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L MARCUS PHILIPPUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS MARCIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Diademed head of Ancus Marcius right, lituus hehind, ANCVS below
REVERSE: Equestrian statue right on an arcade of five arches; flower below horse, AQVA MAR between arches, PHILLIVS behind
Rome 56 BC
3.06g
Cr425/1, Marcia 28, Syd 919

 

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AUGUSTUS
Æ Semis
OBVERSE: AVGVSTVS DIVI·F, Laureate head right
REVERSE: Q. PAPIR . CAR . Q.TER.MONT.II.VIR.Q., Hexastyle temple with IVNONI inscribed on the entablature, C I IL A among the columns of the temple
Ilici (Elche - Spain) After 12 BC
4.9g, 21 mm
RPC I 192; SNG Copenhagen 507

 

VESPASIAN
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right
REVERSE: TR POT X COS VIIII, radiate figure standing on rostral column, holding scepter
Struck at Rome, 79AD
2.9g, 18mm
Sear 2311. BMC 254. RIC 1065 (RIC [1962] 119)
ex Warren Esty

 

A couple of temples


Maxentius
Coin: Bronze Follis
IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG - Laureate head right
CONSERV VRB SVAE - Roma seated facing, head left, within hexastyle temple, holding globe and sceptre; wreath in pediment
Mint: AQUILIEAI (307 ad)
Wt./Size/Axis: 6.91g / 23mm / -
References:

• RIC 116

Pamphylia, Perge
Coin:
- Cult statue of Artemis Pergaia facing within distyle temple; in pediment, eagle
[Π]EPΓAIA[Σ], ([A]PTEMIΔOΣ). - Bow and quiver; in left field, magistrate's name
Mint: Perge (50-30 B.C.)
Wt./Size/Axis: 4.60g / 17mm / -
Rarity: Rare
References:

• SNG BN 373-8
• SNG Copenhagen 308
• Lindgren & Kovacs 1102

 

Sicily, Panormos. Uncertain date in the 1st or 2nd Triumvirate.
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Rev: PANOPMITAN.C.D, tetrastyle temple.
AE 22mm (7.15 gm).

 

RI Philip II 244-249 Nisibis Mesopotamia-farthest EAST Temple


RR Volteius 78 BCE AR Den Jupiter Temple S 312 Cr 385-1

 

Just bought this the other day. No, it's no longer in the stupid slab.

Petillius Capitolinus (43 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.80 gm, 5h). Rome. Eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, head right, wings displayed, PETILLIVS above, CAPITOLINVS below / Hexastyle temple ornamented with statuary on roof line and garlands hanging between columns. Crawford 487/2a. CRI 174. Sydenham 1150. RSC Petillia 2.

 

Here are a few:

 

@TIF : You're going to convert me to provincials with that Gallienus octagonal wall coin. Love it.

Thought I might as well throw in a bridge type:


Trajan Æ Sestertius 104-107 AD

Reverse is S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C : Arched, single-span bridge with six posts, arches at either end surmounted by statues, boat sailing left in river below

 

Octavian. Spring-early summer 36 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.88 g, 6h). Southern or central Italian mint. Bare head right, bearded / Temple of Divus Julius: statue of Julius Caesar, holding lituus, within tetrastyle temple set on podium; DIVO IVL on architrave, star within pediment, figures along roof line; lighted altar to left. Crawford 540/2; CRI 315; Sydenham 1338; RSC 90.

This is a prime example of propaganda in coinage. The Temple of Divus Julius wasn't started until after Actium and dedicated 29 BC on the site of Caesar cremation. Octavian is portrayed with a mourning beard, though this is dated 8 years after Caesars murder, keeping the gift of crisis and revenge alive and well for his political uses.

 

Another bridge

 

some lovely coins here!

he's a not so lovely coin, but i just don't have much in the way of buildings...

 

Oh yeah... bridges! Here's the Milvian Bridge


Commemorative Series under Constantine I
330 CE; Æ 14.5 mm, 1.16 gm
Constantinople mint, 1st officina
Obv: POP ROMANVS; draped bust of Genius left, with cornucopia over shoulder
Rev: Milvian Bridge over Tiber River; CONS//A
Ref: RIC VIII 21; LRBC 1066; Vagi 3043
ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection

No no no. Provincials are ugly, they smell bad, and they fight with other coins. Best to leave those alone

 

There's something very appealing about architectural coins to me. Here are some of my favorites:

The Colosseum (upon inauguration, under Titus):



The Colosseum again (a century later, under Gordian III):



Nero's Port of Ostia:

 

I thought you were kidding but I have a box with mixed Romans and Provincials and my Magnentius was right next to a Hadrian Provincial. I guess Hadrian is one tough Emperor; quite the shiner. I have since separated them. Thanks for letting me know.

 

The Columna Minucia:

 

Always nice to see those architectural types. Fantastic coins folks and fairies. Here are some more (pretty sure you already know them though, )


Augustus, Denarius Colonia Patricia mint ? ca. 19-18 BC
CAESARI AVGVSTO, laureate head right
SP - QR on either side of a domed terastyle temple, in which is a chariot with aquila.
3,66 gr
Ref : RSC # 279, RIC # 119



Volusian, Antoninianus Minted in Rome in AD 252
IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate and draped bust of Volusian right
IVNONI MARTIALI, Juno seated within a distyle shrine, * in right field
3,60 gr
Ref : RCV # 9750, Cohen #45



Romulus, Posthumous follis under the reign of his father Maxentius
Ostia mint, 1st officina, AD 309-310
DIVO ROMVLO N V BIS CONS, Bare head of Romulus right
AETERNAE MEMORIAE, Temple with domed roof surmounted by eagle, M OST P at exergue
7.35 gr
RCV # 15050 (550), Cohen #6, RIC VI # 34

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Fantastic coins AncientJoe you must be proud to have some of the best examples in existance, thanks for sharing them with us.