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Augustus (27 BC-14 AD) by Rhoemetalces I of Thrace
Denomination: AE22
Mint: Unknown mint in Thrace
Time: 11 BC-12 AD
Weight: 9.52 g
Diameter: approx. 22.3 mm
Reference: RPC I 1711
Obverse: Overlapping (jugate) heads of diademed Rhoemetalces I and his Queen Pythodoris facing right. Legend: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΡOIMHTAΛKOΥ (of King Rhoemetalces).
Reverse: Bare head of Augustus facing right. Legend: ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ (of Ceasar Sebastos=Augustus).
Comment: Coin of client Thracian (also known as Sapean) kingdom which ligered until 46 AD when it was finally annexed by Claudius.
It's worth noting that our knowledge of provincial coinage is quite limited. The names of most coins remain unknown, especially those minted from copper and bronze. Little is known about their mutual relations or their exchange rates against Imperial coinage. For this reason, numismatists often refer to these coins as "AE" (or Æ) followed by a number indicating the coin's most common approximate diameter in millimeters. It's not uncommon for a collector to for example possess an AE 22 coin with an actual diameter of 20 or 24 mm.
Additionally, such overlapping representations of heads are called "jugate" in numismatics, from the Latin "iugatus" meaning "joined". |
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Claudius (41-54 AD)
Denomination: Tetradrachm
Mint: Alexandria
Time: 45/46 AD
Weight: 11.70 g
Diameter: approx. 25.3 mm
Reference: RPC I 5165; Dattari 130
Obverse: Laureate head of Claudius facing right. Legend: ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙ ΑΥΤΟΚΡ. Regnal year LϚ (=6).
Reverse:
Veiled Messalina standing facing left, holding two small figurines in right hand, holding corn stalks and leaning on column with left hand. Lituus on the left. Legend: ΜΕΣΣΑΛΙΝΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑΣ.
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Nero (54-68 AD)
Denomination: Hemidrachm
Mint: Caesarea in Cappadocia
Time: 59/60 AD
Weight: 1.70 g
Diameter: approx. 13.4 mm
Reference: RIC I 616; RPC 3644; Sear 2048; BMC 406
Obverse: Laureate head of Nero facing right. Legend: NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERMANI.
Reverse: Drapped winged Victory advancing to right, holding a palm and a wreath. Legend: ARMENIAC. |
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Nero (54-68 AD)
Denomination: Tetradrachm
Mint: Alexandria
Time: 63/64 AD
Weight: 12.48 g
Diameter: approx. 26.8 mm
Reference: Dattari 196; RPC 5275
Obverse: Radiate head of Nero facing right. Legend: ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ AY.
Reverse: Draped bust of Poppea facing right. Legend: ΠOΠΠAIA ΣEBAΣTH. Regnal year (Nero's) LI (=10) on the lower right. |
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Nero (54-68 AD)
Denomination: Tetradrachm
Mint: Alexandria
Time: 63/64 AD
Weight: 12.73 g
Diameter: approx. 26.3 mm
Reference: Dattari 251f; RPC 5274
Obverse: Radiate head of Nero facing right. Legend: ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ.
Reverse: Draped bust Serapis facing right. Legend: ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ. Regnal year LI (=10) on the lower right. |
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Nero (54-68 AD)
Denomination: Semis (AE 22)
Mint: Antioch
Time: 65/66 AD
Weight: 6.37 g
Diameter: approx. 21.8 mm
Reference: RPC I 4297; McAlee 289
Obverse: Laureate head of Nero facing left (sic!). Legend: IM·NER·CLAV CAESAR.
Reverse: SC within a laurel wreath.
Extremely rare variant with a left-facing portrait. |
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Vespasian (69-79 AD)
Denomination: Didrachm
Mint: Caesarea in Cappadocia
Time: 76-77 AD
Weight: 6.87 g
Diameter: approx. 20.5 mm
Reference: Rpc 1648; Sear Imperial 734
Obverse: Laureate head of Vespasian facing right. Legend: ΑYΤΟΚΡΑ ΚΑΙCΑΡ ΟYECΠΑCΙΑΝΟC CEΒΑCΤΟC.
