Navi

[gpittini]

DE GREGE EPICURI

Più che "navi" dovrei dire "nave", perchè vedo di non avere altre foto...ma spero che altri provvedano. Le monete del 2° secolo che raffigurano una nave presentano sempre la legenda FELICITAS, a quanto io ricordi, e devo dire che questa associazione fra nave e felicitas non mi è del tutto chiara. Ovviamente il discorso non vale per le prorae repubblicane. Questo che vi mostro è un asse di M.Aurelio (8,9 g. e 24 mm). Al D testa laureata, ANTONINUS AUG GERM SARM TRP... Al R nave che si muove verso sinistra, con 4 rematori ben visibili e 4 remi; prua e poppa invece sono un po' confuse, e FELICITATI AUG proprio non si vede. Altri imperatori con rovescio-nave sono soprattutto Adriano e molto tempo dopo Postumo, ma ne esistono diversi altri.

[gpittini]

Rovescio.

[Tsunami]

Purtroppo stavolta non posso contribuire co foto..... :(

Le uniche Navi che ho (Prore) ce le ho sulle repubblivane.

Ciao.

[FlaviusDomitianus]

Ahimè le uniche navi che ho (solo le prore in verità) le ho già postate in altre discussioni: un' Annona di Tito e una Victoria Navalis di Domiziano.

Altre non ne ricordo

[skubydu]

ciao, interessante anche questi sesterzi di Lucio Vero e di Commodo ..

Ho inserito le immagini con alcune verianti tratte da A. Banti, I GRANDI BRONZI IMPERIALI.

devo inserire le immagini 1 alla volta, per ragione di spazio....

ciao

sku

[skubydu]

ecco..

[skubydu]

Commodo....

[skubydu]

Commodo 2..

[skubydu]

Questo è Settimio Severo....

[claudiodruso]

buona sera

io ne ho una della stessa serie della tua, è un dupondio però

in questa i rematori sono 5, Nettuno in piedi si vede abbastanza bene.

20 mm - 14,19 gr.

D: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TRP XXXI

R: FELICITATI AVG PP - IMP VIII COS III - S C

Il retro è forse riferito ad una tempesta che spazzò la flotta dell'imperatore al suo ritorno dalla Grecia nel 176, prima di trionfare a Roma, e la protezione di Nettuno che ha beneficiato il convoglio imperiale...

almeno è una supposizione che ho letto, se qualcuno ha nozioni più precise...

[Illyricum65]

Caro Gianfranco,

non puoi postare nuove discussioni interessanti ogni giorno... non riesco a stare dietro a tutte! :D :D :D

Nell'altra oggi ho postato qualcosa di nuovo, seguirà dell'altro...

Tornando alle navi, ho incluso monetazioni provinciali e con Nettuno.

Comincio da un classico:

Mark Antony. Silver denarius (3.50 gm). Patrae (?) mint, 32-31 BC. Galley right, ANT. AVG. III. VIR. R.P.C around / Legionary eagle between two standards, LEG XX below. Crawford 544/36. Sydenham 1243. Sear, Imperators 380. About extremely fine.

Poi lo stesso nella versione aurea, meno comune:

d=21 mm

Aureus, mint moving with M. Antony circa 32-31, AV 8.03 g. ANT•AVG Galley r. with sceptre tied with fillet on prow; below, III VIR•R•P•C. Rev. Aquila between two standards; among which, LEG – XXII. Cf. Syd. 1245 (denarius). Cf. B. Antonia 137 (denarius). Cf. RIS 382 (denarius). Calicò 100 (this coin illustrated). Cf. Cr. 544/38 (denarius).

