My November purchase

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by gogili1977, Nov 24, 2018.

  1. gogili1977

    gogili1977 Well-Known Member

    I bought three denarii and three bronze coins.
    Septimius Severus AD 193-211. Rome, Obv. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right. Rev. RESTITVTOR VRBIS, Roma seated left on shield, holding palladium and spear. RIC 288. 2.7g. (60 eur). I like the reverse.
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    Julia Domna AD 193-211. Rome,Obv. IVLIA DOMNA AVG, draped bust right. Rev. VESTA, Vesta seated left on throne, holding sceptre and palladium. RIC 538. 3.4 gr. (30 eur). I did not have seated Vesta.
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    Plautilla (202-205 AD). Rome. Obv. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right. Rev. CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia standing left, holding patera and sceptre. RIC 363a. 3.1 gr. (150 eur). I did not have Plautilla from Rome mint.
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    Valens. AD 364-378. Aquileia. Obv. DN VALENS PF AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Valens right. Rev. GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor advancing right, holding labaraum and dragging captive. SMAQP. RIC 11b. (10 eur) I want to expand this variant with new mint.
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    Gratian. AD 367-383. Thessalonica. Obv. DN GRATIANVS PF AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev. GLORIA RO-MANORVM, Emperor advancing right, holding kneeling captive with right hand and labarum with left; TES. RIC 26c. I want this because there is no chi-ro (only x) on labarum.
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    Arcadius. AD 383-408. Thessalonica. Obv. DN ARCADIVS PF AVG, Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VIRTVS AVGGG, Emperor, spurning captive with right foot and holding phoenix and labarum, standing left on galley left; Victory at helm, holding rudder; TЄS. RIC 61c. (10 eur) I did not have this reverse of Arcadius.
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    Post your comments, or November purchases. Thanks.
     
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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Nice. Fun bunch.

    Quite the contrast between empress portraits. I think I know why ...

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    (OK, so it's no @TIF GIF, but the best I could manage with my primitive software.) ;)
     
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  4. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Nice acquisitions, @gogili1977 ! Did you know that the VESTA type of Julia Domna comes in with and without scepter versions? If you ever see one without the scepter, snatch it up.

    Domna VESTA seated without scepter denarius.jpg
     
  5. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    Here are a couple from November...

    Commodus billon tet of Alexandria and Vespasian as well...

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    The difference in color reflects the reduced silver content in the Commodus example.
     
  6. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    LOL, amusing.


    Nice assortment, gogili.
     
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  7. gogili1977

    gogili1977 Well-Known Member

    Nice joke. I don`t know does it depends on the mood of the die cutter and how he imagines that woman or the emperor has influence to the appearance of her coins?
     
  8. gogili1977

    gogili1977 Well-Known Member

    I did not know that, but I noticed that currently there are more in the offer of the Vesta that standing left and the variant of the Vesta seated and holding simpulum and sceptre.
     
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  9. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Yes, the artistic variation on the portraiture is a wonderful thing.
     
  10. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

  11. H8_modern

    H8_modern Attracted to small round-ish art

    I bought 2 Thursday night but obviously don’t have them in hand yet so I’m hesitant to post them. I will say they’re both from the X6 collection.

    @gogili1977 that Plautilla is really nice, well struck and good metal. Very nice denarius.
     
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