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This coin refers to Commodus' belief that he was Hercules reincarnated. According to the historian Herodian, "he issued orders that he was to be called not Commodus, son of Marcus, but Hercules, son of Jupiter. Abandoning the Roman and imperial mode of dress, he donned the lion-skin, and carried the club of Hercules."RS112609. Silver denarius, RIC III p. 395, 253 (S); RSC II p. 239, 195; BMCRE IV p. 753, 344; Hunter II p. 422, 64; SRCV II 5645, VF, toned, edge cracks, weight 2.106 g, maximum diameter 17.0 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, late 191 - 31 Dec 192 A.D.; obverse L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, Commodus wearing lion skin in imitation of Hercules and Alexander the Great; reverse HERCVLI ROMANO AVG, bow, club, and quiver with arrows, all upright; from the Collection of Dr. Jüregen Buschek; scarce; SOLD
Vitellius, 2 January - 20 December 69 A.D.
Vitellius was made emperor by his troops on 2 Jan, but Otho was still emperor in Rome until he killed himself on 16 Apr. The Rome mint likely began to strike coinage for Vitellius' about 3 days later, when the soldiers in Rome swore allegiance and the senate hailed him. This coin was struck in next few days or weeks, before they knew what Vitellius looked like.SL112614. Silver denarius, RIC I 71 (S), RSC II 121, BMCRE I 4, BnF III 37, Hunter -, SRCV I -, NGC F (6827716-002), light scratches, weight 3.052 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, c. 19 Apr - May 69 A.D.; obverse A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP, bare head right (except for hair, an Otho portrait on this early issue); reverse Victory seated left, patera in right, palm frond over shoulder in left; photo taken before certification, NGC| Lookup; scarce; SOLD
Eugenius, 22 August 392 - 6 September 394 A.D.
Eugenius was the puppet emperor of the barbarian general Arbogastes. Placed on the throne by the barbarian lord, Eugenius was not accepted as co-emperor by Theodosius I. Theodosius marched into Italy. Eugenius was defeated and executed.SL112628. Silver siliqua, RIC IX Treveri p. 33, 106(d) (S); RSC V 14a; SRCV V 20688; Hunter V p. 343, 2, NGC Ch F (6827716-007), clipped, weight 0.938 g, maximum diameter 13.6 mm, die axis 0o, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, 22 Aug 392 - 6 Sep 394 A.D.; obverse D N EVGENIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VIRTVS ROMANORVM (courage of the Romans), Roma seated left on cuirass, Victory on globe offering wreath in her right hand, reversed spear in her left hand, TRPS in exergue; photo taken before certification, NGC| Lookup; rare emperor; SOLD
Mytilene, Lesbos, c. 412 - 378 B.C.
Mytilene on the southeast edge of Lesbos, opposite the mainland, was founded about 1054 B.C. It was initially confined to a small island just offshore that later was joined to Lesbos, creating a north and south harbor. In the 7th century B.C., Mytilene successfully contested for the leadership of Lesbos with Methymna, on the north side of the island. Mytilene became the center of the island's prosperous eastern hinterland.SH112636. Electrum Hekte (1/6 Stater), Bodenstedt 73; BMC Lesbos, p. , 108; SNG Cop 318; SNGvA 1707; HGC 6 999, F, tight flan, weight 2.492 g, maximum diameter 10.5 mm, die axis 270o, Mytilene mint, c. 412 - 378 B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Athena right; reverse head of Artemis-Kybele right, wearing ornamented stephane; all within linear square border within incuse square; from the Collection of Dr. Jüregen Buschek; SOLD
Macrinus, 11 April 217 - 8 June 218 A.D.
Salus was the Roman goddess of health. She was Hygieia to the Greeks, who believed her to be the daughter of Aesculapius, the god of medicine and healing, and Epione, the goddess of soothing of pain. Her father Asclepius learned the secrets of keeping death at bay after observing one snake bringing another snake healing herbs. Woman seeking fertility, the sick, and the injured slept in his temples in chambers where non-poisonous snakes were left to crawl on the floor and provide healing.SL112656. Silver denarius, RIC IV 23b, RSC III 67, BMCRE V 39, SRCV II 7346, Hunter -, NGC XF (6827716-013), weight 3.288 g, maximum diameter 19.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, Apr - Dec 217 A.D.; obverse IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front; reverse PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P (high priest, holder of Tribunitian power, consul, father of the country), Salus seated left on throne with high-back, snake coiled around and rising from altar before her, Salus holding snake with right hand and feeding snake from patera in left hand; photo taken before certification, NGC| Lookup; scarce; SOLD
Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D.