Un Augusto non manca mai:

OCTAVIAN. 36 BC. AR Quinarius (1.76 gm). Italian mint. Galley with rowers under full sail right / Victory standing left, holding wreath, palm, and rudder. Crawford -; CRI 315A; Sydenham 1339; RSC 94. Near VF, banker's mark on reverse. Scarce. ($200) From the Tony Hardy Collection.Although Crawford and Mattingly assigned this issue to the period after Actium, Octavian's titles here are consistent with the early 30s BC. The strongly naval theme (the galley, Victory also holding a rudder) suggests preparations for a naval engagement, perhaps against Sextus Pompey, and may commemorate both the battle of Naulochus in 36 BC, and the return of Octavian's legions to Africa.

Un bel Nerone Annona/Ceres con sullo sfondo la prua della nave che porta a Roma l grano egiziano:

Nero augustus, 54 – 68

d=38 mm

Sestertius, Lugdunum circa 65, æ 25.36 g. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P Laureate head l., with globe at point of neck. Rev. ANNONA – AVGVSTI – CERES Ceres, veiled and draped, seated l., holding corn-ears and torch, her feet on stool, facing Annona standing r., r. hand resting on hip and l. holding cornucopiae; between them, modius on garlanded altar. In the background, ships stern. RIC 431. BMC 307. C 15. CBN 78.

E collegato a Nerone e l'approvigionamento di grano dell'Urbe:

Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (29.00 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 64. Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / Port of Ostia: seven ships within the harbor; at the top is a pharus surmounted by a statue of Neptune; below is a reclining figure of Tiber, holding a rudder and dolphin; to left, crescent-shaped pier with portico, terminating with figure sacrificing at altar and with building; to right, crescent-shaped row of breakwaters or slips. RIC I 178; WCN 120. VF, brown patina, traces of red on some high points, areas of light smoothing. Wonderful details on reverse.

While Julius Caesar recognized the value of expanding Rome's port facilities at Ostia, it was Claudius who began actual building in AD 42. As part of the construction, one of Caligula's pleasure galleys was scuttled and filled with cement; above it was constructed a lighthouse surmounted by a statue of Neptune. Although the actual date of completion is not certain, it must have occurred shortly before this sestertius was minted. A further expansion of the facilities was required under Trajan and Hadrian. By the fourth century, however, the port's importance began to diminish as a result of silting. Soon the region became a breeding ground for malaria and was abandoned.

Per arrivare ad un Tito Cesare e la Giudea...

Titus Caesar, 71-79

d=36 mm

Sestertius circa 72, æ 26.22 g. T CAESAR VESPIAN IMP III PON TR POT II COS II Laureate and cuirassed bust r., wearing aegis on breast. Rev. Titus, radiate in military dress, standing l., r. foot on prow, holding Victory and vertical spear; before him, Jew kneeling r., holding out hands in supplication and behind him, Jewess, standing r. and also holding out hands. On outer l., field, palm tree. In exergue, S C. C 234 var. (IMP IIII). BMC Vespasian 652 var. (IMP IIII), cf. pl. 26, 1 (this obverse die) and pl. 26, 2 (this reverse die). CBN. RIC 638 var. (IMP IIII). L. Mildenberg, Coinage of Bar-Kokhba War, p. 93, 15 (these dies) = Superior sale part II, 1992, Bromberg collection 621 (these dies).

Of the highest rarity, only the second specimen known of this variety and among the finest known of this important, historically relevant and extremely rare issue. Struck on full flan and with an unusual, attractive bust of Titus and a pleasant green patina. A minor scratch on reverse, otherwise good very fine / very fine.

