Alessandro Severo

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Probus. AD 276-282. Antoninianus (23mm, 4.01 g, 12h). Cyzicus mint, 3rd officina. 2nd emission, AD 276-277. VIRTVS P-RO-BI AVG, radiate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield decorated with Pegasus flying right / ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, Probus, raising hand and holding scepter, on horseback left; to lower left, captive seated left; . RIC V 904; Pink VI/1 p. 43. Good VF.

PROBUS. 276-282 AD. Æ Antoninianus (4.09 gm). Siscia mint. VIRTV-S PROBI AVG, radiate, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust right, holding spear in right hand and shield on left arm / ADVENT-VS P-ROBI AVG, Probus on horseback left, raising right hand and holding sceptre in left; bound captive seated left on ground before; XXIB. RIC V pt. 1, 634; Cohen -. EF, rare bust type.

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Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (20mm, 3.14 g, 6h). Uncertain mint. Radiate and draped bust right / ADVENTVS AVG, Carausius on horseback left, right hand raised, holding scepter in left hand. RIC V 732. VF, dark green and brown patina, rough surfaces. Rare.

Diocletian, 284 – 305, Quinarius, Ticinum 284-294, Æ 1.48 g. DIOCLET – I – ANVS AVG Jugate busts l. of Diocletianus, cuirassed, holding spear and shield, and Jupiter, laureate. Rev. ADVENTVS AVG Emperor riding l., raising r. hand and holding sceptre in l., preceded by Victory leading horse and holding palm branch, and followed by Virtus, holding shield. C –. RIC –. King -, cf. 1 (for this reverse type).

An apparently unrecorded variety. An extremely interesting portrait and reverse composition, good very fine

The precise dating of this quinarius is not aided by the obverse inscription, though if Ticinum is in fact the mint, the adventus type would suggest it was struck in the summer of 285, when Diocletian visited Northern Italy in person, as is recorded on an inscription that notes his visit to Ticinum. While in Milan (or perhaps Ticinum), Diocletian founded the Dyarchy by adopting his comrade Maximian as his son (filius augusti) and appointing him nobilisimus caesar. Eutropius is our only source for Maximian having been hailed Caesar, and if he did receive that subordinate rank, there are no coins that record it.

Diocletian's business in Northern Italy was urgent and brief, and he did not have the luxury (or perhaps even the desire) to journey southward to Rome to have the senate formally confer upon him the rank of Augustus. Instead, he quickly returned to the Balkans to continue his campaign against barbarian nations on the Danube. In the meantime his new imperial colleague returned to Gaul to fight Germans and to stamp out the Bagaudae, a group of bandits, displaced workers and soldiers terrorizing the countryside.

Portrayed beside Diocletian on this quinarius is the new emperor's divine colleague, Jupiter, the supreme god of the Roman pantheon. Scholars disagree about when Diocletian formalized his association with Jupiter, but upon his taking his oath on November 20, 284, he seems to have openly assumed the role as “the new Jupiter on earth”. (coinarchives)

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Galerius. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AR Argenteus (2.46 g, 7h). Carthago (Carthage) mint. Struck circa AD 296-298. Laureate head right / F ADVENT AVGG NN, Carthago, wearing elephant skin headdress, standing facing, head right, holding vexillum and elephant tusk; at base of vexillum, lion recumbent left, head right; T. RIC VI 14b; RSC 26; Mazzini 26 (this coin). Good VF, toned, hairline flan crack. Very rare.

CONSTANTINE I. 307-337 AD. AV Solidus (4.38 gm). Struck 324-325 AD. Antioch mint. CONSTANT-INVS AVG, laureate head right / ADVENTVS AVGVSTI N, Constantine on horseback left, raising right hand and holding sceptre; SMAN*. RIC VII 48; Depeyrot 41/1 corr.; Alföldi 5. Good VF, cheek repaired.

E con questo splendido aureo ho concluso questa (parziale) carrellata numismatica.

Sperando di aver concretizzato bene l'invito iniziale di Gianfranco, vi ringrazio di avere avuto la costanza di seguirmi fin qui!

Ciao

Illyricum

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Modificato 19 Settembre, 2010 da Illyricum65

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PS:

esistono anche conii attribuiti ad un ADVENTVS da parte di un imperatore e non presentanti la parola stessa nella legenda del rovescio. Vedasi ad esempio:

CONSTANTIUS II. As Caesar, 324-337 AD. AV 1 1/2 Scripulum - Nine Siliquae (1.52 g, 6h). Thessalonica or Nicomedia mint. Struck 324-325 AD. CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, plain-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust left / PRINCIPI • IVVENTVTIS, Constantius standing right, holding spear in his right hand, globe in his extended left hand. Cf. RIC VII 193 (Thessalonica); cf. Depeyrot 20; Hunter -; DOC -. Good VF, a few tiny marks on obverse. Extremely rare, possibly unique.

