You are all invited to my wedding!

Good times are made better when they can be shared with good friends. Today is a good day for me and even though I would love for my coin friends to all be here in person I know that's unfortunately not really feasible. However, that doesn't mean I can't invite you all to be a part of the day in our own unique CT way... I'm talking coins people


Here is the spot where it's all going to go down.


I bought a lot of adult beverages for the reception (aka the most expensive party I've ever hosted )

To celebrate the event in true ancient coin style here are a few coins of the Roman worlds third century power couple... Aurelian and Severina.

This coin of Severina has the added bonus of showing both emperor and empress because on the reverse we actually get to see them shaking hands in a symbol of concordia.

Roman Empire
Aurelian, AD 270-275
BI Antoninianus, Serdica Mint, struck ca. AD 274/5
Wt.: 4.1 g
Dia.: 25 mm, 12h
Obv.: IMP C AVERLIANVS PF AVG; Radiate, cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: RESTITVT ORBIS; Woman standing right presents wreath to Aurelian standing left holding spear, star between, KAA in exergue
Ref.: RIC 288


Roman Empire
Ulpia Severina Augusta, AD 274-275
BI Anoninianus, Antioch mint, struck ca. AD 275
Wt.: 4.1 g
Dia.: 23 mm, 12h
Obv.: SEVERINA PF AVG; Diademed, draped bust right, set on a crescent.
Rev.: CONCORDIA AVG; Emperor and Empress standing, facing, clasping hands.; Q //XXI
Ref.: RIC V 19


Here is a modern Greek coin struck to commemorate a marriage!


Do any of you know of ancient coins struck to commemorate a marriage?

...also please post your coin pairs of ancient couples!

 

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Congratulations!



Gordian III and Tranquillina
GORDIAN III & TRANQUILLINA AE28 pentassarion

AVT K M ANT ΓΟΡ∆ΙΑΝΟC AVΓ CE ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛΙΝΑ
confronted draped busts of Gordian III and Tranquillina

Ο∆ΗCCΕΙΤΩΝ
Nemesis standing left holding rod and bridle, wheel at foot left.

Odessos, Thrace.

May 241 - 25 Feb 244 A.D

Varbanov 4583 (same dies). AMNG 2394 (7 spec.).

12.45g

Ex-Spink catalog 1998/9

 

Congratulations, Curtisimo! Most expensive party ever, indeed

Here's a marriage commemorative of Elagabalus and one of his wives. Hard to say which one since he went through three of them that regnal year! CNG catalogers says it's Vestal Virgin Aquilia Severa but in his fourth regnal year he was (sequentially) married to at least two women, Aquilia Severa and Annia Faustina.


EGYPT, Alexandria. Elagabalus
tetradrachm, 24 mm, 13.27 gm
regnal year 4
Obv: laureate head right
Rev: Elagabalus standing right and empress (Aquilia Severa or Annia Faustina) standing left, each holding scepter, clasping right hands; L ∆ across field
Ref: Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4098; K&G 56.43; Emmett 2929.4 (R4)

 

I'll come if there's an open bar.

 

My most sincere congratulations @Curtisimo !! This will be a day to cherish and I certainly do hope you won't shake hands in a symbol of concordia with your bride but rather that you make the kiss when instructed

 

Gongrats Curtisimo! May you enjoy this special day with your special one!

 

Cogratulations to you and your Honey! Enjoy a wonderful and happy life together Curtis! Kindest regards, Brian

 

Congratulations. I hope you both are happy and prosperous. Remember, there are many keys to a happy and long marriage, but I believe the abilities to compromise and communicate are the most important.

 

Congrats. I'll second Bing's advice. Wish you both a blessed married life.

 

Hi Curtis,

Do I understand your wedding is today ?
Couldn't be a better date for it : today is the anniversary of the foundation of Rome (april 21, 753 BC), and it's also.....my own wedding anniversary

Congrats to you and the bride my friend
I wish you both as much love, luck and happiness as my wife and I have had all those years

Those two havn't had such a good fate I guess


Caracalla, Denarius Rome mint, AD 202
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate and draped bust of Caracalla right
CONCORDIA FELIX, Caracalla and Plautilla face to face, shaking hands
3.34 gr
Ref : RCV # 6794 (160), RSC # 23, RIC # 124a



Plautilla, Denarius Rome mint
PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
CONCORDIA FELIX, Caracalla and Plautilla face to face, shaking hands
3.41 gr, 18 mm
Ref : RCV #7066 var, Cohen #12, RSC # 12, RIC-, BMC -, Hill –

Cheers from France !
Q

 

Congratulations Curtisimo, I hope you and your wife to be have great happiness and of course still find time to travel and uncover more ancient discoveries together.

 

Congratulations Curtisimo, looks like Cucumbor and I had the same idea and he beat me to posting it. Well, that couple didn't keep it together so well. Here's a coin of a woman who's husband adored her way beyond the end of her days. Annia Galeria Faustina and Antoninus Pius had an exceptional marriage as things go for Imperial couples. This coin was issued after she had passed away, and honors her memory as his beloved wife.


DIVA AVG FAUSTINA: draped bust right
CONCORDIAE: Antoninus standing right, holding roll and clasping right hands with Faustina who is standing left, veiled, and holding scepter.
BMCRE 298, RIC 381b, RSC 159

May your marriage be in that league. The best to you both!

 

To you and your nice bride of course, I wish you a happy marriage for ever. May you live in peace and harmony together with your future children for long long years. Blessed you are, in love for ever.
I chose this silver medal which was issued officially nearly 200 hundred years ago, after the French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte. CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE.

 

Congratulations, Curtisimo! Here's a Nabataean coin showing King Malichus II (40-71 AD) and his wife Shaqilat II:

 

It's half hour after midnight here. So we're now on Sunday and people prepare today to commemorate Saint George Day. What a blessed and nice coincidence.

 

What a great day. I hope you and your bride find as much happiness together on this earth as possible. Congratulations to both of you! — Alan

 

They say that couples start to look like one another after a while. I'm not sure that holds for us today but these two coins of married couple Septimius Severus and Julia Domna do look like each other on the reverse. The same die was used for both coins.

 

Congrats on the wedding!

 

Congratulations @Curtisimo, best thing I ever did 39 years ago was take my best friend as my wife. Enjoy the day, but cherish your relationship.

 

Thanks everyone! You are all very kind.

I almost forgot to mention we are getting married on Rome's birthday.

Happy birthday Rome.