Bi
Tetradrachm, 26 mm, 12.98 g, Alexandria mint, RY 2= CE 41-42
RPC 5116
Emmett 74.2
Dattari
121-2
Milne 65-67
O: laur bust
of Claudius r, TI KΛAYΔI KAIΣ ΣEBA ΓEPMANI AYTOKP
R: Messalina standing left leaning on column holding infants Claudia and
Britannicus in outstretched right hand and grain ears with left, lituus in left
field.
MEΣΣAΛINA KAIΣ ΣEBAΣ
Ex: CNG 518 lot 363 (15 June 2022)
AE Follis 29
mm, 7.10 g, al-Jazirah mint ND
Album 1954-1955
(S)
Lowick MH 12
& 13
Host coin is
Sear Byzantine Anonymous Class H SB 1880 attributed to Michael VII Ducas CE
1071-1078
O: two
countermarks, one in circle reading عز and then another in a rectangle reading عدل
عز
From the
dealer’s write up:
This example features two counterstamps, both attributed to Izz al-Din, governor of al-Jazirah appointed by Sayf al-Din Ghazi I of al-Mawsil (Mosul). Izz al-Din revolted upon Ghazi's death and took al-Jazirah as independent ruler, a period during which he presumably countermarked circulating coins in his name. This example is struck on a Byzantine anonymous follis attributed to the reign of Michael VII, 1071-1078 A.D. These two countermarks were found applied together on 212 coins in the hoard.
The
Mardin Hoard was a large group of copper coins found before 1972 in the
vacinity of Mardin in modern-day southeastern Turkey. The hoard consisted of at
least 13,500 pieces, including around 2,200 Byzantine folles countermarked by
local Islamic rulers, as reported by N. M. Lowick, author of 'The Mardin
Hoard,' a 1977 book published to document the countermarks found on the coins.
The hoard was important in further understanding patterns of circulation and
countermarking of Byzantine coins still being used in lands recently claimed by
Islamic rulers. Most examples are heavily worn from circulation and many are
countermarked several times, some on top of each other.
for more info, please cf. Mardin Hoard - NumisWiki, The Collaborative Numismatics Project (forumancientcoins.com)
RIC 329
O: Helmeted cuir bust left DN FL CL IVLI-ANVS PF AVG
R: inscription in wreath VOT/X/MV∙LT/XX in ex VRB∙ROM P
2013 Size 120 x 62 mm
Motif: Classical Architecture. The gate is a style element
from Greco-Roman antiquity.
Signed by M. Draghi 2011-2019
Leuchtturm Catalogue Euro #LM-B8 Dr
Printing Code=M (Valora S.A., Portugal)
2014 Size 127 x 67 mm
Motif: Romanesque Architecture. The Romanesque archway is a
stylistic element from the Early Middle Ages.
Signed by Ch. Lagarde 2019-date
Leuchtturm Catalogue Euro #LR-B TBD Dr
Printing Code=R (Bundesdruckerei GmbH, Germany)
2015 Size 133 x 72mm
Motif: Gothic Architecture.
Signed by
Leuchtturm Catalogue Euro #LE-B TBD Dr
Printing Code=E (Francois Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire, France)
2017 Size 140 x 77mm
Motif: Renaissance Architecture.
Signed by
Leuchtturm Catalogue Euro #LU-B TBD Dr
Printing Code=U (Central Bank of France)
AE 1, 27 mm,
8.61g, Antioch mint
RIC 228
RCV 19215
O: diad.,
cuir., draped bust right DN IOVIAN-VS PF AVG
R: Jovian in
military attire stg facing with hd r, holding standard and Victory on a globe,
mint mark in ex. VICTORIA-ROMANORVM/ANTA
From Ammianus
Marcellinus XXV:10: 14-15 “He walked with a dignified bearing;
his expression was very cheerful. His eyes were gray. He was so unusually tall
that for some time no imperial robe could be found that was long enough for
him. He took as his model Constantius, often spending the afternoon in some
serious occupation, but accustomed to jest in public with his intimates.”
So too he
was devoted to the Christian doctrine and sometimes paid it honour. He was only
moderately educated, of a kindly nature, and (as appears from the few promotions
he made) inclined to select state officials with care. But he was an immoderate
eater, give to wine and women, faults which perhaps he would have corrected out
of regard for the imperial duty.”