...Assuming the solidus is correctly identified as an 'adventus' type, this dating would preclude Ticinum, but leave open the possibility of an issue for Constantine's arrival at either Thessalonica (late 324 AD) or Nicomedia (early 325 AD). The objections raised above to placing the emission at either of these mints could be obviated by the special nature of the issue, which could easily include variations from the standard minting practice. (http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=8181)

Sono presenti anche Medaglioni provinciali dedicati all'ADVENTVS:

MYSIA, Pergamum. Caracalla. 198-217 AD. Æ Medallion - 43mm (43.91 gm). M. Caerelius Attalos, magistrate. AVT KPAT K MAPKOC AVP ANTWNEINOC, laureate and cuirassed (with gorgoneion) bust right / EPI CTR M KAIREL ATTALOU PERGAMHNWN PRWTWN G NEWKORWN, adventus of the emperor into Pergamum: Caracalla on horseback right, receiving acclamation, soldier walking behind, statue of Asclepius on garlanded column before. BMC Mysia pg.154, 321; SNG Copenhagen -; cf. SNG von Aulock 1414 (smaller flan); Mionnet II 631. VF, dark green patina with red highlights, fields smoothed.

n the fall of 214 AD, Caracalla visited the shrine of Asclepius at Pergamum ostensibly to seek the god's help in curing his various diseases that he had succumbed to while in Germany (probably physiological more so than psychological). Caracalla must have received some respite from his illnesses as he then ordered the reconstruction of the temple of Asclepius as well as the temples of Roma, the deified Augustus, Zeus Philus and the deified Trajan. Of course, these acts would have endeared Caracalla to the Pergamenes who then struck a special series of medallions commemorating this historic visit. (For further reading about Caracalla's visit, see K. Harl,Civic Coins and Civic Politics In the Roman East A.D. 180-275, pp. 55-58.)(www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=11651)

LESBOS, Mytilene. Caracalla. 198-217 AD. Æ Medallion (43mm, 55.52 gm, 6h). Pub. Julius Leontius, magistrate. AVTO KAI MAP AYPH ANTONEINOC, young laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / EPI CTPA PO IOVLIOV LEONTEW, MVTILHNAI/WN in two lines in exergue, Caracalla, holding sceptre in left hand, standing in chariot drawn by four horses left, preceded by a Roman soldier; trophy and two captives on a pedestal in the background. BMC Troas pg. 209, 212; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -. Good VF, brown surfaces, fields smoothed and some tooling, most noticeable around the legends. Very rare. ($2000)

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Triton II (1-2 December 1998), lot 632.

This medallion present a traditional view of the staging of the adventus, the ceremony honoring the emperor as he enters a host city. Caracalla is in the imperial chariot, proceded by the herald announcing his arrival. The captives and the trophy could be either a premonition of the expected victory over the Persians, or could represent the skirmishes with the border tribes that occupied the army as he passed through Thrace. (www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=72473)

Ciao

Illyricum

:)

[Exergus]

Mi permetto una piccola aggiunta alla splendida galleria di ADVENTVS presentata da Illyricum65 (ottimo lavoro, come sempre :) )

Volusiano, antoniniano in billone, RIC 224a zecca di Antiochia

Dritto: IMP C V AF GAL VEND VOLVSIANO AVG (tre pallini sotto il busto)

Verso: ADVENTVS AVG

[Illyricum65]

Ciao Exergus

e grazie per l'apprezzamento! :D

Apprezzo anche l'inserimento di una nuova moneta e rilancio con:

- C.92 (6f.) - RIC.554 - BMC/RE.1138 - H.1/57 - RCV.3654: HADRIEN(11/08/117-10/07/138)Publius ئlius Hadrianus Dupondius, 118 AD, IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG : Buste radié d’Hadrien à droite, drapé sur l’épaule gauche (O2)/ PONT MAX TR POT COS II/ -|-// ADVENTVS. AVG/ SC. Roma (Rome) casquée et vêtue militairement assise à droite sur une cuirasse, appuyée sur un bouclier, tenant une haste de la main gauche et tendant la main droite à Hadrien debout face à elle, vêtu de la toge. Rome.

Diamètre : 27mm Axe des coins : 6h. Poids : 13,42g.

Degré de rareté : R2 Etat de conservation : TTB+/TB+

Ce dupondius commémore l’arrivée d’Hadrien à Rome. Au moment de la mort de Trajan en août 117, Hadrien était gouverneur de Syrie. Il n’est pas retourné dans l’Urbs immédiatement. Il a d’abord réglé la question d’Orient en abondonnant les provinces nouvellement conquises par Trajan. Hadrien arriverait à Rome le 9 juillet 118. Ce type aurait été frappé à cette occasion.

