ROMAN/Hadrian CE 117-138, Ex: Mehl

AR Denarius, 3.36 g, 17 mm, 6h, Rome mint, c. CE 134-138 (Sear says CE 135)

RIC 282

RSC 1455

BMCRE 761

O: Laur hd r, HADRIANVS—AVG COS III PP

R: Victory/Nemesis adv r drawing out fold of drapery from her neck with her right hand and pointing downwards with olive branch held in left hand, VICTO—RIAA—VG

 

Ex: B. Max Mehl 1884-1957 with his envelope as depicted. The typed description just says
“Hadrian/117-138/Denarius”.

                                                                 B. Max Mehl

It is thought that this depiction of Victory/Nemesis commemorates the conclusion of the Bar Kokhba rebellion in Judea. It appears to recognize that this victory was a hard fought one as the olive branch is not being held aloft but downwards towards the ground.

BYZANTINE/Heraclius CE 610-641 & Heraclius Constantine CE 613-641

AE Follis 28 mm, 8h, 10.49 g, Nicomedia mint Regnal year IIII=CE 613-614

Sear 834 (undertype Sear 533)

O:  fragmentary legend, though legend of the undertype is easily discernable and mostly clear as δN MAЧГI CN P AЧT from 12 o’clock down to nearly 6 o’clock.  Portrait of host coin is mostly obscured, but is clearly Maurice Tiberius CE 582-602. The host coin was minted approximately 1,000 km from Nicomedia in Theopolis formerly known as Antioch and a portion of the host mint name is visible on the reverse at approximately 11-12 o’clock upside down.

R: Large M between A/N/N/O on the left and II/II on the right with B for the officina beneath the M and in the ex NIK for the mint.

It is interesting that a coin that was minted in Antioch between CE 590-602 circulated for perhaps 10-20 years as a coin of Maurice before being restruck to continue service as a coin of Heraclius and his son and that is how it has come down to us.

 

ex: W. Esty

 

ROMAN/Gallic Empire CE 259-274; Tetricus c. CE 271-274

AE Antoninianus, 16 mm, 11h, 2.62 g, Cologne mint c. CE 272-273

RCV 11255

O: [IMP C TETRI]CVS P [F A] VG, radiate cuir bust right.

R: [VICT]O[RI]AA[VG] Victory adv l. holding wreath and palm.

ROMAN/Divus Constantine CE 342-348

AE 16mm, 11h, 1.87 g, Alexandria mint c. CE 342-348

RCV 17473 or 17475

O: veiled bust of "deified" Constantine right [DV CONST]ANTINVS PT AVG

R: Constantine stg rt. VN--MR on either side of standing figure and SMAL[--]