Greetings on this sunny Sunday here. I just chose this palm tree of Tyre as a civic issue. The reverse alone would be reminiscent of Palm Sunday. Post your palm branches. Cheers..
Great subject for Palm Sunday! Here's my slightly barbarous Tetricus I with nice patina, minted in Mainz or Trier 273-274. The reverse shows Hilaritas with large palm branch and cornucopia.
Great idea for a Palm Sunday thread! Palm fronds as a design element on a couple of prutot: Antonius Felix, Procurator under Claudius, AD 52-60. Judean Æ Prutah, 2.42 g, 17.2 mm. Caesaria mint, AD 54. Obv: ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙΝΑ (Julia Agrippina, wife of Claudius) within a wreath tied at the bottom with an X. Rev: ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ ΓΕΡΜ, two crossed palm fronds, LΙΔ (year 14) below. Refs: Hendin 651; Meshorer TJC 342. Porcius Festus, Procurator under Nero, AD 59-62. Judean Æ Prutah, 2.51 g, 16.2 mm. Caesarea mint, AD 58-59. Obv: NЄPѠNOC in 3 lines, surrounded by wreath. Rev: Palm branch surrounded by KAICAPO, LЄ (year 5). Refs: Hendin 653; Meshorer TJC 345. ~~~ Palms being held: Faustina II, AD 147-175/6. Roman Æ as, 9.72 g, 25.7 mm, 5 h. Rome, AD 148-152. Obv: FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust wearing band of pearls around the head, right. Rev: HILARITAS S C, Hilaritas standing right, adjusting veil and holding long palm. Refs: RIC 1396b; BMCRE 2151-52; Cohen 115; RCV 4725. Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman AR denarius, 2.25 g, 17.5 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 202. Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: HILARITAS, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm branch and scepter. Refs: RIC 555; BMCRE 32-33; Cohen/RSC 76; RCV 6585; CRE 347.
got one! Crispus. AE Follis. Nicomedia A.D. 317-320. Obv. DN FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, Bust, laureate, draped and cuirassed right. Rv. PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, Jupiter standing left., chlamys across left. shoulder, leaning on sceptre, holding Victory on globe; palm branch in left field, dot over A in right field, SMN in exergue, .
Among the several variations of the 'Emesa' mint, Septimius Severus denarii with Fortun(a) Reduc(i) reverses is one with 'Hilaritas' holding long palm. They are neither the most common or most scarce variation. The same mint regularly included a palm with the Victory type.
Woopsie! This doesn't have any palms! Pontius Pilate (Procurator 26-36 CE). AE Prutah, Jerusalem mint, 30-31 AD. D/ Lituus. TIBEPIOY KAICAPOC. Dated RY 17 of Tiberius (30 CE R/ LIZ within wreath. RPC 4968. Hendin 649. AE. g. 1.95 mm. 16.00 About VF. Former ArtemideKunstauktionen OK OK. Here are some:
I like the Carthaginian coinages and I have one of the Sicilio Punic tetradrachms from about 350 B.C.
The palm branch is not obvious on this coin. It is in the hand of victory who is standing on the hand of Virtus. Galba, AD 68-69. Denarius, Spain (Tarraco ?), 68. AR 3.25 g. Obv: GALBA - IMPERATOR Laureate head r., globe at point of bust. Rev. VIRTVS Virtus, wearing short tunica, standing l., holding parazonium with her l. hand, on her outstretched r. hand Victoria with palm branch and wreath. RIC 48a (R3) Supplementum Galbianum, Quaderni Ticinesi XII Numismatica E Antichita Classiche 1984. Cf. BMC 341, 194v.; BN III, 36, 34v.; C. 210; RIC 30var. (all with IMP on obv.). Very rare variant. Toned. Small chips on flan. Almost very fine Provenance: Auction UBS, Zurich 49 (2000), 365. Ex: “The Galba Collection” Hess Divo Auction 333, Lot 100 November 30, 2017 Hess Divo Auction 334 Lot 107 May 29, 2018 Coin depicted on the Wild Winds database