- C.67 - RIC.25 a - RC.3530 DIOCLETIEN(20/11/284-1/05/305)Caius Aurelius Valerius DiocletianusAuguste (20/11/284-1/05/305) Follis ou nummus N° v29_0436, 297-298 AD. IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, Tête laurée de Dioclétien à droite (O*). FELIX A-D-VENT AVGG NN/ I|-// PKA: Africa (l’Afrique) drapée debout à gauche, la tête coiffée de la dépouille d’éléphant, tenant un étendard de la main droite et une corne d’éléphant de la main gauche ; à ses pieds à gauche, dépouille de lion tourné à droite, tenant un scorpion.

Proconsulaire, Carthage. Métal : cuivre Diamètre : 29mm Axe des coins : 6h. Poids : 8,87g. Degré de rareté : R1

Etat de conservation : SUP

Commentaires sur l'état de conservation : Flan extrêmement large et bien centré des deux côtés. Beau portrait. Revers inhabituel. Patine marron foncé, légèrement granuleuse.

- C.35 - RIC.24 a - RC.3669 (50£) - MRK.121 /33 CONSTANCE Ier CHLORE(1/03/293-25/07/306)Flavius Valerius ConstantiusCésar(1/03/293-1/05/305) Follis, 299-303 AD, CONSTANTIVS NOB CAESAR. Tête laurée de Constance Ier à droite (O*). FELIX ADVE-NTVS AVGG NN/ H|-// PKT. Africa (l’Afrique) drapée, debout à gauche, coiffée de la dépouille d’éléphant, tenant un vexillum de la main droite et une corne d’abondance de la main gauche ; un scorpion à ses pieds à gauche. Proconsulaire, Carthage.

Métal : cuivre Diamètre : 27mm Axe des coins : 12h. Poids : 9,52g. Degré de rareté : R1 Etat de conservation : TTB

Commentaires sur l'état de conservation : Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais. Beau portrait. Revers inhabituel. Usure régulière. Patine noire.

La légende de revers laisse penser que les quatre membres de la tétrarchie ont aidé, ou du moins valorisé, l'antique ville punique, c'est-à-dire l'ancienne ennemie de Rome, Carthage. Au revers des folles la représentation de l’Afrique est représentée sous la protection ou pour le salut des Tétrarques, les deux augustes, Dioclétien et Maximien et les deux césars, Constance et Galère. Après les opérations menées en Maurétanie Tingitane en 297, Maximien arriva à Carthage le 10 mars 298.

Ciao

Illyricum

:)

[gpittini]

DE GREGE EPICURI

Splendidi e molto istruttivi (confesso di aver dato una rapida scorsa, ma...fra l'inglese e il francese, me li devo rileggere con calma). Non so se è una mia impressione, ma oltre ad alcuni sesterzi estremamente rari (es. viaggi in Mauritania ed in Giudea), anche le monete dei Tetrarchi di questo genere non si vedono mai. I denari invece sono relativamente comuni. Credo di avere da qualche parte un Adriano : ADVENTUI AUG ITALIAE, quando potrò lo posterò.

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Non so se è una mia impressione, ma oltre ad alcuni sesterzi estremamente rari (es. viaggi in Mauritania ed in Giudea), anche le monete dei Tetrarchi di questo genere non si vedono mai. I denari invece sono relativamente comuni.

I sesterzi ed i follis sono rari (generalmente da R1-R2 in giù...), i denarii no. Almeno la maggior parte. Ce ne sono anche di rari (ad esempio Filippo II che non ho postato). O ad esempio il Costantius II Cesare PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS che è segnalato come "praticamente unico"(aanche se si, non è un denario).

Credo di avere da qualche parte un Adriano : ADVENTUI AUG ITALIAE, quando potrò lo posterò.

Beato te, dovrebbe essere il RIC 888 come questo... vediamo com'è il tuo!

Ciao

Illyricum

:)

PS: troverete una carrellata di splendidi sesterzi di Adriano tipo ADVENTVS al link:

http://www.fredericweber.com/articl_dieux/provinces_english.html

VI INVITO A VEDERLI!! DA... LECCARSI I BAFFI!!! :clapping:

Modificato 20 Settembre, 2010 da Illyricum65

[gpittini]

DE GREGE EPICURI

Mantengo la promessa e posto il mio sesterzio. Pesa 26,2 g. e misura 31 mm. Purtroppo è piuttosto lucido (accidenti ai lucidatori!) e riflette la luce della alogena, per cui la foto viene maluccio. Comunque, garantisco che non è male.

[gpittini]

Rovescio.