Most Flavian Judaea Capta issues depict the people of Judaea as defeated, humiliated and absorbed in a state of mourning. The same cannot be said for this impressive and rare sestertius, which conveys a different message, the precise meaning of which is open to interpretation: are the figures greeting Titus as a savior, or are they beseeching him to behave mercifully? Titus, who wearing a radiate crown, is shown in a triumphant, militant pose, places his foot on the prow of a galley and holds an inverted spear and a Victory upon a globe. His statuesque appearance is a foil to the fluid gesticulations of the other two figures. A Jew kneels before Titus in an attitude of supplication, and the personification of Judaea rushes toward Titus, offering a branch as an emblem of peace. This juxtaposition communicates something powerful to the viewer, but what? Is the Jew begging for mercy or expressing gratitude for having been generously received back into the Roman yoke? Is Judaea praising Titus for his victory, or is she merely offering felicitations to her new master? Absolute answers to such questions do not exist, as the design is sufficiently ambiguous to permit either interpretation. What we can say with certainty is that this coin is of tremendous artistic value: both dies are the work of a master engraver whose skills were perhaps more often applied to dies intended to strike aurei.

[Illyricum65]

Traiano e il supposto ponte sul Danubio con la nave che passa sotto:

Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 25.59 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 104-107. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Arched, single-span bridge with seven posts across Danube River; single-bay arches at either end, surmounted by statues; boat sailing left in river below. RIC II 569; Banti 262. Good VF, green and brown patina. Evenly struck. Exceptional for type. Compared with CNG 84, 1017, this example is far superior.

Un classico Adriano con la Galea e un bel resoconto dei viaggi (che copia/incollerò nella discussione sulle Province Romane..) ;)

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. Æ As (11.11 gm). Struck circa 132-135 AD. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / FELICITATI AVG, SC across field, COS III P P in exergue, galley sailing left, composed of five rowers and hortator in stern cabin. RIC II 719; Strack 837a1; BMCRE 1460 var. (laureate head right, aegis at point of bust); Cohen 667. Good VF, green patina, scratches and minor smoothing in fields. ($750)

HADRIAN'S TRAVELS THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE

Between the years 119 and 136 AD, the emperor Hadrian travelled throughout the Roman Empire, visiting various provinces to take stock of his inheritance and calm the disquiet which had arisen in the later years of Trajan's reign. His travels can be divided into two major episodes. The first tour was designed to shore-up Rome's northern borders and began sometime around 119 AD when Hadrian first visited the provinces of GERMANIA INFERIOR and SUPERIOR, territories which lay along the Rhine. The emperor then crossed the Channel to BRITANNIA where, during his stay, construction began on a seventy-three-mile long wall across the north of the province, known to this day as Hadrian's Wall. Between 122-123 AD, Hadrian spent time in SPAIN (HISPANIA). The families of Trajan and Hadrian, who were kinsmen, were Italian emigrants from Spain and Hadrian's mother had been born in the town of Gades (mod. Cadíz). Though Spain was not technically a border province, its was neverthelass strategically important because it was one of Rome's chief sources of silver. In 123 AD, Hadrian travelled to the East, landing at the city of Antioch and from there touring CAPPADOCIA, PONTUS, GALATIA, BITHYNIA, and ASIA, where he visited Ephesus. The remainder of this first tour was spent in ACHAEA, where Hadrian visited Athens and was inducted into the Eleusinian mysteries, before returning to Rome in 126 AD.

Hadrian's second tour began in 128 AD, when he set out on a short tour of the provinces of AFRICA and MAURETANIA. Returning for a brief stay in Rome, Hadrian then went again to the East, returning to ACHAEA and ASIA; from there he crossed through LYDIA, CARIA, PHRYGIA, LYCIA, PAMHYLIA, PISIDIA, LYCAONIA, and COMMAGENE. It was during this tour that Hadrian also visited SYRIA, PALESTINA, and EGYPT (AEGYPTUS) in 130-131 AD. It was while Hadrian was on tour in Egypt that his favorite, Antinoüs, "mysteriously" drowned in the Nile. So great was the emperor's grief that he commanded a series of religious rituals to be performed in the young man's honor, and, on the site where the body was recovered, Hadrian ordered the construction of a city called Antinopolis in honor of the young man. Similarly, Hadrian's attempt to "refound" Jerusalem as the city of Aelia Capitolina and build a temple to Jupiter on the the Temple Mount sparked the revolt of Simon bar-Kochba in 132 AD. Hadrian remained in the region until 135 AD by which time the revolt had largely been suppressed. In 136 AD Hadrian returned to ITALY (ITALIA) for the last time. Increasing ill-health necessitated Hadrian's remaining close to the capital, as well as adopting Aelius and, later, Antoninus Pius as heirs to the throne.

