ruler.


Pescennius Niger, Antioch, VICTOR IVST AVG, a relatively common type for this ruler and probably will be my last coin of his unless the market crashes and the rich guys turn them loose by the bucketful.

 

Fabulous portrait on that last coin, Doug - almost a caricature.

 

CONSTANTINE I
AE3
3.99g, 20.2mm
Antioch mint, 327 - 328 AD
RIC VII 81
O: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, head with rosette diadem right.
R: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, SMANTepsilon in ex, camp gate with 11 layers, 2 turrets and star inbetween, pellet in doorway.

 

CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS
AE Antoninianus
3.53g, 20.1mm
Antioch mint, 268 -270 AD
RIC 207
O: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
R: FIDES AVG, Mercury standing left with purse and cauduceus, Z in ex.

 

Happy Turkey Day!



Clockwise from top:

LYDIA, Sardes. AE29. Roman Provincial of Germanicus and Drusus, struck under Caligula CE 37-41, restruck with special ring dies by a later proconsul.
KINGS OF LYDIA. EL trite. An early version of a "Lydian Lion", ~630-564 BCE.
PONTOS, Amisos. AE29. Athena / Persus holding the the recently decapitated Medusa's head.
PAMPHYLIA, Side. AR tetradrachm. Athena / Nike.
CARIA, Mylasa. AR hemiobol. lion / scorpion.
CARIA, Kindya. AR tetrobol. head of sea monster Ketos / geometric pattern.
IONIA, Samos. AR drachm. winged boar / facing lion scalp.
IONIA, Klazomenai. AR diobol. winged boar / quadripartite incuse.
MYSIA, Pitane. AE9. head of Zeus Ammon / pentagram

 

TIF: You're too creative for me. I give up

 

Antioch was an important Byzantine mint, but suffered disasters in the 520's under Justin and then Justinian. Read the story of the coins here:
http://esty.ancients.info/interesting/Justinian.html



Above is a follis of Justinian (527-565) from after the second major earthquake when the city was renamed "Theopolis" (City of God).