The reverse legend translates, "the Roman people are at peace everywhere, the Temple of Janus doors are closed." On the rare occasions when Rome was not at war the doors of the 'Twin Janus' were ceremonially closed, an event Nero commemorated extensively on the coinage of 65 - 67 A.D. -- Roman Coins and Their Values, Vol. 1 by David R. SearRB112553. Copper as, BnF II 400, RIC I 306, Mac Dowall WCN 288, BMCRE I 227, Cohen I 171, SRCV I 1974, aVF, green patina, coppery high points, bumps, weight 12.039 g, maximum diameter 28.2 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, c. 65 A.D.; obverse NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP, laureate head right; reverse PACE P R VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, view of the Temple of Janus from the front left corner, temple front on the right with garland over closed doors within arch, the left side of the temple to the left with long latticed window, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; from the Collection of Dr. Jüregen Buschek; SOLD
Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D.
Bonus Eventus, the god of good outcomes, was originally worshiped by the Romans as a deity especially presiding over agriculture and successful harvests. During the Imperial era, he was associated with other types of success. The epithet Bonus, "the Good," is used with other abstract deities such as Bona Fortuna ("Good Fortune"), Bona Mens ("Good Thinking" or "Sound Mind"), and Bona Spes ("Good Hope," perhaps to be translated as "optimism"), as well as with the mysterious and multivalent Bona Dea, a goddess whose rites were celebrated by women.SL112615. Silver denarius, Woytek 421v, BMCRE III 429, BnF IV 739, RSC II 398, RIC II 275, Strack I 184, Hunter II -, SRCV II -, NGC XF (6827716-003), weight 2.972 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, end 113 - 114 A.D.; obverse IMP TRAIANO AVG GERM DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust right; reverse S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Bonus Eventus standing slightly left, head left, nude, patera extended in right hand, heads of grain pointed down in left hand at side; photo taken before certification, NGC| Lookup; SOLD
Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D.
During Gordian's reign, the Roman Empire was threatened on multiple fronts. In 238, Goths from Ukraine crossed the Danube and devastated the Roman Empire up to the border with Anatolia. In 240, Africa revolted. Also in 240, Franks from northwest Germania raided the Rhine frontier. In 242, the cities of the Cimmerian Bosporus were evacuated because Goths controlled the territory.RB112557. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC IV 297a, Cohen V 43, Hunter III 123, SRCV III 8702, VF, dark green patina, well centered on a tight flan, flow lines, weight 20.770 g, maximum diameter 28.9 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 240 - 244 A.D.; obverse IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse AETERNITATI AVG, Sol standing slightly left, radiate head left, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, raising right hand commanding the sun to rise, globe in left hand, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; from the Collection of Dr. Jüregen Buschek; SOLD
Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D.
The wreath ties in the center are not defying gravity. The wreath is displayed, not as we might expect today, hung on a door or wall. It is laid out on a table, with the ties arranged neatly across the center. It is ready for Augustus to pick it up and put it on his head.RS112590. Silver denarius, BnF I 1164, RIC I 75a (R3), RSC I 210, BMCRE I 376, cf. Hunter I p. 28, 143 (rev. inscriptions straight horizontal), SRCV I -, VF, nice portrait, flow lines, toned, banker's mark, edge chips, rev. off center, weight 3.634 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 180o, Colonia Patricia (Cordoba, Spain) mint, 19 B.C.; obverse CAESAR AVGVSTVS (counterclockwise from upper left), bare head right; reverse OB CIVIS (clockwise above), SERVATOS (counterclockwise below), oak-wreath with ties arranged across the center, linear border; from the Collection of Dr. Jüregen Buschek; scarce; SOLD
Marcus Aurelius, 7 March 161 - 17 March 180 A.D.
In 165, the Parthians sued for peace after Lucius Verus captured Artaxata, Seleucia on the Tigris, and Ctesiphon. The war began in 162, when Parthia invaded Syria and Armenia. Unfortunately the victorious army returned bringing a pandemic known as the Antonine Plague, which significantly depopulated and greatly weakened the Roman Empire.RB112563. Orichalcum sestertius, SRCV II 5010, RIC III 931 corr. (obv legend), BMCRE IV 1289, MIR 18 142-6/30, Hunter II 120, Cohen III 807, aVF, nice green patina, attractive portrait, centered but tight squared flan cutting off much of legends, weight 19.773 g, maximum diameter 30.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, summer - Dec 166 A.D.; obverse M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head right; reverse TR POT XX IMP IIII COS III, Victory standing facing, looking right, nude to waist, hanging shield inscribed VIC PAR on palm tree; from the Collection of Dr. Jüregen Buschek; SOLD
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