Un bel Adriano con Nettuno con piede sulla prua della nave (questo mi rode, l'ho inseguito in un'asta fallita... :( )

Hadrian, 117 – 138

Sestertius 125-127, Æ 26.50 g. Laureate bust r., with drapery on l. shoulder. Rev. Neptune standing l., r. foot on prow, holding aplustre and sceptre. C 312 var. (no drapery). BMC 1291. RIC 635.

Una serie con Marco Aurelio:

- Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ As (11.36 g, 12h). Struck AD 177. Laureate head right / Galley with four oarsmen right; at stern, Neptune standing right, foot on rock, holding trident and aplustre. RIC III 1196; MIR 18, 378-9/30. VF, brown patina, minor areas of porosity.

- Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ As (25mm, 11.53 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 175. Laureate head right / Tiber reclining left, resting hand on boat. RIC III 1142; MIR 18, 290-9/30. VF, green and brown patina.

- MARCUS AURELIUS. AR "Legionary" Denarius (3.60 gm). Mark Antony restitution commemorative issued 168 AD, commemorating the 200th annversary of the battle of Actium. Galley sailing left / LEG VI, legionary eagle between two standards. RIC III 443 (Marcus Aurelius); BMCRE 500; RSC 83 (Mark Antony). EF, heavily toned, well struck and nicely centered.

- Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. AD 161-180. AR Denarius (3.09 g, 7h). Restitution issue of Mark Antony legionary type. Rome mint. Struck AD 165. Galley right / LEG VI, aquila between two signa. RIC III 443 (Aurelius and Verus); MIR 18, 120-4 (Aurelius); RSC 83. Good VF, lightly toned, traces of micro-granularity.

From the Gordon S. Parry Collection. Ex Sternberg XXIV (19 November 1990), lot 280.

Struck to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the battle of Actium.

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Commodus augustus, 180 – 192

Medallion circa 189, Æ 60.01 g. M COMMODVS ANTONINV – S PIVS FELIX AVG BRIT Laureate bust l., with drapery on l. shoulder and wearing cuirass decorated with aegis. Rev. VOTIS FELICIBVS Commodus, veiled, sacrificing at tripod placed at the entrance of a harbour towards which five vessels are approaching; a priest standing by the tripod accompanies the Emperor. On r., a pharos and beneath, on the sea-shore, a slain bull. C. 993 var. (bust draped). Gnecchi pag. 71, 174 and pl. 89, 6-8 (for reverse). H. Gruber, Roman medallions in the B.M., cf. p. 30, 44 and pl. XXXV, 3 (for reverse). Bauten 152.

Very rare. A bold portrait of Commodus and an impressive and interesting

reverse composition. Tiber tone with minor areas of corrosion,

otherwise about extremely fine

TROAS, Abydus. Septimius Severus. Æ Medallic 8 Assaria (21.99 gm). AV KAI L CEP[T]I[M]IO[C] CEOVHPOC PEPTIN, laureate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust right / [...FA(?)] PROKL, ABVÐHNW/N in two lines in exergue, Alexander the Great in full armor standing three-quarter right at prow of galley right entering a harbor, holding spear in left hand, looking back in a heavenly gaze and extending his right hand in supplication; two soldiers behind him, bust of Athena on acrostolium of Alexander's galley and another on the one behind, Athena seated right on a third galley; in high tower behind, herald blowing trumpet skyward. Price and Trell pg. 221, fig. 486 (Paris specimen); I. Vecchi, "Alexander the Great at Troy," Minerva 12/4 (July/August 2001), pg. 56 (this coin). EF, dark green patina. Extremely rare, this is the finest known of just two specimens and is the only specimen available to the collector as the other specimen, which is missing at least 1/3 of its metal, resides in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris.

