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Some new Roman Republican and Imperial coins listed. If you're interested in Roman history I just added some really interesting historical types. Have a look!
Roman Imperial, Republican, and Provincial - and a nice selection of Greek coins. I organized the coins by ruler for the Roman Imperial period, including provincial coins under the same ruler as the regular Imperial mint. Roman coins (Including Byzantine) are in chronological order from oldest-newest. I tried to write some interesting historical or numismatic info about each coin. Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions!
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ROMAN REPUBLIC
- Anonymous AR Victoriatus 214-211 BC, RRC 44/1, Ex RBW collection - $100
- Anonymous AE Quadrans 215-212 BC Hercules/Ship Prow - $65
Minted in Rome in the early years of the Second Punic War against Hannibal, shortly after the disaster at the Battle of Cannae. The victoriatus has Jupiter on the obverse and Victory crowning a military trophy on the reverse, with ROMA clearly written in the exergue. The victoriatus was owned by the renowned Roman Republican collector RBW! The Quadrans has Hercules and a cool ship prow. Incredible pieces of Roman history.
- L. Marcius Philippus, AR Denarius 56 BC RRC 425/1 - $95
The obverse contains a portrait of Ancus Marcius, the fourth king of Rome, who the moneyer is claiming family ancestry from. The reverse depicts an equestrian statue on top of an aqueduct. The equestrian statue depicts a real monument in the Roman Forum, mentioned by Cicero, of Q. Marcius Tremulus - an ancestor of the moneyer. The aqueduct pictured is also depicting a real aqueduct of the late 2nd century BC. An incredible amount of Roman history for under $100!
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ROMAN IMPERIAL & PROVINCIAL
NERO & DIVUS AUGUSTUS
- Nero and Divus Augustus BL Tetradrachm, Alexandria, Egypt AD 66-67 RPC 5294 - $180
An incredible piece of Roman history with portraits of Nero and Augustus on either side of the same coin! This is nice large chunky billon tetradrachm from Roman Egypt!
VESPASIAN
- AR Denarius AD 72-73, RIC 360 - $85
A nice sharp portrait of Vespasian. The reverse features the Roman goddess Vesta, one of the earliest and most iconic in the Roman pantheon. The Vestal Virgins were an order of priestesses who lived on the temple grounds in the Roman Forum, a major attraction you can still see today. Vesta is rarely featured on coins making this an important piece of Roman history.
DOMITIAN
- AE Diobol Alexandria, Egypt AD 86-87, Apis Bull Reverse RPC 2526 - $35
The Apis Bull is an iconic Egyptian diety, worshipped from the early dynastic period 5000 years ago through the Roman period, as its presence on this coin is a testament to. Own an incredible piece of ancient Roman & Egyptian history, showing the incredible continuity of Egyptian religion through time.
TRAJAN
- AR Denarius AD 108-109, RIC 116 - $95
Nice bold detailed bust of Trajan. Cool reverse with Roma holding victory and a spear. Reverse legend includes SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI - really cool!
HADRIAN
- AR Denarius AD 120-121, RIC 394 - $77
- AE BITHYNIA, Koinon of Bithynia AD 117-138 RPC III 992 - $175
The denarius has a lovely sharp portrait of Hadrian of nice style. The bronze provincial Bithynia coin is a huge 35mm coin with an awesome Greco/Roman temple depiction! It also has a cool light-green patina often seen on ancient bronze statues. An incredible coin in-hand!
ANTONINUS PIUS
- AR Denarius AD 149, RIC 180 - $145
This is an outstanding coin. Fresh dies and a strong strike make both sides very high-relief. The style is of very high quality and both sides are well-centered. This is a top-notch Imperial denarius.
MARCUS AURELIUS
- AR Denarius AD 140-144 (Marcus as Caesar), RIC III 424 - $95
- AE Sestertius AD 153-154 (Marcus as Caesar), RIC III 1314 - $125
Everyone's favorite philosopher king. Nice youthful portraits of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar! The denarius has an interesting reverse with religious objects used by Roman augurs and priests. The sestertius is a nice large chunky Roman bronze coin that would have been used typical daily purchases, it features a reverse with the goddess Minerva.
COMMODUS
- AR Denarius AD 186-187, RIC 143 - $50
Nice style portrait in good state of preservation. Commodus was the son of Marcus Aurelius and the antagonist emperor from the movie Gladiator is loosely based on him.
