Les impériales de Victorioso Semper

Correct date: spring 175 AD. This was the liberality, Marcus' sixth, that Commodus distributed in Rome after Avidius Cassius rebelled in Syria.
 
This exact liberality is mentioned in the Historia Augusta:
 
Cooptatus est inter + tressolos... princeps iuventutis, cum togam sumpsit. adhuc in praetexta puerili congiarium dedit atque ipse in basilica Traiani praesedit. Indutus autem toga est nonarum Iuliarum die, quo in terris Romulus non apparuit, et eo tempore, quo Cassius a Marco descivit. Profectus est commendatus militibus cum patre in Syriam et Aegyptum et cum eo Romam redit.
 
"Before assuming the toga of manhood he distributed a largesse and presided in person at the distribution in the Basilica of Trajan." Marcus was on the Danube with the army at the time: that's why the coin type shows just Commodus presiding at the largesse.

Many thanks for this detailed informations Curtis!

Et une autre pièce très intéressant:
Un Semis pour caesarea cappadocia mais en style de l'atelier de Rome.
Aussi la pièce a un beau provenance.


AE-19mm (Semis?)
OV: radiate bust with aegis to right.
Leg: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
RV: Mount Argaios surmounted by statue of Helios.
Leg: COS III
Ex:-
Rome mint style, but for use in the east.
Cohen 457 var. (head laureate), Sydenham 290a (same).
Ex: Ars Classica XVII (Geneva 1934), no 1400

  belle petite bête

Pour continuer avec mes imperiales, voici un Antoninien de Maximianus Herculius en beau etat.
C'est une pièce codé avec les lettres "HP".



Antoninianus
OV: Radiate and cuirassed bust right
Leg: IMP C MA VAL MAXIMI ANVS PF AVG
RV: Emperor right and Hercules left sacrifying over Altar,
Leg: CONSERVATOR AVGG
Ex: XXIAHP
Siscia
RIC 580
Note: Form the codes Herculi Series "HP"

Voici deux Sesterces:


Sestertius
OV: Laureate head to right.
Leg: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P
RV: Roma, helmeted and in military dress, seated left on cuirass, with left hand resting on parazonium and holding Victory in right.
Leg: - / S C
Ex: ROMA
Rome
RIC 273 var. (no aegis).
35mm / 27.6gr.



Gallienus
Sestertius
OV: Laureate, cuirassed bust to right.
Leg: IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG
RV: Virtus stg. left holding shield and spear.
Leg: VIRTVS AVGG / S C
Ex: -
Rome
Göbl 38dd. RIC 248

Some beautifil additions Simon
The Nero sestertius is impressive

Quelle collection!!!  

 beaux sesterces et un superbe portrait de Gallien  

 Simon

 Pour toutes ces beautés ! ! !     

Beau portrait sur ce sesterce de Gallien  

 Simon...!!!

A la bourse Numismatique de Zurich, je achete ce Sesterce d'Antonin le pieux.
Il est un peu corrode, mais il avais un buste tres rare, cuirasse vu d'arrière.


Sestertius
OV: Laureate, cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind.
Leg: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TRP COS III
RV: Winged thunderbolt
Leg: PROVIDENTIAE DEORVM / S C
Ex: -
Rome
RIC 618var.
var = unlisted with this bust type.

What a wonderfull coin  Good choice, Simon  

Merci Stéphane  

Voici encore un Tacitus qui je acheté aussi a Zurich.


Antoninianus
OV: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Leg: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG
RV: Spes walking left, holding flower and raising robe
Leg: SPES PVBLICA
Ex: XXIE
Rome
RIC 94

Ce forum devient complètement dingue, que de raretés ces derniers jours .


Mille fois bravo à toi Simon, et si tu t'en sépares un jour ( Antonin ), tu as mon mail    

Je vais penser a toi  

Un dernière pièce pour aujourd'hui, encore un Antonin.


Sestertius
OV: Laureated and draped bust to right
Leg: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TRP COS III
RV: Genius of the senate stg. left holding branch and sceptre
Leg: GENIO SENATVS / S C
Rome
RIC 605
35mm / 28.14 gr.

Very interesting portrait on the first Antoninus Pius
I like the depiction of Spes very much too

De belles entrées !
Curtis a fait un post sur FAC à propos du buste de l'Antonin.

Quel sesterce d'Antonin !   

     

  Jolis sesterces!

 Pour toutes tes nouvelles entrées, Victorioso Semper ! ! !    

le reverse est misérable... mais la pièce est dans ma collection... 



Antoninianus
OV: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from back.
Leg: IMP PROBVS INV AVG
RV: Providentia standing left, holding baton and cornucopiae; at foot, globe.
Leg: PROVIDENTIA AVG N
Ex: XXI
Siscia
RIC 727 / HO 415

Simon

Encore une de plus à la mémoire de "notre" empereur