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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |Roman Mints| ▸ |Siscia||View Options:   | | | Siscia, now Sisak, Croatia, was one of the most important places in Roman Pannonia. It was at confluence of two navigable rivers, the Colapis and Savus, which carried considerable commerce. Siscia was captured by Tiberius, in the reign of Augustus. Tiberius did much to enlarge and embellish the town, including digging a canal to form an island, enhancing the fortifications. It became the central point from which Augustus and Tiberius campaigned against the Pannonians and Illyrians. Pliny mentions Siscia was made a colonia at that time. In the time of Septimius Severus it received fresh colonists, after which it was called Col. Septimia Siscia. When Diocletian split Pannonia into four provinces, Siscia became the capital of Pannonia Savia. It contained the mint and treasury, and was the station of the small fleet kept on the Savus. Siscia maintained its importance until Sirmium began to rise: as Sirmium rose, Siscia declined. The mint master at Siscia was called the procurator monetae Siscianae. Mint dates of operation: c. 262 - 283. Mintmarks: S, SIS, SISC, SISCPS. |
On March 5, 363 Julian departed Antioch with an army of 90,000, marching against the Sassanid Empire. On 29 May Julian arrived under the walls of the Sassanid capital and defeated the army of Shapur II at the Battle of Ctesiphon, but he was unable to put the city under siege. On June 16, Julian began a retreat from the Sassanid Empire. The Sassanids attacked the retreating Romans and on 26 June Julian was killed in battle. The general Jovian was proclaimed Emperor by the troops on the battlefield.SH58901. Billon double maiorina, RIC VIII Siscia 412 (R), LRBC II 1259, SRCV V 19150, Cohen VIII 38, Choice gVF, nice glossy black patina, excellent centering, weight 8.974 g, maximum diameter 29.5 mm, die axis 0o, 2nd officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, summer 361 - 26 Jun 363 A.D.; obverse D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, diademed draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse SECVRITAS REIPVB (security of the Republic), bull standing right, two stars above, BSIS• flanked by palm fronds in exergue; ex Ancient Numismatic Enterprise; rare; SOLD
Constantius I, May 305 - 25 July 306 A.D.
In 294, Constantius campaigned against Allectus the usurper-emperor in Britain and northern Gaul; Maximian held the Rhine; Galerius campaigned on the Danube; and Diocletian accompanied by the young Constantine I besieged the pretender Achilleus in Alexandria.SH62385. Silver argenteus, Sisak Hoard 9a, RIC VI Siscia 44a, RSC V 315c, VF, grainy, weight 2.557 g, maximum diameter 18.8 mm, die axis 180o, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, as caesar, 294 - 295 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTI-VS CAESAR, laureate head right; reverse VIRTVS MILITVM (courage of the soldiers), the four tetrarchs sacrificing over altar before front of the open gate of an eight-turreted enclosure (city or castrum walls); scarce (RIC R2); SOLD
Constantius II, 22 May 337 - 3 November 361 A.D.
VOTIS XXX MVLTIS XXXX abbreviates Votis Tricennalibus Multis Quadragennalibus advertising that Constantius had completed his vows (prayers) to thank God for the 30th anniversary of his rule and made more vows to God that he might help him successfully rule to his 40th anniversary.SH51523. Silver reduced siliqua, RIC VIII Siscia 360, RSC V 342-3t, SRCV V 17953, EF, sharp, toned, weight 1.858 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 0o, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, 357 - 3 Nov 361 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VOTIS XXX MVLTIS XXXX in wreath, SIS in exergue; ex Wayne G. Sayles; rare; SOLD
Vetranio, 1 March - 25 December 350 A.D.
This reverse is much scarcer than Vetranio's usual HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS and CONCORDIA MILITVM types.RL76972. Billon maiorina, RIC VIII Siscia 296 (S), LRBC II 1182, Voetter 12, SRCV V 18908, Cohen VIII 11 corr., aEF, well centered and struck, ragged flan, weight 2.511 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, 5th officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, 350 A.D.; obverse D N VETRANIO P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VIRTVS AVGVSTORVM (the valor of the Emperor), emperor standing right, transverse spear in right hand, raising globe in left hand, captive at feet seated right with head turned back left and wearing Parthian cap, ESIS in exergue; scarce; SOLD
Vetranio, 1 March - 25 December 350 A.D.
The Christian martyr Quirinus of Sescia, presumed the first bishop of the Diocese of Sescia, was tortured and nearly killed during Diocletian's persecution of Christians. Legend has it that they tied him to a millstone and threw him into a river, but he freed himself from the weight, escaped and continued to preach his faith. Today he is the patron saint of Sisak. When Diocletian split Pannonia into four provinces, Siscia became the capital of Pannonia Savia, the southwestern one, for which Siscia contained the treasury; at the same time it was the station of the small fleet kept on the Savus. Siscia maintained its importance until Sirmium began to rise, for in proportion as Sirmium rose, Siscia sank and declined.SH56318. Billon half maiorina, RIC VIII Siscia 294 (S), LRBC II 1180, Voetter 11, SRCV V 18907, Cohen VIII 3, EF/VF, attractive portrait, weight 3.090 g, maximum diameter 19.2 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, 19 Jan - 25 Dec 350 A.D.; obverse D N VETRANIO P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse GLORIA ROMANORVM (glory of the Romans), emperor standing facing, head left, labarum (chi-rho Christogram standard) in left, spear in right hand, ASIS in exergue; scarce; SOLD
Diocletian, 20 November 284 - 1 May 305 A.D.
