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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3551796, member: 85693"]I just got a couple of new-to-me Liberalitas types, so I thought I'd keep RC's nice thread going here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus Pius denarius - somewhat unusual in that Liberalitas is holding a vexillum in lieu of the typical counting board. Perhaps indicating a <i>donativum</i> paid to soldiers as well as the<i> congiarium</i> paid to civilians? </p><p><br /></p><p>At 3.30 grams, this one is a tad heavier than my other AP denarii - especially considering its wear and what appears to be harsh cleaning it underwent. Not sure if that signifies anything, but if you were going to show a sound monetary policy, chucking out a few "heavy" coins during a <i>congiarium</i> might be a good strategy. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]943869[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Antoninus Pius Denarius</b></p><p><b>(145-147 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>ANTONINVS AVG [PIVS PP] laureate head right / TR PO-T [COS II]II around, LIB IIII in exergue, Liberalitas standing facing, head left, holding vexillum and cornucopiae.</p><p>RIC 156; BMC 574; RSC 490.</p><p>(3.30 grams / 16 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>The other one I got is a sestertius of Severus Alexander. I have several SA sestertii and they are mostly quite awful - this is my best one, and one of my favorite portraits - he looks like such a nice guy here. But then anybody who hands out free money is a nice guy, right? At least that might be the theory behind a <i>congiarium</i>, I guess.</p><p><br /></p><p>The AVGVSTI IIII reverse legend is odd, I thought.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]943870[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Severus Alexander </b></p><p><b>Æ Sestertius </b></p><p><b>(229 A.D.) Rome Mint</b></p><p>IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate head right, draped left shoulder / LIBERALITAS AVGVSTI IIII, S-C, Liberalitas standing left, holding coin counter and cornucopiae.</p><p>RIC 575; Cohen 136; BMC 561.</p><p>(14.33 grams / 28 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Any new liberalitas types out there? I'd like to see more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3551796, member: 85693"]I just got a couple of new-to-me Liberalitas types, so I thought I'd keep RC's nice thread going here. Antoninus Pius denarius - somewhat unusual in that Liberalitas is holding a vexillum in lieu of the typical counting board. Perhaps indicating a [I]donativum[/I] paid to soldiers as well as the[I] congiarium[/I] paid to civilians? At 3.30 grams, this one is a tad heavier than my other AP denarii - especially considering its wear and what appears to be harsh cleaning it underwent. Not sure if that signifies anything, but if you were going to show a sound monetary policy, chucking out a few "heavy" coins during a [I]congiarium[/I] might be a good strategy. [ATTACH=full]943869[/ATTACH] [B]Antoninus Pius Denarius (145-147 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] ANTONINVS AVG [PIVS PP] laureate head right / TR PO-T [COS II]II around, LIB IIII in exergue, Liberalitas standing facing, head left, holding vexillum and cornucopiae. RIC 156; BMC 574; RSC 490. (3.30 grams / 16 mm) The other one I got is a sestertius of Severus Alexander. I have several SA sestertii and they are mostly quite awful - this is my best one, and one of my favorite portraits - he looks like such a nice guy here. But then anybody who hands out free money is a nice guy, right? At least that might be the theory behind a [I]congiarium[/I], I guess. The AVGVSTI IIII reverse legend is odd, I thought. [ATTACH=full]943870[/ATTACH] [B]Severus Alexander Æ Sestertius (229 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate head right, draped left shoulder / LIBERALITAS AVGVSTI IIII, S-C, Liberalitas standing left, holding coin counter and cornucopiae. RIC 575; Cohen 136; BMC 561. (14.33 grams / 28 mm) Any new liberalitas types out there? I'd like to see more.[/QUOTE]
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