2024

2024

Roman:

Varus, of "Varus, give me back my legions!" fame under Augustus.
19 mm. 7.36 grams.
Struck at Antioch 5/4 BC (year 27) while he was legate (governor) there.
Zeus head right. No legend.
ANTIOXE EΠI OVAPOV [His name ends the legend]
ZK in field
Tyche of Antioch seated right, holding palm, and with the river-god Orontes swimming right below.
RPC I 4252.

Faustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius
19-17 mm. 3.07 grams.
FORTVNAE MVLIEBRI
In the dative, "to the fortune of women"
Fortuna seated left holding rudder and cornucopia
Denarius. 19-17 mm. 3.07 grams.
Faustina II (Faustina, Jr.) wife of Marcus Aurelius. 147-175, possibly late in that period.
Refers to that aspect of Fortuna particularly relevant to women. Why this should appear for Faustina II and not for other imperial women is not known.
RIC 683 "R". BMC Marcus 96. Sear II 5253.

Caracalla, 196-198-217
19 mm. 2.93 grams.
VICT PARTHICA
Very rare
RIC 315b.
Sear II 6897, page 528.

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Aurelian, 270-275
Denarius. 19-18 mm. 2.27 grams.
PROVIDEN AVG
RIC 689 "R" page 273
Sear III 116368

Constantius, 293-305-306
25.7-24.7 mm. 9.44 grams.
Follis stuck at Alexandria during the usurpation of
Domitius Domitianus.
The eagle at the feet of Genius is the distinguishing feature.
RIC VI Alexandria 21a
Sear IV 14073

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and
http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/Diocletianfolles.html

Galerius, 293-305-311
24 mm. 3.74 grams. Antoninianus or aurelianus.
For Galerius, most types of ants are scarce and this one is rare.
ABVNDANT AVGG
Bastien VII 603 (only one piece) plate XLIII
RIC V.II Galerius 675 struck "295" page 304 "C" (which is wrong; it is very rare)
Sear IV 14287 page 275 "294"

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Justinian, 527-565
33-29.5 mm. 11.43 grams.
Antioch
Year 13, mintmark
ΘV with a bar above, abbreviating "Theopolis"
Sear 228.

Heraclius (610-641) and son
27.4-26 mm. 8.90 grams.
Mintmark: SELISU, year GI = 7.
Seleucia in Isauria
Sear 844

Anastasius II, 713-715
21.6-21.0 mm. 3.44 grams.
Sear 1469. Constantinople.
Very rare. Unusual with the name (1:00-3:00) legible

Leo III, 717-741
Small at 19-18 mm and 3.01 grams.
Sear 1514 (small variety)

Constantine VII (913-959) in the name of
Romanus I
and the sons Constantine and Stephan of Romanus,
and then Constantine VII.
Silver miliaresion. 23.7 mm. 2.49 grams.
Sear 1755

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Sear 1717 for Basil I, but Anokhin gives it to Basil II and Constantine VIII.
That would be Sear 1814A (my choice of a supplemental Sear number)
24 mm. 10.41 grams.
Cast, not struck.

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Anonymous follis, Class H
Attributed to Michael VII, 1071-1078

Byzantine anonymous follis
Class I

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Turkoman:

Turkoman.
Danishmendid.
Rare. Large. 30-29 mm. 9.00 grams.
Fakhr al-Din Qasim b. Dhu 'l-Qarnayn
1170-1172
SSS Danishmendid 5
Mitchiner 1011 (is worse)

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Turkoman
Artuqid
S&S 7
Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan
1148-1174
27-26 mm. 8.56 grams.

My page: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Turkoman/SS.html

Turkoman.
23-20 mm. 3.13 grms.
S&S 23. Rare
Artuqids of Khartpert
(which are all rare)
'Imad al-Din Abu Bakr
1185-1203

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