Reverse: Draped, winged Nike advancing facing right, holding a pakm branch across left shoulder and wreath in extended right hand. Legend: NIKH CEBACTH. |
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Hadrian (117-138 AD)
Denomination: Tetradrachm
Mint: Alexandria
Time: 130-131 AD
Weight: 12.82 g
Diameter: approx. 23.8 mm
Reference: Dattari 1267; Milne 1294; Koln 1026
Obverse: Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian facing right. Legend: AVT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CEB.
Reverse: On the left personified Alexandria, draped, wearing an elephant scalp and holding a spear, gives grain ears to togated Hadrian on the right. Legend: L - IE (regnal year). |
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Diadumenian (218 AD)
Denomination: AE 21
Mint: Antioch
Time: 218 AD
Weight: 5.27 g
Diameter: approx. 21.1 mm
Reference: BMC 408; SNG Cop 235
Obverse: Cuirassed and bare-headed bust of Diadumenian facing right. Legend: KAI M O ΔI ANTΩNINOC C.
Reverse: Within a laurel wreath SC with Δ above and Є below. Star at the top. |
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Elagabalus (218-222 AD)
Denomination: AE 24
Mint: Perge in Paphlagonia
Time: 218-222 AD
Weight: 5.80 g
Diameter: approx. 22.6 mm
Reference: SNG von Aulock 4685; SNG France 642; RPC 6117; SNG BN 462-4
Obverse: Cuirassed, draped and radiate bust of Elagabalus facing right. Legend: AYT K M AY ANTΩNEINOC CEB.
Reverse: Cult idol of Artemis Pergaia (of Perge) facing, inside a columned temple. Crescent and star above the idol, left and right respectively. Phoenix or other iconic bird on the temple's crowning. |
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Elagabalus (218-222 AD)
Denomination: Tetradrachm
Mint: Antioch
Time: 218-220 AD
Weight: 13.64 g
Diameter: approx. 25.8 mm
Reference: Prieur 249/250; McAlee 760
Obverse: Laureate head of Elagabalus facing right. Legend: AYT K MA *** ANTΩNEINOC CEB.
Reverse: Eagle standing facing front, head facing left, spreading winngs and holding a wreath in its beak. Start between the eagle's legs. Δ and ϵ flanking eagle's head. Legend: ΔHMAPX EΞ YΠATOC TO B |
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Maximinus Thrax (235-238 AD)
Denomination: Tetradrachm
Mint: Alexandria
Time: 236-237 AD
Weight: 12.58 g
Diameter: approx. 22.9 mm
Reference: RPC VI online 10702; Dattari/Savio 4573
Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus facing right. Legend: ΑΥΤΟ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΝΟϹ ΕΥ ϹΕΒ.
Reverse: Radiate and draped bust of Helios facing right, flanked by regnal year LΓ (=3). |
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Philip the Arab (244-249 AD)
Denomination: Tetradrachm
Mint: Antioch
Time: 244-249 AD
Weight: 11.90 g
Diameter: approx. 28.4 mm
Reference: Prieur 359 and 360; McAlee 906 and 917; RPC VIII 29153
Obverse: Cuirassed bust facing left, in radiate crown. Legend: ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹΕΒ.
Reverse: Eagle standing facing front, head facing right, spreading winngs and holding a wreath in its beak. Legend: ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞΟΥϹΙΑϹ ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Γ and below also ΑΝΤΙΟΧΙΑ - S C.
Comment: Rare type with left-facing burst and eagle's head turned to right. |
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Trajan Decius (249-251 AD)
Denomination: Tetradrachm
Mint: Antioch
Time: 249-251 AD
Weight: 12.40 g
Diameter: approx. 26.0 mm
Reference: Prieur 533 (?)
Obverse: Laureate and draped bust of Decius facing right. Dots or S below bust. Legend: AYT K Γ ME KY ΔEKIOC TΡAIANOC CEB.
Reverse: Eagle standing on palm branch facing left, spreading winngs and holding a wreath in its beak. SC in exergue. Legend: ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞΟΥϹΙΑϹ. |
