Orantes pacem in terris

I wish I had more to post. Share your Pax coins.

 

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Constantine I
Rome mint
312/313 AD
AE Half Follis
Obvs: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Revs: PACI PERPET, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and signum. XII to left, RS in ex.
17mm, 2.05g
RIC VI 356

 

My oldest:
Trajan
Pax seated

The weirdest one:
Carausius
Pax standing
Believe it or not, this coin has been chewed and digest by a dog...

 

A good thread for current times. I only have one Pax:

Postumus
Antoninianus
Cologne mint, 268 AD
Obverse: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: PAX AVG, Pax standing left with branch and sceptre. P in left field.

 

Antoninianus of Philip II with PAX reverse ;
and aureus of Titus as Caesar with PAX reverse.

 

Philip I, antoninianus PAX FVNDATA CVM PERSIS

 

PAX ORBIS TERRARVM

 

Great thread, RC. Here are a few more.

PROBUS


VOLUSIAN



CARUS


MAXIMIANUS

 

Maximinus Thrax, 235-238
Sestertius. 29-28 mm. 19.32 grams.
PAX AVGVSTI
RIC 81. Sear III 8332

 

Octavian, of course
Denarius, Brundisium and Rome, ca. 32- 29 BC
18 x 19 mm, 3.75 g
RIC 252; BMC 605; Cohen 69;

Ob.: Bare head of Octavian right.
Rev.: CAESAR – DIVI•F Pax standing left holding olive branch and cornucopia

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A fitting thread. Let's hope.


Tiberius, Roman Empire, denarius, 15–18 AD, Lyon mint. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate portrait right. Rev: PONTIF MA[XIM], Pax seated right on chair with ornately decorated legs, holding sceptre (or spear) and branch. 18mm, 2.8g. Ref: RIC I Tiberius 28; Giard: Le monnayage de l'atelier de Lyon 1 (1983), group 2, 146.


Hadrian, Roman Empire, denarius, 119–122 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head of Hadrian right. Rev: PM TR P COS III, Pax seated left, holding Victory on globe and branch. 18.5mm, 3.05g. Ref: RIC II, 95.


Trebonianus Gallus, Roman Empire, antoninian, 251–153 AD, Mediolanum mint. Obv: IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, bust of Trebonianus Gallus, draped, cuirassed, and radiate, r. Rev: PAX AETERNA, Pax standing l., holding up branch in extended r. hand and transverse scepter in l. 22mm, 2.93g. Ref: RIC IV.3 Trebonianus Gallus 71. Ex X6 collection.


Valerian I, Roman Empire, AE/BI antoninian, 256–257 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP C P LIC VAL[ERIANVS P F] AVG; bust of Valerian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: [P]AX AVG[G]; Pax standing l.. holding olive-branch and sceptre; in l. field, T. 20mm, 2.09g. Ref: RIC V Valerian 109var (fieldmark).

 

Some lovely coins shown!........Just realised I only have one...

Philip II... AR Antoninianus 247-249AD(23mm, 4.29g, 1h). Rome, AD 247.
Obverse..IMP PHILIPPUS AVG...Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse..PAX AETERNA...Pax standing left, holding olive branch and short sceptre.
RIC IV 231c; RSC 23

 

Pax vobiscum! Another Philip II - this a sestertius:

 

Let us hope that Pax is just as important today as it was during the Roman Empire.


Vespasian 69-79
AR Denarius
struck January-June 70
3,46g/18mm
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
laureate head right.
COS ITER TR POT
Pax seated left, holding branch and caduceus.
Ric 29

Septimius Severus 193-211
AR Denarius
Struck 196-197
2,90g/17mm
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII
laureate head right
P M TR P IIII COS II P P
Pax seated left, holding branch & sceptre.
Ric 85

Postumus 260-269
AR Antoninianus
struck 263
4,26g/20mm
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG
radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
PAX AVG
Pax standing left, holding olive branch
and sceptre.
Ric 78

 

Vespasian
Provincial Silver Denarius
Phillipi mint, A.D. 69-70
Obv: IMP CAES VESPAS AVG
Rev: PACI OPB TERR AVG - Turretted female bust
Φ behind bust
RIC (New) 1407
18mm, 2.8g.


Carausius
Billon Antoninianus
London mint
Obv: IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG
Rev: PAX AVG - Pax, standing left, holding olive branch and vertical scepter
S in left field; P in right
RIC 475
23mm, 4.3g.


Tetricus I
Bronze Antoninianus
Gallic Empire, unidentified southern mint
Obv: IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG
Rev: PAX AVG - Pax standing left, holding olive branch and vertical spear
RIC 100
18mm, 2.9g.

 

One of the coins of my father-in-law, I just made the picture.



Trajan, AE sestertius (101-102). Obv. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM PM. Laureate bust right, left shoulder draped. Rev. TR POT COS IIII P P. Pax seated left on square chair with branch and sceptre, SC in ex. 32 mm. 24.46 gr. RIC 432.

 

Thanks for this thread @Roman Collector. It looks like Pax, rather than Martem Propugnatorem, has prevailed for the time being!

 

PAX


RI Carausius usurper in Britain CE 287–293 BI Ant 4.7g 24mm London radiate cuirassed - PAX AVG Pax stndg l branch scepter S—P RIC V 475



RI Allectus 293-296 CE AE Ant PAX



RI Victorinus 269-270 CE BI Ant Gallic Empire PAX

 

I'm sure politicians and pundits will debate why peace won out, but we know the truth... it was this thread that honored PAX!