In Roman religion, every man has a genius, a presiding spirit. In De Die Natali, Censorinus says, from the moment we are born, we live under the guard and tutelage of Genius. Cities, organizations, and peoples also had a genius. On coins, we find inscriptions to the Genius of the Army, of the Senate, of the Emperor, etc. The legend GENIO POPVLI ROMANI dedicates this coin to the Genius of the Roman People. Genius' image is of a man with a cloak half covering the shoulders leaving the rest of his body naked, holding a cornucopia in one hand, and a simpulum or a patera in the other.RB93169. Billon follis (large), apparently unpublished; cf. RIC VI Siscia 76a var. (... P F AVG), Cohen VI 106 var. (same), SRCV IV 12778 var. (same), Hunter V -, Choice VF, well centered, brown tone, flow lines, light earthen deposits, minor flaw on neck, weight 11.169 g, maximum diameter 27.4 mm, die axis 0o, 2nd officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, c. 294 A.D.; obverse IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P AVG, laureate head right; reverse GENIO POPVLI ROMANI (to the guardian spirit of the Roman People), Genius standing slightly left, head left, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, kalathos on head, pouring libations from patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, S - B across field, nothing in exergue; from the Errett Bishop Collection; extremely rare, apparently unpublished, possibly unique, no other specimens known to Forum; SOLD
Probus, Summer 276 - September 282 A.D.
In 281, Probus returned to Rome, where he celebrated his triumph over the Vandals and the usurpers (Bonosus, Julius Saturninus and Proculus).RL98388. Billon antoninianus, Alföldi Siscia V type 19, - var. (unlisted officina); RIC V-2 -; Cohen VI-, Hunter IV -, SRCV III -, Choice EF, excellent centering on a broad flan, brown tone, traces of silvering, flow lines, some scattered tiny pits, weight 3.966 g, maximum diameter 21.44 mm, die axis 0o, 4th officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, emission 8, A.D. 281; obverse IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse CLEMENTIA TEMP (time of peace and calm), Probus (on left) and Jupiter standing confronted, Probus wears military garb, long scepter vertical in left hand, no eagle on scepter, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter with right hand, Jupiter nude but for paludamentum on shoulders, long scepter in left hand, offering Victory on globe with right, Δ in center, XXI in exergue; extremely rare; SOLD
Vetranio, 1 March - 25 December 350 A.D.
The Christogram (also called a Monogramma Christi or Chrismon) is a ligature of Chi (X) and Rho (P), the first two letters of Christ in Greek. It was among the earliest symbols of Christianity. The crucifix was rarely used in early Christian iconography, perhaps because most people then had personally witnessed its gruesome use for public execution.SH56052. Billon half maiorina, RIC VIII Siscia 294 (S), LRBC II 1180, Voetter 11, SRCV V 18907, Cohen VIII 3, gVF, weight 2.082 g, maximum diameter 20.2 mm, die axis 180o, 5th officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, 19 Jan - 25 Dec 350 A.D.; obverse D N VETRANIO P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse GLORIA ROMANORVM (glory of the Romans), emperor standing facing, head left, labarum (Chi-Rho standard) in right hand, spear in left, ESIS in exergue; scarce; SOLD
Vetranio, 1 March - 25 December 350 A.D.
In 312 A.D., Constantine the Great dreamed he saw a Christogram in the sky and heard the words IN HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS, meaning in Latin, "In this sign, you will be the victor." He ordered the sign of Christ on his legions standards and shields. He won a great victory and later became the first Christian Roman Emperor.SH59948. Billon maiorina, RIC VIII Siscia 287 (S), LRBC II 1174, Voetter 9, SRCV V 18905, Cohen VIII 4 (25 Fr.), gVF, weight 4.543 g, maximum diameter 23.1 mm, die axis 180o, 2nd officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, 1 Mar - 25 Dec 350 A.D.; obverse D N VETRANIO P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, A behind, star before; reverse HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS, Vetranio standing left in military dress, labarum (Christogram standard) in right hand, scepter in left hand, crowned by Victory behind, A left, •BSIS• in exergue; scarce; SOLD
Probus, Summer 276 - September 282 A.D.
Adventus reverse types commemorate the emperor's arrival at Rome, either at the commencement of his reign or on his return from a distance. They may also refer to his arrival in some other city or province of the empire. At their accession, emperors were not conveyed in a chariot nor in any other vehicle, but went on horseback or on foot when they made their first public entry into the capital of the Roman world.RA76275. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 636G (S); Cohen VI 72; Pink VI-1, p. 43; Hunter IV -; SRCV III -, Choice EF, near full silvering, full circle centering, sharp detail, a few tiny pits obverse left field, weight 3.505 g, maximum diameter 22.1 mm, die axis 0o, 6th officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, 2nd emission, end 276 - beginning 277 A.D.; obverse VIRTVS PROBI AVG (the valor of Emperor Probus), radiate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, spear in right hand over right shoulder, oval shield decorated with charging horseman on left arm; reverse ADVENTVS PROBI AVG (the arrival of Emperor Probus), Probus on horseback left, raising right hand in salute, long scepter in left hand, horses' right foreleg raised over bound captive seated left, XXIS in exergue; rare; SOLD
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