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Page 1: One of each silver denarius of Roman Emperors’ including Julius Caesar and his Assassins until the Crisis of the Third Century. (54 BC – 235 AD)
Page 2: Crisis of the third century, and coins I have from after it. Mostly silver as the coinage allows. (235 AD – Fall of Rome)
A desirable type of Julius Caesar, minted in a moving military mint during his civil war with Pompey Magnus, almost certainly used to pay his soldiers. This coin is by no means rare, but it’s a type which is iconic and very sought after; hence the absurd price even in VF quality.
Notably the 13th Legion of Mark Antony. Same Legion that crossed the Rubicon w/ Julius Caesar 12 years before?
paid 230 CAD
Death of Mark Antony in 32 BC after Actium marks end of Imperatorial Rome, and start of Roman Empire
Roman Empire
Caesar Augustus (Octavian), 29 BC.
Augustus – Wikipedia
Augustus of Prima Porta, 1st century
Scarce Left facing denarius of Octavian
Tiberius, 20 AD
Tiberius – Wikipedia
Bust, Musée Saint-Raymond, Toulouse
I sent this one in for grading, which costed about 250 CAD. I was happy with the grade it got. VF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5
Very Interesting type better known as the “Tribute Penny”.
Verify NGC Certification | NGC
Population in Higher Grades reflects the number of coins in the NGC Census population report in higher numeric grades and strike characters. For example, the Population in Higher Grades for a coin graded MS 67 BN would reflect the population for MS 67 RB and MS 67 RD (since these are higher strike c…
Nero, 60 AD.
Vitellius, 69 AD.
Between April 19th and 20th of December, 69 AD.
Vitellius – Wikipedia
Marble bust of Vitellius, Bardo National Museum, Tunisia.[1][2][3]
RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 109
Vespasian, 77 AD
Vespasian – Wikipedia
Rome
Titus, 80 AD.
Domitian, 90 AD.
Domitian – Wikipedia
Bust in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples
Population in Higher Grades reflects the number of coins in the NGC Census population report in higher numeric grades and strike characters. For example, the Population in Higher Grades for a coin graded MS 67 BN would reflect the population for MS 67 RB and MS 67 RD (since these are higher strike c…
As the Crisis of the 3rd Century kicks off, the silver content of coins goes out the window around here. From the 90% purity of Augustine reforms, down to 50, then to 25, then 5. Soon coins will be “Silvered” in a wash.
Postumus was not an actual “Roman Emperor”- however, during the turbulent reign of the above Galienius, he ruled over Gaul. Galienius could not stop him and just kinda let him run it. He minted coins as if he was an emperor. He is now known as the “Gallic Emperor”.
From the Rauceby Hoard, found in Lincolnshire in July 2017, submitted for consideration as Treasure to the PAS and returned to the finders (PAS ID: LIN-F6D516, BM Ref: 2017 T649).
85 CAD
The Rauceby Hoard was discovered by a detectorist near Ancaster (Lincolnshire) in July 2017, close to Ermine Street, originally a Roman road leading from Londinium (London) to Lindum Colonia (Lincoln) and Eboracum (York). The hoard of over 3000 coins – all tetrarchic folles – was contained in a large ceramic vessel, itself buried at the center of an oval pit lined with quarried limestone. This betrays a deliberate act rather than haphazard burial in the face of danger and, quite possibly, the hoard was a votive offering to the gods. The youngest coin in the hoard was a reduced follis of Maximian, perhaps minted under Constantine I, but no coins of the latter as Augustus were found. This means the hoard was likely buried circa 307, amidst the events of Constantine I’s acclamation as Caesar in Eboracum in 306 and his subsequent elevation to the rank of Augustus in December 307. The importance of the hoard further lies in its well-recorded find context and the fact that it is the largest recorded hoard from this period found in Britain to date.
https://leunumismatik.com/en/lot/39/3171
Constantine The Great, 330 AD.
Constantine the Great – Wikipedia
Head of the Colossus of Constantine, Capitoline Museums
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