Caracalla augustus, 198 – 217

d=21 mm

Aureus 202, AV 7.08 g. ANTON P AVG PON – TR P V COS Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. ADVENTVS / AVGVSTOR Galley to l. with five oarsmen; at prow, vexillum. At stern, two standards and seated figures of Septimius Severeus, Geta and Caracalla. RIC 58. BMC p. 332, note †. C –, cf. * (denarius). Calicó 2660.

Extremely rare, only very few specimens known. Extremely fine

This aureus celebrates the return of the Severan family to Rome after nearly a five-year absence in the East, from the summer of 197 until the spring or summer of 202. The initial purpose for the journey was to wage war against the Parthians, during which they killed all of the men who had remained in the capital Ctesiphon, gathered a great amount of booty, and took as slaves perhaps 100,000 women and children. The royal family then remained in the East until early 202, and began that year with Septimius Severus and Caracalla jointly assuming the consulate in Antioch. It was the first time they had shared the honor, and it was also the first time in more than forty years that two emperors had been consuls. Not long after this ceremony the royal family began its arduous journey back to Italy, proceeding by land up through Asia Minor to Bithynia, then crossing the Propontis into Thrace, and presumably tracking the Danube until they descended upon Italy. The fact that this journey was overland, yet a vessel is depicted, underscores the symbolic nature of this adventus type. The arrival was celebrated with games, spectacles and donatives to the people and to the praetorian guards, who Dio Cassius tells us each received ten aurei – perhaps including examples of this freshly minted type.

Elagabalus, AD 218-222

Denarius (3.31g), Antiochia (Antakya) AD 218-222. Av.: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rv.: FELICIT-AS / TEMP (in ex.), galley with vexillum r. -- Few light scratches. RIC 188, C 27.

VF-EF

THRACE. Perinthus. Severus Alexander. 222-235 AD. Æ Medallion (40mm, 35.53 gm, 1h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PERINQIwN DIC NEwKORwN, Severus Alexander, standing facing on galley sailing left, raising hand and holding sceptre; Isis Pharia standing at bow, Serapis at stern crowning emperor and holding rudder; three dolphins swimming alongside. Mouchmov 4641; SNG Copenhagen -; Varbanov 4083. Near VF, red-brown patina, minor flan crack, minor roughness. Very rare.

THRACE. Anchialus. Maximinus I. 235-238 AD. Æ 26mm (10.68 gm, 1h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / OVLPIANwN (NwN ligate) AGCIALEw-N, galley under full sail right. AMNG II 593; SNG Copenhagen -. VF, green patina, minor smoothing in fields.

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IONIA, Ephesos. Homonoia between Ephesos and Alexandria in Egypt. Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Æ Medallion of 16 Assaria (50.37 gm). AVT K M ANTW GORDIANOC CEB, Laureate and draped bust right / EFECIWN ALEXANDREWN, a galley under sail left, cult statue of Artemis of Ephesos in the prow, standing figure of Serapis wearing modius and bearing sceptre in the stern, the ship approaches the harbor of Ephesos, ringed with buildings, the temple of Artemis being located centrally, a boar runs across the ground to right. For the only other example known see Franke & Nollé 555, and Price & Trell, Coins and their Cities, 520, both citing the specimen in Paris, BN inv. 953=Waddington 7046. EF, rough crusty green patina. A spectacular Roman provincial medallion!

Della serie "usurpatori" ...

Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Antoninianus (22mm, 4.40 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. 1st emission, 2nd phase, AD 260-261. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Rhine reclining left, resting on urn, holding anchor with left hand and resting right hand on forepart of boat. RIC V 87; Mairat 1-5; AGK 88c; RSC 355b. Good VF, minor porosity. Exceptional for early, "Gallienus-like" portrait.

