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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benhur767, post: 8104701, member: 36818&quot;]My Roman collection began primarily with Severan denarii but has been expanding to include later 3rd century coinage and more imperial and provincial bronzes. You may notice that elephants are one of the themes I&#039;ve been cultivating lately. I&#039;m posting in somewhat random order; it&#039;s always hard for me to rank them from &quot;best&quot; to &quot;worst.&quot; Please post anything you think is relevant.</p><p>______________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409647[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Severus Alexander</b>. Egypt, Alexandria. RY 11 of Alexander (231–2 CE), Potin (BI) tetradrachm, 23mm, 12.38g, 12h. Curtis 1045, Dattari (Savio) 4263, Emmett 3088 (R3), Köln 2465, K&amp;G 62.153, Milne 3085. Obv: A KAI MAP AYP CEY AΛEΞΔNAPOC; laureate and draped bust r. Rx: Alexandria standing facing, head l., wearing elephant-skin headdress, short chiton, and boots, holding grain ears and vexillum; palm branch in field l.; L IA (date) in field r.</p><p>______________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409649[/ATTACH]</p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Gallienus</b>. Bithynia, Nicaea, c. 253–60 CE. Æ tetrassaria, 23.5mm, 6.93g, 8h. BMC 154, Sear —, RG p. 836 pl. LXXXVII/30, von Aulock 724. Obv: POU LI EG GALLH SEB; radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust r. Rev: ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ; Dionysos seated l. in a quadriga pulled by elephants; he holds a kantharos (2-handled drinking cup) in his r. hand and a thyrsus in his l. hand.</p><p>______________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409673[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Severus Alexander</b>. Cilicia, Anazarbos, 218–24 CE, CY 249 = 230/1. Æ Hexassarion 32mm, 28.14g, 12h. RPC VI online 7364 var. (differing obv. legend). Ziegler — (Vs3/Rs10, unlisted die combination). Obv: ΑΥΤ ΚΑ Μ ΑYP ϹЄO ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r., seen from behind. Rev: ΘΕΟΥ ΑΝΑΖΑΡΒΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟ / Γ Β in field / ЄΤ ΘΜϹ in exergue; biga of elephants pulling temple model in wagon r. (reproduction of a small temple). Extremely rare.</p><p>______________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409651[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Julia Maesa</b>. AR denarius, Eastern, 218–20 CE; 19mm, 3.10g, 7h. BMCRE 295 note (Juno holds grain ears, not patera), RIC 259 var (same)., RSC 23a var (same)., Thirion p. 86, no. 437 (R; cites 2 specimens in Trésor de Clavier). Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG; draped and diademed bust r. Rev: IVNO REG; Juno standing l., holding scepter and patera, peacock to l.</p><p>______________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409652[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Philip I (the Arab)</b>. Æ sestertius. Rome, 249 CE; 29mm, 18.81g, 12h. RIC 167a, Banti 7. Obv: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG; laureate and draped bust r. Rev: AETERNITAS AVGG / C S [<i>sic</i>] in exergue; elephant walking l., guided by mahout, holding goad and wand.</p><p>______________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409653[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Septimius Severus</b>. Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum, minted under Legate (Governor) Aurelius Gallus. Æ25, 12.39g, 1h. Varbanov, GIC I, 2617 (legend var.). Obv: ΑΥ Κ Λ ΣΕΠ ΣΕΥΗΡΟΣ ΠΕ; laureate head r. Rev: ΥΠΑ ΑΥΡ ΓΑΛΛΟΥ ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤ • ΠΡΟΣ ΙΣ, Emperor on horseback about to stab a boar with a lance.</p><p>______________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409654[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus</b>. AR denarius, Rome, 202 CE; 19mm, 2.90g, 1h. BMCRE 310–11, RIC 248, RSC 31, Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG; head laureate right. Rev: AFRICA; Africa, wearing elephant-skin headdress, reclining l., against a rock and/or lion, holding a scorpion and cornucopia; before her, basket of grain ears. Scarce; 9 specimens in the Reka Devnia hoard.</p><p>______________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409659[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Julia Domna</b>. Æ as, Rome, 196–211 CE; 24mm, 11.67g, 12h. BMCRE 782, pl. 47.12, RIC S871 (S), C 29. Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA; draped bust r., hair waved and coiled at back. Rev: DIANA LVCIFERA / S | C low in l. and r. fields; Diana draped, with crescent behind shoulders (RIC says “crescent on neck”), standing front, head l., holding in both hands a long lighted torch, pointing slightly upward.</p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently very rare. Rev. die link with BMCRE 782, pl. 47.12 and CGB Monnaies 36, 23 October 2008, lot 516.</p><p>______________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1409648[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Caracalla</b>. Thrace, Serdica, 211–217 CE. Æ, 31mm, 15.58g, 1h. H&amp;J 12.18.31.1; Ruzicka 291 var (obv. type)., Varbanov 2245. Obv: AYT K M AYP ANTΩNINOC; man’s bearded bust r., laureate and cuirassed, gorgoneion on breastplate. Rev: OYΛΠIAC CEPΔIKHC; Cybele riding lion to l., holding shield and scepter. Rare.</p><p>______________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1409646[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Septimius Severus</b>. AR denarius, Laodicea ad Mare, 196–7 CE; 18mm, 3.40g, 1h. BMCRE W466–7, RIC 494, RSC 580. Obv: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII; head laureate r. Rev: PROFECTIO AVG; Septimius Severus on horseback walking r., holding spear.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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