Picked this one up. I have a cippus somewhere. Sellers photo. Silver antoninianus of Philip I, emperor 244-249 CE. Rome mint, officina 1, 248 CE. One of a series of coins struck to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Rome and the Saecular Games that were held that year. Size and weight: 21x23mm, 3.6g. Obverse: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: SAECVLARES AVGG Lion walking right. Exergue: I Reference: Sear RCV (vol III) 8956; RIC IV 12. Post your SAECVLARES or Philip, or lions.
Nice, @Pishpash ! Very cool lion! RI Philip I 244-249 CE AR Ant radiate zoo Antelope SAECVLARES 1000 yr anniv Rome
OTACILIA SEVERA Æ Sestertius OBVERSE: MARCIA OTACILIA SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust right REVERSE: SAECVLARES AVGG, SC in ex, Hippopotamus standing right, head raised Struck at Rome, 248 AD 18.6g, 30mm RIC 200a, Cohen 65 ex Warren Esty
Very nice example. I like this series of coinage due to its historic significance (real and imagined). Unfortunately they are often struck with quite worn reverse dies, like mine:
Good to see you back Pishpash, haven't seen to much from you lately, but that coin is a real beauty great portrait and lion. Congrats on a fantastic pick up. Philip 1 Sesturtius temple of Roma, 29.61mm, 16.77gm. RIC 1V 164.
@Ancient Aussie good to be back if only briefly. My body, particularly brain is screaming for sleep. See avatar.
Full Body Lions Thrace - Lysimachos 305-281 BCE AE20 Sysimachia mint 4.64g 19.5mm Athena - Lion SNG Cop 1153 Muller 76 Makedon Kassander 316-297 BCE AE15 Herakles Lion reclining SNG Cop 1140 RImp Marc Antony 43 BCE AR Quinarius 13mm 1.67g Lugdunum Winged bust Victory-probly Fulvia Lion DVNI LVGV Cr 489-5 Syd 1160 Carthage LIBYAN UPRISING Mercenary War 241-238 BCE AR DiShekel Herakles Head in Lion's Head- Lion walking R SNG Cop 240f SELJUQ OF RUM Kaykhusraw II 1236-1245 AR dirham Siwas AH 639 A-1218 lion sunface star L Makedon Alexander III - Alexandrine Babylon Di-Shekel Tet 24mm 16.35g LIFETIME 328-311 Baal-Lion
Pisidia, Komana, 1st Century BC Æ16, 3.17 grams Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus Right. Reverse: Lion pouncing left, KO in exergue. References: Lindgren1280 // Weber7384 // Imhoof-Blumer485b
This period saw two issues marked with workshop (officina) numbers. Oddly, each used a different system. The Saeculares (lion and friends) used Roman numerals while the other series used Greek numbers. My page shows both in groups. In each case officina 3 was used by Philip II and 4 by Otacilia. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/philip.html When I made these images I laid out the eight coins and shot them together but I lacked an extra so one of the obverses shown does not belong to the group with which it rests. Curtis Clay noticed and called me on the 'error'. He knew the dies of the series well enough that he was bothered by my shot. Can you spot it? I did not include an obverse for Philip II in either image but never corrected that over the years. I did include the Tranquillitas reverse die with reversed B in field. Who has one of these? These are not complete sets. There are some scarce variations with animals facing the opposite direction. Who has one of these? Not I.
Cool new P to the A with that lion reverse @Pishpash ! And looks like you got yourself some cute new 4 legged buddies to hang out with! I'll post this lion from India (they really do say this is a lion..if they say so). Yadavas of Devagiri (Mahachandra, 1261-1270AD), AR unit O: lion to right?? R: inscription?? 10 mm, 2.1 g
Philip II. 247-249 AD. Æ Sestertius. Rome mint, 3rd officina. 9th emission, 248 AD. Obv: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. Rev: SAECVLARES AVGG, goat standing left; SC in exergue. RIC IV 264; Banti 16.
While not SAECVLARES, this, too, was struck for the commemoration: Philip I. 244-249 AD. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 17.75 gm, 12h). Commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Rome mint, 1st officina. 10th emission, 249 AD. Obv: Laur. draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: Elephant advancing l., led by mahout, holding staff and goad. RIC IV 167a; Banti 8. EF. Premium dark green patina. Minor soil deposits.
"Post your SAECVLARES or Philip, or lions." OK, a nice lion: Elagabalus. 218-222 AD. Nicopolis, Moesia Inferior. Æ (16mm,3.51 gm, 8h).Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. Rev: Lion walking right. Like Varbanov 3853, but different obv. legend. HrHJ (2015) 8.26.36.3.
I have two of the SAECVLARES coins for Otacilia. I love the hippos and the Sestertius hippo especially. He seems quite prideful!
Way cool! I thought @Bing had the only Water-Pig! Nice! AND, I see @arizonarobin has a Water-Pig too! Gosh, now I WANT one! Here's a Land-Pig: Iberia - Castulo AE14 Quarter Unit Bust - BOAR w-star 2nd C BCE
While PeteB rarely posts a coin I would not love to own, that Philip elephant sestertius is really some coin! I'll toss in two of the much more ordinary antoniniani sharing the type. One is from the mint at Rome while the other is Eastern (Antioch?). Some will say this portrait is Philip II but the distinctions of these Eastern coins are not always as obvious as are those from Rome. CNG discussed the matter when they sold one very much like this. They called it a Philip II hybrid with reverse proper for Philip I. The questions: Where are the Eastern coins of this style bearing the bearded portrait considered proper for Philip I? Where are the Philip II coins from Rome? Are all the non-Rome mint elephants from the same mint (Antioch?) or is further study needed? https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=22772