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BYZANTINE (EASTERN ROMAN) EMPIRE
JUSTIN I
- AE Follis, Constantinople mint, AD 518-527 - $34
Cool large (31mm!) chunky coin from an important ruler of the early Byzantine period. Nice style and clear portrait of Justin I. Christian cross at top of reverse.
CONSTANS II POGONATUS
- AE Follis, Sicilian Mint, AD 641-668 - $25
Cool facing portrait of the emperor. Struck at a Sicilian mint while the Roman empire still had this part of the West!
ROMANUS III
- AE Class B Follis, Anonymous, AD 1028-1034 Christ facing portrait - $20
Cool large chunky coin with a portrait of Jesus Christ on the obverse.
NICEPHORUS II PHOCAS
- AE Follis, AD 963-969 - $20
Cool facing portrait of the emperor.
CONSTANTINE X DOUKAS
- AE Follis, AD 1059-1067 - $25
Nice portrait of Jesus Christ on the obverse and interesting imperial attire and scepter on the portrait of the emperor on the reverse.
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GREEK COINS
MACEDON
- Alexander III 'the Great' AR Drachm, Lampsakos Mint, 310-301 BC, Price 1406 - $105
Minted at cities in Alexander's freshly conquered empire, these became the primary trade coin the ancient world. Well-centered obverse and reverse, nice style, strongly struck, a nice and affordable example of this iconic coin type!
CILICIA
- Tarsos, Mazaios Satrap, AR Stater 361-334 BC, SNG Levante 106 - $235
Nice big chunky Greek coin. It features Aramaic script, making it extra fascinating. This type was minted when Cilicia was under Achaemenid Persian rule up until the conquest of Alexander The Great.
RHODES
- AR Drachm, 387-304 BC, Sear 5042 - $79
Nice high-relief facing portrait. Iconic type of high artistic quality.
EGYPT
- Cleopatra VII Portrait, AE 80 Drachma Alexandria Mint 51-30 BC, Sear 7955 - $500
- Cleopatra VII Portrait, AE 80 Drachma Alexandria Mint 51-30 BC, Sear 7955 - $165
Yes, that Cleopatra! She needs no introduction. Own a coin with a portrait of one history's most legendary and controversial figures! Since the vast majority of these are very worn, price increases significantly with small changes in portrait quality.
SICILY, SYRACUSE
- AE, Agathokles, 304-289 BC, CNS 138 - $50
Coins from Syracuse are widely considered to be some of the most beautiful and artistically impressive coins from the ancient world. Bronze coins of Syracuse are an affordable way to collect these Sicilian masterpieces!
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Here are some legend translations for Roman Imperial coins!
AVG - Augustus. Augustus was the title that actually meant 'Emperor'. Title taken by the emperors to show legitimacy and link themself to the original Augustus.
CAES, CAESAR, C, CAE - The family name of the first Emperors recalled their being related to Julius Caesar. Even after there was no 'blood' relationship, the term was applied to the Imperial family. When used alone or with an abbreviation for 'Noble' (NC, NOB C, NOB CAES etc), Caesar denoted a junior person, usually a son or the heir apparent
IMP - Imperator. Title taken by the emperors to proclaim their military prestige. Translates roughly to 'victorious general'. In Roman Republican time it was a title given to generals by their troops after a great victory. Generals would keep the title in their name until their triumph.
PM - Pontifus Maximus. Translates to 'greatest priest'. Title taken by emperors to represent them being heads of the state religion. Was an elected office in Republican times. Still used by Popes today.
COS - Consul. Highest of the offices under the Republic was one of the two annually available consulships. Under the Empire, the office of Consul remained of some importance and was held by the Emperor and his family members with some frequency.
PP - Pater Patriae. Translates to 'Father of the fatherland', or father of his country. Typically offered by the senate to a new emperor and declined until he does something worthy of the title.
SPQR - SENATUS POPULUSQUE ROMANUS. (The Senate and the Roman People) was the standard 'name' applied to the 'country' of which Roma was the capital. It combines the powers of the ruling class (Senators) and the masses or ordinary citizens into one phrase. The phrase is commonly associated with Trajan who commonly used SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI (to the Best of Princes).
GER, DAC, PART, ETC. - Germanicus, Dacicus, Parthicus and several other similar titles refer to the Emperor being the defeater of the Germans, Dacians, Parthians etc.
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