CARAUSIUS, AD 286-293 Denarius, unknown mint; 3.81 g.

Obv. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG Laureate, draped bust r. with short beard.

Rev. FELIC-ITAS / RSR Galley with high mast, rigging, cabin and four oarsmen, sailing r. over waves.

Very rare. Good silver. Well centered. Characteristic portrait.

Allectus, 293-296.

Bronze Quinarius, Camulodunum. Radiate bust to r. Rev. Galley. 3,08 g. RIC 2. Very rare. Green patina. About extremely fine.

[Illyricum65]

Infine, alcune tardoimperiali, alcune classiche, altre più rare:

CONSTANTINE I. 307-337 AD. Æ 19mm (2.34 gm). Rome mint.

Laureate and draped bust right / Isis seated in galley left, holding sistrum and situla; rowers before. RIC VIII -; Vagi 3426; Alföldi 23. VF, brown patina, porous. Rare. ($300)

COMMEMORATIVE:

d=36 mm

Medallion, bronze, struck on the occasion of the foundation of Constantinople, 327-328. AE 27.25 g. CONSTANTI-NOPOLIS Draped bust l. of Constantinople, wearing laureate and crested helmet and large necklace; holding sceptre in her l. hand. Rev. V-IC-TORIA - AVG Galley r. over waves, on board, five rowers, on l., aplustre, three standards and steerman in his cabin; on prow, Victory advancing r., holding wreath in her r. hand, palm over shoulder with her l. hand. RIC VII, 332, 301. C. 324, 13 (this specimen, illustrated). Gnecchi II, 136, 5 (this specimen mentioned, illustrated on pl. 131, 9). Of great rarity and of great historical interest. Blackish brown patina, slightly smoothed.

A.D. 334- September 335

18mm 2.5gm

Obv. CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS laureate, helmeted, wearing imperial mantle, holding scepter.

Rev. Victory stg. on prow, holding long scepter in r. hand, and resting l. hand on shield.

in ex. AQP

RIC VII Aquileia 123 r3

[Illyricum65]

E l'ultima della serie:

Constans, AE Centenionalis, 348-350, Second Group, First Series, Siscia, Officina 5

D N CONSTA_NS P F AVG

Rosette and laurel-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right

FEL TEMP-REPARATIO

Emperor in military dress, standing left on galley, phoenix on globe in right hand, standard with Chi-Rho on banner in left hand, galley piloted by Victory

ESIS(symbol)R in exergue

24mm x 26mm, 4.64g

RIC VIII, 207 ©

Note: The unusual symbol in the exergue is part of a series of five unexplained marks, apparently representing the numbers 1-5 and only used during the period of 348-350.

Ciao

Illyricum

:)

[Illyricum65]

Mi scordavo:

sul tema navi su rovesci imperiali vedete:

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/reverse_galley.html

Per il tema "Felicitati Avg"

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/reverse_happy.html

Ciao

Illyricum

:)

[gpittini]

DE GREGE EPICURI

Ho beccato questo denario di Adriano e ve lo mostro. Pesa 3,0 g. e misura 18 mm. Al D. HADRIANUS-AUG COS III PP (testa laureata, ritratto in età matura). Al rovescio, galera verso sinistra, e la scritta: FELICITATI-AUGUSTI. Credo sia la C 712, RIC 240.

[gpittini]

Rovescio.

[massi75rn]

il sesterzio di nerone con le navi al porto di ostia lo si trova adesso nell'asta cng al modico prezzo di 6000 dollari....averceli!uno spettacolo!

[grigioviola]

mi era sfuggito un post di Illyricum che già aveva provveduto a inserire gli usurpatori! chiedo scusa! lascio ugualmente il mio contributo integrale, così come lo avevo postato... nulla aggiunge di nuovo, se non qualche brevissimo cenno storico e un tipo in più. chiedo ancora scusa!

grigioviola

Posto alcuni esemplari degli usurpatori Carausio e Alletto... quest'ultimo tipicamente è conosciuto per i suoi quinari marittimi!

