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Other Roman coins before the First Tetrarchy, including provincial coins

This is page 3. Page 1 is here and page 2 here. Other pages have Tetrarchal, Constantinian, and late Roman coins.

First Century:

Augustus
Rostral column

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.

DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER
Lovely red patina

DIVO AVGVSTO

Elephant quadriga

Claudius and Agrippina Jr.
Cistophorus
Ephesos

Claudius
/Messalina
Tetradrachm of Alexandria

Agrippina Sr., mother of Claudius
Sestertius
Wonderful portrait

Vespasian/Titus and Domitian
Denarius.

Domitian, 81-96
Beautiful bold denarius

Domitian
as.
CERES AVGVST
Black with good portrait.

Domitian
as
FORTVNAE AVGVSTI
Wonderful red patina.

Second Century

Trajan, 98-117
Denarius

Lovely portrait and high grade

Trajan's Column

Trajan, 98-117
Sestertius

Lovely portrait and green patina

Trajan, 98-117
Sestertius

Trajan, 98-117

Trajan, 98-117
Silver light tetradrachm struck for Arabia
Perhaps at Rome or perhaps from Roman dies at an Eastern mint or perhaps at Bostra, the capitol of Roman Arabia.

Trajan, 98-117
Drachm.
Alexandria mint
Quadriga of elephants
Year LIΔ

Hadrian, 117-138
Denarius

Very high grade.

Hadrian and Sabina
Tetradrachm of Alexandria

Hadrian, 117-138
21.5-20.3 mm. 6.66 grams.
Didrachm of Caesarea, Cappadocia
AΔPIANOC CEBACTOC
YΠATOC Γ ΠATHPΠATP
3 Pater Patriae
Club
RPC III Caesarea, Cappadocia 3107, page 390.

Antoninus Pius
MVNIFICENTIA AVG
COS IIII/SC below.
Elephant

Antoninus Pius
Provincial from
Antioch in Pisidia

I have a page on FORTVNA, and this is from the only provinical city to spell out "FORTVNA".

Faustina Sr.
DIVA FAVSTINA
AED DIVI FAVSTINA
Temple
Temple still in Rome along the Forum

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.

Faustina Sr.
DIVA FAVSTINA
AETERNITAS

Marcus Aurelius
Sestertius.

Marcus Aurelius
Sestertius.

Marcus Aurelius
Sestertius.

"Miracle of the Rain"

Marcus Aurelius
Sestertius.

Lovely yellow-green patina.

Faustina II
Denarius.

Very dark tone.

Faustina II
Sestertius
MATRI CASTRORVM

Lucius Verus
Sestertius

REX ARMEN/DAT
"King given to Armenia"

193ff

Pertinax

Didius Julianus

Pescennius Niger

Septimius Severus, 193-211
Tetradrachm of Laodicea ad Mare

Geta
Hercules battling the hydra
Adrianopolis

Caracalla

Caracalla

Caracalla

In spite of its flaws, this coin is remarkably fine for the type. Usually the reverse legend is mostly off the flan.
DESTINO IMPERAT
"Destined to be emperor"
The only Roman coin type with this legend. It is on my "unique" pages.

Caracalla
Sestertius
SECVRITATI PERPETVAE

An excellent example of the care-free Securitas iconography.

Julia Domna
Antoninianus under Caracalla

VENVS GENETRIX

Julia Domna
as
Temple of Vesta

Macrinus, 217-218

VICTORIA PARTHICA

Macrinus, 217-218

Hercules battles the Hydra

Diadumenian, son of Marcinus
Denarius
PRINC IVVENTVTIS

Nice young portrait

Elagabal, 218-222
Denarius.
Horned portrait,
SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB
Emperor sacrificing over altar

Severus Alexander, 222-235
Denarius
MARS VLTOR

Nearly perfect.

Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea
Roman Alexandria
Year five spelled out

Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander

Nice portrait

Maximinus Thrax, 235-238

PM TRP IIII COS PP

Very rare year 4.

Maximus, son of Maximinus Thrax

Nice example

Balbinus, 238
Antoninianus

Pupienus, 238
Denarius.
PAX PVBLICA

Gordian III vis-a-vis Serapis
Apollo seated right playing lyre
Marcianopolis

Gordian III, 238-244

Viminacium
Numbered legions VII and IIII

Gordian III at Singara, Mesopotamia

Sagitarrius and numbered legion

Philip I, 244-249

PAX FVNDATA CVM PERSIS

Interesting historical type

Philip I, 244-249
Sestertius

Lovely green patina

Philip II, 244-249
Sestertius.

Nice portrait and brown patina.

Otacillia Severa, wife of Philip
Sestertius
CONCORDIA AVGG

Lovely portrait and green patina.

Trajan Decius, 249-251

GEN ILLERICI

Trajan Decius, 249-251

ADVENTVS AVG

Wonderful portrait and lovely toning.

DIVO TITO

DIVO NERVAE

DIVO TRAIANO

Volusian, son of Trajan Decius

Mint of Antioch with long legend

Hostilian

Excellent portrait

Herennia Etruscilla
Sestertius
PVDICITIA AVG

Nice portrait with some light red patina

Trebonianus Gallus
Tetradrachm of Antioch
Excellent portrait

Aemilian, 253

SPES PVBLICA

Valerian, 253-260

RESTITVT GENER HVMANI

Mariniana, wife of Valerian and mother of Gallienus

CONSECRATIO

Gallienus

PM TRP XIII
C VI PP
Lion on bull's head

Macrianus

SPES PVBLICA

Quietus

IOVI CONSERVATORI

Gallienus

lovely surfaces

Gallienus
Tetradrachm of Alexandria

Tenth year celebrations

Gallo-Roman Emperors

Postumus, 260-269. 24-23 mm. 3.72 grams.
IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG
HERC DEVSONIENSI, Hercules right with club and bow.
This epithet of Hercules may refer to the patron god of Deuso ("on the Rhine, which, as Deutz, still forms the eastern bridgehead of Cologne" [RIC p. 331] where Postumus was either born or elevated to the throne. It was first issued in 260 and may have continued for some time because it is a common type.

Sear III 10944. RIC V.II 64, page 342. Foss 260.3a, page 231.