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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7523188, member: 110350"]I have only two PRINC IVVENT-type coins. The first is for Gaius and Lucius, who certainly died prematurely, but of illness rather than being murdered. Unless one wishes to blame Livia for their deaths as well!</p><p><br /></p><p>Augustus AR Denarius, 2 BCE-13 AD Lugdunum [Lyons] Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE/ Rev. Gaius & Lucius standing front, each with a hand resting on a round shield, a spear, & in field above, a lituus [<i>curved augural staff</i>] right & simpulum [<i>ladle</i>] left [<i>in "b9"-like formation</i>], AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT (beginning at 4:00); C L CAESARES below. RIC I 207, RSC I 43, Sear RCV I 1597, BMCRE 533. 18 mm., 3.9 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>(The photo of both sides is Frank Robinson's usual somewhat blurry effort; the photo of the reverse is mine, to permit the reading of the legend. I haven't gotten around to photographing the obverse myself.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1299248[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1299249[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The second is a standard Philip II type that it actually seems I've never posted here before:</p><p><br /></p><p>Philip II, Caesar (son of Philip I) AR Antoninianus, 247 AD, Obv. Radiate head right, M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES/ Philip II standing left holding a globe and scepter, captive at his feet, PRINCIPI IVVENT. RIC IV-3 219, RSC IV 57. 23 mm., 4.42 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1299253[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7523188, member: 110350"]I have only two PRINC IVVENT-type coins. The first is for Gaius and Lucius, who certainly died prematurely, but of illness rather than being murdered. Unless one wishes to blame Livia for their deaths as well! Augustus AR Denarius, 2 BCE-13 AD Lugdunum [Lyons] Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE/ Rev. Gaius & Lucius standing front, each with a hand resting on a round shield, a spear, & in field above, a lituus [[I]curved augural staff[/I]] right & simpulum [[I]ladle[/I]] left [[I]in "b9"-like formation[/I]], AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT (beginning at 4:00); C L CAESARES below. RIC I 207, RSC I 43, Sear RCV I 1597, BMCRE 533. 18 mm., 3.9 g. (The photo of both sides is Frank Robinson's usual somewhat blurry effort; the photo of the reverse is mine, to permit the reading of the legend. I haven't gotten around to photographing the obverse myself.) [ATTACH=full]1299248[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1299249[/ATTACH] The second is a standard Philip II type that it actually seems I've never posted here before: Philip II, Caesar (son of Philip I) AR Antoninianus, 247 AD, Obv. Radiate head right, M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES/ Philip II standing left holding a globe and scepter, captive at his feet, PRINCIPI IVVENT. RIC IV-3 219, RSC IV 57. 23 mm., 4.42 g. [ATTACH=full]1299253[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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