AR, Denario. Zecca di Londra.

D/ IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, busto con testa laureata a destra.

R/ FELICITA AVG, galea che naviga verso destra sopra le onde; RSR in esergo; RIC 560

AE, Quinario. Zecca di Londra.

D/ IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, busto con testa radiata a dx.

R/ VIRTVS AVG, galea che avanza a sinistra; QL in esergo. RIC 55.

AE, Doppio quinario. Zecca di Londra.

D/ IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, busto con testa radiata a dx.

R/ VIRTVS AVG, galea che avanza a sinistra; QL in esergo. Burnett 111cf.

AE, Quinario.Zecca di Camulodunum (odierna Colchester).

D/ IMP C ALLECTVS P AVG, busto con testa radiata a dx.

R/ LAETITIA AVG, galea che avanza a destra; segno di zecca QC. RIC V-2 125.

Per questi due imperatori, la raffigurazione di soggetti marittimi (oltre alle galee c'è anche Nettuno per esempio, per Carausio) era chiaramente e volutamente simbolica oltre che, per certi versi, programmatica in quanto la fortuna del loro (seppur breve) Impero Britannico è dovuta proprio all'efficacia e alla forza delle loro flotte navali.

Carausio nel 286 divenne comandante della classis britannica, la flotta romana che pattugliava il canale della manica con lo scopo di difendere i mari britannici dalle imbarcazioni pirata. Non è chiaro se in qualche misura scese a patti con i pirati franchi e sassoni, fatto sta che fece del suo incarico il punto di forza per prendere possesso dell'Inghilterra e della zona settentrionale della gallia francese dando vita all'impero Britannico. Gli successe Alletto nel 293, dopo averlo assassinato, e regnò per ulteriori tre anni fino alla sua deposizione avvenuta per opera di Costanzo Cloro. Deposizione che venne celebrata anche in un medaglione d'oro dove, ancora una volta, torna il tema della galea dato che nelle vicende dell'impero britannico è proprio il mare ad aver svolto un ruolo da protagonista.

Purtoppo sembra non esserci in rete una foto originale del medaglione in questione, ma solo riproduzioni più o meno accurate. Questa che posto in fotografia dovrebbe essere la replica più fedele all'originale e dovrebbe essere conservata al British Museum di Londra. L'originale sta invece nel museo di Arras, in Francia.

Modificato 12 Aprile, 2011 da grigioviola

[gpittini]

DE GREGE EPICURI

Riprendo questa vecchia discussione per postare un sesterzio di Adriano, non particolarmente ben conservato ma comunque "in tema". Il fatto è che queste FELICITATI sono numerose, con tante piccole differenze, e non riesco a classificarlo. Qui la nave ha la prua verso dx, contiene 8 rematori ed un timoniere; in esergo la scritta è: COS III PP. A titolo di cronaca, pesa 20,6 g. e misura 31 mm. Mi date una mano?

[gpittini]

Ecco il rovescio.

[minerva]

Ciao Gianfranco :)

Cercando nel web ho trovato un probabile riscontro di catalogazione con il tuo sesterzio di Adriano.

Al dritto: HADRIANVSAVGVSTVS e busto dell'imperatore rivolto a destra, con corazza e con corona d'alloro.

Al rovescio: FELICITATIAVG COSIIIPP barca a sinistra. Roma 132-135.

Come indicazione di catalogazione riporta: liste RIC per busto drappeggiato.

Purtroppo qui con me non ho il RIC per confrontare le notizie.

Enrico :)

Modificato 19 Ottobre, 2011 da minerva

[minerva]

No, correggo il tiro :D

La moneta non è quella che ho postato per via dei remi e dell'orientamento dell'imbarcazione. Come non detto :pardon:

Modificato 19 Ottobre, 2011 da minerva